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Sonokong

2025-06-18T07:42:05Z

Woo224: The tables have turned and Sonokong's descendent works with Hasbro now.

[[Image:SonokongLogo.jpg|frame|right|손오공주식회사]]
'''Sonokong''' (손오공 ''Son-o-gong'') is a [[South Korea]]n company that held the license to manufacture and market Takara toys, including ''Transformers'' and the various ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series, in Korea from 1995 to 2007. The Transformers franchises that Sonokong has produced are ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'', ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'', ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Car Robots]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Legends of the Microns]]''. Around 2007, Sonokong lost the Transformers license to [[Mocom Toy]].

Sonokong's ''Transformers'' toylines appear to be largely the same as their Japanese and American counterparts, with some notable differences:

* Sonokong Transformers toylines do not include all the original toys from those lines. For example, their ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' line is missing the three basic-size Destrongers and the three Super Car Brothers. Other lines are even less complete, with their ''Legends of the Microns'' line including less than half of all the Takara ''Legends of the Microns'' toys.
* Sonokong Transformers toys are often packed in windowless boxes.
* Small toys from the Sonokong lines were released in versus packs and gift sets rather than individually. For example, the Car Brothers were released only as a 3-pack.
* Sonokong has done two weird repacks. They re-released a couple of their ''Beast Wars II'' toys in ''Car Robots'' packaging, including [[Armored Corps|an Autobot Megastorm]] and [[Scoutforce|a 4-pack of Autorollers]]. They also re-released two 4-packs of ''Beast Wars Neo'' toys in generic "Dino Robot" and "Jungle Robot" packaging, with no references to ''Beast Wars Neo'', ''Beast Wars'', or even ''Transformers'' at all.
* Sonokong quality control is arguably sometimes a little lower.
* Sonokong boxes are often less protective than Takara or Hasbro boxes because the toy is in a less secure plastic insert that allows it to move around inside the box more.
* Individual toys have some very small differences, such as Mach Alert having "Police" written in English on his door and Brave Maximus's tower sticker being placed upside-down.

The Sonokong versions of [[Megastorm#Beast Wars II|Gigastorm]] and [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] have become popular among Western collectors seeking lower-cost, easier-to-find alternatives to their respective [[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] predecessors.

Sonokong dealt with Takara rather than Hasbro, as evidenced by their release of their two Japanese-exclusive ''Transformers'' toylines and their many ''Brave'' toylines (not to mention many more like their ''Beedaman'' and ''Jenny'' toylines, which are also originally Takara products). Sonokong's competitor, [[Young Toys]], dealt with Hasbro rather than Takara, and imported and produced Hasbro Transformers for the Korean market as well.

In the 2010s, Sonokong distributed their former CEO's [[Choirock Contents Company]] toys from their new franchises Hello Carbot and Turning Mecard.

==Notes==
*If you are wondering, the name ''Son-o-gong'' is the Korean pronuniciation of ''{{w|Monkey King|Sūn Wùkōng}}'' (孫悟空/孙悟空), the main character of the Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''.

==See also==
*[[Young Toys]]
*[[Mocom Toy]]
*[[Choirock Contents Company]]

[[Category:Companies]]

Choirock Contents Company

2025-06-09T11:33:29Z

Woo224: A Transformers competitor has Transformers now

[[File:Choirock.png|thumb]]
'''Choirock Contents Company''' is a South Korean toy and animation company founded in 2007 by [[Sonokong|Sonokong's]] former CEO Shin Gyu Choi. Though in its initial years from 2013 Sonokong would distribute Choirock's new toys like Hello Carbot and Turning Mecard to great success until Choirock could stand on its own, and their in-house brands are popular to this day a decade in.

(Infamously, Mecard was brought to the United States in 2018 by [[Mattel]] and sued by Spin Master falsely claiming they were infringing on Bakugan patents.)

In 2024, Choirock would acquire the rights to distribute [[Hasbro|Hasbro's]] Transformers and other brands in Korea, taking over from the Hasbro Korea division. Fittingly poetic.

[[Category:Companies]]

File:Choirock.png

2025-06-09T09:20:41Z

Woo224: {{Logo|owner=Choirock Contents Company}}

File:Slug-SS86packagingart.jpg

2024-02-29T02:56:20Z

Woo224: ''Studio Series '86'' packaging artwork for Dinobot Slug. From Hasbro Korea product page: https://brand.naver.com/hasbro/products/9793609887 {{Generationspackagingart}} Category:Studio Series

''[[Studio Series|Studio Series '86]]'' packaging artwork for [[Slag (G1)|Dinobot Slug]]. From Hasbro Korea product page: https://brand.naver.com/hasbro/products/9793609887

{{Generationspackagingart}}
[[Category:Studio Series]]

Walgreens

2023-12-01T18:55:05Z

Woo224: /* Exclusives */ Medix

Founded in [[1901]] by pharmacist Charles R. Walgreen, '''Walgreens''' has grown from a single store to become a major pharmaceutical chain, with over 8,000 retail stores across America as of 2012.

In addition to traditional pharmacy staples, Walgreens stores also frequently sell [[American Greetings|greeting]] [[Paper Magic Group|cards]], dairy products, toys, and other novelties.

Beginning in 2016, [[Hasbro]] offered Walgreens ''Transformers'' toys as [[exclusive]]s, which has since become an annual occurrence. Notably, once released, many collectors find these Walgreens exclusives ''much'' easier to find than many of the toys that are exclusive to other chains. However, this may vary from region to region, and individual stores may only ever carry 1 case of a given assortment. Fortunately, the relative ease of finding them also means that the secondhand market often has plenty of them to keep the price close to their retail value.

==Exclusives==
===''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''===
====''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Autobot [[Arcana#Titans Return|Teslor]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)#Generations|Brainstorm]]}}
{{bp-a1d1|[[Wingspan#Generations|Wingspan]] vs [[Cloudraker (G1)#Generations|Cloudraker]]}}
</ul>

====''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Power of the Primes|Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>

====''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]''====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|WFC-S34 [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]]}}
</ul>

====''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]''====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|WFC-E32 [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Bluestreak]]}}
</ul>

====''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|WFC-K38 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Red Alert]]}}
</ul>

====''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Legacy|Autobot Minerva]]}}
</ul>

====''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]''====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Medix (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Medix]]}}
</ul>

==Notes==
*For the ''Titans Return'' and ''Power of the Primes'' line, Walgreens often stocked the Deluxe Class figures long before other major retailers in the United States.
*The entirety of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Cyber Series (2015–2018)|Cyber Series]]'' line was a shared exclusive between online retailers in the US, but was only available in Walgreens for brick and mortar stores.

==External Links==
*{{w|Walgreens}} at Wikipedia
*[https://www.walgreens.com/?experience=B Official website]

[[Category:Companies]]

Barricade (Battle Masters)

2023-08-30T22:05:54Z

Woo224: Character art main image

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Barricade}}
:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Battle Masters]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Battle_Masters_Barricade.jpg|thumb|200px]]
'''Barricade''', also known as "The Prince of Punishment", is a Decepticon.

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Masters''===
[[File:Battle Masters game Barricade.jpg|thumb|left]]
Barricade was a participant of the Battle Masters contest, trying to become a champion and win the [[Earth Belt]], the [[Cybertron Belt]], the [[Galactic Belt]], the [[Unicron Belt]] and the [[Primus Belt]]. The winner of each championship is [[You|player]] dependant.
{{Storylink|Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters}}

==Toys==
===''Battle Masters''===
*'''Barricade''' (2014)
[[File:BattleMasters Barricade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|]]
:''[[Battle Masters]]'' Barricade, titled "The Prince of Punishment", is a non-transforming "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots"-like toy with arms that punch through the use of levers in his legs. He comes with a controller handle that lets you activate his punches using a pair of triggers.

::*''[https://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BMBarricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Battle Masters Decepticons]]

Bumblebee (Battle Masters)

2023-08-30T22:01:51Z

Woo224: Found haracter art

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Bumblebee}}
:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Battle Masters]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Battle Masters Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|200px|right]]
'''Bumblebee''', also known as "The King of Sting," is an Autobot.

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Masters''===
Bumblebee was a participant of the Battle Masters contest, trying to become a champion and win the [[Earth Belt]], the [[Cybertron Belt]], the [[Galactic Belt]], the [[Unicron Belt]] and the [[Primus Belt]]. The winner of each championship is [[You|player]] dependant. {{Storylink|Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters}}
<center><gallery>
File:Battle Masters game Bumblebee.jpg
File:Battle Masters game Bumblebee axe.jpg
</gallery></center>
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Battle Masters''===
[[File:BattleMasters Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2014)

:''[[Battle Masters]]'' Bumblebee, titled "The King of Sting", is a non-transforming "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots"-like toy with arms that punch through the use of levers in his legs. He can be placed on the included controller handle, allowing the punches to be activated with a pair of triggers.

::*''[https://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/BMBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

*'''Bumblebee''' (2016)
:A redecoed and retooled Bumblebee that replaces his left hand with an axe.

:This redeco was first sighted at retail at the US closeout retailer {{W|Tuesday Morning}}, long after the line's cancellation.

::*''[https://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/BMBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Bumblebee (remolded) at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Battle Masters Autobots]]

File:Battle Masters Barricade.jpg

2023-08-30T21:58:12Z

Woo224: ''Battle Masters'' Barricade vector character illustration by Kenny Kiernan. http://illo.cc/76225 {{stockmodel}}

''[[Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters]]'' [[Barricade (Battle Masters)|Barricade]] vector character illustration by [[Kenny Kiernan]]. http://illo.cc/76225

{{stockmodel}}

File:Battle Masters Bumblebee.jpg

2023-08-30T21:57:34Z

Woo224: ''Battle Masters'' Bumblebee vector character illustration by Kenny Kiernan. http://illo.cc/76225 {{stockmodel}}

''[[Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters]]'' [[Bumblebee (Battle Masters)|Bumblebee]] vector character illustration by [[Kenny Kiernan]]. http://illo.cc/76225

{{stockmodel}}

Dirge (G1)

2023-07-25T02:00:18Z

Woo224: /* Transformers: Forged to Fight */ brief skillset description

{{faction|decepticon|decepticong2|unicron|predacon|primusvanguard|mercenary}}
{{disambig3|Dirge}}
{{suite}}
:''Dirge is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Dirge MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Death comes to he who— wait, no, death comes to ME. I've been saying that wrong this whole time."]]
'''Dirge''' is a master of using fear as a weapon. Mournful, morose, and silent, his behavior gives even close comrades like [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] the creeps. Dirge actively cultivates this atmosphere; his engines are even tuned to generate fear in all who hear them. Few realize, however, that this need to instill fear is part of an overwhelming need for control over his own situation. Should things spiral out of control, Dirge falls victim to paralyzing fear himself and his usefulness as a warrior vanishes.

However, those who know Dirge realize that his gloominess and cowardice are indicators that he was never cut out for conquest. Deep down, all he wants is old, quiet life back, and doesn't want any trouble for it. But he knows that's probably not an option for him, regardless of whoever wins.

Besides, he has every reason to be gloomy. True to his name, he tends to die. A lot.

{{bigquote|Death comes to he who crosses me.|Dirge|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)|[[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Triple Takeover"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Wang Xiaobing]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (American Spanish), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "The Golden Lagoon", "Auto-Berserk"), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Generation 2'' "Triple Takeover", "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Auto Berserk"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Golden Lagoon"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Gambler"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1", "The Gambler", "Triple Takeover"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "The Golden Lagoon"), [[Ronaldo Magalhães]] (Portuguese, "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide", "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Nilton Valério]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1")}}

[[File:DinobotIslandPt2-Dirge.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This one's just a warning. From now on, you won't get off so easily.]]
Dirge appeared without explanation on [[Earth]] under [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s command a year or two after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]-borne Transformers awoke. His first notable activity was joining in a raid on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], where he was eventually chewed on and thrown bodily by a time-lost ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Dirge served as part of Megatron's personal guard when the Decepticons confronted the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] about their dubious loyalties. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}} He was also briefly involved in an aborted air strike to seize the [[Negavator]], and was present for the next raid on the Negavator's holding pen. Once [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] rigged the Negavator to explode, however, Dirge led his fellow [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in retreat, against Megatron's direct orders. Guess he didn't feel like dying that day. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[File:MMP1 Get in the ship.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
When a new solar energy facility opened up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] led Dirge, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to steal its power. The facility proved to be a trap, however, set by [[Shawn Berger]] to elevate himself in the public eye by taking down the Decepticons with his private militia. Berger's operatives failed, but the Autobots soon arrived to engage the Decepticons as well. [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] took to the air and zapped Dirge with his blackout beam. Luckily for Dirge, Ramjet managed to pull off a loopity-loop and ram the flying Autobot into the ground. Megatron then "requested" the pleasure of Shawn Berger's presence, not to punish him, but to play a subtler game. He attempted to convince the industrialist that the Decepticons were good, and the Autobots evil. He had Dirge escort Berger home so that the human could think about his proposal of alliance against the "Evil Autobots". Dirge was also one of the key players in Megatron's staged videos to tarnish the Autobots' reputation. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Later, after the Autobots were successfully vilified in the public eye and exiled to deep space, the Seekers turned on the people of Central City, opening fire in the middle of the streets. Although Dirge and the Seekers fared well against an attack by the Air Force, the eventual return of the Autobots proved to be more than the Decepticons could handle. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Dirge next participated in Megatron's scheme to block all radio transmissions on Earth with the [[Voltronic Galaxer]]. He joined Ramjet in attacking several Autobots as they attempted to save motorists trapped on a frozen highway. They were defeated. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:GoldenLagoon Dirge gets ambushed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Even when he's invulnerable, Dirge loses.]]
When the Decepticons uncovered a pool of [[electrum]], a strange element that rendered them totally invincible to harm, they thoroughly enjoyed taunting the Autobots with their superiority. Dirge, unfortunately, drew the short straw and was left to guard the pool with [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], right up until the Constructicon abandoned him to go fight the battle as well. Dirge was in the middle of...*ahem*exhorting Long Haul's virtues when [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] jumped him from behind, giving the Autobots a chance to use the electrum pool as well. The supply was quickly exhausted with both armies using it, however, reducing the war back to stage one. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Dirge was also part of Megatron's team working with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], producing energon cubes from the insects' feasting. They were eventually defeated by the Autobots and a grove of robotic space plants called [[Morphobot]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:Gambler Dirge on Ramjet action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Can't you die on someone else?"]]
Later on, Dirge, Ramjet and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] came to [[Monacus]] to look after Megatron's interests in [[Sheol]], and his less than reputable partner, Lord [[Gyconi]]. They were putting the squeeze on Gyconi when a program caught Dirge's optic, inviting one-and-all to see the Autobots in pit battle against Gyconi's [[animalien]]s. They decided to take in a show while on Monacus, but quickly realized what was going on when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] flooded the arena with smoke to stop the games and save his friends. Dirge and Ramjet set off after the Autobot in jet mode, and very nearly destroyed him before the bounty hunting Autobot named [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] stepped in to blast them out of the air. There's nothing a Decepticon fears more than a fair fight, and the two Seekers skedaddled as soon as they were able to get back in the sky. They retreated back to Astrotrain with their share of Gyconi's energon, and eventually fled the planet, with Devcon chasing their smoke trail. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

On another occasion, Dirge accompanied Megatron to help their ally [[Deceptitran]] against the [[Tlalakan (species)|Tlalakan]] rebels. After the Decepticons captured [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (who was aiding the rebels), Dirge was eager to try out his mind probe on the little Autobot, but was interrupted by a rebel attack before he could really get into it. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

[[File:AstoriaConeheadsGWLP.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.1|He even dies in jet mode!]]
When the [[Triple Changer]]s temporarily disposed of Megatron and Starscream, Decepticon leadership became a free-for-all. Instead of choosing sides like the Constructicons, Ramjet and the Seekers were mostly content just to watch the hilarity ensue, like [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]'s football antics and Astrotrain's army of idiot trains. He even actually ''avoided'' death for a change and was seen successfully escaping from a train tunnel flooded by Astrotrain's [[Astroforce]]. That must have made his day.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[File:HoistGoesHollywood Dirge in swamp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Weird! It's like it lost all will to live and just tried to crash into the ground."]]
Megatron said Dirge and the other two [[Conehead]]s were "supposed to be the most powerful jets in the galaxy." {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} But if Megatron was serious, then they certainly didn't do much to live up to that reputation. They were loyal enough troopers, participating in all the usual Decepticon mischief, but not much more than that. Dirge was once ordered to transport an [[Wheeljack's unnamed invention|unknown invention]] stolen from [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s lab on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to their home base, and ended up crashing in a swamp and temporarily deactivating due to its weight, prompting the other coneheads to save him. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} In fact, the general incompetence of Dirge and the Seekers in the air was one of the reasons Megatron chose to try fighting the Autobots on the roads with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Turns out Unicron didn't have a secret weak spot in his mouth. Thanks for trying, though!]]
Dirge and Ramjet were briefly seen using Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] in defense of the Decepticons' undersea base. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} The two were later captured by Starscream and the renegade [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], and pilfered for their energy absorbers. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Still, Dirge was repaired rather quickly, and was seen helping Megatron and the Insecticons in another joint scheme soon thereafter. He and Ramjet were commissioned to find the Insecticons when [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] stole a vital part of the [[space bridge]] machinery. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} During a Decepticon mission in the Middle East, Dirge inexplicably showed up with the Combaticons just long enough to get shot down by the Autobots. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Dirge's first apparent death was during [[Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in 2005. All three coneheads (or Seekers who looked like them) were seen flying into Unicron's mouth and exploding. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Dirge’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

[[File:FFOD1 Dirge and Ramjet shot down.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
However, Dirge soon turned up again in [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]], hiding with Ramjet amongst [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|President Fakkadi]]'s air force. Fakkadi denied their presence to the Autobots, but [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] psyched the two Decepticons out by walking around the airfield with what he claimed was a "[[Decepticon detector]]." When the coneheads tried to escape, Outback used a smoke grenade to make them crash, then tore the location of [[Chaar]] out of them with his steely gaze. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

[[File:Dirge toondeath.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Maybe he shouldn't take his nitroglycerin collection everywhere with him.]]
The two hapless Decepticons somehow escaped Autobot captivity, though. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} They later participated in a full-scale assault on Cybertron and chose to strafe [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]—who dispatched them both with well-timed punches that sent them careening into buildings. They exploded quite spectacularly (even Ramjet, who you'd think would be used to it). {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Later, after some much needed repairs, Dirge and Thrust accompanied Galvatron's lieutenants in pursuing [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the Autobots through space. Once they reached the Autobot funeral barge, however, the Seekers did not enter the vessel after the Autobots. A very wise decision, as it turned out. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} Sometime afterwards, Dirge came to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] with Galvatron in search of [[Octane]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. The Decepticons briefly seized control of the country and its oil supplies, but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Uncharacteristically AVOIDING death somehow.]]
And yet they later appeared again on Chaar, failing to defend [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against the ghost of Starscream. In fact, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tried to execute the coneheads and the [[Battlecharger]]s for their inability to stop the wraith. But they were saved when Starscream possessed Trypticon himself and launched into space, Dirge and the others on board. When they saw that Starscream was using Trypticon to connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, they sabotaged the dinosaur from within. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}
{{-}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Legends'' comic=====
Following [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s first defeat at the hands of Metroplex, Dirge and Thrust recovered [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] from the wreckage. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} While participating in an attack on the Ark to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]], he was taken aback by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]'s strategy of firing randomly in all directions. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Dirge was amongst the Decepticons who attacked the ''[[Trigger]]'' as it neared completion. They took it over easily, thanks in part to the human collaborator, [[Trov]]. One human, [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]], had been overlooked by the Decepticons however, and managed to pin down Dirge and the rest of the group under Megatron's command in the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rail room with a powerful electromagnetic field. Dirge was almost sent hurdling to the farthest side of the galaxy by the ''Trigger'', but a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon disabled the portal. Then the Autobots showed up, and the two factions began their battle aboard the space station. The Decepticons lost the fight and fled. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Dirge was amongst the Decepticons Megatron brought to the ''Trigger'' to confront two Starscreams, one from the present, one from the future, who were in the middle of conspiring against the Decepticon leader. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Dirge had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}

Dirge was among the Decepticons gathered by Galvatron for the invasion of Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Dirge and Thrust stood guard outside the Decepticon headquarters on Earth when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] was ordered to infiltrate it. The two Seekers got into a firefight with the Autobot and [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|his Mini-Cassettes]] and were too distracted to notice [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] sneaking past them and into the base. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Dirge was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Dirge was one of the many 'cons who attacked the Autobots as they were evacuating the planet. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an unstable amalgam universe, Dirge was one of the many Decepticons who assaulted [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian City]] in the year 2005. He killed [[Guardian (GoBots)#Dive-Dive|Dive-Dive]] in the battle, but was himself shot down by [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] when the Guardian leader arrived. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate universe where Megatron died at Autobot City, Dirge was one of the many Decepticons who were forced to retreat aboard Astrotrain.
Back on Cybertron, Dirge was present to witness Starscream's coronation. The ceremony was interrupted by Unicron, who chose to reformat Starscream into his new servant "Megascream." As part of Starscream's bargain, Dirge was one of the warriors who received enhancements.

During Unicron's final attack on Cybertron, Dirge accompanied Megascream when the Decepticon leader attacked Optimus, and merged with Megascream to form a massive combiner. Dirge was presumably killed when Hot Rod opened the Matrix shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You know, a guy who dies a lot probably shouldn't be hanging out with a guy who's got a bad habit of killing his own troops.]]
Dirge was on Cybertron serving under [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] when contact was first made with the long-lost Earthbound Decepticons. Along with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] and the other [[conehead]]s, he pursued another sextet of Autobots who had just carried out some sort of raid on the [[smelting pool]], only to be forced to retreat by a torrent of liquid metal that had just been siphoned off of it. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

''He was one of the [[Ten Deadliest Killers|Decepticons' greatest killers]], with [[Macabre]] desperately wanting acknowledgement from him. After [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] received some information about a major meeting of the [[Autobot resistance chief]]s at the [[Imperial Amphitheatre]], Dirge led his fellow elite killers to the meeting, hoping to capture the infamous [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and siphon some information from his old cranial cavity. Mere yards from their goal, however, the Decepticons were halted by a communique via [[communicube]] from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], demanding they return to [[Polyhex]] at once and ready the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] for an Earth-bound mission. Pissed about missing their chance, but not foolish enough to disobey Megatron, Dirge turned the troops around, little realizing how close they came to being ambushed by the [[Wreckers]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Coneheads aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Dirge miscolors his wings, hoping death won't recognize him.]]
Dirge, his fellow "coneheads", and the Insecticons dutifully travelled to Earth via the [[space bridge]]. Megatron had instructed that [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] be altered to resemble "Terran craft". Their mission was to defend a giant drill that would bore through [[Hoover Dam]] and siphon the Colorado River through the space bridge to the waterless Cybertron, where Decepticon turbines would generate "enough energy to power Cybertron for years". But just as the drill began its work, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] intervened. Dirge found his fear-inducing ability was particularly effective against the acrophobic [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], but the other Decepticons fared poorly enough that a retreat was eventually called. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Dirge trailbreaker the gift.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Gimme your [[force field]] projector! I need it more than you do!"]]
''Dirge and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] when he took control of a [[NASA]] space transmission facility to send a message to Cybertron. [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] attempted to stop them but were outmaneuvered by the Decepticons when Kickback shrank to insect size and avoided Jetfire's clumsy attack, giving Dirge the opportunity to beat the snot out of Trailbreaker, pick up Soundwave and escape.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] later reviewed footage of the Coneheads' attack on Hoover Dam as he contemplated how well the Autobots would cope without him.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

''Having usurped Megatron as Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] detected the sounds of conflict near the [[Wyoming base]] and believing it to be Megatron, he mustered his troops, including Dirge, to meet this threat to his command. However, when they discovered a [[Cybertron Seven|group of Autobots]] and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] fighting [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] instead, Shockwave ordered Dirge and the others to attack the [[time travel]]er and, unwilling to kill his fellow Decepticons, Galvatron retreated.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He couldn't even kill [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], but he wasted ''you?'']]
Megatron sent [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and Dirge to try and take [[Power Station Alpha]] for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} When the Decepticons later allied with [[Cobra]], Dirge was assigned to be an emissary among the humans. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} This would be unfortunate for the luckless Seeker. When [[Serpentor]] realized the Decepticons were going to destroy the Earth, he needed a token of conciliation to show the [[Autobot]]s. So in the middle of a battle against [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Serpentor goaded Dirge into attacking the giant with everything he had. Serpentor then pressed a button in the cockpit of his own jet, "jamming" Dirge's "frequencies", which caused the Seeker's weapons to lock up and explode when he tried to fire. The explosion tore Dirge apart, and he wouldn't be seen again for years. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

{{note|The [[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]] series is the only US story that was ignored in the UK comic. Consequently, Dirge is not dead in the UK continuity.}}

''Dirge was one of the Decepticons who took part in the operation to recover [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] from the [[Thames|River Thames]].'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

=====Transformers Annual 1985=====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.}}
Shortly after the Decepticons' arrival on Earth, Megatron built a replica of his [[Castle Decepticon|Cybertronian fortress]] in [[South America]]. There, he planned to mine for [[rare crystal]]s, as yet unknown to humans, that he could use to create new Decepticons. When this operation was discovered by the Autobots, Dirge used his fear-inducing powers to defend the fortress. But he hadn't counted on Prowl keeping his nerve and shooting down the Decepticon jet with his [[acid pellet]] rifle. The Decepticons were forced to flee, the mining operation a bust. {{storylink|Hunted!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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With [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in command, Dirge joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
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''Dirge was one of the Decepticons seriously wounded at the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and subsequently thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to be recreated as [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus's Armada]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]].'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

In an alternate [[2008]], Dirge was serving Soundwave while on Cybertron. He went into battle alongside [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and the other flyers, after Soundwave had been fed information that the Autobots were mostly off-world, leaving their territories vulnerable. This turned out to be a [[Quintesson]] ruse, and the Decepticons were ambushed by the aliens. Dirge fought against the Quintessons' [[Trident Attack Craft|Trident]] assault crafts while Soundwave was forced to call upon the Autobots for help in thwarting the invasion. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Death by [[Furmanism]].]]
Dirge reappeared among the Decepticon forces just long enough to sacrifice himself futilely against the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], self-destructing alongside [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. Moments later, Megatron showed up with the [[rheanimum]] that could have saved him. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|You only get so many do-overs, pal.]]
While the war seemingly ended with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat at [[Klo]], Megatron was quietly gathering the remains of forgotten Earthbound casualties and rebuilding them. Dirge was among his resurrections, but the Seeker chose to follow the exiled Bludgeon instead. {{storylink|Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker's ''Timelines'' bio}} This would prove an unfortunate choice, as Dirge soon ended up in the [[cerebro-shell]]ed thrall of [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]].

When Bug Bite decided to try and subvert Megatron himself, Dirge was on the team accompanying him to Earth. As Bug Bite and Megatron confronted each other, the Autobots ambushed them, freeing many of Bug Bite's troops with a cerebro-shell jammer. It's unclear whether Dirge's shell was disabled, but the point is somewhat moot; [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] shot him in the chest, leaving him lying on the floor with extinguished optics. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

Dirge was eventually revived and compelled into serving Megatron again. He attacked a human city on Earth with his old wingmen, Ramjet and Thrust. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

[[File:TCC50 Dirge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
As he had dodged death so many times, Dirge began to garner a reputation among the Decepticons: that death itself was afraid of him. Megatron promoted Dirge to a higher rank to that he might scare the other Decepticons into subservience. Aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' starship, the Decepticons began to reacquire territories that had previously been conquered by Bludgeon's splinter faction. During their travels, Dirge intercepted a distress call from Earth, and the ''Talon'' headed to investigate the S.O.S. after it had piqued Megatron's curiosity. En route, the Decepticons encountered the Autobot starship ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. The Decepticons engaged their enemies just as space-time itself ripped itself asunder nearby. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|Dirge's profile in Club magazine #50}} The ''Talon'' was pulled into the [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] universe and shot down over prehistoric [[Earth]]. The Decepticons swiftly discovered that the local [[energon radiation]] was going to be a problem, and Dirge suggested they adopt organic [[alternate mode]]s. Megatron rejected the idea in favor of energon-absorbing armor. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} When the Decepticons detected three [[stasis pod]]s, Dirge and [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] were sent to shoot down the Autobots' [[sky-sled]], allowing Megatron to reach the pods first. Dirge returned to Megatron's side, and was blasted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] after the three new Decepticons failed to terminate the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} Dirge watched Megatron play with the ancient equipment in the cavern they'd found. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} The Predacons including Dirge accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} They battled the Maximals once more, until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Ramjet thrust dirge shockwave secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Dirge was among the troops gathered by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to crew the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Shortly before the vessel's launch, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] went missing and Megatron ordered Dirge, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to go and find him, acting on [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]'s suggestion that they might find him at the [[Project Dreadnought]] control hub. They arrived to find Shockwave standing over the wrecked bodies of [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] and when they relayed Megatron's orders to return, Shockwave acquiesced and they boarded the ''Nemesis'' together. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

Dirge and the other [[Conehead]]s subsequently took part in the assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as it emerged from the [[Stellae Cimeterium]] but were ordered by Megatron not to board the vessel with the rest of the Decepticons, instead remaining in flight mode to prevent any Autobots escaping. After the Ark crashed into prehistoric [[Earth]] with everyone aboard, Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust returned to the ''Nemesis'' to confront Shockwave over his inaction regarding their comrades' fates but Shockwave incapacitated them with a derivative of the [[Scraplet]] virus before heading down to the surface of the planet himself to clear up some "loose ends". {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

[[File:Thrust dirge secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
Upon awakening, Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust travelled to Earth in pursuit of Shockwave but on arriving at the Ark they were instead confronted by five drones, constructed in the images of [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] by the Ark's computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] to defend against the impending threat of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. The Coneheads engaged the drones in battle but found them tough to outmanoeuvre, unencumbered as they were by Autobot morality. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

They were then shocked to see Grimlock burst out of the Ark, locked in combat with Megatron, who was also being controlled by AUNTIE. Realising that the Decepticon leader was channelling pure [[Antimatter|anti-matter]] from a [[black hole]] through his eyes, Dirge warned Grimlock out of respect that Megatron was not in control and the three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] retreated back to the ''Nemesis''. Subsequently, they reported back to Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] that they had located Megatron and the Ark, but that their ship was too badly damaged to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Straxus agreed to send a rescue ship for them and offered them places in his new hierarchy if they conveniently forgot all about the location of the Ark; given that the alternative was a slow and painful death, all three readily agreed to his terms. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Dirge was among the Decepticons under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s command who ambushed the [[Ark (G1)|ark]] and was knocked offline when it crashed into [[Earth]]. He and the others were repaired four million years later when a volcanic eruption caused the ark's systems to spring into life. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Galvatron's orders, Dirge attacked a water tower on Metroplex in an attempt to flood Autobot City. He was stopped by [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], who pelted him with missiles. {{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Dirge joined Galvatron in a mission to steal oil from [[Oil Valley]]. By pure happenstance, they arrived in the oil drilling area at the same time as Hot Rod and Daniel did. Dirge and the other Decepticons gave chase, only to encounter the Dinobots. Though Dirge managed to land a hit on Swoop, his firepower was mostly ineffective against the Dinobot warrior. The Decepticons were eventually chased off when more Autobot reinforcements arrived. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Dirge fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===The Special Teams===
Dirge was summoned by Megatron to raid a power plant of its energy, after it had been evacuated of its human occupants due to the danger of landslides in the area. When Megatron demanded to know of Starscream's whereabouts, Dirge reminded him that he hadn't been spotted ever since venturing to Cybertron to fetch the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Dirge was present when Megatron threatened his troops into coming up with a battle plan for him. After the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s kidnapped the architect [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], Dirge fought against the Autobots who arrived to save him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}
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===Island of Fear===
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[[File:Island of Fear Dirge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"You are the product of everything you fear. Violence. Darkness. Helplessness."]]
Dirge was on a mission to the island of [[Nali]] to tap into the [[Earth's core]] to power the Decepticons' weapons.He brought along his pet [[Denebian Stalker]] to guard his volcano lair while on this mission, and spread terror amongst the island's populace thanks to his fear-inducing engines. He (might have) encountered [[you]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] while on this mission. Dirge's fate depended on what choices you made! {{storylink|Island of Fear}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Dirge was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
====Earthquake====
In one possible sequence of events, Dirge happened upon Beachcomber snooping around the Decepticons’ secret fortress. Easily overpowering the Autobot, Dirge disassembled him and then replayed the last few minutes of his memory tape to find out what he was up to. Discovering Beachcomber had allies snooping around the base as well, Dirge contacted Megatron, and the Decepticons were able to capture the Autobots quickly.

In another possible scenario, Dirge, Megatron, Thrust and Starscream captured Beachcomber and Buster sneaking about the Decepticons’ fortress. They then led their prisoners to Megatron's lab to gloat. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
[[File:DesertFlightDirgeandThrustattackAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Who should kill Dirge? To have Windcharger kill Dirge, turn to page 23. To have Cosmos kill Dirge, turn to page 39.]]
Dirge was one of the most fearsome Decepticon warriors, feared by all Autobots.

Dirge was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam. Dirge lured the Autobots to the desired location by creating his signature loud explosions, courtesy of his concussion missiles.

If the Autobots fell into the Decepticons’ trap, Dirge, alongside Buzzsaw, Thrust, and Ramjet would swoop down upon their helpless prey for the kill. The Autobots destroyed, they would then turn off their gravity weapon, and force the townsfolk to drill oil to fuel the Decepticon army.

If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Dirge was part of the squad that intercepted the Autobot convoy headed for the Decepticon base. Though Dirge was ready to take on Optimus Prime so long as he had Ramjet backing him up, as soon as Powerglide took out the later, Dirge sounded a retreat back to the Decepticon base.

In a possible iteration of the battle that ensued within the Decepticon base, Dirge attempted to cripple Optimus as the Autobot leader was sabotaging the anti-gravity gun.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw captured Cosmos when he attempted to investigate the Decepticons’ base on his own. The pair then brought their captive before Megatron.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Thrust, Dirge, Buzzsaw and a small squadron of other Decepticons spotted a squadron of Autobots driving towards the Decepticon base. The Autobots, in a disadvantageous position as they had no weapons in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s, were easy pickings for Dirge and the others.

In one possible ensuing scenario, the Autobots were able to create cover for themselves with their exhaust fumes, allowing them the time to transform and fight back. Dirge tipped the battle once more in the Decepticons’ favour with the use of his fear-inducing engines.

In the ensuing battle, Dirge was shot out of the sky by either Cosmos or Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertTopspin&Seaspray.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In one possible scenario, Dirge accompanied Galvatron on a campaign to retrieve an ancient sphere of cybertite that contained the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster. Learning that the sphere was located within a sunken ship off the California coast, Dirge and the others headed for its location.

If they found the Autobots in the middle of retrieving it, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere, and proceeded to rain superior Decepticon firepower upon their foes.

If the Decepticons found the coast deserted, they retrieved the ship themselves, using the might of Devastator.

If [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] attempted to snatch the ship away from the Decepticons, Dirge and his comrades destroyed the ship and the sphere contained within to keep it out of Autobot hands. The Decepticons then proceeded to pin down the Autobots in their hiding spots, leaving the heroic robots at their mercy.

If [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, they successfully distracted the evil robots for long enough to whisk the cybertite sphere back to Metroplex. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====Project Brain Drain====
Dirge was involved in a Decepticon plot to use a [[Brain Drain device]] on the crowd goers of a rock concert to syphon their intelligence into Decepticon fuel.

In one possible scenario, Galvatron had to recall his troops from the concert at the last minute when Ultra Magnus and his troops began a timely assault on the Decepticons’ headquarters. Dirge participated in the battle that ensued, which ended in a loss for the Decepticons when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche, burying Galvatron and shattering the Brain Drain device.

In another possible scenario,Dirge and the rest of the Decepticons were surprised to find the Autobots hiding amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert just as they were about to put their plan into action. Having been tasked in setting the parking lot aflame to prevent the concert-goers from escape, Dirge and the other Decepticon jets continued with the plan, dumping down gasoline onto the Autobots.

If the Autobots moved towards the crowd to protect them once the parking lot was set ablaze, Dirge and the other Decepticon jets continued their assault, able to bypass the inferno that kept the land bound Decepticons away from their enemies. Whether the Decepticons triumphed or not that day depended on which choices the Autobots made from this point forward.

In a completely different scenario, when Dirge arrived at the concert to put Galvatron's plan into action, he was immediately shot out of the sky by a small group of Autobots, and crashed down into a flaming heap of metal. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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In one possible scenario, Dirge was one of the Decepticons that happened upon [[Sarah Sanders]]’s ship when it landed in the desert. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Frenzy and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location.

In one scenario where the Autobots rescue Sarah, Galvatron decided that only he would possess the secrets of invisibility, and sent Dirge out to kill the woman. Dirge was unsuccessful due to Hot Rod and the other Autobots’ interference.

In another possible scenario, Dirge and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Dirge and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Dirge and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:GalvatronsAirAttack Dirge crashes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|One mission and he almost dies. Luckily for him, he was only in one book.]]
Thanks to a new surveillance system, the Decepticons were alerted to the fact that the Autobots were searching an old battleground for [[cybernite]]. Dirge was among the jets led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] who went to attack the scavengers, however the Autobots drove into a narrow part of the canyon, and unable to pull up in time, Dirge damaged his wing on the canyon wall. As they were unable to follow the Autobots, Starscream's team returned to base where [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] ordered Dirge to get repaired and have some flying lessons. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predaconstww.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left|Dirge picked the faction that gets beat up the most, of course.]]
Dirge participated in Shockwave's offensive against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] shortly after Optronix took the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and became [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He was on the front lines when the Decepticons managed to breach the last of the Autobots' defenses and penetrated the [[Decagon]]. At this time, Optimus and Megatron beheld visions of the future, in which Dirge participated in an attack on a hydro-electric dam on Earth. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the Dark Ages, he joined up with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction and attempted to disrupt the peace treaty at [[Tyger Pax]], only to have the combined forces of the Autobots, Decepticons, and [[Ultracon]]s brought against him. The battle was interrupted, however, by the return of Megatron. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Megatron disappeared once more after briefly gaining control of Cybertron, and Dirge came to work under Shockwave. When [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks, Dirge was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} During what was meant to be a suicide mission, the Decepticons nearly claimed victory against the Autobots... until both factions' Micromasters turned up to put an end to the conflict. After the miniature 'bots revealed that Skystalker had engineered the recent conflict to take over himself, the Decepticons retreated from the battlefield. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

[[File:BrothersBurden ThrustAndDirge.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Better listen, Prime... Dirge knows of that which he speaks.]]
After the [[Great Shutdown]] was over, Dirge became one of Shockwave's top agents and traveled to Earth to help collect the former crews of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite initial resistance, Optimus Prime surrendered his forces to Shockwave, and they were collected for detention by Dirge and the other troops. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Back on Cybertron, he helped defend Shockwave's empire when the Autobots finally rose up against him. Dirge and Thrust nearly managed to obliterate [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] during the insurrection, only for Optimus to come to the smaller Autobot's rescue. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Dirge next tried to attack Mirage, only for Cliffjumper to jump him from behind. Dirge easily swatted Cliffjumper away, but turned his back to Mirage in the process... this allowed Mirage to use his invisibility powers to sucker-punch Dirge, knocking him out of the fight. Shockwave's planetary reign was ultimately brought to an end, and Dirge was escorted out of the battlefield in energy cuffs, alongside his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Somehow, Dirge escaped detention and joined up with Shockwave and his remaining flunkies in the [[Wastelands]], hidden in an underground bunker while planning their next move. When Megatron arrived with his new [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], though, Dirge quickly assessed his priorities and agreed to serve under the old Decepticon commander for the duration. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Ask Vector Prime====
In one of the many [[Primax 1003.30 Kappa]] variations, Dirge encountered the [[Jewel of Mystery]] and was blasted into [[unspace#Marvel The Transformers comics|unspace]]. [[Unicron]] subsequently plucked him from the void to deal with a particularly tenacious [[Lukas]] reality, adding him to his roster of [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Even in a new continuity, he can't get a break.]]
Along with [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], and Galvatron, Dirge traveled to the [[Earth]] of [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|a new reality]] to prepare the way for Unicron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Together, they opened up a large amount of space bridge portals in close spatial proximity to one another in order to weaken the quantum event horizon that separated this universe from the one they had traveled from. Leaving Bludgeon to guard the portals, the rest of the group then journeyed to Earth to confront the Transformers there. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} While Galvatron dueled the local Megatron, Dirge, Thunderwing an Scourge scoured about the Decepticons' headquarters. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} They came upon [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], and tortured him for information, but ultimately yielded nothing of interest out of him. They next crossed paths with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who detonated the [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] to escape his opponents. Dirge was killed in the explosion. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Dirge was based on Cybertron, serving as one of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s bodyguards. Along with Ramjet and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], he tried to stop a group of Autobots from stealing a load of [[energon cube]]s from the Decepticons, and almost managed to shoot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. Shockwave later led Dirge and the others to capture [[Teletran 3]], but they were stopped when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] set up a force field around the computer. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} The field eventually went down, and the Decepticons attacked, capturing the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked, several of Shockwave's forces were killed. The remainder withdrew to Shockwave's command tower, where they were destroyed when [[Cobra Commander]] detonated explosives hidden on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. So one way or another, Dirge died again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Dirge joined several other flying Decepticons in attacking [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] during a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===3H comics===
During the [[Quintesson]] invasion of Cybertron a week after the [[Great Transformation]], Overseer [[Rexian]] and his [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s came upon an untransformed portion of Cybertron with non-technorganic Cybertronians claiming to be Decepticons freed by the defeat of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. The Decepticons loudly argued over who was the big-shot [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and decided that whoever could take down the most Sharkticons could be Thundercracker, the loser getting to be Dirge. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===''Lil Formers''===
When he was called useless and ineffective, the only response Dirge could muster up is asking if anyone had seen his chapstick. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
Dirge was one of the many Cybertronians caught up in a civil war that emerged due to greed, corruption, and malice emerging in their planet's halls of power. He was one of the first Decepticons to travel to Earth, and looked on as the Autobots took on alternate forms to disguise themselves amongst its populace. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All Hail Megatron issue 7|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]]}}

[[File:Rise Dirge and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9|Both he and Thundercracker are a lot nicer after the war's over.]]
Dirge and several other Decepticons ambushed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s team of Autobots near the borders of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], stopping them from apprehending [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} He was then present at the [[Jump Joint]] during Orion's little chat with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Megatron led him and several other Decepticons to [[Nyon]], where they prevented [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] from killing Orion Pax. {{storylink|Choices}} Dirge was soon one of the Seekers providing air support in a joint Autobot-Decepticon attack on Zeta Prime's forces. {{Storylink|Overthrown}} Following their victory, the Decepticons betrayed and captured the Autobots, and Dirge was assigned to guard one of the cells together with [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]. He was blasted by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] when he showed up to free the captive Autobots. {{storylink|Rise}}

Dirge was present when [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] took control of the Decepticons, and got annoyed that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] were chattering away during his inaugural speech. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} He participated in Scorponok's attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] where he was injured by [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Alongside some other fliers he also attacked [[Starsreach Spaceport]] and helped shoot down civilian vessels participating in the [[Exodus (event)|Exodus]]. {{storylink|Massacre}}

[[File:ShiningArmor04 DirgeShield.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|Starscream knows a good bullet sponge when he sees it.]]
Four million years later, after the War had rendered Cybertron uninhabitable, Dirge was part of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s unit. In the 19th century, the group had conquered the [[Huni System]] before the group was approached by the [[Dire Wraith]] [[Vekktral]], who proposed an alliance. Initially disinterested, Vekktral managed to convince Starscream by showing him [[Stardrive]] prompting Dirge to pull his leader aside and voice his concerns. Unsurprisingly, Starscream didn't care much for what Dirge said and agreed to the alliance. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} After the Wraiths had sown chaos among the ranks of the [[Solstar Order]], Dirge was part of the squad that broke into ''[[Orchid Crossing]]''. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] singled out Dirge and began beating him for information until [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] was partially assimilated by a Dire Wraith. With the hybrid proving unstoppable, Dirge and Ramjet decided to hightail it before Ultra Magnus suddenly condemned the station to a fiery demise. The Decepticons regrouped in the skies of [[Xetaxxis]] where Vekktral observed that the Wraith/Cybertronian had survived reentry. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} On the surface, Dirge joined in the Seeker attack on the ruins of ''Orchid Crossing'', {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}} before [[Livia]] and [[Rom]] overpowered him and knocked him into stasis, sending him tumbling into Starscream. After Starscream used his unconscious body as a shield, Dirge rebooted and rode Starscream's jet mode to make a getaway. Hovering in the skies, he, Ramjet and Starscream watched Stardrive suffer a mental breakdown before Bumblebee fixed it. As they discussed their next move, Dirge spotted a Vekktral possessed Ultra Magnus flanked by an army of Wraiths. When the Decepticons landed however, the Wraiths turned on their allies. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

[[File:AHM7 Dirge hops in.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|Operation: Cannot Possibly Fail]]
Roughly a century afterwards, Dirge and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] escorted defeated Autobots to exile on Cybertron via a space bridge. But when Optimus Prime sabotaged the bridge on his way through, the two Decepticons found themselves trapped on Cybertron with their "prisoners". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Dirge and Deluge were kicked around and left to fend for themselves on the hostile planet. The Seeker watched as the [[Insecticon swarm]] tore apart Deluge.

[[File:IDWRID StickTogether Dirge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Me? Not dying for once? Lies.]]
After the rebirth of Cybertron, a Decepticon crowd gathered after the death of Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Dirge refused to believe [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and the Autobots' claims that Ratbat committed suicide, and angrily stormed off. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] [[Barrel Roll]] followed him, and offered his friendship. Before Dirge could answer, a mysterious explosion engulfed Barrel Roll. Dirge's life was spared, but his injuries had him brought into [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]'s care.

As a witness to the explosion, Dirge was interrogated by [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]]. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], blaming Dirge for the death of Barrel Roll, took a shot at Dirge, missing thanks to Wheeljack's intervention. Dirge became infuriated at this example of "Autobot mercy", believing that the explosion and other events were caused by the Autobots themselves to gain justification to execute the Decepticons. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Dirge then worked in the [[reclamation tunnel]]s alongside other Decepticons. There, he found the dead body of [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] and caught a glimpse of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who affixed a [[cerebro-shell]] on Dirge to keep him quiet. He was soon found by Autobot authorities, and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] deduced the culprit from the cerebro-shell's presence. Using a device from Wheeljack, Prowl used the shell on Dirge to track down Bombshell and eventually killed the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]], breaking his hold on Dirge. [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] was sent to chase the fleeing Seeker, but let him go after he made a plea for his life. {{storylink|Devisive}}

[[File:Devisive Dirge vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|I'm not dead yet!]]
After having witnessed Prowl killing both Bombshell and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in cold blood, Dirge feared that he was next and went into hiding. He told his story to [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who protected him and shared his information with new arrival [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] as well. However, their hiding place was discovered by the Autobots and Dirge and Swindle escaped, leaving Needlenose and Sky-Byte behind. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} Swindle then had him tell [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] about Prowl's crimes. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} When this was followed by a bombing that crippled [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Dirge worried that it was part of some plan Shockwave had cooked up after hearing his story, making him indirectly responsible. In order to avoid getting involved with any further plots, he and Swindle approached Starscream, giving him the dirt on Prowl in exchange for being safely hidden away from ''both'' Prowl and Shockwave. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:HeavyistheHead DirgeBlastedByMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Flirting with fate here, Dirge...]]
Dirge's attempts at staying out of the spotlight were futile, and he was plucked out of his safehouse by Arcee who took him to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] and asked him testify against Prowl to Autobot leader [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. He accepted, claiming he didn't become a Decepticon just to let Autobots get away with murder. {{storylink|The Verge}} Brought to [[Autobot High Command]], Dirge convinced Bumblebee that they had to investigate Prowl's actions and subsequently followed the Autobots to the [[Black Room]], where they found that Prowl had been under the control of Bombshell all along. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} As the Decepticon army, led by a returning Megatron, began conquering Iacon, Dirge turned his back on them and joined forces with [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] who was looking to save Starscream from Megatron's clutches. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} They were aided by Bumblebee's Autobots, but Dirge was quick to point out that they were only out to kill Megatron rather than rescue a fellow Cybertronian. When they reached Megatron, he was blasted by his former leader while trying to stop him from forming [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Dirge survived the attack and remained in Iacon to receive medical attention while the rest of the Autobots and Decepticons were exiled by Starscream. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} As he lay damaged, he was approached by Starscream, who offered his fellow Seeker a place at his side now that he was the ruler of Cybertron. Dirge had no interest in helping him, however, as Starscream had left him to die during the battle, and chose to sock him in the face instead. Starscream threatened to kill him, but Dirge pointed out that would be difficult now that he was in charge and all eyes were on him. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} Six months later, Dirge attended Wheeljack's welcome-back party at Maccadam's. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:Unicron1-RampageKillsDirge.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|Well, it had to happen eventually.]]

Dirge was interviewed for his opinion on Earth joining the [[Council of Worlds]]. While able to rationalize the humans killing Ramjet and Thrust after the Decepticon invasion, he was horrified by the humans using their corpses to make the [[Seeker clone]]s and haunted by the prospect of humans on Cybertron. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

Following the [[Iron Ring]]'s invasion, Dirge hit the bars where he was approached by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] who was doing research for his [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|movie]] about [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. Dirge had few kind remarks to say about his former commander, having largely lost his faith in the Decepticon higher-ups when he and Deluge had been stranded on Cybertron and having to watch his friend be devoured by the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

Refitting himself into an old wartime chassis, Dirge was one of the Cybertronians who attempted to defend [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. He saved [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] and [[Sparkstalker]] from Unicron's [[Maximal]] supporters, managing to shoot at [[Wolfang (Predacon)|one]], only to be cut in half and killed by [[Rampage (BW)|another]] himself. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} When [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] disdainfully listed Dirge among the Seekers not under his command, Starscream brought up his demise. In response, Skywarp lamented that he had actually kinda liked "[the] idiot". {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} As Soundwave sacrificed his life to help defeat Unicron, he glimpsed Dirge's spirit among the many other deceased, welcoming him into the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:ShockwaveDirgeInfestation2-2.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
With his fellow Decepticons, Dirge fell under the thrall of an [[Elder God]] in [[1888]]. As part of the Elder God's forces, Dirge, with the other Decepticons, defended [[Port Cenotaph]] from intruders. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He soon defended the town against an international fleet. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Dirge took part in a game of soccer against [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] and the Constructicons. It's unclear why he was playing on the [[Autobot]] side. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Dirge was among [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops who discovered the legendary [[Red Bucket]], only to be interrupted by the arrival of [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]]. On Bludgeon's order, Dirge tipped the bucket over on the Autobots, burying them in blocks, but this only led to the Decepticons' defeat when Jazz used the blocks to his advantage. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Dirge followed Megatron to Earth in his quest for the [[AllSpark]]. There, he encountered [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. The fight did not go in Dirge's favour, and Omega snatched Dirge out of the air as the Decepticons attempted to retreat. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

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

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
When [[World War III]] consumed [[Earth]], the [[Decepticon]]s fled the blighted planet aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], trailing the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the two [[Titan (group)|Titans]] reached [[Cygnus Seven]], the Decepticons attacked, the battle sending Maximus hurtling into the planet and causing everyone to fall into [[stasis lock]]. Eventually, the [[Federation]] moved onto Cygnus Seven with a survey team accidentally rousing Maximus's autonomic systems. By random chance, the repair beam first struck [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who proceeded to revive the other Decepticons and lead an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} Dirge joined his fellow Seekers in attacking the mining colony before the Decepticons were scared away by a [[photon torpedo]] barrage from the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

After the Decepticons had reunited with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and allied with the [[Klingon Empire]], they resumed their attack on Cygnus Seven. When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] resurfaced, the Coneheads swarmed him before Dirge began dogfighting [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}} As the dogfight continued, Megatron caught sight of Starscream deserting, ordering the Decepticons away so they could pursue the traitor. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

Catching up to the traitor on the planet [[Kronos]], the [[Klingon]] homeworld. Despite managing to defeat the Autobot/[[Starfleet]] alliance, the Decepticons were caught unawares by a [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] fleet, being taken into custody by the Klingons for study. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Dirge was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. The Warrior received a direct hit from Ultra Megatron for his trouble. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Dirge was an [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Infantry Sergeant]] and a member of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker Elite]] team. After crashlanding on [[Earth]], the Seeker Elite battled the "Autobot Alliance", consisting of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Seeker Elite marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-TRA-EARTHRISE-Seeker-Pack/dp/B083VMBWCK/ Seeker Elite on Amazon]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jay Sanford]] (English)|[[Sergio Becerril]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
Dirge was a member of [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]], hired by [[Quintesson Judge]] [[Deseeus]] to bring in the [[Autobot]]s aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

Aboard the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', the crew flew to the adrift ''Ark'' and infiltrated the ship. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} The Mercenaries reactivated the ship and successfully brought the Autobots to Chaar, though after Deeseeus refused to pay them and Doubledealer made a new deal with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Dirge and the others battled the [[Quintesson]]'s [[Deseeus Army Drone|forces]] and helped the Autobots escape. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

After Deseeus took control of Doubledealer's mind, Dirge and his fellow [[Conehead]]s left the crew. [[Exhaust]] later stated he was going to do the same as them. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:LightStar Coneheads.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|]]
Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust were hired enforcers enlisted by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to increase security at the [[Hexagon]] outpost, security for Thunderwing's...''personal'' pursuits. Matters became tense when a rogue [[Titan (group)|Titan]] named [[Vigilem]] docked at [[Hexagon]], and [[Colonial Security]]'s [[Technobot (G1)|Technical Solutions Team]] insinuated themselves in the situation to apprehend him. [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]'s snooping around a secure area led the Seekers to open fire on the visitors. The Technical Solutions Team located [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]]'s laboratory where she sought to artificially recreate the [[Enigma of Combination]]. They absorbed the power of her [[Combination Core]], becoming a new Combiner named [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] that Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust tried to contain. Thunderwing ended up ejecting that section of Hexagon, and it's unclear whether the Seekers were able to navigate their way back inside as Computron was forcibly jettisoned out into space. {{storylink|Light/Star}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Dirge. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}
*Dirge was led by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] into an attack against an Autobot launch station. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his troops emerged from the facility to defend it. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Easley]] (English)}}
{{Note|Dirge is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dirge was amongst Megatron's troops ages ago, before the Cybertronian war found its way to Earth. {{storylink|The War Within}} He was part of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]'s team which unsuccessfully attempted to intercept [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as the pair returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after an [[energon]] scavenging mission. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Dirge was involved in a battle between the Decepticons and the Dinobots when the later went berserk and set out to attack the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Dirge used their sonic powers to make things difficult for the Autobot rescue team of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

After the discovery of a lagoon filled with [[Electrum]], Dirge was amongst the Decepticons who found themselves invulnerable to Autobot firepower after being coated with the substance. Although they managed to defeat Omega Supreme at first, they found themselves at a standstill with the Autobots who had also managed to gain access to the Electrum. In the end, Dirge and the rest of his comrades were forced to retreat from the Autobots when their Electrum coating wore off first. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}} While transporting a stolen Autobot weapon, Dirge crashed into a swamp on a movie set and had to be rescued by the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Dirge was among [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s Decepticon troops who attacked a small group of Autobots, forcing them into hiding in the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Dirge}}
Dirge appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDirge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Great, now it's easier for him to just die!]]
Dirge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited after collecting 45 units of Cybermetal and 20 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Dirge_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]

*'''Class:''' Air
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons:''': Blades dual-wields pistols to attack targets on the ground at short range.
*'''Ability: Safe Zone''' - Drop a hack bomb dealing 69.0 damage in an area. Confuse the targets for 5 seconds (reducing their attack speed to 40% and making them attack your foes). Upgrading this ability increases the damage and duration.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:dirge Dirge at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
Dirge is a Decepticon seeker pulled from his universe by the Quintessons and forced to fight. He eventually joins the Commander. There are at least a few of him running around!

As a Warrior, he strikes Fear into his opponents, reducing their Attack power and severely Bleeding out whenever they're dodging and not attacking. He also makes a Grim Mockery out of their missing melee hits, increasing his confidence and Attack and makes it harder for the opponent to overcome their fear.
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBODirge.jpg|thumb|100px]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
{{main|Dirge (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
*The original [[character model]]s of the coneheads all feature design elements simplified from Dirge's robot mode stickers–which were themselves originally recolored from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s robot mode stickers.
*[[Simon Furman]] originally planned for Dirge and the other "coneheads" to appear and defend the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in the [[Nemesis Part 2|conclusion]] to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', but this plot point was dropped due to time and budget constraints. Furman was so disappointed at his missed chance to use Dirge (whom he appreciated because he has "...a cool doom-laden name") that he chose the character to be one of [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's Heralds]] in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' comic's "[[Worlds Collide]]" arc.
*Colorist [[Drew Eiden]] stated at the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Collector's Club]] panel at [[BotCon 2007]] that the day after final colors were applied to the ''Timelines'' comic where Dirge apparently falls dead, he found this article and noted to editor [[Pete Sinclair]] how ironic it was. Whether the comic was actually ''intended'' to continue Dirge's death-trend is unknown.
*According to his ''Gentei! Gentei!'' bio, his engines generate a super sonic wave that can destroy buildings.
*Rather than being based directly off of his ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toy, Dirge's ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' character model only retains the toy's head, with the rest of his body being a carbon copy of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] model.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dirge''' (ダージ ''Dāji'')
*''French:'' '''Funébro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Sparviero''' ("Sparrowhawk")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wǎngē''' (China, 挽歌, "Dirge")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Funebre''' (Portugal comic), '''Dirgo''' (Brazil comic), '''Funeral''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Smert''' (Смерть, "Death"), '''Tupik''' (Тупик, "Deadlock"), '''Grobovshchik''' (Гробовщик, "Undertaker")

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Blue Order]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Mercenaries]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise characters]]
[[Category:War Within Predacons]]

The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears

2023-03-08T03:43:00Z

Woo224: /* Soundtrack */ Updating dead links

{{Comicstory
|series=mtmte|issueno=52
|prev=The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight
|next=The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day
|image=MTMTE52_regcvr.jpg
|title="The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears
|caption=Death waits you! You have made a covenant with death, and with Hell you are in agreement. You're all going to die! Don't you realize? Can't you see? You're all going to die! Die! Death awaits you all!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 27]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=April 2016
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|pencils by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era (2016)]]
}}
'''Megatron versus Tarn! A new challenger appears!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Mtmte52 evacuating ten.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|''I'm with you, but the situation is fraught!'']]
As [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] struggle to hold off the [[Decepticon Justice Division|D.J.D.]] and their allies, Drift observes [[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]]'s horrified reaction to [[Ten]] striking [[Dominus Ambus|The Pet]], then seizes the little creature and threatens to kill it in order to stay the villains' hands. A distraught Kaon orders everyone to stand down, and Ratchet, Drift, and Ten are then airlifted to safety by their own ship, piloted by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]]. [[Helex (G1)|Helex]], furious, overturns Kaon's order and everyone opens fire on the ship, damaging it and sending it falling out of the sky.

Elsewhere on [[Necroworld]], [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] meet in front of Megatron's statue, where Tarn is left incredulous by Megatron's request that the D.J.D. spare the other Autobots if he surrenders to them. Tarn speaks of Megatron's inspiring legacy and all the lives that were willingly sacrificed to his cause, but the weary Megatron regrets everything, even his own life. Disgusted, Tarn launches a brutal physical attack on his former leader, knocking his Autobot [[insignia]] off, hoping to reignite his lost fire by forcing him to fight back. But the battered Megatron refuses to rise to the bait, citing both his newfound pacifism, and the fact that the [[Fool's Energon]] he is fuelled with makes it impossible anyway. Megatron chuckles, reflecting on the side effect of Fool's Energon that can allegedly change a 'bot's personality... and realizes that, even if that is true, despite his lifelong fear of mental tampering... he's ''better'' the way he is now. Realizing that the 'bot he once worshipped is gone, Tarn blasts him point-blank in the chest, and is about to deliver a second, fatal shot when a third party suddenly arrives on the scene and orders him to stop... a third party named '''[[Overlord (G1)|OVERLORD]]!'''

Ravage manages to crash Ratchet and Drift's ship at the entrance to the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s fortress, and the group takes cover inside. The Autobots are happy to see their two old friends again, but [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] is confused as to why they are here; it turns out they came in response to a call [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] made on the communicator [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] gave her, which the D.J.D.'s signal blockers had cut off before she could speak. Velocity had thought she was making contact with First Aid himself, and immediately makes a rather terrible first impression on Ratchet. Infinitely more tense is the concurrent reunion of Drift and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]], the latter still feeling guilty over letting Drift take the blame for the Overlord debacle, and for never coming to look for him after the truth came out, out of fear he would hate him. Drift accepts Rodimus's sincere apology, but doubts his belief that they can all make it out of their present situation alive.

[[File:TarnvsOverlord.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Where have you been?'' Uh, France?]]
Overlord demands that ''he'' be the one to kill Megatron, and a fight instantly breaks out between the two Decepticons over who will have the honor. As they battle, Tarn remarks that the D.J.D. believed Overlord to be dead; the [[Phase Sixer]] explains that he was recovered and repaired by a group of mysterious benefactors, who have sent him to Necroworld to kill Megatron—an "alignment of interests," as Overlord puts it. Tarn proposes an alliance, but Overlord refuses: Megatron is ''his'', and his alone, to end. At that point, however, the two combatants realize that while they have been distracted grappling with one another, Megatron has dragged his battered body onto the [[space scooter]] that brought him there, and escaped back to the fortress!

[[File:YourFierceTears-byebyekaon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Man openly campaigns against me, talking 'bout "I look forward to our partnership!"]]
At the fortress, [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] regards the Necrobot's memorial for the "[[disappeared]]", pondering the names carved into it as a means of keeping his mind busy. Presently, [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] arrives; she wonders where [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] is, and the archivist tells her that they have had an argument, each believing the other should have used the teleport chamber to escape. Nautica then asks about the pair's history, wondering about the protocol for becoming either [[Conjunx Endura]] or [[Amica Endura]] in Cybertronian society. When Rewind asks her why, she remarks that their looming fate has led her to question some matters she has been avoiding...

Tarn and Overlord return to the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', where Overlord immediately sets about mocking and undermining the group and its alliance with [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]. The distressed Kaon then arrives to report what happened to his unit, and the capture of The Pet, which only gives Overlord more material to work with. Tarn embraces his panicking colleague... then with cold fury, rips his head clean off, horrifying the watching [[Nickel]] and even silencing Overlord. Smashing Kaon's severed head across Overlord's chest, he declares that ''emotion'' was the weakness that changed Megatron, and it is a weakness he will not allow himself, or any of his men, to feel.

And back at the fortress, the unconscious Megatron is hauled inside by his allies, fuel-streaked Autobot symbol still defiantly clutched in his hand...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] (4)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (11)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (12)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (13)
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (14)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (15)
*[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] (16)
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (17)
|c2=
*[[Helex (G1)|Helex]] (1)
*[[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]] (6)
*[[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] (7)
*[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] (9)
*[[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] (10)
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] (18)
*[[Nickel]] (19)
|c4=
*[[Ten]] (2)
*[[Dominus Ambus|The Pet]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==
"Drift! Say something '''inspirational!''' I fight better when I'm annoyed!"
:—'''Ratchet'''

"You want to talk about wasted lives? What about all the people who '''died''' following your orders? The road-sweepers and the haulers. The '''miners!''' All those who died in service to a future '''you''' promised to bring about? Did '''they''' waste their lives? Did '''I''' waste '''mine?''' Look around you. Every flower represents a life '''you''' ended—a death for which you bear '''full responsibility.''' You think they're all Autobots?"
:—'''Tarn'''

"I know everything is '''connected.''' I know it's impossible to preserve some moments and not others—however tempting it might be. I know that not long ago, someone tried to kill me before I was born. And I know I hated them less for their '''ambition''' than their failure to '''realise it.'''"
:—'''Megatron'''

"The thought of anyone tampering with my mind used to '''terrify''' me. But if Prime's chemicals have '''kept me in line...''' then maybe that's a good thing. '''I'm better like this.'''" 
"No. You're better dead." 
''(CHOOM!)''
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Tarn'''

"'''You're''' Ratchet? The '''sourpuss'''? The '''slavedriver'''? The '''hand-thief''' who took a thousand years to retire? '''You're''' him?" 
"Er..." 
"I hope '''not'''—otherwise I've made a really '''bad''' first impression...!"
:—'''Velocity''' and '''Ratchet'''

"You're both angry for the same reason? Is that logical?" 
"Let me know the next time you and the person you love have a logical argument."
:—'''Nautica''' and '''Rewind'''

"Come here, Kaon. I never realized that you cared for that creature as much as you '''do.''' Sorry—" 
''(RRRIP!)'' 
"—as much as you '''did.'''"
:—'''Tarn'''

"Don't you '''ever''' think '''you''' can come into my house and '''pass judgement'''. I will not be '''ridiculed''' by someone who spent half his life '''running''' and the other half '''sulking''' because no one gave chase."
:—'''Tarn''', to Overlord

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Megatron hints that, before becoming a Decepticon, Tarn was a significant 'bot in the life of some importance, remarking that he "turned" him to the Decepticon side in order to "hurt" that 'bot by proving that it could be done. The last time Megatron talked about doing something purely out of spite in order to hurt someone, he was talking about [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], back in [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|issue #34]]. Is that misdirection we see, or it is another big fat in-your-face hint that Tarn is Optimus's old buddy [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] under his mask, following the possible set up in [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|issue #36]]? Of note, Roller's name ''seems'' to be included on the Necrobot's memorial for the "disappeared"...
*Megatron refers to Brainstorm's attempt to kill him before he was born, from [[Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|issue #38]].
*Aaaaaa''aaaAAAAA'' '''''AAAAAAAAAAA'''''<big>'''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IT'S OVERLORD!!!!'''''</big> The original ''MTMTE'' Big Bad makes his return after being blasted out of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' back in [[Under Cold Blue Stars|issue #15]], but c'mon, none of us ''really'' believed he was dead, did we? Tarn gives a quick rundown of his backstory from ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', summarizing how he refused to follow Megatron's orders, went rogue, and then, upon realizing that Megatron didn't care and wasn't pursuing, staged the events of that mini-series as a way of trying to get his old leader's attention.
*Tarn recalls crossing Overlord off [[The List|the D.J.D.'s list]]; they actually killed Overlord's quantum duplicate, as shown back in issues [[slaughterhouse|#32]] and [[slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|33]].
*For such a devoted fan of Megatron, Tarn forgets a very important fact about him, as was established alllll the way back in [[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]: Megatron's got a habit of not dying.
*As noted in a footnote, Ratchet gave First Aid the communicator in [[Our Steps Will Always Rhyme|issue #40]], which he then passed onto Velocity in [[The One Where They Go to Earth|issue #43]].
*Given that Drift knows that Rodimus told the rest of the crew the truth about the Overlord conspiracy, Ratchet must have told him about it following the end of [[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone|''Empire of Stone'']]. That mini was evidently written without proper understanding of the full story behind Drift's exile, while issue #40 of this series also floundered a little while trying to deal with the fallout of Rodimus's reveal, but this issue ties it off at last. Rodimus told the crew the truth, but didn't try to find and bring Drift back because he was afraid he would hate him for making his sacrifice meaningless.
*We previously saw the Necrobot's memorial for the disappeared in [[The Not Knowing|issue #44]].
*It is noted that several months have passed between the two-part story in issues [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|#48]] and [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|#49]] and "The Dying of the Light" (during which, we know, both the [[Silent Light|''Holiday Special'' story]] and [[No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases|issue #50's back-up strip]] took place).
*Tarn ripping Kaon's head and spine out and crushing it against a solid surface echoes Kaon's killing of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] in [[Births, Deaths, and Interventions|issue #34]].

===Transformers references===

===Real-life references===
*As with the previous chapters, this issue's title (and the title of the multi-parter itself) is taken from the poem "{{w|Do not go gentle into that good night}}," by {{w|Dylan Thomas}}.
*On the Necrobot's memorial to the disappeared, there's a name reading "-EAMWA-". Now it could certainly be "Screamwarp" or "Steamwash" but there's one other very [[Dreamwave Productions|obvious answer]]...

===Errors===
*On page 6, Tarn says "wasted lifes," rather than "wasted lives." This is fixed in the trade paperback.
*On page 17, Tarn says "a suggestion: perhaps we should -" twice, being interrupted by Overlord both times. Only the second one really makes sense in context; the first is a bit of a non-sequitur.
*Not strictly an error, but on pages 7 and 19, Megatron and Tarn use the British spelling, "realise," rather than the American "realize." The former is fixed in the trade paperback, but the latter is not.
*On page 17, Rewind says "and they pleasure they take in doing it" instead of "''the'' pleasure." This is fixed in the trade paperback.

===Other trivia===
*We learn a little more about the types of "Endura" bonding. Nautica notes that in some civilizations, you have to be "Amica" before you can then move on to being "Conjunx," though that is not true of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. Rewind explains that in Cybertronian society, one must actually first ''rule out'' being Conjunx before "opting" for Amica. "It can make for a very bittersweet ceremony," he says. No doubt!
*Whirl and Cyclonus feature quite prominently on the Retailer Incentive cover but do not appear at all in this issue.

===Soundtrack===
For all of "The Dying of the Light":
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCdBc5uByFQ Hurt]" by {{w|Johnny Cash}}

For this issue alone:
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S7DmnjWTSk Franklyn]" by {{w|Michael Nyman}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/723596046329360384 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn4dy_7Q9Bo The Return of Evil Bill]" by {{w|Clinic (band)|Clinic}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/723596314597068800 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7K72X4eo_s Teardrop]" by {{w|Massive Attack}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/723596609775349762 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>
*"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMJZLDhScCw Twilight of the Empire]" by {{w|Fariña}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/723597298421239808 James Roberts on Twitter]</ref>

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' A fuel-streaked Megatron receives a face-punching from Tarn, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' The D.J.D. and Deathsaurus's forces, by [[Hayato Sakamoto]] and [[MGR]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' Don't worry: Megatron, Ravage, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] are the good guys! By [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
*'''Heroes and Fantasies Alamo City Comic Con exclusive cover:''' Wraparound image of Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Unicron]], by [[Juan Carlos Ramos]].
<gallery>
File:MTMTE52 regcvr.jpg|This one's for my brother, this one's for my pa, and this one's for me!
File:MTMTE52 subcvr.jpg|These are the bad guys!
File:MTMTE52 cvrRI.jpg|This is more believable, looking at the bad guys!
File:MTMTE52 cvrRE.jpg|[[Orson Welles]] is still hungry.
</gallery>

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*IDW ''Micronauts'' comic
*IDW online comics (back page)

===Reprints===
*'''''The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 10''''' ([[October 5]], [[2016]]) ISBN 1631407163 / ISBN 978-1631407161
:*Contains issues #50 to #55.
:*Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 72: The Dying of the Light''''' ([[January 24]], [[2018]])
:* Hardcover collection of ''More than Meets the Eye'' #50 to #55.
:* Bonus content includes the story "[[No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases]]" and essential background material on the DJD.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 11|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 11]]''''' ([[June 17]], 2020) ISBN 1684056403 / ISBN 978-1684056408
:* Contains "[[Silent Light]]" from ''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Redemption]]'', [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]] issues [[Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|#46]] to [[The Transformers issue 50|#50]], and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #50 to #55.

<gallery>
File:MTMTE vol10.jpg|'''Volume 10'''; cover art by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v72.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 72: The Dying of the Light'''''; cover art by [[Don Figueroa]] (Cyclonus) and [[Alex Milne]] (retro)
File:IDWCollectionP2V11.jpg|'''''IDW Collection Phase Two: Vol. 11''''' cover by [[Marcelo Matere]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.newsarama.com/28977-the-autobots-are-stranded-in-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-22-preview.html Preview]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears}}

Transformers: Forged to Fight

2022-10-15T03:06:18Z

Woo224: RIP

[[File:Transformers-forged-to-fight-logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Forged to Fight''
|image=Forged to Fight Title Screen.png
|caption=[[GEEWUN|Geewunners]] vs. Bayformers vs. [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Munkys]] and GIVE ME YOUR FACE.
|developer=[http://www.Kabam.com Kabam]
|publisher=[http://www.Kabam.com Kabam]
|date= April 5, [[2017]] (Worldwide)
|platform= iOS, Android
|ratings=
}}

'''''Transformers: Forged to Fight''''' (formerly called '''''Transformers: Generations Collide''''') is a fighting RPG mobile game by [http://www.kabam.com Kabam]. It features characters from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]], the [[live-action film series]], and [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|''Beast Wars'']]. <ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-transformers-fighting-rpg-announced-for-mobile/1100-6445860/</ref>

The game will shut down on [[January 13]], [[2023]].

==Story==
The [[Autobot]]s and the [[Earth Defense Command]] have found a way to restore life to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], so [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], with [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her crew, begins the long journey home. But passing through the [[Eshems Nebula]], they encounter a spatial warp field and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crash-lands on an [[New Quintessa|unknown planet]]. After encountering [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], a strange new [[Grindor (ROTF)|Decepticon]], and a corrupted [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Autobot]] from another [[live-action film series|reality]], Optimus entrusts the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the [[You|Commander]]. As the Commander, you must find reinforcements, set up a base of operations and defense, and discover the secrets of the planet.

*Act 1: "[[Meet Your Makers]]"
*Act 2: "[[Dissension and Ascension]]"
*Act 3: "[[A Shocking Farewell]]"
*Act 4: "[[Awaken and Corrupt]]"

==Side Missions==
===Legends of Cybertron===
#"[[Rulers of Kaon]]"
#"[[Revenge of the King]]"
#"[[Rise of Kolkular]]"

==Spotlight Missions==
Spotlight Missions are limited-time story missions that focus on the game's newest characters. Typically lasting about a month, fully completing these missions will reward the player with character-based chips to go toward purchasing that month's character in the Store, in addition to the standard Gold, XP and Ore-13.

{{collist|3|
#"[[Launch Party]]"
#"[[Prime Challenge]]"
#"[[A Question of Loyalty]]"
#"[[Size Matters]]"
#"[[Shocking Revelation]]"
#"[[Galvatron Rising]]"
#"[[Code of a Hero]]"
#"[[I Still Function]]"
#"[[Well, That's Just Primal]]"
#"[[No Bot Left Behind]]"
#"[[Weapon of Mass Consumption]]"
#"[[Bring the Noise]]"
#"[[Feral Phenomena]]"
#"[[Missing Beats]]"
#"[[What Could Go Wrong?]]"
#"[[Emergence]]"
#"[[Grave Consequences]]"
#"[[This Is Going to Sting]]"
#"[[Crossfire (Forged to Fight)|Crossfire]]"
#"[[Thunderstruck|Trouble Brewing]]" / "Rising Danger" / "Critical Challenges" / "Thunderstruck"
#"[[Grimlock Saves the Day]]"
#"[[Till All Are Gone]]"
#"[[A Tale of Two Stingers]]"
#"[[Fog of War]]"
#"[[Generations (Forged to Fight)|Generations]]"
}}

Shattered Glass Invasion
#"[[Prime Suspect (Forged to Fight)|Prime Suspect]]"
#"[[Shattered Bridges]]"
#"[[Shattered Lenses]]"
#"[[Shattered Fates]]"

Autobot Civil War
#"[[Magnus Opus]]"
#"[[Feast and Famine]]"
#"[[Defragmentation]]"

The Necropolis
#"[[Emprie of Dirt]]"
#"[[Era of Rust]]"
#"TBA"

==Gameplay==
Gameplay is similar to ''[https://marvel.com/games/170/marvel_contest_of_champions| Marvel Contest of Champions]'', also made by Kabam.

*Right Tap: Light attack or Shoot when far away
*Right Swipe: Medium attack or Dash forward when far away
*Right Hold: Heavy attack - Transform into alt mode and break through an opponent's block
*Left Swipe: Dash backward
*Left Hold: Block - reduce incoming damage
*Left Up/Down: Sidestep up/down

When a bot lands and receives enough hits, a Special Attack becomes ready to be used. Higher ranked bots can have their Power further charged for a Special 2 or 3 for epic damage combos! Only one bot can use a special attack at once though! So plan and block or dodge accordingly!

;Characters and Mods

;Forging

==Classes==
[[File:Classes-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|Clockwise from top right: Warrior, Scout, Tech, Demolitions, Tactician, Brawler]]
Each Bot falls into one of six classes. Each class listed gains an attack bonus over the class below it, and has a disadvantage against the class above it.

*'''Scouts''' quickly eliminate opponents with frequent Special Attacks and a high Critical Rate. Their rapid attacks give them an advantage over Tech bots.
*'''Tech''' Bots generate shields, manipulate Power, and equip some of the most advanced custom weaponry. Their shielding abilities help them when facing Demolitions bots.
*'''Demolitions''' Bots are burst damage experts that buff their Special Attacks for bigger, bolder, explosions. Their fewer attacks give them an advantage over Tactician bots.
*'''Tacticians'''' strong synergies and master strategies help them adapt during a fight to turn their enemies' strengths against them. Their anti-Armor abilities help them when facing Brawler bots.
*'''Brawlers''' are armored allies and furious foes that value strength at any cost. Their low Critical Rate and high attacks give them an advantage over Warrior bots.
*'''Warriors''' have deadly accuracy and love bleeding Energon from their opponents. Their tracking systems give them an advantage over the evasive Scout bots.

==Mods==
{{main|Module}}

==Base==
At the Commander's base, you can assign Bots and Mods to the seven nodes on your base to defend it, and generate Gold over time. The higher the star rating and rank of the bot, the more Gold is generated over a longer time.

There are also these main structures in a base:
*'''Crystal Extractors''' - Claim 4-hour Crystals and Daily Crystals from these extractors.
*'''Alliance HQ''' (level 5) - Help other Alliance players with help requests to earn <s>Loyalty points</s> Gold.
*'''Battle Center''' (level 7) - View other commanders' attempts to raid your base, and enact revenge within 24 hours.
*'''Mobile Command''' (Level 10) - Send bots on Away Missions for a small Gold fee to earn decent amounts of currencies.

===Relics===
Relics give a permanent boost when placed on your base, each found through specific tasks.

*[[Immobilizer]] - Was obtained as a possible prize from an Alliance Crystal or Shattered Lands Crystal, but has since been removed.
*[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] - Was obtainable in the Raid Store at some point in the game for 2,000,000 Raid Chips. It's now available in the Raid Store as part of the "Legacy" set, being bought for 20 Raid Tickets. It gives +5% Offense in Story Missions.
*[[Covenant of Primus|Covenant of the Primus]] - Obtained by completing Act 1 100%.
*[[Dark Energon|Dark Energon Orb]] - Obtained by completing Act 2 Chapter 3 100%.
*Effigy of [[Solus Prime]] - Obtained by completing Act 3 100%. (Which means it's currently unobtainable seeing as Act 3 isn't finished.)
*[[Matrix of Leadership]] - An anniversary relic given to players who joined before v1.1. It gives +15% XP in Story and Special Missions.
*[[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership (Live-action)]] - Obtained after 21 consecutive days of logging on during the Last Knight Calendar in June of 2017. It's now available in the Raid Store as part of the "Legacy" set, being bought for 15 Raid Tickets. It gives +5% XP in Story and Special Missions.
* [[AllSpark]] - As part of the "Legacy" set, it is bought using 25 Raid Tickets. It gives a +5% boost to Offense and Defense.
* Gold Raid Trophy - In the same vein as the Star Saber, is obtainable from the Raid Store for 1500 Medals and 1,000,000 Raid Chips. It gives +4% Attack and Health in Raids. Hasn't been removed yet, so get it while it lasts!
*Fallen Titan Hand - Can be obtained by completing the extremely difficult Rulers of Kaon Special Mission. It gives a Commander +5% XP bonus.
* Hot Rod Relic (Tier 1-3) - Obtained after completing the "Question of Loyalty" Special mission arc 100% on either of the three difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, or 4% Attack and Health in Special Missions.
* Megatron Relic (Live-action) (Tier 1-3) - Obtained for completing the "Size Matters" special mission arc 100% on either of the three difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, or 4% Attack and Health bonus in Alliance Missions.
* Unstable Energon Cube (Tier 1-4) - Obtained for completing the "Shocking Revelations" special mission arc 100% on either of the three difficulties. It gives +5-14% XP in Story and Special Missions.
* Galvatron Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Galvatron Rising" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 4% Attack and Health bonus in Alliance Missions.
*[[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Shattered Disk]] (Stone/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Code of a Hero" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 4% Attack and Health bonus in Special Missions.
* Megatron Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "I Still Function" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 2, 3, 4, or 5% Attack bonus in Arenas.
* Primal Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Well That's Just Primal" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 4% Attack and Health bonus in Story Missions.
* Hound Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "No Bot Left Behind" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 3, 5, or 10% Gold Generation bonus in Special Missions.
* Kickback Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Weapon of Mass Consumption" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 5% bonus to Raid Chip rewards.
* Blaster Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Bring the Noise" special mission arc 100% on any difficulty higher than Easy. It gives a 2, 3, 4, or 5% Health bonus in Raids when attacking.
* Cheetor Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Feral Phenomena" special mission arc 100% on any difficulty higher than Easy. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 4% Attack bonus in Raids when attacking.
* Jazz Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Missing Beats" special mission arc 100% on any difficulty higher than Easy. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 6% Health bonus in Alliance Missions.
** All of the character specific Relics make resurgences as part of "Legacy" sets, being bought for 2/4/6 Raid Tickets depending on their ranking and level.

==Items==
[[File:Items Forged to Fight.png|thumb|Just a sample of the many items of overcomplication.]]
===Resources===
*'''[[Gold]]''' - The standard currency used to upgrade Transformers and Mods, and to start Away Missions and Arena fights.
*'''Arena Chips''' - Used to purchase Arena Crystals, and can be earned in the Arena and Away Missions.
*'''Raid Chips''' - Used to purchase Basic Ore, Spark, Spark Essence, Mods, and limited-time items from the Raid Store, and can be earned by raiding players' bases and from Away Missions.
*'''[[Energon]]''' - The premium currency that can be earned through various tasks or purchased with real money.
*'''Loyalty''' - Was used to purchase Loyalty Crystals and to start Alliance Mission maps, and is earned helping players with their requests. This currency was removed in v.2.0.

===Energy===
*'''Mission Energy''' - Used to progress in missions. It takes 6 minutes to recharge one battery. Maximum capacity is increased as a player levels up.
*'''Raid Ticket''' - Required to start a Raid. It takes 1 hour to replenish a raid ticket, up to 3.
===Upgrades===
Upgrading Bots and Mods is a multi-step process. A Bot's or Mod's level is increased only by upgrading them with Ore-13 and Gold. Upon reaching every 10 levels, the Bot then can be ranked up with Spark and Gold. Bots and Mods with higher star ratings require more amounts of higher-class Spark with each rank.

*'''[[Ore-13#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ore-13]]''' - Used to level up Bots and Mods along with Gold.
*'''Spark''' - Prism-shaped Sparks are used to rank up Bots and Mods, and can be formed from their respective Spark Essence or earned in Crystals.
*'''Spark Essence''' - Spark Essence is obtained from Daily Missions, some crystals, or daily deals.

**Tier 1 Basic Spark - 100 Tier 1 Basic Spark Essence
**Tier 2 Basic Spark - 1000 Tier 2 Basic Spark Essence
**Tier 3 Basic Spark - 10000 Tier 3 Basic Spark Essence
**Tier 1 Class Spark - 100 Tier 1 Class Spark Essence
**Tier 2 Class Spark - 1000 Tier 2 Class Spark Essence
**Tier 1 Alpha Spark - Required to rank up 3-4 star Bots and Mods, and is formed from 10000 Alpha Spark Essence.
**Tier 2 Alpha Spark -
**Tier 1 Mod Class Spark - Defense, Offense, and Utility Sparks used to rank up 3-4 star Mods.

===Boosts===
Introduced in v.2.0, Boosts temporarily increase stats and experience. Boosts are not stackable.
*'''Damage Boost''' - Increases Attack Rating for all bots in all game modes.
*'''Health Boost''' - Increases maximum Health for all bots in all game modes.
*'''XP Boost''' - Increases all XP gain by +50% in Story and Event Missions. 30 minute, 2 hour, and 12 hour Boosts are available.
*'''Temporal Boost''' Reverses the effect of the Temporal Anomalizer Modules found in A Question of Loyalty Story Missions for 20 minutes.

===Other===
*'''Full Mission Energy Refill''' - Instantly recharges Mission Energy.
*'''Repair Kits''' - Restores a set amount of health for a bot during a mission. Tier 1-3 kits are available for a single bot or the whole squad.
**'''Raid Repair Kit''' - Repair Kits that can be only used in Raids.
**'''Alliance Mission Repair Kit''' - Repair Kits that can be only used in Alliance Missions.
*'''Revive Kits''' - Revives a bot with some health if they are knocked out in a mission. Tier 1-2 kits are available for a single bot or the whole squad.
**'''Raid Revive Kit''' - Revive Kits that can be only used in Raids.
**'''Alliance Mission Revive Kit''' - Revive Kits only that can be only used in Alliance Missions.
*'''Raid Shield''' - Protects your base from being raided for 4, 12, or 24 hours. Be aware that raiding when a shield is active will remove the shield.
*'''Alliance Mission Energy Refill''' - A limited-time item that restores 1 Alliance Mission Energy.

==Crystals==
[[File:Mod-Crystals.jpg|thumb|Though there are dozens of crystals, most of them are one of two kinds: common and rare crystals, such as this Standard and Premium Mod Crystal.]]
Crystals are used in the Space Bridge to win various prizes, which are presented on a scrolling roulette. Although you can stop the wheel early, it does not affect the outcome, as the prize is determined soon after a crystal is activated. Any duplicate Bots and Mods are converted into Class Ore-13 and Gold.

Listed are standard crystals in the game. Specific crystals in limited-time offers are excluded.

*'''Free Daily Crystal''' - This yellow crystal gives 1-3 star Bots or Mods, and can be collected from the base's extractors every 24 hours.
*'''Free 4-Hour Crystal''' - This green crystal gives Gold, Ore-13, Basic Spark Essence, or Tier 1 Repair or Revive Kits, and can be collected from the base's extractors every 4 hours.
*'''Premium Bot Crystal''' - This crystal gives a 2-4 star Bot, which can be bought for 100 Energon or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''Standard Mod Crystal''' This crystal gives a 1-3 star Mod, which can be won in Mod arenas, and before v3.0 could be bought for 2500 Raid Chips.
*'''Premium Mod Crystal''' - This crystal gives a 2-4 star Mod, which can be bought for 75 Energon or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''3-Star Mod Crystal''' - This purple crystal can be won in 3-star Mod arenas and formed form 2000 shards.
*'''4-Star mod crystal''' - This yellowish-green crystal can be won in 4-star Mod arenas and formed form 2000 shards.
*'''Arena Crystal''' - This crystal gives small amounts of Gold or Energon, which can be formed from 1000 Arena Chips.
*'''Gold Crystal''' - A crystal that gives huge amounts of Gold, with a minimum of 2,200 gold.
*'''Alliance Crystal''' - This crystal gave Bots or Mods with a higher rarity, or even the Immobilizer relic, which can be formed from 1000 loyalty points. In v.2.0, this was changed to a free crystal claimable every 24 hours, and gives Bots, Mods, Boosts, Ore-13, or Alliance Repair or Revive Kits. Alliance Crystals were eventually changed again, this time to a crystal that could be acquired once a day by asking your Alliance for help, and did away with Bots, Mods and Ore, instead only awarding Alliance-based items.
*'''1-Star Bot Crystal''' - This blue crystal gives a guaranteed 1-star bot. Can be won in Missions and Arenas.
*'''2-Star Bot Crystal''' - This dark orange crystal gives a guaranteed 2-star bot. Can be won or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''3-Star Bot Crystal''' - This blue crystal gives a guaranteed 3-star bot. Can be won or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''4-Star Bot Crystal''' - This crystalline crystal gives a guaranteed 4-star bot. Can be won or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''5-Star Bot Crystal''' - This purple crystal gives a guaranteed 5-star bot. Can be formed from 10,000(!) shards.
*'''Forgotten Ruins Crystal''' - Currently, this crystal gives Tier 1 Sparks, Tier 1 Alliance Team and single Revive Kits, 1000 Gold, or Tier 2-3 Ore, and is formed from 2500 shards earned in the Forgotten Ruins map in Alliance Missions.
*'''Shattered Lands Crystal''' - Currently, this crystal gives Tier 2 Basic Sparks, 500 Tier 2 Class Spark Essence, 1000-2000 Tier 1 Alpha Spark Essence, Tier 2 Alliance Team and single Revive Kits, 500 Tier 3 Spark Essence, or Tier 3 Basic Sparks, and is formed from 2500 shards earned in the Shattered Land map in Alliance Missions.
*'''Tier 1 Class Spark Crystal''' - This blue crystal gives a Tier 1 Class Spark, and can be claimed on day 9 of the login calendar and earned in Easy Special Missions.
*'''Tier 2 Class Spark Crystal''' - This bright blue crystal gives a Tier 2 Class Spark, and can be claimed on day 16 of the login calendar and earned in Medium Special Missions.
*'''Tier 1 Mod Class Crystal''' - This bright green crystal gives a Mod Class Spark, and can be claimed on day 21 of the login calendar and earned in Hard Special Missions.
*'''Boost Crystal''' - This Red Crystal gives a random Boost, and can claimed on day 7 of the login calendar.
*Limited-time Crystals promoting a character that give 2-4 star bots with a chance to obtain the newest 3-4 star character.

==Fight Modes==
*'''Solo Missions'''
**'''Story''' - Lead your squad on Missions to unravel the mysteries of [[New Quintessa]].
**'''Daily Missions''' (Level 8) - Collect Basic Sparks, Class Sparks, Spark Essence, and Class Ores from these short, limited-time missions!
**'''Special Missions''' (Level 12) - Play through side stories and earn exclusive rewards in limited-time Spotlight Missions and Challenge Missions!

*'''Versus'''
**'''Raids''' (Level 7) - Raid other commanders' bases to win Raid Chips and Medals!
**'''Arenas''' (Level 10) - Compete against other players' squads to win rank and milestone rewards, Mods, and Featured Bots!

*'''Alliance'''
**'''Alliance Missions''' (Level 20) - Complete cooperative Alliance Missions to earn exclusive Crystal shards, and advanced Basic, Class, and Mod Sparks!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s/[[Maximal]]s|c1=
;Generation 1
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ratchet]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Sideswipe]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Mirage]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Windblade]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Arcee]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Grimlock]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Blaster]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Jazz]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Wheeljack]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Jetfire]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ironhide]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Chromia]]*

;Beast Wars
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Rhinox]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Dinobot]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Cheetor]]

;Movies
*[[Movie (franchise)|MV1]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]]
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Ironhide (Movie)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ironhide]]
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Bumblebee]]
*''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Drift (AOE)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Drift]]
*''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Hot Rod]]
*''The Last Knight'' [[Hound (Movie)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Hound]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
;Generation 1
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Starscream]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Motormaster]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Bludgeon]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Soundwave]]
**[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Shockwave]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ramjet]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Galvatron]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Kickback]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Tantrum]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Thundercracker]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Cyclonus]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Necrotronus]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Dirge]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Slipstream]]
*[[Soundblaster (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Soundblaster]]
**[[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]

;Beast Wars
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Waspinator]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Scorponok]]

;Movies
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Megatron (Movie)/games#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Megatron]]
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Grindor (ROTF)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Grindor]]
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Bonecrusher]]
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Mixmaster]]
*''Dark of the Moon'' [[Barricade (Movie)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Barricade]]

|c3=
*[[You|Commander]]
*[[Marissa Faireborn#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Marissa Faireborn]]

|c4=
;[[Quintesson#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Quintesson]]s
*[[Quintesson Scientist]]
;[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Sharkticon]]s
*Sharkticon Scout
*Tech Sharkticon
*Demolitions Sharkticon
*Sharkticon Tactician
*Sharkticon Brawler
*Sharkticon Warrior
*[[S-1000]]
}}
''*Indicates characters currently only seen in promotional material.'' 


==Errors==

As great as the game is, there are a number of errors and oddities here and there. Most that directly affect Gameplay are promptly resolved, but the more interesting ones come from grammatical, visual and continuity errors in the game.

* In the Mission "Voices", Windblade is seen in the dialogue as hearing Quintesson voices in her head, and thus one would assume you fight Windblade at the end of the mission, given that she's then brainwashed into fighting Optimus and the Commander. In the actual game, the Commander fights Mirage. Weird.
* In the Hound Spotlight, during the Mission "Trust Issues", Ironhide states that Hound had saved Ironhide on numerous occasions when KSI and Cemetery Wind were hunting down Autobots. This cannot have happened, because Ironhide was dead long before the two companies had been formed because of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF) |a dirty backstabbing jerk]]. However, the multidimensional setting of the game gives this a ''slight'' bit of wiggle room.
* Drift states in the Divided Loyalties spotlight mission "Bring Him Home" that Hot Rod has wielded the Matrix of Leadership before. This has never once been mentioned anywhere else. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Maybe he's referring to a different Hot Rod?]] [[Hot_Rod_(DOTM)#Timelines|Or maybe...]]
* Do we even need to explain how broken Mirage is in Rulers Of Kaon?
* In the promotional art, Windblade is dual-wielding her signature sword.
* Bonecrusher is mis-labelled as ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bonecrusher, despite the fact that he was not in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|said film]]. There ''was'' a [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|bot with Bonecrusher's appearance]], but there's no confirmation the two were intended to be the same character.
* When sidestepping during battle, sometimes the random debris strewn on the battlefield will get stuck on the Character model's feet. This can lead to some ''very'' interesting shenanigans.
* The S-1000 Sharkticon, when fought as an NPC in game, is displayed as not having a class. Despite this however, the S-1000 will still receive a debuff from Warrior class bots, as in game the ''playable'' S-1000 Sharkticon is listed as a Scout class.

==Notes==
*Forged to Fight is an '''extremely''' referential game. Just about everything, from story dialogue to Bot Synergies to the actual combat moves themselves, is a callback to ''something'' from Transformers history. We've noted some of the more significant ones here but, seriously, we could write an entire article on the number of references alone.
* Generation 1 and Movie characters are clearly differentiated with their proper classic and movieverse insignias and transformation sounds.
* Though the game is set on New Quintessa, the actual fights take place in various environments, which are [[Egypt]], [[Chicago]], [[Hong Kong]], [[London]], and the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]].
*The "Forged to Lead" and "Forged to Serve" Synergy Bonuses reference Megatron's team in the first movie, although with Grindor in place of Blackout.
*Shockwave's first special ability is named after [[Shockblast]].
* Galvatron’s first and third special attacks are a reference to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. The first special attack is from Galvatron flying to his ship, and the third special attack is a reference to his killing of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]].
* In Blaster's spotlight mission, the Chapter title "Fight The Power" and the dialogue contained in both "Party Getting Started" and "Fight The Power!" are references to the anime ''{{w|Gurren Lagann}}'', more specifically the song "Libera Me From Hell".
*In “Enter the Horns”, specifically the mission “Bull Scrap”, Jazz says that Tantrum looks like the mascot of a basketball team on Earth, a likely reference to the {{W|Chicago Bulls}}
*In one of the game's more... ''interesting'' references, the mission entitled "Guess Who's Back?" has Jazz appropriately paraphrase the (in)famous opening of {{w|Eminem}}'s 2002 hit "{{w|Without Me}}" (and by extension, his later song "{{w|Just Lose It}}").
*Cyclonus is a mishmash of many different Cyclonuses. His regular gun is modeled after [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], specifically his [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe '08]] toy, while Cyclonus also [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|uses]] a [[Great Sword]] for his Special 1 attack.
*As of the time of this writing (February 07, 2021), Dinobot is the only character to have a unique victory animation, not sharing it with any other characters.
*In the Galvatron exclusive mission "Half the Battle", Ultra Magnus says the titular line, famous from the classic GI Joe [[public service announcement]]s.
* The title and dialogue contained in the Chapter "We'll Need a Bigger Blaster" are obvious shoutouts to ''{{W|Jaws (film)|Jaws}}''. The Sharkticon's special 3 itself is a blatant reference to the signature "dorsal fin scene" from ''Jaws''.
* Rather than his original form, Cheetor's model is based on his [[Transmetal]] body.
* Megatronus uses his ''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoon design, with the addition of a jet mode.
* In the "Shattered Bridges" Special Event, the Shattered Glass Transformers have clear distinctions in their portraits, stylistic differences, their proper characters, and the proper insignias for their respective counterparts, with even a few new ones thrown in here and there! But nonetheless, the bots fought in game that are meant to represent these characters do not reflect the in game differences, and simply remain as their stock counterparts, as making entirely new game models would be too taxing on the poor developers.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'' '''''Transformers Kōtetsu no Senshi-tachi''''' (トランスフォーマー鋼鉄の戦士たち, "Transformers Warriors of Steel")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: Forgés d'Acier''''' ("Transformers: Forged from Steel")
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers: Combattenti''''' ("Transformers: Fighters")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Bǎi Liàn Wéi Zhàn''''' (变形金刚：百炼为战, "Transformers: Hundred Battles")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://transformersforgedtofight.com| Official Website]
*[[fandom:transformers-forged-to-fight:Transformers: Forged to Fight Wiki|Transformers: Forged to Fight Wiki]]

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Galvatron (G1)

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:''Galvatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Galvatrong1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Bwaaaaah! Kneepad of Dooooom!]]

Whether he's born from the fires of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] himself, an ancient [[Transformer]] warlord, or something else altogether, one thing is always certain: '''Galvatron''' is a focal point of power and madness given form. He is blind to all but his lust for power; his whims and desires can be sacrificed in a moment's rage. Not even his own subordinates are safe. Though he is not beyond the capacity for long-term goals it is his unpredictability and casual disregard for any and all life that strike such horror in friend and foe alike. Truly, the [[Decepticon leader]] is without any sense of empathy.

In most universes, Galvatron was once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] but was reborn from his death throes in a Faustian pact with Unicron. He retains the memories and spark of Megatron but his personality was significantly altered after the near-death experience, massive physical upgrade and reprogramming; just ask [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] about the difference. And that was ''before'' he went insane. The cause and extent of Galvatron's madness varies between [[Multiverse|different timelines,]] as does his physical power. Sometimes he's all but invincible.

{{bigquote|Before a society can move forward, all must agree on the rules. Now '''kneel!'''|Galvatron|"[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]"}}

{{note|Galvatron's mental state, personality, and origin differ considerably across many continuities. See individual sections for specifics.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 toy bio===
Galvatron was an arrogant, compassionless, cold-hearted robotic villain. He was a [[City Commander]], but set his determination toward nothing less than the leadership of Decepticons. He plotted against his own allies, which weakened his position in the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Galvatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Galvatron bio}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{Main|Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[File:FFOD2 Galvatron sparks.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|The sparks mean he's going to shoot you. No sparks also means he's going to shoot you.]]

Following Optimus Prime's death, Megatron was rebuilt by Unicron into Galvatron. Though Galvatron at first proved to be a potently cunning Decepticon leader, he suffered brain damage following his defeat at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. Galvatron was now a screaming, unpredictable madman who would turn on his own soldiers as readily as his enemies.

Diverging timelines took Galvatron in two paths. In one, Galvatron fled to space with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] following a failure to blow up the sun, Earth, and Cybertron. In another, Galvatron became buried under ice by the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and eventually returned as Super Megatron with the aid of [[Dark Nova]].
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===''Scramble City'' diorama===
[[File:ScrambleCityToysGalvatronvsMagnus01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron shoots silly string of doom.]]
During a massive brawl between the Autobot and Decepticon [[combiner]]s, Megatron took the upper hand. To counter this, Optimus Prime ordered [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to enter the fray. Metroplex rolled onto the scene and towered over his enemies, with City Commander [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in tow. Not to be outdone, Megatron ordered his ''own'' [[City Commander]] to enter battle. Beaming down from the sky on a ball of light, the silent and menacing Galvatron stormed the battle. Transforming into cannon mode, Galvatron fired a blast of energy at Ultra Magnus, who quickly transformed to [[robot mode]] and engaged his foe in hand-to-hand combat. As the fight seemed evenly matched, City Commander Galvatron's ''city'' finally arrived to tip the odds: [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]! {{storylink|Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{note|There were multiple Galvatrons from various alternate futures who often time-jumped to give the Autobots trouble. Their precise number — and even their precise pre-Unicron character of origin — remains inconclusive, due to the brevity of some stories, the confusing effects of serial time travel, and the [[retcon]] being worked into the Marvel comics at about the same time that would eventually reveal the "Megatron" in many of these stories to have actually been a clone vessel for [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]].}}
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====Galvatron I====
[[File:GalvatronTFMMarvel1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"I'm all like, 'There is no way you can pick up chicks in a tank!'"]]
Cast out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on the journey back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after a [[Battle of Autobot City|failed attack]] on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2006]], the wounded and dying [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was found by [[Unicron]] and recreated as Galvatron. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} Immediately after destroying [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and reclaiming [[Decepticon leader|leadership of the Decepticons]], Galvatron watched as Unicron consumed [[Moonbase One|one of Cybertron's moons]], and furiously announced that they belonged to him. Unicron responded by psychically torturing Galvatron, reminding him that he was his master. Galvatron was then ordered to Earth, where he and his minions attacked Ultra Magnus's Autobots as they attempted to make their way off-planet. They were waylaid when the Autobot commander triggered a domino effect within an asteroid field to jam the Decepticons' sensors, a trick Galvatron remembered being used against him once before in his Megatron days. Galvatron nonetheless caught up to his prey, and began blasting the Autobots' ships. Ultra Magnus managed to trick Galvatron into believing the latter succeeded in destroying his vessel by separating its front segment as several [[Moleculon Torpedo]]es made contact with the ship's rear segment. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}} ''Resolving to free himself from the shackles he was unaware he had donned, Galvatron formed a plan to use Autobot [[time-jump mechanism|time-travel technology]] to send himself and his lieutenants [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] back in time to the year [[1986]], thereby putting himself beyond Unicron's reach. Once in the past, Galvatron planned to create a superweapon with the power to destroy Unicron, which would be left hidden on the planet and activated upon his return to the future.''

[[File:Target 2006 Prologue Galvatron, Scourge & Cyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Darn that Soundwave.]]
''Upon Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge's arrival in 1986, the laws of space and time caused them to [[mass substitution|mass-displace]] [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to [[limbo]], immediately removing some of the greatest obstructions to Galvatron's scheme. Seeking an alliance with his past self to expedite his plan, Galvatron traveled to the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]] in [[Wyoming]] and shared his story with Megatron, carefully leaving out the fact that they were the same individual. Naturally, Megatron didn't buy into the [[time travel]]ler's story and attacked him, but Galvatron was more than a match for his past self, who he left unconscious and entombed under a mountain of rubble. Taking control of the Decepticons, Galvatron put the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to work building the colossal cannon he would use to destroy Unicron, but soon found himself forced to alter his plan when news came in that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had come to Earth. Capturing [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], who had been spying on the Decepticon construction project, Galvatron lured the Autobots into a battle which he used to prove his superiority, taking every shot they fired and utterly dominating them with his Unicron-borne strength.''

[[File:Target2006 Galvatron laughs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Sure glad these guys don't have a [[Pathblaster]]!]]
''Realizing they were helpless against Galvatron, the Autobots were forced to unearth the buried Megatron and strike a deal with him, hoping his talent for warfare would help them defeat their future enemy. Alas, this plan fared little better, until a trio of Autobots—[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]—arrived from the future to help (who had, unbeknownst to anyone, actually been sent back in time by Unicron to curb his rebellious creation). Ultra Magnus engaged Galvatron in a furious traveling battle, drawing the future Decepticon away from the cannon construction site so that the Autobots could set up their plan. Although he fought bravely, Magnus was ultimately defeated, and Galvatron returned to the cannon site, only for the weapon to be suddenly destroyed in a huge explosion set by the Autobots. Galvatron emerged from the wreckage to see what he thought was the architect of the explosion, Starscream (but was, in fact, an unconscious [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] painted to look like the air commander by Hot Rod's team), and in a fit of anger, blew him up. After a moment, Galvatron realized something was amiss: if he had now destroyed Starscream in the past, how then could he go on to destroy him in the future? Coming to the conclusion that he had accidentally traveled back into an alternate timeline, and thus, no action taken then would affect his future, Galvatron and his troops returned to their proper time—just as the Autobots had planned.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:FallenAngel-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|No wonder he's nigh-invincible! He's denser than Unicron's skin!]]
''Upon his return to 2006,'' Galvatron was tortured back into submission by Unicron and sent on a quest to steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. Accomplishing this goal, Galvatron then tried to use the power of the Matrix against Unicron himself, but found he was unable to open the talisman. Unicron consumed Galvatron for his treachery, and it was there, within the chaos-bringer's body, that Galvatron was soon confronted in climactic battle by Hot Rod. During their fight, Hot Rod reclaimed the Matrix and was transformed into Rodimus Prime, then used his new strength to hurl Galvatron through Unicron's hide and into the void of space. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}} {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''What nobody knew, however, was that Galvatron had kept the [[time-jump trigger device]] he had used to control his return from 1986, and he was able to save himself by using it to send himself back into the past once more, this time with the intent to stay. Arriving in [[1987]], he materialized above Earth and proceeded to crash down to the planet's surface like a meteor, catching the attention of [[Cybertron Seven|a group of Autobots]] who had just arrived on Earth themselves. His mind unhinged by the terminal velocity impact, madness began to creep over Galvatron, and he easily bested the Autobots, believing himself to battling the hated Rodimus Prime. A contingent of nearby Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] were drawn to the battle, and Shockwave concluded based on past reports that Galvatron posed a threat to his leadership, ordering his troops to aid the Autobots. This had something of a calming effect on Galvatron, who retreated on the basis that he could not destroy the Decepticons, as then he would have no army to command in the future.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

''Galvatron's escape to 1987 went unnoticed by all, save two: the bounty hunter [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who sought to claim the reward Rodimus Prime had rashly placed on the Decepticon leader's head,'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''and a vengeful Unicron who plotted to reach back in time and snatch him back for punishment.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Galvatrons Power Siphon.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Galvatron! We have finally completed your hot tub!]]
''Galvatron constructed a [[power siphon]] that would enable him to absorb the energy of the [[Mount Verona]] volcano, making him as powerful as a god. As the siphon began its work, Ultra Magnus crossed paths with Galvatron once more. Though Magnus managed to momentarily beat down Galvatron, he defeated Magnus once again. Galvatron dragged him to his power siphon, and gloated about his scheme. '' {{storylink|Burning Sky!}}'' Galvatron prepared to throw Ultra Magnus into the volcano, when he was attacked by Rodimus Prime, Kup, and Blurr, who had traveled back from Galvatron's era to disrupt his plans. Galvatron knocked out Kup and Blurr, but as he readied to square off against Rodimus, Death's Head joined the fray. Rodimus and the bounty hunter bickered over who would be taking down Galvatron, a debate the latter had no patience for. After forcing Death's Head to retreat, Galvatron and Rodimus duelled, and Ultra Magnus helped damage Galvatron's power siphon, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|Hunters}}

''After Galvatron finished repairs, Goldbug and Wreck-Gar, along with Kup and Blurr, attacked him. Easily thwarting the 21st century Autobots, Galvatron was distracted by Ultra Magnus, while Wreck-Gar and Rodimus snatched up the time jump device and began modifying it to send them all back to the future. After throwing Magnus into the volcano, Galvatron realised the Autobots plan and fought Rodimus. He was electrocuted when Rodimus blasted a nearby power cable. However Galvatron recovered, and savagely beat his old enemy. Death's Head, wishing to be paid by Rodimus, fought Galvatron, unwittingly giving the Autobots the time they needed. The device was triggered, and all the 21st century Transformers were returned to the future, aside from Galvatron, having modified it to stay behind. ''{{storylink|Fire on High!}} ''Goldbug was left to face Galvatron, as Ultra Magnus, having escaped the Volcano, believed he could not defeat him. Goldbug was quickly overpowered but before Galvatron could deliver the killing blow, the reenergised Ultra Magnus arrived. During the course of the battle, the maddened Galvatron ripped a piece of the siphon’s control equipment loose. This resulted in the siphon losing control of the volcano’s eruption. Galvatron, too crazed to notice the danger, was entombed along with Ultra Magnus within the crater.''{{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

[[File:Enemy action seacons.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
''But while Galvatron was trapped, encased in a tomb of his own making, he was also very much alive. Learning of this, and seeking to remove any opposition to his leadership, then-Decepticon leader Shockwave sent the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to rig the volcano with bombs and blow up Galvatron. As this would have meant the destruction of Ultra Magnus as well, the Throttlebots stepped in, and with the aid of humans [[Cindy Newell]], [[Joy Meadows]] and [[Susan Hoffman]], drove the Decepticons off. Unfortunately for the Autobots, a small explosion triggered during the battle cracked Galvatron's lava prison,'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}} ''and he was soon able to tear himself free. Knowing that taking over the Decepticons by force would not win him any favors among their ranks, Galvatron instead resolved to turn them against Shockwave by making them doubt his leadership. To this end, he made a menacing bee-line for the Decepticons' [[Club Con|undersea base]], prompting the panicked Shockwave to send the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] against him. Galvatron was moderately impressed by the might that their combined form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] was able to bring to bear, but the gestalt was still no match for the future Decepticon's might and quickly fell before him. Galvatron proceeded to tear his way into the base, and declared before the assembled Decepticons that he had actually desired an alliance, but that Shockwave's aggressive actions had rendered it an impossibility, and then departing, knowing the seeds of dissent had successfully been sown. On his way back to the surface, Galvatron discovered the damaged Autobot [[Fizzle]], and in a fit of charity, carried him out of the ocean, emerging into the midst of a battle between Fizzle's fellow [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]] and the [[Firecon]]s. Galvatron laughed off the Firecons' suggestion of an alliance, then backhanded Fizzle into a tree when he tried in vain to stop him from leaving.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

[[File:Magnus V Galvatron "Salvage!".jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''Galvatron proceeded to stalk the Sparkler Mini-Bots after they rescued Ultra Magnus from Mount Verona, and attacked the smaller Autobots with relish, knowing Magnus was helpless to stop him, demoralised from the psychological scars cut from repeated defeats at his hands. As Galvatron pretty much beat the crap out of the Sparkabots, Magnus finally managed to get his act together, taking Galvatron by surprise. With a few powerful punches (and one heck of a kick), Magnus managed to sent Galvatron into retreat, defeating Galvatron at last!'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

[[File:Galvatron wrecking havoc marvel uk 173.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7]]
''Soon after, Galvatron arranged to meet his ex-lieutenants Cyclonus and Scourge, who had since wound up stranded in the past and sought use of his time jump trigger device to return to the future, unaware the device had been destroyed. Drafting a particularly freaked-out human to carry him into the middle of a city in his shrunken pistol mode, Galvatron informed his former subordinates that they would have to swear complete loyalty to him; unsurprisingly, they refused, but before a battle could begin, the three Decepticons were interrupted by the [[Wrecker]]s, sent to Earth via dimensional portal to take Galvatron out. Galvatron's choice of meeting place hampered the Wreckers significantly, leaving them unable to unleash their weapons for fear of harming humans, and the battle did not to go well, forcing [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to resort to trickery. Pouncing on Galvatron, he loudly announced he had stolen the non-existent time jump device, luring the dimwitted Cyclonus and Scourge away. Galvatron was left facing the rest of the Wreckers, but he easily convinced them to go to Springer's aid and fled while they were occupied.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

[[File:TimeWars-frakamm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh no, look out, c-string characters!]]
''Galvatron's time-traveling (along with that of the other Autobots and Decepticons) eventually caused [[time rift|a rift in time and space]] that threatened both the present and the future, opening a timestorm at both ends of the timeline that consumed the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] in 2008.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

''Having sought a weapon to use against Galvatron, Shockwave recovered what he believed to be the deactivated Megatron from the bottom of the [[Thames]] (but which was in fact a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]]) and brainwashed him into his service, unleashing him in the hopes of eliminating one or both of his rivals. After a 'dry run' against Cyclonus, Shockwave decided Megatron was ready now and despatched him after Galvatron.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}} ''Unfortunately, Galvatron managed to appeal to the suppressed personality within Megatron, and the two joined forces!'' {{storylink|Altered Image!}}

[[File:TimeWars7-TimeRift.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Simon Furman|Furman]] liked Galvatron, he just liked [[death|killing characters]] more.]]
''The Galvatron-Megatron alliance met both the [[Wrecker]]s and the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in combat when both team, in a tenuous alliance, launched an assault on their base of operations. The combined forces of both Galvatron's future and past self proved too much for [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'s team, the Decepticon leaders easily mowing through their members. Though Megatron suggested the pair rest after driving off the enemy forces, Galvatron refused to relent, and pursued Springer's group even as they retreated. Outside, the battle was joined by several other members of the combined forces of the present-day Autobot and Decepticons, and the future Autobots and Decepticons. By this stage, Galvatron was consumed by madness, reliving memories of the same battle ''as Megatron'' and unable to stand that things were going differently ''this'' time round. In his fury, he was able to overcome all resistance: even a direct [[Pathblaster]] to the face and single combat with Powermaster Optimus Prime failed to stop him completely. His threat was only truly ended when the time rift itself appeared in the skies over Earth, and Galvatron, lost to insanity, stood defiantly before it, declaring his superiority. The energies of the rift consumed Galvatron, tearing him to pieces and dragging his remains into its timeless depths.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''Megatron had already walked off by this point, but believed his transformation into Galvatron was inevitable and ''this'' time he planned to ensure it worked ''right''.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}

''Long after the [[Great War (G1)|war]], the time traveller [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. Galvatron's second trip back in time was considered the fourth key event. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at [[Mount Verona]], Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus fought Galvatron while Rodimus fought Megatron. It ended the same way though!'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}
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====Galvatron II====
[[File:GalvatronthereisnoescapeSurrender.jpg|thumb|small|right|More like "Galvatron Too", am I right?]]
{{main|Galvatron II}}
This way lies madness.

====Other====
[[File:MarvelUK224 Head Toss.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Now ''HEADS'' up! Ha, I'm on a roll today!"]]
''In the year [[2356]] of an alternate future, a geriatric Rodimus Prime recounted tales of his exploits to [[Trachis|a curious youth]] from his deathbed. In that timeline, the Time Wars had reset history: now the newly created Galvatron ''hadn't'' time-traveled to 1987 Earth, and instead had remained in the 21st-century and conquered Cybertron. This "reset" Galvatron tried to enrage Rodimus—even going so far as throwing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s severed head at him—so that the Autobot leader's vengeful thoughts would corrupt the Matrix itself.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} ''This Galvatron was last seen in a flashback to Unicron's third coming in the year [[2010]] (of that timeline): as Galvatron was left buried under rubble and Transformer corpses, Rodimus noted that on this occasion Unicron had no need for minions.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
[[File:Rodimus prime galvatron big broadcast of 2006.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1]]
In an alternate future of 2006, Galvatron was leader of the Decepticons on their home base of [[Chaar]]. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] tried to tell him about some strange activity on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], but he wouldn't listen. Meanwhile, the events on Junkion caused a hypnotic signal to be broadcast out into space, which affected Galvatron while he was watching his [[bubbling pool]]. The signal compelled him to travel to Junkion, where he was led to believe he could "be a winner". He was followed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].

Once on Junkion, they were soon joined by Autobots. Galvatron immediately attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], and the two battled to a stalemate. The other Autobots worked to disrupt the hypnotic signal, which cleared Galvatron's mind long enough to blast the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' television, which he recognized as influencing his mind. This broke the spell on everyone, including the Junkions, who then added their power to the Autobots' and forced the Decepticons to retreat in [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]].

In the course of this battle, his defeat at the hands of Rodimus Prime while inside Unicron was alluded to. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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===''PDTF Comic''===
[[File:PDTypeBlackball1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
After taking to wearing four [[Blackball]]s around his neck as a necklace, Galvatron spotted Rodimus Prime, who'd found another of the precious artifacts. He attempted to throttle the Autobot, only for a brilliant light to shine directly at him. Galvatron fled, believing it to be the power of the Blackball, only for Rodimus to reveal it was just a flashlight... {{storylink|PDTF Comic##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

Galvatron later led an attack on Battleship Maximus, {{storylink|PDTF Comic##12 "Bigger than Life! Fortress Maximus!"|Bigger than Life! Fortress Maximus!}} was knocked flat by [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]], {{storylink|PDTF Comic##13 "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!"|Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!}} and he and his men were sent scrambling as Fortress Maximus and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] traded blows. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}} When Ultra Magnus found the final Blackball, Galvatron blew the defiant Autobot apart in order to obtain it. As he was enjoying his victory, he was suddenly bowled over — by Ultra Magnus' head. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##16 "Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!"|Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!}}

Galvatron's insanity finally out of control, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Liokaiser]] and the other Decepticons were left with no choice but to bound their leader in rope and try to rationally explain to him that he was too crazy to be left free any longer. Galvatron then reminded them that unless they made his detainment more comfortable, such as providing a futon among other luxuries, he would surely destroy them all. Frightened by his looney faces, the Decepticons quickly brought him a hot cup of tea. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##19 "Two in One! Lord Galvatron"|Two in One! Lord Galvatron}}

When a Blackball landed somewhere in a field of tall grass, Galvatron sent Liokaiser to fetch it. Bitter with the menial task, Liokaiser began muttering unflattering remarks under his breath. He was then left to nervously explain himself to Galvatron, who was in earshot the whole time. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##20 "Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!"|Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticonhideout.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Right in the manifolds!]]
Galvatron traveled back in time from the 21st century and took leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron in the '80s. Under his rule, the Decepticons constructed three spy satellites, [[Decepticon Space Station Argon|Argon]], [[Decepticon Space Station Krypton|Krypton]] and [[Decepticon Space Station Xenon|Xenon]] which they used to spy on the Autobots. The first mission Starscream was sent on as a result of the gathered information ended in failure, much to Galvatron's rage, but at least it seemed as though [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] hadn't found the satellite. The Decepticons were to later learn that the Autobots had, in fact, gotten wind of the network of stations, as a false transmission set the three stations on a course for each other. Galvatron deactivated the [[refractive shield]] too late to prevent their destruction. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} His next move was to establish a base in a [[human]] factory within striking distance of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but it was soon discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The Autobots attacked in force, during which Galvatron suffered the indignity of being hit by a wrecking ball swing by Spike. The Decepticons were driven off back to their base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}}}

===Marvel coloring books===
In a bid to replenish their ever dimishing energy supply, Galvatron led his troops to [[Oil Valley]] to steal some of the fuel there. Upon his arrival at the oil drilling area, he began to instruct his troops on making the local humans into slaves, when he noticed that Hot Rod was nearby. Hot Rod took off in the direction of Autobot City, and so Galvatron and his troops gave chase. The Decepticons found further oppostion when they encountered the Dinobots. A bral ensued, and Galvatron managed to ground Swoop by blasting his wing. The Decepticons nonetheless found themselves on the losing side, even more so when Ultra Magnus arrived with reinforcements. Abandonning his troops, Galvatron hurried to the oil field in order to procure some of it for himself. But Grimlock pursued him and the two continued to fit amidst the oil towers. Galvatron was soon defeated, and was forced to retreat by boarding Cyclonus's ship mode. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}

When Galvatron's spy, Laserbeak, reported back to him that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron deployed his troops to unearth it. The Autobots soon arrived on-site, and the two factions began to fight. When Rumble uncovered the case containing the Energon, the Autobots attempted to play keep-away with the Energon, only for Galvatron to catch up to it when Brawn passed it to Grimlock. Galvatron and Grimlock wrestled over the box, causing it to split open and spill its content all over the ground. Then, before anyone could stop him, Starscream scrafed down all of the Energon and proclaimed himself to be the most powerful Decepticon. He and Galvatron fought over the leadership of the Decepticons while the Autobots made themselves sparse. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
While enviously admiring the energy collecting abilities of Autobot City, Galvatron got a spy report about a new robot car being introduced at a car show. He decided the robot car would make an ingenious blueprint for an army of robot workers to create an equally effective city for the Decepticons. Galvatron's men snuck into the Coliseum and planned a black out during the car show in order to steal the robot car. They also captured Kup, who spotted them snooping around. As the car show began, Kup tripped Galvatron as he moved through the control booth, causing the Decepticon leader to crash through the observation glass and alerting the Autobots below to the Decepticons' location. Galvatron and the Decepticons were forced to flee with no robot car. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Metroplex, Springer, and Blurr teamed up in a battle on a moon base in an attempt to slay Galvatron. Springer managed to connect a powerful punch on Galvatron, sending him hurling away. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

Having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Galvatron and his troops guarded the relic at their headquarters. Fooled by an army of Autobot [[decoy]]s, Galvatron lost possession of the relic. He vowed afterwards that the Decepticons would create their own decoys in order to counter this new Autobot technology. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
In one possible scenario, Galvatron led a plot to hijack the Earth's communication satellites. Once in control of every television broadcast on Earth, he made his intentions known; he was to be conqueror of the Earth, and so long as its populace was obedient, they needed not fear his wrath. He then awaited the Autobots’ compliance within his personal ship, Cyclonus, alongside his army of multiwing jet fighters.

In a later broadcast, Galvatron demanded that all who viewed his image on the television screen bow before it in his honour. In a possible sequence of events that followed, the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ command centre, immobilizing Galvatron's ship in orbit. Galvatron's broadcast showed his face turning purple with rage before it cut to static, signalling the end of Galvatron's ploy.

In another scenario, Galvatron remotely captured both Hot Rod and Bumblebee, and planned to use the pair as hostages to insure that Ultra Magnus would not interfere in his plan.

In yet another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus and a crew of Autobots opened fire onto Cyclonus, from within their shuttle in orbit. Galvatron emerged from Cyclonus in response, followed by the multiwing jet fighter Decepticons. Despite the Autobots attempting to retreat, Galvatron caught up to them and began tearing their shuttle apart with blasts of his laser cannon. He then laughed triumphantly as Ultra Magnus's troops began to drift helplessly into the void of space as their shuttle crumbled around them.

In a completely different possible scenario, Galvatron led a Decepticon campaign to retrieve a sphere of cybertite, containing the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster within it. After his troops learned that the sphere was within a sunken ship off the California coast, Galvatron headed a squad to retrieve it.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Galvatron happened upon the Autobots already at the coast, in the middle of hauling the ship out of the water. Galvatron blasted both the ship and the sphere, ensuring that the Autobots would not have access to its secrets, and then began raining down Decepticon firepower upon his foes.

In an alternate scenario, Galvatron arrived at the coast while the Autobots hid away. Ordering the Constructions to merge into Devastator, Galvatron had the combiner raise the ship from the water manually.

If Ironhide, Brawn and Grapple attempted to snatch the ship away from Galvatron, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere within to prevent it from falling into Autobot hands. Galvatron now knew that the Autobots were hidden away in nearby caves, and had his Decepticons use their superior firepower to pin them down, leaving them at his mercy.

If Springer, Seaspray and Topspin put into motion their plan to retrieve the sphere, Galvatron and his troops were too distracted by the sea-bound Autobots to notice that Springer had retrieved the sphere until it was too late. With the formula in the hands of the Autobots, Galvatron would soon find himself on the losing end of the war. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====Project Brain Drain====
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Galvatron was informed by Soundwave that the Decepticons’ [[Brain Drain device]], capable of syphoning away the brainpower of humans and convert it to energy, had been completed and was ready to be put to use for the Decepticon cause. Galvatron decided upon testing the device on the crowd that would be attending the rock concert [[Heywood Heights]] later in the day. Although Galvatron was confused as to what kind of music the rocks would be playing, he felt the massive concentration of unsuspecting humans (roughly 500, 000!) was a perfect target to attain massive amounts of energy.

In one possible outcome, Galvatron's plot proceeded forth without any Autobot interruptions, and the Decepticon gained an upper hand in their war with the Autobots that would most assuredly grant them total victory.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron received a distress signal from Decepticon headquarters moments before he was about to enact his plan. Forced to put off his scheme in order to fend off Ultra Magnus and his troops, Galvatron returned to the Decepticons’ mountain fortress still clutching the Brain Drain device. Though he fought fiercely, he was defeated and the Brain Drain device was destroy when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche that buried the Decepticons in snow.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron and his troops were surprised to find the Autobots hiding amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert just as he were about to put his plan into action. But as Galvatron had planned to set afire the parking lot surrounding the concert in order to prevent the humans from escaping, he continued forth with his plan, hoping to destroy the Autobots in the process.

In one possible set of events, the Autobots rushed forward out of the parking lot to better protect the humans. While the Autobots busied themselves with fighting his troops, Galvatron prepped the Brain Drain device, ready to use it as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged. Bumblebee, who had noticed Galvatron fiddling with the device from afar, attempted to halt Galvatron's efforts.

If Bumblebee crashed directly into Galvatron in an attempt to make him drop the Brain Drain device, Galvatron managed to regain his balance before he dropped the device, only for Bumblebee to explode after having been reduced to a flaming heap by the nearby inferno. The explosion in turn destroyed the Brain Drain device, foiling Galvatron's plot. If Bumblebee instead attempted to throw a truck at Galvatron to stop him, the truck explodes before Bumblebee has a chance to launch it, and Galvatron successfully activates the Brain Drain device.

In another possible scenario, the Autobots remained in the blazing parking lot in order to fight the Decepticons in close-quarters. Galvatron and Ultra Magnus grappled, with Galvatron eventually managing to fling Ultra Magnus away into the area near the bandstand. With Ultra Magnus out of the way, Galvatron readied the Brain Drain device. But both Hot Rod and Bumblebee were at the ready to stop Galvatron from using the device.

If Bumblebee attempted to stop Galvatron, the Decepticon leader merely laughed at Bumblebee's futile efforts before crushing him underfoot. Galvatron then activated the device, and successfully drained the nearby humans of their intelligence.

If Hot Rod interfered, the young Autobot successfully plucked the Brain Drain device out of the Decepticons’ hands, and then made his getaway through the nearby ring of fire. Enraged, Galvatron chased after him, racing Ultra Magnus as both headed towards Hot Rod. Though Galvatron reached Hot Rod first and retrieved the Brain Drain device, Ultra Magnus lassoed the Decepticon leader with a damaged electrical cable. The electric current running through the cable cause Galvatron to flail wildly, leading to him crushing the device himself. With his plan foiled, Galvatron ordered a retreat.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron arrived at the concert as his Decepticons were already fighting a small group of Autobots. Leaving his minions to deal with the threat, he began activating the Brain Drain device, only to have it either be blown out of his hands by Ultra Magnus, or destroyed by Wreck-Gar. With a howl of rage, Galvatron ordered a full retreat.

In an alternate outcome, Galvatron and his troops were able to sneak up on the Autobots guarding the concert, as the heroic robots were anticipating the Decepticons to arrive from the wrong direction. After destroying them, Galvatron proceeded to use the Brain Drain device on the concert-goers, and laughed triumphantly as he robbed them of their collective brain-power. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
[[File:InvisibilityFactorGalvatronShockwaveandScavenger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Scavenger, stop tickling that Autobot!"]]
In one possible scenario, Galvatron and some troops were on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, they investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Galvatron and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of chasing after the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, Galvatron was wounded by one of Kup's laser blasts. The Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons nonetheless.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Galvatron and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions.

If Hot Rod snuck down and successfully snatched the Invisibility Device from Shockwave, the Decepticons gave chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon's walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Galvatron and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

In a completely different scenario, Galvatron was in the process of creating his own ships with invisibility capabilities, armed with [[neuron beam]]s. When the Autobots failed to find one of his test crafts in the desert, Galvatron was able to retrieve it, and later launch a full-scale assault on Metroplex. He destroyed both the city and its inhabitants while gloating of his victory.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron and his troops happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Galvatron and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Galvatron with their headlights while Hot Rod took it right out of their hands, or tricking most his troops into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. Now outnumbered, Galvatron was forced to flee.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Sarah was brought before Galvatron within the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Galvatron demanded from Sarah the secret to invisibility. When she would not comply, Galvatron ordered Bombshell to use his Cerebro-Shells to control her mind. In one possible scenario, Galvatron succeeded in fending off the Autobots who attempted to rescue Sarah, and with her knowledge conquered the Earth. In another outcome to these events, Galvatron and his troops were distracted by holographic projections courtesy of the Autobot Jazz. Though this did buy the Autobots enough time to scoop up Sarah and flee, Galvatron soon caught on to what was happening, and ordered his troops to pursue the Autobots. Whether or not Galvatron would recapture Sarah and conquer the Earth, or fail in stopping her from giving the secrets of invisibility to the Autobots depended wholly on chance. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
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Galvatron took to talking to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], as the cassette perched mutely on his shoulder. He was also even more abusive than usual towards his men. He was pleased when a potential new source of [[energon]] was discovered on an asteroid, but particularly ''dis''pleased when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned with a [[Observer|small alien]]. After exhaustive tests by a violently coerced Cyclonus, positive results were found, and Galvatron rubbed his hands together in glee before sending out Ratbat to find more of the aliens. Instead, they discovered that the Autobots were also on the asteroid, and Galvatron was more than happy to start inflicting violence on the enemy rather than waste time on small organics. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

In search of slaves for the Decepticon energy research laboratory, Galvatron took [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to attack the space station [[S.S. Exton 9]]. The Decepticons used their new [[suspension-ray beam]] to paralyze the humans, and sat back to wait for the containment ship to turn up. When they detected [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] leaving the station, Galvatron ordered Ratbat to contact Cybertron for reinforcements. Unfortunately Cosmos' mission was a success, helping some children to return with the [[Prism of Power]]. Galvatron demanded the children surrender and turn over the Prism, threatening to kill them unless they complied, but Cosmos was able to distract him long enough for [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to finish off Razorclaw and blast the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

Alerted to the existence of the Intergon Device, Galvatron led a strike force to [[Tau-Ursa]] and successfully seized the device from its inventor, [[Monitorus]], before razing the city to the ground. Building the device into the "[[Nullification Cannon]]", Galvatron used it to attack the Autobots' energon plant on Cybertron, rendering its contents useless. While Optimus Prime was distracted by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], Galvatron left, announcing as he did so that the Autobots would now have no choice but to surrender. Returning to the ancient, burned-out destroyer which the Decepticons were using as a base, Galvatron was informed by the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s that the Autobots were searching for [[Metascan Alpha]], the planet of the [[Logicon]]s that also contained a bounty of energon. While he was ruminating about the implications, Galvatron was forcefully reminded by Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] that the Nebulan now led the [[Decepticon]]s. A short time later, Optimus Prime attacked their location, fighting Galvatron. Before Galvatron could stop him, Scorponok swung a claw at the Autobot leader and struck the cannon instead, destroying it. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

====''Timelines''====
Galvatron tasked [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] with finding the Destructons' ancient structure known as the [[Maelstrom Fracture Obelisk]]. Eventually finding it, Breakdown was about to report its location when the Destructon known as [[Psychokhan]] attacked with his Psychospear, accidentally expelling Breakdown from the universe and into [[unspace|transwarp space]]. {{storylink|Breakdown (G1)#G1TimelinesBreakdown|TFSS Breakdown bio card}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Galvatron captained a Decepticon ship, with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] serving under him. They managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus, which crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. Galvatron and his crew brought their ship planet-side as well to finish off their opponents. Galvatron stayed aboard his ship during the mission, however, leaving the dirty work mostly to the Combaticons. You nonetheless encountered him in a few possible scenarios, where you had to sneak aboard the Decepticon ship in order to steal one of their power packs. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
Galvatron killed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Knowledge of this event was later hidden away in protected archives by both the [[Maximal Elder]]s and [[Tripredacus Council]].

When Starscream's immortal [[spark]] traveled to prehistoric Earth and possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the Decepticon claimed to the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] that he was killed trying to defend Galvatron from Unicron. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], having a better grasp of history than Starscream expected, later pointed out in private with Starscream that she knew that he was actually destroyed by Galvatron for being a traitor. {{storylink|Possession}}

====3H comics====
When Galvatron failed the Decepticons and the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ended, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] turned his loyalties to the gangster [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Galvatron reverted to his old name and appearance at some point, as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons residing in [[J'nwan]]. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
By one account, Galvatron died on Cybertron circa [[2035]] after a final battle with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} Others say he was defeated by four Autobot warriors and buried under ice on [[Earth]], while according to some he was pulled into another universe by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook Glossary}}

[[Galvatron (BW)|A Predacon]] named himself after Galvatron. The paranoid [[Killer Punch]] believed that Galvatron was still active and plotting the destruction of the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Galvatron was a Decepticon leader that came after [[Megatron (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Megatron]] and had the power of [[Unicron/Generation 1#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Unicron]] coursing through his circuits. He was profiled on [[Vector Sigma#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Vector Sigma]].

Opinions on Galvatron varied. [[Cyclonus (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Cyclonus]] saw him as the ideal Decepticon leader, lacking the weaknesses of the previous Decepticon leaders, and that he was unpredictable with guileful tactics and asymmetrical reasoning, while an anonymous Decepticon thought that Galvatron was insane, conceited, greedy and merciless and that he only cared about himself and not the Decepticon cause.

It was unknown if he was Megatron reincarnated. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #2|Galvatron's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
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====Ask Vector Prime====
Galvatron was created by [[Unicron]] from the body of a Megatron. Cyclonus and Scourge were created with him from the remains of Megatron's dead minions. They helped destroy their home reality and several more, before Cyclonus was decapitated by a Megatron attempting to defend his home universe. The [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] of this reality joined Galvatron's team, and they were eventually joined by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Galvatron and his four fellow heralds traveled into [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|a new reality]] to prepare the way for Unicron's arrival. While the others defeated the Decepticon forces on Cybertron and took control of the [[space bridge]] Nexus, Galvatron was headed to [[Earth]] to track down [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a [[Mini-Con]] refugee from a Cybertron that Unicron had consumed. Over-Run was carrying the [[Mini-Con Matrix]], which contained the essence of all the Mini-Cons from his reality, and might be a means to defeat Unicron. When Galvatron arrived in [[San Francisco]], he was distracted by several Transformers on this planet, including [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], but easily bested them all. However, they managed to distract him long enough for Over-Run to escape. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

When the [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] of this reality launched his attack on the local Autobots on Earth, Galvatron arrived to destroy him, {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} declaring that he had killed "many" Megatrons in other alternate realities. Despite his putting up a valiant struggle, Megatron was pummeled within an inch of his life, but before Galvatron could finish him off, the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] intervened, forming the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. This allowed Megatron to overwhelm and eventually destroy Galvatron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} The gloating Megatron subsequently hacked Galvatron's corpse to pieces. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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An ancient Transformer warrior from the era predating the [[Thirteen]], Galvatron and his sibling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] were gladiators who joined [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] in his crusade against the other Primes. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} When the tribes collapsed into [[First Cybertronian Civil War|war]], Galvatron became the first non-Prime to kill a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], slaughtering [[Nexus Prime]] and, ultimately, having a hand in ending the war with the guidance of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

In the subsequent [[Golden Age]], Galvatron became one of [[Nova Prime]]'s closest friends and advisors. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} He later served on the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', part of Prime's dream of expanding Cybertronian domination throughout the cosmos. However, Galvatron and the crew were lost when he plunged the ship into the mysterious anomaly in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], a selfish act that killed the rest of the crew. Undead, Galvatron became the herald for Nova, now known as Nemesis Prime, ruler of the [[Dead Universe]]. As the only member of the crew who could survive the living universe for any length of time, he was sent to secure the inactive [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} and to prevent any interference with their plans for Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

Ultimately, however, he betrayed Nemesis Prime's plans for expansion, shooting him in the back to obtain the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] let him have - along with a dip in a [[solar pool]]. {{storylink|Revelation (IDW)|Revelation}} Years later, he emerged, remade by the Darkness and raising an army to defeat the Dead Universe's controlling intelligence, [[D-Void]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness}} until discovering he was actually doing D-Void's bidding at his last, just after infecting [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness. As he died once more, Optimus Prime was forced to sacrifice the Matrix to undo his deluded acts. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

It turned out he was merely sent back to the Dead Universe and reunited with Nova Prime. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Now freed from D-Void's influence, Galvatron played a large role in the Dark Cybertron prophecy, even after Nova's death. When Megatron defected to the Autobots, {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Galvatron took the opportunity to seize command of the Decepticons.

He led them back to Earth, where they forged an alliance against the Autobots with the [[Earth Defense Command]] for the goal of peace. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Galvatron however was playing a long game to seize control of the planet for himself. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He nearly claimed it {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} twice in the span of a few days {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} before he was executed by Optimus Prime in the upper atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}
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===''Universe'' toy bios===
At a time when the Decepticons were a scattered confederation of assassins and warlords, Galvatron arrived from parts unknown and quickly asserted his dominance. Crushing all who opposed him, he united the Decepticons into a powerful army "capable of threatening the entire universe". Rumors about his past were plentiful, but facts were hard to come by. Mostly the Decepticons simply cowered before his might, their fear preventing them from even ''thinking'' about following anyone else. Those few who dared to conceive otherwise, simply hoped that one day a rival would emerge who could best the tyrant. {{storylink|Galvatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Galvatron toy bio}} Unicron programmed Cyclonus to be loyal only to Galvatron. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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Upon being cornered with his supply of [[energon cube]]s by the Autobots, Megatron took a bite out of one cube, transforming into Galvatron, who easily pulverized the Autobots. Ironhide tried to come to the rescue, but his attempt to attack Galvatron with his blade only ended in it being caught between Galvatron's teeth. But as Galvatron was about to fire upon Ironhide, an explosion occurred, revealing a weakened Megatron, who was then subsequently attacked by Ironhide. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}

Once Megatron learned he had the ability to "power up" and become Galvatron, he later sought the chance to do this again by immersing himself in a pool of molten lava. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], accompanied by Starscream and [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], watched and gloated in anticipation of the re-emergence of their unstoppable leader. However, the Autobots arrived, and during the subsequent battle, the lava pool was shot and collapsed. Galvatron did emerge after all...but all he did was berate his defeated troops for having allowed him to be awoken too early, while Cyclonus weakly attempted to protest. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
[[File:Henkei8 enter galvatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.55|Holy ''freaking'' '''''yikes'''''.]]
Upon touching the [[Energon cube#Henkei! Henkei! Comic Bun Bun pack-in manga|Energon Cube]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and [[Wataru Hoshinoumi|Wataru]] were shown a vision of Galvatron. Optimus wondered if he was seeing Cybertron's history, unaware that it was a premonition of the future. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

Badly wounded in battle by Optimus Prime's energon [[sword]], the defeated and barely functional [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Megatron]] was carried from the battlefield by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]]. Brought to a subterranean network of volcanic caves, Megatron was immersed in a "bath" of molten [[energon cube]]s to restore his strength. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Starscream]] led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon [[sword]] into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was Galvatron! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}

[[File:Henkei9 galvatron fires.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Cue the "oh slag" moment.]]
The hulking, slavering form of Galvatron immediately lunged for Optimus Prime, displaying a strength far greater than Megatron ever had when he punched Prime so hard that he shattered his [[mouthplate]]. Before Galvatron could destroy the fallen Prime, he was attacked from above by Starscream, but easily shrugged off the treacherous Air Commander's attacks. After seizing Starscream and slamming him into the rocks below, Galvatron unleashed the power of his cannon and apparently obliterated Starscream with a single colossal shot. This distraction gave Prime the time he needed to recover, but when he charged at Galvatron with his [[energon-axe]], Galvatron countered it with a dagger-like blade of energy projected from his hand. Next, Galvatron used his cannon to collapse a chunk of the cavern ceiling, hoping to crush Prime, but when Prime evaded the debris by transforming to truck mode, Galvatron shifted to tank mode and pursued him, blasting all the way. Eventually, Galvatron caught up to Prime and pinned him against a wall...by which stage, the other Autobots had arrived to back their leader up! {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} At first, the combined might of the Autobots seemed to be a match for Galvatron, but with terrifying ease, the reformatted Emperor of Destruction tore through their ranks, defeating each and every one of them. His foes bested, Galvatron then turned his attention to the Autobots' ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]], a human born with the power to control [[energon]]. Wataru used his powers to create a forcefield to keep himself safe from Galvatron, and another threat soon appeared to occupy Galvatron's attention: Starscream was not quite defeated yet! His body broken and crippled, Starscream still pressed his attack against his former leader, and Wataru leant him a hand, providing a forcefield and boosted weapon power. Before being taken down, Starscream was able to hit Galvatron with one well-placed power-shot, re-opening the gash Optimus had originally torn in Megatron's shoulder with his energon sword. Seeing an opening, Optimus repeated the tactic, thrusting his sword into the wound and tearing Galvatron wide open. The resulte was a catastrophic release of energy from Galvatron's body, which caused the caves to collapse. The Autobots were able to escape to safety, but all the Decepticons were buried. {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}}

[[File:Henkei11 not dead yet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Is that how you treat someone after the first date?!]]
Although badly damaged, Cyclonus was able to survive the cave-in, and recovered the apparently-deceased body of Galvatron. After bringing the "corpse" back to the Decepticons' underwater base, Cyclonus discovered that Galvatron was not yet dead when the twisted cadaver of his leader lurched back into life and seized him about the throat, howling Optimus Prime's name...

[[File:Henkei12 galvatron possession.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now he's copying his [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|subordinate]]. And they say mimicry is the highest form of flattery.]]
A little later, the Autobots were shocked to discover Galvatron going on a ''very'' public rampage in the middle of [[Hoshinochō]], and were forced to abandon any hope of hiding their presence from the humans in order to stop him. Even more of a monster than before and still bleeding destructive energy from his wound, Galvatron tore through both the human military and Autobot ranks, resisting even Wataru's boosted attacks. When Galvatron dived for the boy, Optimus Prime threw himself into his enemy's path, and Galvatron's claws smashed their way clean through Prime's chest, knocking the Autobot leader out. Unexpectedly, the Autobots' salvation was revealed by Galvatron's actions: Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership]] now stood revealed within his shattered chest. Responding to Wataru's powers, the Matrix surged to life and restored Prime, who struck Galvatron with an enormously powerful blow. As the Decepticon reeled, the energy bleeding from him shifted, and the Autobots discovered they were not fighting Galvatron at all, but Cyclonus...possessed by Galvatron's [[spark]]! {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}}

[[File:Henkei12 galvatron lives.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Comes with power windows (not quite necessary), USB slot for the music collection (unless lacking a USB), adjustable seats with temperature settings (must have!), and the most important one: a cup holder for that wonderful (yet stolen) energon!]]
His true nature revealed, Galvatron unleashed the full extent of his bizarre powers, raking the cityscape with wild, unrestrained bolts of energy. Charging through the heart of the maelstrom, Prime summoned up the energy of the Matrix and struck Cyclonus' body with one almighty Matrix-powered punch. Cyclonus was atomized, and Galvatron's bodiless spirit flowed over Prime, dissipating into the ether.

The Autobots celebrated the apparent destruction of their eternal enemy, formally revealing themselves to the people of Earth and rounding up the remaining Decepticons hidden on the planet. Just as things seemed their brightest, Prime revealed the terrible truth: before disappearing, Galvatron's spark had revealed to him that he was not yet dead. In truth, before his rampage, Galvatron had his body placed in a small spaceship, which was then launched into space, on a course heading back to Cybertron. With a new group of Autobots appointed protectors of Earth, Prime and his team left the planet, hot on Galvatron's trail... {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When Galvatron unleashed [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], boasting that the gestal's combined animal strength was unparalleled, an ensemble of Battle Beasts stood united to prove him wrong. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Timelines''===
After a [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|negative polarity Ultra Magnus]] instigated [[Invasion (issue)|multiversal chaos]] by destroying [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]], two Galvatrons of unspecified universal streams were caught in the dimensional shockwaves as their universes were suddenly merged into one. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Galvatron wallpaper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|You gotta wonder how all that insanity is kept in such a tiny body.]]
[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], Galvatron, and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] were sent by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to rob the [[Autobot City Bank]]. In heavy disguise, they went in and got the drop on the bank tellers, only for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)#Kre-O cartoon|Wheeljack]] to turn up. The Decepticons called in [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], who ripped the roof off the bank and disposed of the three Autobots, allowing the robbers to raid the vault of [[energon]]. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}}

Later Galvatron operated the machine to help make Megatron a grilled cheese sandwich, but failed to spot Wheeljack and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] sneaking onto the work site. When the interlopers were spotted, Galvatron and the other Kreons surrounded them, but they were merely a diversion. Moments later, the Decepticons were pelted with molten cheese and tied up in a net. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Megatron's ambition was to use [[Earth]]'s bricks to build a [[Grand Galvatron|planet-sized Galvatron-like body]] for himself. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] invented a helmet that would upgrade Megatron to make him stronger, when he put it on his head, he was transformed into Galvatron. Galvatron went a destructive rampage causing [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] to call the Autobots to stop him. In the end, the Autobots took his helmet off and he changed back into Megatron. But to [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]'s horror, Knock Out starting creating more helmets for Megatron to try on. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!?}}

===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
Upon gaining the power of an [[Angel]] by possessing its body, Starscream mused about using his newfound power against Galvatron, but he first decided to get rid of Optimus Prime once and for all. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Some time in the 21st century, Galvatron was born out of Megatron by the power of Unicron. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} When the war spread to [[Nebulos]], numerous Decepticons [[binary bonding|bindary-bonded]] to local [[Nebulan|Nebulon]]s, though Galvatron's disgust with organics meant he refused to undergo the process himself. However, he still appreciated the boost of power it gave his forces. After the [[Scouring of Nebulos]] ended with the [[Human Confederacy]] limiting the Transformer war to a [[Allowed Zone|small region of space]], Galvatron hit upon a new idea; using the binary-bonding process to turn beings not into partners or weapons, but living batteries. The only problem with this scheme was that there were no convenient organics nearby for him to utilize. Having realized that his "true" enemies were the humans and seeking reinforcements to replace his army's ailing Nebulon Headmasters and Targetmasters in order to fight them, Galvatron ordered the Decepticons to the colony world of [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]] in the hopes of using the native [[Cyberdroid]]s as replacements.

The Decepticons joined with the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] insurgency, and Galvatron bonded himself to a trio of Cyberdroid rebels. [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]], [[Clench (BWU)|Clench]], and [[Doomshot]] all pledged fealty to Galvatron, and together they became the first "Triple-Threat Master". The partnership proved powerful yet unpredictable; although it took years off of Galvatron's life, the effect of his Cyberdroids tempered his infamous mental state. After overthrowing the planet's ruling [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] triumvirate, killing one of them in the process, and renaming the planet "Master", the Autobots arrived and the war re-doubled. The Decepticons managed to hold their ground against the Autobot onslaught and force them into a retreat. With the Autobot forces licking their wounds, Galvatron turned his attention back to the human blockade. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

Galvatron tried and failed to breach the Allowed Zone in a disastrous conflict known as the [[Great Push]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Intersectionality}} This almost doomed the Cybertronian species as the humans responded to Galvatron's invasion by practically ''halving'' the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s' best scientists thus destroyed Galvatron by vivisecting him, turning his remains into the [[G-Virus]]. Thereafter, Galvatron became known as the worst Builder in history, taught to be reviled by the Maximals and Predacons. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} Despite what history recorded, Nucleon believed that Galvatron had very nearly succeeded in destroying the Human Confederacy. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

Nonetheless, the G-Virus eventually infected one victim: the Builder guard [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]], who was transformed into [[Galvatron (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|a clone of Galvatron]], possessing the personality and memories of his progenitor. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 185.0 Beta]], the Autobots launched the hugely successful [[S.T.A.R.S.]] program. Inspired, Galvatron restarted the research into the [[hypno-chip]]s, his scientists eventually developing the [[Decepto-Pack]]s, quasi-sentient backpacks that would enslave [[human]] beings. Galvatron sent his slaves to harvest Earth's resources for him, a task made easier by the Autobots' general unwillingness to fire on them, before he aggravated international tensions to the point of a nuclear strike. Harvesting the energy released from the bombing, Galvatron ordered his slaves to build him a fleet of [[Zod]] drones, using them to destroy the Autobots before he turned them against the galaxy.

With the Zod fleet, the [[Decepticon Empire]] conquered a sizeable portion of the [[Milky Way]] before they went to war with the [[Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere]] and their [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] hordes. The Quintessons put up enough of a resistance that Galvatron enacted a plan to transfer his very [[spark]] into the core of Cybertron, becoming "[[Grand Galvatron]]", so he could use his homeworld as the ultimate weapon against the [[alien]]s. As he was transferring his spark however, Galvatron was attacked by [[Ratchet (G1)|The Autobot]] and the [[Dreadnok]]s, who managed to destroy his spark at the cost of their lives. Though Galvatron perished, the Decepticon Empire lived on, continuing to fight the Quintessons for many more centuries. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/04}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' continuity===
====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:TitansReturn-galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
When the [[Titan Master]]s returned to contemporary civilization and joined the Autobot-Decepticon war, Galvatron, partnered with [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]], declared that the Decepticons would use the power of the Titan Masters to rule the universe. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
Megatron was once transformed into Galvatron by the power of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], though he reverted to his original identity at some point. While fighting Megatron, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] would guess that some residue of Unicron remained in the Decepticon. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}}
When the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] was removed from Rodimus Cron, Unicron attempted to force it into Megatron, hoping to turn him back to Galvatron and make him his puppet. This was prevented when [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] blasted them both with the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], destroying them. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
Watching the Transformers' war from afar, Galvatron was impressed that humans, who'd he once considered weak and useless, were proving their worth and lending their power to Autobots and Decepticons alike. He looked forward to seeing how things would turn out with so many strong warriors involved in the war. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Jason Marnocha]] (English), [[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]] (Japanese)|[[Serge Biavan]] (French), [[Guilherme Lopes]] (Portuguese), [[Jorge García Insúa]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Carlos Segundo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Lalit Agarwal]] (Hindi), [[Tobias Lelle]] (''Earthrise'', German), [[Sascha Rotermund]] (''Kingdom'', German)}}
[[File:Earthrise5BeholdGalvatron.jpg|thumb|300px|''Guess who's back! (back-back) Back again! (gain-gain)'']]

After a nearly endless war that resulted in the [[AllSpark]] parting from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for good, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] killed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], lamenting that they should have worked together. Afraid of the possibility of this occurring in the past, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] enslaved and reformatted Megatron into a life of servitude as Galvatron. Megatron's reformatting was recorded at the end of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], which Megatron used to record his every action during the Great War. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} As the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s died out, Unicron and his minions were a constant threat to the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] that emerged from the uninhabitable Cybertron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

Seeking to prevent his slavery under Unicron, Galvatron traveled to the past via the [[Dead Universe]], {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} when the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' entered the Dead Universe in pursuit of Optimus Prime within the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Materializing in the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' before his past self, Galvatron was evasive of his true identity and intentions, frustrating Megatron. However, Galvatron was able to get his attention by asking him to destroy Optimus Prime and take the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for himself. After praising the Decepticon leader for not trusting him, Galvatron rekindled Megatron's memories of the gladiatorial pits where he rose in status using the power of his rage and hatred. When the ''Nemesis'' caught up with the ''Ark'', Galvatron taught Megatron to use the properties of the Dead Universe to transform his hate and rage into tangible energy that he used to strike at the ''Ark''. However, the blast was blocked by a sacrificial [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. His plan foiled, Galvatron was painfully pulled back to his native time by Unicron, who promised to punish him severely for this transgression. Galvatron attempted to turn over the Golden Disk in another desperate chance to change the past, but it disappeared as he did. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

In his proper time, Galvatron, with the Golden Disk in tow, swore to Unicron that he will find a way to break free from his servitude. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} The Golden Disk was eventually in the hands of the Maximals, and Galvatron allowed [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] and his band of thieves to steal the disk and take it to Megatron in the past, out of hope to prevent his encounter with Unicron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} While Megatron was in a maze-like forest that was altered by the Allspark, he envisioned Galvatron claiming he must try again and again. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

Galvatron conspired with the Unicron-reborn Optimus Prime, known as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], to once again rebel against their master and used the Dead Universe to travel through time, intending to coerce Megatron to use the Allspark and destroy Unicron at the cost of Cybertron. During the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s return to Cybertron, Galvatron snuck aboard the ship and freed Megatron from the stasis field for the "big finale". Once Megatron accepted that Galvatron is his future self, he explained his servitude to Unicron and that he freed Megatron to claim the Allspark for him and use it to destroy Unicron, thus averting the destiny of slavery Megatron would endure otherwise. As they prepared to meet up with Nemesis Prime, Galvatron and Megatron fought against the Autobots and Maximals, with the former getting knocked down by [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] before easily overpowering and throwing him aside. After leaving their enemies disoriented, they confronted Optimus Prime and Galvatron explained their plan and revealed that their existence was the result of Prime's removal of the Allspark and subsequent failure to return it.

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep6-Unicron-punishes-Galvatron-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]
But before Galvatron could make a move, a four-way alliance of Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, and Predacons arrived, all standing in solidarity against the forces of Unicron. Galvatron mocked the prospect of Megatron being a part of the united factions until the latter actually turned on him thanks to Optimus and Starscream. Once Galvatron warned his past self that he would not be immune to Unicron, a massive battle broke out. Galvatron stood his ground against the factions, easily defeating Predacon Megatron. Just as he ordered Nemesis to take the Allspark, the very relic soon deployed a defense of its own: the sparks of Transformers who died throughout the war. Galvatron and Nemesis charged at the spirits only to be struck down by the spirit of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]].

Having survived the attack, Galvatron was left stranded in space only to be found by Unicron once more. After scolding his minions and musing that their journey through the Dead Universe had given him "ideas", Unicron drew Galvatron towards him to initiate the reformatting process as he screamed in agony. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Kingdom Golden Disk Megatron becomes Galvatron.jpg|thumb]]
In a possible destiny recorded on the ''Voyager'' Golden Disk, Megatron became Galvatron and wore the [[Matrix of Leadership]] chained around his neck. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}

Closer than ever to reaching the Allspark, the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

As the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]] foretold, Galvatron's function was the future evolution of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a spacecraft. His [[Dark Energon]] and ultra [[fusion cannon]] were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his obedience, jadedness, and menace. Galvatron's message from the future was that his past is the key to his liberation. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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===''Last Bot Standing''===
When Rodimus explained the Cybertronian race to [[Shib Wallkis]], he remembered Galvatron leading the Decepticons in the Great War before the conflict finally drained the universe of its resources. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Galvatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] were flying over a highway when they happened upon [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] carrying several Autobot troops in his car-carrier mode. Galvatron swore that their first encounter would also be their last, and the two teams began to duke it out. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
*Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge were joined in battle against the Autobots by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Galvatron boasted that his new minion was a "one-robot-army," and listed off all of the Six-Changer's modes, taking advantage of Sixshot's "laser-pistol" mode to blast Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*The [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] base was housing Galvatron when the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] attacked it on a distant alien world. Galvatron rushed out of the base and ordered Scorponok to deal with the aggressors. After the Technobots combined into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Galvatron ordered Scorponok to transform to robot mode and destroy the Autobot combiner. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*Galvatron and Cyclonus met with their Decepticon agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] in an isloated spot. There, Counterpunch handed Galvatron an Autobot device, and declared that Galvatron could definitely trust him... {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*While Galvatron continued to lead Scourge, his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], and numerous other Decepticons on attacks against the Autobots on Cybertron, special teams from both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Galvatron's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
**The Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
**The [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}
**The [[Duocon]]s and [[Throttlebot]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Duocons and Throttlebots|Duocons and Throttlebots commercial}}
**The "small" [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters commercial}}

==Controversy over identity==
[[File:MarvelUK-202.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yeah, this'll ''really'' help with the whole insanity thing.]]
{{bigquote|Well, they were the same guy.|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s thoughts on the subject|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}
As the above media summaries show, Galvatron has had wildly differing origins across numerous continuities. Some of this was the result of Galvatron's "intended" identity, popularized in the 1986 movie, having not been known in advance by all the creators of all the international franchise branches at once. However, other cases represent later creators deliberately starting from scratch. Since the conceptual existence of multiple dimensional variants of Galvatron predates — by about 17 years — the development of multiple dimensions of Transformers storytelling within a [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|multiverse]], it can be especially hard to neatly separate all his appearances into "main" and "peripheral" storylines / personifications.

Even when focusing strictly on Galvatron's most well-known incarnation — the G1 animated series — there has been considerable debate through the years. Some fans believe Galvatron is a psychologically distinct and discontinuous entity from Megatron, almost, or equally, as much as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who demonstrate no continuity of memory or personality with their former Decepticon selves. This remains a topic of heated debate in some circles, in spite of a fairly unambiguous canon.

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
In the Generation 1 cartoon continuity, Galvatron evidently still self-identifies as being the same person as Megatron, albeit with greater power and a new name. Although not seen to be making a point of revealing this former identity to his troops at large, Galvatron makes his sense of self clear when Starscream asks "Megatron? Is that you?" to which he replies, "Here's a hint", before obliterating him. Later in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' when Galvatron is poised to crush [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s neck, he boasts: "First Prime, then Ultra Magnus, and now you. It's a pity you Autobots die so easily, or I might have a sense of satisfaction now." Again, Galvatron is obviously speaking with no sense of discontinuity of identity or personality as he refers to past and current acts as both Megatron and Galvatron without qualification or distinction. Some might contrast this statement with his earlier line, "I, Galvatron, shall crush you, just as Megatron crushed Prime", interpreting that such a statement implies a disconnect from his former life.

Early story notes for the movie state that Galvatron is "''a deadlier version of Megatron. Less bluster, more ruthless action''". Further, in an early draft of the script, Galvatron reveals his "true" name—Megatron—to Hot Rod at the film's climax, with the implication that Megatron has merely been playing along with Ingestor's (the early version of Unicron) plans and has only pretended to be his willing servant, while in fact retaining his original identity and plans for conquest. The final version of the film leaves this a bit more ambiguous. Although, as noted, it seems fairly clear in the film that Megatron is playing the role of "Galvatron" that has been imposed upon him (even for his own troops) until such time as he can betray Unicron.

At TFCon 2016, when [[Flint Dille]] was asked if Galvatron was meant to "retain the memories of Megatron" after his [[reformatting]] by Unicron, Dille (who seemed confused by the question) replied that Galvatron *does* still see himself as Megatron and that the Unicron-Galvatron relationship is a parallel of the Megatron-Starscream relationship. [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/x4aHakN0KJA/PfzDhd8aCgAJ TFCon 2016 Report- Flint Dille revelations and other tidbits]

During season three, Galvatron makes little or no further references to his past life as Megatron. Upon meeting the resurrected Optimus Prime in "The Return of Optimus Prime", however, Galvatron behaves as though simply picking up where he left off with his old nemesis from his Megatron days, as does Prime, saying that he knows Galvatron "all too well". This indicates that the Autobot leader is capable of recognising his former adversary despite the change in name and appearance. Furthermore, in "Five Faces of Darkness", Astrotrain states that Megatron and Galvatron are "the same guy", implying that the other Decepticons (or, at the very least, Astrotrain) figured out what was going on or were simply always aware of Galvatron's identity.

Despite all that, a memorial of Megatron can be seen prominently in the [[Decepticon Crypt]] in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", implying that the Decepticons who built it considered Megatron to be dead. This could possibly be explained by presuming the Decepticons built the marker before Galvatron returned and seized command, though their window of opportunity to do so was rather slim.

===Japanese fiction===
[[File:EarlyGalvatronTVMagazine1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I hope you enjoyed that shining wizard, Magnus, because it's a very long way down.]]
Early advertisements for the Galvatron toy presented the character as an altogether separate being from Megatron, and in some cases, even being Megatron's ''underling''. The second "[[Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City]]" OVA was a remake of the original animated version, albeit including the Galvatron toy for promotion. Galvatron appears to fight his nemesis, Ultra Magnus, as Megatron barks orders from the background. This is likely due to Takara wishing to advertise the toy as quickly as possible, without full knowledge of the character's history. To maintain Galvatron's mystique, he was given the function of "City Commander", with no indication that he was an upgraded Megatron. Continuing this trend of unintentional disassociation, very early promotional artwork featured in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' also presented Galvatron as a separate character.

However, this era was very short-lived. In all official Japanese fiction, including the [[manga]] and the Japanese-exclusive cartoons, Galvatron is locked in as an upgrade of Megatron. A [[retcon]] was created by writer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] for [[e-HOBBY]] in order to explain away the bizarreness of some of these early [[story page]]s, detailing that the Galvatron seen there was actually a dimension-travelling [[Galvatron II]].

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{bigquote|Not '''like''' Megatron—'''I AM MEGATRON!'''|[[Galvatron (G1)#Galvatron I|A particular Galvatron]] shares his thoughts on the matter|"[[Target: 2006]]"}}
In the US and UK Marvel comics, the various time-hopping Galvatrons all demonstrate an awareness of having previously been Megatron with no strong indicators of a break in psychological identification. The closest that these Galvatrons come to identity crisis are incidents in which a time-displaced Galvatron is confronted by Megatrons (or copies thereof) and does battle with his former self. Although in these instances Galvatron experiences trains of thought that suggest he sees Megatron as a separate being and/or the source of his madness that needs to be destroyed, these are not the musings of a calm, rational mind. In these instances, Galvatron is in the grips of a psychotic episode, which he generally snaps out of by realising that he and his opponent are indeed the same person.

However, things are complicated by many appearances by Megatron being retconned as a ''clone'' of Megatron. There was no hint the clone was a clone until "[[Two Megatrons!]]", so naturally "Megatron" and Galvatron were written as being past and future versions of themselves. Galvatron even remembers events that happened ''to the clone'', and the clone [[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.|goes on]] to plot his schemes under the knowledge that he will become Galvatron one day. The memories do not fit with Galvatron's known backstory ''at all''. ([http://www.tf.to2k.co.uk/fiction/whogalvatron.html One theory] is that ''this'' Galvatron wasn't the same one as in "Target: 2006" but a different one formed from the clone.)

A possible explanation for why (any version of) Galvatron retains psychological continuity with Megatron, while his fellow Unicron-creations do not, may be that [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], et al. were apparently already dead or in total stasis lock at the time of their reformatting, and thus it is widely speculated that only their bodies were used to create Cyclonus and company. Whether this indicates that they retained their life-essences and merely suffered total mind-wipes (either as the result of recent death or by Unicron's doing), or if Unicron actually infused their reformatted bodies with new life-forces is unknown. (On the other hand, none of the other Unicron-created Decepticons have faced their past selves or deeds the way Galvatron has.) Megatron, by comparison, was clearly alive and awake at the time of his reformatting and struck a bargain with Unicron for "a new body", a deal which implied that his mind would remain his own.

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

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}

Galvatron appeared in a valley where the Autobots had detected an SOS signal. He materialized in front of the Autobots and mistakenly believed that the Rodimus Prime was among them. He berated Rodimus for thinking that he could vanish and get help from the Autobots of the current time period. He then realized his mistake and was momentarily startled by the sight of Optimus Prime before realizing that Optimus was not killed yet in this time period. He introduced himself to the Autobots and then contemplated aloud if he should say that is was nice to meet them before realizing that he already knew Optimus very well. Galvatron decided to fight Optimus, deciding that Rodimus was a worthless opponent, and warned Optimus that he would feel the power of the future Decepticons. He summoned his troops and charged the Autobot squad. The Autobots severely damaged Galvatron, but this only angered him. Galvatron transformed to his turret form and blasted the Autobots, disorientating them. Galvatron decided to use this chance to flee and commanded his forces to retreat. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
After Megatron was reborn as Galvatron in [[Unicron]]'s maw, he gatecrashed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s coronation and blasted the Air Commander into dust. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} He would also later aid Unicron when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} Retaking control of the Decepticon army from Starscream, he led them in an assault on the Autobots, which was ultimately defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and his team. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Desperate to turn the tide of the battle, Galvatron summoned [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. With the giant's help, the Decepticons successfully pushed further into Autobot territory, despite the Autobots fielding [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|The Colossus War}} Following Unicron's destruction, Galvatron ended up on the planet [[Krull]]. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] managed to find him, and he destroyed the planet as they left. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} Returning to Chaar, he found his army gone, aligned with the [[Quintesson]]s, but managed to find and reclaim them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} He soon struck a deal with the Quintessons and attacked Cybertron for them, but following an attempt by them to destroy all Transformers with an ancient device, Galvatron was prevented from shooting Rodimus Prime by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

Galvatron led his Decepticon troops into an assault that forced a small group of Autobots into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Thanks to Unicron, Galvatron was unexpectedly plunged back in time, and immediately encountered [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Megatron, who had been fused together. Joined by other Decepticons from the era, Galvatron attacked the pair, but was sent into a retreat by [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and other Autobots who arrived. {{storylink|Savage Circle}} With Galvatron's abuse of his men causing dissent in the ranks, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] took him to the planet of the [[Torkuli]] for treatment, however the treatment proved ineffective, and the pair had to flee as Galvatron destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Web World}}

Galvatron was tricked by the Quintessons into attacking the location where slumbered the Trans-Organics and the Dweller, deep within Cybertron. Oblivious to what he was about to unleash, Galvatron destroyed the facility located at the Quintessons' false coordinates, prompting Wreck-Gar and Ultra Magnus to intercept him and his troops. During the battle that ensued between both Cybertronian factions and the Quintessons' ancient creations, Galvatron was too consumed by his own rage to look after his own troops, and attacked the Autobots despite the threat that the Dweller presented. Despite this, both factions were able to escape eventually, and rocketed back to their respective bases. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}

Galvatron attempted to gain control of a new experimental space bridge, only to be met by the opposition of Rodimus and his troops. All nearby combatants were sent hurtling back in time when a stray shot hit the device. Finding himself at the time before Cybertron's creation, Galvatron witnessed Primus and Unicron in their midst of an epic battle. In a fit of madness, Galvatron joined forces with Unicron, despite the latter's victory meaning he would be wiped from existence. Primus triumphed thanks to the help of the Autobots, and all time-displaced combatants were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

From somewhere in time and space, Galvatron observed the battle on Cybertron between [[Nova Prime]] and Nemesis Prime, a dark future version of Nova. Though unclear events, Galvatron found himself defeated by Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Galvatron}}
Galvatron appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. He also comes in an [[Corporal Pig#As Energon Galvatron|Energon version]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Galvatron-(G1).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I am the original Galvatron! I am the best!]]
Galvatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in three different bodies, all in the "Galvatron" event:
*''Galvatron (G1)'' - This Epic Character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Galvatron v1 (Gen)'' — This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Galvatron" event.
*''Galvatron v2 (Gen)'' — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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[[File:Battle-Tactics-Galvatron-v2-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Nonsense, you inferior fools! ''I'' am the original Galvatron!]]
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:TransformersEarthWarsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| YOU ARE ALL FOOLS!!! I am the original Galvatron!!! No one is better than me!!]]

When Galvatron was brought through the Space Bridge, [[Luca]] found him creepy yet familiar. Galvatron stated that he was stranded in a backwater era, and had to remind Cyclonus that they had to tread carefully, lest they be wiped from existence. After reassuring Scourge and Cyclonus that Starscream and Ultra Magnus would be taken care of, he commanded them to continue repairing a Time Portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron arrival}}

Megatron was wary of this possible rival, so he had Shockwave keep an eye on him. Starscream was also interested in observing and testing this "Galvatron"; seeing that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] followed Galvatron to Earth, he set up a trap for Ultra Magnus to face Galvatron, which he didn't fall for. Megatron finally had a confrontation with Galvatron, and they came to agree that they thought alike, and they both blasted Starscream out of the sky. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron Research}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Speed:''' 2
*'''Weapons''': Galvatron blasts the target in his sight repeatedly with his Particle Cannon at a medium range.
*'''Ability: Fusion Beam''': Blast a distant target dealing massive damage to the designated target and everything in line around it.
**'''Cost:''' 7 ability points +3 for reuses.
**'''Range:''' 16

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:galvatron Galvatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

Galvatron is one of those few characters that says ''many'' unique quotes while walking around the base:
*"I am GALVATRON!"
*"Come out, Autobots! We all must die sometime."
*"It's a pity Autobots die so easily, or I might have a a sense of satisfaction now!"
*"Will anyone else attempt to fill in their shoes?"
*"Fortunately, your purposes coincide with mine... for the moment."
*"You'll do my bidding, or taste my wrath!"
*"Cybertron and all its moons belong to me!"
*"Soon all shall be one - under Galvatron's rule!"
*"I, Galvatron, will crush you just as Megatron crushed Prime!"
*And finally, a crazy "RAAAAAGGHH!"

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Galvatron-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|FOOLS! Galvatron can be in any game he wants!]]
Galvatron arrived on New Quintessa and started to wreak havoc. After Ramjet and Motormaster failed him, he promptly executed them for their failure.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Galvatron Rising}}

There are a few of him running around, some of which actually join the Commander!

As a Demolitions bot, Galvatron can block to charge up Dark Energy which powers up his cannon that deals additional Dark Burn instant debuff damage. Sometimes the Will of Unicron lets him become Unstoppable and gain Power when his enemies are low on health.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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==Toys==
{{main|Galvatron (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Galvatron (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:FriedmanAuctionGalvatronModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[File:DiamondStickerbookGalvagun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Why can't I see the sailboat???]]
[[File:Wrecking Havoc Galvatron is a tiny gun.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*Galvatron's design went through at least seven versions, with the final version being a simplified version of one depicting Galvatron as having mostly exposed mechanical components.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071227085731/http://hometown.aol.com/kuest12/grp.html The Making of the Transformers Visual Universe: Galvatron, Rodimus Prime]</ref> When asked about Galvatron's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "But about Galvatron, my inspiration for him are those 'stupid people'."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> ...Ooookay.
*In 2010, a set of Galvatron's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. This model depicted Galvatron with his earlier, more Megatron-ish head design, and showed his cannon as being grey in color.
*According to the 1986 [[Diamond]] ''Transformers: The Movie'' stickerbook, Galvatron transforms into "a Galvagun". The sentence describing this is phrased somewhat oddly, and seems to insinuate that a "Galvagun" is a kind of common object. Of course, it '''is''' just a stickerbook...
*Galvatron's toy's [[instructions|instruction sheet]] names the big orange weapon a "laser" which, according to the toy [[bio]], "emits chemically-produced, direct-current electricity". While this is a rather strange thing for a laser to do, it is a neat pun on his name. A ''{{w|galvanic cell}}'', named after {{w|Luigi Galvani}}, is a certain type of chemical voltage source. Though Galvatron's toy's batteries are not galvanic cells, they do produce DC electricity chemically, making his toy one of the more fiction-accurate in the original toyline.
*Just as Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] was sometimes shown in commercials to have a handle, Galvatron's cannon had a trigger on at least one occasion (during "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]"). Galvatron apparently doesn't need to ''use'' the trigger; however, several times in season three, he behaved as if he was holding his cannon with his fist vertically, rather than horizontally, while having one finger in front of the others... go figure.
*The Galvatron toy's gun mode's only fictional appearances were in the UK comics "[[Target: 2006]]" and "[[Wrecking Havoc]]", which featured it as a shrunken, human-scaled weapon, and a form that he assumed merely so that he could easily be conveyed by other parties, but never wielded as a weapon. It was also referenced in Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile of Galvatron, which [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] describes as a weapon "none are worthy to wield".
*The UK comics generally referred to Galvatron's big orange weapon as a [[Particle cannon|particle (or particle-accelerator) cannon]], in comparison to Megatron's fusion cannon. That seems to jibe with the DC-electricity laser description above. The 2008 ''Universe'' Galvatron toy has a "firing particle cannon" callout on the packaging, adding weight to that being the correct name of the weapon.
*Marvel UK artist [[Lee Sullivan]] based his rendition of Galvatron on actor Jack Nicholson!<ref>[http://leesullivanart.co.uk/LEE/transformers.htm Lee Sullivan Art]</ref>
*The brand director in 1989 who had to approve Transformers comics content, [[Vincent D'Alleva|Vinnie D'Alleva]], was the victim of an [[April Fools' Day]] joke when he was given a story draft and cover layout featuring Galvatron "killing people and eating sheep!" ... that seems pretty plausible, actually.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref>
*The description for the Kingdom Galvatron toy refers to his alt-mode as a "Galactic cannon".
* Galvatron's "card" on Hasbro's official website for "Kingdom" refers to his weapon as an "ultra fusion cannon" instead of a particle cannon. They also refer to his alt-mode as a spacecraft so take it as seriously as you will. [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Galvatron''' (ガルバトロン ''Garubatoron'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Galvatron'''
*''Mandarin'' '''Galva Wáng''' (Taiwan, 加博王 ''Jiābó Wáng'', "King Galva"), '''Jīng Pò Tīan''' (China, 惊破天, "Sky-breaking Awe")
*''Russian:'' '''Galvatron''' (Гальватрон)
*''Spanish:'' '''Galvatrón''' (Latin America), '''Zan Rás'''<ref>Used in early Spanish-dubbed episodes of ''The Headmasters'', this name seems based on/intended to be "[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deszaras]]".</ref>
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Galvatron''' (Гальватрон)

==External links==
*[http://www.tf.to2k.co.uk/fiction/whogalvatron.html ''Who Was Galvatron?'' at Transformers Omniverse]

==References==
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[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
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Optimus Primal (BW)

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:''Optimus Primal is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Optimusprimalbw.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Next one of you says "[[trukk not munky]]" gets it in the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|FACE]].]]
Young and untested, '''Optimus Primal''' was a mere captain of an exploration ship when he and his crew were diverted off-course to pursue a stolen Predacon ship under the leadership of some crook named [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. The rest, they say, is (literally) history.

Though he does have a penchant for stuffy speeches, Optimus Primal is much more down-to-Cybertron than his legendary [[Optimus Prime (G1)|namesake]]. He is committed to the Maximal codes of honor and moral judgment, but he does view them with some irreverence, and is not above finding loopholes or administering unorthodox solutions if necessary. ("Sometimes, crazy works", he says.) He is eternally loyal to his friends and respectful to his enemies. He is brave and selfless in battle. However, he is so committed to helping others that he can withdraw into a deep depression when he feels he has let them down. This is the only time he is self-absorbed.

Optimus Primal is extraordinary for not only being able to distinguish himself, despite living in the shadow of Optimus Prime, but he may even have surpassed the greatest of the Autobots, seeing as he [[Optimal Situation|saved the life of his namesake]] and ushered in a new [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. It is possible Optimus Primal is the greatest Cybertronian hero who has ever lived.

{{quote|Come on, let's hear it, the usual destiny and honor speech.|Megatron}}
{{quote|Speech this!|Optimus, as he punches Megatron in the face|"[[Nemesis Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bonecrusher (BW)#Toys|Bonecrusher}}, [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|rest of 1996 Wave 2 onwards]]}}
Optimus Primal's transformation into Optimal Optimus was due to exposure to a "nebulous entity". {{storylink|Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimal Optimus toy bio}}
====Wave 1====
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)#Beast Wars pack in material}}
{{note|The pack-in fiction of the first wave of Beast Wars toys predates the development of the Beast Wars cartoon and its backstory. Instead, it presents the setting as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal and Megatron cast as new forms for their Generation 1 counterparts and their battles taking place on present day [[human]]-inhabited Earth rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched the toyline adjusted itself to match, relegating this to a [[micro-continuity]] separate from the rest of [[Beast Era]] fiction.}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
{{main|Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity}}
[[File:Call of the Wild Optimus Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''King Kong'' took a weird turn.]]
Optimus Primal was a minor [[Maximal]] officer of little note who commanded the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. When he received an alert about a fugitive [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] ship, the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', he had the ''Axalon'' pursue it through a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal, eventually ending up on a primitive planet. There, he and his Maximal crew scanned [[beast mode]]s and battled [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s criminal band of Predacons in what the Maximal dubbed the "[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]". The two forces soon became embroiled in an "experiment" by the mysterious [[Vok]], and Primal gave his life to stop the destruction of the Maximals by the aliens' [[Planet Buster]]. The planet was revealed to be [[Earth]] in the past, putting the conflict in a vital context. Optimus Primal was soon reborn in a [[Transmetal]] body and was later granted a more powerful body after taking [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[spark]] into his body to foil Megatron's plans to change history. Despite his nemesis's numerous machinations, the Predacons were defeated and Megatron brought back to Cybertron.

However, Megatron prematurely freed himself, and he arrived at Cybertron before the Maximals. When they arrived, they found the planet to be desolate and conquered by Megatron. They soon met the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], who [[reformatting|reformatted]] the Maximals into [[technorganic]] forms and entrusted Optimus Primal with the task of defeating Megatron and bringing about an evolution of the planet and the species into the technorganic. Despite some missteps, Optimus Primal was able to free Cybertron from Megatron's reign and bring about a new age for Cybertron, albeit with the cost of his life.

When [[Unicron]] instigated the [[Universe War]] with his abductions of Transformers from across the [[multiverse]], [[Primus]] resurrected Optimus Primal to act as the leader of the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. Well into the war efforts, Unicron disappeared and Optimus Primal's fate was left unknown.

A different quantum branch of this Optimus Primal became one of the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]]'s dimension-hopping [[Protector|agents]] and met with the [[Thirteen|ancient Transformer]] [[Vector Prime]].

In a divergent timeline, Optimus Primal, a possessor of an [[Energon Matrix]], joined forces with various [[Autobot]] and Maximal [[Supreme Commander|leaders]], such as the legendary Optimus Prime himself, the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] of a different [[Universal stream|universal cluster]], [[Lio Convoy]], and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]].

===''Beast Wars II'' toy catalog===
[[File:PrimalLioConvoyCatalog01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"And what's that, Lio Convoy? Your toy is now out in '''all major retailers''' and buying it will make children be '''seen as cool''' by their peers? Boy, who ''wouldn't'' want to '''buy your toy'''?"]]

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus Primal observed a warrior named [[Lio Convoy]] advance through the ranks of the Maximal Space Patrol. Respecting him for his strength and courage (though feeling he was a bit too straightforward), Primal dynamically named him as his successor. Shaking hands, Lio Convoy swore not to let Primal down. {{storylink|Catalog#Beast Wars II|The next stage of battle advances to the Second War... Beast Wars, Transform!}}
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===''Bom Bom'' manga continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' manga====
Many years ago, before [[Lio Convoy]] became "Lio Convoy", Optimus Primal was a sitting member of the [[Convoy Council]] and personally awarded him his [[Energon Matrix]] and [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] rank.

Years following that, during a battle with [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] on planet [[Gaia]], Lio Convoy's Energon Matrix was damaged by his foe and corrupted with [[Angolmois Energy]]. The chaotic energy caused Lio Convoy to grow to enormous size and go berserk. To stop him from destroying everyone and everything, [[Apache]] and [[Scuba]] used an ancient Gaian computer to summon Optimus Primal across time and space.

Primal observed the danger and immediately recognized the problem. Stretching out his glowing hand, Primal pressed his palm against Lio Convoy's Energon Matrix, repairing it. This act disspelled the Angolmois Energy's corruption, returning Lio Convoy to normal size and sanity. The deed done, Primal faded away, returning to wherever he had come from. {{storylink|Free the Captured Matrix!}}

Before Lio Convoy and his team set out to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], Optimus Primal showed up in the Maximals' base on Gaia via holographic communication. He warned Lio Convoy would die due to overexposure to the Angolmois Energy if he went to the planet. {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}

====''Beast Wars Metals'' manga====
[[File:DevilGorilla-sk.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|It's on like a reanimated cyborg Donkey Kong!]]
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Primal was left dead. Within [[unspace|Transwarp space]], he found himself being dragged into the afterlife by a horde of monsters. Suddenly, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] arrived and attempted to return him to life. Primal at first refused, saying he wished to move on. Rhinox then smacked some sense into him, reminding him of his duty to his Maximals. Brought back to his senses, Primal left Transwarp space, his spark being blasted from a laser cannon of Rhinox's design.

Over at the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] base, [[Hindenburg]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had recovered Primal's sparkless, rampaging body and imprisoned it in shackles. Using a voodoo ceremony of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s design, Megatron intended to turn Primal's body into a Predacon slave. Before he could apply his mutant blood and finish the ceremony, Primal's spark reunited with his body and upgraded into a [[Transmetal]].

None too pleased, Primal proceeded to make short work of Tarantulas, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and Megatron's army of drones. He then defeated Megatron and escaped Hindenburg, rescuing an injured [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] in the process. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Later, while investigating the remains of the ''Axalon'', Primal was attacked by Rampage. Primal had his robot head bitten off in the attack and lost both his arms (it was brutal). Ultimately, using undersea volcanos and his own hoverboard, Primal launched Rampage into space, trapping him in orbit. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

When [[Jaguar]] attacked a [[anthropoid]] village and killed Dinobot, Primal journeyed there to avenge his friend. Their battle raged into a cave, where Jaguar blew a hole through Primal's torso. Primal managed to tear Jaguar's arms off and then shoot him before letting the villain stumble into a pit. Dinobot was avenged. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

Optimus Primal once again arrived too late to save a friend, as Tigatron, mind-controlled by Tarantulas, killed Airazor. Primal proceeded to stomp the spider to death and tear his body into a thousand pieces. He was much more courteous to Blackarachnia, however, having seen her attempt to help Airazor, and let her leave in peace.{{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

When Optimus learned that Megatron had discovered the ''Ark'', he raced to get there in time, only to be besieged by zombie Predacons. With Tigatron's help, he made it through them, but ONCE AGAIN arrived too late, as Megatron (now merged with the spark of [[Megatron (G1)|his namesake]]) blasted [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to bits. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

To save Prime's spark, Optimus Primal ate it and became Optimal Optimus. In their final confrontation, Optimus ripped Megatron's spark out of his body and crushed it, killing his foe. After all was said and done, Primal lamented that repairing Optimus Prime and restoring the time stream would be a tall order. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}

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===''Universe'' CD-ROM===
[[File:UnivCDROM Autobots.jpg|left|thumb|"Pardon me, just passing through."]]
On some alternate Cybertron, that universe's Optimus Primal was leading the Autobots [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]], [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], and [[Striker]] against [[Reptilion|Reptillion]], [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] in the most intense day of fighting that year. Just as the combatants were really starting to beat the slag out of each other, they were interrupted by [[Acheron|a mysterious spaceship]] that swooped down, sucked the [[Decepticon]]s up on beams of light, and flew away. Primal and his troops were left dumbfounded, unaware that the ship had been a tool of [[Unicron]] in his quest to build [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|an army]] for a [[Universe War|grand war]]. {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM}}
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===Fire in the Dark continuity===
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were seen by the [[Natiltec]] tribe as gods. One of the pictographs depicted one of these "gods" in the form of a gorilla. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

In [[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta]], Megatron's Predacons fought Optimus Primal's Maximals in the war for the [[Mini-Con]]s, which the Maximals emerged victorious, though Optimus did have to sacrifice his life to thwart the rogue Tarantulas's scheme to gather a cache of [[Super Energon]]. Since Vector Prime recounted Optimus as leading the charge that ended the war, he apparently got better. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 13, 2015|Ask Vector Prime}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Historyofcybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He's looking into your other browser tabs RIGHT NOW.]]
When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] plugged himself into [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s deactivated head to download information on the history of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he skimmed past some facts on Optimus Primal. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
In a celebration of the Transformers brand, Optimus Primal showed up as a representative for the "Beast Wars" era of the franchise. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''United''===
During the United battle, Optimus Primal entered into battle against the new threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1#United|Ark Unicron]]. During the fight, Primal's ship, the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', mysteriously gained a [[spark]] and became a Transformer. The ''Axalon'' was then the Autobot's greatest hope of defeating Unicron. {{storylink|Axalon (BW)#United 2|''United'' Axalon bio}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On a [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where the Autobots and Decepticons had grown too decrepit to carry on the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], they constructed proxy armies in the form of the [[Maximal]]s and Predacons. Increasingly questioning the orders of her Autobot masters, the breaking point with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] came with the death of her colleagues Silverbolt and Rhinox. She conspired with [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] and together they killed their commander, Optimus Primal, who refused to turn against the Autobots. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|"TransTech" Blackarachnia's profile in Club magazine #25}}

===Legends World===
Optimus Primal was the president of [[Axalon Trading Company]], and took new employee Rattrap drinking after his first workday. As Rattrap was explaining ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' to him, Primal assumed by his mention of CGI-animated transforming robots that he meant the [[live-action film series|recent Transformers movies]]. {{storylink|The Generation Gap}} Primal believed that your robot mode was your "serious adult" mode and that you should use it while working, and was annoyed that Rattrap remained in beast mode throughout the day and transformed to have fun afterwards. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} During a meeting with [[Lio Convoy]] from another company, Primal had Airazor serve their guest tea. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2|The Gender Gap Part 2}} He later found Rattrap, Rhinox and Silverbolt with their stomachs growling, and wondered what they'd been up to. {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party}}

While visiting [[Tokyo Toy Show 2014]] with his son, [[Optimus Minor]], Primal was shocked to run into some of his own employees and reprimanded them for caring about toys at their age. During the event, he talked to Minor about ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' characters and helped him transform an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] toy he'd won. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report}} Later at work, he was exasperated by Cheetor enthusiastically refusing to work overtime. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 9#The Bathroom Gap|The Bathroom Gap}} While heading out one day, he told his employees not to touch his [[banana]]s, but turned back when he realized he'd forgotten to bring some with him. He returned to find that the others had immediately started eating all his bananas in a great big banana-themed party, and was ''not pleased''. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} He also had his hands full with Cheetor, who at different points was so tired at work he forgot how to transform, {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Head of Partying, Cheetor|Head of Partying, Cheetor}} asked Primal to cover his travel expenses after he'd fallen asleep on the train, {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night|Cheetor at Night}} and claimed to have overslept even when he arrived late fully energetic and refreshed. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor in the Morning|Cheetor in the Morning}}

As punishment for the banana incident, Primal assigned Dinobot to be Rattrap's trainer, ignoring the rat's protests that his new trainer clearly wanted to eat him. When Rattrap managed to work even while stuck in Dinobot's mouth, Primal commented that the two worked well together after all. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}} Rattrap later arrived at worked in the body of a real Transformer, to which Primal responded by having him go see Doctor [[Bump]], who explained that the cause was Rattrap's obsession with Transformers. Primal ordered his employee to get rid of his toy collection, but was ignored. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} Not long afterwards, the same thing happened to Optimus Primal himself! His initial worries about what his son would think proved unfounded when Minor was overjoyed to have a cool Transformer as a dad, but things still ended badly when his suspicious appearance caught the interest of the police. His accidentally deployed a bunch of hidden weapons while trying to explain himself, worsening the situation until Rattrap showed up and transformed him back into gorilla mode. Seeing Bump again, Primal was told that the transformation had been caused by his overeating of bananas, but like Rattrap, he refused to change his lifestyle. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 2|Bonus Edition Vol. 2}}

Optimus Primal's body was later transformed ''again'', this time becoming [[Fallout (episode)|flat as a pancake]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} His boss's cool new robot mode was a source of jealousy for Rhinox until he too was transformed, becoming [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]. Primal watched an ensuing battle between Rattrap and Tankor with confusion. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|Bonus Edition Vol. 3}} He'd reverted to his old form again in time for [[Christmas]], during which he went for a walk with Minor. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} He later bore witness to Tankor's final defeat at the hands of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], after which he too reverted into Rhinox. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}} The large statures of Primal and the others at Axalon Co. bothered Rattrap, who regretted his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Primal was a bit bothered when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon to cook lunch for the employees on company time, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}} and later watched in bewilderment when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] attempted to destroy [[Legends World|their universe]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}}

During a partnership between Axalon Trading Company and the rivaling [[Tera-Kura Co.]], President Primal and Rattrap were invited by [[Megatron (BW)|President Megatron]] to a ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' event. He enjoyed himself trying out food and drinks, but didn't really understand why Rattrap wanted ''Beast Wars Q-Transformers'' so badly. {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss × Q-Transformers}} Primal was visiting Tokyo Toy Show 2015 with Minor when [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] showed up and kidnapped his son! Fortunately [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] was around to get him back. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} As the battle with Windblade had led to the destruction of Axalon's offices under [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s girth, Primal declared Metroplex's city mode to be their new office building. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} At one point, Rattrap and Tigatron arrived late for work and tried to explain to an angry Primal that they'd been trapped in a dream, but of course he didn't believe it. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

When all the heroic warriors of the Legends World got together to protect their world from [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], Optimus Primal joined in by turning into his Transformer form again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} He and Rattrap were later approached by the Autobot [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who asked for their help in using the Legends World's energies to build [[transtector]]s for him and his troops. Primal responded that business is business and they needed compensation, so Fortress offered his company access to Autobot technology, which led to a full-blown Autobot Axalon Trading Company partnership. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} He later wondered what was up when Fortress was being chewed out by his brother [[Grand Maximus|Grand]]. {{storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}} Annoyed by the volume of one of his new employees, [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], Primal kicked him out of the room and told him to get back to work. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}} He and Rhinox were later given [[Master-Brace]] blueprints by [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], allowing their company to produce some. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28|Bonus Edition Vol. 28}} After selling Metroplex to Tera-Kura in order to fund their new HQ, Maximus, Primal lamented the sacrifice they'd been forced to make. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Optimus Primal yelled at [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] for flying around the office on [[Moguru]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} Then his Transformers sickness kicked in again and he was turned into an orange robotic ape. His new appearance caught the attention of [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], who hired him to play [[Ape X Arms]] in his new film, ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown]]''. He ended up having to combine with Megatron twice, first as part of a scene and again to subdue the rampaging transtector meant to represent [[Convobat]]'s. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Convobat)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Primal was later among the passengers on [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s commuter train, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} was around when [[Dark Ai]] came to Axalon looking for help, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy 2)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} and got eaten whole by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} He then watched his house be destroyed during [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]'s [[plasma energy]] rampage. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 49|Bonus Edition Vol. 49}} Primal was given [[Beastformer]] armor by [[White Leo]] when he tried to recruit the Legends natives into his army, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}} and was present at Axalon when [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] came knocking. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 54|Bonus Edition Vol. 54}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] had speculated that the [[Dark Spark]] might have been the essence of a Megatron from an alternate timeline where Optimus Primal and his Maximals failed to stop his plot to absorb all of the sparks on Cybertron, among other explanations. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 18, 2015|Ask Vector Prime}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' continuity===
====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
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{{quote|True strength is having the courage to trust that sometimes crazy works.}}
Optimus Primal was a potential bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. As a force for chaos, this King of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] planned to herald a new age of beasts, even if it produced a Cybertron where only the strong would survive. {{storylink|Fan polls#2017|''Power of the Primes'' fan poll}} Primal was deemed worthy, and granted the power of the Matrix, as well as the [[Throne of the Primes]], the [[Halo of Primus]], and the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. {{storylink|Optimus_Primal_(BW)/toys#SDCC2018|Throne of the Primes toy bio}}
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====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
[[File:PowerOfThePrimesTeaserPoster.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''M-O-N-K-E-Y MONKEY R-O-B-O-T ROBOT'']]
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Perlman]] (English)}}
Optimus Primal was the latest in a long line of noble Cybertronians tasked by the [[Thirteen|gods]] with guarding the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. For as long as he could remember, he was sealed with it inside a dome in [[Primal Swamp]] to watch over it. This continued until [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] eventually found and entered the vault, hoping to retrieve the Blaster in order to keep it out of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s clutches. Primal appeared before him and fought to defend the Blaster, but Megatron told him that Cybertron was facing extinction and that he was prepared to give his life to save the planet. Sensing the truth in his words, Primal relinquished the Blaster to Megatron, who left the vault with it. As the former Decepticon and his team discussed their next move, Primal followed him outside and properly introduced himself, suggesting they head for the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}

The group traveled to [[Cataclysm Tundra]], where they unearthed the Sanctorum's hidden entrance. Finding a data terminal inside, they learned of Primal's origins as an agent of the gods, but were interrupted when [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] attacked. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} In the ensuing fight, Rodimus briefly trapped him beneath some rubble. When he emerged, he saw the Requiem Blaster left unguarded and attempted to flee with it. When Windblade called him out, he claimed that letting the Blaster out of Primal Swamp was a mistake, but accusations of cowardice by Windblade promted a change of heart. Instead of leaving, Primal moved himself into the shadows on the higher levels of the Sanctorum before tossing the Blaster to Megatron so he could finish Overlord. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} In the aftermath, Primal thanked Windblade for stopping him from running. As Megatronus appeared to take the Blaster, Primal attempted to defend it, but proved no match. Following Megatronus's escape, Primal sided himself with the others in support of Megatron as they marched toward the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to finish things. {{storylink|Consequences}}
[[File:POTP-Ep9-Megatronus-Unleashed-Primal-becomes-Optimal-Optimus.jpg|thumb|300px|"Before there was time, before there was anything, there was nothing, and before there was nothing, there were monsters."]]

Noting the peculiarity of the [[Labyrinth of Tunnels]], he mused to himself about how much of Cybertron and the surrounding universe he had yet to discover due to his isolation. Though his spark was weakened by Megatronus's doomsday device, Primal and the others forced their way into the Well. After saving Windblade from a potentially lethal blast, he and Grimlock worked to restrain Megatronus. However, Megatronus proved too powerful and severely burned Primal and the others. {{storylink|Collision Course}} The flames surrounding him died down while Megatronus fought Rodimus, now completely possessed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], and Primal resumed attacking Megatronus's device. Despite interference from Megatronus, Primal did his best to pull the Matrix free from the device. He eventually succeeded and began interfacing with the Matrix unexpectedly, creating a protective shield around him. When Perceptor revealed the Matrix had chosen him, he placed the relic into his chest and was transformed into a new form. Dubbed Optimal Optimus by the Matrix and proclaimed as the protector of all sentient beings, he began to battle Unicron, now seemingly a match for him. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Optimal eventually overtook his foe and managed to remove the [[Matrix of Conquest]] from his chest, restoring him back to his former self as Hot Rod. When Unicron attempted to use the Matrix to take control of Megatron, Optimal agreed to use the Requiem Blaster to destroy them both, hailing Megatron as a true hero. In the aftermath, thanks to the Matrix's choice of him as the new Prime, Optimal was named the leader of Cybertron. Though Optimal was unsure if he was worthy of the role, the newly revived [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] taught him the ways of Cybertron and promised to support him as Optimal declared he would lead Cybertron into a new age of prosperity. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ASurfeitOfPrimes-OptimusPrimalMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|300px|And you thought ''Beast Machines'' took him to dark places.]]

Twelve million years ago, Optimus Primal was a [[Maximal]] under the command of [[Liege Maximo]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]] army conquered the [[Forgotten Plains]], Maximo and his army were forced into exile, and eventually came into the employ of "[[Onyx Prime]]" in reality, an alias assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} As part of his grand plan to engineer Cybertronian history, "Onyx" took control of Liege Maximo's forces and incorporated them into his "Menagerie" of bestial warriors, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} and Optimus was one of the warriors who accompanied his new master to the [[Crystal City]]. There, they joined forces with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s council to battle the Darklanders. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

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Two million years later—after the ascension of the [[Thirteen]] and the subsequent [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] that saw their alliance undone—Primal was now a member of Onyx Prime's innermost retinue, and joined the Prime when he left Cybertron aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to advance his plans. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} The Maximals made camp on [[Antilla]], a planet that the Cybertronians had once attempted to colonize years before, now the site of a weapon that Onyx dubbed the "[[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]." {{storylink|Our Finest}} After many millions of years, Onyx sent the Talisman away aboard the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} with Primal and the other Maximals remaining on Antilla. At some point afterwards, the [[Mistress of Flame|Matriarch of Incaendium]], [[Praesidia Magna|Praesidia]], and [[Magrada]] traveled there to investigate a Cybertronian signal, and Primal was one of the Maximals who watched as Onyx slew Magrada. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Some time later, Primal was among the Maximals who travelled to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], the Cybertronian colony from whence the intruders had came, and clashed with the [[Torchbearer]]s over a supply of [[Ore-4]]. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

In the modern day, Primal and the other Maximals travelled to Cybertron with Onyx and Liege Maximo as Shockwave put the final stages of his plan into play; as Cybertron collapsed into chaos thanks to his machinations, Primal joined Liege Maximo to attack the crew of the fallen [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. Primal was nearly impaled by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]'s sword before Maximo caught the blade, allowing Primal and [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] to restrain the Autobot. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Though Shockwave and Liege Maximo were both defeated—fatally, in the case of the latter—Primal and the other Maximals fled Cybertron aboard the Nemesis {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} to rendezvous with Shockwave's ultimate weapon: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

[[File:StrangerEons-MutantMaximals.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Maximal auditions for the live-action movies left something to be desired.]]

Shockwave believed that the Maximals had done so at his behest, helping Unicron devour each colony world before destroying Cybertron, at which point the Talisman would kill Unicron and allow the Transformers to establish a new Transformer empire on Earth. He was unaware of their true intentions; despite pledging fealty to Shockwave, the manipulative ex-Decepticon had shattered ''their'' faith as well, and their decision to ''truly'' join forces with Unicron was an act of revenge, aiming to bring down the entire galaxy in defiance of Shockwave's carefully-curated plan. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

[[File:Unicron5-MaximalAttack.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Okay, that's better...]]

After meeting up with Unicron as the planet-eater consumed [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} the Maximal swarm traveled with him to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and attacked the surface, allowing Unicron to consume them as he devoured Caminus. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} This was not the end of the Maximals, however; as Unicron had already consumed [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] and its supplies of [[Ore-11]], the Maximals were exposed to the mutagenic ore in Unicron's systems. It was in this state that Unicron regurgitated them to deal with the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]], and thanks to the powers of Ore-11 Primal and the other Maximals were able to manifest a monstrous new robot mode. D.V.D. commander [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], already a Unicron loyalist, had double-crossed the fleet under his command, and allowed the Maximals to board the [[Worldsweeper]] flagship so as to pass on their mutation to the Decepticons sent to impede Unicron's progress. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

Concealing his new form beneath his old bestial guise, Primal and several other Maximals made their way to [[Earth]] in advance of Unicron's arrival and landed in [[Toronto]] as Shockwave teleported in. With Cybertron gone, Shockwave believed that his plan had worked, and that Unicron had perished in the act; at his command, Primal, Beast Megatron, and Rhinox began razing the city to make way for the birth of Shockwave's new Cybertronian empire. {{storylink|Road's End}} As the Maximals wreaked havoc, Beast Megatron was attacked and crippled by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], bringing Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] running. Primal found himself facing off against [[Stardrive]] and the [[Red Shadows]] in combat, being able to hold his own despite their [[Dire Wraith]] powers. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Though he was able to keep Stardrive at bay, Primal was dogpiled by the ninjas and tag-teamed by [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)|Storm Shadow]] and [[Snake-Eyes]], their combined attacks slicing him to bits. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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The Maximals traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Optimus Primal's function was leader of the Maximals, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a gorilla. His gorilla beast strength and [[sword|scimitar]] mastery were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his honor, commission, and loyalty. Optimus Primal's message from the future was that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|someone from the past]] has the power to reshape his future. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

In a possible destiny recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], Optimus Primal bore witness to Autobot leader Optimus Prime leading Cybertron to a new golden age. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Justin Pierce]] (English), [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japanese)|[[Bernd-Siegfried Egger]] (German), [[Frantz Confiac]] (French), [[Alexandre Maguolo]] (Portuguese), [[Luis Bajo]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Dan Osorio]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Anil Datt]] (Hindi)}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep1-Optimus-Primal-attacks-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|Gorilla Greetings!]]
Optimus Primal was a [[Maximal]] born out of an uninhabitable [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} under the constant threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} and was a crew member of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. He grew bitter towards Nemesis's past self, [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], for taking the [[AllSpark]] off-world and abandoning his people, ruining everything. When [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] stole the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] to [[time travel]] and change the past, the ''Axalon'' chased the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] to [[Earth]]. Stranded on the planet, Optimus Primal led the Maximals in a cycles-long conflict with Megatron and the Predacons, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} with both sides suffering devastating casualties to their ranks {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} until the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crashed on Earth.

Optimus Primal led an attack against the Autobots and defeated Optimus Prime himself, believing he was Nemesis Prime. The Maximal leader demanded to see Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership]] to prove he is not Nemesis, though Optimus succumbed to his injuries and fell unconscious. Primal and Maximal [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] investigated the ''Ark'' [[energon]] supply to repair the ''Axalon'', but are interrupted by Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and the repaired Optimus Prime. The two Optimuses argued until Prime revealed the Allspark is on Earth and [[Tigatron]] announced [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] located both [[Megatron (G1)|Megatrons]]. Optimus Primal finally revealed to the Autobots that he was the leader of the Maximals and from the future. Untrustworthy to each other, the two factions discussed amongst themselves if they should help each other. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

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===2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-OptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Optimus Primal was once a member of the [[Maximal]] [[Maximal Command Security Force|Security Forces]] but was removed from his post and eventually promoted to become captain of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', a job he bemoaned as meant to keep him in line with its monotony. En route to [[H'nkshanaar-4]] to "deliver scientific experiments", the crew of the ''Axalon'' were ordered by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to pursue a band of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] who stole [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|an artifact]] and [[Darksyde (BW)|a transwarp-capable ship]]. Elated by the prospect of some adventure, Optimus Primal and his crew followed the other ship into a transwarp portal, ending up in orbit of a mysterious planet. The following battle caused both ships to fall to the planet, disabling both crews. The computer of the ''Axalon'' detected dangerous levels of [[energon radiation]] and outfitted the comatose Maximals with new techno-organic beast modes. Primal awoke to the form of a native gorilla. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

As repairs progressed, Primal received a status report from [[Nyx]] before he sent her out to do an aerial recon of the land. When Cheetor groused that Primal had just cost him tiny servos that could fit into access panels, Primal told him to go ask Rattrap. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}} When night fell and Nyx did not return, Primal ordered [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] to stay on the ship when the younger Maximal suggested they organize a search effort. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}} When Nyx was still overdue to return, Primal repurposed a data collection shell to connect with the orbiting stasis pods to expand their search radius and find Nyx. When the reworked array came online, Primal cursed himself for not ordering rescue sooner when he saw how slow Nyx was moving. When Nyx approached the ''Axalon'', Primal led his crew outside to keep watch, being greeted by the Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] carrying the prone pilot and formally requesting to defect to the Maximals. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}}

After Dinobot had been locked in a holding area for malfunctioning protoforms, Optimus briefly interrogated him before a repaired Nyx asked to speak to the prisoner. Soon afterwards, the rest of the Predacons marched on the ''Axalon'', whose defences had yet to be repaired. Ordering Rattrap to stay behind and repair them, Optimus led his crew into battle, facing off against Megatron. As the battle continued, Megatron steadily began to overpower Primal, {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 5}} and attempted to crush him with his beast mode head only for Optimus to break the hold, being saved from a blast when Nyx threw Terrorsaur into its path. As Optimus and Dinobot prepared to take on Megatron together, Rattrap finished repairs on the defences, the [[force field]] coming online and ejecting all Predacons from the perimeter, including Dinobot. When the Predacons began beating the turncoat to death, Primal fired the point defence cannons to scare them off.

Days later, Optimus confessed to Rhinox some of his doubts about his leadership capabilities only for his friend to warm him against second-guessing himself before a wounded, but operational, Dinobot thanked Optimus for the repairs and announced his intent to leave the Maximals. Seeing potential in the defector, Primal reminded him of the heritage of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and invited him to stay. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}

Confident that the ship's fully operational force fields would keep the Predacons out and allow the Maximals to dictate the terms of conflict until a transwarp beacon could be constructed, {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} Primal spared with Dinobot in the gymnasium to get a feel of the Predacon's fighting style and how he was healing. That evening, the Maximals engaged in card game while Dinobot described the Predacon ranks. When Cheetor had a weird feeling, he went off to poke around the ship, later shooting off a garbled message to Primal. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}} When Cheetor didn't answer Primal's hails, the Maximals raced to his location, finding him bound by webbing. Recalling that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had broken into [[Thetha Lab]] during the battle, Rattrap noted that the intruder was likely a corrupted [[protoform]]. Though Primal ordered the ship placed on lockdown, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] managed to escape the ''Axalon'' while having managed to corrupt 51% of the stasis pods while calling all of them down. Cursing himself for his complacency and overcautious attitude, Primal ordered the Maximals to prepare for an attack on the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Pod Part 2}}

As the Maximals prepared for battle, [[Skold]] appeared outside the ''Axalon'', bringing them the wounded [[Razorbeast]]. After confirming Skold's intentions, Primal brought the Maximal into the ship for medical care. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}}

After Dinobot explained the origins of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Primal led his crew to a retrofitted escape shuttle. While in flight, Primal designated Nyx and Rattrap to destroy the ''Darksyde''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s transwarp drive and steal the Golden Disk respectively while the rest of them would engage the Predacons in battle, ordering Razorbeast to try and talk down Skold. After Dinobot announced their arrival via a [[missile]] barrage, Primal landed on the battlefield. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} With Megatron absent from the battlefield, Primal first fought [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] before he fought Skold whereupon Razorbeast intervened, trying to talk down his friend only for Terrorsaur to swoop in and kill the red Maximal. Noticing Megatron about to kill Dinobot, Optimus lunged at the Predacon leader. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}} As Optimus kept Megatron's attention, he was informed by Nyx that Rattrap was trapped behind an impregnable door. Impaling Megatron's beast mode head, Optimus managed to disable the Predacon long enough to rescue his comrade only to be caught unawares by a security [[force field]]. Confronted by Megatron, Primal demanded to be released, offering the safe return of the Golden Disk. If not released, he bluffed to destroy the Disk, highlighting that the disabled ''Darksyde'' and the booby-trapped ''Axalon'' would make the Predacons unable to steal another version of it. After a furious Megatron agreed, Primal revealed to the bluff to his crew while Megatron swore to claim Primal's spark. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 3}}

Following a battle at a field of [[energon crystal]]s, Cheetor remained unresponsive in the medical bay despite his perfect health and overactive processor. When Cheetor awoke, he warned Primal of the [[Vok]] before an outside force triggered a hard reboot on Cheetor that left him with no memory of the Vok. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}}

When installing new sensors, Optimus and Dinobot were attacked by Tarantulas and Blackarachnia who infected Primal with a hyper-aggression virus. After a loaded suggestion from Dinobot, Primal broke out of the ''Axalon'' and made his way to the ''Darksyde''. As he leapt through the jungle, Primal was ambushed by [[Polar Claw]] whose superior strength easily overpowered Primal's blind rage. {{storylink|Primal Rage}}

Awakening face-to-face with Megatron, Primal leapt at his foe only to bounce off a force field, the backlash burning the virus from his system. As Primal tested out the strength of the field and grilled Megatron for information, their captors made themselves known. Introducing themselves as the "[[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]]", the five wayward protoforms informed the two captains that the Vok had grown tired of Cybertronian interference on the planet. As a defiant Megatron raged, Primal observed the field block the discharge of his weapon but not the dust and their captors reverting to [[beast mode]] to exit the cave. Gambling that the force fields were only designed to work on [[robot mode]]s, Primal proved his theory and offered Megatron an alliance to survive. No sooner had the two exited the cave did the Children attack again, Optimus engaging [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] in battle. After Megatron had killed Polar Claw and [[Saberback]], the Vok finally arrived, [[Pakak]] using Polar Claw's corpse as a medium. As Optimus spoke to the alien, Megatron blasted the corpse, prompting the trio of angered Vok to show their true forms and begin killing the Predacon leader. Coming to his foe's defence, Primal offered the Vok the chance for a new experiment: seeing how the Maximals and Predacons would work together when confronted with a larger threat. Agreeing, the Vok gave the Cybertronians seven unobserved cycles to prepare. {{storylink|Children of the Vok}}

Upon being returned to their ships, Primal and Megatron agreed to an officer exchange to better develop strategies. Optimus deposited Rhinox and Dinobot at the ''Darksyde'' and brought Waspinator, Skold and Blackarachnia to the ''Axalon'', outfitting them with [[restraining bolt]]s. Optimus was later summoned by Skold and Nyx who theorized that the Vok, based on earlier readings that matched the energy clinging to Primal, were from unspace. Cheetor then entered, warning that the ''Darksyde'' was under attack. {{storylink|The Beginning of the End}}

Leaving Rattrap and Waspinator behind to complete the repairs, Primal led the others to the ''Darksyde'', finding it under attack by the totality of the Children of the Vok. Optimus engaged Tigatron once again, having another philosophical discussion as they fought before the Vok arrived. Deciding that Cybertronians were too disruptive, the Vok immobilized all as they prepared to fire their [[reversion device]] only to be fired on by the ''Axalon'', now firing unspace blasts that dissipated the alien entirely. After Optimus failed to convince Tigatron to join them, Megatron lunged at the Maximal leader only to be struck by the unspace beam, sending him forward in time. In the aftermath, Optimus offered to extend the truce with the Predacons, promising to put in a good word for them if they helped capture Tarantulas and Megatron only for the Predacons to refuse. Wearily, Optimus led his crew back into the ''Axalon'', though warning Blackarachnia that the Maximals would not be so understanding when next they met. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}

===Scorching Heat Showdown===
Optimus Primal possessed an [[Avatar]] in the form of [[Convobat]]. After [[Armordillo]] was gunned down by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and Convobat swooped in to fight, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] himself joined the battle. He was soon met by Optimus Primal, who vanquished Megatron after a tussle. Megatron's death triggered an eruption of an unstable [[energon]] volcano, which Optimus Primal and Convobat were able to escape. Optimus regretted not being able to save Armordillo, not realizing that he was attempting to inform him of the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' being being killed. {{Storylink|Scorching Heat Showdown}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Optimus Primal fluttered about in his bat mode, descending over a river swarming with crocodiles. After one of the beasts nearly snapped him out of the air, Optimus transformed to robot mode to scare it off. But the crocodile transformed as well, revealing itself to be Megatron! Though Optimus took a blast to the side, he was able to relieve Megatron of his gun before the two adversaries continued exchanging blows. {{storylink|Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|Beast Wars Wave 1 Deluxe toys commercial}}

==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
Many of the Beast Wars combatants had managed to built personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Optimus Primal himself remained stationed at the ''Axalon''. Optimus Primal joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
{{Note|Optimus Primal is a playable character for both rescue missions and normal gameplay.}}
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Optimus and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] had the task to rescue any of their comrades that were captured whenever a mission against the Predacons failed.

Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Optimus Primal declared the galaxy to be at peace thanks to the Maximals.

=====Predacon campaign=====
Retaliating after [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] had been assassinated by the Predacons, Optimus launched an offensive directly against the Predacon's ship. His drone troops were unsuccessful in destroying the Predacons, who launched a counter-offensive while Optimus troops were still in disarray after the failed attack. The Maximal leader was ultimately assassinated, securing the Predacons their victory in the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Optimus Primal can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Optimus Primal fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
Optimus Primal became involved in a series of disputes when the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Earth]]. He partook in a series of one-on-one battles, his goal to become the last warrior standing, allowing him to take possession of the crystal.

Optimus could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to run across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

His old nemesis, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], was the final bot opposing him at the end of his quest. Overcoming his Predacon foe, he used the power of the Quartz to finally defeat the Predacons, saving the universe! {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Optimus Primal's fate in those outcomes.}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Beast Mode'''
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|Cyber Blade||→↓→B
|Hammer Knuckle||↓→B
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|Plasma Cannon||↓→B
|Counter Hammer||↓←A (counter)
|-
|Giga Attack||←↓→A
|Megaton Hammer||→↓→B
|-
|Convoy Driver||←↓→B
|Megaton Slam||←↓→B (grapple)
|-
|Zetsu Convoy Driver (super)||↓→↓← B (grapple)
|Gigaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B (grapple)
|-
|God Ascension (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|God Ascension (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

===''Transformers Battle Universe''===
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Optimus Primal was among several warriors (and [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimuses]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:LegendsPrimal.jpg|thumb|250px|BEEF MUNKY]]
During a tectonic upshift, a huge amount of [[Energon]] was exposed.
Optimus Primal and the other Maximals found themselves the victims of a Predacon ambush as they tried to secure the Energon themselves, and the cache ultimately fell into Predacon hands. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}} On their return to Cybertron, the Maximals discovered that Megatron had conquered the planet, and they were forced to face his Vehicon generals. {{storylink|Beast Machines (Legends)|Beast Machines}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Primal.jpg|thumb|400px|SUPER RARE MUNKY]]
Optimus Primal participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Optimus Primal''—This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Beast Wars: Episode 1" event.
*''Optimus Primal Bat''—This Epic character was available as a reward in the "Beast Wars: Episode 3" event.
*''Optimus Primal Transmetal''—This Epic character first appeared in the "Transmetals: Beast Wars: Episode 1" event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Transmetal, 250 units of Cybermetal, 100 event cores, and 50 cores of this character.
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Optimus-Primal-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|400px|Battle Munky!]]
In an unknown time and place, the Beast Wars came to an end. Optimus Primal planned on going home to a new command, while [[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] went into incarceration. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Primal Instinct}} As the [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|shuttle]] was traveling through chronospace, Optimus and Megatron found that they both reverted from their Transmetal forms to their original beast modes. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|A Stitch in Time}} They were soon ripped from his place in space-time; Primal tried telling [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] to disengage their transwarp engines and abort their travel, to no avail. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Mixed Signals}}

They ended up at 21st century Earth, just as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were closing in to secure their new recruits. Optimus Primal decided to ally himself with the Autobots and figure out who brought him here and why. He was shoved aside by [[Grimlock (G1)|Megatron]], assumed Megatron was the future version of himself. After that mistake, Grimlock ordered the Dinobots to secure the... monkey. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Blast from the Past}} {{storylink|Quantum Beast Leap}}

Optimus Primal soon figured out he was back on Earth and in the [[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]], to his disappointment. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] came and questioned [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] on the ongoing battle between the Dinobots and the Predacons, and the new primate. Perceptor explained that the primate was a Prime and the idea was Grimlock's. Optimus Prime replied, "Well, that's just prime", and the annoyed Primal told him to get his own catchphrase.

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons''': Primal in his beast mode first uses his shoulder cannons on a target far away. (15 second cooldown) He thens leaps into the air and lands on a target dealing Area of Effect damage. (10 second cooldown) He then proceeds to pound the target.
*'''Ability: Battle Orders''' - Target their defenses! Friendly bots are given a health shield and prioritize all defenses for a time.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points, +2 for reuses.
{{note|This ability was fan-voted as a community favorite on the Transformers: Earth Wars BAND page. It has been redesigned from restoring health to bonus health.}}

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:optimus-primal Optimus Primal at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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;'''Optimal Optimus'''
[[File:Optimal Optimus EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|500px|New Funky Mode]]

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Flying Inferno''' - For 10 seconds you set nearby enemies on fire dealing damage per second.
**'''Cost''': 7 ability points, +2 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:optimal-optimus Optimal Optimus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-OptimusPrimal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|#GORILLACHANNEL #DEEPSTATE]]

As a Brawler, Optimus Primal has Armor that resists all critical damage, which he can convert into Melee Buffs by ground-pounding shockwave heavy attacks. He's Just Prime as damage debuffs expire faster the more Armor he has, and heals from Bleeds.

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==Toys==
[[File:Optimus Primal toys.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|There's a lot more where these came from!]]
{{main|Optimus Primal (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}
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==Notes==
*The design of Optimus Primal's bat form is an [[homage]] to [[Batman]], an action figure license also held at the time by [[Kenner]].<ref>Page 78, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
*Optimus was given the rank of "Maximal General" on his punch-out card for McDonald's original Beast Wars promotion.
*According to the control art of Optimus Primal's toy, his chest originally seemed to be a kind of launcher instead of being an homage to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].<ref>Page 50, Toy database section in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]''</ref>
*Primal's gorilla mode, paired against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s ''T. rex'' mode, was inspired by the showdown in ''[[King Kong]]''.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref>
[[File:OptimusPrimalBMconcept.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's an evolution revolution! It's two modes of the same character designed by two different artists!]]
*Indeed, gorilla Primal's original tech specs (which belong to the [[micro-continuity]] that takes place on modern-day Earth) seems to strongly imply that Primal is a building-scaling ape of Kong-like stature. As speculated in the ''Beast Wars'' volume of the ''[[Unofficial guidebooks#Cybertronian: The Unofficial Transformers Recognition Guide|Cybertronian]]'' action figure guide, this may have been intended to explain why he is [[Scale|in the same scale]] as Megatron, a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. This would also make somewhat greater sense in the context of the toyline itself, wherein the leader characters were of a much larger "Ultra" size-class than their minions, unlike their eventually much smaller depictions in [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|the CG cartoon]].
*In the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II]]'' chapter "[[All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!]]", [[Tasmania Kid]] calls Optimus Primal "'''Mr. Gori'''" (ゴリさん ''Gori-san''). Optimus likes the nickname.
*"Powered Convoy", Optimal Optimus's Japanese name, is Ultra Magnus's [[pre-Transformer|pre-''Transformers'']] name in the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline.
*Early concept artwork for the ''Beast Machines'' toyline depict Optimus's new body as having a white/silver, black, and red color scheme.
*According to his [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]] [[bio]], Optimus Primal is from "the future", suggesting the events of ''Robots in Disguise'' are somehow part of the [[Beast Era]]'s past. Though this could have been an element of ''Car Robots'' , RID's original counterpart being part of the Generation One continuity family in Japan and as shown in a [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 timeline]] the ''same'' continuity as their version of [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)#Japan|Beast Wars]] in 2015 the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] fleshed out a form of this, portraying a dimensionally-displaced Optimus Primal fighting a similarly displaced Megatron in the future of a ''Robots in Disguise'' universe before traveling to that universe's past to aid ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime.
*The ''Beast Machines'' incarnation of Optimus Primal seems to have inspired the ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|Go-Bots]]'' character [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] (later redubbed Beast-Bot).
*In the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Optimus Primal's Cybertronian body takes design cues from his ''[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|10th Anniversary]]'' figure. Most prominently, he possesses that toy's characteristic grey feet and antennae, mechanical segments on his abdomen, red knees, and blue chest highlights.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Convoy''' (コンボイ ''Konboi''), '''Beast Convoy''' (ビーストコンボイ ''Bīsuto Konboi''), '''Convobat''' (bat, コンボバット ''Konbobatto''), '''Optimus Primal''' (オプティマスプライマル ''Oputimasu Puraimaru'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Odim''' (奧狄武 ''Oudikmou'')
*''Italian:'' '''Black Jack''' (toy)
*''Korean:'' '''Optimus Primal''' (옵티머스 프리멀 ''Optimeoseu Peurimeol'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīngāng Wáng''' (Taiwan, 金剛王, "King Kong King"), '''Hēixīngxīng Duìzhǎng'''（China ''Beast Wars'', 黑猩猩队长, "Captain Chimpanzee"）, '''Xīngxīng Jiāngjūn''' (China ''Beast Machines'', 猩猩将军, "General Gorilla"), '''Qíng Tiān Shèng''' (comics, 擎天圣, "Sage that Supports the Sky")
*''Polish:'' '''Optimus Naczelny''' ("Optimus Primal"）
*''Portuguese:'' '''Primata Optimus''' (''Beast Machines'', "Optimus Primal")
*''Russian:'' '''King Kong''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub), '''Optimus Commandeer''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, "Optimus the Commander"), '''Optimus Perviy''' (''Beast Machines'', "Optimus First")
*''Spanish:'' '''Optimus Primal''' (Spain), '''Optimus Primitivo''' (America, "Optimus Primal")

====Transmetal====
*''Japanese:'' '''Metals Convoy''' (メタルスコンボイ ''Metarusu Konboi'')
*''Italian:'' '''Metal Gorilla''' (toy)

====Optimal Optimus====
*''Japanese:'' '''Powered Convoy''' (パワードコンボイ ''Pawādo Konboi''), '''Optimal Optimus''' (オプティマルオプティマス ''Oputimaru Oputimasu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Optimus Primal''' (toy)

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
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[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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Transformers: Forged to Fight

2022-09-18T20:02:16Z

Woo224: /* Featured characters */ new characters

[[File:Transformers-forged-to-fight-logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Forged to Fight''
|image=Forged to Fight Title Screen.png
|caption=[[GEEWUN|Geewunners]] vs. Bayformers vs. [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Munkys]] and GIVE ME YOUR FACE.
|developer=[http://www.Kabam.com Kabam]
|publisher=[http://www.Kabam.com Kabam]
|date= April 5, [[2017]] (Worldwide)
|platform= iOS, Android
|ratings=
}}

'''''Transformers: Forged to Fight''''' (formerly called '''''Transformers: Generations Collide''''') is a fighting RPG mobile game by [http://www.kabam.com Kabam]. It features characters from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]], the [[live-action film series]], and [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|''Beast Wars'']]. <ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-transformers-fighting-rpg-announced-for-mobile/1100-6445860/</ref>

==Story==
The [[Autobot]]s and the [[Earth Defense Command]] have found a way to restore life to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], so [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], with [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her crew, begins the long journey home. But passing through the [[Eshems Nebula]], they encounter a spatial warp field and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crash-lands on an [[New Quintessa|unknown planet]]. After encountering [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], a strange new [[Grindor (ROTF)|Decepticon]], and a corrupted [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Autobot]] from another [[live-action film series|reality]], Optimus entrusts the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the [[You|Commander]]. As the Commander, you must find reinforcements, set up a base of operations and defense, and discover the secrets of the planet.

*Act 1: "[[Meet Your Makers]]"
*Act 2: "[[Dissension and Ascension]]"
*Act 3: "[[A Shocking Farewell]]"
*Act 4: "[[Awaken and Corrupt]]"

==Side Missions==
===Legends of Cybertron===
#"[[Rulers of Kaon]]"
#"[[Revenge of the King]]"
#"[[Rise of Kolkular]]"

==Spotlight Missions==
Spotlight Missions are limited-time story missions that focus on the game's newest characters. Typically lasting about a month, fully completing these missions will reward the player with character-based chips to go toward purchasing that month's character in the Store, in addition to the standard Gold, XP and Ore-13.

{{collist|3|
#"[[Launch Party]]"
#"[[Prime Challenge]]"
#"[[A Question of Loyalty]]"
#"[[Size Matters]]"
#"[[Shocking Revelation]]"
#"[[Galvatron Rising]]"
#"[[Code of a Hero]]"
#"[[I Still Function]]"
#"[[Well, That's Just Primal]]"
#"[[No Bot Left Behind]]"
#"[[Weapon of Mass Consumption]]"
#"[[Bring the Noise]]"
#"[[Feral Phenomena]]"
#"[[Missing Beats]]"
#"[[What Could Go Wrong?]]"
#"[[Emergence]]"
#"[[Grave Consequences]]"
#"[[This Is Going to Sting]]"
#"[[Crossfire (Forged to Fight)|Crossfire]]"
#"[[Thunderstruck|Trouble Brewing]]" / "Rising Danger" / "Critical Challenges" / "Thunderstruck"
#"[[Grimlock Saves the Day]]"
#"[[Till All Are Gone]]"
#"[[A Tale of Two Stingers]]"
#"[[Fog of War]]"
#"[[Generations (Forged to Fight)|Generations]]"
}}

Shattered Glass Invasion
#"[[Prime Suspect (Forged to Fight)|Prime Suspect]]"
#"[[Shattered Bridges]]"
#"[[Shattered Lenses]]"
#"[[Shattered Fates]]"

Autobot Civil War
#"[[Magnus Opus]]"
#"[[Feast and Famine]]"
#"[[Defragmentation]]"

The Necropolis
#"[[Emprie of Dirt]]"
#"[[Era of Rust]]"
#"TBA"

==Gameplay==
Gameplay is similar to ''[https://marvel.com/games/170/marvel_contest_of_champions| Marvel Contest of Champions]'', also made by Kabam.

*Right Tap: Light attack or Shoot when far away
*Right Swipe: Medium attack or Dash forward when far away
*Right Hold: Heavy attack - Transform into alt mode and break through an opponent's block
*Left Swipe: Dash backward
*Left Hold: Block - reduce incoming damage
*Left Up/Down: Sidestep up/down

When a bot lands and receives enough hits, a Special Attack becomes ready to be used. Higher ranked bots can have their Power further charged for a Special 2 or 3 for epic damage combos! Only one bot can use a special attack at once though! So plan and block or dodge accordingly!

;Characters and Mods

;Forging

==Classes==
[[File:Classes-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|Clockwise from top right: Warrior, Scout, Tech, Demolitions, Tactician, Brawler]]
Each Bot falls into one of six classes. Each class listed gains an attack bonus over the class below it, and has a disadvantage against the class above it.

*'''Scouts''' quickly eliminate opponents with frequent Special Attacks and a high Critical Rate. Their rapid attacks give them an advantage over Tech bots.
*'''Tech''' Bots generate shields, manipulate Power, and equip some of the most advanced custom weaponry. Their shielding abilities help them when facing Demolitions bots.
*'''Demolitions''' Bots are burst damage experts that buff their Special Attacks for bigger, bolder, explosions. Their fewer attacks give them an advantage over Tactician bots.
*'''Tacticians'''' strong synergies and master strategies help them adapt during a fight to turn their enemies' strengths against them. Their anti-Armor abilities help them when facing Brawler bots.
*'''Brawlers''' are armored allies and furious foes that value strength at any cost. Their low Critical Rate and high attacks give them an advantage over Warrior bots.
*'''Warriors''' have deadly accuracy and love bleeding Energon from their opponents. Their tracking systems give them an advantage over the evasive Scout bots.

==Mods==
{{main|Module}}

==Base==
At the Commander's base, you can assign Bots and Mods to the seven nodes on your base to defend it, and generate Gold over time. The higher the star rating and rank of the bot, the more Gold is generated over a longer time.

There are also these main structures in a base:
*'''Crystal Extractors''' - Claim 4-hour Crystals and Daily Crystals from these extractors.
*'''Alliance HQ''' (level 5) - Help other Alliance players with help requests to earn <s>Loyalty points</s> Gold.
*'''Battle Center''' (level 7) - View other commanders' attempts to raid your base, and enact revenge within 24 hours.
*'''Mobile Command''' (Level 10) - Send bots on Away Missions for a small Gold fee to earn decent amounts of currencies.

===Relics===
Relics give a permanent boost when placed on your base, each found through specific tasks.

*[[Immobilizer]] - Was obtained as a possible prize from an Alliance Crystal or Shattered Lands Crystal, but has since been removed.
*[[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] - Was obtainable in the Raid Store at some point in the game for 2,000,000 Raid Chips. It's now available in the Raid Store as part of the "Legacy" set, being bought for 20 Raid Tickets. It gives +5% Offense in Story Missions.
*[[Covenant of Primus|Covenant of the Primus]] - Obtained by completing Act 1 100%.
*[[Dark Energon|Dark Energon Orb]] - Obtained by completing Act 2 Chapter 3 100%.
*Effigy of [[Solus Prime]] - Obtained by completing Act 3 100%. (Which means it's currently unobtainable seeing as Act 3 isn't finished.)
*[[Matrix of Leadership]] - An anniversary relic given to players who joined before v1.1. It gives +15% XP in Story and Special Missions.
*[[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership (Live-action)]] - Obtained after 21 consecutive days of logging on during the Last Knight Calendar in June of 2017. It's now available in the Raid Store as part of the "Legacy" set, being bought for 15 Raid Tickets. It gives +5% XP in Story and Special Missions.
* [[AllSpark]] - As part of the "Legacy" set, it is bought using 25 Raid Tickets. It gives a +5% boost to Offense and Defense.
* Gold Raid Trophy - In the same vein as the Star Saber, is obtainable from the Raid Store for 1500 Medals and 1,000,000 Raid Chips. It gives +4% Attack and Health in Raids. Hasn't been removed yet, so get it while it lasts!
*Fallen Titan Hand - Can be obtained by completing the extremely difficult Rulers of Kaon Special Mission. It gives a Commander +5% XP bonus.
* Hot Rod Relic (Tier 1-3) - Obtained after completing the "Question of Loyalty" Special mission arc 100% on either of the three difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, or 4% Attack and Health in Special Missions.
* Megatron Relic (Live-action) (Tier 1-3) - Obtained for completing the "Size Matters" special mission arc 100% on either of the three difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, or 4% Attack and Health bonus in Alliance Missions.
* Unstable Energon Cube (Tier 1-4) - Obtained for completing the "Shocking Revelations" special mission arc 100% on either of the three difficulties. It gives +5-14% XP in Story and Special Missions.
* Galvatron Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Galvatron Rising" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 4% Attack and Health bonus in Alliance Missions.
*[[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Shattered Disk]] (Stone/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Code of a Hero" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 4% Attack and Health bonus in Special Missions.
* Megatron Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "I Still Function" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 2, 3, 4, or 5% Attack bonus in Arenas.
* Primal Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Well That's Just Primal" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 4% Attack and Health bonus in Story Missions.
* Hound Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "No Bot Left Behind" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 3, 5, or 10% Gold Generation bonus in Special Missions.
* Kickback Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Weapon of Mass Consumption" special mission arc 100% on either of the four difficulties. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 5% bonus to Raid Chip rewards.
* Blaster Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Bring the Noise" special mission arc 100% on any difficulty higher than Easy. It gives a 2, 3, 4, or 5% Health bonus in Raids when attacking.
* Cheetor Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Feral Phenomena" special mission arc 100% on any difficulty higher than Easy. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 4% Attack bonus in Raids when attacking.
* Jazz Relic (Green/Bronze/Silver/Gold) - Obtained for completing the "Missing Beats" special mission arc 100% on any difficulty higher than Easy. It gives a 1, 2, 3, or 6% Health bonus in Alliance Missions.
** All of the character specific Relics make resurgences as part of "Legacy" sets, being bought for 2/4/6 Raid Tickets depending on their ranking and level.

==Items==
[[File:Items Forged to Fight.png|thumb|Just a sample of the many items of overcomplication.]]
===Resources===
*'''[[Gold]]''' - The standard currency used to upgrade Transformers and Mods, and to start Away Missions and Arena fights.
*'''Arena Chips''' - Used to purchase Arena Crystals, and can be earned in the Arena and Away Missions.
*'''Raid Chips''' - Used to purchase Basic Ore, Spark, Spark Essence, Mods, and limited-time items from the Raid Store, and can be earned by raiding players' bases and from Away Missions.
*'''[[Energon]]''' - The premium currency that can be earned through various tasks or purchased with real money.
*'''Loyalty''' - Was used to purchase Loyalty Crystals and to start Alliance Mission maps, and is earned helping players with their requests. This currency was removed in v.2.0.

===Energy===
*'''Mission Energy''' - Used to progress in missions. It takes 6 minutes to recharge one battery. Maximum capacity is increased as a player levels up.
*'''Raid Ticket''' - Required to start a Raid. It takes 1 hour to replenish a raid ticket, up to 3.
===Upgrades===
Upgrading Bots and Mods is a multi-step process. A Bot's or Mod's level is increased only by upgrading them with Ore-13 and Gold. Upon reaching every 10 levels, the Bot then can be ranked up with Spark and Gold. Bots and Mods with higher star ratings require more amounts of higher-class Spark with each rank.

*'''[[Ore-13#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ore-13]]''' - Used to level up Bots and Mods along with Gold.
*'''Spark''' - Prism-shaped Sparks are used to rank up Bots and Mods, and can be formed from their respective Spark Essence or earned in Crystals.
*'''Spark Essence''' - Spark Essence is obtained from Daily Missions, some crystals, or daily deals.

**Tier 1 Basic Spark - 100 Tier 1 Basic Spark Essence
**Tier 2 Basic Spark - 1000 Tier 2 Basic Spark Essence
**Tier 3 Basic Spark - 10000 Tier 3 Basic Spark Essence
**Tier 1 Class Spark - 100 Tier 1 Class Spark Essence
**Tier 2 Class Spark - 1000 Tier 2 Class Spark Essence
**Tier 1 Alpha Spark - Required to rank up 3-4 star Bots and Mods, and is formed from 10000 Alpha Spark Essence.
**Tier 2 Alpha Spark -
**Tier 1 Mod Class Spark - Defense, Offense, and Utility Sparks used to rank up 3-4 star Mods.

===Boosts===
Introduced in v.2.0, Boosts temporarily increase stats and experience. Boosts are not stackable.
*'''Damage Boost''' - Increases Attack Rating for all bots in all game modes.
*'''Health Boost''' - Increases maximum Health for all bots in all game modes.
*'''XP Boost''' - Increases all XP gain by +50% in Story and Event Missions. 30 minute, 2 hour, and 12 hour Boosts are available.
*'''Temporal Boost''' Reverses the effect of the Temporal Anomalizer Modules found in A Question of Loyalty Story Missions for 20 minutes.

===Other===
*'''Full Mission Energy Refill''' - Instantly recharges Mission Energy.
*'''Repair Kits''' - Restores a set amount of health for a bot during a mission. Tier 1-3 kits are available for a single bot or the whole squad.
**'''Raid Repair Kit''' - Repair Kits that can be only used in Raids.
**'''Alliance Mission Repair Kit''' - Repair Kits that can be only used in Alliance Missions.
*'''Revive Kits''' - Revives a bot with some health if they are knocked out in a mission. Tier 1-2 kits are available for a single bot or the whole squad.
**'''Raid Revive Kit''' - Revive Kits that can be only used in Raids.
**'''Alliance Mission Revive Kit''' - Revive Kits only that can be only used in Alliance Missions.
*'''Raid Shield''' - Protects your base from being raided for 4, 12, or 24 hours. Be aware that raiding when a shield is active will remove the shield.
*'''Alliance Mission Energy Refill''' - A limited-time item that restores 1 Alliance Mission Energy.

==Crystals==
[[File:Mod-Crystals.jpg|thumb|Though there are dozens of crystals, most of them are one of two kinds: common and rare crystals, such as this Standard and Premium Mod Crystal.]]
Crystals are used in the Space Bridge to win various prizes, which are presented on a scrolling roulette. Although you can stop the wheel early, it does not affect the outcome, as the prize is determined soon after a crystal is activated. Any duplicate Bots and Mods are converted into Class Ore-13 and Gold.

Listed are standard crystals in the game. Specific crystals in limited-time offers are excluded.

*'''Free Daily Crystal''' - This yellow crystal gives 1-3 star Bots or Mods, and can be collected from the base's extractors every 24 hours.
*'''Free 4-Hour Crystal''' - This green crystal gives Gold, Ore-13, Basic Spark Essence, or Tier 1 Repair or Revive Kits, and can be collected from the base's extractors every 4 hours.
*'''Premium Bot Crystal''' - This crystal gives a 2-4 star Bot, which can be bought for 100 Energon or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''Standard Mod Crystal''' This crystal gives a 1-3 star Mod, which can be won in Mod arenas, and before v3.0 could be bought for 2500 Raid Chips.
*'''Premium Mod Crystal''' - This crystal gives a 2-4 star Mod, which can be bought for 75 Energon or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''3-Star Mod Crystal''' - This purple crystal can be won in 3-star Mod arenas and formed form 2000 shards.
*'''4-Star mod crystal''' - This yellowish-green crystal can be won in 4-star Mod arenas and formed form 2000 shards.
*'''Arena Crystal''' - This crystal gives small amounts of Gold or Energon, which can be formed from 1000 Arena Chips.
*'''Gold Crystal''' - A crystal that gives huge amounts of Gold, with a minimum of 2,200 gold.
*'''Alliance Crystal''' - This crystal gave Bots or Mods with a higher rarity, or even the Immobilizer relic, which can be formed from 1000 loyalty points. In v.2.0, this was changed to a free crystal claimable every 24 hours, and gives Bots, Mods, Boosts, Ore-13, or Alliance Repair or Revive Kits. Alliance Crystals were eventually changed again, this time to a crystal that could be acquired once a day by asking your Alliance for help, and did away with Bots, Mods and Ore, instead only awarding Alliance-based items.
*'''1-Star Bot Crystal''' - This blue crystal gives a guaranteed 1-star bot. Can be won in Missions and Arenas.
*'''2-Star Bot Crystal''' - This dark orange crystal gives a guaranteed 2-star bot. Can be won or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''3-Star Bot Crystal''' - This blue crystal gives a guaranteed 3-star bot. Can be won or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''4-Star Bot Crystal''' - This crystalline crystal gives a guaranteed 4-star bot. Can be won or formed from 2000 shards.
*'''5-Star Bot Crystal''' - This purple crystal gives a guaranteed 5-star bot. Can be formed from 10,000(!) shards.
*'''Forgotten Ruins Crystal''' - Currently, this crystal gives Tier 1 Sparks, Tier 1 Alliance Team and single Revive Kits, 1000 Gold, or Tier 2-3 Ore, and is formed from 2500 shards earned in the Forgotten Ruins map in Alliance Missions.
*'''Shattered Lands Crystal''' - Currently, this crystal gives Tier 2 Basic Sparks, 500 Tier 2 Class Spark Essence, 1000-2000 Tier 1 Alpha Spark Essence, Tier 2 Alliance Team and single Revive Kits, 500 Tier 3 Spark Essence, or Tier 3 Basic Sparks, and is formed from 2500 shards earned in the Shattered Land map in Alliance Missions.
*'''Tier 1 Class Spark Crystal''' - This blue crystal gives a Tier 1 Class Spark, and can be claimed on day 9 of the login calendar and earned in Easy Special Missions.
*'''Tier 2 Class Spark Crystal''' - This bright blue crystal gives a Tier 2 Class Spark, and can be claimed on day 16 of the login calendar and earned in Medium Special Missions.
*'''Tier 1 Mod Class Crystal''' - This bright green crystal gives a Mod Class Spark, and can be claimed on day 21 of the login calendar and earned in Hard Special Missions.
*'''Boost Crystal''' - This Red Crystal gives a random Boost, and can claimed on day 7 of the login calendar.
*Limited-time Crystals promoting a character that give 2-4 star bots with a chance to obtain the newest 3-4 star character.

==Fight Modes==
*'''Solo Missions'''
**'''Story''' - Lead your squad on Missions to unravel the mysteries of [[New Quintessa]].
**'''Daily Missions''' (Level 8) - Collect Basic Sparks, Class Sparks, Spark Essence, and Class Ores from these short, limited-time missions!
**'''Special Missions''' (Level 12) - Play through side stories and earn exclusive rewards in limited-time Spotlight Missions and Challenge Missions!

*'''Versus'''
**'''Raids''' (Level 7) - Raid other commanders' bases to win Raid Chips and Medals!
**'''Arenas''' (Level 10) - Compete against other players' squads to win rank and milestone rewards, Mods, and Featured Bots!

*'''Alliance'''
**'''Alliance Missions''' (Level 20) - Complete cooperative Alliance Missions to earn exclusive Crystal shards, and advanced Basic, Class, and Mod Sparks!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s/[[Maximal]]s|c1=
'''Generation 1'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ratchet]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Sideswipe]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Mirage]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Windblade]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Arcee]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Prowl]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Grimlock]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Bumblebee]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Blaster]]
**[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
**[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Jazz]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Wheeljack]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Jetfire]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ironhide]]
*[[Rodimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Chromia]]*

'''Beast Wars'''
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Rhinox]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Dinobot]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Cheetor]]

'''Movies'''
*[[Movie (franchise)|MV1]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]]
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Ironhide (Movie)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ironhide]]
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Bumblebee]]
*''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Drift (AOE)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Drift]]
*''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Hot Rod]]
*''The Last Knight'' [[Hound (Movie)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Hound]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
'''Generation 1'''
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Starscream]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Motormaster]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Bludgeon]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Soundwave]]
**[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Shockwave]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Ramjet]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Galvatron]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Kickback]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Tantrum]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Thundercracker]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Cyclonus]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Necrotronus]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Dirge]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Slipstream]]
*[[Soundblaster (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Soundblaster]]
**[[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]

'''Beast Wars'''
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Waspinator]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Scorponok]]

'''Movies'''
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Megatron (Movie)/games#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Megatron]]
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Grindor (ROTF)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Grindor]]
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Bonecrusher]]
*''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Mixmaster]]
*''Dark of the Moon'' [[Barricade (Movie)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Barricade]]

|h3=Others
|c3=
'''[[Human]]s
*[[You|Commander]]
*[[Marissa Faireborn#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Marissa Faireborn]]
'''[[Quintesson#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Quintesson]]s'''
*[[Quintesson Scientist]]
'''[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Sharkticon]]s'''
*Sharkticon Scout
*Tech Sharkticon
*Demolitions Sharkticon
*Sharkticon Tactician
*Sharkticon Brawler
*Sharkticon Warrior
*[[S-1000]]
}}
''*Indicates characters currently only seen in promotional material.'' 


==Errors==

As great as the game is, there are a number of errors and oddities here and there. Most that directly affect Gameplay are promptly resolved, but the more interesting ones come from grammatical, visual and continuity errors in the game.

* In the Mission "Voices", Windblade is seen in the dialogue as hearing Quintesson voices in her head, and thus one would assume you fight Windblade at the end of the mission, given that she's then brainwashed into fighting Optimus and the Commander. In the actual game, the Commander fights Mirage. Weird.
* In the Hound Spotlight, during the Mission "Trust Issues", Ironhide states that Hound had saved Ironhide on numerous occasions when KSI and Cemetery Wind were hunting down Autobots. This cannot have happened, because Ironhide was dead long before the two companies had been formed because of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF) |a dirty backstabbing jerk]]. However, the multidimensional setting of the game gives this a ''slight'' bit of wiggle room.
* Drift states in the Divided Loyalties spotlight mission "Bring Him Home" that Hot Rod has wielded the Matrix of Leadership before. This has never once been mentioned anywhere else. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Maybe he's referring to a different Hot Rod?]] [[Hot_Rod_(DOTM)#Timelines|Or maybe...]]
* Do we even need to explain how broken Mirage is in Rulers Of Kaon?
* In the promotional art, Windblade is dual-wielding her signature sword.
* Bonecrusher is mis-labelled as ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bonecrusher, despite the fact that he was not in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|said film]]. There ''was'' a [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|bot with Bonecrusher's appearance]], but there's no confirmation the two were intended to be the same character.
* When sidestepping during battle, sometimes the random debris strewn on the battlefield will get stuck on the Character model's feet. This can lead to some ''very'' interesting shenanigans.
* The S-1000 Sharkticon, when fought as an NPC in game, is displayed as not having a class. Despite this however, the S-1000 will still receive a debuff from Warrior class bots, as in game the ''playable'' S-1000 Sharkticon is listed as a Scout class.

==Notes==
*Forged to Fight is an '''extremely''' referential game. Just about everything, from story dialogue to Bot Synergies to the actual combat moves themselves, is a callback to ''something'' from Transformers history. We've noted some of the more significant ones here but, seriously, we could write an entire article on the number of references alone.
* Generation 1 and Movie characters are clearly differentiated with their proper classic and movieverse insignias and transformation sounds.
* Though the game is set on New Quintessa, the actual fights take place in various environments, which are [[Egypt]], [[Chicago]], [[Hong Kong]], [[London]], and the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]].
*The "Forged to Lead" and "Forged to Serve" Synergy Bonuses reference Megatron's team in the first movie, although with Grindor in place of Blackout.
*Shockwave's first special ability is named after [[Shockblast]].
* Galvatron’s first and third special attacks are a reference to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. The first special attack is from Galvatron flying to his ship, and the third special attack is a reference to his killing of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]].
* In Blaster's spotlight mission, the Chapter title "Fight The Power" and the dialogue contained in both "Party Getting Started" and "Fight The Power!" are references to the anime ''{{w|Gurren Lagann}}'', more specifically the song "Libera Me From Hell".
*In “Enter the Horns”, specifically the mission “Bull Scrap”, Jazz says that Tantrum looks like the mascot of a basketball team on Earth, a likely reference to the {{W|Chicago Bulls}}
*In one of the game's more... ''interesting'' references, the mission entitled "Guess Who's Back?" has Jazz appropriately paraphrase the (in)famous opening of {{w|Eminem}}'s 2002 hit "{{w|Without Me}}" (and by extension, his later song "{{w|Just Lose It}}").
*Cyclonus is a mishmash of many different Cyclonuses. His regular gun is modeled after [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], specifically his [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe '08]] toy, while Cyclonus also [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|uses]] a [[Great Sword]] for his Special 1 attack.
*As of the time of this writing (February 07, 2021), Dinobot is the only character to have a unique victory animation, not sharing it with any other characters.
*In the Galvatron exclusive mission "Half the Battle", Ultra Magnus says the titular line, famous from the classic GI Joe [[public service announcement]]s.
* The title and dialogue contained in the Chapter "We'll Need a Bigger Blaster" are obvious shoutouts to ''{{W|Jaws (film)|Jaws}}''. The Sharkticon's special 3 itself is a blatant reference to the signature "dorsal fin scene" from ''Jaws''.
* Rather than his original form, Cheetor's model is based on his [[Transmetal]] body.
* Megatronus uses his ''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoon design, with the addition of a jet mode.
* In the "Shattered Bridges" Special Event, the Shattered Glass Transformers have clear distinctions in their portraits, stylistic differences, their proper characters, and the proper insignias for their respective counterparts, with even a few new ones thrown in here and there! But nonetheless, the bots fought in game that are meant to represent these characters do not reflect the in game differences, and simply remain as their stock counterparts, as making entirely new game models would be too taxing on the poor developers.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'' '''''Transformers Kōtetsu no Senshi-tachi''''' (トランスフォーマー鋼鉄の戦士たち, "Transformers Warriors of Steel")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: Forgés d'Acier''''' ("Transformers: Forged from Steel")
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers: Combattenti''''' ("Transformers: Fighters")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Bǎi Liàn Wéi Zhàn''''' (变形金刚：百炼为战, "Transformers: Hundred Battles")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://transformersforgedtofight.com| Official Website]
*[[fandom:transformers-forged-to-fight:Transformers: Forged to Fight Wiki|Transformers: Forged to Fight Wiki]]

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:''Sunstreaker is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Autobots secret weapon sunstreaker wax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hi. I'm better than you.]]
'''Sunstreaker''' knows to the core of his [[spark]] that he is better than any other Autobot, and he makes sure everyone else knows it, too. His sociopathic tendencies, combined with his incredible vanity and arrogance, usually result in tension between himself and the other Autobots. He is generally unwilling to help those who are having trouble keeping up, and is quite audible when it comes to complaining about the shortcomings of everyone else. The only Autobot he truly gets along with is his [[twin]] [[Relatives|brother]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and even that can seem strained at times.

The main reason [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] keeps him around is most likely Sunstreaker's effectiveness on the battlefield. Ruthless and skilled in all forms of combat, there is not much Sunstreaker cannot handle. As a front-line warrior, Sunstreaker is a great asset for the [[Autobot]] army. If a rather scary one.

{{bigquote|I'm transforming! I see my true beauty emerging!|Sunstreaker|"[[The Autobot Run]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:State games 1.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.0|Cannot, in fact, beat Megatron with one hand behind his back.]]
''Prior to the outbreak of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Great War (G1)|planet-wide civil war]], Sunstreaker was a gladiator in the [[Games (competition)|Games]] held between the [[Polities of Cybertron|city states]]. He was once brutally beaten by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in combat, and would have been killed if [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had not stepped in.'' {{storylink|State Games}}

[[File:Magnificent6_crop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Magnificent 1+]]
''Early into the Autobot-Decepticon war, Sunstreaker was a member of the [[Magnificent Six]] a team of Autobot warriors tasked with infiltrating Decepticon-held territories and sowing discord from within. During a mission to [[Yuss]], he helped destroy a band of Decepticons terrorizing the town, and was hailed as a hero by the resident [[neutral]]ists for it. A retaliatory strike proved harder to repel, as the Autobots found themselves facing off against [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]] and his elite cadre. The Magnificent Six managed to hold Yuss's borders for a week, but the locals grew to resent them as the violence took its toll on them. The civilians were eventually pushed into betraying the Autobots after Sunstreaker made an indelicate joke about the destruction of Yuss's Ampodrome, a beloved museum. The entire unit was captured and submitted to horrendous torture under Megadeath's care.''

''In one of Megadeath's sadistic games, the Decepticon gave five of the six Autobots blasters, and offered them a chance to win their freedom; they only needed to stop him from killing [[Stampede]], the only unarmed member. Sunstreaker and the others failed to even take up arms, so thoroughly had the Decepticon succeeded in breaking them by that point. Afterwards, Megadeath gave the Autobots two hours to find his neutralist prisoners before he detonated five [[neutron bomb]]s and obliterated the entire region. Finding their mettle, the Autobots forwent any attempt to rescue either themselves or the civilians for the Decepticon's entertainment. They instead hid, then ambushed and crippled Megadeath when he came to investigate their lack of action. Megadeath refused to divulge where he had stashed the neutralists, so the Autobots left him behind to die to his own device. When questioned about what had transpired during their mission, the survivors lied and claimed not to remember any of it.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

Sunstreaker was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] that crashed on [[Earth]] four million years. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

An erroneous account would later place Sunstreaker as part of a group of Autobots posted on Cybertron hundreds of years ago who, upon detecting the [[Underbase]] heading towards Earth, sent out [[Raindance|two]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|mini-cassettes]] to forewarn the Autobots posted on the organic world of its arrival. {{storylink|Club Con!}}<ref>The flashback in "[[Club Con!]]" depicting Sunstreaker, Beachcomber, Perceptor, and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] on Cybertron is screwy for all kinds of reasons. Aside from the fact that Sunstreaker was on Earth at the time and Defensor hadn't even been created then, Beachcomber and Perceptor would first learn that Optimus Prime still lived in "The Smelting Pool!", when they intercepted the signal that [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] sent in "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]".</ref>

[[File:SunstreakerBlastsSkywarp.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|When Sunstreaker "puts his shoulder into it"... people get slagged.]]
Sunstreaker and the rest of the Ark's crew were eventually awakened in [[1984]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

''In the first few days on Earth, Sunstreaker was teamed up with [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] in a mission to scout out Megatron's new base. When [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] showed up and thrashed Jazz, Sunstreaker opted to run rather than risk his finish getting messed up. He diverted the jets' attack towards a human military camp, and though he received minimal damage, his plan worked; by bringing the Decepticons close enough to the camp, the humans were provoked into themselves attacking the Decepticons. Thundercracker and Skywarp were driven off, but some soldiers were injured in the confrontation.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} He engaged the Decepticons in battle at the [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|Witwicky garage]], firing his [[electron pulse gun]] at the incoming jets while his brother Sideswipe took the fight to them with his [[Jet pack|rocket backpack]], but ultimately failed to keep them from kidnapping [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Power Play!}} Sunstreaker took part in the mission to rescue Sparkplug from the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister|fortress]] and managed to hit Skywarp with one of his shoulder-mounted, laser-guided, ground-to-air [[missile]]s during a brief skirmish, thus proving (at least to himself) that he was Cybertron's greatest warrior. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''While repairing the Ark, Sunstreaker looked on as [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] flipped out and attacked Sideswipe, the former's mind altered thanks to a short circuit. After the renegade Autobot had been seemingly destroyed in trial by combat with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], Sunstreaker was depressed but was soon overjoyed to learn that Brawn's apparent death had been a [[Hologram|holographic ruse]] perpetrated by [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] and Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Shortly afterwards the Ark was attacked by the Decepticons and Sunstreaker tussled with [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] before all the combatants were disabled by [[Aunty|Auntie]], the Ark's computer, and only freed thanks to the unlikely pairing of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]].'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}} Sunstreaker was relatively low on fuel after this, and so gave up his remaining power in the transference chambers to power up Prime, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and Mirage for combat against the Decepticons... but then joined them for the battle anyway. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

[[File:SunstreakerScrapped.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|Poor Sunstreaker was too sociopathic for even the comic.]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] took control over the Decepticons and possession of the Ark, he destroyed Sunstreaker's body as a demonstration and warning to the deposed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The New Order}} His remains were strung up from the Ark's ceiling thereafter. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} Because of this, Sunstreaker's body was in disrepair for a very long time; at one point, when [[G.B. Blackrock]] asked about him in the med bay, Jazz told him that [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] wasn't even sure if Sunstreaker would ever be operational again. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:Grimlockwasthatwise.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"I get to do something again--we're fighting [[Unicron|WHAT]]?"]]
However, Sunstreaker was fully repaired in time to view the duel between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. The match was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and Sunstreaker came under fire. {{storylink|Totaled!}} He was badly damaged again, and he wound up in stasis aboard the Ark again, to be revived by [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] in [[1990]], when he and the other newly revived Autobots joined the attack on [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Surprisingly, he survived ''that'' battle as he was able to attend the first meeting of the shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Once the alliance had fallen apart, the Autobots tracked [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces to the planet of [[Klo]] where they were ambushed and most of them, including Sunstreaker, were killed. However, he was resurrected a short time later thanks to the arrival of Optimus Prime and the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Future timelines=====
In the far-flung future year of [[2005]], the Decepticons staged an assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Optimus Prime and his soldiers on [[Moonbase One]] traveled to Earth to defend their comrades. Sunstreaker was present when Prime rolled out to engage Megatron in battle personally. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Sunstreakerg1uk.jpg|thumb|I'm YELLOW, dammit!]]
An injured Sunstreaker, along with several other Autobots, was awakened not by Nucleon, but by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s [[mind bug]]. Galvatron had studied their dreams in the aim of finding dissenting members of the Autobots that he hoped to put into his own employ, but after a short skirmish, Galvatron's own mind was hijacked by an invention cobbled by [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]]. Sunstreaker had been off-line so much while on Earth that he needed the others to explain who Galvatron was to him. {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} Unlike everyone else who was brought back, Sunstreaker came out of the experience with absolutely no changes in personality, temperament, or maturity! Even though he'd relived letting people die! {{storylink|Transformers Annual 1990|1990 Sunstreaker profile}}

Sunstreaker and the others would go on to join the Earthforce unit, under [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s command. {{storylink|Break-Away!}} Initially operating out of their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]], they decided to abandon the [[Autobot Code]] and do things their own way. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}} After [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] foolishly broadcast [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s location over an open channel, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and Sunstreaker had to race to beat the Decepticons to the site. Prowl had just disabled an [[Global warming satellite|atmosphere-destroying bomb]] of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s before it reached apex, but the poison on board was still a viable threat. They didn't beat the Decepticons to the landing site, but before they could jump into the fray, Prowl pulled Jazz and Sunstreaker aside. He had already cleared out the poison, so the two Decepticon factions were fighting over nothing! {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Sunstreaker often got into fights with Dinobots as they couldn't resist dissing him. {{storylink|Transformers Annual 1990|1990 Sunstreaker profile}}

Later, Sunstreaker helped Jazz, [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] ruin the Decepticon [[Enclave]] and any chance of peace between Megatron and Shockwave by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Once the Decepticons' in-fighting had taken them out of the caves they had originally been holding their soirée in, the Autobots took the opportunity to have some festivities of their own, nabbing what snacks their enemies had left behind. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Sunstreaker was present with the entire Earthforce team outside Autobot Earthbase when Wheeljack unveiled his brand-new unbreachable defensive system. This was unfortunate, as Wheeljack had forgotten that, once activated, the system could only be turned off from the inside, forcing Prowl to run the gauntlet and reach the shutdown console within. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

When [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] kidnapped the Autobots' ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Sunstreaker joined the other Autobot cars for an impromptu chase scene. He negotiated his way through the various [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] attacks and delaying tactics, but finally hit the wall (literally) when Motormaster detached his cab segment and left his trailer jackknifed across the highway. 'Streaker hit it head-on, and wound up with a legitimate complaint about his bodywork. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

Much later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus]] unwittingly reunited the surviving members of the [[Magnificent Six]] for a mission to the [[Acid Wastes]]. He suspected the [[Underbase]]'s ruins still held a connection to Cybertron's core, which they could tap into to defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Despite the mission's urgency, Sunstreaker and the others made excuses to be excluded from it. Optimus was bewildered by this apparent display of cowardice, and sent them forth anyways, with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] along to round out the team.

[[File:Magnificent Six the end.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|It was a profoundly sombre moment; the mournful atmosphere only slightly punctured when Silverbolt lit one of his farts.]]
Sunstreaker, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], Prowl, Wheeljack, and Jazz found themselves haunted by their past trauma, causing them to hesitate with increasing frequency as they delved deeper into the region. When they reached the remnants of [[Yuss]], all five froze in place completely, despite all attempts Silverbolt made at prodding them forward. They were thus incapable of fighting back when they were accosted by a swarm of mutated mechs, survivors of the Neutronic holocaust that they had failed to prevent millions of years ago. But another ghost from their past held even greater sway over them: [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]] had survived as well, and took the group captive once more! Having realized that his teammates were plagued by past trauma, Silverbolt sought to shock Sunstreaker and the others back to their senses through ridicule, calling the five "the Autobots' resident losers." This riled them enough for the truth of what had transpired in Yuss to finally come forth. Silverbolt convinced his comrades that they were stronger than they thought, and the group's confidence slowly returned. With hate and cold fury driving them, Sunstreaker and his war-time companions confronted Megadeath while Silverbolt saw to the mutated neutralists being freed from his control. Sunstreaker and the others battered down their former torturer, only stopping short of the killing blow. But Megadeath would rather kill himself, while taking the Autobots with him, than admit defeat; he breached his own nuclear core, beginning a destructive chain reaction. The Autobots fled to once more avoid annihilation.

Having overcome their ghosts, the Autobots resumed their initial mission, and reached the former site of the Underbase with the neutralists in tow. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
Sunstreaker stormed the [[Hydrus Four]] facility with his fellow Autobots to rescue Grimlock and the Dinobots. He almost took a shot in the back from a Decepticon, but Optimus Prime took out his attacker. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Invasion-Radcontrolroom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If I'm in the back you can't see my sweet new body!]]
Sunstreaker and Sideswipe joined Optimus Prime's crew on Earth after Megatron resurfaced. They braved the Ark's defenses in order to break inside and recover their lost comrade, Ratchet. As an expression of his concern, Sunstreaker made no mention of the chips and tarnish of his paint job when they freed Ratchet, and together the twins carried their medic friend away to safety. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

Subsequently, Sunstreaker was stationed with several other Autobots in [[Canada]] within the ''[[Ark II]]''. He was present one day when [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] reported from the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] base in [[Oregon]] about a foiled attack by [[Overlord (G1)|Gigatron]] and his Decepticons. Soon thereafter, due to the actions of an evil [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] from [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|another dimension]], a rift of space time opened over Earth, causing catastrophes worldwide. Sunstreaker assisted his peers in evacuating a devastated city block. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Most of the Autobots relocated to the Ironworks after their Earth transported into the negative polarity universe. Sunstreaker and the crew were pulled to safety in [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock's]] shuttle as the planet started to come apart around them. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noteRG1}}
[[File:Destinypt5 one last charge.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Sunstreaker was part of the unit that accompanied Optimus Prime to confront Megatron on the devastated planet Earth. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} After the battle had been won, Sunstreaker and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were assigned to guard the crashed Ark. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

He was later seen at the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] during [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s final charge against the attacking Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}} }}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RollForIt Sunstreaker Chip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
{{main|Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

An original member of the Autobots when they crash-landed on Earth, Sunstreaker participated in a fair amount of battles against the Decepticons. He also did a fair amount of ''zilch'' in those battles. By 2005, he was stationed on the Autobot Moon Base as part of Optimus Prime's crew, while also being stationed on Autobot City, Earth, as part of Ultra Magnus's troops. He got around.

In a splinter timeline, Sunstreaker had a few more unremarkable adventures, such as one where he ''almost'' gained a [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] body, but didn't. He later joined the [[Interplanetary Personnel Exchange Program]] and became partners with the human [[Kelly (RID)|Junko Shiragami]], whose hair he enjoyed sniffing.

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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Sunstreaker and Optimus lifted themselves up into Earth orbit using electro-magnetic lifts. Wielding a gigantic sheet of reflective metal between them, they beamed back towards the Decepticons’ satellite the deadly heat the evil robots had used to melt the [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]] into a puddle of molten rock. The satellite's energy turned against itself caused it to explode spectacularly. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots sent to attack Megatron and Soundwave during their latest scheme to extract oil from underneath the jungle of Brazil. The Decepticons managed to escape once more during the attack. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
In the aftermath of a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots found that Decepticon activities had seemingly stopped altogether. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus went on a trip. Shortly afterwards, Gears discovered that the Autobot's entire fuel supply had been stolen. Thinking he was exaggerating, Sunstreaker told Gears to stop complaining, only for Bumblebee to tell him Gears was correct in his assertion. With their fuel gone, the Autobots were at a huge disadvantage when the Decepticons attacked again. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

When the Decepticons attacked an Autobot construction site, Sunstreaker helped his fellow Autobots in driving them back. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Sunstreaker joined Optimus and the rest of the thirty-five Autobots stationed on Earth on an invasion of the Decepticons' headquarters. In the battle that ensued, he blasted Rumble in order to prevent him from creating an earthquake, only to be shot himself by Skywarp. Thankfully, Sunstreaker's durable steel skin resisted the blast. The Autobots were enventually jettisoned from the Decepticons' headquarters and, after some minor repairs, returned to confront Megatron, now with the Decepticons' plan to take over the Earth well under way. Megatron revealed his trump card, The Devastator, for the first time. Unfazed by the formation of the colossus, Sunstreaker led a small group of Autobots as a first strike force against the gestalt. For all of his efforts, Sunstreaker was picked up like a doll by The Devastator while the rest of his squand were blasted by The Devastator's gun. Thanks to the Dinobots' timely intervention, the Autobots eventually succeeded in defeating the Decepticons, and returned to their own base victorious. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:DevastatorvsSunstreaker-ASW.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.65]]
Sunstreaker was enjoying some alone time, polishing his chrome while he admired his transformation abilities. He was so engrossed in looking at his reflection in a nearby pond that he failed to notice [[Devastator (G1)|a giant Decepticon]] sneaking up on him. Only when the robot blotted out Sunstreaker's light did the vain Autobot take notice. Though Sunstreaker attempted to escape, the Decepticon stomped down on him, damaging his chrome. Sunstreaker's ego having been bruised, he attempted to engage the enemy. This only resulted in Sunstreaker being captured and brought to a prison cell within the Decepticons' headquarters.

The Decepticon warrior, Devastator, revealed to Sunstreaker that he was the combined form of six Constructicons. Megatron approached Sunstreaker, and informed the hostage that his teammates would soon be forced into surrendering. Sunstreaker took a potshot at Megatron as the Decepticon leader walked away, and was bombarded by the Decepticons for his insolence. Sunstreaker crawled to a corner of his cell to tend to his wounds.

The other Autobots attempted to rescue Sunstreaker. This resulted in [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to be captured by Devastator as well, and they were put in Sunstreaker's cell.

The next morning, the four prisoners were brought outside to look upon a statue of Devastator. Megatron informed his prisoners that the statue was a gift from the Autobots, signifying that they surrendered. Despite a letter from Optimus conceding this to be the state of affairs, Sunstreaker and the others refused to accept that the Autobots would simply forfeit the Earth. The statue was in fact an Autobot ruse. Reinforcements burst forth from within the false peace offering, and the Autobots ambushed Devastator. A massive battle followed, with the Autobots emerging victorious. Sunstreaker was amongst the Autobots still standing after the kerfuffle, and was instructed by Optimus to help carry the wounded back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Sunstreaker was one of the many Autobots who saved Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky from being killed by a squad of Decepticons. Later, when the Decepticons attacked the Hoover Dam, <s>Spin-Out</s> Sunstreaker fought Thundercracker and was badly damaged. Thankfully, Sparkplug was able to fix him in no time, and the Autobots managed to repel the Decepticons once more. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Sunstreaker was part of the Autobot convoy that accompanied Optimus Prime when the Autobots learned the Decepticons were stealing fuel from all across the globe with the help of a [[molecular transfer device]]. Laserbeak attempted to sneak up on Sunstreaker, but Jazz stepped in and used his flamethrower to blast the Decepticon. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} {{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

Sunstreaker (or Sideswipe) was part of a small strike team of Autobots assembled by Ultra Magnus to help the Dinobots, who were currently engaged in battle against the Decepticons, just outside of Autobot City. After they defeated the Decepticons, Sunstreaker/Sideswipe and the others were cheered on by the nearby oil rig workers as they drove back to Autobot City. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

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Sunstreaker was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Hot Rod, Bumblebee, Blurr, Wheelie, Springer and Kup when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. Then Springer and Sunstreaker noticed Laserbeak taking off from their location. The two Autobots attempted to shoot him down to no avail. The Autobots realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment. Sunstreaker and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus on the situation. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Sunstreaker and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
Upon first awakening on Earth after being offline for about 65 million years, Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots who attempted to take the Decepticons by surprise while the evil robots still did not know what Earth forms the Autobots had taken. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

During a Decepticon plot to steal an oil truck, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] short-circuited the truck's wiring so that it couldn't move. Sunstreaker countered his move, however, using electron pulses to restart the truck and get it back in action. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Sunstreaker was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===
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Sunstreaker was among the Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] in search of energy, and fought the Decepticons on [[Mount Sheelah]]. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Resting after a day of hard work repairing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Sunstreaker and the other Autobots watched [[television]]. On learning that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans, Sunstreaker agreed that [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] was best suited to go investigate the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He was also among the Autobots who thwarted the Decepticon invasion of [[Stanley Lake]] dam. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] announced he wanted to defect to the Autobots, Sunstreaker thought the Air Commander's experience might be of use to them. As it turned out, Starscream was a spy, and the Autobots used him to send the Decepticons on a wild goose chase, during which Sunstreaker and the rest of the Autobots destroyed the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Sunstreaker and Sideswipe marveled at Spike's explanation of electricity that comes from the sky. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Sunstreaker was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
When [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]] spotted [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stealing energy, he called his Autobot allies through his S.T.A.R.S. control center. Sunstreaker was amongst those who responded to Johnny's call. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} Sunstreaker and the other Autobots struggled against Thundercracker energy-syphoning powers. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}} What happened afterwards is not known.

Later, Ultra Magnus pleaded for [[you]] to "requisition" Susntreaker and other Autobots in order to combat the Decepticon threat. Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Sunstreaker. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Sunstreaker was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
In the path where Mirage used a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the four [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] over the edge of [[Bandit's Bluff]] and into the ocean, Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots crewing [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray's]] destroyer mode. He helped haul the unconscious quartet aboard for safe transport back to the Ark.

If Optimus Prime chose to immediately attack the Dinobots without a real plan, Sunstreaker responded to Sideswipe's request for help defeating [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] with a series of high-energy electron pulses, ultimately knocking the Dinobot commander over and dislodging his cerebro-shell. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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====Earthquake====
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While the Autobots were enjoying a lull in Decepticon activity, Sunstreaker took the time to polish up his "gorgeous body." He also mused on how the Decepticons would have trouble enjoying down-time, as they all transformed into machines of war.

In one possible sequence of events, Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide uncovered a Decepticon ploy to destroy Center City. When splitting up the Autobot forces to combat the Decepticons on two fronts, one at their headquarters and the other at Center City, Optimus assigned Sunstreaker to the secondary team.

If the secondary team was tasked with attacking the Decepticons’ fortress, they were able to stealthily infiltrate the base and discover the Decepticon's lab. Sunstreaker may have bumped into Cosmos if the Autobot spaceship joined their team thereafter, and led him to the rest of the squadron. The Autobots were then able to redirect the Destruction Beam back to its source, destroying the Decepticons and their base.

In another version of these events, Megatron called his troops to his location, so that they could all partake in Cosmos's dismemberment. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, Cosmos spotted the secondary team hiding nearby. Surrounding the Decepticons, the secondary team engaged their enemies. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beame then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.

In a completely different possible series of events, Beachcomber returned early from his day off to inform the Autobots that Jessie had been taken captive by the Decepticons. Optimus then brought Sunstreaker along for the rescue mission that followed. Shortly before arriving at their destination, the Autobots had to choose their next course of action; they could either storm the Decepticon fortress by force, or try to sneak in through a secret passage Buster had previously discovered.

If they decided to storm the fortress, Beachcomber would become nervous, and urge his fellow Autobots to find a more peaceful way to resolve the situation. This moment of hesitation ultimately cost the Autobots the battle, and the Decepticons triumphed that day.

If they decided a stealthier approach, the Autobots quietly entered the Decepticon base, and set out to shoot down any Decepticons they encountered, save Megatron, whom they planned on capturing. Sunstreaker was incapacitated early in the Autobots’ raid, and had to be left behind so that the mission could continue. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

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====Decepticon Poison====
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When a new batch of fuel had just arrived at Autobot headquarters, Sunstreaker insisted on being fueled up first. Sparkplug obliged and topped him up. As it turns out, the Decepticons had poisoned the latest batch of fuel, leaving Sunstreaker unable to transform.

If the Autobots decided to assume a defensive strategy in light of these events, Sunstreaker was comforted by Optimus as he began to be wracked with sickness pains.

In one possible sequence of events that ensued, Perceptor gave out the right amount of an antidote the Autobot scientist had created, allowing Sunstreaker to resume his robot form and take arms against an incoming squadron of Decepticons. The antidote having given Sunstreaker and the rest of the cured Autobots a case of battle fever, the bunch were eager to take on the Decepticons head on in combat. The more level-head Prowl suggested instead a more conniving approach, where the Autobots would ambush their assailants.

If Optimus allowed Sunstreaker and the rest of the refuelled Autobots to venture headlong into battle, Sunstreaker lead the charge, firing the opening shot against Megatron. Though his blast managed to stun Megatron for an instant, the Decepticons soon began retaliating. Though Sunstreaker's squad started out strong, they soon found themselves overpowered by Megatron, prompting Optimus to lead a second wave into battle. Sunstreaker was injured by a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon, prompting Ratchet to emerge from headquarters and repair him in the middle of the battlefield. Though he continued to fight, Sunstreaker was downed once more, and had to be retrieved by Grapple when the Autobots ran out of fuel and needed to retreat back inside their headquarters. Thankfully, the Decepticons had been injured enough throughout the battle, prompting them to retreat as well.

If Optimus instead followed Prowl's plan, he instructed Sunstreaker and the others to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots to be already dead, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. Though Sunstreaker initially cheered, finding himself able to transform once more, he soon found himself literally falling to pieces. The Autobots finding themselves completely outmatched against an all-out Decepticon attack were made short work of by the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots used the tainted fuel to create a toxic cloud that successfully fended off the Decepticons attack. This plan gave Perceptor the time he needed to cure Sunstreaker and the others with his antidote. Their ranks fully replenished and the Decepticons turning tail meant the Autobots had earned themselves another victory.

In completely different possible sequence of events, Optimus successfully retrieved the antidote to the poison from the Decepticons’ poison lab, and with Ratchet's help, brought Sunstreaker and the rest of the poisoned Autobots back from the precipice of death. Though Sunstreaker was eager to get revenge on the Decepticons, Optimus informed his Autobots that the Decepticons were planning to poison the humans’ nearby water reservoir, and that mission took precedence.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, Sunstreaker was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action. Whatever decisions the Autobots made from this point forward, they were successful in foiling the Decepticons’ plot. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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In one possible scenario, the Decepticons gained control of an [[Invisibility Device]]. When the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Sunstreaker and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In another scenario, Sunstreaker was sent out along with Springer, Prowl and Jazz to accompany Kup and Hot Rod when the latter two claimed to have spotted a ship with invisibility capabilities out in the desert.

If the team gave up searching for the ship, Sunstreaker and the rest of the Autobots within Metroplex were caught by surprise by a fleet of identical ships swooping down upon them. The Autobots were all destroyed as Galvatron gloated of his victory.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Sunstreaker and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue [[Sarah Sanders]] immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Sunstreaker and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]] to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came. The battle over, Sunstreaker shared a laugh with Kup and Hot Rod, the latter having made a quip about “seeing right through the Decepticons’ plans.”

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Sunstreaker and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. Sunstreaker provided Hot Rod some cover fire while the young Autobot raced down and snatched the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done.

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. With only Scavenger, Shockwave and Galvatron left behind, Sunstreaker and the others easily defeated the Decepticons still guarding the spaceship, and forced Galvatron to retreat. In one possible scenario that followed, Sunstreaker helped destroy a hidden Decepticon base that Hot Rod found while the Decepticons gave him chase. In another, Sunstreaker watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Sunstreaker and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===3H comics===
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After the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Sunstreaker left Cybertron with four other survivors of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ([[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]], [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]). One year after Cybertron was reformatted into a technorganic planet, they returned. They were greeted by many of the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] inhabitants and with vast media coverage.

However, what appeared to be celebratory fireworks struck the five Autobots and also the Maximals [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. They were transported to a fiery cauldron deep within [[Unicron]], where all but Trailbreaker were rebuilt painfully into new bodies.

Seeing an arena up ahead, the seven moved towards it, only to be attacked by a swarm of shape-shifting, lava-like creatures. Sunstreaker and the others were overwhelmed and taken into the arena (or, the [[Cauldron]]), where they were caged along with a multitude of Transformers kidnapped from across the multiverse. {{storylink|Abduction|Abduction}}

The Unicron-influenced ambience of the place was slowly driving the more violent of the group mad. This, of course, included Sunstreaker. He and Sideswipe were forced into combat in the arena (each wielding spiffy [[energon]] weapons), but were rescued by a reborn [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. The group, sans a corrupted Blackarachnia and Shadow Striker, fled back to Cybertron. {{storylink|OTFCC Live-Action Drama}} {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

The conflict against Unicron went on for an unspecified amount of time, until one last desperate raiding party on the Chaos Bringer, which included Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and many others. During the final battle with [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]], Unicron began to dissolve beneath the combatants (as a result of the [[Unicron Singularity]]). Sideswipe grabbed Sunstreaker and used his jetpack to get them into a portal presumably back to their native Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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{{quote|"Why, you arrogant—yow! I should rewire that smug mug of yours right here—blaw!—right now!" 
"Don't kid yourself—this face is worth more than ''you'' are."|[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and Sunstreaker|"[[Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation]]"|noquote=true}}

[[File:DWPrimeDirective2 SunstreakerSideswipe.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|A family that pelvic thrusts together, stays together.]]
Before joining the Autobot army, Sunstreaker was a successful mural artist. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} When both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] disappeared into a prototype space-bridge, ushering the "Dark Ages" of Cybertron's civil war, the Autobots and Decepticons into several smaller factions. Sunstreaker remained with the "main" Autobot group, fighting under Prowl's command. He was present at the [[Autobase]] when [[The Fallen]] broke in to abduct [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from one of its holding cells. Though Sunstreaker fought valiantly to stave off the ancient Transformers, he was unable to prevent the enemy from achieving his objective, and absconding with the Decepticon. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Sunstreak was aboard the Ark when it crashed on Earth millions of years ago. He and the other Autobots awoke in 1984 to restart their war with the Decepticons. He was part of [[Operation Liberation]] in 1998, a joint human-Autobot effort to defeat the Earth-bound Decepticons. At the end it was a success, and the captured Decepticons, along with the Autobots and a human crew, departed Earth en route to Cybertron in the ''[[Ark II]]''. The ship, however, was sabotaged and exploded upon liftoff.

A few years later Megatron and other Transformers, including Autobots, were seen causing havoc. It was discovered that [[Lazarus]], a scientist who participated in the ''Ark II'' project, was responsible for the sabotage of the ''Ark II'' and the resurrection of several Transformers under his control via technological tampering. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}

[[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] of the [[United States military|U.S. Military]] contacted [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] to ask him if he could do something to help them reactivate Optimus Prime, whom they had recovered locked in a state of stasis. Spike managed to reactivate Optimus with a portion of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] that Optimus had given him prior the ill-fated journey of the ''Ark II''. Optimus subsequently went to the Arctic and used the Matrix to reactivate several Transformers, including Sunstreaker and his brother Sideswipe. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Sunstreaker accepted the new task at hand and fought alongside his brother when the Autobots faced the Decepticons at Lazarus' ruined base, before Hallo betrayed the Autobots by attempting to destroy both factions with a nuclear weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} The Autobots survived when Megatron's technovirus absorbed the blast, and Sunstreaker helped his comrades recover the captive Autobots imprisoned inside the base.

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As Jazz's unit worked on Megatron's virus, Sunstreaker followed Optimus Prime to [[San Francisco]] for the last battle against Megatron and his Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was taken down, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe heroically (though foolishly) charged at [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] rather than, say, shoot him; they were surprisingly beaten up. After Optimus Prime destroyed Devastator's head, Sunstreaker was restrained by the surviving Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} However, through human intervention, Optimus Prime freed his Autobots and the battle was rejoined. Sunstreaker tag-teamed with his brother to pummel Soundwave, though the Decepticons eventually escaped when Superion sacrificed his life to save the city from General Hallo's unauthorized nuclear missile launch. After Optimus Prime came back online, Sunstreaker and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] discovered the traitorous [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] buried under rubble. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''During the conflict with the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]], Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots chosen by Optimus Prime to join the strike on occupied Las Vegas. Sunstreaker was edgy about having to work with Megatron and the Decepticons, and was ready to draw his rifle at a moment's notice during the groups' meeting. Still, he remained sensitive enough to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]'s feelings to comfort his human friend when he was feeling useless, letting Spike know he always did his very best. In Las Vegas, Sunstreaker and the other Autobots lent their energies to Optimus Prime for his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-inspired Finishing Move against the Keepers. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} Later, Sunstreaker and the Autobots battled alongside the Decepticons again, against the treacherous forces of the American military. Sunstreaker and several other Autobots fell before the processor-eating power of the President's new toy, the [[deconstructionite]]s.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

Sunstreaker was among the Autobots entrenched against Megatron's forces in [[Alaska]] when both groups were ambushed by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], leading a united Cybertronian army, and declaring all Earthbound Transformers to be war criminals. Helping provide cover-fire, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe enabled the Autobots to escape Shockwave's troops, while the Decepticons were taken captive. However, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] tracked down the Autobots' recon team, intent on enforcing [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s edict. {{storylink|New World Order}} While he headed a group to accompany Magnus, Optimus Prime ordered a portion of his troops into hiding in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]]. This group, led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], included Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Sunstreaker's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and his cassettes soon escaped to Earth with [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Attacking the Ark, they defeated all of Jazz's group minus Ratchet and Brawn. Sunstreaker and the others were left in a lake by the Decepticons, deactivated. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

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[[Orion|A ship]] crewed by [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] (led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]) arrived on Earth with supplies, and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] pulled the deactivated from their would-be watery grave. They were promptly arrested by Commander [[Marissa Faireborn]] of the [[Earth Defense Command]] and her armored troops, {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} who transported the Autobots to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} The damaged Autobots were repaired, and Commander Faireborn came to Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Jazz with a mission; the population of the American city of [[San Desto]] had all vanished, and they were to uncover the how and why of it. As they headed into the field, Sunstreaker was particularly vocal about his distaste of the [[EDC Night Force Unit|humans]], calling them "germs" to their faces, and was an all-around sourpuss to even his fellow Autobots, especially [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]. Yet, when he and Sideswipe were alone together, Sunstreaker showed signs of concern towards the "fleshbags" accompanying them on the mission... only for the moment to be interrupted by screams coming from a nearby movie theater. Sunstreaker went inside the building to investigate, at which point the Autobots realized that they were dealing with an [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] infestation. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

Faced with innumerable bugs, Sunstreaker didn't think anyone on his team would make it out alive. Though he and Sideswipe were captured after being stunned by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], they managed to escape thanks to Bumper's intervention. They then joined the rest of their team's last stand against the enemy swarm, wherein Sunstreaker helped take out both [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and Shrapnel, and tore through the Insecticon clones like paper. When Bombshell activated the [[cerebro-shell]]ed human population of San Desto to attack the Autobots, Sunstreaker was also all-too-ready to kill the lot of them, though Jazz was more sensibly opposed to the idea. Bumper saved them all again by managing to track down Bombshell, and taking him out, disabling his mind-control network over the town. {{storylink|Extermination}} The ''Orion'' picked up Sunstreaker and the other Autobots from the EDC's Nevada base shortly after saving San Desto. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Sunstreaker was among the Transformers found and reprogrammed by the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]], and along with Sideswipe and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], he was reformatted into a Cobra [[Stinger (G.I. Joe)|Stinger]]. He, his brother and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] were sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], but the two siblings were rammed by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] while charging at the main entrance, and Cobra eventually retreated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} When Wheeljack freed the Autobots from Cobra's control, Sunstreaker helped Sideswipe and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] fight against the similarly freed Decepticons [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Sunstreaker's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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The story of how Sunstreaker became a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and a [[combiner|gestalt]] limb, and got a [[Bob (IDW)|pet]].
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
When an awesome but reckless human kid spray painted graffiti on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, Sunstreaker got involved to keep the furious Decepticons from destroying the boy. He and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] defended the kid until they drove off the Decepticons. After a stern warning about the dangers of angering homicidal giant robots, Sunstreaker undermined the day's lesson by suggesting they try it ''again''. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 5|Henkei! Henkei! #5}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Optimus told a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... and showed them Hot Rod and Sunstreaker eating a pie!

Later, Sunstreaker overheard Grimlock announce that he had resolved to become a waiter, so he could spit in people's drinks. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''United''===
Sunstreaker was in attendance for a ceremony commending the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s after they had retrieved the cure for a deadly nano-virus infecting the Autobots stationed on Earth. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Sunstreaker was among the Autobots pulled into a strange world of giants, where he ended up in battle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Sunstreaker was stationed within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] when both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] lay siege to the Autobot city. To his surprise, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Imhotep Rodimus]] returned to Metroplex in the midst of the battle to retake his place as leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yūichi Nakamura]] (Japanese)}}
{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Sunstreaker was one of the many casualties of the Great War before the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''TransTech''===
During the conflict between the [[Screaming Eagles]] and [[S.K.A.R.]] in [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Sunstreaker was binary-bonded to the Screaming Eagles' artillery expert, [[D-Day]]. After a globe-spanning confrontation which almost destroyed Earth, the Autobots and G.I. Joes emerged victorious. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Earthrise-Sunstreaker-art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
{{bigquote|They can't beat the best.}}
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Sunstreaker was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Private]] {{storylink|Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} and/or Ground Command Infantry Private.<ref>Sunstreaker's ''Earthrise'' toy's instructions refer to him as a Ground Command Infantry Private; all other sources agree on him being a Ground Command Special Ops Private.</ref> {{storylink|Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy instructions}} His function was a warrior, his primary objective was to win at both combat and life, and his primary weapons were laser-guided ground-to-air rockets. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
While the Autobots and [[Maximal]]s searched for the Allspark on Earth, the artifact produced an illusion of Sunstreaker to Sideswipe, part of its defense mechanism to lead would-be threats astray. Sideswipe happily recognized and called out to his brother, though he presumably snapped back to reality after. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
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[[File:WeAreNotMeantToBeDarkness Companions.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|WE'RE ABOUT TO SAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON CAR INSURANCE!!!]]
Sunstreaker served under [[Pyra Magna]] during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], being right beside her on the bridge of their ship when [[Turmoil]]'s ship was accidentally destroyed. While Pyra Magna was imprisoned for this, Sunstreaker remained loyal to her and joined back up with his fellow [[Companion]]s after Pyra was released and enlisted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to combat the Decepticon menace. The Companions hid under a [[shimmer field]] as Pyra met with [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] as part of a parlay and sprung into action when it turned into an assassination attempt on their leader. Facing off with a group of Decepticons Strika had brought along, Sunstreaker directed his comrades in battle as they made their way to Pyra's side. After driving the Decepticons off, Pyra announced that they would be putting their support behind Optimus Prime for the time being. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

Optimus next had Pyra and her Companions aid in evacuating the besieged city of [[Protihex]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Sunstreaker was later part of the strike team who went to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] with Pyra Magna to rescue [[Termagax]] from an [[Insecticon clone]] swarm and secure the [[Enigma of Combination]]. After the swarm was dealt with and Termagax gave permission for the Autobots to defend her from an incoming Decepticon assault, Sunstreaker positioned [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] on the roof of [[House (building)|House]] as snipers. Next, he had [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] prepare a trench for the Autobots as cover to repel the oncoming Decepticon army. When the [[Rainmaker|Rainmakers]] approached their position, Sunstreaker reassured the worried [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] that they had a countermeasure prepped and his snipers took the Decepticons down. The Autobots then entered into battle with the rest of the Decepticons as they surged forward. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Sunstreaker and [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] held the line with their troops until the battle was over. The Enigma of Combination was lost to the Sea of Rust, but fortunately there were no casualties on the Autobot side. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

[[File:WarsEndPartThree SunstreakerSwift.jpg|upright=1.6|right|thumb|]]
Sunstreaker and the Companions were present for the siege of [[Crystal City]] as the Autobots resisted Strika's army of Decepticons. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} The tide turned when [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], the last Titan, returned from space with an Autobot combiner named [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] as well. Much of the Decepticon army fled and Sunstreaker took [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] of the Heavies prisoner. The Autobots were able to sue for a temporary truce with Strika. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Exarchon was spotted in the Sonic Canyons, and Pyra Magna brought out her Companions to finish the last war. Sunstreaker and the others found Sixshot's Decepticons also opposing the Threefold Spark, although many of the [[Rise]] had thrown in with Exarchon. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Their first assault was repulsed, and Pyra Magna regrouped with Sixshot to plan tactics. Sunstreaker was incensed at the idea of collaborating with Decepticons, but deferred to his general. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} Circumstances improved when Megatron's Techy Trinity arrived with a solution -- a Titanspark in a modified spark-cage, designed to capture Exarchon's unique spark and prevent it from escaping again. The plan was put into motion, and the united Cybertronians succeeded in containing Exarchon's spark before destroying it altogether. The truce had reached its breaking point, though, and the Autobots and Decepticons soon returned to their respective camps. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}} Sunstreaker fought in the final battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], and journeyed to the [[Winged Moon]] aboard the last ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

====Alternate future====
When an experiment accidentally catapulted [[Jumpstream]] through [[unspace]] and onto the Cybertron of a possible future, she encountered a drone-like Sunstreaker that had been enslaved by a [[Voin]] asserter. The Voin and its drones led Jumpstream to the ruler of this alternate Cybertron— [[Exarchon]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Sunstreaker, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] fled from a Decepticon attack, and hid behind a mountain concealing the Autobots' newest warrior, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Jetfire and Shockwave|Jetfire and Shockwave commercial}}
*Sunstreaker helped fend off [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}

==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Sunstreaker could come to Optimus Prime's aid, helping him navigate more quickly through the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening sunstreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Sunstreaker was among the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over Earth by the Decepticons. As one of the more badly damaged Autobots, Sunstreaker was stored in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] until the Autobots could gather enough energon to revive him. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
At some point, Sunstreaker fought in a battle alongside [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}

After Optimus Prime's defeat at the hand of Megatron, Sunstreaker was involved in the skirmishes in Autobot city that ensued. {{storylink|The Omega Corps}}

When [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his minions set their sights on the secrets of [[Gravitronic Energy]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and Sunstreaker had to save the human scientists and their research. {{storylink|Box Trap}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Bubbles#As Sunstreaker}}
Sunstreaker appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bubbles. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Sunstreaker-(CW).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Sunstreaker participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Optimus Maximus Awakes!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
When [[Teletraan Alpha]] told Sideswipe to face the impending chaos with bravery instead of anger, Sideswipe asked if Teletraan had been talking to Sunstreaker, claiming he sounded just like him. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Sunstreaker-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hi. You know I'm better than all those [[Breakdown (G1)|other]] remolds people find]]

Sunstreaker came to Earth when Ironhide contacted him about information about the [[Fractal Map]]. When Ironhide said that he didn't want to step into a large crowd of Laser turrets, Sunstreaker said they couldn't touch him (literally and metaphorically) so he took them down. Starscream scolded Sunstreaker for being a cunning coward, only for Sunstreaker to retort that they may have been outnumbered, but not outgunned! Optimus was clearly impressed. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|The Lost Map Campaign}}

Sunstreaker got all giddy and excited when he learned his brother, Sideswipe, decided to show up. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Optimus heard about Megatron trying to create another combiner, Optimus volunteered himself and [[Ironhide (G1)|some]] [[Prowl (G1)|other]] [[Mirage (G1)|bots]], including Sunstreaker to combine, resulting in the all righteous combiner [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|OPTIMUS MAXIMUS!!!]] {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Countdown to Combination Event}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 star (2 star if not using Campaign mode)
*'''Weapons:''' Sunstreaker uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]], with custom paint applications.
*'''Ability: Incendiary Rockets''' Shoots out 6 incendiary rockets towards the target area dealing damage over 6 seconds! (Level 1)
**'''Cost''': 7 ability points +2 for reuses.

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Sunstreaker TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
{{bigquote|No one can beat the best.}}

Sunstreaker considered himself the most handsome Autobot of them all. He would go to the trouble to discredit his Autobot colleagues, just to intimidate anyone who comes in contact with him. Sideswipe thinks Sunstreaker is the strongest Autobot on the battlefield, as the latter's performance is cold-blooded, ruthless, and merciless. Of course, no one easily praised Sunstreaker as much as Sideswipe did. Otherwise, Sunstreaker would stop to strike a pose in response to that ignorance.

In battle, Sunstreaker wielded the "[[Lightning Greaves]]" and the "[[Phlogistic Grenade Launcher]]". His active skill was "Magnet Mines":
*'''Magnet Mines''' — Sunstreaker deploys a Magnet Mine unit. When this unit is within enemy range, it will split apart into multiple mine traps in the opponents' path. Each mini-mine deals 350 points of damage. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero10.shtml Sunstreaker on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Sunstreaker-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not pictured: His iconic Combiner Wars sword showing off his status as the best swordsman on New Quintessa.]]
As a Brawler, Sunstreaker enters the fight in Pristine state Armoring up and Evading, and at low health he becomes Blemished and gains Melee Buffs and Unstoppable. A Signature upgrade to a Premium Model lets him keep his Armor and Melee buffs after they expire.
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==Toys==
{{main|Sunstreaker (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*Sources from the early days of ''Transformers'' refer to [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s brother as "'''Spinout'''"<ref name="bible">[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#017 "Nearly the equal of his twin brother, Spinout, in combat, but less cold-blooded." From page 17 from the ''Transformers'' [[production bible|show bible]].]</ref> or "'''Spin-Out'''".<ref name="marvelage">[http://starlogged.blogspot.com/2012/03/transformers-arrive-in-marvel-age.html Article from Marvel Age #17, announcing the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|upcoming ''Transformers'' comic]].]</ref> Before the name change, the bot that would be Sunstreaker was intended to be a yellow, Autobot-aligned release of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "No. 15 New Countach LP500S" toy – the mold that would eventually see release, in red, as Sideswipe. Evidently, plans changed, and the characters had their molds swapped, creating the yellow "No. 1 Countach LP500S" Sunstreaker and the red New Countach Sideswipe that we know today. This whole shebang resulted in discrepancies such as Sideswipe being noted for his [[jet pack]] (in reality, Sunstreaker's vehicle mode exposed engine) and Sunstreaker's red shoulder stickers (which were intended to match with an otherwise red toy). In [[2016]], the [[Fun Publications]] prose story "[[The Toxic Transformer]]" would pay homage to Sunstreaker's production history, introducing a new character named [[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]] in a red Sunstreaker body-type – though the Spin-Out/Sunstreaker toy as originally planned would have looked more like another ''Diaclone'' refugee, [[Tigertrack]].
*According to a [[story page]] in the October 1985 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', Sideswipe and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] are brothers, with Sideswipe being slightly older than Red Alert. This connection may have been invented because, aside from Sideswipe and Red Alert sharing the same mold, Sunstreaker was not sold in the Japanese market outside of a special "versus" set with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. However, the familial dynamic between Sideswipe and Sunstreaker was '''not''' changed in the Japanese dub of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon, leading some Japanese fans to consider the three Lamborghini characters as triplets.
*In August 2006, while discussing story plans that were cut short by the bankruptcy and closure of [[Dreamwave Productions]], former Dreamwave staffer [[Matt Moylan]] alleged that writers [[Adam Patyk]] and [[James McDonough]] wrote Sunstreaker as gay in their comics.<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/2ugos3 Moylan on the TFW2005 Boards]</ref> Patyk and McDonough themselves, however, denied that this was the case.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/community/showpost.php?p=512360&postcount=66 Patyk and McDonough on the TFArchive forum]</ref>
*Simon Furman's reason for making Sunstreaker a Headmaster at IDW? Because he's the one character who'd ''least'' want to ''be'' a Headmaster.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Moonbase Two interview with Nick Roche, 27:58 in]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sunstreaker''' (サンストリーカー ''Sansutorīkā'')
*''French:'' '''Solo''' (Canada)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Sorék Shémesh''' (סורק שמש, "Sun Scanner")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Napcsillantó''', '''Napvillantó''' ("Sun-flasher")
*''Italian:'' '''Lince''' ("Lynx")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tàiyángwén''' (Taiwan, 太陽紋, "Sun Streak"), '''Fēimáotuǐ''' (China, 飞毛腿, "Scud")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raio Solar''' (Portugal comics, "Sun Beam"), '''Raiado''' (Brazil comics, "Crease")
*''Russian:'' '''Mercatel''' (Мерцатель, "Twinkler")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Promin'''' (Промінь, "Ray")
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==References==
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[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] and later [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ironhideg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Properly pronounced "Arn-hahhhd".]]
'''Ironhide''' is one of the oldest and toughest Autobots, and has been on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a long time. "They don't make them like they used to" is an apt description of Ironhide—he's yesterday's model, but he's built to last.

Gruff and ornery, he prefers actions to words, and dislikes talk for talk's sake. (He wouldn't enjoy being paired up with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]].) But though he may be rough around the edges, he's still optimistic and upbeat. The upside to being through more than your share of trouble means trouble ain't so big a scare anymore.

Ironhide's most distinctive ability is the [[water gun]], a weapon which can generate and shoot a liquid of virtually any type. Liquid nitrogen is historically a favorite, but there have been acids, mortar, and more.

His vehicle mode sometimes splits into his robot and a [[Onebox component|separate component]]. In some universes, he can [[combiner|combine]] with his fellow Autobots to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] or [[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]]. In other timelines, he will survive the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], joining forces with other Autobot veterans to form [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]].

{{quote|We're at war. Motivational words out of some protocol manual and a glitzy parade ain't gonna win it.|Ironhide, "[[Old Ways]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ironhidetarget2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

{{main|Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{main|Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

[[File:TheSearchforAlphaTrion Ironhide acidblasts.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Yeah...liquid nitrogen...sure...]]

Ironhide was part of the bridge crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' spacecraft]] when it embarked on its fateful voyage to seek out new sources of energy beyond [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] four million years ago and its crash on [[Earth]]. He was reactivated in 1984, and remained a prominent member of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime's]] Autobots, playing a key role in stopping many of the Decepticon's plots on Earth, even if his temperament sometimes got the better of him. Memorable events included a brief retirement from the Autobot forces, only to return to save his comrades from the threat of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], and reuniting with his old love [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] on Cybertron.

Sadly, Ironhide's luck came to and end when in 2005, the Decepticons boarded his shuttle en route to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Even the old timer could not stand up when severely outnumbered, as all of his crewmates were killed, and he was executed by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] at point blank range.

In timelines that branch off from this one, he was apparently restored to life through unrevealed means, and joined the Autobot effort against the Decepticons, now under the command of a [[Galvatron II|Galvatron from another dimension]].
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:BattleforEarth optimus and ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Ironhide was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth in the form of a terrestrial vehicle. Along with Hound, Windcharger and Optimus, Ironhide once cheered so loudly that it almost made a volcano erupt. Later, he was a participant in a fight that ensued between the Autobts and the Decepticons when Megatron attempted to take millions of humans hostage in order to demand Earth's unconditional surrender to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Ironhide helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Ironhide helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:SummertimeColoringBook ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
Either Ironhide or Ratchet helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ironhide was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when it was discovered that the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal fuel from all around the globe. After the encountered Decepticon opposition en-route, Ironhide volunteered to donate some of his fuel to the more energy-efficient Autobots so that they continue fighting without him. The Autobots utlimately succeeded in turning the Decepticons' device against them, and returned the stolen fuel to its rightful owners. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

Ironhide was among the Autobots who went out to patrol the area around the Autobots' camp after a rainstorm. In their absence, Bumblebee, who had been left to guard the base, was lured away by a message professing to be from a rescue team from Cybertron, come to take the Autobots back home —but was, in actuality, a Decepticon trick. The Decepticons took over the Autobots' base, but the heroes turned the tables on them, tricking them with a fake message of their own and clobbering them all when they came running out. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}
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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 millions years, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Ironhide was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===

[[File:MegatronsFightforPower Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]

While out stretching his suspension, Ironhide decided to entertain himself by tuning into human radio. Unable to pick up anything but commercials, he began scanning more and more frequencies, and inadvertently wound up picking up a radio contact of Decepticons in flight, and raced back to base to report it to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Ironhide volunteered for grocery trip duties with Spike and Sparkplug Witwicky. Apparently, the two humans ate so much it put a strain on Ironhide's suspension. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

Ironhide was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
{{Notemultipath}}
====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ironhide was in the process of completing a trial-run with [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s newest invention, the [[Sun-Pak]], when the Decepticons attacked the Autobots' secret underground testing track. The ensuing fight between the two factions was skewed in favour of the Decepticons, forcing the Autobots into a series of difficult choices. In the subsequent possible scenarios, Ironhide was more in favour of bargaining with the Decepticons for the Autobots' lives, and ran into difficulties in keeping the Sun-Pak out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Decepticon Poison====
[[File:Twintwist-gunslinger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Left to Right:[[Bumblebee (G1)|Stumpy]], [[Twin Twist|Not an '84]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Trukk]], [[Brawn (G1)|Deformed Limbs]], and the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Headless Horseman]]]]
Ironhide was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert’s warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Ironhide would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Ironhide was part of the Autobots’ back-up squadron, as they attempted to defend the Autobot base against the Decepticons. In one version of the ensuing events, the Autobots were able to beat back the Decepticons, though not without receiving some grievous injuries themselves.

In another possible scenario, where Optimus followed a plan courtesy of Prowl, the Autobot leader instructed his troops to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots’ ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to cure each poisoned Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Ironhide and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, Optimus opted to use the tainted fuel as a weapon against an encroaching Decepticon squadron. The plan went off without a hitch, and the Autobots celebrated another victory over the Decepticons.

In a completely different scenario, Optimus decided to go on the offensive and strike back at the Decepticons after they had poisoned a good number of Autobots. Prowl quickly pointed out that the mission required brains, not muscles, pointing to Ironhide. Optimus agreed, and Ironhide could only grumble while Prowl smirked. Prick.

In one possible scenario that followed, Optimus and his squadron returned to base with the antidote and cured the poisoned Autobots. The Autobots then proceeded to stop the Decepticons in their latest plot: to poison the nearby water supply.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, Ironhide was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out drums of poison, Ironhide suggested the Autobots go in strong and attack them directly.

If Optimus went along with Ironhide’s plan, Ironhide, Brawn, Twin Twist and Hound were called forth by Optimus to gun down the laboratory. The laboratory then caved in on itself, signalling an Autobot victory. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ironhide was present at the Autobot city of Metroplex when an Autobot Alert sounded.

He and the other Autobots learned of two Decepticon plots simultaneously occurring. One of which was the theft of a coded message meant for Ultra Magnus’s eyes only. If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize theft of the coded message, Ironhide was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Ironhide took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Ironhide was part of the main group of Autobot forces led by Ultra Magnus towards the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

If Ultra Magnus decided to have his Autobots hide while the Decepticons raised the ship, Ironhide found himself in a cave with Brawn and Grapple. The three Autobots spied Devastator retrieving the sunken ship from the water, and decided that the three of them would snatch the sphere away from the Decepticons.

If Ironhide and his team executed their plan before any other Autobots, they had Grapple reel the ship away from the Decepticons with his crane hook, while Ironhide and Brawn attempted to defend their position. The Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the cybertite sphere contained within, and then began pummelling the Autobots with their superior firepower. Trapped in their caves, the Autobots were left at the Decepticons’ mercy. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TFin3D2 Ironhide rips through wall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|There's a door just to your left, Ironhide.]]
When a distress call from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] reached [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Ironhide set off to find out why the small Autobot was so far from his assigned area. This lead him to the planet [[Andellor]], to which Cosmos had traveled in search of the [[Prism of Power]]. Ironhide first managed to dispatch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] without breaking a sweat, before he, Cosmos, and the five children who needed the Prism, encountered [[Grogg]], guardian of the ancient artifact. Though Ironhide pleaded with Grogg that they needed the Prism, Grogg insisted they answer his riddle or die. After one of the children answered the riddle, Ironhide returned with Cosmos and the children to the [[S.S. Exton 9]] space station and defeated [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in battle. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Agenda3 Prowl and Ironhide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Prowl, don't you think this whole project is about to crash and burn?]]
Ironhide was part of the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and was manning a console on the ship's bridge when it was attacked by the Decepticons in the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. The vessel crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], where Ironhide and the rest of the crew were sent into stasis lock, and were thus was unable to stop [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from attempting to alter history by travelling back in time and killing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Fortunately, the villain's efforts were thwarted by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]]s. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[File:Maximalimperium.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|The three munkyteers]]
As the Great War drew to a close, Ironhide, Silverbolt, and Prowl received news that, in a final and terrible confrontation, both Optimus Prime and Galvatron had perished. These three, and the rest of the Autobot high council, divided leadership duties over the Autobots between themselves, and took on the post of "Primal Council" in the process. Though Prime's demise made Ironhide's temper flare, he nonetheless agreed to Prowl's proposal to extend an olive branch to the remaining Decepticon troops, hoping to end the war without further bloodshed. His anger was echoed by the [[Under-3|last surviving member]] of "Unit-3," and impressed by his gumption, Ironhide enlisted the soldier to become part of a contingency plan, should their peace-brokering not pan out; Unit-3 was fitted with the same Combiner technology that Ironhide, Prowl, Silverbolt, and [[Tigatron]] already housed in their bodies. But greater troubles still loomed ahead, including a report from the late [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] that transwarp reactions had been detected en-masse recently.

One general in the enemy force refused the Autobots' call for peace. Having renamed himself "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]," he led [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], among others, on a rampage. Ironhide was left unimpressed by this new threat, boasting that he had come back from being killed by the ''real'' Megatron. Assembling themselves into the gestalt [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], Ironhide and his allies pushed back as transwarp energy rained down on Cybetron, turning all those it struck into a fluctuating quantum state. Thankfully, the higher-ups in the Decepticon hierarchy then arrived on the battlefield, and elected to surrender to the Autobots. Thereafter, the Pax Cybertronia was signed, ushering an era of peace on Cybertron. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

During this peacetime, Ironhide served as an [[Maximal Elder|Elder]] presiding over the [[Maximal Imperium]] alongside [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. Leadership seemed to have robbed him of a bit of his gusto, although according to [[Big Convoy]] he was 'right honorable'. Ironhide, Prowl and Silverbolt sent [[Ikard]] to request a report from Big Convoy, but he refused, citing his need to investigate the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-fueled murders. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Before the war, Ironhide was a construction engineer, working on the bridges that connected Cybertron's city states. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} When war broke out, he joined [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s commando unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], when they attempted to defend [[Altihex]] against the Decepticons. Though Altihex was lost, the unit survived to attend [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s inauguration. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} The new Prime's first decree was for the Autobots to abandon Cybertron, and Ironhide took part in the preparations for the evacuation at the [[Central Spaceport]], despite disagreeing with Optimus's decision. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Soon, the Decepticon launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and Ironhide and the rest of the unit met Grimlock on the [[Tri-Torus Loop]] for what they assumed was a counter-attack. They were surprised when Grimlock informed them they would be leaving Iacon to the Decepticons; instead, he led them to the crater that had once been the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], from whence they headed underground to search for Optimus. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} [[File:WarWithin5 ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|No bug's gonna get past that windshield...]] Ironhide's sensors led the group to Cybertron's [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]], now under Decepticon control; Grimlock ordered the team to shut them down, but as they listened in on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s plans for turbines, they were discovered by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Ironhide and Kup held the Constructicons off, but things looked bleak until Grimlock returned with Optimus. They kept the Decepticons distracted long enough for Wheeljack to take out the planetary engines. Though Ironhide expected Optimus to resume the evacuation, Prime announced they were staying. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

After Prime was lost through a space bridge, and the Cybertronians fell into even more factions, Ironhide became a part of Grimlock's [[Lightning Strike Coalition]]. During an attempt by Starscream's forces to seize a couple of transporters full of energon, Ironhide and Wheeljack were able to board and fly off in the transporters while the rest of the team kept Starscream busy. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

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Four million years ago, Ironhide was part of the ''Ark''{{'}}s original crew, who became entombed on Earth and awoke in 1984. After nearly twenty years of fighting, the Autobots triumphed over the Decepticons and attempted to return to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'', but the vessel was sabotaged as part of a human conspiracy and fell back to Earth. Ironhide was among the Transformers secretly salvaged from the wreck by black marketeer [[Lazarus]] as a potential weapon of mass destruction for sale. When the Decepticons were able to break Lazarus's control over them, however, Megatron used Ironhide and the other Autobots' life-energies to power a metallic virus that he intended to use to cyberform Earth. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Left severely weakened by the energy drain, Ironhide was unable to help Optimus Prime's team stop the virus, but was able to pass on to Prime a message Megatron had given him: the Decepticons were about to attack [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

''When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] returned from an alien world with the malevolent [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] in tow, Ironhide was one of the first Autobots who joined them in the fight against the invaders. The Keepers had taken residence in [[Las Vegas]], Nevada, and a united force of Autobots and Decepticons descended on the city in the hopes of stopping the aliens before the United States government unleashed a nuclear strike. When Optimus Prime used an energon pool to supercharge himself and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Ironhide and the other Autobots joined their own energon with Prime to enhance his efforts. Through their combined energies, the nuclear missile was averted and the Keepers were displaced into the Void. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}''

''After the battle, Optimus Prime was forced by a debt of honor to hand over the Matrix to Megatron, a decision which didn't sit well with many of the Autobots. Ironhide did his best to defend his leader's actions against the likes of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], but even he had trouble justifying the decision. Ironhide also joined the Autobots in confronting the American military in the Nevada desert, where the President attempted to have them assassinated. The military used [[deconstructionite]]s, reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology in the form of tiny microchips that literally sapped away the Transformers' strength. Ironhide was the first of the Autobots to fall before this assault, and had to be hauled to safety inside Prime's trailer segment. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

[[File:PassiveAggression-KupIronhidereunite.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Old people ''never'' stop doing it. Now try to get that out of your brain!]]

Around a year after the virus incident, the Autobots again confronted the Decepticons, this time over a mysterious shuttle pod that landed in Northern Canada. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] got the drop on Ironhide during the fight, riddling his backside with explosive shells. The feisty security agent had to be dragged off the battlefield so that Ratchet could perform the necessary repairs back at base. In the meantime, a force of United Cybertronians led by Shockwave arrived on Earth and demanded that Prime and his crew surrender themselves into protective custody, in order to prevent them from rekindling the war which had been over on Cybertron now for centuries. {{storylink|New World Order}} Leaving behind a skeleton crew to watch over Earth, Optimus Prime, Ironhide and the other Autobots allowed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his operatives to bring them back to their home planet. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} The realization that his soldiers were now seen a criminals and monsters by the population of Cybertron preyed on Optimus Prime's mind, but Ironhide told him not to blame himself. Nonetheless, the Autobots found themselves in a rather tight spot, locked up in cages while footage of their battles on Earth were being broadcast planet-wide to further turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents within Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were freed from their cells by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:Prowl Ironhide DWOngoing3.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|T, when was the last time we just looked at the stars?]]

After splitting up into two groups, Ironhide and the others learned that many Autobots on Cybertron questioned Shockwave's beneficence and had organized into several insurgency cells. Ironhide and Prowl met with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]'s unit, who in turn brought them in touch with Optimus and a second unit led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and Kup. Ironhide quickly exchanged greetings (and a few good-natured insults) with his war-buddy Kup. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} With the ''Ark''{{'}}s crew at hand, the insurgency took to the streets, fighting back against Shockwave and his "[[Guardian robot|Dark Guardians]]". Ironhide joined [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod on the front lines during the advance, providing Optimus with the cover he needed to breach Shockwave's inner sanctum. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} He briefly objected when Grimlock showed up to start barking orders, but backed off when he admitted he didn't have any better ideas. He then participated in the final push on Shockwave's headquarters, ultimately ending with the Decepticon's regime being toppled. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

After informing the Autobots on Earth of the events that had taken place on Cybertron, {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Ironhide, Prowl and Kup attempted to coordinate things on Cybertron, with Ironhide focused on training the inexperienced populace for combat. He quickly became exasperated over his new recruits' lack of improvement after several training sessions, and bemoaned the Autobots' lack of preparedness should the Decepticons attack to Prowl. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Ironhide was greatly amused when the uncharismatic Prowl attempted to make a public address at [[Central Hall]], only to be bombarded with questions from concerned citizens. Later, he, Prowl and Kup knocked back [[Kremzeek|refreshments]] at the [[Alpha Preserve]] and reflected upon the changing political landscape of Cybertron, and wondered if it would be best for old warriors such as themselves to leave. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} With the discovery of a [[Sunstorm (G1)|mysterious cloned Transformer]] possessing the accumulated knowledge of [[Vector Sigma]] heading towards [[Earth]], Prowl decided that the ''Ark''{{'}}s old crew had an obligation to return there and defend their second home. {{storylink|Original Sin}} Though some such as [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] griped, Ironhide knew that for all of their complaints, they would join the mission anyway. {{storylink|Atonement}} Leaving command of Cybertron to Ultra Magnus, they returned to Earth {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and began construction of a new Autobot base of operations: [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF1 Ironhide HISS.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.75|A [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|toy accurate head]], at least.]]
Many years after the Ark had crashed on Earth, the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]] discovered it and its dormant crew. The Transformers were reprogrammed to be under Cobra's control and given new alternate modes, with Ironhide, Ratchet and Optimus Prime now turning into [[HISS tank]]s. Along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the three Autobots were forced to attack a peace summit in [[Washington, D.C.]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} After Cobra's initial attack on Washington, Ironhide was put on display within the Cobra armory while [[Destro]] was shown about Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} The reprogrammed Transformers were eventually freed thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and despite Cobra's efforts to regain control of Ironhide, the Autobot got away when Ratchet ripped their control cables out of his head. Along with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the two then joined Optimus Prime in fighting back against both the freed Decepticons and Cobra. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} During the battle, Ironhide didn't do much but liken the density of Decepticons on [[Cobra Island]] to that of [[astro tick]]s on [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s behind. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

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After defeating the Decepticons on Earth, the Autobots returned to Cybertron, which [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had conquered in their absence. With the Autobots reduced to a small resistance band, Ironhide helped Optimus Prime and Jazz steal a pile of [[energon cube]]s from the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} He was understandably surprised when his two friends suddenly disappeared in a flash of light. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Much later, when Optimus Prime was captured by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], Ironhide joined a team of Autobots who were waiting for a chance to free him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} When Serpent O.R.'s hostages were freed and [[G.I. Joe (team)|reinforcements]] arrived from Earth, the team attacked and ultimately defeated the Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:DW TFJoe ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]
Along with the other Autobots, Iron Hide {{sic}} lay deactivated among the [[Fera Islands]] for four million years, until one day in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] arrived on the archipelago to defeat [[Cobra]]. [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] accidentally activated the Autobots' [[Sky Spy|repair drone]], which awakened the Autobots and reformatted them, starting with Iron Hide, who was given the form of a human tank. The spooked humans opened fire on the metal giant, but their bullets merely bounced off, and Iron Hide politely asked them to cut it out before the ricochets hurt anyone. After things had settled down, Iron Hide supported the idea of the Autobots helping G.I. Joe, as he needed some workout after that little nap they took. {{storylink|Transformed}}

On behalf of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Iron Hide later asked [[Scarlett]] what she was brooding about. The human cryptically said that someone important was missing, but wouldn't explain [[Snake-Eyes|who]]. Shortly afterwards, Iron Hide was shipped out on a barge to attack the [[Terrordrome]] along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|Trenches}} During the ensuing battle, he punched out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and offered to help [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in his duel with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but it turned out Grimlock didn't need any help. Iron Hide presumably perished when the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership]] was shattered in order to stop [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
[[File:TheBeastWithin thud.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Ironhide participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, and got tossed around like a ragdoll by Megatron. The battle came to an gruesome end when the Dinobots merged into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] and tore the Decepticons to pieces, but Ironhide looked on in horror as the gestalt creature then turned its murderous attentions towards the Autobots. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} Ironhide, Skids, Ratchet, and Bumblebee piled inside Optimus Prime's trailer as the Autobot leader attempted to outrun The Beast, but things didn't look good. Fortunately, Ironhide was able to contact Jetfire, who whisked them all to safety. Er, except Skids. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences|Consequences}}
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===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Ratchetironhidedescent.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Amazingly not dead.]]
Ironhide was severely injured during a battle on [[Moon Base Four]], but Optimus Prime used his [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to create a new body for his old friend. {{storylink|Ironhide (G1)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2005 Ironhide's profile card}}

Years after the Autobot-Decepticon Wars ended, Ironhide and five other Autobots were sent to [[Ceti Alpha Seven]] to destroy General [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] clone lab and stop his planned Decepticon uprising. After a team of four (consisting of [[Outback (G1)|Fallback]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]) failed, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] followed to help. After battling swarms of [[Virulent Clone]]s and [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], they finally met up with Deathsaurus himself. Ironhide stayed to fight the general, and Ratchet separated to find their fallen friends. However, Ironhide was shot in the back by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] and he went into stasis lock. Ironhide woke up restrained inside Deathsaurus' lab with Ratchet, while Deathsaurus appeared to them on a monitor and told them he planned to destroy the lab by remote. Before the lab could detonate, Ricochet sneaked in and freed them, allowing them to gather their fallen and escape. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Infiltration2 Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|He's looking for the man who shot his pa.]]
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An early Autobot and one of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s teachers, Ironhide ended up as part of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s counter-infiltration unit on Earth. There, he aided [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] in trying to discover what had happened to the missing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and almost ended up killed from an explosion while saving the two humans. His deactivated form wound up in the clutches of the [[Machination]], but he was eventually rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Wheeljack (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]].

When the Autobots were betrayed from within, resulting in the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Optimus Prime's near-fatal wounding, and the Autobots' exile to dead Cybertron, Ironhide carried immense anger and regret over the situation. He believed [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was responsible for their betrayal and nearly beat him to death, but was suitably ashamed to learn he was wrong, and that Sunstreaker was the culprit. With Prime healed, Ironhide returned to Earth with the Autobots and defeated the Decepticons, ending the war.

Stranded on Earth for several years, Ironhide took a shot meant for Hot Rod during a raid on a [[Skywatch]] facility, and died... but not for long. Reborn on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] one year later through the machinations of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], albeit missing four million years of memories, Ironhide was left to finish off the [[Insecticon swarm]] infesting the planet with a crippled Sunstreaker until Hot Rod (now calling himself "Rodimus") and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] recovered them. Reunited with the Autobots in time for Cybertron's rebirth, he had a vision of a peaceful future for the Transformer race, which influenced the role he took in the Autobots' and Decepticons' attempts to build a new Cybertronian society together.

When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] made one last attempt to conquer the planet, Ironhide was instrumental in defeating the new, upgraded [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]-[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Subsequently, he was sent into a depression when [[Gorlam Prime]] was destroyed during [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" plot, seemingly invalidating Ironhide's vision of the future, but he soon began to see new visions, which led him to combine with Optimus Prime, Sunstreaker, Mirage and Prowl into [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]].
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Ironhide was part of the Autobot forces who fought the Decepticons on Earth in the distant past until an incoming ice age threatened to deactivate them all. Both sides went into hiding underground, remaining in stasis until the 1860's, at which point they were accidentally awakened by [[human]]s. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} As they resumed their war with the Decepticons, Ironhide and the others took on train modes and allied themselves with [[John Henry]] in order to pursue the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} [[File:Infestation2 ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]] Ironhide was the second car in the Autobot train, an artillery boxcar with his name on it. When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] began to attack the Autobot train from above, he partially transformed to [[robot mode]] in order to shoot him down. After the Decepticons were defeated, the Autobots went back to sleep underground. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

By [[1888]], Ironhide had gotten involved with humanity again, hiding on the [[USS Miskatonic|USS ''Miskatonic'']] in the form of a gun turret. On the way to [[Ireland]] the ship was attacked by a tentacled monster from underneath the waves, forcing Ironhide to abandon it and report to the other Autobots. A week later at [[Port Cenotaph]], he ran into [[fish people|additional creatures]] and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], who revealed that he and the Decepticons were now following the [[Elder God]]s instead of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Ironhide tried to fight the empowered Decepticon, but was overcome by his eldritch tentacles. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} As a servant of the Elder Gods, Ironhide stood guard at Port Cenotaph with the Decepticons, protecting it against an international fleet when they came to investigate the disappearance of multiple ships. Ironhide was freed from the Elder Gods' control when [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Hearts of Steel|Optimus Prime]] injured the attending Elder God enough to force it back into the depths of the ocean. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}} {{storylink|Infestation 2 issue 1|Infestation 2 #1}}

{{note|Events identical to those of ''Hearts of Steel'' and ''Infestation 2'' occurred in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]; however, they happened to [[Maximal]] explorers brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War. Ironhide's identity was taken by [[Maximal Ironhide|an unnamed Maximal]].}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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When Megatron transformed himself into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and defeated the other Autobots, Ironhide came speeding to their rescue. Though he managed to get close enough to the Decepticon to stab him with his sword, Ironhide was not prepared for Galvatron to ''catch'' the blade between his teeth! Fortunately, before he could shoot Ironhide, the energon power boost the villain had subjected himself too suddenly wore off, and Galvatron reverted into a weakened Megatron, who Ironhide blasted. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7|Henkei! Henkei! #7}}

Ironhide, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] tracked [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] to a volcanic region of the planet where [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] was about to unveil the restored Galvatron to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Engaging the jets in battle, Ironhide and the Autobots successfully blocked the lava pool Galvatron was too emerge from. Their satisfaction turned to horror, however, when Galvatron blasted free from the rubble anyhow. Luckily, Galvatron was not a morning person, and was more interested in berating Cyclonus and Starscream for interrupting his nap than attacking the Autobots. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9|Henkei! Henkei! #9}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
Ironhide was taking a pounding from the uncharacteristically-aggressive [[Octane]] when Mirage stepped in, meutralizing the 'Con before he was even aware of the invisible Autobot's presence. Both Ironhide and Mirage were shocked when Octane continued moving despite having his circuits disrupted, and were downright beside themselves when the ghost of Starscream—[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|having arrived from another dimension]]—emerged from within the [[Triple Changer]]. {{storylink|Mirage's Activity}} Starscream departed to go after Megatron, and Ironhide and Mirage gave chase, knowing that once he was done with Megatron, Starscream would be coming after the Autobots. With a little help from interdimensional Autobot quantum operatives [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]], they sent Starscream fleeing back where he came from. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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Ironhide, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] were called in by Optimus Prime to take the place of his team as protectors of Earth, while Prime led his men into space in pursuit of Galvatron. Ironhide wasn't pleased that Rodimus was going to be in charge of the team, and glowered in the background, even as Hound tried to calm him down.
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===''United''===
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Millions of years ago on Cybertron, Ironhide went into battle against the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Ratchet. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Ironhide wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|I am the mac daddy of Hiemlich County.]]
Ironhide joined in with some stoic dancing after the Autobots foiled a Decepticon plan to make a grilled cheese sandwich. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

Ironhide participated in an enormous battle against the Decepticons... until Optimus Prime began talking about the plot of the [[live-action film series]] to the audience. The fighting begun once more when a pizza was delivered to the battlefield. {{storylink|Take Us to the Movies}} {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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Ironhide fought by Optimus Prime's side during the war on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} During the final battle on their homeworld, Ironhide helped Wheeljack operate [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s system as the titanic Autobot battled against Starscream's army of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticuses]]. This combat saw the last of the planet's energy drained away, so Ironhide and the Autobots ventured into space to seek new sources of power. {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} Attacked by the Decepticons, they crash-landed on Earth, where, after four million years, they were eventually reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|To Earth}} The Autobots immediately clashed with the Decepticons over Earth's resources, and Ironhide was part of the team who took part in a running battle with the Decepticons jets, which led the Autobots to a power plant the Decepticons were raiding. {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} The Decepticons covered their escape by detonating the [[energon cube]]s they had gathered, but a young human plant worker, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] was injured in the blast. The Autobots took him back to their headquarters for medical attention, and Ironhide and the others all greeted him when he awoke and told him the story of how they had come to Earth. {{storylink|To Earth}}

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When the Decepticons unleashed their combiner, Devastator, in the heart of a human city, Ironhide was among the Autobots who tried in vain to take on the giant, peppering his huge frame with ineffective weapon fire. Worse yet, the Decepticons revealed they had constructed a huge [[space bridge]] beneath the city, and Optimus Prime was stabbed and apparently slain by Megatron. {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} The Autobots withdrew, but Ironhide remained positive, and helped bolster the spirits of the dejected Spike and [[Chip Chase|Chip]], who then helped [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] build the reinforcements the Autobots needed: the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]! Ironhide led the prehistoric powerhouses in an attack on the space bridge, and although they all fought well and took down many of the Decepticons, they were too late to stop the bridge from opening, and were swarmed by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] that came through the portal. {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)}} Things got even worse when the bridge was fully activated, and the Decepticons teleported Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit, {{storylink|The False Power}} which immediately began causing catastrophic natural disasters due to its gravity that Ironhide and the others were caught up in. Fortunately, the day was saved when Autobot allies on Cybertron moved the planet out of orbit, and Optimus Prime returned to defeat Megatron, {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} while Ironhide and the other Autobots, with help from the human military, mopped up the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} In the wake of the Decepticons' defeat, Ironhide appeared on TV with the Autobots to introduce themselves to the world, and continued to fight in the defense of Earth. {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''BeCool''===
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'''Black Off Road Car''' (黒のオフロードカー ''Kuro no Ofu Rōdo Kā'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} He was part of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]'s explanations about the BeCool mark. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}} Black Off Road Car was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a [[banana]] peel. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}

Black Off Road Car was part of the crew of a film that was interrupted by a fire brigade who thought the pyrotechnics were a real fire, handling a bounce board and a clapperboard. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}
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===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
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Ironhide was out and about with Bumblebee when they came upon Starscream preening in front of a full length mirror. The pair snickered at the narcissistic Decepticon. Predaking then attacked Starscream, scattering his pieces. Bumblebee swapped Starscream's wings with wheels when the Decepticon was distracted. This led to Starscream breaking apart once more after leaping off a cliff-edge. Ironhide fist-bumped with Bumblebee, and then looked on as his friend attached Starscream's wings to himself and took to the skies. {{storylink|Take Flight!}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Ironhide had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} When the Decepticons attacked the Autobot base using their [[Alligaticon]], Ironhide defied the beast. {{storylink|Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Ironhide was the Royal Guard to the House of the Primes. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] came under attack from the combined forces of [[Decepticon|Decepti]][[Cobra]], Ironhide ran into action alongside [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Jinx]], and [[Cutter (G.I. Joe)|Cutter]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} The counterattack did not go well, and several Autobots and G.I. Joes were captured; Ironhide was part of a unit who staged a rescue attempt by intercepting the prisoner transport [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but that too failed. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

After Metroplex had been convinced to transform back to [[robot mode]], Ironhide was part of the Jotobot alliance that marched on Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} The following battle saw Megatron use his internal [[black hole]] to turn the Autobot army into a suit of armor for himself before an impact from the commandeered [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']] freed the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
A famous [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] who had died some time prior to the 24th century, Ironhide's face adorned a denomination of [[Cyber Planet Key|cyber planet key]]. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
Ironhide was one of a number of Autobots away from the ''Ark'', performing goodwill missions somewhere in the United States. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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On Cybertron, Ironhide was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry Captain]], whose function served as bodyguard. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron, Ironhide was dispatched to [[Protihex]] as part of his patrol. While there, he dectected the presence of the [[Decepticon]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and reported to [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] that the superhighway's waypoint had been compromised. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Crashlanding on [[Earth]], Ironhide became a security officer and teamed up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], forming the "Autobot Alliance". The pair encountered and fought the Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker Elite]] team, consisting of [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Autobot Alliance marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-TRA-EARTHRISE-EARTHMODE-Pack/dp/B07ZPL7DXZ Autobot Alliance on Amazon]</ref>
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Kaiser Johnson]] (English)|[[Erwan Zamor]] (French), [[Patrick Giese]] (German), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Portuguese), [[Héctor Emmanuel Gómez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

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Ironhide and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] intercepted a lone Decepticon who had strayed too close to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', but discovered that the Decepticon was [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who had come to join their cause. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} He later joined the impromptu interrogation session, but remained skeptical of Jetfire's true intentions despite his claims. As a computer virus engineered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] ate its way through Cybertron's network, he warned [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] that Autobot outposts across the planet were suffering from system failures, moments before the virus hit the ''Ark'' and took its cloaking system offline. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} Ironhide and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] worked to get the ship back online while helping to keep the Decepticons at bay, and were aboard the ''Ark'' when it went through Cybertron's last [[space bridge]] to retrieve the [[AllSpark]], though the passage through the portal left everyone aboard unconscious. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

[[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] eventually discovered the drifting ''Ark'', brought it back online, and took the captured Autobots to the planet [[Chaar]] to meet with their employer, the [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]]. When Optimus went to meet with the alien alone, Ironhide remained confident that their leader could handle things himself. Deseeus proved dangerously irrational, however, and when one-fifth of his personality usurped the rest of his consciousness, the mercenaries turned on their employer by freeing the other Autobots and allowing them to flee to their ship. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

[[File:EarthriseEpisode3-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|300px|"If you kids can't keep your hands to yourselves, I'm going to turn this ship around and it'll be no Earth for anyone!"]]
As the ship's pilot, Ironhide flew the ship to the nearby [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system in the hopes of seeking out an active spacebridge, but discovered an abandoned space station wedged halfway through the still-active dimensional portal. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} Ironhide remained on the ''Ark'' while the others investigated in more detail, but when they returned from their encounter with an enraged [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the Decepticons, Prime ordred Ironhide to get the ship out of harm's way. When Ironhide fired the warp drive, however, a freak accident stranded their ship in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}} Ironhide and the other Autobots detected the presence of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who teleported Optimus away to speak with him in private. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

Following their return to realspace, Ironhide and the others discovered that they'd been teleported into orbit around an [[Earth|unfamiliar green world]], but the trip through the Dead Universe left both their ship and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' disabled. When the Decepticons boarded their ship, Ironhide and the other Autobot proved able to repel the invaders, only for the mercenaries to arrive aboard their own ship and open fire on both sides—in reality, they were mind-controlled by Deseeus. Though the Autobots were able to repel the Quintesson, the battle ended with the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' crashing on the planet below. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

[[File:KingdomEp1-IronhideTigatron.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ironhide's Las Vegas magic show goes horribly wrong.]]

Soon after the crash, Ironhide reported that they'd marooned themselves on an organic planet; when some of the native creatures invaded their ship, however, the Autobots encountered a group of [[Maximal]]s: time-travelling Cybertronians from a future timeline in which the AllSpark had never been returned to Cybertron. After a brief misunderstanding, the group agreed to join forces with the Maximals to find the AllSpark and repair the Autobot ship. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

After Optimus retrieved both the Matrix of Leadership and the AllSpark, Ironhide took part in the final battle against the ''Nemesis'' and Megatron's new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allies. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} Following their return to Cybertron with their new captives, Ironhide participated in the battle against [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and, following the rebirth of their world, stood with Optimus Prime as the Autobots, Maximals, Decepticons, and Predacons marked a tentative end to their war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' issue #1]]}}

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Ironhide was the head of Senate security, adjutant to [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], and the leader of the [[Senate Guard]]. Although nominally neutral, Ironhide was good friends with Senator [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] of the [[Autobot]]s. One evening, while Sentinel Prime was away on a tour of the Cybertronian colony worlds, Ironhide informed Orion that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader of the controversial [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] party, had arrived to speak privately with the Autobot Senator. When the meeting ended, Megatron contemptuously shoved Ironhide aside. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} A few days later, when news of [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder began to circulate, Megatron unveiled the [[Ascenticon Guard]] and Ironhide grew concerned that Megatron had recruited the notoriously violent [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] into his militia. Orion instructed Ironhide to keep Sentinel updated on the situation, but to avoid any specifics, while Ironhide pointed out that the assassination attempt against Megatron that had galvanized him into forming the Ascenticon Guard had been suspiciously incompetent. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

Ironhide later attended Brainstorm's funeral, where he noted that the notoriously atheistic scientist would have been appalled by the [[Reversionist]]s overseeing the ceremony. While at the funeral, the security director nearly came to blows with Megatron when he criticized how Megatron and his followers had co-opted [[Termagax]]'s peaceful ideals. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} Soon afterwards, a second murder took place when the newly-forged Cybertronian [[Rubble]] died, and Ironhide contacted Orion to inform him that Sentinel Prime had cut his tour short and was making preparations to return to Cybertron ahead of schedule. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} When [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] touched down at Iacon's spaceport, Sentinel ordered Ironhide to escort him and his retinue to the Senate to get to the bottom of things. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Ironhide and the other members of the Senate Guard provided security for a closed Senate session where Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to arrest Senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] for working with the terrorist organization known as [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

The Rise subsequently attacked and collapsed the [[Tether]]; in the immediate aftermath, Ironhide and Orion met with Sentinel to discuss their next steps. Their meeting ended poorly, however, and a furious Sentinel stormed off when Orion suggested releasing [[Pyra Magna]] from prison to meet the threat head-on. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s team captured Quake, Ironhide stood by as Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to publicly parade the criminal through the streets of Iacon—though Optimus confessed to Ironhide that their leader's growing reliance on theatrics and pageantry were only playing right into Megatron's hands. Despite his misgivings, Ironhide authorized the other members of the Senate Guard to provide extra security out on the streets, even though their jurisdictional authority only extended as far as the Senate's walls. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

[[File:WarWorldPrime-SenateGuardAltmodes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Senate Utility Vehicle.]]

Finally, with his options running out, Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to convene the Senate without the Ascenticons, a drastic procedure that involved every member of the Senate Guard locking down the building. When Megatron and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] arrived to confront the Senate directly, Ironhide looked to Orion for orders, but the Autobot senator told Ironhide to let them pass, noting that for all of Sentinel's bluster they ''were'' still elected Senators. This proved a dramatic mistake: Megatron was able to storm Sentinel's pulpit, rename his movement to the "Decepticons", and launch a surprise attack on the building that ended with the Senate Guard and the Senator's they'd been assigned to protect all taken hostage. When Ironhide, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] charged into the building to investigate, Strika and her goons blasted them right back out again. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} Ironhide and the other survivors of the attack retreated to the [[South Tower Security Center]] to plan their next moves. Intent on rescuing the other members of the Senate Guard, Ironhide volunteered to lead the charge into the building, and with [[Zetar (G1)|Zetar]]'s assistance his team tunneled under the Senate and worked their way up—first bashing their way into the Senate Guard's holding cell to free their compatriots, then launching a surprise attack on the cells above them to free Orion and Sentinel. While the two Senators made a break for it, the Senate Guard made a sweep of the building for any other prisoners but ran afoul of Strika's [[Strika's Heavies|heavy-hitting Decepticon]]s. [[Apeface]] fatally blasted [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]], and the group lost [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] as they retreated to their designated fallback point. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

With Sentinel dead, Orion Pax inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and became Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. Ironhide was part of the group that listened to his first speech, then helped lay Sentinel's body to rest while he listened to Optimus ruminate on his predecessor's legacy. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Ironhide blamed himself for the deaths of Roulette and Chainclaw, and rededicated the Guard to protecting Optimus Prime as the last representative of the elected government. He recruited [[Javelin]] from [[Security Operations]] to give her a better environment to serve in than under Prowl. Ironhide and the Guard deployed with Optimus Prime to visit Perceptor at the [[Forge Pyramid]], the last major facility in Iacon not yet under Decepticon control. The Decepticons attacked during their visit, and Ironhide led the Guard in getting Prime, Perceptor and his staff to safety. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Iacon had fallen, and so Ironhide and those loyal to Optimus Prime abandoned the city to the Decepticons. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}} They relocated to [[Crystal City]] and united under the Autobot symbol to define their resistance. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

Ironhide and the Senate Guard renamed themselves the Prime Guard, dedicating to protecting the life of Optimus Prime. They were deployed to the [[Sea of Rust]] when Optimus went to speak to [[Termagax]] about the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} A battle broke out with the Decepticons over the Enigma, and Ironhide's Prime Guard fought fiercely to defend their position. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Ironhide and the Prime Guard accompanied Optimus on a visit to his [[immersant]] mentor, Codexa. The Decepticons had laid a trap, however, getting the drop on Ironhide and his men. Ultra Magnus managed to draw attention, letting the Prime Guard get their momentum back. Ironhide's men secured Optimus Prime, but at the cost of Ultra Magnus being captured. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

After Magnus was rescued in a raid on Iacon, Ironhide and the Autobots prepared for a siege at Crystal City in retribution. As Strika's Decepticons invaded, the Autobots fell back to a single bunker in the city limits before [[Lodestar]], last of the Titans, returned from space. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} Lodestar and her combiner friend [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] turned the tide. Many Decepticons fled while Ironhide started taking prisoners from [[Strika's Heavies]] who remained. The former Great General agreed to negotiations, and Ironhide and Ultra Magnus flanked Optimus as he spoke with Megatron holographically. Optimus Prime offered a truce and promised to abdicate Cybertron so that the more existential threats of the rust worms, Insecticons, and Exarchon could be dealt with first. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}}

Megatron agreed to these terms, and the Autobots began a slow march across the planet's wilderness to Darkmount and the last ''Ark''. They found devastation creeping across the living world, having consumed the [[Light Garden]], among other spots. Their position became even more tenuous as the Decepticons boxed them in with artillery fire, trapping the Autobot procession in the path of the rust worms. Ironhide gathered the Prime Guard around Optimus as the [[Mediator]] of the Matrix pulled the bearer inwards to communicate. {{storylink|Radical Time}} Optimus awoke and the Autobots held the line against the worms until [[Termagax]] completed a plan to pit the Insecticons against the worms, ending both threats. {{storylink|End of Time}}

The Autobots made their final stand at Darkmount, holding off the Decepticon army while preparing the ''Ark'' for launch. Ironhide kept to Optimus's side, protecting the Prime with his life. After the launch, Ironhide was present with the united Autobots as Optimus Prime addressed his people, on the way to the Winged Moon. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===

[[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-IronhideInLove.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Don't let [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] find out about this!]]

Ironhide was one of a number of Autobots battling the Decepticons for control of a [[space bridge]] until a freak space-time warp pulled them into the [[Japan]] of an alternate reality. Soon after arriving, the Autobots encountered [[Baron Ashura]], who misled them into supporting [[Doctor Hell]] and his [[Iron Mask Army]] in their campaign against [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]]. Not realising that they'd been decieved, the Autobots supported the villains as they attacked the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]] and faced off against Mazinger Z. After realizing that they'd been on the wrong side all along, the Autobots quickly changed sides and drove the villains away before formally introducing themselves to the humans.

At the Photonic Power Laboratory, the Autobots got acquainted with their new allies while Ironhide fell head-over-heels in love with [[Sayaka Yumi]]'s [[Aphrodi A]] robot. When the Decepticons and the Mechanical Beasts made a second run on the building, Ironhide joined the battle, and even rescued the object of his affection from [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], before Optimus Prime and the [[Jet Scrander]] helped turn the tide. But when Starscream made his own play for power by using photonic power and Mazinger's own parts to transform himself into the powerful "Mazinscream". It took a three-way alliance to put the treacherous Decepticon down for good, and the resulting explosion generated enough dimension-ripping force to transport all of the other Cybertronians back to their own world. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart1-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

When the Decepticons won the Great War, Ironhide was one of the Autobots who fled the planet aboard the ''Ark'' and escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron and the near-extinction of the Cybertronian race. A thousand years later, when [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] detected a Cybertronian beacon on the planet Earth, Ironhide opined that it was a Decepticon trick only for Jazz to wave this off as a paranoia. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Finale-TransformTrotOut.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

One of the many Autobots transported to the magical land of [[Equestria]], Ironhide joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] for the final battle against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Queen Chrysalis]] in the [[Crystal Empire]]. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

When [[King Sombra]] attacked Cybertron, Ironhide was one of the many Cybertronians captured and brainwashed by the evil pony. Along with Sombra's other minions, Ironhide shot at the [[Wonderbolt]]s and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s when they attempted a coordinated attack, but was disoriented by [[Rainbow Dash]]'s "Sonic Rainboom" maneuver and subsequently entangled in an energy net. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

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===2021 IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|left|300px|We'd point out that he doesn't have a beast mode yet, but that's irrelephant to this writeup.]]

After [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had stolen the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', Ironhide alerted [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' to the attack and warned them that they were the only [[unspace|transwarp]]-capable vessel capable of pursuing the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] separatists. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}
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===''History of the Transformers''===
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==Commercial appearances==
Ironhide planned on attending [[BotCon 2009]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}

==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ironhide could come to Optimus Prime's aid, acting as a bodyguard against Decepticon attacks. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}
Ironhide was the first Autobot to confront the Decepticons on the planet of [[Zel Samine]], blocking their progress with an "invisible wall" and forcing them to fight him. Unfortunately for Ironhide, neither he nor the Autobots with him lasted long, and when the Decepticons had taken them down, the invisible wall disappeared. Soon after, he tried to prevent the Decepticons from reaching the Autobots' fallen shuttle, then later, joined in the defense of the [[Ranpas Geothermal Power Plant]] and [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
{{Note|Ironhide is a non-playable character. In addition to his brief role in the story at the start of the game, he appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
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===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening ironhide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] called. He wants his helmet crest back.]]
Ironhide was among the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over Earth by the Decepticons. As one of the more badly injured, he was placed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] until the Autobots had gathered enough energon to revive him. He was well enough to take part in a battle when the Autobots saved [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from a bunch of Decepticons, and took part in the defense of the Ark when the Decepticons attempted to assault it. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Ironhide.jpg|thumb|right]]
Ironhide was among the many Bot Shots who battled in the arenas of Cybertron. He used his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Construct-Bots Builder''===
The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Ironhide were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends ironhidecards.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
When Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a duel, Ironhide was one of the few Autobots left at HQ to defend it from an attack by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Taking command, he attempted to organize the defense, but they were no match for the Decepticon team. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}}

When the Decepticons discovered a pool of [[Electrum]] and plotted to use this new discovery to annihilate the Autobots, Ironhide and the rest of Optimus's forces sneakily located the lagoon themselves and coated themselves with the substance. In the end, they Autobots forced the Decepticons to retreat, but the miraculous Electrum lagoon was destroyed. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}

Ironhide took part in the defense of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] during a Decepticon assault, but was unable to prevent their advance. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} He had better luck during an assault by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] — he and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] managed to retrieve [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] and fight their way through the Decepticon ranks to get Metroplex back on his feet. {{storylink|Monstrosity}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Ironhide appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Terence. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ironhide-(CW).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ironhide participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Ironhide-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let's smash some Deceptichops!]]
Ironhide came to Earth after [[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]] activated a [[Quantum crystal|Warrior Crystal]] for the newly acquired spacebridge. He and Jetfire then raid a Decepticon Outpost and are advised by Blaster to build and upgrade their HQ as quickly as possible. Jetfire and Ironhide then find another Quantum Crystal and bring another recruit to help in the battle against the Decepticons. All three of the Autobots find a Quantum Crystal powerful enough to bring through their leader, Optimus Prime! {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Get Optimus! Campaign}}

Ironhide contacts his inside agent Sunstreaker so that they can get some help in the endeavour to find the [[Fractal Map]]. Sunstreaker comes through the space bridge and gives the Autobots the coordinates to the next piece.

Ironhide found some consolation in Ratchet once Ratchet came through the spacebridge. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Lost Map Campaign}}

During the final battle for the Fractal Map, Ironhide said they should just go in and smash some Deceptichums, and all the other Autobots attack the base! {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| The Codex Showdown Campaign}}

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' One star
*'''Weapons:''' Ironhide uses a pistol type SMG to shoot up a target, then targets it with his fists and smashes it.
*'''Ability: Rush In''' - Rushes in to combat dealing damage to the final target and smashes walls along the way!
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:ironhide Ironhide at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Ironhide-G1-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|He ain't no simple reskin of Ratchet!]]
As a Brawler, Ironhide lives up to his name stacking up Armor buffs and the occasional Melee Buff for every combo, which can be channeled into Purify and Stun abilities. His Signature Trythillium Armor hurts opponents that strike it.
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==Toys==
{{main|Ironhide (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Ironhide (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*[[Bob Budiansky]] named Ironhide after the TV detective show, ''{{w|Ironside (TV series)|Ironside}}'', whose titular protagonist was also a grizzled veteran of his profession.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/the-moonbase-2-podcast-interviews-bob-budiansky- Moonbase 2 podcast interview with Bob Budiansky]</ref>
*A 1986 [[Panini]] stickerbook sold in Belgium and the Netherlands gave Ironhide the alternate French language name "Ferro Métal". Whether this name was used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Tei Paid''' (鐵皮, "Iron Hide")
*''Czech:'' ''' Nárazník''' ("Bumper")
*''French:'' '''Rhino''' (Canada), '''Irok''' (European French cartoon dub)
*''French/Dutch/German:'' '''Ironhide / Depisteur''' (France/Netherlands/Germany, ''Generation 2'' [[Power Master]] toy)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Ór Pladá''' (עור פלדה, "Steel Hide")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Acélfej''' ("Steel-head"), '''Vaskezű''' (1st ''The Movie'' dub, "Ironhand")
*''Italian:'' '''Falco''' ("Hawk"), '''Proton''' (''Generation 2'' [[Power Master]] toy), '''Pelle di Ferro''' (''Beast Wars'', "Iron Skin")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zàng Tiě''' (Taiwan, 藏鐵, "Hiding Iron"), '''Tiě Pí''' (China, 铁皮, "Iron Hide")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Couraça''' (Brazil comics, "Hide"), '''Arma-de-Ferro''' (Portugal comics, "Iron Weapon")
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Transport")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Zaliznyak''' (Залізняк, "Ironstone")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=034000000005&search=%A5%A2%A5%A4%A5%A2%A5%F3%A5%CF%A5%A4%A5%C9 e-Hobby's page for Black Protect Ironhide]

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Override (Cybertron)

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{{disambig3|Override}}
:''Override is a [[Velocitron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Map-Override.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Those thighs could crush [[Hot Shot (Armada)|a man]]!]]
'''Override''' is the best racer on Velocitron, and as such is the leader of the planet. She seemingly embodies the culture itself; she is quick-witted, decisive, self-sure and always looking for a challenge. This has its upsides and downsides: while she's brave and determined with a never-give-up attitude, she can also be cocky to the point of arrogant, if not selfish and shortsighted. She entered the great race for leadership by lying about her gender and posing as a male, and has been defending her title and proving herself more than a match for anyone since.

After contact with the Autobots from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], particularly [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], she has matured into a more careful, more compassionate robot, less focused on being the best racer and more focused on being the best ''leader'' for her people... though she still maintains her never-lose attitude and love of high-speed challenges.

She has developed a close bond with the human girl [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]], referring to her as "Little Sister", which Lori reciprocates by calling Override "Big Sister".

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lisa Ann Beley]], [[Nicole Oliver]] (English), [[Jin Domon]] (Japanese)|[[Hannamaija Nikander]] (Finnish), [[Mercedes Espinosa]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rebeca Aponte]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Olivier Destrez]] (French), [[Kerstin Draeger]] (German), [[Cecilia Lundh]] (Swedish)}}
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[[File:Cyb ep5 megatron vs override.jpg|left|thumb]]
Hot Shot and Red Alert spotted Override when they first came to Velocitron. She overtook them both on the road, leaving both Autobots flabbergasted at her incredible speed. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

During a regular race on Velocitron, Override was making everyone else eat her dust when [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] introduced himself to the Velocitronian leader. The Decepticon asked her where he could find the [[Cyber Planet Key]], and Override challenged him to a race for the information. Megatron accepted, but Override took the victory in a photo finish. Afterwards, she admitted she didn't actually know about the artifact and had just wanted to race a new challenger. Megatron promised that he could tell her all about the Planet Key if she managed to beat him a second time, then took off. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}

[[File:Cyb ep6 neck and neck.jpg|thumb|"Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer!"]]
Later, at Override's favorite track on top of a mountain, Megatron again questioned her about the Key. He tried to get the location out of her by offering great reward, but Override was not interested - after all, she already had the [[Planet Cup]], the most valuable object on Velocitron. Megatron copped that the Cup must be the Key he was seeking, and so challenged Override to another race. Just before they began, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], who had been spying on the two, jumped in to compete on behalf of the Autobots. Megatron warned that Hot Shot was part of an evil organization, while Hot Shot maintained that it was the Decepticons who were the evil ones. Override wasn't interested in any of this, and told them to just race.

In the race, Megatron quickly fell into third place due to his [[Alternate mode|car mode]]'s inferior maneuverability. Hot Shot raced well and almost won, but was fired upon by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], who feared Override's wrath if she lost.

Sure enough, Override won, but immediately assaulted the evil duo for assuming she couldn't have won on her own, and they quickly fled. Override complimented Hot Shot on how fast he was and said they could talk about the key next time they raced. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

She raced against Hot Shot again the next day, and gave him a generous head start. This proved not to be enough for Hot Shot, however, as Override quickly closed the gap. Hot Shot managed to tap the power of Velocitron and activated his [[Cyber Key]], giving him a speed boost. The surplus energy burned him out though, and he spun out before crashing into a wall, taking him out of the race. Override cruised to an easy victory and drove off, looking forward to racing him again. {{storylink|Speed}}

She later encountered Ransack and Crumplezone bullying [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]]. She tried to help him, only to be brushed off by the victim himself for some reason. Override went on her merry way, unaware that the Decepticons had just gained a new ally. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}}

[[File:Cyb ep13 override ignores.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Racer X. Unknown to Speed, this is his older brother, Rex, who ran away from home years ago."]]
Some time later, while doing laps of her private race track, she was approached by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who also asked for the Cyber Planet Key. Prime tried explaining the situation, and even asked if he could just ''borrow'' it, but to no avail. Override told him that she'd heard the same story from both Megatron and Hot Shot; since she had no reason to believe any of them, the trophy would go to whoever won the race.

[[File:Cyb ep14 override victorious.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
The next day saw the start of the Planet Cup, with Override as the favorite to win. She got off to a good start, closely followed by Dirt Boss. Hot Shot suffered from some early technical troubled, but soon managed to pull into third. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} She maintained a strong lead throughout the first heat, finishing first without major interference from the cheaters in the back. {{storylink|Race}} In the second heat, Override was pushed into second just before the narrow straightaway. She caught up to the leader, Hot Shot, on the stairs portion of the course by [[Transformation|transforming]] into [[robot mode]] and running down them. Hot Shot quickly did the same, while Dirt Boss came up quickly behind both of them, his off-road tires allowing him to traverse the stairs easily.

However, Ransack managed to literally leap into pole position by the clever use of springs, and rearranged the direction signs in the city portion to send the leaders on a wild goose chase. Override, Hot Shot, and Dirt Boss all fell for this ruse, but Hot Shot was alerted to the deception by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. Hot Shot told Override about the situation, claiming he wanted to beat her honestly; Override was confused by this display, but still took his advice and returned to the correct track.

[[File:Cyb ep15 need you to explain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|In Japan, this would seem [[Transformer romance#Orientation|slashy]].]]
Soon enough, she once again pulled into first place, but then Ransack and Crumplezone caused the tunnel she was driving through to collapse, trapping her. Hot Shot saved her despite losing first place, again saying it was simply a matter of Autobot honor. This only added to Override's confusion, and she would have lost the race altogether if [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] hadn't pointed out everyone else was passing her. In the end, she finished in a respectable third position. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

Before the third heat, she fitted herself with off-road tires, and practiced a few laps with them. Though Ransack and Crumplezone spied on her, they yielded little useful information out of it. {{storylink|Savage}} When the race began in earnest, she avoided much of the initial drama, but eventually ended up being attacked by Dirt Boss, who was frustrated at the idea of someone else doing well in the off-road part of the race.

[[File:Cyb ep17 dirt boss peeved.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
She was saved by the accidental aid of Ransack and Crumplezone, who tried to shoot at her but hit Dirt Boss instead. The three villains fought among themselves, allowing Override to claim first place. {{storylink|Sand}}

Override was then among the four remaining competitors, all of whom were chosen by the Cup to compete in the final race. She and Hot Shot easily pulled ahead of Ransack ad Crumplezone, who soon dropped out of the race. The troublesome twosome then tried to steal the trophy, but Override and Hot Shot stopped by to blast them away. They then continued their race, with Hot Shot taking victory in a photo finish. Override was initially shocked, but congratulated him on a well-earned victory and strong competitive spirit.

Just as the force field around the Cup came down, Megatron and his cronies arrived to steal it. Optimus Prime, Vector Prime, and Leobreaker arrived from [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to stop him, with Override also taking part in the battle. She and Hot Shot jointly tripped up Megatron, and Override herself grabbed retrieved the trophy from the Decepticon leader.

With the Decepticons driven away, Override personally presented the trophy to Hot Shot. Impressed by the Autobots' teamwork and collective honor and heroism, Override asked to join them in their quest, and was readily accepted.

She accompanied them back to Earth, and as a native of Velocitron, was given the honor of inserting her planet's Key into the [[Omega Lock]]. As soon as she did, the Lock revealed the location of the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s buried in the [[Arctic]]. {{Storylink|Champion}} Override accompanied the Autobots on their investigation, but they didn't find anything. {{storylink|Ice}} When they got back, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] repaired some of the damage she had suffered, and she promised to take [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] to Jungle Planet when fully healed. {{storylink|Honor}}

Lori would soon get her wish, as Optimus Prime returned from Jungle Planet and asked Override to accompany him to plead his case to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Override, true to her promise, brought along Lori to represent Earth, over the protestations of the other Auobots; Hot Shot was also present.

When the group arrived on Jungle Planet, they were soon attacked by a group of Decepticons led by [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Override engaged Ransack and Crumplezone, but rather than fight, he challenged them to a race. The two villains quickly sped off to try and win, while Override let them go so she could concentrate on the battle.

Starscream and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] were quickly dispatched, and so Override and the others proceeded to Scourge's temple. Override and Lori both pleaded with Scourge to do the right thing, but the dragonbot was only interested in dueling Optimus Prime and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]. Prime and Leobreaker won by the use of their Savage Claw Mode and claimed the second Cyber Planet Key for themselves. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}}

However, Megatron would not be denied, and attacked Jungle Planet with all his gathered forces. To counter his assault, [[Vector Prime]] came up with the idea of distributing several boxes to teams of Autobots, one of which contained the real Key, and the rest were dummies. Crucially, nobody would know which box was which.

Override and Hot Shot paired off, and sped into the jungle with one of the boxes. They were pursued by, surprise surprise, Ransack and Crumplezone, who after considerable fighting and racing actually managed to grab the box. Fortunately, it turned out to be a dud—[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] and Leobreaker had the real one. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

With the battle won, the Autobots returned to their base on Earth along with new recruit Snarl, and Leobreaker inserted Jungle Planet's Key into the Omega Lock. Once again, the location of the Ancient Decepticons was revealed, this time to much greater precision. While four of them went off to investigate, Override stayed back at the base as backup. It turned out she would be needed, as Optimus Prime, Landmine, and Leobreaker found themselves trapped in a cave with Starscream and many thousands of Ancient Decepticons. Override, along with Hot Shot and Red Alert, raced out to save them, {{storylink|Trap}} meeting up with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] underground. They saved their comrades, and then returned to civilization to deal with Starscream.

They arrived at the scene of the battle, where Vector Prime and Snarl were desperately attempting to hold off the Ancient Decepticons. Worse, they also came under attack by [[United States military|USAF jets]], who did not realize the difference between Autobot and Decepticon.

Just when things were looking their worst, [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] joined in the fray. They held off Starscream's forces for a while, but were forced to retreat when Optimus Prime was injured. However, some good came out of this—Evac revealed that the third Cyber Planet Key was located on Earth. Unfortunately, it was by then in the hands of Starscream. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

The Autobots retreated, Optimus Prime particularly concerned about human civilian casualties. Override offered to let them set up base on Velocitron, and Optimus Prime gratefully accepted. They moved out on the [[space bridge]], but just before they could pass through the dimension gate, they were attacked by Starscream. Override and the others made a valiant stand, but Starscream eventually proved victorious, claiming the Omega Lock and the two Keys the Autobots had acquired for himself. {{storylink|Retreat}}

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As if that wasn't bad enough, Megatron and his crew escaped from the prison in which they had been sealed by Starscream and began to rampage across Earth, together with Scourge. Override took part in the effort to drive them off, working with Crosswise to take down Ransack and Crumplezone. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} She and Evac then managed to distract Megatron long enough for the heavily injured Hot Shot, Red Alert, and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] to be evacuated to safety. The two planet leaders actually managed to beat up Megatron to such an extent that he tried to flee into the [[fire dimension]], only for Optimus Prime to douse the portal before he could pass through. His back to the proverbial wall, Megatron lashed out and floored the two of them, only to be stopped by the timely arrival of the three injured parties, now rebuilt as the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. Leaving the lads to try out their new guns, Override, Evac, and Optimus Prime drove through one of Vector Prime's portals to Starscream's island base. {{storylink|Critical}}

[[File:Cyb ep28 override rides.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Speed is in the most desperate race of his life. Will he finish it, or will it finish him? See the next episode of Speed Racer."]]
Evac brought her to the island by a form of water skiing, during which she shot [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] out of the water. On the island, Override dealt with [[Lugnutz]], at one point actually ''riding'' him before passing him to Snarl. She also helped beat up Crumplezone, {{storylink|Assault}} and took part in the first battle against the giant Starscream {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

Partway through that battle, word came from Cybertron that the Cybertron Defense Team was being overwhelmed by vast numbers of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetals]], and so Override, Evac, and Leobreaker left the battle to go help them out, taking the Omega Lock with its three Cyber Planet Keys with them. Megatron and his forces pursued, and Starscream also sent Thunderblast after them. {{storylink|United}} During their flight, they ended up stymied by a badly warped section of the space bridge which they couldn't cross, and the Decepticons quickly caught up. However, the three managed to tap the power of the Lock and, powered up with [[burning justice]], streaked across space to Cybertron, much to Override's surprise and amazement.

Upon arrival, the three found the Cybertron Defense Team desperately fighting a losing battle against the hordes of Scrapmetals. Just after they arrived, Megatron turned up with Scourge, Thundercracker, and Thunderblast, but before they could wipe out the Autobots, Optimus Prime's team came by to save the day.

Optimus Prime defeated Megatron in the fire dimension, and there was much rejoicing. The Autobots then plugged the Lock into the space in the [[Omega Temple]], awakening [[Primus]]. As the planet itself began to transform, Override and Evac grabbed the kids and jumped off the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

When Primus finished his transformation, all the Autobots worked to restore his mind, Override working with Leobreaker. Speaking through Jolt, Primus revealed the location of the last Key on [[Gigantion]]. However, before they could mount an expedition, the [[ghost]] of Megatron restored himself by the power of [[Unicron]] and began attacking. {{storylink|Balance}} Override and the Cybertron Defense Team followed the specter to see what it would get up to. Megatron restored and empowered the injured Crumplezone, who along with Ransack immediately began harassing Override, leading to a tense chase across Cybertron's streets. Crumplezone was finally taken out by Hot Shot, and after a fight between Megatron/[[Nemesis Breaker]] and Optimus Prime/Leobreaker, all the Transformers raced full tilt for the Omega Temple. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} They arrived at about the same time and began duking it out. {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} The Autobots won,{{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} and Override took part in the operation to destroy any remaining Scrapmetals. {{storylink|Family}}

Override then worked with Landmine as part of an operation to re-energise Primus with the Omega Lock and Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], but this plan failed when Starscream stopped by at exactly the wrong time and absorbed a chunk of this power, growing to planet size. Primus himself laid the smackdown on Starscream in a particularly awesome manner; {{storylink|Titans}} after this, OVerride contacted Clocker and Brakedown on Gigantion and had them (and Dirt Boss, apparently) dig up with ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' so that the Autobots could travel to Gigantion.

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The Autobots loaded up the ''Ogygia'' and set off on their way, but as they travelled through the wormhole, they were confronted with an asteroid too big to steer around. All of the Autobots combined their Cyber Key Powers to blast a massive hole right through it, allowing them to continue on. {{storylink|Warp}}

On Gigantion, the Autobots met up with [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]]. After reassuring them that they weren't from [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], an alarm was raised that [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] and the Decepticons were attacking the lower levels. The Autobots and their new friends sped down to investigate, and Override and Evac jointly took on Menasor, eventually beating him. {{storylink|Giant}}

As their search continued, Override was the fourth to be incapacitated by the Cyber Planet Key-powered Megatron, now calling himself Galvatron. She tried desperately to drive away from him, but this time, he was faster than her. However, she was able to warn Optimus Prime, who did manage to defeat Galvatron. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

When she had been repaired, she accompanied the Cybertron Defense Team and Coby (piloting the [[Cobybot]]) in infiltrating the ''[[Atlantis]]'', which Starscream and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] had piloted to Gigantion in the meantime. They rescued the imprisoned [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]], and then escaped as Quickmix filled with cement the crevasse in which the ''Atlantis'' was parked. After Bud, Jolt, and Reverb were reunited with the rest of the Autobots, the good guys split into four teams to find a way down to the innermost layers of the planet.

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Override was assigned a team with Wing Saber and Lori. {{storylink|City}} They took and elevator to a lower level, where they were confronted by Thunderblast and Scourge. Before any combat could begin, however, Lori began berating Scourge, causing the massive dragon robot to flinch away from the tiny, squishy human until Thunderblast insulted Lori. After that, the robots started shooting; Lori and Wing Saber chased after Thunderblast while Override stayed to fight Scourge, the leaders of Velocitron and Jungle Planet finally coming to blows. This battle resulted in the ceiling getting a massive hole blown in it, and so the two combatants moved to a higher level. Scourge threw his axe at Override and missed, but almost hit Lori, who chose that precise moment to return from forcing Wing Saber to blow up Thunderblast. Terrified of Lori's wrath, Scourge fled, leaving Override and Lori to punch the wall in frustration. However, Lori's punch opened up a secret panel to an information center, where the two of them and Wing Saber were able to learn the story of Gigantion's war with Planet X, as well as the origin of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} With this new information, they quickly rejoined Optimus Prime's team to tell them the story. {{storylink|Challenge}}

They all proceeded down to the lowest layer, where they found [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] giving a lesson in leadership to Scourge and the Mini-Cons. Scourge let Metroplex and Vector Prime beat him up, after which Override stepped forward to have her turn, but Optimus Prime went ahead of her and thrashed Scourge so badly that there was no point in fighting him any more. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} Continuing their journey, they came across the area where the ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]'' was said to have lain. Override and Wing Saber sped on ahead to investigate, and found it partially buried in a large lake. Shortly after Optimus Prime's team showed up, Galvatron blew through the ceiling, bringing the remaining Decepticons with him. Wing Saber went back to help Optimus Prime, while Override waited for reinforcements.

Reinforcements soon arrived in the form of Landmine's team. Override and Evac went to join Optimus Prime and aid him in battle, and got smashed by Galvatron. However, they soon recovered and chased Galvatron into the ''Lemuria'', arriving just as Landmine claimed the final Cyber Planet Key and grew to gargantuan size. Landmine proceeded to lay a massive smackdown on both Starscream and Galvatron, with some small help by Override and Evac. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}} When Galvatron came back and stole the Omega Lock and the four Keys, Override stood back and watched as he fought Starscream, not wanting to get blown up. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} However, Galvatron still made off with the Lock. The Autobots tried to re-open the portal to their own universe, but they were attacked by a flock of [[Laserbeak drone (Cybertron)|Laserbeak drone]]s, which only dissipated when the machine opening the portal was destroyed. In the end, it required the sacrifice of Vector Prime to return them to their own universe. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}}

Upon their return, Override returned to Velocitron to rally her forces against Galvatron's machinations. Just as Galvatron and his remaining Decepticons were preparing for their final assault on Cybertron, Override arrived with every Transformers on Velocitron (they raced there, naturally), at exactly the same time as the forces of Jungle Planet, Earth, and Gigantion arrived. Primus then merged the ''Ogygia, Atlantis, Lemuria,'' and ''[[Hyperborea (Cybertron)|Hyperborea]]'' into the ''[[Ark (Cybertron)|Ark]]'', to rid the universe of evil once and for all. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}} However, Galvatron still possessed the Omega Lock, and used it to enlarge all of his loyal followers as well as himself to enormous size. Override led the forces of Velocitron against Crumplezone, exploiting the fact that the big lug's greater size had negatively impacted his maneuverability to cause him to crash into some asteroids.

Meanwhile, Galvatron fled into the deepest core of the [[Unicron Singularity]]. Optimus Prime combined with Wing Saber to pursue, but before he got too far, Override, Scourge, Evac, and Metroplex announced their intention to come with him, each to represent their own planet in the final battle. The humans and Mini-Cons also came. The five planet leaders all attacked Galvatron in a massive joint attack, after which the Decepticon commander tossed the Lock into the very center of the Singularity to prevent anyone getting their hands on it.

The Keys separated from the Lock, and the planet leaders dived for them. Override grabbed the Velocitron Key, driving around an asteroid to get it. The other leaders were also successful, and they successfully combine the Keys with the Lock. This final act complete, they flew out of the Singularity and used the Lock and Keys to fully restore Primus, who blasted the Singularity closed. {{storylink|End}}

However, there were still a few loose ends to tie up. Jungle Planet had been shaken out of its normal location, and Override took part in the effort to restore it. She, along with most of the other characters, also stopped by on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to see Optimus Prime vanquish Galvatron for real this time. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

With evil defeated and the remaining Decepticons attempting to live peacefully, Override attended the first intergalactic peace conference to represent Velocitron. At this meeting, it was decided to follow in the footsteps of the [[Ancient]]s and establish a galaxy-wide network of colony worlds, linked by space bridges.

Override wished to take part in this mission, but could not leave Velocitron without a leader. To that end, she called a [[Speedia|Speedia 500]], which was won by Hot Shot. She formally handed over leadership of the planet to the young bot, and some time later returned to Cybertron. She said a tearful farewell to the kids before boarding the ''Ogygia'' with a large crew of Transformers and departing for parts unknown. {{storylink|Beginning}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Several months after the end of the war, Override and others from Optimus Prime's team met with another group of Autobots responsible for fighting off [[Unicron]] and saving the [[Mini-Con]] colonies while Prime's team was busy with the Cyber Planet Key business. Upon learning that Velocitronian resident [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] had been lost in the battle, she promised a memorial would be erected to him on his home planet. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

====''The Dark Heart of Sandokan''====
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Override led the crew of the ''[[Star Arrow]]'', which was carrying an experimental [[Force Chip]]. The ''Star Arrow'' was attacked above [[Sandokan]] and crashed on the surface. The crew encountered [[Synthos]], a scrap-monster powered by the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan|Dark Heart]]. Override and the other Autobots fled from the monster and hid until [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] attacked. When Astrotrain captured the Force Chip and headed towards Synthos, Override followed. She sought to prevent Synthos's Dark Heart from falling into Decepticon hands, but also desired to save the sentient scrap monster. The Autobots captured the Decepticon shuttle that carried [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]] into battle and used it to capture him, Astrotrain, and the other Decepticons. After depositing them on the other side of the continent, the Autobots fled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the recaptured Force Chip. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
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===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Override discovered the wounded alternate universe Mini-Con [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] after Mirage fell through a black hole-caused space-time rip in his universe to Velocitron. Override took Mirage in and repaired him. Mirage thereafter became partners with Override, helping her win race after race. They discovered that Mirage's teammate [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] had been enslaved by the outlaw [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] and became determined to rescue Downshift. {{storylink|#Toys|Wal-Mart exclusive two-pack toy bio}}

Override was tempered by the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, a race for something other than a trophy. Her systems enhanced with components based on both Earth and Cybertron's technology, she returned to the Speed Planet to reclaim her position as leader so that she could rule with the compassion and justice she learned from the Autobots. {{storylink|#Toys|Override GTS toy bio}}

==Games==
===Transformers Power Up: The Game===
{{Note|Override is one of four Transformers that can be built over the course of the game.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Power Up: The Game}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb-toy Override.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I can't drive 55.]]
*'''Override''' (Deluxe Class, 2005)
**''Takara ID number'': '''GC-10'''
**''Takara release date'': [[February 10]], [[2005]]
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''dy7p'''

: Part of the Speed Planet theme, ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Override transforms into a sleek futuristic race car. Plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the rear portion of her [[Alternate mode|car mode]] causes two non-firing blasters to flip out into attack position; this assembly becomes a hand-weapon for [[robot mode]], and can also store on her back. Override's transformation is partially spring-loaded; pressing her black "front bumper" automatically flips her torso and arms into position, requiring only her lower body and backpack to be manually configured. She came with a gold-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key.

: She was first released in the third wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toyline as "Nitro Convoy". This version of the toy has gold face paint, blue paint details on her thighs, and black on her chest-vents.

: The [[Hasbro]] ''Cybertron'' version, released in the second wave of Deluxes, has an orange face and lacks the paint applications listed above, plus the stripe pattern on her calves is inverted. She gains an Autobot symbol on the left side of her chest, as well as pale-gold paint on the "spoilers" at the top of her torso. And, like all ''Cybertron'' toys, her Cyber Key has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] on its back.

: This mold was used to make the evil clone [[Dark Nitro Convoy]]. It also loosely inspired the designs of [[Andromeda (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Andromeda]] and [[Andromeda (G1)|''Wings Universe'' Andromeda]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Override/override.htm More information on Override at TFU.info]

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*'''Override with Mirage''' (Tiny Tins multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''dy7p'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive [[Tiny Tins]] sets, Override was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Cybertron|Mirage]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con.

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*'''Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override''' (two-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''dy7p'''

: Override was also available in a Target-exclusive two-pack set with [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Value Pack''' (Multi-toy bundle, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''dy7p'''

: For a while, [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

: These packs could include [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]], Override, [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]], [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], or [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]].

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*'''Override GTS''' (Deluxe Class, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
**''Cyber Key Code'': '''dj9n'''

: Override was [[redeco]]ed and re-released in the sixth wave of ''Cybertron'' Deluxes, replacing her white with a light gray, and gaining more black in her scheme. She still came with a gold-bordered Velocitron Cyber Planet Key, though with a new Key Code.

: Early solicitations for this toy used the name "'''Double Clutch'''", suggesting that at one time, it might have been under consideration as being a new character. However, the first ''true'' Hasbro announcement of the toy at [[BotCon 2005]] was that it was Override again.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/OverrideGTS/overridegts.htm More information on Override GTS at TFU.info]
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Override.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I can drive 55…0000. Pray I don't crash.]]
*'''Cybertron Universe Override''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: "Cybertron Universe Override" is a part of the ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'', transforming into a Velocitronian racecar. Despite her small size, only scaling up to a Deluxe Class, she is priced as a Voyager. Override herself is very faithful to her appearance in the ''Cybertron'' line. In regards to engineering, Override is no longer an auto-converting figure, unlike her original ''Cybertron'' figure. She comes with a blaster made out of her vehicle mode engine, which surprisingly has a Cyber Key-compatible slot, but the blaster is still manually activated.

: In the official stock photos of Override used by Hasbro, her right arm appears to have been ''cut out entirely'', due to what is presumably a photoshop error. Ouch.

: Override was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities. The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' went up for pre-order in [[July]] 2022.
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==Notes==
*In Japan, Override is the ''male'' Nitro Convoy. It was originally intended that she would be male in the [[Hasbro]] version of ''Cybertron'', but [[Cartoon Network]], the channel with the airing rights to the show, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast, and Override was chosen to change genders.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt Steve-o Stonebraker's BotCon 2005 Notes, Version 2 at his Transformers site]</ref>
*Although actress [[Lisa Ann Beley]] is the only one to receive credit as the English voice of Override in the credits of the show itself, the character's voice actually continuously changes back and forth between Beley and the uncredited [[Nicole Oliver]].<ref>[http://www.nicoleoliver.com/resume/NicoleOliver-resume-animation.pdf Nicole Oliver's resumé]</ref> Beley's performance has a little bit of a harder edge to it, but overall, it takes a ''very'' experienced ear to pick out the differences, to the point that it took four years after the show had aired for anyone to realize!
*Override's [[robot mode]] CGI model appears in the viewscreen of the [[Hasbro]] version of the [[Real Gear Robot]]s toy [[Zoom Out 25X]].
*In ''Cybertron'', Lori and Override refer to each other affectionately as "big sister"/"little sister". Being male, ''Galaxy Force'' Nitro Convoy's relationship with Lori is slightly different; he refers to Lori as what essentially translates to "little miss".
*In the first Hungarian dub, Override is ''both'' male ''and'' female. The reasons for this questionable dubbing decision are unclear. Because of gender-neutral pronouns, Override's gender wasn't all that important for quite a few episodes, until suddenly Bud referred to "him" as a "chick". A long hiatus followed without any new episodes airing. When the show finally picked up, much of the supporting cast received new voices, and from that point on, Override became female. Yet the dub didn't even attempt to explain this sudden change. The second dub doesn't have this problem.
*In the French dub, she is female despite the fact that she is dubbed by a man. The other characters refer to her with feminine prounouns, and she says in the ''"Speed"'' episode "Une femme ne se presse jamais" ("a woman never hurries"). This choice of male voice is most likely a decision from the voice director, because there was actually women present among the dubbing team. However, the actor dubs her with a very calm and sedate voice.
*A preliminary name for Override was "Speedracer", making the ''{{w|Speed Racer|}}'' homage explicit.
*Designer [[Mark Maher]] originally envisioned her ''Legacy'' figure as being a retool of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Studio Series Hot Rod]], before figuring out a way to budget an entirely new mold.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CfcoUaVuAhk/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Mark Maher on Instagram]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nitro Convoy''' (ニトロコンボイ ''Nitoro Konboi'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gázoló''' ("Over-runner")
*''Korean:'' '''Nitrocon''' (니트로콘 ''Niteurokon'')

==See also==
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*[[Override Prime]], the [[Autobot]] bounded to [[Kappa Supreme]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Override (Prime)|Override]], the [[Velocitron]]ian from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Override (BWU)|Override]], the Velocitronian from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Convoys]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
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Ultra Magnus (G1)

2022-06-05T21:45:22Z

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:''Ultra Magnus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Ultramagnusg1.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|Just a soldier, with a soldier's courage.]]

'''Ultra Magnus''' (aka '''Magnus''' and '''Ultra Mammoth''') feels he is a soldier and nothing more. He very much prefers taking orders to giving them, and even avoids opportunities for higher responsibility. But when he is forced into those opportunities, he betrays his real talent for the job. He's strong, resolute, dependable, selfless, and courageous. Sadly, Ultra Magnus is the only Autobot who doesn't realize this.

Believing he is nothing but a soldier, Ultra Magnus is perfectly willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good if need be. He knows he's more powerful than the average Autobot, and will throw himself at larger threats accordingly. He is respected by both the Autobots ''and'' Decepticons, due to his courage and self-sacrifice. There is a special enmity between him and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] for this reason, for Galvatron may be the most deadly foe of all. (Also, Galvatron, given his mental state, probably doesn't approve of people he's had blown up getting back up afterward. This can be seen as a sore point for Magnus, too.)

Different iterations of Ultra Magnus are sometimes tied to a small 'bot named [[Minimus Ambus]] in some capacity.

{{quote|As I've tried to teach you, undisciplined thinking can make even the simplest task impossible.|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] gives his life philosophy to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Sosfromsandra magnus pwns galvy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|This feels strangely [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|vindicating]].]]
{{main|Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Ultra Magnus was appointed Commander of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] some time before [[2005]]. During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], he could not prevent many of his troops and the reinforcements being slaughtered, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Still, honoring Ultra Magnus for his efforts, Optimus handed him the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and command of the Autobots. The Matrix had other ideas though, choosing [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] as its bearer instead. Ultra Magnus was okay with that and became Rodimus Prime's trustworthy [[second-in-command]].

Despite not being the Prime, Ultra Magnus became a second archenemy to the [[Decepticon leader]] [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. The two had many, many fights, and in between, Ultra Magnus also had to deal with the archrival he found in Galvatron's second-in-command [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]].

During the [[Hate Plague]] outbreak in [[2006]], Ultra Magnus was one of the infected. He was cured when a revived Optimus Prime unleashed the energy of the Matrix. With everything back to normal and leadership passed back from Rodimus to Optimus, Ultra Magnus became somewhat of a second-in-command to the latter. He was taken out of commission by a grand scale Decepticon assault on Cybertron, but survived to see the next Cybertronian [[Golden Age]].

In a splinter timeline, Ultra Magnus met his end in 2011 at the hands of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and was subsequently buried on Earth. He was eventually revived to deal with the menace of [[Galvatron II]], a powerful dimension-hopping lunatic. Magnus was then summoned by Alpha Trion to assist alternate reality versions of the Autobots in another dimension, though Magnus found his efforts embroiled in bureaucratic red tape, as the dueling robot factions were in fact ''corporate rivals'' in this new universe.

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Ladybird magnus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Following the mysterious disappearance of Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus travelled to Earth from Cybertron to take over leadership of the Autobots. Under his leadership, the Autobots established Metroplex as a city to live in, and yet were still able to keep their existence a secret from humanity at large. Nice work, Magnus!

With the Autobots' supply of [[cybernite]] running low, Ultra Magnus organized a salvage operation to potentially recover a supply of the material from wreckage strewn about an old battlefield that Kup would lead them to. Magnus's concerns grew when the Decepticons attacked the salvage team, apparently having known of their movements in advance, and the Autobots soon deduced that the villains had a network of spy satellites in orbit, watching them. Following Kup's advice, Magnus had [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] build a power generator that beamed false messages to the satellites, tricking them into colliding with each other and exploding. Magnus congratulated the Autobots on their team effort, declaring that teamwork was the only way to ultimately triumph over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

When a small Decepticon attack force was able to penetrate Metroplex's security perimeter, Ultra Magnus had Bumblebee follow them upon their retreat in hopes of learning how the breach occurred. Bumblebee discovered that the Decepticons had been able to progressively sneak through the Autobots' spy screen and set up a base within a nearby industrial estate. Magnus led the Autobots in an attack on the Decepticon hideout, during which he faced off with Galvatron himself. Magnus stumbled and fell before the Decepticon leader, but Spike Witwicky saved him by downing Galvatron with a wrecking ball. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Magnus V Galvatron "Salvage!".jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Words often used to describe Ultra Magnus: "Raw" and "Naked".]]

{{main|Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
[[File:Youhavebeenchosen.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|From the less-popular "Your Adventure Has Been Chosen For You" series.]]
Ultra Magnus personally chose a new [[S.T.A.R.S.]] Commander, to whom he sent a message inviting them to take up the role. This message guided the recipient through an exercise using "the special power you humans call 'imagination'" to visualize what it would be like to be several different [[Transformer]]s, Autobots and Decepticons included. After that, the recipient was given the opportunity to "requisition" those Transformers for their "Command" via a form marked with the following address:

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ULTRA MAGNUS 
P.O. Box 7050, Dept. T10 
North [[Hollywood]], [[California|CA]] 91609

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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
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Ultra Magnus left [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in charge of Cybertron while he took off in [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to check out a strange [[energon]] reading they'd detected on an asteroid. When [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] discovered a [[Observer|small alien]], Magnus reminded him that they were Autobots and sworn to protect all life. Lightspeed's tests determined that the creature converted its food into Energon, leading Magnus to send [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] out in search of more of the creatures. Not long after, the Autobots were found by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and they pursued the small Decepticon until they ran into more Decepticons, resulting in a pitched battle. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Following [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s destruction of Cybertron's Energon supply, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] contacted Ultra Magnus in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and ordered him to take a team to find [[Metascan Alpha]]. Magnus took [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Doublecross]], [[Grotusque]], and [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] with him, using [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as transport. They eventually reached a desolate moon, on which they were attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], but Magnus insisted they ignore the Decepticons and continue with their mission. Retreating to Sky Lynx, they flew down to the planet to find a rapidly-evacuating city under attack from the [[Destructon]]s.

The Autobots engaged the enemy, only to find themselves outclassed. Ultra Magnus was blasted by [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] and fought the confusion the Delirious Fire brought to his mind in order to sound a retreat. Kup sacrificed himself to allow the rest of the Autobots to escape, but Sky Lynx only had enough energy to reach the moon, and the Destructons were able to catch up. Faced with a superior foe, Ultra Magnus was forced to consider the unthinkable, and made an alliance with Cyclonus to attempt a combined attack. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===Beehive Books continuity===
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Ultra Magnus came upon [[Castle Decepticon]] while piloting a shuttle. His approach activated the Decepticon base's defenses, and Ultra Magnus was forced to eject from the shuttle in an escape pod. Ultra Magnus was then able to find his way back to his downed shuttle, only to be confronted by Starscream. Ultra Magnus's shuttle had been repaired by the Decepticons'automated robots, who had mistook it for one of their own. The advantage lay with either Starscream or Ultra Magnus depending on what changes the drones had implemented in the shuttle.
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*Ultra Magnus managed to escape Starscream in his shuttle, ''or''
*Starscream managed to vaporize Starscream before the Autobot could escape in his shuttle, ''or
*Starscream managed to wing Ultra Magnus, focing the Autobot to stop and blow Starscream out of the sky before proceeding in his shuttle, ''or''
*Unable to take off in the reprogrammed shuttle, Ultra Magnus was forced to stay and fight Starscream, who vaporized the Autobot, ''or''
*Unable to take off in the reprogrammed shuttle, Ultra Magnus was forced to fight his way out and blew Starscream away.
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===''PDTF Comic''===
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Ultra Magnus and Optimus attempted to trick Starscream into thinking a bomb was a [[Blackball]], and succeeded, much to their surprise. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##3 "Don't Cry! Megatron!!"|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}} Ultra Magnus later reported that the Autobots had run out of ammo, and as a result, they were forced to throw rocks at [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] instead. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##4 "Good Job! Deathsaurus!!"|Good Job! Deathsaurus!!}} He also pointed out that [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]]'s "[[Chōkon Power|Chōkon]] Fire Guts" attack was just a normal punch, and was asked to keep quiet because the Decepticons hadn't realised that yet and were still rolling around in agony. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##13 "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!"|Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!}} Magnus and Rodimus Prime enjoyed many victories against the Decepticons, but [[Greatshot|who was that in the background?]] {{storylink|PDTF Comic##15 "No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot..."|No One Knows When he's Come or Gone. Greatshot...}}

At one point, the [[Blackball]] was left in the safekeeping of Ultra Magnus. Galvatron, catching Magnus by surprise, managed to blow him up with a powerful energy blast from his fusion cannon. Recovering the Blackball, Galvatron began to gloat about his victory. That's when Magnus' body hurled his head at Galvatron like a bowling ball, causing the [[Emperor of Destruction]] to fall over like a set of pins and drop the Blackball. That's ''using your head'', Magnus! *sigh*{{storylink|PDTF Comic##16 "Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!"|Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
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===Marvel coloring books===
When Hot Rod informed Ultra Magnus that the Dinobots were engaging the Decepticons just outside of Autobot City, Ultra Magnus quickly assembled a small team of Autobots. He led them into battle to serve as reinforcements for the Dinobots. Once Ultra Magnus and his troops defeated Galvatron and his troops, he and the other Autobots were cheered on by the nearby Oil rig workers as they drove back to Autobot City. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

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Ultra Magnus was approached by Blurr who attempted to tell him something important. Unfortunately, Ultra Magnus could not understand him as Blurr was talking too fast. When a more articulate Autobot informed him that the Decepticons had learned of a lost Autobot shipment of Energon and were planning to unearth it from the Ark's crash site, Ultra Magnus held a brief conference to figure out how to deal with the situation. He then headed a team to St. Mt. Hillary, only to find the Decepticons already there, digging for the Energon shipment. The two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Ultra Magnus and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
As the Autobots were finishing their day's work in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] city, Ultra Magnus was startled by Kup and Hot Rod zooming past him. When he asked the pair what was going on, Hot Rod informed him that he was excited to head to a car show, where the humans would be showing off a new kind of robot car. Later in the day, Hot Rod came up to Ultra Magnus once more, this time to inform him that the Decepticons were planning on attacking the very same Colosseum in which the car show was taking place that day. Even more alarming, Kup was supposed to have returned by now. Hot Rod concluded that the Decepticons had done something to him. Ultra Magnus led a convoy of Autobots in a rescue mission. Remaining in their vehicle forms, they paraded themselves in the Colosseum as the human onlookers admired their sleek forms. Elsewhere, Kup managed to make Galvatron trip through a window onlooking the show, sending him flying into the arena. Transforming, Ultra Magnus and his troops took the Decepticon leader hostage. But the Decepticons still had Kup as a hostage of their own, and demanded Galvatron's release, lest they open fire on the human crowd. While Ultra Magnus debated on what to do, Hot Rod freed Kup, and the Autobots managed to overpower the Decepticons. Though they defeated the Decepticons, Galvatron managed to escape in the chaos, not that Ultra Magnus was too worried over the fact. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Ultra Magnus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] stood their ground against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

When the Creation Matrix was stolen by the Decepticons, Ultra Magnus called upon his fellow Autobots to help retrieve it. Thanks to an army of [[decoy]]s created by First Aid, the Autobots successfully infiltrated the Decepticon base and retrieved their sacred relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertSuperBooster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The bachelor party started well...]]
Ultra Magnus assigned Kup to be in charge of a secret mission. As the Autobot leader was making his rounds of Metroplex, he dropped by Kup's station to check in on him, but was interrupted by an Autobot Alert before he could do so. Cosmos informed Magnus of Decepticons encroaching upon Earth orbit. After Cosmos's transmission was cut short, Bumblebee came rushing into the room to inform Ultra Magnus that the television broadcast signal had been hijacked by the Decepticons. Putting two and two together, Ultra Magnus deduced that the Decepticons had taken over Earth's communication satellites. Soon afterwards, Blurr came back prematurely from the mission being organized by Kup, informing that the Decepticons had gotten their hands on an important coded message. Despite this, Ultra Magnus considered the Decepticons’ attack on the satellites to be of greater importance.

If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize the Decepticons’ orbital attack, he first began to organize an operation to rescue Cosmos. After ordering Ratchet to ready the Autobots’ shuttle for take-off, Ultra Magnus nominated Jazz, Mirage, Swoop, Powerglide and Prowl to join him on the mission. After donning special space gear for solar protection, the team took off and headed towards Cosmos's last coordinates. Though they quickly spotted Cosmos, Ultra Magnus also caught sight of Galvatron's spaceship, Cyclonus, looming nearby. Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to pull Cosmos aboard before they were spotted by the enemy forces. Using the shuttle's high-powered sensors, Ultra Magnus and Mirage discovered that Cyclonus himself was acting as the Decepticons’ signal-jamming device. Deciding on an immediate plan of action, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to train all their weapons on Cyclonus, and prepare for a full-frontal assault. Though Mirage exhibited doubts that this strategy would work, Ultra Magnus stood by his decision.

If the Autobots went ahead with Ultra Magnus's plan, soon after the Autobots had begun their assault, Galvatron emerged from Cyclonus, leading into battle an army of multiwing jet fighter Decepticons. Faced against such overwhelming odds, Ultra Magnus attempted to retreat, only for their shuttle to be hit by a blast from Galvatron himself. With their shuttle falling apart around them, Ultra Magnus and his troops were defeated by the Decepticons.

If instead Powerglide and Swoop went about their own way of defeating the Decepticons, Cyclonus's transmission device was successfully destroyed and the entire crew of the Autobot shuttle presumably returned to base safely.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, if Ultra Magnus instead decided to prioritize the theft of the coded message, he allowed for Kup to divulge to the rest of the Autobots the top secret nature of the mission at hand. After Kup explained that the mission involved an ancient Autobot formula that could boost a Cybertronian's strength tenfolds, Ultra Magnus and his troops took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre. Once there, the Autobots learned that the cybertite sphere had crashed on Earth in a nearby crater, but was later moved by humans during the 16th century.If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn't decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater. Springer was for heading towards the crater first.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Ultra Magnus led the main force heading towards the California coast. Just as Ultra Magnus and his troops arrived at the coast, they were signalled by Powerglide that he had discovered the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere, and caught up by Blurr who informed them of the Decepticons headed in their direction. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

Ultra Magnus ultimately came up with three separate plans. The first involved Sludge raising the ship by encircling it cables, then allowing Hot Rod to search the ship. The second plan relied on Seaspray searching for the sphere while the ship remained underwater. The third plan counted on Grapple, Hot Rod and Bumblebee working together to retrieve the sphere.

If Ultra Magnus decided on the first plan, he soon began doubting himself as the dimwitted Dinobot displayed difficulty in following through with the orders given to him. Though Sludge and Hot Rod eventually succeeded in retrieving the sphere, Ultra Magnus made it clear to his troops that there was no time for celebration, as he noticed incoming Decepticons. Tasking Blurr with taking the sphere to Metroplex, Ultra Magnus ordered the rest of his troops to hide. As the Decepticons arrived, Ultra Magnus then led the ambush that left the Decepticons defeated that day.

If Ultra Magnus decided on the second plan, Seaspray successfully retrieve the sphere and presented it to his commander. Ultra Magnus then ordered his troops to return to base before the Decepticons ever arrived at the California coast.

If Ultra Magnus decided on the third plan, the Autobots were unable to retrieve the sphere in time, and it was destroyed by the Decepticons, who had finally reached the California coast. Without the formula contained within the sphere, the Autobots would be forced to continue their war at a disadvantage, if they survived the current Decepticon onslaught currently raining down upon them.

If Ultra Magnus decided to have his troops lie in wait while the Decepticons retrieved the sunken ship, whether the Autobots came out victorious that day or not depended entirely from that point forward on the decisions other Autobots made. In one possible scenario, the sphere was safely brought back to Metroplex, and Ultra Magnus looked on as Perceptor created the first batch of the power-booster. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
[[File:ProjectBrainDrainAutobotsCelebrate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|...Everybody had a good time...]]
In one possible scenario, Ultra Magnus was frustrated to hear that Bumblebee was breaking every single one of Metroplex city's streets laws in order to rush to him. His anger quickly vanished when Bumblebee and Sparkplug informed him that they had done so to inform him of a Decepticon plot they had uncovered. The Decepticons were planning to use a [[Brain Drain device]] to syphon away the intelligence of hundreds of thousands of people who would be attending a rock concert later in the day. Thinking hard on the task at hand, Ultra Magnus came up with two different possible plans the Autobots could enact to stop the Decepticons. The first plan was to create a diversion at the Decepticons’ headquarters, forcing them to abort their ploy before it started. The other plan was for the Autobots to drive ahead to the rock concert and be at the ready for when the Decepticons showed themselves.

If Ultra Magnus decided on the first plan, he took a number of troops with him to the Decepticons’ (not so) secret fortress high in the mountains. Once there, they found that they had only a few minutes left before the Decepticons were scheduled to begin their attack on the rock concert. Pressed for time, Ultra Magnus needed to decide on one of two different approaches on assaulting the Decepticon base.

If Ultra Magnus decided to order a full-scale attack immediately, the Autobots succeeded in surprising the Decepticons... a little too well. The Autobot attack being so sudden and devastating, the Decepticons were never able to send out a distress message to Galvatron, and thus his assault on the rock concert proceeded forth uninterrupted. Though Autobots have won a small battle, the most surely have lost the war.

If Ultra Magnus to attempt to send a scout ahead to scope out the Decepticons’ defences first, the Decepticons spotted the Autobots’ approach and radioed Galvatron for help immediately. The Autobots and Decepticons battled fiercely, Ultra Magnus unwilling to surrender until the Brain Drain device had been destroyed. He managed to accomplish this by triggering an avalanche which buried the Decepticons in snow and shattered the Brain Drain device into a million pieces.

Alternatively, if Ultra Magnus decided to head for the rock concert and deal with the Decepticons there, Ultra Magnus noticed the large amount of vehicles parked around the concert upon arrival. He ordered his troops to hide themselves amidst the vehicles, and lie in wait for the Decepticons. Once the Decepticons had shown themselves, Ultra Magnus ordered his troops to transform in unison and open fire on their enemies. But Galvatron had planned to light afire the parking lot in which the Autobots are standing in order to trap the humans. Being drenched from above by Decepticon jets dumping gasoline upon them, Ultra Magnus needed to decide whether the Autobots needed to retreat, or to keep on fighting and hope that they could defeat the Decepticons before the fire consumed them.

If Ultra Magnus decided to retreat, he opted to have his troops move towards the concert-goers in order to better protect them. He and his troops fended off the airborne Decepticons who swooped down, unaffected by the blazing barrier encircling the concert. Whether or not they succeeded on protecting the humans depended on the choice Bumblebee from this point forward.

Alternatively, if Ultra Magnus decided to remain in the parking lot as the Decepticons set it ablaze, the Autobots and the Decepticons battle fiercely surrounded by the conflagration. In order to prevent Galvatron from using his weapon, Ultra Magnus grappled with the Decepticon leader himself. Galvatron was able to fling Ultra Magnus away, into the area near the bandstand, preventing Ultra Magnus from further delaying him from using the Brain Drain device. If Hot Rod was able to then snatch the device away from Galvatron, the young Autobot drove through the ring of flame, away from Galvatron and towards Ultra Magnus. Both leaders rushed towards Hot Rod, who had been temporarily incapacitated after his trip through the conflagration. Though Galvatron reached Hot Rod first and grabbed the device, Ultra Magnus ripped a nearby electric cable, and then used it as a lasso to grab unto Galvatron. The electrical current running through the wire caused Galvatron to flail wildly, leading him to crush the Brain Drain device himself. Galvatron then retreated, and Ultra Magnus and his troops received a standing ovation from the concert-goers.

In another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus was informed by Hot Rod of Galvatron's scheme. Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, and a numerous other Autobots reached the concert just as Galvatron began to activate the Brain Drain device.

Taking aim with every weapon in his armoury, Ultra Magnus fired in Galvatron's direction. Though he was unable to harm Galvatron himself, he did destroy the device. Without any reason to continue fighting, the Decepticons retreated. In an alternate scenario, Ultra Magnus and the Autobots arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar, who had already destroyed the Brain Drain device. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
[[File:Sarah Sanders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|...then it turned awkward.]]
In one possible scenario, Ultra Magnus was informed by Kup and Hot Rod that the Decepticons had taken possession of an [[Invisibility Device]], created by the human [[Sarah Sanders]], and taken it into space to study it. Ultra Magnus put together a team of Autobots and took off in one of their shuttles to pursue them. Once there, however, the Autobots had difficulty pinpointing the Decepticons’ location. The ship's crew had to decided where to look next for the Decepticons.

If the Autobots decided to investigate the dark side of the moon, they found themselves unable to see anything on the satellite's shadowy surface. Hot Rod suggested to Ultra Magnus that they fire down to see if the Decepticons would fire back, revealing their position. Jazz chimed in that Hot Rod's plan was too risky, and claimed that he had a better plan in mind.

If Ultra Magnus decided to go through with Hot Rod's plan anyways, the Autobots succeeded only in making themselves an easy target for their enemies. The Decepticons blasted their shuttle to bits. Ultra Magnus and his troops were reduced to space junk.

If Ultra Magnus listened to Jazz's plan, he ordered his Autobots to remain silent, and to shut off all of the shuttle's lights and mechanisms. Launching a probe as a decoy, the Autobots successfully tricked the Decepticons into revealing their position when they mistook the probe as their shuttle and opened fire upon it. Firing back, the Autobots began crippling the Decepticons’ ship, until a lucky shot rocked their own shuttle. Though the Decepticons attempted to escape while the Autobots were off-balance, the Autobots were able to deliver the finishing blow, ending the Decepticons’ menace as the evil robots' ship exploded.

In an alternate scenario wherein the Autobots listened to Prowl's suggested and searched the Asteroid Belt beyond Mars, they soon found themselves struggling to get through the maze of floating rocks.

If the Autobots pushed on their search in the Asteroid Belt, they soon found themselves on a collision course with two enormous asteroids. If they only managed to blast one of asteroids, the Autobots were forced to retreat back to Earth after their shuttle took substantial damage. If the Autobots managed to blast neither of the Asteroids, they were all crushed between the giant pieces of space debris.

If they managed to blast away both asteroids, they reached a vast, empty expanse of space within the asteroid belt. Ultra Magnus was pleased to hear that they had only received minimal damage up to now while navigating through the Asteroid Belt. His relief was short-lived, as it soon became evident that the Decepticons had figured out the workings of the Invisibiliy Device, and begun firing upon the Autobots’ shuttle. The Autobots considered retreating, but Kup reminded them that Sarah Sanders had not perfected her device yet, and the Decepticons’ invisibility may yet wear off.

If the Autobots attempted to flee from the Decepticons’ attack, they found themselves at too much of a disadvantage to successfully make it out of the Asteroid Belt. They were blown into space junk before they could reach Earth.

If the Autobots held their ground, they were instructed by Ultra Magnus not to open fire upon the Decepticons until ordered to do so. Though things were tense as the Autobots were hit over and over again by their invisible opponents, soon the enemy ship came into view, just as Kup had predicted. The Autobots opened fire on the flimsier vessel, blowing it and the Decepticons within to smithereens. Ultra Magnus was proud to announce that the Decepticon menace had now been taken care of, once and for all.

If the Autobots did retreat out of the Asteroid Belt, they convinced one another that the Decepticons most likely perished within it. Then, a few days later, when the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Ultra Magnus bemoaned the fact that they had given up so easily, and ordered his troops to their battle stations. Unfortunately, Ultra Magnus and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In a completely different possible scenario, Hot Rod and Kup returned to the Autobot headquarters to report to Ultra Magnus immediately after they saw the mysterious spacecraft land. Ultra Magnus agreed that the situation necessitated further investigation, and sent out Springer, Susntreaker, Prowl and Jazz to accompany Hot Rod and Kup.

If the Autobots gave up searching for the ship, Ultra Magnus and the rest of the Autobots within Metroplex were caught by surprise by a fleet of identical ships swooping down upon them. The Autobots were all destroyed as Galvatron gloated of his victory.

In another possible scenario, the squad that Ultra Magnus had sent out returned to Metroplex with Sarah Sanders, inventor of the Invisibility Device, in hand. Grateful to the Autobots for rescuing her, she showed them how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]]s to counteract the effects of her Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came.

In yet another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus looked on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

Another scenario had Sarah be so grateful towards the Autobots from rescuing her that she gave Ultra Magnus and his troops the secret to her Invisibility Device. With its power, the Autobots’ victory over the Decepticons was likely guaranteed.{{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Ultra Magnus captained an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] under his command. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
6.5 million years ago, when his brother [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Decepticon leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a [[space bridge]] incident, the Autobots looked to Ultra Magnus for leadership. Magnus fled and exiled himself, believing he wasn't ready.

[[File:Grimlockultramagnusnoooo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It's funny because Magnus thinks Grimlock can die.]]
But half a million years later, Magnus re-emerged, finding the Autobots had fragmented themselves into different camps. Despite his fears about his inadequacy, Magnus managed to reunite the Autobots and retake Cybertron city by city, until finally, the Autobots were all but assured victory. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Decepticons and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s were ready to surrender. The moments before a peace treaty was to be signed at [[Tyger Pax]], Ultra Magnus brooded in his chambers, alone, cursing Optimus Prime for his "heroic" sacrifice that nonetheless left his race to carry the torch themselves. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and his [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], however, wouldn't go so quietly, and they staged an insurrection. Though, regrettably, Starscream assassinated the surviving members of the [[Council of Ancients]], Ultra Magnus was able to lead his Autobots, the Ultracons, and the Decepticons successfully against the Predacon insurrection. As the Predacons were arrested, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took an assassin's bullet meant for Ultra Magnus, apparently killing the Dynobot. Magnus, overcome with grief, cradled Grimlock's body in his arms and audibly mourned.

This would not be the day's only setback, to say the least. Amid the chaos of Grimlock's death, Megatron had somehow returned, backed up by the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} The peace Magnus had struggled for immediately crumbled. Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots were put to work as slaves, [[Internment Camp Pi|deep below Cybertron's surface]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

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While working, Ultra Magnus revealed to Springer that he had not given up hope, and planned to destroy Cybertron's core if no other means presented itself to keep it out of Megatron's hands. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}

[[File:GreatShutdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't mind me, I'm just frozen in this weird other body.]]
Fewer than four million years ago, after Optimus Prime and Megatron disappeared once again, this time with dozens of their best warriors on board the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] and the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']], Ultra Magnus and Shockwave worked together to replenish their respective armies. Many of the [[Micromaster]]s created to this end resented Ultra Magnus and Shockwave for bringing them into their war. Among the dissidents were [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] and [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]], who informed Ultra Magnus that they had failed to locate Optimus Prime after a space-faring mission. Another was [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], who got into a shouting match with Ultra Magnus after one of his fellow soldiers lost his life during a retrieval mission. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Yet another dissident was [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], though this Decepticon-allied Micromaster had greater aspirations than simply leaving the war behind. He engineered a situation where the full-sized Autobots and Decepticons were tricked into battling one another, despite their resources being at an all-time low. By doing so, he hoped the guzzlers would eliminate one another, leaving him to rule a Micromaster-populated Cybertron. But the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], with the help of Countdown and Groundshaker, exposed the scheme in the middle of the brawl. Though Ultra Magnus was simply happy to continue fighting the good fight afterwards, fellow Autobot Fortress Maximus had become thoroughly disgusted with conflict in the aftermath. Fortress resigned from his post and deserted the Autobot army, tossing his gun at Ultra Magnus's feet as he went. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

In the present day, Ultra Magnus was reactivated following the [[Great Shutdown]], {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} and begrudgingly took the role of security officer under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had ushered in a new peace. Though Magnus suspected Shockwave had some shady personal projects, he thought the threat of these were minimal compared to the greater promise of peace, and willingly helped Shockwave.

Ultimately, in 2003, Optimus Prime and the rest of the missing Autobots were discovered on a planet called Earth, where Prime and Megatron had awakened and rekindled the Transformer Civil War. Ultra Magnus and a team of Decepticons traveled to Earth and approached Prime's Autobots, asking for their understanding and their surrender, lest they disrupt Cybertron's new peace. {{storylink|New World Order}} Though a few were willing to give in to Magnus, most were not. Optimus Prime sent a team of Autobots secretly out the Ark's back door, while the rest of his troops approached Magnus and submitted to his demands. Prime still harbored ill feelings towards his brother, and in moment of weakness, Prime punched Magnus to the ground, calling him a traitor. Out of sympathy, Ultra Magnus did not retaliate, though he warned Prime that he would not allow himself to be struck again without repercussions.

[[File:Wreckersdw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|When it comes to group shots, Magnus isn't a team player.]]
Ultra Magnus transported his captives to Cybertron, where Shockwave announced that for the good of Cybertron, Prime and the others would be deactivated. Magnus, of course, disapproved of this decision. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} He angrily confronted Shockwave, who showed Magnus footage of Optimus Prime and Megatron in a recent, heated battle in [[San Francisco]], and this did not flatter the mental state of the combatants. Still, Magnus was not convinced, and he went to the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to address his fears of giving Shockwave too much control. His audience with the council was interrupted by grave news: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] had been unleashed from [[Detention Banks|prison]], and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was tearing apart [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. In response, Ultra Magnus assembled the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Though casualties were high, Ultra Magnus was able to take down Menasor by turning his components against its team leader, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. While Menasor was confused, Magnus rammed into him in vehicle mode, separating the combiner. Suspecting Shockwave was somehow behind all this, Magnus left to confront him. On his way there, Magnus put a missile in Grimlock's head, quelling the Dinobots' own little rampage. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Magnus ordered [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to put them into the [[CR chamber]]s immediately.

[[File:Magnuslongshot.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|And then Takara saw this and were all like, "Oh, crap, that's right, we can do redecoes, can't we?"]]
Finally, Ultra Magnus arrived in [[Shockwave's Tower|Shockwave's throne room]] and ordered the former Decepticon to stand down. Shockwave had a different idea and shot him in the back. As Magnus staggered out, he met Prime, who was also on his way to tussle with Shockwave, and he apologized to his brother for going astray. Magnus collapsed. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} A short time later, he got up to his feet and slowly made his way back into the throne room, though he was crumbling as he went. When he reached his destination, Magnus had shed his super robot form, leaving only his smaller inner robot. Seeing Prime had been defeated, Magnus attacked Shockwave. Though Ultra Magnus lost his arm to Shockwave's ruthlessness, Magnus was ultimately able to toss Shockwave into the pit in the center of the room. Grimlock carried both Prime and Magnus's heavily damaged forms out of the throne room, but not without insulting them constantly. Magnus, like Prime, suspected that despite Shockwave's defeat, their hardships were only just beginning. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Optimus Prime was kept in stasis due to his minor injuries, while despite the complete destruction of his armor and the removal of his arm, Ultra Magnus was quickly reassembled and back on duty. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Meanwhile, reports of a strange disturbance in a hidden Decepticon laboratory caught Magnus's attentions, but no one thought it was [[Sunstorm (G1)|very significant]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} In the wake of Shockwave's dethroning, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] was having trouble [[Central Hall|addressing public concerns]], but Ultra Magnus was able to speak to the crowd empathetically. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} Later, Magnus checked in on Prowl to see if he had any leads on the lab disturbance, and advised the overworked security officer to rest more. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Prowl and a team of Autobots soon left to construct an [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, leaving Magnus to coordinate Autobot affairs on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Ultra Magnus was among the Autobot forces resisting [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, and was shocked when he witnessed [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] get zapped by energy and vanishing. Investigating the disappearance along with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Magnus found that the powerful [[Teletran 3]] computer had malfunctioned and sent various Cybertronians dispersed throughout various points in Earth's timeline. After erecting a [[force field]] around Teletran 3 to prevent Shockwave and his forces from taking control of it, Ultra Magnus made a plan together with the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members whom had been transported to Cybertron by the computer. As he was feeding the force field with his own power and Perceptor was operating Teletran 3, it was up to the humans to travel back in time and retrieve the lost Transformers, or else time travel "feedback" would lead to the destruction of Earth. Unfortunately, his force field could only stay up for twelve hours at best. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Six hours later, only one of four teams had returned. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} By the time the third team returned, Ultra Magnus's force field had dissipated and the Autobot had been gunned down by Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

[[File:Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus BlackHorizon1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9|Optimus realizes he's seen too much.]]
Fortunately his wounds weren't lethal, and some time later, Ultra Magnus joined a team of Autobots preparing to rescue Optimus Prime from [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s imprisonment. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} After receiving reinforcements from G.I. Joe, they attacked, they attacked the Decepticon base and fought against Serpent O.R.'s army. While urging his comrades to never give up, Ultra Magnus helped with a barrage of weaponsfire against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s throat. After the defeat of Serpent O.R., he attended [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s funeral alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

A few months later, Ultra Magnus was put in control of Cybertron while Optimus Prime left for Earth to investigate a [[Unicron|mysterious signal]] from outer space. When Hot Rod hurt Prime's feelings by accusing him of doing things himself because he felt guilty about Bumblebee's death, Magnus told the young Autobot that he really needed to learn when to stay quiet. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Bumblebee approached Ultra Magnus, and asked him if he could borrow some cash. Ultra Magnus told his friend that the vending machine he had been spending all his money on was just using him, and Bumblebee loudly protested to this, claiming that Ultra Magnus simply didn't understand their love. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

[[File:Ambus Unveiled.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Cybertronian Nesting Doll]]
Having fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] to contain the Decepticons since the early days of the war, Ultra Magnus rose in prominence to become one of the mightiest warriors in the Autobot ranks. During the Great War, Ultra Magnus served with distinction in many battles, famously flouting death at every angle.

At least, this is what the population of Cybertron ''believes''. In reality, the ''real'' Ultra Magnus died early in the war, but his legend was kept alive by [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], who fashioned the "[[Magnus Armor]]" in his image and bestowed it upon a series of successors—including [[Blockus]], [[Datum]], [[Ramp]], [[Suture (G1)|Suture]], and [[Convoy (G1)|Convoy]]—to make it appear as though Magnus was an unstoppable, undefeatable "immortal lawman". When Tyrest brokered a treaty between the Autobots and Decepticons known as the [[Tyrest Accord]], the various holders of the Ultra Magnus name served as its Duly Appointed Enforcer.

The Ultra Magnus of the modern era was [[Minimus Ambus]], who would take a post somewhat external to the Autobot army upon taking up the role. He travelled the galaxy enforcing the Tyrest Accord and upholding the [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]], a treaty between Autobots, Decepticons and other alien races. As an enforcer of the Accord, Magnus hunted down any Transformers, Autobots and Decepticons alike, who illegally sold or distributed Cybertronian technology, handing them over to their superiors for prosecution. His hunt for his persistent enemy [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took him to [[Nebulos]], and he later became embroiled in the Autobots' attempts to counteract an incursion by the forces of the [[Dead Universe]].

After a stint on Earth assisting the Autobots in the wake of the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], and the defeat of [[D-Void]] and the Decepticons, Ultra Magnus accompanied Rodimus and crew aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on their quest to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]], serving as Rodimus's second-in-command. After a near-fatal encounter with [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and an automated return to a now-insane Tyrest, Ambus's true identity was revealed to the crew. Although he gave up his role as the Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], he continues to wear his armor—because regardless of who he might be underneath it, to his friends and crewmates, he is still, and has always been, ''the'' Ultra Magnus.
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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
The paranoid [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], [[Killer Punch]], believed that Ultra Magnus was secretly a Decepticon agent. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Ultra Magnus was among the Autobots who battled the Decepticons on Earth millions of years ago, until an ice age forced them to hide underground, powered down. He was reactivated in the mid-19th century when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons had woken up. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Lil Formers''===
Ultra Magnus reviewed all of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and what set them apart for [[you]]r benefit! {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===3H comics===
At some point, Ultra Magnus told [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] about [[Madman's Paradise|his encounter]] with a [[Quintesson]] banishment chamber. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===''Mystery of Convoy''===
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====Famicom How-to Manga: Transformers: Mystery of Convoy====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (comic)|''Mystery of Convoy'' comic}}

====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
After avoiding both of its [[Kabusu]] units, Ultra Magnus was able to destroy the [[Devilstar]] Mecha Planet by transforming into his vehicle mode, and shooting at if from bellow. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 1: Use Trailer Mode to Defeat the Mecha Planet!|Use Trailer Mode to Defeat the Mecha Planet!}} When it came to confronting the similar [[Double Devilstar]], Ultra Magnus opted to blast the first one in his robot mode before repeating his previous strategy to destroy to second of the pair. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 2: Transform to Defeat the Twin Planets One by One!|Transform to Defeat the Twin Planets One by One!}} He later leaped to great heights in order to get a bead on the weak spot of the Decepticons' ship, and managed to land his shot to destroy the vessel. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 4: Use Jump-and-Shoot to Deal with the Decepticon Ship|Use Jump-and-Shoot to Deal with the Decepticon Ship}} Ultra Magnus was next confronted by the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who merged and attacked him in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. After avoiding a blast from the Combiner, Ultra Magnus managed to blast him in his vulnerable point; his forehead crest. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 5: Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}} Later, Ultra Magnus battled another combiner: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After avoiding this opponent's sneak attack, Ultra Magnus was able to blast Bruticus in the forehead as well, defeating him. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 7: Watch Out for Bruticus's Shoulder Beam!|Watch Out for Bruticus's Shoulder Beam!}} Later still, Ultra Magnus found himself before [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who towered over him. Though he was scorched by the Decepticon leader's flamethrower, Ultra Magnus recovered and retaliated, using his "Hyper Jump Shot" to rain down volleys of laser blasts on Megatron, defeating him. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Stage 10: Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!|Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!}}

===''Alternity''===
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The Ultra Magnuses of various [[universal stream]]s had different roles to play in the mind-bending cross-dimensional war between the hyper-evolved future Autobots known as the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] and the [[Megatron Aggregate]].

When the universal stream of [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Primax 1286.3 Kappa]] was chosen by [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Diamond Black Megatron]] to play host to a "[[#Mystery of Convoy|game full of death and suffering]]" of his own devising, Megatron's opponent, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Ultimate Silver Optimus Prime]], was allowed to pick one inhabitant of this universe to be his champion, and to battle the horde of Decepticons Megatron would empower. Loathe as he was to use him like a chess piece, Prime selected Ultra Magnus and imbued him with a portion of his power. Even with this added strength, though, Prime knew that Magnus's resilience and determination were truly his greatest weapons. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

The Magnus of another, unknown universal stream also found himself pulled into the Alternity's war when the Megatron of his world joined the Aggregate and began razing his Cybertron with his increased power, forcing the Autobots to step up their efforts to protect the planet's citizens. While patrolling Sector 51, Administrative Official Magnus entered City #14, which had recently been freed from Decepticon occupation. Walking amidst the disheveled and displaced citizens, Magnus burned a huge Autobot brand into the ground, marking the city as Autobot territory.

Suddenly, a dazzling being of light appeared to him, referring to him by the military rank of "Ultra"; a rank he did not yet possess. Then, another Ultra Magnus who had joined the Alternity, sporting an [[auto-avatar]] looking very much like Optimus Prime, stepped through a glowing portal, asking Magnus to join him. Magnus then shook hands with Prime, joining the Alternity collective and sharing the consciousness of every Magnus across the multiverse. Magnus then vowed to use his newfound power to bring peace to Cybertron... as ''Ultra'' Magnus! {{storylink|Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. In thanks, Megatron hosted a gathering in the base, which Ultra Magnus attended. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:EarthRIP-UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|So is everyone just gonna ignore the time Ultra Magnus was the god of death?]]
Ultra Magnus was the legendary Autobot god of death, said in ancient sources to be a dark angel opposed by [[Metatron]], the Angel of Light. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}} He was believed to have destroyed [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], though she was later found to be alive. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Following the death of Optimus Prime, Duke and Rodimus arrived to see Magnus carrying Optimus's body away.{{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

Ultra Magnus returned at the eleventh hour, crashing through the eye of Primus to challenge Megatron to a duel. The Decepticon leader accepted, and at the combatants travelled to the Dyson sphere that had sprang up around the Sun. Magnus managed to steal the Matrix from Megatron; opening his armor, Ultra Magnus revealed the resuscitated form of Optimus Prime. In the aftermath, he stayed on Cybertron, now under the control of Rodimus Imhotep. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Akira Ishida]] (Japanese)}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
In one universe, the [[Cyberdroid]] [[Minimus Ambus|Minimum Ambus]] underwent the [[Bravemaster]] process to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with Ultra Magnus. They were the first but not the last to do so. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/15}}

In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Ultra Magnus was a student of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperion]] at the [[Elite Guard]] academy before the outbreak of the Great War. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}

[[Primax 209.0 Gamma]] was one universe where Ultra Magnus and [[Ultra Mammoth]] were two separate individuals. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/27}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
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{{quote|It is a hero’s duty to continue the fight until the final triumph is won.}}
Ultra Magnus was a potential bearer of the Matrix of Leadership. As a force for honor, Ultra Magnus planned to wield the Matrix with a sense of duty and justice to respect the legacy of Optimus Prime and his forefathers. Instead, the Matrix went to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Fan polls#2017|''Power of the Primes'' fan poll}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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On Cybertron, Ultra Magnus was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry Major]], whose function was City Commander. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the finals days of the war for Cybertron, Ultra Magnus was deployed to [[Tagan Heights]] as part of a fortification and repair team after it had sustained heavy damage due to its strategic value in the war effort. Needless to say, the region was lost and left in ruins, leaving nothing but scraps for salvage operations on the outskirts led by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}<ref name=Siege/>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Edward Bosco]] (English), [[Kazuhiko Inoue]] (Japanese)|[[Marcio Dondi]] (Portuguese), [[Nicolas Justamon]] (French), [[Peter Lontzek]] (German), [[Paco Gisbert]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez|Idzi Dutkiewicz]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sahil Vaid]] (Hindi)}}

Having been mentored by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to bring change and goodness to Cybertron, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} Ultra Magnus was entrusted with the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]] after his mentor's murder. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} Magnus fought alongside Megatron at the battle of [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]], where the two worked together rather effectively to achieve victory. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[File:SiegeEp2MysteriousCloakedFigureWhoCouldItBe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Erm, yes, you do not know me. My name is Sungam Artlu."]]
After [[Great War (G1)|civil war]] broke out, Ultra Magnus became the chief military commander of the [[Autobot]]s under Optimus Prime. After years of conflict, Megatron's [[Decepticon]]s seized control over most of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the planet was reduced to an energy-starved husk. Megatron offered a treaty to the Autobots if they would surrender, but Optimus Prime refused to entertain the notion. Frustrated over Optimus Prime's continued resistance to what he considered inevitable, Ultra Magnus donned a [[Transformer clothing|cloak]] and appeared before Megatron and his Decepticons to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the conflict. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}}

Ultra Magnus and Megatron sat and talked of their shared history, but Megatron was unswayed by Magnus' pleas for peace and demanded that he order his troops to stand down. When Magnus made it clear he would not do so, Megatron had him taken away and imprisoned in a cell. News of Ultra Magnus' surrender reached the Autobots and caused some dissension in the ranks, but Optimus Prime trusted that Magnus' intentions were honorable and he would not betray them. In his cell, Ultra Magnus overheard potential plans to locate the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s suggestion to Megatron that it could be used to forcibly reprogram the Autobots into submission. Knowing he couldn't allow this to occur, Magnus sent a secret transmission to Optimus Prime, warning the Autobots of the danger. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] intercepted the transmission and an infuriated Megatron decided to use Magnus to set a trap for the Autobots with a second, phony transmission. When the trap failed, Megatron visited Ultra Magnus in his cell and demanded the location of [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]]. Magnus refused, and Megatron then decided to go forward with his plans for the Allspark. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[File:SiegeEp3 MagnusTortured.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Maybe his [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|"SPOILER" figure]] should have been packaged like this.]]
Ultra Magnus continued to resist interrogation attempts and Shockwave requested of Megatron the use of more severe methods to glean information from their prisoner. Somewhat reluctantly, Megatron authorized Shockwave to do so, and Magnus was strung-up and tortured mercilessly by the Decepticon scientist. Megatron and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] observed a torture session, both with some discomfort, but Magnus refused to break. After Magnus was taken down and about to be brought back to his cell, he suddenly sprung into action, taking down his guards and stealing a gun. He charged after the departing Megatron and Jetfire and leveled the weapon at Megatron, demanding that the Decepticon leader turn and face him. However, Megatron was confident that Magnus would not shoot him in the back and dared the Autobot to do so. Magnus was indeed unable to pull the trigger, giving Jetfire the opportunity to disarm and take him down. Bound and tortured again, this time severely enough to cause grievous physical damage to his body, an agonized Magnus finally relented and told Megatron he'd give up the location of the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

A shackled Ultra Magnus led Megatron and the Decepticons to a graveyard at Tarn-Hauser Gate, indicating that the Autobots were headquartered under Alpha Trion's memorial. However, after Magnus accessed the door to the memorial, the Decepticons found nothing but an empty room. Ultra Magnus faced Megatron with a smile and told him once again he would never betray the Autobots. Enraged, Megatron pointed his [[fusion cannon]] at Magnus' chest and fired, executing his former comrade on the spot. Magnus' body crumpled to the ground and upon his death, released the Alpha Trion protocols as a cloud of energized data that cascaded off into the sky, eventually finding a new host in [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. At Autobot headquarters, Optimus Prime sensed the passing of the protocols and became grief-stricken, realizing Ultra Magnus had died. He departed to inform the [[Guardian robot|Guardians]] of Magnus' passing. Ultra Magnus' execution would be the final straw for Jetfire, and he decided to defect to the Autobots. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

[[File:Siege-Ep5-Ultra-Magnus-corpse-hacking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"Thinking about it, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|got off lightly]]."]]
Back at Decepticon headquarters, Soundwave identified the energy released by Magnus' body as an undecipherable protocol that they could not track. Shockwave proposed using a computer virus he had been developing in secret to erase the code (incidentally crippling processing systems planet-wide) and deploying it using Ultra Magnus' corpse as the hub. Megatron agreed to this and Magnus' body was strung up and used to infect all of Cybertron with Shockwave's virus. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

The mistreatment of Magnus' body had not yet ended, however, as Megatron kept the now severed head of his old friend on his table, even speaking to it at times. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} His head remained in view when the captive [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] was bought before Megatron. Elita-1 was horrified to see what Megatron had done to Magnus, and after she was hauled away, Megatron scowled to the lifeless head, telling it not to look at him that way. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

[[File:WFC_Kingdom_episode4_UltraMagnus_allspark_Tpose.jpg|thumb|right|250px|It's over Optimus! I have the high ground!]]
On Earth, Megatron suffered a Matrix-induced hallucination of himself grabbing the Allspark before it turned into Ultra Magnus's head and he sank into the ground. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} The Allspark later appeared to Optimus Prime in the form of Ultra Magnus. Believing the Autobot leader to be [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], the projection took on red eyes and rose to the sky to attack him. Megatron battled a similar projection, though the battle was cut short by [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 4}}

When the AllSpark was returned to the [[Temple of the Allspark]] on Cybertron by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Ultra Magnus was among the Transformer spirits who witnessed [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] strike down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and Nemesis Prime before finally reuniting with the Allspark. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part Three|''Transformers'' #15]] (mentioned); [[Storm Horizon Part 1|''Galaxies'' #10]] (full)}}

Ultra Magnus was forged in the era prior to the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], being mentored by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. Raised to be a soldier, Magnus thought little of prospective enemies or the cultural ramifications of war, to the dismay of his mentor. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}} When war gripped Cybertron, Ultra Magnus commanded an assault squad that counted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] among its ranks. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} He would go on to be celebrated as one of Cybertron's four [[Great General]]s. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}}

During the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] crisis, in the post-war era, Magnus was unavailable to be called on, {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} having set out into space as a peacekeeper aboard the ''[[Fist of Iacon]]''. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}}

While conducting standard missions, Magnus received a message from [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] that Alpha Trion had gone missing. Heading for the [[Decimus Sector]] to find his mentor, the crew came under attack from a vessel that they caused to crash on [[Kworia]]. Sending his crew back to the ''Fist'', Magnus explored the planet on his own, discovering a cell of splice-thieves run by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]. Though Magnus wished to arrest the criminal, Spinister was able to barter with the Great General, revealing that he had taken Magnus' crew hostage and had a lead on Alpha Trion that pointed them to the [[Black Sphere]]. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}} Fearing conflict, Magnus ordered [[Victory Leo]], their [[Colonial Security]] escort, to not engage without his express orders.

Traveling to the diamond planet of [[Obsidar]] within the Black Sphere, Magnus was pointed towards a moored Cybertronian vessel, the [[Krm'zik]]. Entering, Magnus found the craft launched from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] before he was ambushed by [[Octane]]. Easily defeating the criminal, Magnus dragged him outside when a barrage shook the ship, finding a waiting Spinister gloating about Magnus finding Octane. With a fight inevitable, Magnus summoned Leo to his aid while he confronted Spinister. After ripping off the criminal's rotors, Spinister revealed what he knew, receiving confirmation from Alpha Trion himself, projected via [[hologram]] from the nearby vessel of [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] that was under attack. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}}

Ordering the prisoners brought aboard, Magnus donned space armor and fought his way through the [[Kworian]] fleet, receiving exposition from Trion on their motives, before he breached Sounblaster's ship. Soundblaster however refused to release Trion, turning his sonic cannon on Magnus but the General managed to soldier past the weapon, knocking Soundblaster back and fleeing the collapsing craft with Alpha Trion. Emerging from the Black Sphere's gravity, the ''Fist of Iacon'' found that they had lost seventy cycles. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}}

As a result of these temporal circumstances, Magnus was unable to aid in the Ascenticon crisis, much to the ire of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} When Orion Pax later overstepped his authority by suggesting [[Pyra Magna]] be released as a substitute for Magnus, Sentinel angrily refused the notion and proclaimed to his second that he would pass on the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Ultra Magnus when he passed, not Orion. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When Sentinel passed not long after, Orion initially sought to bring the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus, only for the device to bond to him instead, transforming him into Optimus Prime. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Returning to Cybertronian space, the ''Fist of Iacon'' caught up on recent political events. Though Ultra Magnus despaired over Megatron's descent into madness, Alpha Trion was confident that his excavations into Cybertron's past would provide them with answers, assuring his friends that they would survive the coming storm. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}}

Ultra Magnus eventually made his way to [[Crystal City]] where Orion Pax - now leading the Autobots as Optimus Prime - welcomed him home and briefed him on the many changes Cybertron had endured. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} The rebels opposing Megatron united under the Autobot brand, and Ultra Magnus oversaw the unification of their forces with Optimus Prime's other lieutenants and advisors. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

==Commercial appearances==
*When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led a squad of Decepticons in an attack on the Autobots' launch site, Ultra Magnus asked [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s whereabouts. Blaster informed him that Optimus was currently on Cybertron, and so it was up to Ultra Magnus to save the day. He carried [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] to the battlefield, ramming down [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] on the way, before transforming to robot mode and blasting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] out of the sky. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Ultra Magnus was carrying Jazz, Red Alert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and Tracks down a highway when he, at last, met his sworn enemy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in person. Both transformed and duked it out on the open road. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
*Ultra Magnus led a troop of Autobots who interrupted a Decepticon Energon-gathering mission. Megatron ordered [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to deal with the meddlers. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}
*Ultra Magnus was in the middle of a savage battle between the Autobots and Decepticons when Transformers of both factions left their world behind to expand the Cybertronian war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Ultra Magnus's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
**The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}
**The [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}
**The [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:MysteryOfConvoy Magnus Sprites.png|left|thumb|Well, better than being just a white Optimus Prime ...]]
When Optimus Prime disappeared under mysterious circumstances in the year 2005, Ultra Magnus set out to find him. Magnus fought his way through a seemingly endless horde of Decepticon antagonists, including the [[Devilstar]], the [[Double Devilstar]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], as well as attempting to recover seven energon cubes the Decepticons had stolen from Rodimus Prime. Finally, Magnus unveiled the truth—everything had been Megatron's doing all along! Besting the Decepticon leader, Magnus was then faced with a seemingly endless series of tunnels and time loops, leading him into a climactic battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. After Magnus dispatched the city-bot in a hard-fought battle, a new challenge rose its head, but with his energon cubes recovered through Magnus's heroism, Rodimus Prime was able to take up the fight in his stead. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}
When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] threatened the universe using [[Zel Quartz]] in 2010, Ultra Magnus was one of the Autobots warriors who travelled back in time to 2003 to prevent Zel Quartz from ever being cultivated for use by Cybertronians.

====Decepticon story====
While searching for Zel Quartz in the present, the Decepticons hunted down several leads, including the [[Jewel of Mystery]]. Separated from the rest of his team in the crash, Ultra Magnus and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] defended the Jewel of Mystery from Decepticon raiders. They failed, but the Gem was not the fabled Zel Quartz in the end anyway.

====Autobot story====
Ultra Magnus rejoined the present and future Autobots in their campaign after the third false lead for the quartz on [[Zel Samine]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s rebirth as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Ultra Magnus was part of the Autobot forces led by Rodimus who scored a decisive victory over the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} He returned to Earth to help in the rebuilding following a Decepticon assault, bringing with him [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. The trio fell victim to a surprise attack from the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

Ultra Magnus was involved in an struggle for territory between the Autobots and the Decepticons. The battle against Galvatron and his troops ended in the Autobot's defeat, despite Ultra Magnus and Kup leading the final defences while Rodimus and Metroplex engaged Trypticon. {{storylink|The Colossus War}} Ultra Magnus, Kup and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were kidnapped by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} Though the trio were sentenced to death by the Quints, the other Autobots arrived in time to save them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Ultra Magnus, alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintesson's trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

Ultra Magnus and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] were on a fact-finding mission to the planet of the [[Torkuli]] when Galvatron arrived there for treatment. They subsequently had to flee as Galvatron's treatment failed and he destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Web World}}

Ultra Magnus and Wreck-Gar intercepted Galvatron and his troops when the Decepticon leader attacked the facility that housed the slumbering Trans-Organics. As the most dangerous Trans-Organic, the Dweller, began to convert Transformers into drones through a sort of energy-vampirism, Wreck-Gar forced Ultra Magnus past the safety of a blast door. Unable to return to come to Wreck-Gar aid after the later had disabled the blast door's mechanisms, Ultra Magnus was left to figure out a way to put an end to the Dweller's menace. Both Autobots and Decepticons eventually managed to escape the Dweller and the Trans-Organics, and rocketed back to their respective bases. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths (Legends)|Dweller in the Depths}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Ultra Magnus appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Red. He also appears as a [[Red (AB)#As Major Ultra Magnus|Major]] version. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I'm..I'm just a soldier...]]
Ultra Magnus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:UltraMagnusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| I'm not buff.... I'm just a soldier.]]

Soldier, law enforcer, enforcer of the Tyrest Accord, and staunch defender of Autobot principles, Ultra Magnus is all these things and more.

But while he is comfortable following orders, he isn't as happy giving them. The mantle or Matrix of Leadership doesn't sit easily on his shoulders, though with his indomitable courage and gift for battlefield improvisation under fire, he'd be the perfect choice.

He doesn't like to take much credit in doing so, but he does lead by example. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus bio}}

Ultra Magnus came through the Space bridge after [[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]. Ultra Magnus stated he was hunting for him, because he had accidentally been placed into the wrong timeframe. [[Melody Keen]] grew fond of Magnus really fast saying that he was in human terminology "Really buff".

Ultra Magnus later tracked down Galvatron and looked for a way to stop him from summoning more of his minions to Earth. The last thing they needed was [[Cyclonus (G1)|another Decepticon lieutenant]] looming around. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] reported to Ultra Magnus after spying on [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s interrogation; Magnus ordered Mirage to return to base. Subsequently, Magnus declared that the Autobots had to intervene before the Decepticons could get their assets in order; he asked [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], the only Wrecker available, for the mission. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Moonbase}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Ultra Magnus dual wields Plasma cannons and a minigun of the same make as [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], but consistently fires one at the target in his sights.
*'''Ability: Ultra Barrage''': Fire 21 rockets scattered in a line around the target and fire 3 homing rockets to deal massive damage to the target.
**'''Cost''': 7 ability points +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:ultra-magnus Ultra Magnus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[file:UltraMagnusForgedToFight.jpg|thumb|375px|All these things I can do, but I'm not a leader. I'm still a soldier. Always will be.]]
Ultra Magnus was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There at least a few of him running around! As a Tactician, He builds Resistance to Physical or Energy attacks and crushes enemies' Armor stacks with his hammer. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
{{main|Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Do you guys think my hair would look better in blue?"]]
*It was speculated by some fans for several years that, in the animated continuity, Ultra Magnus may have been created from Orion Pax's friend [[Dion (G1)|Dion]], the same way and at the same time Prime and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] were rebuilt by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], though official word by Hasbro later stated otherwise. For further elaboration, see [[Dion (G1)#Who is Dion?|Who is Dion?]].
*Ultra Magnus is Optimus Prime's brother in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]]. Additionally, Optimus Prime also was described as treating Ultra Magnus as his "kid brother" in [[TV Magazine]]'s [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|issue #4]] of [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga]].
*Apparently before the decision to make Magnus a Powered Convoy recolour was used, [[Floro Dery]] created at least three original concepts, of which [[:File:UltraMagnus-FloroDery3rdConcept-OrionPax.jpg|the third]] apparently formed the basis for Orion Pax in "War Dawn."
*In the early [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]]/test footage for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Ultra Magnus can be seen in alternate [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] sequences in his toy's original ''[[Diaclone]]'' color scheme, indicating the final coloration may have been a late change to the toy. This footage has appeared in various ''Transformers'' DVDs over the years.
*Simon Furman did have a rematch planned for Magnus and Galvatron in the Marvel UK comics, "but the imminent change to black & white 5-page stories meant that Time Wars pretty much had to wrap up everything, (and with two Primes in the mix, Ultra Magnus kind of got sidelined)".<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=2850 IDW blog post]</ref>
*This Ultra Magnus, along with the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] makes a cameo appearance as one of the four elders who began the [[space bridge]] project in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Balance]]".
*Ultra Magnus has the honor of being quoted in scientific literature.<ref>[http://amnh.academia.edu/JamesMCarpenter/Papers/1522820/On_Homology James M Carpenter on Homology]</ref>
*Like many Kreons who appeared in [[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|the online manga]] before receiving a toy, ''Kre-O'' Ultra Magnus is designed from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses an [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] helmet.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ultra Magnus''' (ウルトラマグナス ''Urutora Magunasu'')
*''French:'' '''Ultramag''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Convoy'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mags''' (Taiwan, 馬格斯 ''Mǎgésī''), '''Magnum''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 麥農 ''Mài Nóng''), '''Tōngtiān Xiǎo''' (China, 通天晓, "The One Who Knows Everything")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ultra Magnum''' (Portugal comic)

==References==
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Windblade (G1)

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:''Windblade is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Revolution5-Windbladeprofile.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|YOU MAAAAAAAAADE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!]]

'''Windblade''' puts truth and duty first, even when both seem impossible. Although this youthful idealism sometimes exasperates her more cynical allies, it is also her greatest strength—her faith in the ability of others to do good has turned enemies to allies and struck fear into the [[spark]]s of those who prey upon the insecurities of others. A fundamentally honest 'bot, she struggles with uncomfortable moral choices and forcing her to compromise those principles can leave her withdrawn and depressed.

On the battlefield, Windblade is a better-than-average swordwoman and can wield her [[Stormfall Sword]] to great effect with her built-in turbines, which generate powerful gusts of wind and scatter foes like leaves in a hurricane. Her most unusual ability, however, might be her [[Cityspeaker]] talents, which allow her to communicate with and control [[Titan (group)|Titans]]. Windblade's natural compassion for these enormous beings is her most potent weapon—let's face it, "the power of friendship" doesn't seem quite so silly when you're using it to rouse a city block-sized battle machine into action.

{{quote|I am a child of the Titan '''Caminus'''. I am the cityspeaker for the last city on '''Cybertron'''. And '''both''' are my home. I have only '''begun''' to fight.|Windblade|[[Windblade issue 4|''Windblade'' vol. 1 #4]]}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|''Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye'' #26]]}}

====Cityspeaker====
[[File:Windblade4-leavingCaminus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Caminus's Angels]]

Windblade was a Transformer who hailed from the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], born from the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] within the [[Caminus (Titan)|Titan]] who had colonized the planet long ago; as with other Cybertronian colonies, the inhabitants of Caminus, isolated from Cybertron, maintained gender dimorphism, with Windblade being female. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Like many Camiens, Windblade was a devout adherent of the [[Way of Flame]], which venerated the [[Thirteen]] [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s as living gods and regarded [[Solus Prime]] as the greatest member of this pantheon. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} In her youth, Windblade was friends with [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and sometimes discussed science and engineering with the latter, {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} and eventually trained to become a [[cityspeaker]], throwing herself into her work even when others told her to hold back. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

Long cut off from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Caminus' isolation ended with the arrival of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]; Windblade, her bodyguard [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and quantum engineer [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] joined his crew in hopes of reconnecting with their homeworld and gaining aid for their ailing planet. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Secretly, however, Windblade wondered if she'd been chosen for the mission so that Caminus could be rid of her, and swore not to fail at the daunting task ahead of her. {{storylink|If I Know You}} {{storylink|The Chosen One}} Days after their joining Thunderclash's crew, his ship, the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'', came across the Autobot sage [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who informed them that his longstanding partner, the Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], was grievously wounded and required help. With Trion unable to help due to a quest that otherwise occupied him, and Thunderclash unwell, Windblade and her friends boarded a fast shuttlecraft and sped to the ocean world of [[Hydrophena]], where Metroplex was currently in hiding as an [[alchemical virus]] ravaged his body. The trio set themselves up inside his body, and began attempting to repair him. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

[[File:BurningBright-Windblade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|''They're Windblade and the brain Yes, Windblade and the brain One is an organ The other's fan-made!'']]

After some time, Windblade's group was found by a team of Autobots from the ''[[Lost Light]]'', who had been summoned there through complicated means by Metroplex himself. Using their ship's engines, they were able to give Metroplex's [[spark]] a jump-start, giving him the strength to [[space bridge]] back to Cybertron, where a battle between its inhabitants and the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] was taking place. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Though surprised by the sight of another Titan, Windblade and the other Autobots refused to abandon Metroplex's body; presently, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] returned Metroplex's severed thumb, laden with the transmutative [[Ore-7]], to him, healing him allowing him to defeat the Necrotitan. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Following the battle, Windblade asked Metroplex about the ore's origins, and he explained that he had picked it up during his travels and jettisoned it when he was attacked by [[Ammonite]]s. Windblade related her findings to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], but was unable to coax any information out of Metroplex that would help Magnus and the rest of the ''Lost Light'' crew in their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Not long afterwards, Ammonites began to swarm Cybertron, forcing Magnus to radio Windblade to ask Metroplex for aid. The titan needed no encouragement, and began to fight the horde. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} The Ammonites were subsequently destroyed by Metalhawk, after which Windblade and her fellow Camiens were called on by [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] to engage the splintered components of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

When the fighting was done, Windblade sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], to pass on a one-word message given to her by Alpha Trion before she had parted company with him: "[[Earth]]". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Prime first had to preside over the trial of Megatron, which Windblade was in the audience for, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} but after that was done, he prepared to leave to follow Trion's trail. Windblade and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] stayed behind on Cybertron, now under [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s leadership; Prime warned her to be wary of the Seeker, but Windblade simply returned that she was wary of ''everyone'' on this war-blighted world. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

[[File:BotAndHerCity-illustriousleader.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|But aside from that, he's great!]]

Six months after the battle of the Titans, Windblade had tried settling into life on Cybertron as it had settled into Metroplex. She had an important role as Cityspeaker to the heavily damaged Metroplex, though she was a novice at it and Starscream, the planet's leader, grew impatient and suspicious of her. Rolling blackouts threatened the city, and after she investigated the cause of those with Chromia, she also sought advice for how to best interact with Starscream. After talking with many of the denizens of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s bar, she came to the sobering realization that Starscream was a scheming opportunist who shouldn't be trusted. Not long after this revelation, an explosion seriously damaged her and put her under medical care. Moments before the explosion, she had seen [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Starscream's henchman, leaving the scene, and as she awoke from her medical bed, seeing Starscream approach her, she suspected Cybertron's leader had tried to kill her. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

[[File:Windblade3-altmodes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

After giving Windblade a veiled threat, Starscream and Rattrap departed. Windblade revealed to Chromia that she had found traces of explosives, before the bodyguard discovered reporters spying on them. Later the two of them met up with Ironhide, who they had sent to guard Metroplex's brain. Windblade searched Metroplex's brain for reasons why Starscream would cause the blackouts, when Chromia noticed that [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] had let slipped in an interview that he knew something. Windblade was able to convince him to show her what he discovered despite his unwillingness to talk; a "mine" Starscream had build inside Metroplex, used to sift the Titan for the Regenesis ore in his body. Windblade returned to the reporters and brought them and the denizens of Blurr's bar down there to reveal the mine to them. Three of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s guarded the mine, and they were more than happy to try to take down Windblade and her friends. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} Though she fought back valiantly, at a moment of weakness Starscream and Rattrap interrupted the battle to arrest Windblade and the others (minus Chromia and Sky-Byte) for "crimes against Cybertron."

While the others were jailed, Windblade was interrogated violently by Rattrap. However, this interaction convinced her that while Starscream may be responsible for the mine, he was not responsible for the bomb that killed several citizens and nearly her. Then, Chromia and Sky-Byte invaded the compound to free Windblade and the others, and Windblade confided in her friend that she had discovered that Starscream was not the culprit they were after, to Chromia's shock. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}} Starscream and his goons were swiftly upon them, and the battle recommenced. Windblade and Chromia barely managed to duck inside Metroplex's brain room as Windblade attempted to hook up directly to Metroplex and solve everything. Merged mentally with Metroplex, finally she understood everything. She saw other Transformer colony worlds that had also broken off from Cybertron. She saw Caminus before he went lost. And, sadly, she saw Chromia in all her rage, and realized that her friend, her bodyguard, was the one who had placed the bombs in that street corner, that Chromia was willing to murder others to scare Windblade off the planet and to safety.

[[File:Windblade4-nolongerwindblade.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"I am the Windblade Collective."]]

Supremely disappointed in Chromia, Windblade nevertheless had to keep the peace for the greater good. She plotted with Starscream to keep things buried, so that there would be a Cybertron for those lost colonies to eventually return to. Windblade left the both of them, wiser, but morally compromised. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

Windblade was present when [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] emerged from medical rehabilitation. Recently betrayed by Chromia and bewildered by Starscream's machinations, Windblade sought out the nearly-murdered engineer as someone she could potentially trust. After Wheeljack reluctantly agreed to help rebuild [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], she and Ironhide observed in silent solidarity. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

When Optimus Prime returned from Earth, Windblade, Starscream, and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] told him about a series of murders that were targeting Decepticons. {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} The murderer struck again outside of [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar, killing one of his friends, and so she helped Optimus Prime follow this apparent lead. Inside the bar they found a very angry Gutcruncher and an expatriated [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]. It seemed to be a dead end, and the two left, but shortly afterwards the bar exploded, {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} killing everyone inside. After Windblade returned with them to investigate, Sandstorm snapped at Optimus Prime for killing his friends. This anger was short lived, however, ending when a new lead surfaced with the discovery of a an [[infernus bullet]] shell in the wreckage. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}

This lead culminated in the brutal treatment and incarceration of the [[Firecon]]s, and Windblade took this opportunity to raise an eyebrow at the Autobots' violent methods. Things escalated further when it seemed [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was responsible for the murders, causing Windblade to pull Optimus Prime out of an imminent battle with him. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Optimus Prime realized who the real culprit was, and he enlisted Windblade and Starscream to set up a ruse to draw him out. Ultimately, the murderer was revealed to be Sandstorm. Afterwards, Windblade accompanied Optimus Prime on a personal errand to return the remaining half of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the spot where he had been given it millions of years ago. Optimus confided in Windblade that he was worried that violent Autobots like Slug and Sandstorm who had trouble acclimating to a post-war climate were the greatest threat to their race's newfound peace. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

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On their way home, Optimus and Windblade were attacked by a group of angry Decepticons, but their attackers dispersed following the arrival of Ironhide and Chromia. The group returned to Metroplex, where Windblade finally revealed the culmination of her work: the Titan's space bridge was back on line, ready to connect with the long-lost Cybertronian colonies, including Caminus. Though Windblade knew that reopening contact between Caminus and Cybertron could mean that Cybertron could help her impoverished homeworld, she was ''also'' aware that Starscream could very well use the space bridge to build a new Cybertronian empire with himself at the head, and expressed her worries to Optimus.

These fears were proven immediately correct; when Starscream learned of the project, he chafed at the idea of forming representative government despite Optimus and Windblade's protestations, but only after a brief communique from the ''Lost Light'' did Windblade realize the true scope of Starscream's machinations: Ironhide and Chromia, who had been guarding the active spacebridge portal, had been struck down by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], rebuilt by the powers of the recently purloined [[Enigma of Combination]], and, led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], had staged an attack on Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

[[File:TheSumAndItsParts-MistressofFlame.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"Can't you see I'm a little busy~?"]]

After bringing the two guards round, the pair dashed into the portal after Menasor, and Windblade, aware that her colony would surely deify the Prime, instructed Optimus to stay behind. Once she was through to Caminus, Windblade helped rescue Chromia, and after sizing up the threat she contacted Optimus Prime for support. After [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] joined the battle and decisively ended it, Windblade met with her world's [[Forgefire Parliament]] and pleaded for understanding in response to Cybertron's terrible first impression, and then returned to Cybertron to explain the Way of Flame to Optimus: as a "living Prime," her people would surely regard Prime as a god, and follow his every command... and while this would surely undercut Starscream's own grab for power, Optimus was himself wary of harnessing this power for his own ends. As Windblade expected, when she and Optimus walked back to Caminus through the space bridge, the [[Mistress of Flame]] and her citizens immediately ignored Starscream's bloviating and circled around Optimus to bow. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

As Starscream tried to salvage his grab for power, having staged the entire incident as a way to win the goodwill of the people of Caminus, Optimus and the Mistress of Flame bristled at their differences—Optimus insisted on helping Caminus rebuild, the Mistress of Flame considered the Prime's devotion to the will of the people to be sacrilege, and Windblade grimaced at the awkwardness. Later on, during the relief efforts, Optimus fielded a call from [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], and "neglected" to mention Superion's involvement in the attack. Windblade noted that recently Optimus had claimed he never lied. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

Subsequent efforts to build a functioning parliament continued to stall, with Cybertronian and Camien representatives—including Windblade—at a deadlock regarding Optimus's status on the Council. Just as a group of representatives from the ''Lost Light'' had arrived, Windblade received word that Caminus was under attack by Prowl's [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who was determined to cut off Cybertron from its colony worlds in order to stop Starscream from growing an empire. Though Devastator was then defeated by the newly created [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], Windblade insisted that Prowl would be tried on Caminus for his actions, saving him from an immediate execution on Cybertron. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

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Although she was busy with her political duties, Windblade found the time to work on Metroplex's space bridge with Wheeljack, where the two chatted about the future and the potential implications of re-contacting Cybertron's lost colonies. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Events came to a head, however, when Menasor and a group of disenfranchised Decepticons sparked a riot at the spacebridge, and while Prowl forcibly took control of Prime through "[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]," Windblade helped provide crowd control alongside Starscream and the [[Badgeless]] while Windblade summoned reinforcements from Caminus, including Chromia and some emigrant Decepticons, and Windblade subsequently helped keep a defeated Menasor down while Optimus Maximus took on Devastator.

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-WindbladeArcee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Oh no, don't get her started on [[Spotlight: Arcee|that]] again.]]

After the conclusion of the "Combiner Wars", Windblade reported back to the Mistress of Flame and informed her that their long negotiations had finally borne fruit in the form of the "[[Council of Worlds]]:" an interplanetary parliament where Cybertron and its colonies would all have an equal voice, with Windblade the new delegate for Caminus, opposite Cybertron's delegate Rattrap and Council head Starscream. Although Windblade was still troubled by her looming duties and the prospect of having to keep Starscream's ambitions in check, the Mistress reminded her that a true servant of Solus Prime never stopped trying to forge a better world. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

The Mistress of Flame decided to celebrate the Caminus-Cybertron alliance by declaring an official holiday; Windblade temporarily donned some ceremonial paint in honor of the occasion. Windblade was soon contacted by Chromia, who informed her that [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] had just stolen the Enigma of Combination. The duo chased Arcee out to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where they encountered [[Pyra Magna]] and her [[Torchbearer]]s, Camien explorers on a mission of their own. In the ensuing fight, [[Rust Dust]] accidentally activated the Enigma, fusing the Torchbearers together into the huge and angry [[Victorion]]. After rescuing Arcee from the vengeful combiner and taking down the giant's weapons, Windblade was able to persuade Victorion to disassemble, and later returned the Enigma to Badgeless custody. Despite Arcee's objections, Windblade was able to cover up the events of the day so as to protect the fragile peace. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}
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====Representative of Caminus====
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With the inauguration of the Council of Worlds as the newest addition to the [[Republic of Cybertron]], Windblade's status as official Camien delegate meant that she took the lead on a number of intercultural issues, including a dispute between some Camien immigrants over the Decepticon's siphoning of energy from Metroplex's structure. As a result, she was late for the first meeting between Cybertron and [[Velocitron]], another of the colony worlds, and as a result failed to impress Velocitronian ambassador [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]], who declined their offer to join the Council. Windblade attempted to salvage the situation by inviting Knock Out and his cohort [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] to a party at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], and learned from Moonracer that Velocitron was in a period of cultural stagnation. In the hopes of brokering an alliance, Windblade recruited the help of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to win the [[Benefit 500]], which would allow them to make a request of Velocitronian ruler [[Override (BWU)|Override]]. Though Metroplex's cryptic comments on his brother [[Navitas]] proved unhelpful, the group—joined by Chromia and Ironhide—secretly bridged to Velocitron... only to be confronted by freezing cold temperatures, a wall of fire, and the wheeled city of [[Delta]] bearing down on them. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

[[File:RaceAgainstTheLight-sowecanwin.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Windblade, champion of honor!]]

With Moonracer's help, the quartet were soon safely aboard, and on their tour of the city the group learned more about the stratified nature of Velocitronian society and the sharp social divide between racers and non-racers. While Blurr registered for the race, Windblade and Chromia met [[Clocker (G1)|Clocker]], who showed them to Navitas's brain chamber. Windbalde had hoped to use her talents as a cityspeaker to help manipulate the track above to Blurr's advantage, but years of neglect had rendered Navitas all but senile, forcing Windblade to take drastic action. Clambering into the Titan's brain, Windblade took manual control of the Titan, eliminating the other competitors, guiding Blurr to a suitably flashy victory, and finally persuading the Velocitronians to join the Council. The mood was quickly squelched, however, when Wheeljack contacted her to reveal that Starscream had made his ''own'' play for power while Windblade was offworld, and had secured the allegiance of another colony planet. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

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That planet turned out to be [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]], and after meeting representatives [[Vanquish]] and [[Fireshot]], Windblade confronted Starscream about his deceptions and the two reached a shaky agreement: they would visit the next planet ''together''. The next morning, the pair visited [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], with Windblade receiving a helpful tip to lean on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] from Rattrap, who had secretly visited the planet before. The Eukarian [[beast mode]] Transformers proved distrustful of Transformers with vehicle modes, and although Windblade's Camien origins allowed her to speak. The presence of vehicular "standard-formers" on the planet awoke Eukaris's Titan [[Chela]], intent on killing the intruders so as to fulfill the directives of his "master" [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. Though Windblade tried to reach his brain to negotiate, Chela manipulated his own internal structures to pin her down, and Starscream simply shot the Titan in his brain module, instantly killing the giant. Although Windblade was saddened by Chela's death, Blackarachnia consoled her by reciting one of her prophecies: Chela's death was the first step on changing Eukaris for the better. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

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Windblade returned to Cybertron disgruntled at how events had gone, but after some encouraging words from Chromia and Metroplex, was soon accompanying Starscream to visit the next Titan, [[Tempo]]. They found not the ship of pacifistic philosophers they were expecting, however; rather, they learned that this Titan had been renamed "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]," crewed by a group of warriors and led by the fearsome [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. Though Starscream's deceitful ways nearly persuaded Elita to execute the Seeker, Windblade was able to cover for her compatriot at the last moment, and persuaded the crew of the ship to join the alliance. She was disturbed, however, at the secrets Elita One's people were keeping, despite their vocal adherence to "truth:" Elita One claimed that her people had renamed Tempo to [[Vigilem|Carcer]], when Windblade knew from talking to Metroplex that "Carcer" was in fact the name of a different Titan. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Windblade went to confer with Metroplex regarding the names of the Titan and the lack of records on "Carcer" on either Cybertron or Caminus, but Metroplex, aware that "Carcer" was but an alias for the evil [[Vigilem]], whom he and his fellow Titans had banished at the conclusion of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], chose to keep the truth from Windblade. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

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With a steady tide of colonists travelling to Cybertron, Starscream suggested a new holiday in his honour: "[[Chosen One Day]]". Although Starscream's egocentric holiday didn't turn out as he had hoped, Windblade, her friends, and several Council members visited Starscream's quarters to throw him a party anyway, putting aside their differences for one night. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

Over the coming weeks, Windblade continued to serve on the Council while Optimus Prime and his group of Earthbound Autobots contended with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s splinter cell of Decepticon radicals on Earth. When Optimus made a brief visit to Caminus to meet with the Mistress of Flame, Windblade filled him in on the situation on Cybertron, and the pair watched as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s came into conflict with visiting Camiens [[Aileron]] and [[Sterling]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Starscream later contacted Windblade after [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]'s Decepticons sparked a riot. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:NewWorldsOrder-WindbladeStarscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"An empire has ''followed me home''!"]]

In the ensuing struggle, Windblade and her team tried to maintain order against those Decepticons who had chosen to join Galvatron and warp to Earth via Metroplex's space bridge as part of Galvatron's dream of conquering Earth. Even though both Victorion and Superion were called in to successfully quash the insurgents, with Wheeljack able to restore the device to full functionality, Optimus Prime saw a way to permanently forestall Cybertronian aggression and bridged to Earth to declare that the planet was now a protectorate of the Council of Worlds—much to Windblade's concern. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

The Council of Worlds held an emergency meeting to discuss Optimus's course of action, and though Windblade suggested that they hear Optimus out, she maintained that the Prime should not hold a seat on the council, and that the Council itself should only govern the interactions between those worlds colonized by Cybertronians. Starscream was left agitated by how Windblade was willing ''to'' give Prime that benefit, when it was worse than anything ''he'd'' done.{{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

At some point after this meeting, Windblade was left distraught by a broadcast from the crew of the ''Lost Light'': her old friend Velocity, among others, facing execution and making requests for her funeral. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

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While the Council tried to keep order on Cybertron itself, a slew of [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attacks on Iacon's Decepticon population, including a supplier of parts for Carcer, forced a reluctant Starscream to investigate the matter at Windblade and Obsidian's demands. When the meeting had been adjourned, their guest Ironhide invited Windblade and Chromia to help him deal with a rowdy customer at Maccadam's, but Windblade declined, citing paperwork. However, things soon got out of hand, and [[Drunkatron|a bystander]] was killed in the incident. Windblade accused Starscream of orchestrating the attacks, causing Starscream to threaten to drop the news about Chromia's bombings... but before they could discuss this further, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] revealed that footage of the shooting had already been broadcast live across Iacon. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

[[File:ApplicableSkills-windbladeandstarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply doesn't work.]]

The footage incited an angry mob, who marched on Starscream's office demanding the truth about the attack, prompting Windblade to storm into Starscream's office and blame him for his increasingly totalitarian government. At a later meeting of the Council, Windblade was present when Ironhide volunteered to step up as the new head of the Badgeless. As the crowd dispersed, Windblade pressed Starscream for answers about Swindle - thought dead since the disastrous "Combiner War" - but Starscream refused to play along, putting Windblade in charge of shutting down Onslaught and the surviving Combaticons, and once again threatening to spill the beans about the Metroplex bombings. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

Following Starscream's instructions to keep watch on Onslaught, Windblade visited Metroplex's brain chamber; when Chromia arrived, she revealed that she was being blackmailed by Starscream. Neither one of them were able to recover a cache from Chromia's hidden files which documented the space bridge incident, which had been corrupted by someone else. As weeks passed, Chromia worked to unscramble the files while Windblade played along with Starscream's forces - until things finally came to a head when Rattrap revealed Swindle to the other Combaticons, using the Enigma of Combination to probe Swindle's mind and inadvertently creating a new combiner: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]!. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

[[File:TheLineBetweenUs-Windbladedroopy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Droopy wings = Sad Windblade.]]

As Bruticus ran amok in the streets of Iacon, Starscream blamed Windblade for failing to keep an eye on the Combaticon leader and demanded that she kill the combiner. Windblade initially refused, but when Starscream threatened to reveal Chromia's secret Windblade finally pushed back and contacted Chromia. Windblade asked her to help the Combaticons expose Starscream's own dirty secrets and return to Caminus before Starscream could retaliate. Windblade tried to talk down Bruticus, but the combiner retaliated against her - only Ironhide's intervention saved the two Camiens. When Bruticus had been reduced to his components, Windblade tried to resuscitate the unconscious Combaticons in the hopes of getting them to talk. With no other alternatives, Chromia finally went on live television and announces that she was responsible for the Acrolight bombings. All Windblade could do was watch as her best friend was arrested. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

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Shortly after the conclusion of the Bruticus incident, the Council would meet with Optimus to hear his side of the story, and although Windblade tried to be diplomatic, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] was quick to demand an explanation. Although Prime insisted that his motives were pure, Windblade couldn't side with Prime's recent actions, and the Council unanimously voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} During a subsequent emergency meeting, however, footage from Earth that depicted Optimus raising the Titan [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] from the ground prompted the religious colonists to reconsider their vote, and it was decided that Earth, "ruled" as it were, by a Prime, would, indeed, received a seat on the Council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

When a massive energy discharge was detected at the former site of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Windblade pushed Starscream to investigate, and the two fliers headed out. Shockingly, they found the city intact within a crater, but this matter was quickly forgotten when the two received news that the [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had seemingly returned from the dead, and was slaughtering Decepticons in their ghetto. When the ex-Prime attacked Starscream with a [[Spark disruptor]], Windblade was able to jump the disruptor onto her own spark, where its detonation was non-fatal thanks to the differing frequency of Camien sparks. The pair quickly flew to regroup with the forces fighting Sentinel Prime at the space bridge. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} When Optimus and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] returned to Cybertron from their encounter with Sentinel on [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], Windblade met up with the duo, and encouraged the demoralized Autobot leader to take his victories where he could get them. {{storylink|White Heat}}

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Some time later, Pyra Magna and Soundwave called Windblade to Earth to help deal with the recalcitrant Metrotitan, who had gone dormant and refused to communicate with anyone. However, days of searching his systems turned up no mechanical faults. {{storylink|Informed}} In between repairs, Windblade remainedon Earth for a time, helping to coordinate Prime's goodwill missions across the globe, meaning that she was on hand after a mysterious [[Ore-13]] explosion on [[Mount Olympus]]. The explosion coincided with Jazz and Arcee running afoul of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], Earth's newest defense force, in [[Oregon]], but the standoff was interrupted by the arrival of [[Rom]] the [[Space Knight]], who interrupted the fracas to kill several members of [[G.I. Joe]], including what appeared to be [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] himself. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} Realizing that the Cybertronians would be blamed for the attack, the Autobots and Soundwave pursued the alien to [[Umpqua National Forest]], where the alien, Rom, explained that he was tracking the malevolent, shapeshifting [[Dire Wraith]]s, who had infiltrated the human forces. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

[[File:Informed-WindbladeLadyShazraella.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|[[George Takei|Oh, my.]]]]

Back at Autobot City, the efforts to communicate with Metrotitan continued, until Pyra Magna happened to suggest that the Titan hadn't "malfunctioned"—his silence was ''deliberate'', and he was waiting for a Prime to communicate with him. Unsure of Metrotitan's true intentions and unwilling to endanger Optimus, Windblade opted to merge her own mind with Metrotitan's. The Titan wasn't happy to be communicating with her; he explained that he was merely trying to pass on a message from one of the Thirteen before shunting Windblade's consciousness into [[Microspace]], where she encountered [[Micronus Prime]], its creator. The Prime warned her that she would have to experience his message for herself, and so her new avatar was set adrift in the destructive [[entropy cloud]] that threatened that realm. Before long, the forces of the evil [[Baron Karza]] found the young Camien, and Windblade was interrogated by his wife [[Shazraella|Lady Shazraella]]; there, Windblade learned about the war that threatened the stability of the Microverse. One of Shazraella's handmaidens sacrificed herself to set Windblade free as soon as her mistress's back was turned, allowing Windblade's avatar to fade away and return her consciousness to her normal body. Optimus was hesitant to follow through on her plea to help Microspace, wary of the dark lineage of the Primes despite Windblade's insistence that Primes were divine beings. Unable to blaspheme against Optimus Prime, Windblade grudgingly promised to follow her Prime and understand his motives. {{storylink|Informed}}

[[File:OShipOfState-Windblade.jpg|right|thumb|250px|You can feel the cyber-spittle splattering from here.]]

When the Transformers and Rom convened to strategize, Windblade continued to argue that assisting Microspace should be their top priority - a sentiment that Soundwave agreed with, believing that all of the recent events had to be connected. Optimus took command and decided that the Autobots would need to help Earth first. When Rom took matters into his own hands by sending Ore-13 through Metrotitan's space bridge to put them beyond the reach of the Wraiths, the Autobots moved to stop the Space Knight, and Optimus realized the error of his ways, resolving that they would have to find a way to save both worlds. {{storylink|O Ship of State}}

Meanwhile, [[Snake-Eyes]] had infiltrated Autobot City and distracted Windblade long enough to sneak into the complex. There, he encountered Arcee and the recently arrived ''[[Heliopolis]]''; crew member [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] joined the fight and drew the attention of the three Cybertronians. When Windblade investigated the tiny spaceship, she recognized the lifeforms from her own adventures within that realm. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} Things only got worse when Karza showed up in their universe, and fused with the Dire Wraiths and the technology of [[M.A.S.K.]] to form a gigantic, super-powered colossus. Windblade realized that the monster was speaking Ancient Cybertronian. Following an impromptu team-up with the resident do-gooders, the team hatched a plan to send Karza back to whence he had came, and in the ensuing batlte Windblade used her cityspeaking talents to activate Metrotitan's flight mode and lift the entire city to safety. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}
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====Vigilem====
[[File:DesperateTimes-CarcerTeam.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Dramatic theme music goes here.]]

After helping to save the Earth and ensuring that Optimus and Earth's other heroes would help keep the planet safe, Windblade returned to Cybertron feeling very unsure of her role in the future of both worlds. Despite everything, Windblade was once again forced to step up when a horde of undead Titans—summoned by [[Infinitus]] several months ago after her encounter with "Sentinel Prime"—prepared to make landfall on Cybertron. As Starscream and the other members of the Council dug in for war, Windblade took control of Metroplex's combat functions as the [[zombies]] arrived but was unable to prevent the Titan from being dragged down by his undead brethren. {{storylink|Ping}} Trapped inside Metroplex, Windblade and [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] disconnected Metroplex's brain module so that the undead would think that Metroplex had perished. Regrouping at the [[Spire]], Starscream informed everyone that despite his repeated pleas, Elita One would ''not'' transform her own Titan to provide additional firepower, and so Windblade proposed a risky plan to sneak aboard Carcer and manually reactivate the Titan. After Lightbright had been given a holographic disguise to look like Windblade, the group boarded Carcer while Devastator led a frontal assault on Carcer as a distraction. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

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While the disguised Lightbright and her team distracted Carcer's security forces, Windblade's managed to breach the Titan's brain module, only to be confronted by Obsidian, who refused them access. Though Windblade and her group brought down Obsidian, the subsequent mental merge revealed that Elita's Titan was neither Carcer, nor Tempo, but rather ''[[Vigilem]]'', villainous Titan of [[Liege Maximo]]. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} As Vigilem struggled to awaken after millennia of hibernation, Windblade took control of his body directly to battle the horde, but the dual strain of resisting his whispers while puppeteering his form proved too much for her; instead, Vigilem agreed to a truce, taking partial control to destroy the zombies so that Vigilem himself could then take revenge on Cybertron. Indeed, as the last of the Titans were felled, Vigilem turned his attentions to Metroplex, until Windblade forced him away and then shifted her mental energies to try and stop him from freeing [[Liege Maximo]], imprisoned at the center of his body. Were it not for the last of the undead distracting her, she may very well have succeeded but Vigilem used her moment of weakness to seize control of ''both'' their bodies. When Elita arrived to destroy Vigilem's brain, the Titan downloaded his mind into Windblade's, and sending her into stasis lock. {{storylink|Rubicon}} To the outside world however, Windblade appeared dead. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

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Her body was brought to a hospital where [[Windblade's doctor|a doctor]] deduced that Vigilem's mind had jumped into Windblade's own body; indeed, inside her mind, Windblade's consciousness was very much alive, forced to contend with Vigilem's own avatar, who tried to convince her to merge their [[Spark]]s into one so that they could both survive. Despite Vigilem's temptations and attempts to undercut her own morals, Windblde continued to resist, {{storylink|If I Know You}} doubling down on her attempts to safely contain Vigilem until she realized that such a feat was impossible; rather, she would defend herself until her mind collapsed from the strain, killing them both. This stalemate continued until Starscream, with the [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] assistance of [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]], patched himself into their shared mind to rescue Windblade—unaware that Vigilem himself could make the jump into his ''own'' consciousness. Enraged by Starscream's recklessness, Windblade watched as Vigilem did just that: taking the form of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], Windblade followed the pair into a mental representation of Kaon, rescuing Starscream's spark before Vigilem could obliterate it and seize control of the Seeker's body.

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Thinking his foe destroyed, Vigilem began rewriting the Seeker's mind while Windblade glimpsed Starscream's memories and was horrified at the process of cold construction by which he was created. Glimpsing Starscream's spark being placed in one of many identical, pre-built bodies, she speculated that Starscream's constant changing of bodies was his spark's attempt to find its "true form." Summoning a mental copy of the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Windblade began forging Starscream's "true" form out of his spark, each strike summoning a spectre of a Cybertronian who'd had a great impact on Starscream's life to fight off Vigilem... and, eventually, Starscream's mental avatar was reborn into a towering vision of his "true form," which promptly stomped on Vigilem. Assuming a resplendent form of her own, Windblade defeated Vigilem by shoving his avatar into her own spark, "burning away" his impurities until only the truth of his being remained. Befitting the Titan of Liege Maximo, however, Vigilem's spark contained ''no'' truth, and the Titan's mind finally died.

Returning to the waking world, Windblade cheekily smiled at Starscream and told him that by helping him find his truth, she'd found her own as well. No longer would she be a mouthpiece for others, or subservient to the Way of Flame and the lineage of Primes: she would be her own 'bot, unafraid to speak her mind. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

[[File:FirstStrike1-RedShadows.jpg||thumb|left|300px|Ninja vs. geisha, in a battle of the pastiches!]]

Soon afterwards, the time came for [[Earth]] to properly join the Council of Worlds, having appointed [[Marissa Faireborn]] as an ambassador. Windblade was present in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] during the ceremony, but as Starscream prepared to give a speech, an explosion sent the crowd into a panic—unbeknownst to the Cybertronians, [[Joe Colton]] and his [[Iron Ring]] had chosen to launch a genocidal attack on Cybertron in the name of [[human]] sovereignty. As security conducted evacuations, Windblade attempted to help a fallen civilian... only for the wounded Transformer to reveal itself as a Trojan horse filled with a horde of [[Red Shadows]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Even with Ironhide's authorization of lethal force and Optimus Prime providing backup, she and the Prime retreated back to the [[Spire]], where the other members of the Council struggled to pick up the pieces—and Windblade's fears regarding Elita and Starscream's ability to work together was well founded when Elita announced her decision to kill Marissa and all the other humans. {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} When [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] and [[Stormclash]] arrived on Cybertron, they glimpsed Windblade exasperatedly throwing her hands up during a Council meeting before members of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[M.A.S.K.]] were brought before them, with Elita ordering their execution. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}}

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Windblade objected to that, feeling the Council should not be reduced to genocide by fear prompting Elita to instead propose mass deportation. After [[Scarlett]] had given something vaguely resembling an explanation regarding the [[Iron Ring]]'s plan, Starscream threw her and her forces in jail. Nonetheless, Starscream ordered a mobilization against the threat with Windblade volunteering to confer with Metroplex. When Optimus offered aid however, she coldly rebuked him later explaining to Ironhide that she tired of his constant military mindset as she pulled up cameras in the central district eventually finding the villains in the filtration systems. Observing everything from the security cameras, Windblade watched in shock and horror as Colton's forces easily routed both squads. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}} Windblade began brainstorming a plan, only to find Optimus had taken his leave. Intercepting Optimus outside the prison, a skeptical Windblade let he and his team pass, if only to prevent further damage to Iacon, but noted that that had been the last time she would bow to any [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Windblade then went to Starscream to report on Optimus's actions only to find [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] had already done so. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}}

Windblade remained behind to keep an optic on Metroplex, when the Council moved out to arrest Optimus, and after the battle in Cybertron's core concluded shortly thereafter, the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] that [[Merklynn]] had activated prompted a "scream" from the planet as the device corrupted Cybertron's supply of energon. Windblade was on hand to persuade Metroplex into translating the signal that Cybertron beamed into deep space, and its meaning was simple: "Welcome. Death." {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

====First Delegate====
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As Iacon began yet another reconstruction, Windblade was due to retake her spot on the Council of Worlds which Starscream had chosen to commemorate with a photo-op. When Windblade nearly let slip that [[Liege Maximo]] had escaped, Starscream kicked out the press shocking the cityspeaker that he hadn't told the populace. Learning that the Mistress of Flame supported this was the last straw for Windblade who stormed out and told [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] about the truth regarding "Carcer". The resulting news wave resulted in Windblade being banished from Caminus before she was attacked by a sympathetic Camien and a rather miffed Carcerian. After those two had been chased off, Windblade was approached by Blurr, Fat Tankor and Waspinator who pushed her to run for the post of Chancellor. She took their advice and soon garnered enough signatures to become a candidate but faced with the monumental responsibility, she caved and sought solace at Metroplex. She confessed to the Titan that she while she did indeed want to rule Cybertron, she feared that her desire to do so was in fact a remnant of Vigilem's personality. Metroplex told her that Vigilem had listened to no one but Liege Maximo and if Windblade honestly listened to others and worked to make their lives better, she would know herself to be free of the evil Titan's impulses.

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Acting on that advice, Windblade organized an event in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] where bots from all walks of life could come and vent their grievances while offering her advice on how to make Cybertron a better world. Once the event wrapped up, Windblade was approached by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] who revealed that he was behind the recent [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] uprising presenting her with a briefcase full of devastating ''kompromat'' on Starscream. When Windblade queried as to why he didn't use the case himself, the ex-Autobot revealed his uncertainty about whether or not Starscream had genuinely turned over a new leaf... and also, since Windblade now knew about the briefcase, ignoring the contents was essentially endorsing them, so they were ''her'' problem now.

Windblade eventually read their contents and discovered Starscream's laundry list of crimes, swearing to the Seeker that she would expose him at the debates. At the debates, Windblade spoke briefly of her own past before she praised Cybertron for being a place that transcended differences and welcomed everyone. Starscream spoke next and, in the bravest act Windblade had ever seen, confessed to all his crimes. The result was a landslide victory for Windblade, who decided to change her title from "Supreme Ruler" to "First Delegate". Visiting Starscream in his cell, she presented him with a holo-image of his "true self" as means to symbolize his fulfilling the Chosen One prophecy— by having all of Cybertron turn against him, he'd finally united the planet. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

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In [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|biopic]] of Starscream, the meeting between the two jets was recreated with [[Aileron]] acting as Windblade. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

With Cybertron's energon unpalatable to its people following being tainted by the Talisman's [[magic]], Optimus Prime oversaw the extraction of a large supply of [[Ore-13]] from Earth which he delivered to the assembled Council of Worlds before a solar eclipse struck the planet. Though Windblade was correct in believing this was Liege Maximo's long feared return, the Prime of Lies was now a prisoner of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] whom Optimus invited to the surface for a reasonable discussion. Onyx agreed to the request viewing Optimus as none other than [[The Arisen]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} In the following discussion, Windblade tried to make her voice heard only for Onyx and the Mistress of Flame to defer solely to Optimus. When [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] attempted to defend Windblade and Onyx, the Mistress brought the latter's attack on Caminus. An attack that Windblade demanded the Mistress tell her about before an explosion ripped through the [[Spire]]. With Optimus, Windblade shielded Marissa Faireborn before Soundwave drew attention to Alpha Trion's demise. Onyx took the opportunity to assert authority and declared Soundwave and his Decepticons would be tried by the Primes alongside Liege Maximo. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

Windblade and Optimus quickly came to Soundwave's defense, but Onyx used an old crime of Soundwave's to turn even his fellow Decepticons against him. Fighting broke out in the streets between the faithful, the faithless, and the merely angered. Windblade and Optimus tried to reach Onyx Prime, but they were shot at and Windblade lost her grip on Optimus. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} He was rescued by Onyx, only to be tossed into the singularity at Crystal City. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Windblade regrouped with the Mistress of Flame as they tried to restore order. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} Windblade was unable to approach Onyx Prime's ship, the [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], no matter how well she flew. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} Onyx Prime was eventually brought down and revealed as the lost Decepticon Shockwave. Windblade assured Soundwave no charges would be brought against him, but he had still lost the faith of the Decepticons by the revelations. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} Once [[New Prysmos]] had begun to fill up with [[Prysmosian]] refugees, Windblade sent [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and Ironhide to negotiate with the aliens while sending [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] to examine the Talisman. {{storylink|Schismatic}}

[[File:UnstoppedAndUnstoppable-windbladebumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Why do I have a weird feeling that I should be helping [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|you]] [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|recover your missing memories?]]"]]

Some time later, Windblade sent a small group of Autobots to Velocitron to discover why Cybertron had abruptly lost contact with the planet; though they did not return, a fragmented video clip recovered from the mission depicted the planet's destruction at the hands of a monstrous planet and a second message beamed into space by the Talisman during the conflict with the Prysmosians dubbed the threat "[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]." {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Velocitron was but one planet targeted by Unicron; as the monster planet tore his way through the galaxy, Optimus Prime led a small Autobot detachment to the organic world of [[Elonia]] to coordinate that planet's evacuation before Unicron destroyed it, with Windblade heading a teleconference with the [[Elonian]] [[Space Knight]] [[Rom]] to explain the threat that Unicron posed. {{storylink|Our Darkest}}

Despite the best efforts of the Autobots, Unicron was able to consume almost all of the "thirteen colonies" affiliated with the Cybertronian race, until only Windblade's homeworld of Caminus remained. As Unicron and his [[Maximal]] hordes descended over the besieged planet, Windblade helped coordinate the evacuation efforts from Cybertron while Optimus unsuccessfully attempted to defeat Unicron from the inside out, but this was ultimately in vain, as Optimus was unable to find any clues on how to stop the beast as it overran and consumed Caminus. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} As the forces of Cybertron coordinated their next move, Starscream—a Decepticon once more—announced his plan to unite the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] for an all-out attack on Unicron, shooting down Windblade's proposal to add what remained of the Cybertronian fleet to his armada. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

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As it turned out, the D.V.D. was a ruse, allowing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to doublecross and mutate the Decepticons with supplies of [[Ore-11]] to transform them into loyal servants of his own, and as Unicron appeared in the skies above Cybertron Windblade desperately weighed up their options with Starscream, Soundwave, and Optimus. Information obtained by Bumblebee revealed that Unicron was, in reality, [[Antilla]], the first planet to encounter the Transformers and the world where the terrible history of Cybertron truly began. Shockwave had planned this all, millions of years in advance, as part of a long game to kill Cybertron and its legacy for good, allowing the Transformers to begin again on Earth; though Windblade was initially furious at Caminus and the other colonies having to pay for the sins of Cybertron, it was Arcee who reminded her that Caminus, like the other Transformer worlds, had been built off the expansionism that began with Antilla. A furious Windblade flew away, to be followed by Arcee, and though the latter initially assumed that Windblade was simply running from her responsibilities, the Cityspeaker informed Arcee that she had a plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

At [[New Prysmos]], Windblade and Ironhide parleyed with [[Leoric]] for use of the Talisman, and as Unicron began his final attack on the metal planet the [[Spectral Knight]]s pooled their magic to activate the Talisman, projecting a beam of mystical light that began teleporting the inhabitants of Iacon to Earth. Ironhide and Windblade were the first to be saved, arriving in [[Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park]] on Earth, before they were joined by Metroplex and the millions of other Transformers who had narrowly escaped deactivation, {{storylink|Road's End}} regrouping in and around [[Victoria Falls]]. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} That evening, Windblade and Chromia reunited, and the two joined the other high-ranking Autobots in Metroplex's command center for a briefing, where Jetfire explained that the [[black hole]] in the center of Unicron threatened the entire galaxy.

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The next morning, however, Unicron's Maximals descended on the planet, and their invasion prompted the population of Cybertron to begin their final do-or-die play against Unicron and his forces, with Metroplex and Trypticon teleporting into low Earth orbit with the assembled heroes and villains in a final battle. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

As they did so, Windblade, Jetfire and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived at [[Mount Rushmore]] in order to put a secondary plan into action, and though their efforts were briefly threatened by [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], their gambit worked, and using the [[Enigma of Combination]] Soundwave was able to tap into the afterlife, using the spirits of the deceased to bolster the spirit of Optimus Prime as he battled [[Unicron's creator]] in [[infraspace]]. When the threat had passed, Windblade and Chromia looked out upon their new homeworld, intent on fulfilling Optimus Prime's dream of uniting humanity and Cybertron. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Shortly afterwards, Windblade presided over Optimus Prime's funeral in [[Little Cybertron]], and quickly deviated from her prepared remarks to eulogize the ''true'' Optimus: that they would celebrate Optimus while denouncing the legacy of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s that he represented, so that they may move beyond them and build a new future on their adopted homeworld. {{storylink|Post}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Windblade was one of several Autobots under attack by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:Legends Business Trip 12 Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|The fan of the Windblade.]]
Windblade, "little sister" to [[Nijika]], was created by the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] to keep watch on their dream world of the [[Legends World]], where wishes could come true. When it was decided that the experiment had come to a conclusion, Windblade announced the universe's imminent destruction to its denizens and used her fans to form a devastating storm. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], realizing that the universe could grant any wish, summoned [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to his world; the gigantic robot pulled Windblade from the sky, causing her to reset in the process and forget all about her mission. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}}

[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Darn it Japan! Wait, 80% of me ''is'' Japan.]]
Without any memory, Windblade fell into a waitress job at a "little sister cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where she proved skilled at selling very expensive lunches to adoring customers. She also ended up squatting at [[Tigatron]]'s home, much to the chagrin of [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}} Windblade was among the dimensionally-displaced Autobots and [[Transformers sickness]]-afflicted Maximals who gathered to defend the Legends World from the intruding [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} During [[Halloween]], she dressed up as a schoolgirl to attend a Halloween party with Tigatron and Airazor, but they were interrupted by the trick-or-treating Slipstream, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]]. Windblade teamed up with the similarly dressed up [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to stop the Decepticons' antics, but all three were defeated and tied up by Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

As the [[spirit energy]] generated by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]]'s greed empowered the Zamojin, they began working to regain control of Windblade, causing her to fall ill. She collapsed in the street, prompting the nearby [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] to fill in for her at the cafe. When she arrived there herself, she had fallen back under her makers' control and was muttering that she would destroy the world. Getting a hold of herself, she explained the situation to Starscream, lamenting that she was enjoying her new life in the Legends world and didn't want to destroy it. Starscream set out to put at end to Megatron's ambition, but warned Windblade that if it bad came to worse, he'd stop her himself. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}}

Megatron would not give up on his desires, however, and the Zamojin were able to take full control of Windblade. Starscream was ready to sacrifice himself to destroy her in a bid to save the world, but [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] found an alternate solution that led to both Megatron and Starscream being returned to their own universe. Restored to normal, Windblade was left chastising the local toy nerds for being just as greedy as Megatron when it came to rare toys. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}} When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] arrived in the Legends World, Windblade and Chromia were ''very'' impressed with his handsome new body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} She was later caught up in another [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s attack on the city after he was turned into the insane [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} Windblade was harassed by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] while acting as cheerleader at a soccer game, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} and witnessed [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]'s living [[transtector]] run away from him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 30|Bonus Edition Vol. 30}}

Windblade was working at the cafe when [[Flywheels]] came to see her fellow waiter, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}} and was among the citizens pestered by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]'s clone army. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Metroplex later recalled how he was brought to the Legends World to defeat Windblade. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}} When the world was threatened by three out-of-control [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] who overpowered any resistance, Windblade sought out her creator, [[Katsu Don]], and struck a deal: in return for her rejoining the Zamojin, he would convert her into a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] who could combine with the upgraded body of Nijika. With the additional power of her sister on her side, Windblade was able to capture [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] and use him to defeat the other Targetmasters, saving the world at the cost of becoming a Zamojin puppet once more. Before rejoining the Zamojin, she left a message for Tigatron, thanking him for their time together and asking the people of the Legends World to destroy her if she ever returned to attack them again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 62|Bonus Edition Vol. 62}}

Indeed, it wasn't long before Katsu Don had Windblade assault the Legends World a second time, {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}} this time using her connection to Pinpointer to take control of the other two Targetmasters and wreak havoc until confronted by the [[Wrecker]]s. She made short work of [[Twin Twist]] by decapitating him, but he survived using the [[Zodiac]] and separated her from [[Spoilsport]], who he then used to sever her connection to [[Peacemaker]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}} Windblade then clashed with [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] before teaming up with Katsu Don to battle the [[Jumpstarter]]s, only to be defeated by their combined mode, [[Attack Powered]]. Fortunately she was mostly unharmed and her defeat served to set her free from Katsu Don's control once more. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} She later fought back against an army of other Zamojin summoned by her creator {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} and celebrated the defeat of [[Majin Zarak]], though ultimately the Legends World ended up destroyed and she and the rest of its residents evacuated to the [[G1 World]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

Windblade, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], and Perceptor traveled to [[Zamojin]] and asked Katsu Don for his assistance in restoring the Legends World. Windblade promised to the defend the world and Perceptor told Katsu Don the people of Legends World deserved to have their home back, or else he would be no better than the Quintessons. Katsu Don relented, and lent his psychic power to the Powered Masters and other forces to bring back Legends World. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''TransTech''===
Two separate Windblades were members of a crowd of countless off-worlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City on the morning of the [[Waruder]] invasion. One of them had [[Windblade (G1)#Legends|black thighs]], the other had [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|red thighs]]. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Windblade's Cityspeaker abilities meant that she could communicate with Titans telepathically, without the need of a [[Titan Master]] proxy. This put her into conflict with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] when the rogue Autobot attempted to wrest control of a full-sized [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].<ref>''Titans Return'' ''[[Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Titan Force]] 3-pack'' bio material/instructions.</ref> Windblade later gained a Titan Master partner in [[Scorchfire]], who gave Windblade the ability to supercharge her swords. {{storylink|#TRDeluxe|''Titans Return'' Scorchfire & Windblade toy bio}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
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[[File:PreludeToCombinerWarsWindblade-Windblade.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|I'll cry when I'm done killing.]]
Windblade was a cityspeaker from Caminus. She resented the Mistress of Flame for abandoning the planet in favor of a position on the council on Cybertron. Giving up her job, she vowed to destroy the Combiners that had laid waste to her home world. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} She and [[Maxima]] encountered [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] shortly after the Combiner dispatched [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. Windblade sliced Menasor in two, at which point he revealed that the council had the [[Enigma of Combination]] and intended to use it to create an army of Combiners. After mourning the loss of Maxima, Windblade headed to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Fall}}

There, she attempted to snipe the Enigma, only for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to knock her aim off target as she fired. {{storylink|The Council}} Attacking the former Autobot leader, Windblade asserted that the Autobots, Decepticons and Combiners were all alike. He eventually managed to relieve her of her sword; however, when she revealed that the council had the Enigma, he joined forces with her. {{storylink|The Duel}} The pair paid a visit to Megatron and managed to persuade him to aid them, though not before Windblade had to deck him. {{storylink|Unforgotten}}

The trio headed to the council tower where they were met with hostility. Windblade accused the Mistress of Flame of deserting Caminus and inevitably Megatron shot [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] resulting in a clash between the two groups. As the trio fought the automated defenses, Windblade heard a mysterious voice in her head. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} The arrival of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] resulted in Optimus, Megatron and Windblade fighting him instead, as he tried to claim the Engima for the Combiners. Things were further complicated by the arrival of [[Victorion]], at which point Starscream used the Enigma to merge with all the Combiners as Windblade and the others watched. {{storylink|A War of Giants}}
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep3-MetroplexWindblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Big Guy & Rusty the Geshia Robot.]]

Windblade attempted to attack the out-of-control Starscream, only to be blasted by lightning and fall lifeless to the ground. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} Finding herself in a featureless void, Windblade spoke with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and admitted she was wrong to want to destroy everyone. Recalling her role as a Cityspeaker, Windblade recovered and got Metroplex to crush Starscream, allowing Optimus and Megatron to finish him off. Megatron presented Windblade with the Enigma, and she passed it on to Victorion for safekeeping. As the Mistress of Flame congratulated Windblade on ending the Combiner Wars, the cityspeaker observed that now the Titans had returned. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

As the cleanup of the city progressed, Windblade was disappointed that Optimus had chosen to leave. She found [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] examining Starscream's remains and left him to it, returning to Metroplex just in time to see a distant light as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] rose from the ground. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} She communed with Metroplex and realized the Titan had been planning to leave Cybertron before Starscream's stunt with the Enigma. Metroplex prepared to battle Trypticon, though Windblade believed he was too damaged to stand up to the evil Titan. She and Perceptor located the Mistress of Flame in the [[Primal Basilica]] and raised the alarm. Windblade resolved to stick by Metroplex's side as he fought, even as the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron|reinforcements]] the Mistress called in were destroyed. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}

[[File:TR-Ep6-Desperate-Actions-Windblade-bonds-to-FortMax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|"[[Evangelion Unit-02|Mama]], I understand the A.T. Field now! You were with me, protecting me all along!"]]
She continued to plead with Metroplex to not battle Trypticon, but her pleas went unheeded, and she was shocked when Trypticon spoke with Starscream's voice. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Joined by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], Windblade attempted to assault Trypticon, but was too late to prevent Metroplex from perishing. After Hot Rod rescued [[Emissary (TR)|Emissary]] from Trypticon, the [[Titan Master]] and Windblade headed off to find [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], {{storylink|At the Last Second}} arriving there to find Megatron brawling with the Combiners. Once that was resolved, Emissary linked Windblade to Maximus's mind so she could awaken him. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} The process was painful, but Windblade managed to persuade Maximus to act before Emissary terminated the link for her own safety. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}}

The trio headed back to the city, as Optimus Prime and the Combiners were battling Trypticon, arriving just in time to save Optimus. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} As Fortress Maximus faced off against Trypticon, Windblade and the others split up to work as a distraction; however, Trypticon ate Victorion, much to Windblade's horror. Trypticon used the Enigma to control the remaining Combiners into attacking Maximus, and when Windblade attempted to shoot them off, she herself was shot down by Computron. She was forced instead to once again convince Megatron to help out, for which he demanded a favor in exchange. {{storylink|Consumed}} The battle abruptly ended when Trypticon ate Perceptor, and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which Perceptor was carrying rejected him. Once Trypticon expired, Windblade and the others were treated to an appearance by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who terminated Optimus before leaving with the Matrix and Enigma. Windblade was inclined to agree with Menasor's plan to kill Megatron, as he appeared to have betrayed them, but he convinced them that they instead needed to work together to face this new threat. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Still indebted to Megatron for saving Fortress Maximus, Windblade followed him to [[Primal Swamp]] in search of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. While searching, their group were attacked by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Windblade tussled with [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] before managing to toss him aside, only for the five to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}} She attempted to combat the Combiner, but he laid her out flat with one punch. Before he could finish her off, he was attacked by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who soon turned on Windblade and the others as well. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} She held her own against Predaking, attacking until he released the captive Victorion, prompting her and the others to make their escape. All of them came to a halt, however, as they watched Megatron enter a strange dome. {{storylink|Without Warning}} As they waited, Predaking began attacking again. Windblade attempted to stop him, but was shot down. She recovered as Megatron emerged from the dome, Blaster in hand, and they discussed their next course of action. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Windblade-Grimlock-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Following Megatron's lead, Windblade and the others traveled to [[Cataclysm Tundra]]. Though still unsure of Megatron's good intentions, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] reassured her of his honesty as they located the entrance to the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. As they began doing research, they were interrupted by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and Hot Rod, now redubbed Rodimus Cron. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Windblade did her best to fight against the two, calling Primal a coward when she caught him trying to escape with the Requiem Blaster. As Rodimus prepared to finish Megatron, Windblade stepped into his path to protect Megatron, but Rodimus began strangling her instead. She attempted to reach any remaining trace of the old Hot Rod, but the [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] within assured her there was nothing left and tossed aside her unresponsive body. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}} When she came to, Megatron had destroyed Overlord with the Requiem Blaster. Megatron thanked her for saving him, saying they were square, as did Primal for stopping him from retreating. When Megatronus arrived to take back the Blaster, she tried to stop him, but was powerless against the Fallen as he and Rodimus escaped. Though she continued to believe Hot Rod could be saved, the others convinced her that if the time came, they might need to destroy him. After a speech encouraging Megatron to lead them, she and the others headed for the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. {{storylink|Consequences}}
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In spite of being weakened by Megatronus's weapon, Windblade and the others reached the Well. She attempted to draw Megatronus's fire, but she was shot down and very nearly perished if not for Optimus Primal's intervention. Ultimately, she and the others were engulfed in Megatronus's flames, unable to fight back. {{storylink|Collision Course}} When the flames finally died down, Windblade nearly passed out, but finally got to her feet and resumed attacking the device, now less affected by Megatronus's shots thanks to his weakening state. After watching Primal transform into Optimal Optimus, she and the others tackled Megatron to prevent him from reclaiming the Enigma and Blaster. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} She helped restrain Rodimus, allowing Optimal to remove the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] from him and return him to Hot Rod. When Unicron tried to take control of Megatron, necessitating they both be killed, she desperately sought another solution. Finding none, she was left to mourn her friend's sacrifice. She was, however, overjoyed to see Optimus Prime revived from the dead as a result of their efforts. In the aftermath of the incident, Windblade was named Magistrate of Cityspeakers and worked to coordinate the efforts of all those who communicated with the Titans. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===Transformers social media content===
[[File:Facebook-DatingProfiles.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Darn it Starscream]]
Windblade was unimpressed by Starscream's online dating profile.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformers/videos/1625292087540979/ Dating Profiles]</ref>
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===''All Spark'' comic===
Windblade was part of an Autobot team led by [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] who helped [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] defeat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
[[File:GoForTheGold-Windblade.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'Cause she's so hiiiiiii-i-iigh, high above me...]]
Windblade was one of a number of Autobots who took part in a battle over a fallen [[Cybertonium]] meteorite. Over the course of the struggle, she dogfought with [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] before spying some [[human]]s caught in the crossfire that [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] helped ferry to safety. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go For the Gold}}

A few days later, Windblade was present aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' after Bumblebee returned to duty before flying out to survey the nearby coast for any signs of Decepticon activity. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
[[File:Star Trek Windblade.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' departed Cybertron four million years ago, Windblade was among the Autobots who joined Optimus Prime aboard the ship, only for the vessel and its occupants to crash-land on prehistoric Earth alongside Megatron's Decepticons. When the two sides reawakened in the years before humanity's invention of warp travel, they secretly battled for control of Earth's resources... until the outbreak of the [[Eugenics Wars]] and [[World War III]] prompted the Autobots to flee aboard the Titan [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and travel the [[Milky Way]] in search of energon, unaware that the Decepticons had given chase aboard their ''own'' Titan, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]].

[[File:PrimesDirectivePart1-Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

After decades of travel, the Decepticons caught up with their quarry over the barren moon of [[Cygnus Seven]]; when Megatron and his forces attempted to board their ship, Fortress Maximus crashed into the planetoid, knocking everyone aboard into [[stasis lock]]. There they remained for two hundred years, dormant until Cygnus Seven was colonized by the [[Federation]], and a team of [[dilithium]] miners accidentally stumbled on the alien ship and triggered its repair protocols. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

After first reawakening the Decepticons, the still-dormant Maximus then reactivated the Autobots, with Prime immediately going forth to confront the Decepticons. The other Autobots came online shortly after [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and his away team investigated the mineshaft; aware of the dangers that humanity posed to their kind, they demanded to know Prime's location. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}} The Autobots initially tried to subdue the [[Starfleet]] personnel until Kirk was able to convince them of their good intentions, but after the two parties agreed to an alliance the Decepticons bombarded the mineshaft, sealing them in. Undaunted, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] hatched a plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

[[File:PrimesDirective3-insidefortmax.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Do you guys have a self-destruct code? Like 'destruct sequence 1-A, 2-B, 3-'" "Thanks a lot, Takei, now ''everybody'' knows!"]]

A doubtful Windblade watched as Ratchet assembled a device that would bring Fortress Maximus back into fighting shape by analyzing Kirk's own memories for a suitable shape, but despite her worries over Kirk's mental fortitude the device was indeed able to reconfigure Maximus's alternate mode into a copy of the starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'', allowing him to burst free from the ground—just in time to rescue Optimus, [[Spock]], and [[Scotty]] from a group of [[Kuri]]'s group of Decepticon-allied [[Klingon]]s. With [[Hikaru Sulu]] riding in her cockpit, the pair engaged [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], before the arrival of a similarly rejuvenated Trypticon in the form of a Klingon [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] eventually prompted the Autobot Titan to transform into the mighty "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

Regrouping with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and the other Autobots, Windblade watched as the two Titans battled it out... before the conspicuous absence of Starscream prompted Megatron to abruptly retreat. Windblade correctly deduced that Starscream had stolen a load of dilithium and blasted off in search of a world to claim as his own, and Kirk beamed the heroes aboard Fortress Tiberius to give chase, first rendezvousing with the damaged ''Enterprise'' and beaming the Autobots over to the starship. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

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After some deliberation, Kirk opted to pursue Starscream, with the two ships breaching the [[Neutral Zone]] to reach [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]], capital of the [[Klingon Empire]], only to learn that Megatron and his loyal Decepticons had wrested Kronos from Starscream, intent on turning the world into the capital of a new [[Decepticon Empire]]. Joined by a series of [[Crewbot|armored battlesuits]], the Autobots and their [[Starfleet]] allies took on the Decepticons with the help of Kuri and his Klingons, but were laid low by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s deployment of a paralyzing counterfrequency. Fortunately, Soundwave had reckoned without the Klingons being ''immune'' to said signal, and the Decepticons were summarily ambushed and defeated by the Klingon armada.

In the aftermath, Windblade and the other Autobots opted to continue travelling the universe aboard Fortress Tiberius, but pledged to assist the Federation should Kirk or the crew of the ''Enterprise'' ever require their assistance again. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' #1]]}}
[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPartOne-windblade.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
A member of Cybertron's [[Security Operations]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} Windblade was present at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony, eventually becoming good friends with him. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} Upon meeting [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], Windblade assumed, like everyone else, that he was Bumblebee repainted, feeling that the colours didn't work on her friend. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 1}} Windblade remained close to Bumblebee after he left Security Operations to pursue a career in search and rescue. One evening, she encountered him and the newly forged [[Rubble]] on a tour of Cybertron, scaring off a [[Voin]] scavenger along the way. She accompanied them to an energon station run by [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], only to find signs of sabotage... and Brainstorm's dead body. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} She was subsequently joined by Security Operations head [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to scope out the crime scene, though their investigation turned up no new leads. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}

At Chromia's request, Windblade directed Bumblebee to the [[Senate]] building. Being left to walk Rubble home, Windblade assured the newborn that, due to the [[Nominus Edict]] and its rare forgings, it was Bumblebee who was worried that he was failing Rubble. When the two arrived at Rubble's quarters, they found Chromia and [[Geomotus]] waiting for Windblade. After assuring Rubble that she'd catch up with him later, Windblade followed the two out, angry at Chromia surreptitiously installing a tracker in Rubble's communicator. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} In the Badlands, the group came across [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], Windblade wrestling him down for a conversation, with Chromia ordering him to report to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] next cycle. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Soon afterwards, tragedy struck when Rubble was found to have been murdered. Catching up with Bumblebee, Windblade assured her friend that it wasn't his fault before the two sat in silence. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

After Cyclonus had directed Chromia to a [[The Rise|Rise]] base beneath the [[Memorial Crater]], Windblade joined her and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] in the raid, only to find the facility had been abandoned. As Chromia tried to hack the computers, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacked. Though Windblade managed to impale him, he shook both off and managed to escape, priming the base's self-destruct, with Windblade unable to escape the explosion in time. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} Clinging to life, Windblade was brought back to Iacon and placed in a [[CR chamber|CR Tank]] {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Bumblebee later came to visit his friend where he was found by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} A later examination by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] showed her to be a few cycles away from rebooting. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

Windblade awoke to a grim situation, the [[Tether]] having fallen onto Cybertron as a result of a Rise attack. Called into action by [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]], Windblade was partnered up with [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

After Bumblebee had been relieved of his mission to infiltrate the Ascenticons, Windblade came to check up on him before a massive [[hologram]] of Megatron interrupted their talk. Windblade was later called into action to engage a Riser group in the hinterlands. Windblade tried to shoot down [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] only to be left in the dust by his speed before she just dodged [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} Sixshot was a major threat for Security, and he pointedly refused to let Windblade stab him again. Still, the colossal [[Leviathan]] provided aid to Security, and Sixshot fled with the Rise members he could save. Quake was taken into custody, but Windblade and Springer remained behind to watch over the injured Leviathan until repair services could reach her. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

As the Senate fell to the renamed Decepticon faction, members of the Rise traveled to the Winged Moon in an attempt to lay claim to its energon. Windblade and Novastar's unit flew out to intercept them. A battle erupted, but engineers loyal to the old government destroyed the energon stores to keep the Rise from taking them. Windblade and her team rescued the engineers and brought them home from the now useless moon. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}} Those who opposed the Decepticons gathered under the leadership of Senator Orion Pax, who claimed the Matrix when First Senator Sentinel Prime was killed. They fled to [[Crystal City]] and declared themselves united as the Autobot faction. When it was discovered [[Termagax]] held the [[Enigma of Combination]] out near the Sea of Rust, Windblade was one of the Autobots who flew out to protect her from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} The rest of Novastar's unit and Pyra Magna's Companions soon joined them aboard Sky Lynx, building a perimeter of fire and trenches in advance of the arrival of the Decepticons. When the battle was joined, Windblade provided air cover for the Autobots. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Unfortunately, the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust during the conflict, leaving neither side with the advantage. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheFlyinFoxTrot-Autobots.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"This could be the most one-sided fight since 1973, when Ali faced an 80-foot-tall mechanical Joe Frazier. My memory's not what it used to be, but I think the entire Earth was destroyed."]]

While battling for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Windblade was among the many Cybertronians [[magic]]ally transported to [[Equestria]] by [[Queen Chrysalis]]. She received an SOS from Optimus Prime and Bumblebee but noted that she would be unable to provide aerial rescue, instead coming face to face with some confused [[Wonderbolt]]s. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}}

Continuing to prowl the skies, Windblade quickly found a kindred spirit in [[Rainbow Dash]]. When the two decided on an Autobot/Equestrian race, Windblade called in [[Battle Unicorn]] and [[Mach Kick]] to handle the ground portion while she raced Rainbow Dash. Though she initially held the lead, the race was crashed by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and his [[Rainmaker]]s. Encouraged by Rainbow Dash to use speed to counter their numbers, the two friends managed to turn the Decepticons' own [[missile]]s against them. With their foes defeated, the two agreed to call it a tie. {{storylink|The Flyin' Fox Trot}}

Windblade was later part of the force that defended the [[Crystal Empire]] from the Decepticons and changelings, later returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}
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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
One of the many dormant Autobots aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] tried to repair the damaged Windblade before the [[T-800]] remotely destroyed the Autobot vessel and everyone aboard. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Windblade and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] were dispatched from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' to explore a distant planet. There they met a group of Decepticons, and joined forces with them to battle their mutual foes, the Ammonites. Though several Ammonite attacks were thwarted by the alliance, soon differing opinions caused infighting in the group. Eventually, both the Ammonites and the Decepticons were defeated, and the two Autobots returned to their spaceship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Silver#As Windblade}}
Windblade appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. She is portrayed by the newest bird of the flock, Silver. Ironically both are new to there series. She also appears as an [[Silver#As Energon Windblade|Energon version]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Windblade.jpg|thumb|thumb|upright=2]]
Windblade participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Windblade-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|I think Windlade joined the Dark Side]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}
*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star (was 3 star)
*'''Weaponry:''' Wind has a rifle she fires a few shots from before slashing a target with her sword.
*'''Ability: Quick Strike:''' - Fires 6 rockets at a target, then lands nearby an empty space and engages it!
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:windblade Windblade at Transformers : Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Windblade-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Nice Sword]]
Windblade was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|her universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. She eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of her running around! As a Scout, her sword inflicts Critical Bleeding attacks, as well as a Power Gain-shutting Stormfall Blast Shocks and Armor Piercing. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

[[File:ForgedToFight-Windbladepromo.jpg|thumb|left|250px]|She can defeat Cybertronians, but can she defeat AIRMAN?]]

A controlled Windblade was under the tutelage of Bludgeon. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|The Way of the Blade}} Windblade was again exposed to a refined strain of Dark Energon as a test by the Quintesson Scientist, hearing deafening voices in her head. Optimus urged her to focus and overcome the Dark Energon's effects of amplifying her cityspeaking ability, but she said the voices compelled her to focus on his destruction. She believed the spirits of the Titans demanded retribution for the wars and destruction wrought by Optimus. Optimus again urged her to resist the figments of her delusion, but she sought vengeance. Oddly, the Commander had a final showdown with Mirage instead of her. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Voices}}
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
[[File:TFHeavyMetal Windblade.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Windblade was one of the most important Caminites in the galaxy. She was paired with humans as part of the [[Guardian Program]] set up to defend Earth against Starscream's Decepticons. Her bodyguard Chromia personally screened the humans she worked with. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Built by the fans, for the fans, and... incorporating fans.]]
*'''Windblade''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**'''30 OF 30'''
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #019'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Stormfall Sword]]", scabbard, tessen

:Part of the tenth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations#T30|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Windblade transforms from a jet with tilting, spinning VTOL fans and fold in front landing gear, into a robot with 'facepaint' evocative of Japanese {{w|Kabuki}} theatre makeup. She comes with the Stormfall Sword, a translucent blade with a turbine at the hilt, which she can hold via its [[5 mm post]]. The sword sheathes into the included scabbard, which can be held or tabbed onto slots on her thighs and back/cockpit sides, as well as be stored underneath her jet mode. Her headdress can also detach and be used as a "tessen" fan. A port under her nosecone is compatible with some action figure stands.

:She comes packaged with a copy of "[[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8]]", and has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' celebration.

:Care must be taken when detaching her headdress, as its painted ''and'' clear-plastic nature makes it very tight and susceptible to breakage. It must be pulled/wiggled '''back''', not pulled up as the [[instructions]] say. Due to a combination of back-heavy kibble and weak swivel tolerances on her heels and hip joints, getting Windblade to stand can often prove difficult, as she will often collapse when trying.

:She was retooled to create ''Legends'' [[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|Slipstream]], who was then redecoed into [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir [[Airazor (BW)#Generations|Airazor]]. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Stiletto (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stiletto]] and the ''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Combiner Wars]]'' character [[Maxima]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenWindblade/windblade.htm More information on Windblade at TFU.info]''

===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Better red than dead.]]
*'''Windblade''' ([[February 14]], [[2015]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG12'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, scabbard, tessen

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Windblade is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Windblade with various changes in color layout, mostly in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]] which features much more red. Her wings and much of her fuselage are cast in red, pushing most of the black to her tail section and some highlights such as around the VTOL fans. Her nosecone features more extensive white paint and some new yellow eye-like markings on her nosecone, as well as a translucent dark blue canopy. In [[robot mode]] she has some changes to be more comic-accurate, like a slightly different hue of her Stormfall blade, red pelvis with black upper legs and much more accurate facepaint.

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[[File:TF-Legends-LG-62-Targetmaster-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pinpointer? I barely knew 'er! (I'm sorry)]]
*'''Targetmaster Windblade''' ([[February 24]], [[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG62'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, scabbard, Headmaster, [[Pinpointer (G1)#Legends|Pointech]] Targetmaster partner

:The second ''Legends'' figure of Windblade is a redeco of her ''Titans Return'' Deluxe Class figure, once again featuring paint apps and plastic color changes that make her resemble her comic coloration a bit better. Among these are added blue paint apps on her brow with a less blank stare looking face paint, a white nosecone and VTOL fans, completely black shoulders, and black knees with blue highlights (similar to those seen in her character art at the top of the page). Interestingly enough her blue collar is translucent blue plastic with silver painted underneath, creating a layered effect, rather than directly painted blue like the Titans Return version. Windblade ditches the Titan Master-compatible swords in exchange for a sword and scabbard similar, if not identical, to her ''Thrilling 30''/''Legends'' one. She also gains a Targetmaster partner that uses the same transformation scheme as [[Recoil (G1)#Legends|Recoil]], but is decoed to resemble [[Pinpointer (G1)#Legends|Pinpointer/Pointech]]. Her Headmaster gimmick remains intact with additional paint apps on the mini figure's arms and shins.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Windblade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ho! Haha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!]]
*'''Combiner Hunters''' (Multi-pack, [[July 9]], 2015)
**''Accessories'': "Stormfall Sword," scabbard, tessen, Spectrospear

:The ''Combiner Hunters'' [[redeco]] of Windblade not only has many of her coloring details changed, but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a gigantic [[Spectrospear]] pole-arm which is taller than Windblade herself. The tooling for this weapon was originally used for the 16"-tall electronic version of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' ''[[Titan Heroes]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]].

:This version of Windblade was only available in a [[giftset|gift set]] together with ''Combiner Hunters'' redecos of ''Generations'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#CHunters|Arcee]] and [[Chromia (G1)#CHunters|Chromia]], each with their own giant new melee weapons. In the U.S., this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCWindblade/windblade.htm More information on ''Combiner Hunters'' Windblade at TFU.info]''

===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Titan-Force-Windblade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And next year, Hasbro will release a ''different'' version of me in an exclusive three pack.]]
*'''Titan Force''' (Multi-pack, [[July 21]], [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Sheath, Tessen

:Titan Force Windblade is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Windblade (RID)#Warrior|Warrior Class Windblade]] in a colour scheme reminiscent of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. She was only available in a [[giftset|gift set]] together with ''Titan Force'' redecoes of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#SDCC2016|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return|Brainstorm]],

:In the United States, this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016. In the United Kingdom, it was exclusive to the A1 Toys website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016 (with Brainstorm renamed into "Charon" for [[trademark]] reasons); in China, it was exclusive to Cybertron Con Shanghai; in Hong Kong, it was exclusive to Animation-Comic-Game 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusive to the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.

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[[File:TitansReturn-Windblade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And then Hasbro said, "Wait, we can make ''anyone'' into Titan Masters?"]]
*'''Scorchfire & Windblade''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
**''Accessories'': Swords, [[Scorchfire#Generations|Scorchfire]] Titan Master

: Windblade is an extensive [[retool]] of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Highbrow (G1)#Titans Return|Highbrow]] (who was already an extensive retool of the same line's [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Scourge]], the three only sharing the innermost torso assemblies and the upper legs, and Windblade has Highbrow's heels for feet), transforming into a VTOL jet. She comes with the [[Titan Master]] [[Scorchfire#Toys|Scorchfire]], who fits into her vehicle mode cockpit and transforms into her robot mode head. As with other ''Titans Return'' toys, Windblade can accommodate any Titan Master figure in both robot and vehicle mode. Windblade's two swords can stow under her wings or combine into a larger weapon/Titan Master vehicle which can also attach just behind the cockpit in jet mode. Under the seat on each sword is also a silver-painted tab that can tab into the slots on her thighs.
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Windblade.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Windblade''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this Windblade is a [[super deformed]] toy with a big head. Her [[gimmick]] is that she has a button on her back that, when you push it, turns her turbines.

:The toy was available in South Korea, Italy, Russia, and Malaysia. This toy was rereleased in the US for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion, thus creating [[Windblade (BB)#McDonald's|a new character]].
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Windblade, Combiner Hunter''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity:''' ''SRT'''
**''Card Number:'' '''T46/T46'''
**''Stars:'' 12

:Windblade, Combiner Hunter is one of forty-six character cards released in Wave 2 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is based on the Windblade figure included in the [[San Diego Comic-Con|SDCC 2015]] exclusive ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Combiner Hunters box set.

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[[File:W2SWindbladeDOT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Windblade, Defender of Truth''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2S: Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T04'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Windblade, Defender of Truth was released as part of the ''Transformers Trading Card Game''{{'}}s Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set. The card was packaged alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Least Likely, Most Dangerous, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Cybertronian Tyrant, Decepticon Lieutenant, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Decepticon Lieutenant, and a 40 card ready-to-play deck of Battle Cards.

:The line-art for the card was drawn by [[Dan Khanna]]
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===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44|The big red gap on her mouth is actually her lip]]
*'''Windblade''' ([[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''06'''

: Part of the second wave of the 2018 [[Mighty Muggs]] relaunch, Windblade features sculpted turbine wings and a helmet that can be pressed down to change her expression. She features three different faces: neutral, appalled, and gleeful.
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===Figural Bag Clip===
[[File:FiguralBagClip Windblade.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Windblade''' (Figural Bag Clip, 2020)
:Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi Windblade.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
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===Furai Model===
[[File:Furai-Model-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Windblade''' (2022)
**''Number'': 20
**''Additional parts/accessories'': 1 pair of sword-holding hands, 1 pair of open-palm hands, sword.
:Produced by [[Flame Toys]], ''Furai Model'' Windblade is a Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, She features a rather...unique stylized design that consists of a human-like female body designed by [[Ban]] (ばん!), a designer for very NSFW PVC statues. She comes with two additional pair of hands and a sword.

:For straight-assembly builders, Windblade features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the wings), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (GSI Creos' ''Gundam'' Marker is recommended). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

:After the prototype's reveal, the model kit also generated a fair number of controversies regarding her curvy proportions, notably her well-endowed rear skidplates. The official Facebook and Twitter pages later removed the prototype pics and posted an updated design on their Twitter page in late July 2020.

:Initially set for a November 2021 release, Windblade was delayed to January 2022.
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==Notes==
[[File:Windblade concept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The face of [[democracy]].]]

*Windblade is the first "officially fan-created" Transformer ever, the culmination of [[Hasbro]]'s "[[Fan polls|Fan Built Bot]]" initiative program. Two polls on Hasbro's official website allowed fans to determine her character and physical traits (well, ''most'' of her traits - her [[Japan]]ese motifs ''weren't'' an option in the poll and seem to be the work of the design team).
**From [[April 18]]th to [[May 5]]th, 2013,<ref>http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=757648</ref> fans decided her faction (Autobot over Decepticon), alternate mode (jet over car, truck, tank, spaceship, terran beast [land], avian beast [airborne], helicopter, motorcycle, and construction), signature weapon (sword over blaster cannon, flame thrower, mace, spear/harpoon, morning star, Cybertronian taser, nunchucks, crossbow, and long-range blaster), color scheme (red & black over green & gold, blue & silver, orange & white, or purple & bronze) and personality (valiant over sneaky, hotshot, secretive, wild man, and grumpy).<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll/27089/</ref>
**From [[May 10]]th to [[May 17]]th, fans voted on name (Windblade over Autobot Eclipse, Charon, Centuritron, Cashtron, Autobot Wraith), gender (female over male), origin (from Kaon over Iacon, Altihex, Kalis, and Praxus) and specialty (telepath over combat medic, bodyguard, recon, and close combat specialist).<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll-second-round/27272/</ref>
**Subsequently, Windblade was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con 2013]], where concept sketches of her (and the piece of finished art to the right) were part of the ''Transformers'' brand presentation.
**Some of the concepts that fans voted for were tweaked or outright dropped when Windblade made her official debut. Rather than hailing from Kaon, she originated on the planet Caminus. Instead of being broadly telepathic, Windblade's job was being a cityspeaker for Metroplex.
*Concept sketches at San Diego Comic-Con showed that European knight (with visor, arm shield, and fencing foil-esque sword) and Roman warrior (with twin swords) concepts for Windblade were considered before her Japanese stylings were finalized. A different pre-production sketch gave her a Japanese hand-fan weapon in addition to her sword. Speaking of her Japanese motifs, her finalized helmet was apparently designed to resemble the hairstyle commonly worn by the ''{{w|onna bugeisha}}'', the upper-class warrior-women of feudal Japan.
*At [[Toy Fair 2014]], Windblade was noted as being the handiwork of designer [[Lenny Panzica]], who put "probably five times as much energy" into her as the rest of his workload. A [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/723592181044312 gallery] of his work was posted by Hasbro on Facebook.
*Her name works on many levels: "Wind Blade" is a real variety of industrial fan blade; she turns into a jet with VTOL turbofans; Hasbro designers had said they envisioned her coursing more energy into her sword blade through a spinning turbine fan in the hilt; she has a tessen, or iron fan; and, of course, she was the fans' choice character.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Windblade is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. She uses the [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]] helmet, the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] wing-pack and the curved blade first used by [[Insecticon (WFC)#Kre-O|Insecticon]] and [[Rampage (G1)#Kre-O|Rampage]].
*According to [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #3]], Windblade is 26 feet tall and weighs 8 tons.<ref>For reference, this equals 7.9 metres and 7.3 metric tonnes.</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Windblade''' (ウインドブレード ''Uindoburēdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēngrèn''' (China, 风刃, "Windblade")

==See also==
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*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], the Autobot on a mission from [[Primus|God]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]], the protective friend to [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{i|Windblade}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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Rhinox (BW)

2022-06-05T17:37:49Z

Woo224: /* Transformers: Forged to Fight */

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:''Rhinox is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Rhinoxbw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I will usher in a new age of technological perfecti—er, I mean, yay, pretty flowers."]]
[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was on the mark when he said that '''Rhinox''' was the best of them. He's a Renaissance Bot. Intelligent, massive, strong, and stalwart, there are few Maximals one could depend on more. Rhinox is of a rare breed—he's incredibly tech savvy, but mystically-inclined... without coming off as a burnt-out technohippie. He's quick and decisive in a crisis, with spectacular results, but is slow and steady. He loves to sniff the flowers. A behind-the-scenes charismatic and an on-his-feet strategist, he could lead the Maximals if he wanted to, but he doesn't.

If he sounds too good to be true, it's because he just might be. At times he can be borderline obsessive and single-minded, but his strong moral center keeps it from getting out of hand. The Maximals are glad for that, because if he ever lost his ethical restraint, woe be to them. No, woe be to the ''galaxy''.

Still, you can't help but love a bot who can fight [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to a standstill without breaking a sweat, yet would rather take a nap in a patch of daisies. Rhinox considers [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] to be his best friend, though he also has a close friendship with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He appears to have some "older sibling/parental" emotions toward [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] due to his role in bringing her online.

Rhinox's only weapons—besides his intimidating strength and brilliant mind—are his twin chainguns.

Rhinox's [[Spark]] was an integral part of the evil [[Vehicon general]] [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]].

{{bigquote|Make a device to extract molecular structure from an alien probe... man, I gotta be a miracle worker!|Rhinox|"[[Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Rhinox was a territorial warrior who stampeded his way through the jungle whenever Predacons drew near, crushing everything in his path. Although he was known to be courageous and cunning, what mades him stand out from other warriors was that he had never been injured. EVER. Even though he had never backed down from a fight, his triple-thick, steel-plated skin protected him from all harm, even double-barreled laser cannons (which were presumably very powerful weapons). {{storylink|Rhinox (BW)#Toys|Rhinox bio}}

Following the [[quantum surge]], Rhinox found himself in a new Transmetal body, and couldn't be happier; thanks to his new [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], his new body is a lot faster then his previous one. One of his new battle moves involves pulling off wheelies on the battlefield. Furthermore, the semi-organic nature of his [[robot mode]] granted him additional fluidity and skill in combat.{{storylink|Rhinox (BW)#TM1|Transmetal Rhinox Bio}}

While collecting the exploded spark of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], Rhinox became a [[Transmetal|Metals]] as well. His knowledge and inner serenity were still intact. {{storylink|#TM1|Metals Rhinox bio}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] (English), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Yang Guang]] (Chinese), [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian, 2nd dub), [[Felipe di Nardo]] (Portuguese), [[Hervé Jolly]] (French), [[Maurizio Trombini]] (Italian), [[Gerhard Marcel]] (German), [[Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Vicente Gisbert]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Byeong-sig Lee]] (Korean)}}
[[File:BeastWarsPt1 Primal and Rattrap ride Rhinox.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|The new ''Donkey Kong Country'' game went in a bit of a weird direction.]]

Rhinox was a crewmember of the exploration ship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' when captain [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] got word that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had stolen the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and a [[Darksyde (BW)|ship]] with [[unspace|transwarp]] capabilities. The ''Axalon'' was the closest vessel that also possessed a transwarp drive, so Rhinox's ship was sent to engage them. After following the Predacons through a transwarp portal and appearing above a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged in the ensuing space battle, and before both ships crashed into the planet's surface below, the [[stasis pod]]s carrying the rest of Rhinox's crew were ejected into orbit.

The planet was rich with [[energon]]—so much so that prolonged exposure would short out their bodies, so the Maximals and Predacons were forced to take organic forms from the local creatures. Rhinox took the form of a rhinoceros. He soon took part in a rescue mission to retrieve [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] after the young Maximal ran into the Predacons, and forced [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] to give Primal cover. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

During Optimus's battle with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], Rhinox pulled the pair to safety after they almost plunged off a ledge. The Maximals subsequently were forced to tail the Predacons, and when Dinobot almost accidentally slagged Rhinox, it caused the ex-Predacon and Rattrap to come to blows. The two factions eventually reached the mountain topped with energon and fought over it while in their [[beast mode]]s, until Megatron ended up destroying it. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWeb Rhinox closeup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Bah, stuck in the base ''again''! To get more scenes, I need some sort of ''weapon''... a really ''impressive'' one...]]
Being the handyman of the crew, Rhinox quickly developed a new comlink to overcome the problems with energon interference. After Cheetor got into trouble while testing it, Rattrap gave the cat a hard time, causing him to race off, and Rhinox pointed out that Cheetor was about to do something stupid. He ordered Rattrap to go after Cheetor. {{storylink|The Web}} Rhinox's next developments were some energon monitoring devices, though Optimus initially scrubbed the mission to install them. After Cheetor went anyway, and a series of events almost destroyed the Maximal base, Rhinox and the other Maximals thanked Cheetor for preventing the explosion. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:ChainofCommand Rhinox with chaingun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|"-OF DOOM."]]
Rhinox had to dive for safety during a battle at the [[Standing Stones]], after [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] blew up the energon cache at its center. After Primal went missing, Rhinox had to break up a fight between Dinobot and Rattrap over who would lead, insisting on a secret ballot. The ballot ended in a deadlock, but they were then contacted by Primal, who'd become trapped in an [[Vok probe|alien probe]] at the Standing Stones. Rattrap was placed in charge during the bossmonkey's absence, and his command to Rhinox was to build a device to extract Optimus from the probe. Whether or not this device would actually have worked is unknown, as shortly before he had a chance to use it, Rhinox was ambushed by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], but turned the tables by blasting the Predacon with his chaingun. Waspinator stumbled into a stone, and Rhinox realized the whole structure was a mechanism as it caused the probe to disgorge Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When Cheetor reported that [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] had found a [[flying mountain]], Rhinox theorized that the high concentration of energon on the top of it might be responsible for the strange gravity-warping effect. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}} After Primal was taken out by a Predacon sneak attack, Rhinox, Cheetor and Rattrap headed for a crashed stasis pod. The trio were delayed further, and beaten to the pod, however the [[protoform]] had already been awakened as [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}} Like the other Maximals, Rhinox was shocked by Rattrap's apparent defection to the Predacons, but as it turned out, it was a ploy to discover how the Predacons had been spying on the Maximals, and they were soon rescuing their comrade. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Rhinox later developed [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], a hi-tech security system for the Axalon, which unfortunately went berserk when its control panel was damaged in a struggle between Dinobot and Rattrap, forcing the Maximals from their own base. Rattrap however, was able to infiltrate the now-heavily guarded ship and deactivate Sentinel, which was then repaired and made fully-functional by Rhinox. {{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}} The Maximals were forced to restrain Optimus after he was infected by a rage virus in a [[cyberbee]] developed by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] and Rhinox was unable to work out how to remove it. After Primal undertook a one-bot assault on the Predacon base, Rhinox took part in the mission to rescue their leader, laying down suppressing fire to allow Cheetor to slip inside the base. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:Victory Rhinox sit down.jpg|thumb|260px|"I'm telling you, Optimus...this planet's core is made of creamy chocolate and I'm going to drill to the center of it whether you like it or not!"]]
He was unsuccessful in contacting a Maximal [[temporal probe]] which flew past the planet. Though he blamed himself, he and the other Maximals rallied themselves to build a communications array on Predacon soil. Unfortunately while they were doing so, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s latest invention the [[Transformation Lock Lens]], prevented them from sending the signal before Megatron destroyed the array. {{storylink|The Probe}} When a Predacon plan to fake a Maximal victory was exposed, Rhinox was dismayed when Optimus and Cheetor insisted on leaving the ''Axalon'' with liftoff imminent in order to rescue Dinobot. Tigatron attempted to go as well, leading Rhinox to order him to sit down. Liftoff eventually occurred without Primal, however Megatron got on board and damaged the controls. Rhinox attempted to control the ship and, with some assistance from Optimus, managed to get it down at least in one piece, though it would never fly again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:DarkDesigns Rhinox monologues.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Evil has silver detailing. Who knew?]]
Some time later, when the Maximals found themselves cornered by a Predacon ambush, Rhinox was able to take out their attackers with a carefully aimed spray of chaingun fire. Megatron was so impressed that he decided to make Rhinox a member of his merry band of thieves, by force. Rhinox was captured by Tarantulas and then reprogrammed into a Predacon by a device designed by Megatron called a "[[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]]". However, the newly malevolent Rhinox proved to be too much for Megatron to handle, as Optimus Primal had correctly predicted. He quickly dispatched most of the Predacons, working his way up to Megatron himself in an attempted coup. Rhinox very nearly succeeded, but fortunately, Megatron was able to revert him back into a Maximal using the Transmuter, and Rhinox escaped to rejoin his Maximal comrades and smell some flowers. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

The Maximals arrived back at base after being sent on wild goose chases by Megatron's [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]], only to find that the clone had already been dealt with by the real Dinobot. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}} Later, a stasis pod crash landed in a barren wasteland. Rhinox intercepted it and, with the help of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s [[locking chip]], managed to save the protoform Maximal's [[spark]]. The protoform then became [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], who repaid the favor by saving the weakened Rhinox from Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Spark}}

While Rhinox was communicating long distance with Tigatron, his fellow Maximal was attacked by Waspinator and Terrorsaur, leading the Maximals to discover the existence of a [[Brigadoon|flying island]]. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] took control of the island and piloted it towards the ''Axalon'', forcing Rhinox, Cheetor and Dinobot to evacuate the base. The only thing Rhinox took with him was a potted plant. When the island's destruction sent a beam into space, the Maximals wondered who received the signal and what they'd do next. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

At one point, a [[magna pulse]] triggered by Tarantulas knocked out the power in the Maximal base, and Optimus Primal left Rhinox struggling to get things working again. {{storylink|Spider's Game}} The loss of the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[rectifier coil]] forced the Maximals to stay in their beast forms at all times, which resulted in their beast instincts taking over and sending them off to wander the jungle. It was only with Tigatron's help that they deleted the programming blocks separating their core programming, and they were able to fight the Predacons who were hunting them. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

[[File:Dark Voyage Rhinox listening.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Rhinox's Yoga phase]]
When Scorponok detonated a pile of energon near a group of Maximals, rendering them blind, it was Rhinox who led the group on the dangerous trek back to the Axalon, teaching them how to use their other senses. They were able to overcome the obstacles both nature and the Predacons could throw at them, and succeeded in reaching safety. Afterwards, Rhinox again went off to smell some flowers. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} After the Maximals were ousted from their base by the Predacons assisted by a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-possessed Waspinator, they attempted a ruse to get the ''Axalon'' back, resulting in Rhinox and the others mounting an assault on the Predacon base. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:LowRoad fart.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Thunder Crack Blast]]
Later, Tarantulas infected Rhinox with an [[energon discharge virus]], which made him expel his energon reserves via his nasal passages in bursts powerful enough to tear through the hull of the Axalon, threatening both to destroy the Maximals' base and completely drain Rhinox of energy. Rattrap and Dinobot were dispatched to acquire a countervirus, while Rhinox ate some wild bean vines to keep his strength up. When the bickering duo nearly failed in their mission, the other Maximals, including Rhinox, showed up, and the rhinoceros blew away the Predacons with a massive energon... *ahem*"derriere-based"... discharge which was caused by his ingestion of wild beans; Megatron would remember this moment as the most humiliating defeat in his entire career. Rhinox was later cured by the countervirus via a Cybertronic beer hat. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

After Megatron called a truce, Rhinox assisted "non-violently" in helping Tigatron escape after infiltrating the Predacon base to find out more information. He non-violently held up a sheet of metal for Terrorsaur to crash into, and then non-violently sat on him. Tigatron reported that the aliens were coming. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} Indeed, an alien construct appeared and, while the other Maximals were investigating it, Rhinox and Dinobot were bushwhacked in the Maximal base by Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The rest of the Maximals found their two comrades webbed to the ceiling, and placed them in [[CR chamber]]s. Rhinox stirred in his chamber as he sensed Primal's impending destruction. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:ComingFuzors2 Rhinox searches for Primal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|They warned us to not to take the brown acid!]]
Protected by the CR chamber, Rhinox avoided being upgraded into a [[Transmetal]] by the [[quantum surge]]. After recovering, he took leadership of the Maximals to forestall any bickering and sent Rattrap and Cheetor out to protect the base against Megatron. Unfortunately Inferno was already loose in the base, and managed to blast Rhinox before fighting Dinobot. Rhinox quickly recovered, throwing a badly-battered Inferno out and forcing Megatron to retreat. {{storylink|Aftermath}} Rhinox later initiated a dangerous plan to bring the recently deceased Optimus Primal back to life by using the hole in space-time caused by the destruction of the Planet Buster to astrally project his spark into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]]. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} Rhinox followed the transition left by Primal's spark and led it back to the land of the living, where it was reborn as Transmetal Optimus Primal. Primal was able to come to the aid of the Maximals right when they were on the verge of defeat. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:OtherVisits2 Rhinox emerges from chamber.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ohhhhhh... What ''had'' I been taking in that last screencap?"]]
Rhinox conducted tests on Optimus Primal to attempt to determine what the new Transmetal forms were capable of, with limited results. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} His research into the alien sites predicted that there would be one located in an area Tigatron and Airazor were patrolling, however a Predacon jamming tower prevented the Maximals from warning the pair, who were shot into space by some sort of alien planet device. While the others were off the base, Rhinox was attacked by Megatron, Blackarachnia and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who made off with the [[Golden Disk (Vok)|Golden Disk]]. After repairs, Rhinox and the other Maximals went to the alien site, only to be blasted by the alien construct that appeared. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transmetaled Maximals recovered quickly, and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and Cheetor took Rhinox and Dinobot back to base for repairs. Rhinox was barely recovered when he was again pressed into action, attacking the [[Metal Hunter|alien construct]] which Megatron had taken over, to allow Rattrap and Tarantulas to slip inside. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]]'s stasis pod was discovered, Rhinox worried that its contents had survived the crash. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Rhinox calculated that the [[transwarp wavefront]] from the Planet Buster explosion would soon be reaching [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], though the good news was tempered a short time later when Dinobot perished saving a group of [[anthropoid]]s from the Predacons. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} Rhinox's tests on [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]] were not promising, and he suggested putting the creature in stasis. Silverbolt wasn't happy with the suggestion. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

[[File:Agenda3 Rhinox forcing door.jpg|right|upright=1.3|thumb|"Hey Rhinox, we just found the garage door opener after all... never mind."]]
Continuing to track the transwarp wavefront, Rhinox and the other Maximals celebrated their impending rescue, however instead they got Predacon agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. After fighting off the Predacons, Ravage helped the Maximals storm the ''Darksyde'' and arrest Megatron. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} With Ravage's defection, Rhinox and Rattrap found themselves under heavy assault in the ''Axalon''. Some daring-do on Rattrap's part saved the day, but the Maximals had to chase Megatron. Rhinox was forced to ride on Primal's surfboard, much to his visible discomfort at the height. They tracked Megatron to [[Mount St. Hilary]], where the Predacon leader had located the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and attempted to reach the ship first. Though Rhinox physically forced the ship's doors open, they were too late—Megatron had blasted [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], causing a [[timestorm]] as history began to change. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

With Blackarachnia's help, the Maximals stabilized Prime ad Rhinox stayed to supervise the repairs while the others went to defend the ''Axalon''. His work was interrupted by Silverbolt's "situation"—Blackarachnia had been shot by Megatron during the conflict, but as Rhinox pointed out, she just needed repairs. The ''Axalon'', on the other hand, was lost, and the Maximals were forced to set up base in the cavern housing the Ark. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}

Rhinox had difficulties interfacing Maximal and [[Autobot]] technology, and expressed doubts that help was still on the way, though it did turn up in the form of [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], who'd come looking for [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. {{storylink|Deep Metal}} An attempt by Rhinox to rig up [[Teletraan I]]'s force field to protect the base failed, forcing the Maximals to attempt to salvage Sentinel. He later had to restrain Rattrap from trying to attack Depth Charge, who had caused the mission to fail. {{storylink|Changing of the Guard}}

[[File:CuttingEdge Rhinox chainguns.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|You wouldn't like him when he's angry.]]
Analysing the [[cyber raptor]] which Primal had encountered, Rhinox reported that it was fused with Transmetal technology. Once the others had all left the base, he and Rattrap found themselves under siege from Megatron and a group of Predacons. Rhinox finally made a desperate attempt to see them off with a barrage of chaingun fire, only to be blasted backwards. Depth Charge fortunately came to the rescue and saved them both. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}}

When the Maximals thought that Cheetor had been killed, Rhinox told Primal not to give up hope, and went to get the long-range sensors online. As it turned out, his optimism was correct, as Cheetor later turned up outside the base. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}} After Cheetor was apparently spirited away overnight by a strange creature, Silverbolt and Blackarachnia went out looking, but to Rhinox's surprise, didn't find anything. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

[[File:CrossingtheRubicon Rhinox operating.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|"Everyone, shut up! I'm finally gonna beat the first level of ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]!''"]]
Rhinox scanned Blackarachnia's internals, with a view to extracting her Predacon [[shell program]] and restoring her to a Maximal state. Some time later, he and Primal discovered that she had overheard their conversation about the concept, and fled in the belief they'd force her to go through with it. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}} A huge buildup of energy on a mountain top caused alarm for the Maximals, who braced for a possible attack, but all that happened was that the top of the mountain exploded. How odd. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}}

When Blackarachnia's attempts to become a Transmetal caused her shell program to deteriorate, threatening to erase her [[core consciousness]], Rhinox carried out a very delicate procedure to surgically remove the shell program directly. Unfortunately, certain failsafes installed by Tarantulas, combined with a Predacon attack, caused the operation to fail. Fortunately, Blackarachnia was mysteriously resurrected anyway by the [[Transmetal driver]]. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} Megatron's next gambit involved [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] remote controlling Optimus Primal. Once this was achieved, the subverted Primal's first order was for Rhinox to order everyone back to base, where Quickstrike was able to knock them out and stick them in a cage. Fortunately Blackarachnia was able to free Primal and the others and they fought off Megatron, who had upgraded himself using the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s spark. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

[[File:Nemesis2 Rhinox yelling in shuttle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|'''I AM NOT GETTING AGGRESSIVE!!!!''']]
Detecting an alien signature inbound to Earth, Rhinox realised that it meant that Tigatron and Airazor were coming back. Indeed, the Predacon base was soon destroyed by [[Tigerhawk]], the emissary the [[Vok]] had created using the two Maximal sparks, though Rhinox wasn't in the mood for celebrating. {{storylink|Other Victories}} Once the situation was sorted out, the Maximals began searching for Megatron and his scattered forces. Rhinox monitored the situation from base, as the others discovered that Megatron was attempting to raise the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. He and Rattrap were overjoyed when Primal reported that Depth Charge had taken out the warship, but it turned out the news was a little too premature. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

Rhinox was ordered by Optimus Primal to execute [[Operation Eternity]], which apparently only Primal and he knew about. The purpose of the operation was to "move the Ark" by activating its engines and taking off; little is know beyond that, because the Maximals failed when the Ark's engines proved beyond repair. However, [[Dinobot II]] downloaded emergency data to the Ark about an [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]] hidden within the Ark. Rhinox piloted the shuttle and flew it directly into the bridge of the Nemesis, taking down Megatron and causing the warship to spiral out of control and crash somewhere beyond the horizon. Thus, the Beast Wars were won. Rhinox and the other Maximals left prehistoric Earth aboard the aforementioned Autobot shuttle and began the voyage home to Cybertron. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}
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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] (English), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Yang Guang]] (Chinese), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French)}}

{{see|Tankor (BM)}}
[[File:Revelations3 Rhinox vision.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Rhinox suffers the horrors of symbolism.]]

Rhinox returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the surviving Maximals to discover the entire population had been replaced by mindless [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] created by Megatron. {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

Rhinox, like the other Maximals, was exposed to Megatron's [[Transformation virus|virus]] at this point. Although the [[Transmetal]] Maximals merely reverted to their original shapes, the Maximals who were still ''in'' their original shapes were instantly paralyzed. As a result, Rhinox and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] were captured, stripped of their organic bodies and placed in the new bodies of [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}} Much later on, Rhinox's mind was freed by Optimus' spark connection with him, and he watched and observed, eventually turning his back on his Maximals to go along with Megatron's cause of a purely technological, one-mind Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse|Apocalypse}}

Rhinox pretended to still be Tankor and sneaked around Megatron's ranks, reprogramming the [[Diagnostic Drone]] as his agent. He'd decided Megatron's ''cause'' was right, but it needed a different, more efficient person at the helm... someone like ''him''. He went off to fulfill this new mission, in a highly malevolent and sadistic manner. {{storylink|Survivor}}

[[File:Catalyst Optimus eulogizes Rhinox.jpg|left|thumb|Optimus struggles with the "make-your-own Transformer" toy.]]

Rhinox went looking for the legendary [[Key to Vector Sigma]] that was supposed to turn organic life into technomatter. He found it, took control of it, and then faked his death. {{storylink|The Key}} Now on the underground and spying on both sides, he used the Diagnostic Drone to reveal the Key had been discovered, intending for Megatron to use it on himself (to eradicate his [[beast mode]]) and go insane in the process. When this didn't work, he set it up so Rattrap would find and use a catalyst program that would cause mutant plant life to erupt in [[Cybertropolis]], scaring Megatron into arming the [[Tank Drone]]s with copies of the Key... {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

[[File:TankorRhinox Spark.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]

...only to find he no longer had remote control of the drones, and would need to trick Megatron into using them instead. By this point, he'd already been tampering with the Oracle (an interface for Vector Sigma) and used it to trick Optimus into finding the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] that could destroy all technology. While he (wrongly) thought Primal would never use it, he knew Megatron would never take the chance! Unfortunately for him, he overplayed his hand: Megatron thought Optimus wouldn't use it either, grew suspicious with the Diagnostic Drone pushing him to strike first, and disabled it. Rhinox decided to launch an ambush assault and take out both enemy leaders while they were fighting... only to find, whoops, Megatron had programmed his generals to be ''incapable'' of shooting him. Rhinox was swiftly offlined, his plan stolen by Megatron, and then killed by plasma energy: a humiliating demise. {{storylink|End of the Line|End of the Line}}

Rhinox's spiritual form appeared once more with Optimus in the Matrix, bidding his friend farewell and to telling him to embrace his Spark. For his sins, he told Optimus, he himself would be remaining in the Matrix; he expressed regret for his actions. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
When [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]] of the [[Cloud World]] ended up in the 9-BW Spacetime, they spoke about the [[multiverse|Spacetime World]] while an unassuming Rhinox in beast mode stood by and listened. He noted that it was interesting information and transformed into robot mode, to the shock of the two visitors. {{storylink|Shock (Cloud)|Shock}} Rhinox introduced himself and explained that he was a [[Maximal]] investigating a nearby energon mine. The other Maximals soon revealed themselves and Rhinox, promising not to reveal the two's true nature, allowed the Maximals to believe that they were from outer space and hunting [[Shockwave (Cloud)|a criminal]]. As they all neared the energon mine, they were ambushed by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and the two sides battled as Hot Rodimus took his leave to hunt down [[Shockwave (Cloud)|Shockwave]]. The two's battle caused an energon eruption that sent the Predacons fleeing and almost consumed the Maximals who were trying to save the local wildlife. Fortunately, SARA was able to convert the eruption into less dangerous [[energon crystal]]s and the visitors returned to their proper spacetime. {{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}

During a later battle with the Decepticons, Hot Rodimus thought back to his time with the Maximals, including Rhinox. {{storylink|TFC-A03}}

=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
After Starscream's leave from the Beast Wars, a battle broke out between the Maximals and Predacons. {{Storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}} Rhinox found himself challenged by the mysterious new Predacon [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]]. {{storylink|Rhinox Chapter}} {{storylink|Wolfang Chapter}} Eventually, [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from another dimension joined the battle, with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops joining the Maximals. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} The combined Maximal-Autobot and Predacon-Decepticon forces eventually faced off against one other, with the Maximals and Autobots unleashing their fused energies on their foes first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Following his death as Tankor, the remorseful Rhinox's spark traveled to the [[Legends World]], sensing that there was an alternate Rhinox there who had similar regrets and could use some counseling. Thanks to this universe's unique wish-granting "spirit power", he manifested as a ghost identical to his form on Earth. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He proceeded to go find his counterpart, introducing himself as another Rhinox. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

The two talked about their regrets as their respective Tankors, and Rhinox explained that though he'd accepted death as his penance, his alternate self was still alive and had a future during which he could change for the better. They were interrupted by the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] attacking the [[Axalon Trading Company]] using the body of Waspinator, prompting Rhinox to use his own ghostly form to exorcise and defeat the Decepticon in defense of Legends Rhinox's friends. He was then reunited with Rattrap, who had been sent to find him and bring him back to their own world, but said that he'd done what he came for and that his fate was to was move on to the afterlife. To his surprise, however, Legends Rhinox was a skilled roboticist and whipped up a new body for his spark to inhabit, granting him a future as well. Thus alive once more, Rhinox returned with Rattrap to post-[[Great Transformation]] Cybertron, where he was reunited with his friends. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

====3H comics====
[[File:Groundzero-rhinoxandfractyl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|left]]
Rhinox was trying to teach Cheetor the value of peace and quiet when a firefight broke out in the Badlands. Finding the normally skittish [[Packrat]] trading heavy firepower with Inferno, Rhinox realized something was up. Although cautious at first, he listened to the Predacon geologist [[Fractyl]]'s explanation that Packrat had stolen some experimental energon armor, which was slowly degenerating into the unstable anti-energon. Rhinox convinced Packrat that the respect he craved would not come from power, but from giving up power when it was necessary. After Fractyl neutralized the armor, Rhinox threw the geeky Predacon scientist a bone and pretened to run in terror from the "might of Fractyl" so that the arriving Megatron would give his underling some respect. {{storylink|Ground Zero}}

[[File:Terminus-CheetorandRhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Good thing he's wearing that cushy parka.]]
By the time the Maximals were operating out of the Ark, Rhinox had taken it upon himself to make regular planetary sweeps with the base's scanners. After one such scan, he detected a Transwarp disruption, and a trail of chronal particles left behind by a newly arrived time-traveler. He informed Optimus Primal of his find, hoping that it was finally a means to return to their place in space-time. Rhinox and the rest of the Maximals set out to investigate the temporal trail, encountering the Predacons en route. The two factions were locked in a firefight, though the advantage lay with the Predacons. Megatron then took off to reach the time-traveller, and Rhinox insisted that Optimus go after him, while he and the other Maximals held back Megatron's troops. Though hesitant to do so, Optimus followed Rhinox's advice, and the Maximals were left behind against overwhelming odds. The Predacons eventually began to push the Maximals back towards a cliffside. As they encroached, an explosion hit Rhinox, and he was knocked offline. {{storylink|Paradox}}

Rhinox recovered just in time to watch as the newly arrived Shokaract attempted to rip Optimus's spark from his body. He helped his fellow Maximals fight back against the tyrant, but was knocked back when Shokaract threw Cheetor at him. Once Shokaract was defeated, space-time rebooted itself with the disappearance of the Dark Essence from the past, and these events were erased from Rhinox's timeline. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

[[File:Tankorrhinoxrevelations.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!]]

When [[Primus]] gave [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] the ability to choose any Transformer, living or dead, from the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] to assist him in the [[Universe War|multiversal war]] against [[Unicron]], Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] and Rhinox. Depthcharge was bitter about being brought back from the dead, but Rhinox was thankful for the chance to atone for his actions as Tankor. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}

During the Universe War, Rhinox built a device to counteract Unicron's attempts to abduct Transformers. Two such attempts at deflection were only partially successful, necessitating the deployment of a rescue team. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

In the final battle of the war, Rhinox defeated the Minion general [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], presumably redeeming his actions as his own universe's Tankor. He presumably escaped [[Unicron]] with Optimus Primal and the other Children. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
During the Beast Wars, Rhinox designed a crawler vehicle, and sent Rattrap out into the wilderness to test it. On the way back to Cybertron after the end of the Beast Wars, Rhinox dozed off to sleep while Rattrap recalled his test run of the vehicle in a dream. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
He awoke, affected by a Transwarp agitator planted on the shuttle by a new team of Predacons hiding on Earth. This device caused him and the other Maximals aboard to act aggressively towards one-another, and Rhinox tried to force Rattrap into the ship's C.R. Chamber due to its influence. Rattrap resisted, managed to get away, and deactivated the ship's Transwarp drive. Though this restored the Maximals to their senses, it also returned them to prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology (1)====
Not long after Megatron stole the spark of the original Megatron, he had Quickstrike plant a device in the Maximal base. The device magnified the Maximals' aggression, resulting in Rhinox trying to kill Blackarachnia while Silverbolt attempted to stop him. While Silverbolt failed, Optimus Primal arrived in time to pin Rhinox down, only to succumb to the device's effects himself. Primal was soon able to overcome the effect, and freed the rest of the Maximals who then fought off Megatron. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}

After Tankor's death, Rhinox's spark and consciousness were cleansed and rejoined the Matrix. When Megatron was defeated by Nightscream, Rhinox saw an opportunity to redeem the fallen tyrant, and attempted to act as a spirit guide. Rhinox led Megatron through the ascending layers of Transformer afterlife, urging him to leave behind his fixation on worldly power. Megatron was briefly tempted, but his repeated returns to Cybertron convinced him that godhood was still within his reach. Tapping into the power of the Oracle, Megatron erased Rhinox's spark, killing him utterly. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[File:BWGatherRhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Realising that he is functionally invisible to those around him, Razorbeast takes a moment to moon Rhinox.]]
The 'bot that would one day call himself "Rhinox" was aboard the ''Axalon'', along with the rest of its original crew, tasked with performing orbital scans of Cybertron. The crew's survey yielded Transmatter energy signatures coming from the head of [[Unicron]], in orbit around the planet. Upon their approach, they detected a whole lot of activity within the satellite; several units evacuating a concealed base. The ship's crew activated their shield just in time for a Transmatter bomb to erupt out of the satellite, and the Axalon to accidentally come to meet its path. The ship avoided any damage, and the bomb was deflected away from the planet. Some Transmatter debris did reach Cybertron however, and all those touched by it were reduced to protoforms. A few of these unfortunates were later entrusted to the crew of the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As Magmatron surveyed the timeline, he witnessed Rhinox standing over a stasis pod, while Cheetor and Terrorsaur battled some distance away. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Rhinox stood outside the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' as [[Razorbeast]]'s [[Chronal phase|chronically-displaced]] Maximals passed by. Although Optimus Primal could vaguely sense their presence, Rhinox theorized that the sensation was just a side-effect of Primal's recent upgrades. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}}

After his (very) later death, Rhinox was reborn by the [[Vok]] and traveled the multiverse. He was supposedly fighting [[Unicron]]'s chaos, but knew the Vok really wanted him to manipulate Cybertronian history; however, out of guilt for his actions as Tankor, he still helped any Cybertronian he came across. He was probably [[Rhinox (Armada)|some other guy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}
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====''Timelines''====
[[File:DawnOfFuturesPast RhinoxCheetorRattrap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
During the prep for the ''Axalon''{{'}}s launch, the crew spent weeks on a space station getting everything ready. Rhinox assisted with the loading process as Protoform X's stasis pod was brought on board and told Cheetor and Rattrap to quit slacking off. As they launched, the bridge crew received word from Maximal High Command about the theft of the Golden Disk.

Mere moments after receiving their mission directive, the ''Axalon'' was attacked by a small assault craft piloted by [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Rhinox attempted some emergency repairs of their damaged systems, but they would have been destroyed if the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' had not appeared in time to draw fire. Tragically, their rescuers were heavily damaged before Rhinox got everything back on-line in time to help. With leave from Optimus, he brought the two-mech crew's damaged bodies inside and stowed their sparks in blank protoforms to preserve them for later.

In pursuit of the ''Darksyde'', the ''Axalon'' came under fire from the Predacon ship. Rhinox kept the ship together as they pursued the ''Darksyde'' through transwarp space and then... {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Rhinox fought the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and due to his absence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Due to the temporal machinations of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the response by the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] in [[G1 World|Primax 785.06 Alpha]], a quantum duplicate of Rhinox from just after the end of the Beast Wars in [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]] was spawned. The Alternity shepherded the "shipwrecked" Primal, Rhinox, Rattrap, and Silverbolt to [[Viron 102.0 Beta]] in order to fight the similarly shipwrecked Megatron, who schemed to take over this reality's Cybertron by capturing the populace's sparks and converting their bodies into Vehicons. Guided by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], Primal's forces fought the long and arduous "Allspark Battles", eventually triumphing over Megatron's Vehicon hordes. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

====A Change to the Agenda====
After [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and was thrown out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] activated the ship's defense systems, Rhinox and the other Maximals attempted to heal the wounded Autobot. However, Megatron was not thrown far enough and the Predacon managed to reenter the Ark and blast the Autobot leader, decisively erasing the Maximals from the timeline. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}} In [[Primax 209.0 Gamma|the wildly different timeline]] that followed, Rhinox's life would take [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|a very different track]].

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:RhinoxSuicideManga01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rhinox takes his ''Persona 3'' fandom a step too far.]]

Following the [[Quantum surge]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] was dead and the [[Maximal]]s were left scattered all over [[Earth|Energoa]], with only [[Transmetal]] Rhinox and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] holed up in the Maximal base. The [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were in much better condition, having also been mutated into Transmetals but with their numbers still intact. As the Maximal base came under attack from [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and his forces, Rhinox casually worked on a new machine while Rattrap freaked the hell out. Suddenly, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] appeared and was attacked by [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]]. Much to Rattrap's chagrin, Rhinox shut Sentinel down to allow Airazor to get inside the base, though it considerably weakened their defenses.

Seeing an opening, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] infiltrated the base and effortlessly took out Rattrap and Airazor. Rhinox proceeded to pull out a strange "gun," but instead of pointing it at ''her'', he pointed it at ''himself'' and proceeded to "blow his brains out." With the job well done, Blackarachnia left the base as it exploded.

As it turned out, the "gun" was part of Rhinox's machine, which was being kept safe from the explosion (along with Rattrap and Airazor) by a small force field. The "gun" allowed Rhinox to travel into [[unspace|Transwarp space]], where he found the [[spark]] of Optimus Primal, about to move on to his deathly reward. Reminding Primal of his duty to his Maximals, he helped Primal's spark escape Transwarp space and return to his body, turning it into a Transmetal. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

When Rampage became too much for Optimus Primal, he contacted Rhinox and asked for a map of undersea volcanic activity in their vicinity. Rhinox sent the data, which helped Primal set off a chain reaction that blasted Rampage into space. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Rhinox later received a transmission from Dinobot, who was recovering from injuries in an [[anthropoid]] village. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

He next watched the battle between Airazor and the mind-controlled Tigatron on a monitor and sent Optimus to help them. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

His monitoring skills came in handy again when he hacked into the security cameras of the ''Ark'' and found that Megatron was plotting to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Rhinox and Rattrap followed Primal in their vehicle modes, but were too slow to keep up. They arrived after the final battle was finished and Rhinox pondered how they were going to fix history. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology (2)===
The Maximals crashed in [[Mexico]] around 1,000 B.C.E., near where the [[Natiltec]] tribe lived. Their war with the Predacons eventually involved the local humans, and after the situation had been resolved, Rhinox recorded and encoded a message onto a cave wall alongside a Natiltec warrior's writings. Some three thousand years later, it was discovered by an archaeology team, who were able to use [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] to play back an audio recording of Rhinox. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
As one of the Maximals forced to continue the war which the Autobots were no longer able to fight, Rhinox was part of a small team under the command of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] that went up against the [[Darksyder]]s. He and Silverbolt were both killed early in the conflict, spurring the others to rebel against Primal and the status quo. The Maximals later made use of the [[impercepton shield]] he had built, using it to infiltrate the [[Ferromax Detention Center]] so they could rescue Dynobot. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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[[File:TheCrucible RhinoxofMournsong.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Sure hope they don't keep using this ''Forged to Fight'' design everywhere! ''*finger to ear*'' oh no]]

One of many beast-type Cybertronians serving under [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] ten million years ago, '''Rhinox of the Mournsong''' was guarding his master's citadel in [[Kalis]] when [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]], [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] appeared and demanded entry. Unwilling to fight, he let the three into the citadel, where they confirmed that Onyx had already departed from Cybertron. As Rhinox wondered aloud what would happen to him next, Nova Major promised him he and the other beasts would [[Functionism|have a place]] in the new united Cybertronian society. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Millions of years later, Rhinox was still in the service of Onyx/Shockwave, and watched as his master was paraded through the streets in chains after his recent capture. Rhinox sought out [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] at Shockwave's request and extended an invitation to the former chancellor for a private chat with his master. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] had begun his attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Rhinox had already traveled to [[Earth]] to meet with his master, presenting him with a replacement gun-arm when the [[Decepticon]] materialized in the streets of [[Toronto]]. At Shockwave's command, the Maximals then began razing the city to make way for the future. {{storylink|Road's End}} [[Snake-Eyes]], [[Agent Helix]], [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)|Tempest]], and the [[Red Shadows]] arrived to engage them, as well as [[Stardrive]], whom Rhinox briefly faced off against. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

[[File:Unicron6 RhinoxVShockwave.jpg|thumb|right|230px|He's three gigabytes of attitude on a two-gig hard drive.]]
Rhinox returned to Shockwave's side in the [[CN Tower]] as his master attempted to compensate for the disruptions to the plan caused by the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]'s removal from Cybertron and Unicron's continued survival. Shockwave tried to have [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] bring his ship down for an evacuation, only for the mad scientist to unveil himself as an acolyte of Unicron and servant of chaos, much to Shockwave's disbelief. Rhinox chose that moment to reveal that ''all'' the [[Maximal]]s now served Unicron. The Decepticon easily overpowered Rhinox and attempted to execute him, only to find Rhinox had rigged the cannon so it could not fire on any Maximals. Tearing off the weapon, Rhinox coldly denounced Shockwave's lies, manipulations and mockery of faith, citing it as why the Maximals had turned against "Onyx Prime". Before Rhinox could execute his former master, he was slain from behind by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], who blew up his head with a [[vamparc ribbon]] shot. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===Legends World===
The middle-aged section manager of [[Axalon Trading Company]], Rhinox was present when the company hired Rattrap. After Rattrap began talking about ''Transformers'', Rhinox revealed he was a fan as well, and though the two hit it off well at first with their shared fan vocabulary, they hit a snag when it turned out Rhinox only liked [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling Airazor and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2|The Gender Gap Part 2}}

Together with the other toy nerds of Axalon, Rhinox visited the [[Transformers Celebration 2014]] event, where he got cried tears of happiness and nostalgia over a Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Lost Age|clear Prime toy]] he got. When the truck left, however, he was forced to comment that its single windshield wasn't accurate to Prime's design. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Transformers Celebration 2014|Bonus Chapter: Transformers Celebration 2014}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that Silverbolt's [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode|Classic Optimus Prime]] and its vehicle mode's resemblance to G1 Prime, but got violently upset when Silverbolt transformed it into its movie-based robot mode and had it ride [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party}}

While visiting [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2014, Rhinox and the others were reminded of the unsightliness of their hobby when they ran into company president [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Optimus Minor|his son]]. As the oldest of the group and by proxy the most embarrassing, Rhinox took it upon himself to reassure the others there was nothing wrong with their liking toys by dancing to an ''Age of Extinction''-themed song for kids, which didn't help. Their discovery of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#Masterpiece|Star Saber]], a toy aimed at adults like them, ended up cheering everyone up, after which Rhinox continued dancing. After witnessing Primal and his son bond over a Transformers toy, they softened up and admitted that Transformers was most certainly for kids. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report}} At work, Rhinox went on a tirade about why the '80s of his youth had been so great, almost scaring off Rattrap and Silverbolt until he caught their interest with the fact that Japan had no consumption tax back then. After looking it up, Silverbolt burst his bubble by telling him the tax was implemented in '89. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap|The Era Gap}}

[[File:LG03 comic Tankor.jpg|thumb|left]]

One day, Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night|Cheetor at Night}} When his his co-workers were turned into techno-organic robots, Rhinox was jealous and wished ''he'' could be a cool robot, imagining he'd look like Tankor. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} His wish came true when he was affected by [[Transformers sickness]] and turned into Tankor overnight. Devoted to restoring the world to how it was in the '80s when he was young, Tankor used his newfound power to terrorize [[Tokyo]] with his [[Tankor Drone]]s and '80s Transformation Beam, inconveniencing his co-workers by turning their modern electronics into their 30-year old counterparts. Opposing his ambition, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] used a bomb to send Tankor and his drones flying in an explosion, though he appreciated the fact that it was at least an '''80s-like'' explosion. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|Bonus Edition Vol. 3}}

Tankor did not give up, however, but went on to build two robot soldiers, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], to aid him in his plans. He brought them to the city to continue his attack, but was annoyed that [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] claimed his new underlings were ''Transformers'' characters when Tankor had in fact based them on an [[w:Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|unrelated robot anime]] from the '80s. To his surprise, Whirl then developed a desire to be a hero and turned on him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|Bonus Edition Vol. 4}} Having lost a soldier, Tankor decided to enact his "Total Humanity '80s Transformation Plan" and entrusted the '80s Transformation Beam to the loyal Roadbuster, who blasted everyone who opposed them into '80s forms. An impassioned plea by Rattrap not to get hung up on the past brought Tankor to a halt, and though he couldn't bring himself to renounce his nostalgia, the opening let Whirl and Rattrap counterattack and defeat Roadbuster. Tankor retreated with his underling and later settled down to run an '80s-themed café in [[Akihabara]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (BW)|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Jetstorm]] and, seeing them as kindred spirits, tried to convert them into '80s fans as well. They both refused, causing him to grow angry and attack them. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} He eventually relapsed and started attacking Tokyo with Roadbuster and a returned Whirl again, only to be defeated by the dimensionally displaced [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}}

[[File:G1 Megatron Legends manga.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and Tigatron recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[T-AI|Ai]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}} The two were jealous of Rattrap's close relationship with Arcee as a child until they realized she hadn't been a giant robot back then. {{storylink|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

After [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] crushed their office, the employees of Axalon took up residence in his city mode, where they listened to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|their janitor]] tell them about Metroplex's backstory. To Rhinox's surprise, the old man's knowledge of G1 stories was even greater than his own. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} He later watched in awe when the janitor revealed himself to be Alpha Trion and summoned [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] into their universe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}} After getting caught up in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]]'s toy thefts, {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue#2|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue 2}} Rhinox was used as an example of those Legends natives whose desires served to power up the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], and he ''very much'' desired the rare [[Unicron of Light]] toy left behind by Armada Megatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}}

[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], created by Rhinox during his time as Tankor, returned to him with a request that he work his magic again to build a new body for their leader [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], which he did. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} When the visiting [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] was sent back to his native [[Cloud World]], Rhinox and several others were accidentally dragged along with him and had to be returned home by [[SARA]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Rhinox was later approached by the ghost of an [[#Beast Wars cartoon continuity|alternate version of himself]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} who had sensed his regrets over how he'd fought his friends during his time as Tankor. Explaining that he'd experienced something similar but died in the process, the other Rhinox tried cheering Legends Rhinox up with the fact that he was still alive and able to make up for his mistakes in the future. Grateful for his counsel, Rhinox repaid his counterpart by building him a new body to inhabit, thus giving him a future as well. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Rhinox later joined his pals in stopping [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative|Skids]] from sending all their interdimensional friends back to their home universes. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

Rhinox put his robot building skills to work once more when Axalon Co. partnered with the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], lending a hand in creating a new [[transtector]] and [[Tankette|partner drone]] for [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} Before sending the former Decepticon [[Headmaster Junior]]s to the Legends World, [[Grand Maximus|Grand]] showed them what to expect in the form of an image of Rhinox and his friends. {{storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}} He was alter among those tormented by the volume of [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]'s music, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}} and had a hand in mass-producing [[Master-Brace]]s after [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] provided the company with blueprints. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28|Bonus Edition Vol. 28}} The Autobot Axalon partnership went on to build a new HQ in the form of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transtectors, though Rhinox and Primal regretted that they had to sell Metroplex to make up for the costs. He treated Fortress after he suddenly collapsed from the side effects of controlling Maximus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Rhinox went on to build a transtector for [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} as well as [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} He was seen taking [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s commuter service to work. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} While assisting in the construction of a new [[Godbomber]], Rhinox was tricked into showing its blueprints to [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], disguised as [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]], allowing her to copy the data. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} He later watched as the [[Dimensional Patrol]] placed the Legends World under martial law. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy 2)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Having learned nothing from earlier, he was so taken with Nightbeat's '80s anime aesthetic that he joined her in helping the Decepticons build [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Alongside many others, he was then eaten whole by Trypticon and used as a power source. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}

Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 45|Bonus Edition Vol. 45}} He was granted [[Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}} and was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}}

====The Beast Wars Road Map====
At some point before the [[Shroud]]ing cut off the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s completely from the rest of the [[multiverse]], TransTech [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] contacted his counterpart in the "Legendsverse" to share information about the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and its impact on the multiverse. "Legends" Rhinox wondered aloud why the TransTechs couldn't simply ask their [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to open up some inter-dimensional gates for them, and asked if the source of their troubles didn't stem from Quantum Operative [[Skids (G1)#Japanese cartoon continuity|Skids]] isolating their universe with his "[[Quantum Keep-Out Seal]]." {{storylink|The Beast Wars Road Map}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
A crew member aboard the starship ''Axalon'', Rhinox, though a strong fighter, was a pacifistic who preferred diplomacy, and was able to appreciate the rules to much greater degree than his friend Optimus Primal. On their mission to [[H'nkshanaar-4]], the ''Axalon'' was diverted off-course to intercept a warship stolen by Predacon rebels. To Rhinox's displeasure, Primal forewent diplomacy in favour of direct attack but the ''Axalon'' quickly found itself outmatched. When the Predacons managed to open a transwarp conduit, [[Nyx]] managed to follow them through time, though both ships soon crashed on an unknown planet. With a high level of [[energon radiation]], the ''Axalon'' reconstructed the crew with protective [[beast mode]]s. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

Busying himself with the topographical scanners, Rhinox observed that the planet was patchwork of landscapes and the anomalously potent [[energon crystal]]s before he scolded Rattrap for consuming the local fruit. As the two debated the benefits of organic nutrients, they were covertly observed by a trio of [[Vok]]. When the invisible aliens departed, Rattrap noted a feeling of being watched, something Rhinox sardonically blamed on the fruit. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

After Nyx went missing, Rhinox praised his commander keeping a cool head, agreeing that they should wait until morning to act but also noted that there were too many unknowns to come up with a theory on what had become of their pilot. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Rhinox.jpg|thumb|right]]
The Maximals traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Rhinox's function was a scientist, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a rhinoceros. His rotating doom blasters were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his tech-savviness, dependability, and strategic mind. Rhinox's message from the future was that he possesses both the brains and brawn to get back to Cybertron. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

In a possible destiny recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], Rhinox bore witness to Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] leading Cybertron to a new golden age. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep1-Rhinox-and-Hound.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
{{voiceactor|[[Andy Barnett]] (English)|[[Stephan Baumecker]] (German), [[Frédéric Souterelle]] (French), [[Luis Hurtado]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Ashok Verma]] (Hindi)}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Rhinox's own base was a sprawling Metropolis. Rhinox joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
Rhinox eventually expanded his "Urban Zone" base to within reach of [[Tarantulas's lair]]. Rhinox's base was judged a threat by the Predacons, who successfully took control of it. Tarantulas then personally took over operations of the annexed territory, until his demise.

Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Rhinox was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
Rhinox's "Urban Zone" base encroached too closely onto Tarantulas's territory, and had to be dealt with. Upon infiltrating the base however, the Predacons had to contend with Rhinox's giant Mech unit, styled after the Maximal scientist. Once Rhinox's defences were conquered by the Predacons, Rhinox himself met an untimely death by Predacon hands. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Rhinox can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Rhinox fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
[[File:TMRhinox-Render.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"Ayyyyyyy!"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Alec Willows]] (English), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japanese)}}

[[Transmetal]] Rhinox stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' as his fellow Maximals went to battle the Predacons. When the Predacons managed to infiltrate the Maximal base, Rhinox activated its internal defenses and drove them off. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
During a tectonic upshift, a huge amount of [[Energon]] was exposed. Rhinox and the other Maximals found themselves the victims of a Predacon ambush as they tried to secure the Energon themselves, and the cache ultimately fell into Predacon hands. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rhinox-Transmetal.jpg|thumb|left|400px| In this game, Transmetal Rhinox comes first.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Rhinox-(BW).jpg|thumb|left|400px|Which is probably why this Rhinox has more health.]]
Rhinox participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Rhinox Transmetal''—This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Transmetals: Beast Wars - Episode 1" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character.
*''Rhinox (BW)''—This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Rhinox-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|Techno-organic gone scarier combat-rhino techno-organic.]]
Rhinox was one of the Maximals pulled from [[Beast Era|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Tech bot, he has a stack of Shields that Overclock Shock damage if removed with force. His rhino horn can Power Lock enemies and his Chainguns of Doom Bleed them from afar and up close for Specials.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

Optimus Prime encountered Rhinox, and he tried to reason that he was just on a mission to gather resources. But Rhinox explained that resources are scarce and everyone wants them. He then introduced him to his "friends", the Chainguns of Doom! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#Chapter 1:Realities Collide|A Beast to Start}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''Rhinox'''
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[[File:Rhinox EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.00]]

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Life Stealing Charge''' - Rush into combat imprisoning buildings on your path for 7 seconds. The vines deal damage per second, slow down defences by 70% and heal your nearby allies by a percentage of the defence’s damage value per second.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +2 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:rhinox Rhinox at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
*[[Rhino (BW)|Rhino]] most likely derives from early concepts for Rhinox, but 2006 IDW Publishing material decided to roll with the packaging name "Rhino" to characterize the McDonald's toy as a separate individual.
*Rhinox is the only member of the ''Beast Wars'' Maximal lineup who was there from the beginning and remains both alive and unchanged for the entire course of the show.
*Rhinox spends all of season 3 in [[robot mode]] without transforming into his [[beast mode]] at any point. He is the only ''Beast Wars'' character to do this for an entire season.
*Skir's original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction" in ''Beast Machines'', and that after a quiet chat, he and Optimus would part company. As Richard Newman played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences. The big storm in the background certainly didn't help either.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Q&A from Bigbot's "bobskir.com"] (archive copy)</ref>
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Rhinox received the vocal tic of ending his sentences with the phrase ''-dana'', or chanting it to himself incessantly while firing his chainguns or running or doing just about ''anything''. He was also prone to using the phrase ''dosukoi'', a nonsense word generally associated with sumo wrestlers and typically applied to large, dumb, bruiser characters in shows ([[Bulkhead (Animated)|''Animated'' Bulkhead]] would also use the phrase). The verbal tic of chanting ''-dana'' would be passed onto Tankor and the Tank drones in ''Beast Wars Returns'', where it was played-up to manic excess.
*Rhinox's Polish market name inspired the name [[nosoron]] for Cybertronian rhinoceroses in ''Animated'' and ''Beast Wars: Uprising''.
*In the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Rhinox's Cybertronian body is a stylized version of his [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Timelines|2006 ''Timelines'' toy]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561 Josh Burcham on Twitter, 3 February 2021]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rhinox''' (ライノックス ''Rainokkusu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Rinox''', '''Metal Rinox''' (Transmetal)
*''Korean:'' '''Rhinox''' (라이녹스 ''Rainogseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xīniú''' (犀牛, "Rhinoceros")
*''Polish:'' '''Nosoron''' ("Rhinon")
*''Russian:'' '''Rogonos''' (first dub, Рогонос, "Horned"), '''Rinox''' (second dub, Ринокс ''Rinoks'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Rinox'''

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Cyclonus (G1)

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:''Cyclonus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CyclonusPioneerDVD1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|We have met the cyclone and it is us.]]
Among the Decepticons, finding a genuinely loyal and competent [[second-in-command]] is a near [[Starscream (G1)|impossibility]]. '''Cyclonus''' is the exception to that rule. Created by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Cyclonus is a being whose loyalty to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticon cause is so intense as to exclude most other emotions and interests from his mind. He is dedicated to destruction in his leader's name.

He also has brains to back up that dedication, power to enforce Galvatron's will, and the initiative to form plans and get them done. Cyclonus could easily rule the Decepticons himself if he so desired, either as a power behind the throne or directly overthrowing his psychotic master. His responses to any suggestions that he do so? "All hail Galvatron!"

It's really amazing that he's so loyal, when one considers that he alternates with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] as Galvatron's personal punching bag.

{{bigquote|Galvatron! Why would you attack me, your most loyal soldier?|Cyclonus|"[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Cyclonus toon.jpg|left|thumb]]
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
Created in [[2005]] from the remains of a battle damaged Decepticon, Cyclonus instantly became [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s loyal second-in-command. When his leader became brain-damaged in [[2006]], Cyclonus continued to serve him faithfully, save for a brief attempt to admit him to a sanitarium planet for counseling. Cyclonus later journeyed to the planet [[Nebulos]] and, allying himself with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]], became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]].

In a splinter timeline, Cyclonus did not become a Targetmaster, and in [[2011]], found himself falling from Galvatron's good graces in the wake of the advent of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Following Galvatron's demise, Cyclonus mourned his fallen leader, only to become possessed by the will of [[Galvatron II]], an alternate universe incarnation of his former master. Following a battle with Unicron, Cyclonus was purged of Galvatron II's spirit and resolved to stop worshipping Galvatron and instead become as powerful as him.
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Cyclonustarget2006.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|What once had been a misread movie script was now dumb-sounding canon!]]
In ''the 2006 of'' a future timeline, Cyclonus was a creation of Unicron, {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} ''remade from the body of the dispatched Decepticon [[Life Spark]]'', {{storylink|Target: 2006}} so that he could serve as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s personal ship. Tasked with tracking down the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] by their dark master, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] first stopped by [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so that Galvatron could eliminate [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and secure his position as leader of the Decepticons. There, the trio witnessed Unicron consume Cybertron's moons, which enraged Galvatron until Unicron tortured him back into servitude. On their master's orders, the Decepticons then headed for [[Earth]] and attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s Autobots as they were attempting to make their way off-planet. The Autobots' trickery led the Decepticons into believing that they successfully destroyed their opponent, while in reality they only managed to detonate an empty portion of Ultra Magnus's starship. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}} ''Following this, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge [[Time travel|traveled back in time]] to [[1986]] as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, but were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of Unicron's design.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Cyclonuspullsthebeardy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, yanking Scourge's beard is funny, but wait till you see what they do with Cyclonus's ears.]]
''Back in his own time,'' Cyclonus served once more as Galvatron's personal transport when he headed to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to snatch the Matrix away from Ultra Magnus. Though Galvatron was unable to use the Autobot bauble's power against Unicron, the Decepticons were freed from Unicron's control when his destruction was dealt out at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}} ''After this, Galvatron transported himself back in time to [[1987]], leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the planet of Junk as [[2008]] dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native Junkions construct a new body for him.''

''Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a [[time portal]] Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. Cyclonus and Scourge were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]].'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Scourge scorponok cyclonus marvel uk 151.jpg|left|thumb|He's from the future and knows a lot about history.]]
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} After Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were defeated by the new Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Nebulan [[Vorath]] attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Cyclonus was partnered with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Cyclonus was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot Headmaster prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''At some point afterwards, Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Ultimately, Cyclonus and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to Earth. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Cyclonuskronk.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Back-seat driver!]]
''Once there, Cyclonus and Scourge sought out Galvatron, and arranged to meet with him in the open. En-route to the meeting grounds, they were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet-fighters, and Cyclonus reveled at the chance to have some target-practice at their expense. Nightstick cheered him on as he downed his targets, only for the Decepticon to remind the Nebulon that he was only a spectator, and not an active participant in the skirmish. Shortly after, the humans tricked Cyclonus into crashing in a rocky peak, and Nightstick had to take control after all to retreat. Their day having started out badly already, Cyclonus and Scourge proceeded to meet with Galvatron, and revealed they were no longer willing to serve him. Instead, they demanded that he hand over his [[Time-jump trigger device|time travel device]] so that they could return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. The confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the [[Wrecker]]s, and Cyclonus found himself battling [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] instead of his intended target. The Autobot drew both Cyclonus and Scourge away from the human settlement by professing to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for them to take. Cyclonus and Scourge caught up to Springer and learned of the ruse just as the rest of the Wreckers came to their leader's rescue. [[File:Cyclonus death.jpg|left|thumb|"Handles on your head are the latest thing," Unicron says to me. "You'll look so trendy with head-handles."]] Unwilling to fight them all at once, Cyclonus and Scourge took to the air and left.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.''

''Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron clone]] upon the two. Seized by the clone, Cyclonus’s Targetmaster partner, Nightstick, was crushed, and as Cyclonus begged Scourge for help, his companion fled to save his own life and Cyclonus’s head was torn from his body, killing him outright.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

''Cyclonus and Scourge’s displacement into the past had circumvented the normal [[Mass substitution|mass-replacement]] method used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a [[Time rift|rift]] to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, twenty years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron. Realizing that the only way to stop it was to return himself, Galvatron and Cyclonus to their original time, Scourge attempted to recover Cyclonus’s body from Shockwave, only to be attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus’s remains up like a twisted trophy. [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], however, was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus’s remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
In an alternate future of 2006, Cyclonus was on the Decepticon planet [[Chaar]] when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived and gave a report to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] about the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] being hypnotized by a television. Galvatron angrily declared he didn't care anything about the news. Cyclonus pleaded with him to reconsider how the information could be used against the Autobots, but Galvatron would not change his mind. On his own initiative, Cyclonus took [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] along to investigate and discovered the [[Quintesson]]s were involved.

Back on Chaar, a hypnotized Galvatron suddenly took off without telling Cyclonus where he was going, so Cyclonus and Scourge followed him to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. They were soon met there by a group of Autobots where they engaged them in battle. When the Autobots succeeded in disrupting the Quintessons' hypnosis signal, the Junkions added their strength to the Autobots', which caused Galvatron to retreat so fast he nearly left Cyclonus behind. Cyclonus decided to ask Galvatron to make Junkion off-limits to Decepticons. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
Another alternate version of Cyclonus inhabited an alternate future world. Cyclonus, along with Scourge, had pursued Rodimus Prime and his crew to Junkion. After his [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] had been destroyed and his crew deactivated, Rodimus defiantly stood against the attacking Decepticons, but a sudden distraction gave Cyclonus and Scourge the opening they needed to shoot the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] away from him, [[File:Cyclonusrod.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Those ears are never not useful and/or hilarious in these death scenes.]] allowing Galvatron to finish him off. The Decepticons likely failed to notice that another Hot Rod from [[Primax 512.5 Gamma|a parallel timeline]] had observed these events, or that the Matrix had landed at his feet before he disappeared back into his own time. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

By [[2009]], Cybertron had been destroyed and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] ruled the American continents on Earth. To eliminate the Decepticons themselves, the [[European Crisis Coalition|governments of the remaining free nations]] planned to launch [[nuclear weapon]]s towards the [[Decepticon Powerbase]]. Anticipating this move, Galvatron had equipped his fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon, and placed Cyclonus and Scourge to guard the installation. While griping over how they missed conquest, and how the lack of resistance proved to no longer be fun, the pair were ambushed by [[Getaway]], one of the few surviving Autobots. He was joined by [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], and though Cyclonus killed the latter, Getaway succeeded in eliminating Scourge before falling himself. Cyclonus was then pounced upon by Chainclaw, only to be rescued by Galvatron. For having failed to stop an Autobot/human rebel invasion of the main Decepticon base, and for needing to be rescued at all, Cyclonus was destroyed by his enraged leader. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
An aerial warrior under [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s command, Cyclonus was part of a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had been lost. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Galvatron Attacks}}}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Cyclonus was one of the Decepticon troops Galvatron called upon during his battle against the Dinobots in [[Oil Valley]]. The Decepticons still lost the fight, as even more Autobot reinforcements arrived shortly after. As they retreated, Cyclonus carried Galvatron away in his ship mode, though not before receiving a hit from Grimlock. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}

Cyclonus's alternate mode looked a lot like Scourge's. He acted as Galvatron's ship and base of operation in Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:CyclonusandMisfire-ASO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Cyclonus worked for [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] during the 1980s. He participated in an attack on a group of Autobots scavenging for parts. Despite their best efforts, the Decepticons were unable to fell a single opponent. Cyclonus reported back to Galvatron, who was less than thrilled about his troops' failure. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} Later, he rose to leadership of the Decepticons at a time when the war was entrenched on [[Nebulos]]. Now a very evil and gloat-happy chap, he matched wits against [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], his opposite number in the Autobots. His schemes included trying to absorb a burst of cosmic radiation, unconcerned that it could kill the rest of the planet, {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} and a substantially less evil plot of trying to stop the Autobots lubricating their joints. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

At some point, the Decepticon base [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] became a sentient Transformer and leader of the Decepticons, and Cyclonus was ''never seen again''...
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===Toy pack-in material===
Cyclonus participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He managed to dodge a blast from [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in order to punch [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in the face! {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

The Decepticons having recently captured the Creation Matrix, Cyclonus was one of the soldiers posted at a high security base to prevent the Autobots from retrieving it. Cyclonus was fooled by the Autobots army of [[decoy]]s, and the Decepticons lost control of the relic. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}

===Swamp of the Scorpion===
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Highbrow once used an electronic circuit jammer to prevent Cyclonus from taking flight and battling both Highbrow and Brainstorm. {{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
{{notemultipath}}
====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertCyclonusonscreen.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Who was Cyclonus originally? For Skywarp, turn to page 23. For Bombshell, turn to page 31.]]
Cyclonus is a gargantuan Decepticon soldier, able to comfortably house most of Galvatron's troops within his spaceship mode. He was involved in the Decepticon's ploy to take over the Earth's communication satellites, looming ominously in Earth orbit, ready to blast into oblivion any Autobots who attempted to interfere. He also acted as the Decepticons’ signal jamming device, preventing any signal other than Galvatron's from get through to Earth.

In one possible scenario, he was shot by Astrotrain, as the later's military control had been taken over by Hot Rod.

In another possible scenario, he blow apart by Hot Rod, who was using one of Perceptor's latest inventions, a “rapid-fire, high-intesity rifle cannon.”

In yet another possible scenario, Cyclonus was immobilized in Earth orbit when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ computer systems.

In yet another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus and his crew opened fire onto Cyclonus from their space shuttle in orbit. Galvatron and his multiwing jet fighter Decepticons emerged from Cyclonus in order to engage the Autobots. Galvatron and Cyclonus had a good maniacal laugh together as they watched the Autobots drift helplessly into the void of space after the Decepticons tore their shuttle to pieces.

In another possible scenario, Powerglide and Swoop worked in conjunction to distract Cyclonus, and destroy the Decepticons’ transmit ion device. After the Autobots’ plan had succeeded, Cyclonus was still left too confused to understand what had just transpired. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
Cyclonus was stationed in the Decepticons’ secret desert base. In one possible scenario, he failed to recapture the human [[Sarah Sanders]] after she had been snatched up by the Autobots from the Decepticons’ grasp. Though he fired upon Sarah's spaceship as she and the Autobots within began to fly away, Cyclonus was unable to hit his target once the ship became invisible.{{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Cyclonus grew increasingly discontent with Galvatron after the Decepticon leader took to talking to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] more than him, and began openly discussing mutiny with [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. He was sent out on a mission to locate a new [[energon]] source which had been detected on an asteroid, and found that the source was a strange [[Observer|small alien]]. Following more abuse heaped on him by Galvatron, Cyclonus was able to study the creature, and discovered that it regurgitated its food in the form of Energon. Galvatron was pleased, but while Ratbat was out searching for more of the creatures, an Autobot was detected spying on the Decepticons, and the situation soon escalated into a pitched battle. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Along with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and Octane, Cyclonus intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], as the Autobot was heading for [[Andellor]]. Though Cyclonus initially disbelieved Cosmos's story, he insisted that Cosmos lead them to his destination. It was there that Cyclonus was able to recall the history of Andellor and the existence of the [[Prism of Power]]. Down on the planet, the three Decepticons ventured into a cave and were attacked, first by some tentacles from a pool, and finally by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who defeated them. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

Cyclonus took part in the attack on [[Tau-Ursa]] which saw Galvatron acquire a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered the city destroyed. Cyclonus subsequently took part in a diversionary attack led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] while Galvatron used his new weapon, the [[Nullification Cannon]], to destroy Cybertron's Energon stocks. The Autobots began searching for the planet [[Metascan Alpha]], location of a vast store of energy, and Cyclonus took the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s to find them, eventually encountering [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on a desolate moon. The Autobots quickly retreated, preferring to concentrate on their goal, but inadvertently ended up leading the [[Destructon]]s to the moon. Cyclonus and the Terrorcons were outmatched against this new foe, and Cyclonus reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the Autobots against the Destructons. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Cyclonus served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Cyclonus usually remained aboard the ship, while the Combaticons went out in the field to deal with the Autobots. He nonetheless encountered [[you]] and your Autobot friends when you had to sneak aboard to steal the Decepticon ship's power pack. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===3H comics===
{{quote|But ''I'' grew up! ''You're'' still kissing the skidplate of a 'con with more vision than you! Only now it's a two-bit crime boss with delusions of grandeur instead of the psychotic leftovers of Megatron's legacy!|Rodimus trash talks Cyclonus|"[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]"}}
[[File:Cryotekcyclonusseries.jpg|left|upright=2.8|thumb|Cryotek looks like a Megatron and hits Cyclonus only about half as much.]]
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was reformatted by [[Unicron]] into Cyclonus, and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] into [[Cyclonus's Armada]], Cyclonus was given a mental link to his Armada that gave him control over him. This link persisted even when Skywarp's personality resurfaced years later. When Galvatron failed the Decepticons and the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ended, Cyclonus turned his allegiance towards the gangster [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Centuries later, Cyclonus was caught up in the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s attack on all Cybertron. Despite Megatron's attempts to implant his spark within a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] body, Cyclonus retained his own mind and managed to escape. Wishing to restore the glorious Decepticon empire, Cyclonus had already been seduced by Cryotek's ambitions when he, alongside other renegade "bad guys" Skywarp and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]], joined the [[Wrecker]]s. In the aftermath of Megatron's [[transformation virus]], the Wreckers and a few other small groups were the only Transformers left active on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

[[File:Wreckersskywarpcyclonus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Looks like Cyclonus was Bombshell after all!]]
Soon, the legendary entity called the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] gathered these groups together and gave them each a task. The Wreckers were summoned to a far-off planet, and so the team fought their way through scores of Vehicons to secure a shuttle. Cyclonus and Skywarp's arrival helped seal the Wreckers' victory, and the group managed to leave Cybertron towards their destination. {{storylink|Departure}}

After some difficulties with [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], a stowaway, Cyclonus and the other Wreckers landed on [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], where they learned of a mysterious energy-generating crystal named the "[[Divine Light]]". Cyclonus killed the [[Maximal]] [[Packrat]], nearly killed Rotorbolt, and stole the Divine Light, and after taunting his deceived "comrades," fled home to deliver the artifact to his true master. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:WreckersFinaleII-RodimusCyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Any possible caption for this image is already taken by the in-story banter.]]
As Cryotek siphoned the power of [[Primus]] by using the Divine Light, his ascension to borrowed godhood was guarded by Cyclonus. At first, Cyclonus seemed to have the upper hand when he appeared to be able to command Skywarp. Skywarp's complicity was just a ruse, however, and Cyclonus found himself doublecrossed. With the rest of the Wreckers busy, Cyclonus faced his old rival, Rodimus, in a very personal battle. After trading barbs both physical and verbal, the two ended their duel in a messy, violent stalemate. This stalemate lasted until Rotorbolt arrived and ended Cyclonus, avenging his near-deadly encounter on Archa Nine. Cryotek briefly resurrected him as one of many [[zombie]]s, but his subsequent defeat at the hands of Rodimus, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Sentinel Maximus]], [[Al-Badur]], and [[Ramulus]] ended Cyclonus's life again. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Cyclonus was apparently a [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion of Unicron]], though it is unknown if or when he participated in the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Betrayal|Cyclonus's ''Universe'' profile}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Cyclonusdreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Neither Skywarp nor Bombshell? This is madness!]]
After [[Unicron]] consumed the planet [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] in the wake of his reactivation, the Cyclonus series of drone was built within pods inside the chaos-bringer's body, constructed from the remnants Lithone's matter and captured inhabitants. The second in a series of Unicron's drone fleets, the Cyclonus model was considered by the [[Quintesson]]s to be more powerful, more efficient and more of a threat. One of these drones broke out of his incubation pod as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] was having some difficulties on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Cyclonus attacked the base of the Earth Defense Command in order to retrieve Scourge, who was being held there. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 13|Generation 1 #13}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Cyclonus was serving Shockwave when the latter was running the Cybertronian Decepticons in Megatron's absence. After failing to capture a group of [[energon cube]]-stealing Autobots, he was part of a unit standing by to seize several Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] as they used [[Teletran 3]] to prevent damage to the time-stream. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] put up a force field around the computer, Cyclonus reported to Shockwave that the field would soon fall, and was pleased when Shockwave told him his life was ensured for another [[Units of time|cycle]]. When the field came down, Cyclonus helped capture the Autobots and shoot [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the back when he arrived from the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Following their victory, Cyclonus listened to Shockwave's intentions of dissecting the humans, only for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to arrive from the past and attack the Decepticons. It is unknown if Cyclonus survived the battle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}
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====''TransTech''====
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Cyclonus and his comrades came to ally with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] Cyclonus himself was binary-bonded to S.K.A.R. second-in-command [[Steel Raven]], utilizing technology from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. The Decepticons and their humans allies subsequently waged a globe-spanning conflict against the Autobots and their humans allies. Ultimately, however, [[Sgt. Savage]]'s [[Screaming Eagles]] and the Autobots triumphed. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{note|IDW Cyclonus is an ancient Transformer who is not a Decepticon and has no connection to Unicron, Bombshell, or Skywarp.}}
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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After being a religious youth, Cyclonus ultimately became a senior officer on [[Nova Prime]]'s ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which plunged into the [[Benzuli Expanse]] millions of [[Units of time|meta-cycles]] ago and hence continued to serve [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]. He had a fierce love of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and wanted to see it bring about an ordered universe, bringing structure to a chaotic universe and hoped ordering the universe might order him. After the failure of [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s [[Expansion]] plans {{storylink|Revelation (IDW)|Revelation}}, he settled down to die for good on [[Gorlam Prime]], until [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] healed him with the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and "suborned him to its will". He followed Galvatron on his quest to stop [[D-Void]], despite misgivings on the truth of D-Void's existence {{storylink|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness}}, until he realised at the last, after an assault on Cybertron that left many Autobots dead, that Galvatron had forced him to hurt Cybertron, giving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] an opening to heal [[Vector Sigma]] at the cost of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

Afterward, healed of his undead state by Vector Sigma but having been mistaken for a Decepticon by the Autobots, he was initially penned up with the Decepticons until a deal with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]], who had been there when he turned on Galvatron, allowed him to join the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Rooming with fellow ancient [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who he swings between contempt and affection for, and mourning the loss of "his" Cybertron (occasionally in song) he mostly keeps himself to himself. And hates [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye}}
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===''Universe'' toy bio===
Cyclonus was constructed from the cast-off chassis of deactivated Decepticons, programmed by Unicron to be loyal only to Galvatron. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
[[File:FfE Cyclonus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Red Eyes Insanity!]]
Cyclonus was helping Megatron mine Energon from a gas station, mostly by taking pot-shots at [[bunny rabbit|bunnies]]. This ended shortly after he was El Kabong'd by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[energon-axe|axed]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]]. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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When the newly created Galvatron went on a rampage and no Decepticon dared stop him, Cyclonus saw no way out but to phone the [[Autobot]]s and ask for help. He was relieved when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] showed up and turned Galvatron back into [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Cyclonus led a group of Decepticons deployed to capture the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] who were invading Megatron's Cybertron, though to Megatron's displeasure all they returned with was a couple of Autobots. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} He later reported [[Destro]]'s imminent arrival via [[M.A.S.S. Device]] to Megatron. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Cyclonus was a famed lieutenant of [[Decepticon leader]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Towards the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Cyclonus became a Targetmaster, partnered with the [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nightstick the Nebulon]]. He sacrificed himself under unknown circumstances during the [[Great Push]], gaining legendary status among all Cybertronians. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

The [[Cyclonus Memorial Tower]] was presumably named in honor of Cyclonus. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===''Combiner Wars'' toy bio===
Cyclonus used mind control to combine with other Autobots or Decepticons into [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]]. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In one [[universal stream]] which [[Unicron]] destroyed, Unicron created Cyclonus from the remains of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s deceased subordinates while Megatron himself was reformatted into [[Galvatron (G1)#Dreamwave Armada continuity|Galvatron]]. Galvatron, Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)#Dreamwave Armada comic|Scourge]] served Unicron in preparing universes for destruction, but Cyclonus eventually met his end when one Primax Megatron, unhappy at the prospect of his universe being destroyed, ripped his head off. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Three|''Transformers'' #3]]}}
[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1 CyclonusTeam.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Paragon for life.]]
An ancient warrior, Cyclonus fought against [[Exarchon]] in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] alongside {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} five other 'bots: [[Gridlock]], [[Grudge]], [[Provoke]], [[Highfire]], and his lover, [[Paragon]]. However, as the war continued, his friends died one by one, and Paragon was taken captive by [[Turmoil]], who then fled the planet with his hostages. A by-then badly shaken Cyclonus would take part in the final battle, at the edge of Iacon. At that point, of all his friends only Provoke remained, until she too was shot through the chest by an unseen assailant and her body apparently lost as Cyclonus was forcibly dragged from the fray. At this point, as a coping mechanism, Cyclonus began to see hallucinations of his comrades, looking as they did at their moment of death. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

After the war ended, an amnesty was declared for members of the Threefold Spark, but the [[Great General]] [[Pyra Magna]] didn't stick to it, feeling those like Turmoil were beyond redemption, relentlessly pursuing him and destroying his ship with all hands, including Paragon, lost. Grieving for his love, Cyclonus would come to regard Pyra's pursuit as unnecessary and grow to hate her for it. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} {{storylink|War World: Hunt}} {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

In the age of postwar reconstruction that followed under [[Nominus Prime]]'s reign, Cyclonus struggled to settle into peacetime life, continuing to converse with the hallucinatory "ghosts" of his four dead friends. Cyclonus found it difficult to move past his wartime experiences, even with [[Froid]] providing regular therapeutic sessions; although Froid encouraged Cyclonus to reach out to "Paragon" the way he had resurrected his four fallen comrades, Cyclonus refused to, finding the reminder of Paragon's absence too painful. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Hunt}} Cyclonus eventually removed himself from Froid's care. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

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Cyclonus attempted to fit in with the citizens of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attending [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging during the customary ceremony at the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]], {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} but circumstances eventually pushed him into leaving Cybertronian civilization behind entirely. Though his fellow soldiers would remember him as a respected war hero, Cyclonus took up a hermetic existence in the badlands beyond Iacon, destroying his comms so that nobody would contact him. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} At the behest of "Provoke", Cyclonus took up a solitary vigil at the [[Memorial Crater]]—the site of the final battle of the war—in case Exarchon ever came back, ignoring Gridlock's protests that Exarchon was long gone. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

On the night of [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s demise, Cyclonus witnessed the scientist arrive at his [[energon transmission station]], and later saw a "[[Frenzy (G1)|blue bot]]" approach the building just before the scientist's murder. A few days later, [[Security Operations]] officers [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught up with Cyclonus and interrogated him; despite his evasive answers, Chromia told him to report to the [[South Tower Security Center]] within a cycle, something that Cyclonus had no intention of doing, despite the ghosts of his old comrades encouraging him to aid the police. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

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Cyclonus continued to maintain his lonely vigil at the Memorial Crater until he discovered a loose wire that led to a [[The Rise|Rise]] bunker buried beneath the crater. When he investigated, he attracted the unwelcome attention of first [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], then fellow veteran [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]], who proved able to wound Cyclonus as he transformed and fled to Iacon. Once he crash-landed in the building where Chromia and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were interrogating Froid. Once Cyclonus informed them about the suspect activity in the badlands, Froid took him aside and suggested that they speak privately. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} Once Cyclonus had his physical injuries tended to, Froid tried to get his old patient to open up about his experiences; when Froid broached the delicate subject of Paragon, however, Cyclonus stormed from the room, shouting that Paragon had been needlessly killed. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

By the time that Cyclonus returned to the Memorial Crater, he discovered that the entire area had been destroyed by a subterranean explosion, the result of the Risers scuttling their bunker with subsurface explosives. When Cyclonus approached [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] for information, the search and rescue officer informed him that [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] was to blame. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

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Trailing the [[Ascenticon Guard|Decepticon Guard]] following its takeover of Iacon, Cyclonus overheard the rumours that Sixshot might become the Guard's new captain, news that made him eager to confront the six-changer. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Cyclonus made his way to the Decepticon headquarters, battering past [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] when she tried to block his path, before heading for Sixshot. Confronting the six-changer, he demanded to know the reason he'd destroyed the war memorial, before attacking. The two fought, until Sixshot, not particularly wanting to kill his former comrade-in-arms, revealed Pyra Magna had been let out of stasis. This shocked Cyclonus enough to start seeing a hallucination of Paragon. The specter of his dead lover suggested Cyclonus's guilt was less because they'd died, and more he'd lived. Wanting to ease his pain, either by killing Pyra Magna or dying at her hands, Cyclonus told Sixshot to give him an opening in exchange for killing her. {{storylink|War World: Hunt}}

That opening came soon enough, when the newly minted Optimus Prime tried holding talks between himself and Megatron, hosted by Pyra and Strika. Cyclonus attacked the former general, railing against her actions. Hearing his words, Pyra realised he had just cause to seek her death, and put her life in his hands. However, Cyclonus was unable to bring himself to strike the killing blow. Shaken, he asked what he was supposed to do, to which Pyra admitted she couldn't help there, leaving Cyclonus to his thoughts. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

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Ultimately, Cyclonus chose to remain in Iacon with the Decepticons. Some forty cycles later, he learned that Provoke had been found alive under the Memorial Crater, though Flatline informed him that with how long she'd been under, he was uncertain if her mind could be saved. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Despite this, Cyclonus soon heard from Flatline that Provoke was miraculously speaking again. Cyclonus saw a chance for healing now that one of his unit was back among the living. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}} These hopes faltered when Provoke seemed cold and unapproachable at first. She was determined to catch up on all she had missed over the last 2,000 kilocycles, and wanted to spend her time studying the archives rather than hearing from Cyclonus directly. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} When [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] made a similarly miraculous recovery, Cyclonus tried to speak to him about Provoke only for the Decepticon to avoid the questions. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}} Cyclonus tried to speak to Provoke but was once again dismissed, his suspicions mounting when Provoke erroneously remembered Gridlock being cremated. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

Fully convinced that Provoke was acting out of character, Cyclonus ambushed her outside of the medical clinic, his persistence finally causing Exarchon to reveal himself as having usurped Provoke. Though the ancient tyrant tried to usurp Cyclonus' own body, he proved the better warrior, cutting out Provoke's spark chamber and forcing Exarchon to abandon the body. Delighted at having a purpose once again, Cyclonus dedicated himself to stopping Exarchon's return and went off to find Ruckus. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} Finding the Decepticon to be dead already, Cyclonus then went to confront Megatron directly with his warnings, fighting his way through [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Roughstuff]]. Sixshot escorted him in and vouched for Cyclonus' concerns to a doubtful Megatron. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} When Exarchon's return was confirmed by the newly-arrived [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Megatron had Sixshot lead a team to the [[Sonic Canyons]], with Cyclonus accompanying them. There, they engaged Exarchon's loyalists, with Cyclonus taking on [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} While Cyclonus brawled with Onslaught, [[Jumpstream]] leaped into the fray, having seen a possible future where she and Cyclonus had died in this battle. She saved Cyclonus from being shot in the back, and he affirmed that he didn't care if he died- as long as he saw to Exarchon's death first. After a lull in the fighting, those allied against Exarchon regrouped and Cyclonus stood apart from them. His ghostly chorus agreed with Cyclonus' willingness to sacrifice his own life to end Exarchon, save "Paragon", who suggested that Cyclonus could find a new purpose in life afterwards. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}

{{spoiler|War's End Part Four|June 25 2022}}

When [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] arrived on the scene with a plan to seal Exarchon inside a booby-trapped [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[spark]], Cyclonus readily agreed to it, despite Pyra Magna's objections. The Autobots and Decepticons raided Exarchon's hideout again and in the midst of battle, Mindwipe managed to lock his hypnotic stare on Exarchon's optics long enough to compel him into usurping the Titanspark. Pyra Magna still hesitated in sacrificing the spark, so Cyclonus grabbed it from her and confronted Exarchon. The Threefold Spark greedily seized the Titanspark and Cyclonus was able to seal Exarchon inside its cage, trapping two-thirds of his essence within and ending the imminent threat. Exarchon's loyalists surrendered and the sealed Exarchon's spark was immediately destroyed by Pyra Magna, unwilling to let Megatron get his hands on it. In the aftermath, Sixshot ordered Cyclonus to return with the Decepticons to Iacon, but Cyclonus refused. He decided to sit in the Sonic Canyons for a long while and just enjoy the true end of his war, perhaps finally putting his ghosts to rest. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Cyclonus-art.jpg|thumb|left]]
Cyclonus was created as a [[Herald of Unicron]], reformatted from [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], both, or [[Life Spark|neither]] of them. {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy product description}}<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-voyager-wfc-k9-cyclonus product description] states "Cyclonus, a Herald of Unicron, first appears in the 1986 movie when Bombshell/Skywarp/both/neither was reformatted into the second-in-command of Galvatron."</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]]. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

Cyclonus was an [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Black Ops Captain]], {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy packaging}} whose function was a squad leader, and [[trans-scan]]ned into a jet fighter. His Oxidating laser and incendiary torpedoes were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his dedication, aloofness, and strategic mindset. Cyclonus' message from the future was that he will prepare for a bombshell as past events warp his future. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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==Commercial appearances==
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Cyclonus, and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Cyclonus declared that he was itching for a fight. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*When Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge were joined by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in battle, he counted off the new Decepticon's modes while Galvatron named them all. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*Galvatron and Cyclonus met with their Decepticon agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] in an isolated spot. There, Counterpunch handed them an Autobot device, and declared that Galvatron could definitely trust him... {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*Cyclonus, [[Octane]], and Scourge launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Cyclonus was shaken about by [[Doublecross]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Walter Roberts]] (English)}}
====Decepticon story====
As one of the elite troops sent back in time to prevent Shockwave's unstoppable rampage, Cyclonus acted as Galvatron's second in command. When they joined forces with Megatron and his troops, Cyclonus worked with Soundwave in identifying possible targets. At one point, the pair disagreed with one another over one of these targets and Cyclonus threatened Soundwave into accepting all blame if the lead didn't pan out. Soundwave agreed, but ominously warned that he charged a high price for being spoken to in such a manner.

Sure enough, the operation was a dud and Cyclonus attempted to deflect the blame to Soundwave, who promptly played back a recording of the entire conversation. Unluckily for Cyclonus, that conversation included him insulting Megatron and referring to him as obsolete scrap. Soundwave next had the pleasure of recording Cyclonus's screams as Megatron used him for target practice.

Cyclonus also had the unusual experience of being impressed with Starscream when the normally-treacherous Air Commander successfully defused a potentially lethal fight between Megatron and Galvatron. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

====Autobot story====
Cyclonus attacked the Autobots inside the Atalstan gem mine with Octane for support. Deciding to skip the usual pre-fight banter, Cyclonus got right to the fighting. After a fierce battle, the Autobots managed to take down Cyclonus and Octane. Defeated, Cyclonus stated that he had underestimated the Autobots' power and that he needed to retreat and rest. He bid the Autobots goodbye and transformed into his fighter craft form, retreating from the mine. Rodimus Prime expressed disappointment about how Cyclonus got away, and Optimus acknowledged that Cyclonus was a tough opponent.

Later, Cyclonus joined up with Scourge while the latter was fighting the Autobots on their way to the ELTA. Both were eventually defeated, and Cyclonus decided to fall back, almost leaving Scourge behind! {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] was reformatted into Cyclonus at some point. He served [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as second-in-command. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} They later aided [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after his rebirth in [[Unicron]]'s maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by Rodimus's forces. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Cyclonus was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}} Following the destruction of Unicron, Cyclonus tracked down Galvatron on the planet [[Krull]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

At some point Cyclonus teamed up with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] to combat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Cyclonus appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"NOW I get my armada!"]]
Cyclonus participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 175 units of Cybermetal, 110 units of Transmetal, and 70 soldier cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:CyclonusEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|And I lost my Armada. ''Again.''.]]
Though both intelligent and awesomely powerful, Cyclonus is also a cold and consummate professional, one who oozes contempt aimed at those who would undermine the Decepticon cause for personal advancement or gain. [[Swindle (G1)|(Ahem).]]

He'd rather earn the respect of his fellow Decepticons through his actions than simply by flexing his muscles or showing off.

In both space jet and robot mode he's one of the most physically powerful and capable warriors in existence. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus Bio}}

Cyclonus came to Earth seeking to aid Galvatron in his conquest of Earth. When he came through the [[Space bridge]] He proclaimed straight away "I follow the one true leader of the Decepticon cause!" At first, Megatron was pleased, but when he heard Cyclonus say "All hail Galvatron!" he tried to correct him.

After Galvatron scolded him for being late, Cyclonus informed him of his plan to set Earth's jungles on fire and to convert the thermal energy to Energon to fuel the Decepticons on Earth. Unfortunately, Hot Spot heard of the plan, and as he usually did, intervened. Cyclonus failed the mission, but still gained some of the loyalty of the Decepticons on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble in the Jungle event}}

When the Decepticons located a strange signal in the Artic, Galvatron ordered Cyclonus to investigate while Megatron and Starscream were quarreling. He spotted [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], but was unable to pursue due to the ice formed on his canopy. It turns out it was no ordinary ice, but [[nano-frost]], so Galvatron had him return with the sample, hoping to use it as a super-weapon. Naturally, Starscream scoffed at Cyclonus being commended for being frozen. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Artic Signal}}

Cyclonus questioned how Megatron would get the [[Nova Power Core|Nova Core]] after Reflector botched the mission. He replied that his insubordinate behavior makes revealing his genius strategy all the more enjoyable, and called in Brake-Neck.
Cyclonus boldly denounced that Megatron's backup plan for an incompetent engineer was "an insane car", and gave a sarcastic remark after Brake-Neck said he wouldn't go near the power plant. Megatron then gave Cyclonus a smashing punch. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Bit of a Longshot}}

*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 star
*'''Weapons''': Cyclonus uses a lightning gun to obliterate targets.
*'''Ability: Bombing Run''': Drops 12 bombs in a line across targets dealing high damage.
**'''Cost:''': 4 ability points +1 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cyclonus Cyclonus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:cyclonustff2f.jpg|thumb|400px|"Screw the armada, where's [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]!? Or Scourge?"]]

As a Tactician, Cyclonus is imbued with Dark Energy from Unicron, activating a Dark Field at every Power bar which Dark Burns and nullifies a buff after a combo attack, and Stuns otherwise Unstoppable opponents that would dare dash at him. He's also Disciplined gaining buffs from dealing enough attacks of a type.
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==Toys==
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:FriedmanAuctionCyclonusModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wait, how do his ears shift from pink to lavender in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]?]]
[[File:Cyclonusscale.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He's big!]]
*When asked about Cyclonus's design in an online interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Cyclonus was a small time demon."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref>
*In 2010, a set of Cyclonus's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to his final model and toys, this early color model depicted him with pink, magenta, and cyan parts... and luscious, kissable lips. Odd.
*During ''The Transformers: The Movie'', Cyclonus is shown to be [[:File:Cyclonuscoronation.jpg|''huge'' in vehicle form]], serving as a personal attack ship for Galvatron, despite being a normal-sized robot. In the cartoon's subsequent third season, however, Galvatron uses the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]'' and his own flight capabilities as his primary means of transport, and Cyclonus never shows such size-changing abilities again except in the episode "Starscream's Ghost".
*In two scenes in the US edition of [[Broken Glass!|''Headmasters'' #2]], where Cyclonus was supposed to appear, artist [[Frank Springer]] [[The Transformers: Headmasters|accidentally drew]] a giant-sized version of [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (though it's actually [[Fracas]], but those two's character models got swapped and... oy), who was then colored like Cyclonus. For the UK printing of the story, since audiences were already very familiar with Cyclonus from exclusive stories in that comic, the giant Nightstick was renamed "[[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]]".
*Cyclonus's unique origin in the UK comics is a result of Simon Furman's misinterpretation of the movie summary he had read (having not yet actually seen the feature), which referenced the fading "life spark" of a Decepticon. This led to Cyclonus actually claiming he had been rebuilt from a Decepticon named "[[Life Spark]]".
*Cyclonus's voice in the Generation One cartoon is noticeably inconsistent. In some episodes (e.g. "The Big Broadcast of 2006") he speaks with a sinister, purring baritone. In others (the "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes) his voice takes on a comical, overly dramatic thespian quality. Sometimes he changed between the two within the same episode.

===Foreign names===
[[File:EvolutionOfCyclonus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Evolution of a small time demon.]]
*''Japanese:'' '''Cyclonus''' (サイクロナス ''Saikuronasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ciklon''' ("Cyclone")
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclone''' ("Cyclone")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xuànfēng''' (Taiwan, 旋風, "Cyclone"), '''Kuángbiāo''' (China, 狂飙, "Hurricane")
*''Russian:'' '''Tsiklon''' (Циклон, "Cyclone")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Tsyklon''' (ICTV, Циклон, "Cyclone")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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*[[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]], the time-lost nihilist from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], the Decepticon subversive mastermind from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://botcon.com/archive/story/characters/cyclonus.html Cyclonus's archived BotCon Online profile]

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Drift (AOE)

2022-06-04T23:47:21Z

Woo224: /* Transformers: Forged to Fight */

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:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AoEDrift CG.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|250px|The samurai to Crosshairs' [[John DiMaggio|Scotsman]].]]
'''Drift''' is a commando of few words and many ancient blades. While he is not trying to hide his past as a [[Decepticon]], he would much rather just let his swords do the talking. His strength lies in both his mastery over his collection of swords and his composure in battle. Despite the dark times upon the Autobots, Drift remains calm, dignified, and thoughtful,<ref>''Age of Extinction: Generations'' Deluxe Class Autobot Drift packaging bio</ref> often taking time to practice his swordsmanship and spout haikus about whatever's going on.

Leaving the Decepticons didn't automatically fix everything for Drift, as he is still prone to manic bouts of aggression if he's startled or otherwise spooked. This makes him quick to try to stab whatever's the problem to death. Luckily, he’s taken up meditation to complement his swordsmanship and hopefully curb this lingering rage. After all, he considers his Decepticon self to be as dead as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

Teaming up with the rowdiest Autobots around may not be the best start, but luckily Drift gets to serve directly under [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who he refers to as his ''sensei''. Knowing there is hope whenever the Autobot leader is around, Drift will follow Optimus to the bitter end. He doesn't think much of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s attempts to be Autobot leader, though, due to his youth and lack of warrior discipline. He is sometimes partnered with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]].

{{quote
|"No fear... no hate... no anger... ''GET OFF'', you maggot!"
|Drift's still working on the first part|''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''
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==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Watanabe]] (English), [[Kiyomitsu Mizūchi]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese), [[Jorge Badillo]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Luis Grau]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Andrea Lavagnino]] (Italian), [[Hercules Fernando]] (Portuguese), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (European French), [[Éric Gaudry]] (Canadian French), [[Yu Fang]] (German), [[Sefa Zengin]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:AOE-DriftHelicopterMode.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Good luck figuring out what kind of helicopter he is.]]
Drift was among the Autobots who had gone into hiding on Earth after humanity turned against the Autobots. To his disgruntlement, Bumblebee took de facto command of the Autobots in the absence of Optimus Prime. Drift was overjoyed at the return of his ''sensei'', declaring there was hope after all. Though [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] cursed the humans as a "bunch of backstabbing weasels", Drift took pity on the humans, sadly reciting a haiku regarding the humans' betrayal. The haiku didn't sit right with Hound, and the two nearly came to blows before their attention was turned to the arrival of [[Cade Yeager]] and his family. Later that night, Drift sadly reported that they were the last five Autobots, and informed Optimus of Bumblebee's stint as leader during his absence. He couldn't resist expressing his distaste of Bumblebee's leadership and immaturity aloud, claiming that the younger Autobot brought shame upon the group. The two bots quickly came to blows with Drift gaining the upper hand over the "smartass". Holding Bumblebee at sword-point, Drift claimed to see right through Bumblebee's "puppy dog eyes" act, mocking him when such an act was beneath him. The mood soon was dampened further when Cade had Drift (in his Bugatti vehicle mode) project footage of [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]'s demises.

[[File:AOE-HoundFightingDrift.jpg|350px|right|thumb|"Drift, you keep up those damn fortune cookie sayings, you'll be ''drifting'' into unconsciousness pretty quick after I get my paws on ya!"]]
Drift took part in Cade's mission to infiltrate [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], providing some valuable intel to the human prior to the operation. Drift joined in the subsequent assault on the facility when the news came of Ratchet's brutal demise and dismemberment. Drift used his helicopter mode to lift Bumblebee through the upper levels of the building to rescue Cade from [[Harold Attinger]]. The Autobots soon fled once again, and Drift was unable to intervene in the battle between Optimus and [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] when the drone's missile fire separated the Autobots from their leader. When [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] captured Optimus and [[Tessa Yeager]], Drift infiltrated the bounty hunter's ship in Chicago with the rest of the group. Now behind enemy lines, Drift advocated stealth and a lack of violence, but immediately hacked an alien captive of Lockdown's to death when it startled him. Drift reported that Lockdown's dark matter drives were firing up, signaling they had about ten minutes before the ship departed Earth (nine minutes, worse case scenario). Drift went to free his ''sensei'' with Hound and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], and remained aboard the commandeered ship of Lockdown's with him and Hound.

[[Image:AOE-CrosshairsAndDriftLetThemFight.jpg|310px|left|thumb|You've been waiting for months for the DVD to release just to write a "Let them fight" caption for this scene. Admit it.]]
When the Autobots regrouped following the escape from Lockdown's ship, Optimus announced they would be leaving Earth and abandoning humanity to their fate. Drift voiced no opposition to his leader's orders, but intercepted a transmission from [[Joshua Joyce]], informing the team that Joyce was moving KSI's drones to their facilities in China. After Cade warned Joyce of the danger Galvatron presented, Drift assured Cade that their vessel could quickly race them across the globe. It was a spaceship, after all. Optimus edited his orders: while the Autobots would stay to retrieve the [[Seed]] and stop Galvatron, they would leave Earth forever immediately afterwards.

[[Image:AOEDriftVsSentries.jpg|250px|right|thumb|"Why don't you just throw the swor-*dies*"]]
Drift later remained with Optimus and Crosshairs when their ship was shot down by the rogue Galvatron's Decepticons over Hong Kong. Crashing in a nearby valley, Optimus revealed his trump card: the ancient [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]. While Optimus beat some authority into [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], Drift followed Crosshairs' lead and evacuated to the sidelines to stay out of the crossfire. Though he was baffled by Grimlock's saurian alternate mode, having expected "a giant car", Drift was impressed to see his ''sensei'' take dominance over the Dinobots. Though Crosshairs grumbled about Optimus' dynamic leadership, Drift simply smiled and knew it was innate in their leader. Following Optimus's lead, Drift quickly mounted [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] and together they fought off many of Galvatron's army in Hong Kong, losing one of his swords in the process while fighting two [[KSI Sentry|KSI Sentries]]. Drift later helped escort the Yeager family and Joyce away from the city, but Lockdown intervened and nearly captured them all. Optimus, Bumblebee, and the Yeagers soon defeated Lockdown, and Drift was assigned by his ''sensei'' to watch over the Yeager family while he left Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Watanabe]] (English), [[Kiyomitsu Mizūchi]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese), [[Jorge Badillo]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Luis Grau]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (European French), [[Éric Gaudry]] (Canadian French), [[Yu Fang]] (German), [[Andrea Lavagnino]] (Italian), [[Hercules Fernando]] (Portuguese)}}

[[File:TLK-history-Drift.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.33]]
Drift was active on Earth as early as the 1860s,<ref>The left {{w|File:Verbeck picture.jpg|black and white group photo}} that was used and heavily modified was taken in 1867. The right one was taken around this time too by English-Italian photographer {{w|Felice Beato}}. Since no official in-universe date was given with the photographs in the film itself, the real-world dates are all we have to go on.</ref> working alongside [[Samurai Transformer|another Samurai 'bot]] and a group of samurai in [[Japan]].

[[File:TLKDriftNoFear.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Three years have passed... and yet, I do not age.]]
In the years since Optimus left Earth, Drift took refuge at Cade's [[Junkyard (TLK)|scrap yard]] with the other Autobots. He had also taken on a new vehicle mode and updated his color scheme. Despite the stagnant situation, his spare time was spent practicing with his sword and doing meditative balancing feats, which were occasionally upset by the [[Mini Dinobot|Mini-Dinobots]], especially [[Pterry]]. He showed an equal amount of disdain as his comrades when the unscrupulous [[Daytrader]] showed up, even agreeing with Hound's suggestion to frag him. He was then left quite uncomfortable by Daytrader's description of what he intended to do with some hot oil.

Soon, the Decepticons and [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] discovered their refuge and he fled with Bumblebee, Crosshairs, Cade, [[Jimmy (TLK)|Jimmy]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Izabella]], and [[Sqweeks]] to a nearby town where a trap had been set up. Upon their arrival, he discovered the TRF tracking device placed on Bumblebee and masterfully disabled it with his sword. During the battle, he and Crosshairs tag teamed the much larger [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]], with him cutting off their enemy's leg before swiftly decapitating his "fat head". Drift then took on the remainder of the Decepticons with the others, throwing his sword at his former boss [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and helping force him, [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] into a retreat. Afterwards, he and the other Autobots returned to the scrap yard after Cade and Bumblebee left for [[United Kingdom|England]].

[[File:TLKDriftLastScene.jpg|left|upright=1.33|thumb|Yeah, guys, I'm gonna just sit out this movie I guess.]]
Later, when Cybertron had approached Earth and loomed in the sky, the Autobots saw that Daytrader had finally delivered on his promise of a ship, arriving with the same Knight ship Lockdown had used. Drift was quite happy and declared that he would pilot it. He flew the Autobots to Stonehenge where they joined the humans and [[Guardian Knight]]s as the returned Optimus rallied them to defend Earth. En route to Cybertron, he and the other Autobots were unimpressed with the knights, though Drift commented that they were "mean looking". He then cleared his allies for take off and wished them luck as he remained on board to pilot the knight ship. After the final battle was won, he and the other Autobots took the ship and returned home to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===''How to Ride your Dinobot'' cartoon===
[[File:Htryd-chapter-3-drift-random-buttons.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"Now my cornered friend, let me practice my Dinobot attacks on you"...]]
Drift and [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] had cornered [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] inside a barn, but alas, Drift had to learn how to attack with his Dinobot steed. Due to a lack of accurate instructions, Drift activated pretty much every button on Slug, activating everything but the weaponry. Some time later, Drift finally struck gold and activated the heavy weaponry... only to be immediately fried, much to his and Slug's disappointment. {{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 3: How to Fight|How to Fight}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[Image:Knucklehead is knuckledead.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"This guy has been brutally killed but I don't ''think'' it was us this time."]]
Five years before the battle of [[Chicago]],<ref>''Dark of the Moon'' has no explicit date but as Sam has graduated, it's set in 2012 at the earliest</ref> Drift led a three-Con team on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with his friend [[Knucklehead]] and so-not-a-friend [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] as his subordinates. His task was to capture an Autobot stronghold, which—to Knucklehead's glee—he planned to do by storming it, in attempt to minimise bloodshed. Lockdown sneered at him for being soft and advocated bombing the place flat, which Drift pointed out was ''why'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] put them in charge: so they'd have something left to rule. The three sneaked up the wall, surprised the Autobot guards, and with martial arts skill they disabled every one without a shot being fired. However, Lockdown tried to execute prisoners and when Drift stopped him, Lockdown gleefully took the opportunity to label Drift a traitor and try to whack him. Knucklehead backed up his friend and the two of them sent Lockdown falling into the fort's molten moat, swearing revenge on them both; Drift knew that he could never take revenge as long as Megatron was in charge. He then let the prisoners retreat with their wounded and was told that he'd make a fine Autobot.

By the time of Chicago, Drift had indeed switched sides and he was annoyed to be cleaning up ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' debris on the Moon instead of tracking down remaining Decepticons. Optimus was bemused that Drift was so eager to fight his former allies. While grousing that the ''Ark'' was their last memories of Cybertron laid waste, the samurai was horrified to find Knucklehead's corpse: recently killed by Lockdown without Megatron to stop him. Drift made a grave for his friend and Prime told him that they'd stand against Lockdown together. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|Adrift in Space and Time}}

===''How to Ride a Dinobot!'' comic===
When Optimus Prime insisted the Autobots learn how to ride Dinobots, Drift and Crosshairs quickly managed to get atop of their steeds. Warning them not to get cocky, Optimus suggested a combat drill between the two of them. Drift charged [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] towards Crosshairs and [[Scorn]] with full force...only for the Dinobots to halt at the last moment and launch their riders into each other. But when Grimlock detected Decepticons nearby, Slug allowed Drift to ride him once again as they headed out into battle. {{Storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}

===Toy bios===
Drift’s mastery of combat tactics lets him adapt his alternate form to land or air-based battles. They also enable him maintain total control over his circuits even while under heavy enemy fire. Whereas other Autobots are pushed toward overload, Drift soldiers on with steely tactical precision.<ref>''Age of Extinction: Generations'' Voyager Class Autobot Drift packaging bio</ref>

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Sky Lynx (Energon Wars)|Sky Lynx]] menaced [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and Drift in [[Tyran 614.19 Kappa]]. He could be difficult to best if [[you]] hadn't yet unlocked their Epic-level ranged weapons. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/12}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
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===''Energon Rally''===
Drift ran across an Autobot construction site on Cybertron, collecting as much Energon as he could before his shields gave out from bumping into obstacles. {{storylink|Energon Rally}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Jai Alex]] (English)}}
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}}}

====3DS====
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}}}

===''Transformers Ultimate Allstars''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Lost Age Limited Event}} {{storylink|Lost Age Limited Event II}}}}

===''Transformers'' (Hasbro Arcade)===
[[File:HasbroArcade Transformers.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|BEEF BEEF BEEF BEEF BEEF]]
Drift chased a Decepticon ship while trying to avoid getting hit by obstacles. {{storylink|Transformers (Hasbro Arcade)|Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Drift-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|That's not a Bugatti...]]
Drift was one of the Autobots pulled from [[Tyran|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around!
As a Warrior, He Focuses when building a combo meter, enhancing his Precision, Critical Damage, and Bleeds from his sword attacks.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|A Question of Loyalty - Once a Decepticon...}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|A Question of Loyalty - AWOL}}
When Drift heard that Hot Rod had arrived on New Quintessa, he sought out vengeance for forsaking him in a time of need. He considered him a traitor. ''G1'' Optimus Prime and the Commander defeated him and brought him back to base.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|A Question of Loyalty - Autobot Traitors}}
{{charstubgames|Story}}
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==Toys==
===''Age of Extinction''===
====''Robots in Disguise''====
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[[File:AOERIDtoy-OneStepDrift.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|(''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:Takara-lost-age-series-one-step-drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''TakaraTomy version pictured'')]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''LA06'''
**''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[2014]]-[[July 19|07-19]]

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]] Robots in Disguise'' One Step Changers toys, "Autobot Drift" is a simplified toy that transforms into a blue 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. He transforms by being folded inside-out/outside-in, very much like a switchblade. His sword blades are molded onto his arms, and his hands are compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

:He's quite addictive to transform.

:Initial prototype photos shown in the ''Age of Exitnction'' Guide Book shows that Drift features an alternate dark grey plastic colors instead of blue as shown in the final product.

:The Japanese release of Drift, released as part of the ''Lost Age Series'' subline, features additional paint details in robot mode, including blue paint on his fake hood, lower arms and shoulder armour, silver on his crotch, and gold on his face and crest.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OSCDrift/drift.htm More information on One Step Changers Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AOE-One-Step-Collection.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection''' (One-Step Changer six-pack, 2014)

:The "Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection" set includes an unchanged One-Step Changer Drift, packed with an equally unchanged Grimlock, Lockdown, Bumblebee, Slug, and the included One-Step Silver Knight Optimus Prime toy.

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[[Image:AoE flip and change Drift.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Remember, remember, the 30th of September, And the ''AoE'' Blu-ray release...]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Flip & Change, 2014)

:Part of the second wave of Flip & Change assortment, this Drift toy is a simplified version of his (spoiler-less screen-accurate) 2013 Bugatti Veyron that can auto-transform from vehicle to robot by pulling out the arms first, and then flip the figure over itself. He features articulation on his arms, and features 5mm compatible hands.

:Drift shares a transformation scheme similar to his fellow Flip & Changers, Bumblebee and Lockdown.

{{-}}{{anchor|Power Battlers}}
[[File:AOE PowerBattlers Drift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now I see. You deny your weapon its purpose! It yearns to bathe in the blood of your enemies... but you hold it back!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Power Battlers, 2014)

:Part of the second wave of Power Battlers, Strafe features a simple transformation from a blue 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse into a robot. In robot mode, squeezing Drift's legs together causes him to rotate at the waist for a "Sword Slash!" attack.

{{-}}{{anchor|One Step Changer Heli}}
[[File:AoE 1-step Helicopter Drift.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (One Step Changers, 2014)

:Part of the third wave of ''Age of Extinction: Robots in Disguise'' One Step Changers toys, Helicopter Drift is a simplified toy that transforms into an (again, screen-inaccurate) attack helicopter in one step.

*'''Final Battle 4-Figure Set''' (Multi-pack, 2014-[[October 18|10-18]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA-SP'''
:The Japanese release of the toy, with no notable changes, is bundled with 1-Step Sliver Knight Optimus, Galvatron, and Slug.

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[[Image:AoE dino sparker Drift and Slug.jpg|thumb|right||300px|"How do you start a ''Triceratops''?"]]
*'''Autobot Drift & Dinobot Slug''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)

:Dino Sparkers Drift is a static, non-transforming, non-articulated minifigure wielding a sword and riding a gradient painted [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Slu]]g that you can pull back and go. This toy features a [[sparking gimmick]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/DSDrift/drift.htm More information on Dino Sparker Drift at TFU.info]''

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====''Generations''====
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[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You remind me of someone... a man I met in a half-remembered dream. He was possessed of some radical notions." ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AD23'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' 2014-[[July 19|07-19]]
**''Accessories:'' Two daggers, two swords

:Part of the second wave of ''Age of Extinction: [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this figure of Drift features a more complex transformation and a much more [[Articulation|articulated]] and proportionate robot mode. He comes with two daggers and two swords, all of which he can wield via 5mm post. All four of his weapons can store on his roof/back in various ways in robot mode, while in vehicle mode his daggers store beneath the roof and his swords store on the underside of the car.

:A variant of Drift that apparently ships with [[wave]] 2.5 (which also includes [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]) adds black [[paint operation]]s to the front vents. The two versions can be distinguished by the manufacturing date codes stamped into their packaging cardbacks.<ref name="delvariant">[http://www.allspark.com/content/2014/09/age-of-extinction-drift-variant/ Age of Extinction Drift Variant] at The Allspark.</ref>

[[File:Takara-movie-advanced-drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
:The Takara ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' gives a more accurate appearance, with the same painted vents as the later Hasbro variant, a darker chest and extra paint details.

:The Hasbro version of this toy has also been [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Drift (G1)|Generation 1 Drift]] in the [[Angry Birds Transformers (comic)|IDW ''Angry Birds Transformers'' comic series]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Drift/drift.htm More information on Deluxe Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AutobotsUnitedPlatinumDrift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not so screen-accurate as you'd expect.]]
*'''Autobots United 5 Pack''' (Platinum Edition, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two daggers, two swords

: ''Platinum Edition'' Drift is an extensively repainted version of the Deluxe class figure above, featuring screen-accurate details...although they did not replace the vehicle shell's blue parts. The swords and daggers are now molded in grey plastic.

:Drift was released as a BBTS shared exclusive "Autobots United" set along with screen-accurate redecos of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AutobotsUnited|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#AutobotsUnited|Bumblebee]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)#AutobotsUnited|Crosshairs]], and [[Hound (Movie)#AutobotsUnited|Hound]].

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[[File:AoE_voyager_Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|To impress a chick, ''helicopter Drift'' (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:TakaraMovieAdvancedHelicopterDrift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Friendship ain't about trust. Friendship is about nunchuks. (''TakaraTomy version pictured'')]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Sky Drift'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AD30'''
**''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[2017]]-[[September 10|09-10]]
**''Accessories:'' Two missile pods, two swords

:Part of the second wave of ''Age of Extinction: Generations'' Voyager Class toys, this Drift is a retool of Voyager [[Skyhammer (DOTM)|Skyhammer]], transforming into a made-up (but screen-inaccurate) assault helicopter that resembles a cross between a {{w|Eurocopter Tiger}} and a {{w|Mil Mi-24}}. He features a new head and includes Skyhammer's original missile pods as well as two new swords that can combine with each other to form a larger sword. The pods can attach to [[5 mm post|5mm peg-holes]] on his hands, one on each of his forearms, a pair under each of his wings, a port on the backs/insides of each of his shoulder cockpit halves, and a port underneath his cockpit. He features a very minor retool in which the "cones" on his engine intakes in vehicle mode have been enlarged.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2013]] [[Sandstorm (MW)|Sandstorm]].

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy, called "Sky Drift", is part of the ''Movie Advanced Series'' lineup and features slightly changed paint applications: his gold feet are painted black.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/VoyagerDrift/drift.htm More information on Voyager Drift at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:KreO-Toy AoE Kreon Drift.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Let them build!]]
*'''Dinobot Charge''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6949'''
**''Pieces'': '''66'''
**''Kreons'': Drift, [[Vehicon (Kre-O)|Vehicon]].
**''Accessories'': 2 katana

: [[Kreon]] Drift comes with a buildable [[Slug (AOE)#Kre-O|Slug]], who he can ride to run down poor Vehicons. He features a new samurai helmet that also smartly doubles as a robo-triceratops head.

:Although stock photos of Drift showed him having a gold waist, hands and leg tampographs, the actual product has much more film-accurate blue instead.

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[[File:Kre-O-Custom-Kreon-AOE-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If I can't turn into a helicopter, I can at least have a helicopter back pack!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
**''Set Number'': '''A7839'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, 2 katana, 2 shuriken, 2 sai, torso-armor/rotor-blade

: Part of the first assortment of ''Age of Extinction'' [[Custom Kreon]]s, this version of Drift is cast in metal-flake plastics, and replaces the blues with gold. He comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His "normal" helmet and shuriken are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), a single pare hand, and a helicopter-rotor backpack. The helicopter blades cannot spin freely while Drift wears his helmet, as they ''just'' brush up against the back of the helmet.

:Please note that in some samples, the chromed shuriken cannot be pegged onto the hard plastic posts due to small nub marks left in the center of the hole.

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[[File:Kre-o-silver-knight-autobots-drift.jpg|100px|thumb|More like silver Samurai, am I right?]]
*'''Silver Knight Autobots''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8602'''
**''Kreons'': Drift, Optimus Prime, Hound, Crosshairs, Bumblebee.
**''Accessories'': 2 katana

: Silver Knight Drift is cast in metallic silver and pewter, with a slightly-brighter blue. Where all the other Kreons in the set got new melee weapons, Drift sticks with his trusty katana.

: This five-pack of Kreons was not released in the US or Canada, only seeing release in various Asian markets.

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*'''Autobot Drift''' (Kreon Triple Changer, <s>2015</s>)
**''Accessories'': 2 swords, Slipstream & Jetstorm Kreons

:Kreon Triple Changer Autobot Drift mooshes all the incarnations of Drift into one form! This built-up Kreon transforms from robot to sportscar to helicopter, ''without'' needing to be disassmebled. His general appearance is based on [[Drift (G1)|Generation 1 Drift]], his altmodes come from ''Age of Extinction'' Drift, and of course his micro-Kreon Mini-Con partners [[Slipstream (RID)#Kre-O|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)#Kre-O|Jetstorm]] hail from [[Drift (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Drift]].

:Drift (along with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#KreonTripleChanger|Blitzwing]]) was shown at [[Toy Fair 2015]], but no accounts of it seeing release in any market have ever surfaced.
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[[File:KreO-toy Drift Beach.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Weird Al Yankodrift]]
*'''"Beach Drift"''' (<s>2015</s>)
**''Set number'': '''B4024'''
**''Accessories'': Beach towel

:This unnamed polybag kit features Drift in a gloriously gaudy Hawaiian shirt and shorts, shark-tooth necklace, and killer shades. He also comes with a beach towel to chill out on. He uses the 2015 style revamped Kreon body, which is pretty much incompatible with older-style Kreons below the neck.

:How and where this kit was to be released is unknown. A few bagged samples have appeared on eBay.

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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots AoE dino-rider Drift.jpg|thumb|300px|How the tiny have fallen.]]
* '''Drift''' (Dinobot Rider, 2014)
: Drift is part of the first wave of the Dinobot Riders and as such is designed to ride any of the Dinobot figures of the same line. He transforms into a small car that could resemble a Bugatti Veyron if you've got macular degeneration. He includes a small sword. His nominal Dinobot partner is [[Slug (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Slug]].

: Most of his parts were used to make [[Stinger (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Stinger]]. Like most Construct Bots figures, Drift's rubber ball joints can harden over time, which prevents smooth posing.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/CBDRDrift/drift.htm More information on Dinobot Rider Drift at TFU.ibnfo]''

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[[File:TF-AOE-Construct-Bots-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Drift with Roughneck''' (Dinobot Warrior, 2014)

: Part of the first wave of Dinobot Warriors, Drift is inspired by the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' character, and transforms from robot to car-like thing. Drift includes a large sword as well as his ankylosaurian buddy, [[Roughneck]] who transforms into body armor and a crossbow and arrow pack. The stock photos show his legs missing the armor.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/CBDWDrift/drift.htm More information on Dinobot Warrior Drift at TFU.info]''
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Drift.jpg|thumb|300px|right|True Samurai need no proportions.]]
* '''Drift''' (Action Figure, 2014)
**''Pieces:'' '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Longsword, shortsword

: Part of the first wave of ''Transformers [[Hero Mashers]]'' basic Action Figures, Drift is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory. Curiously, his hands are in a sorta-[[Spider-Man]] pose. As a first-wave figure, he has extra ankle articulation that is not present in later waves (a cut that was made to all ''Hero Mashers'' lines, not just the ''Transformers''-branded ones).

: He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

: Interestingly, some of Drift's torso detailing appears to be based directly on the [[Bludgeon (G1)|Generation 1 Bludgeon]] design first seen in ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]''. A [[:File:Hero Mashers Drift Bludgeon.jpg|preliminary image of the toy]] (with some different molding) was shown with Bludgeon's colors.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMDrift/drift.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Drift at TFU.info]''
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===''The Last Knight''===
====''Tiny Turbo Changers''====
[[File:TLK-toy TTC Drift.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Bag Code'': '''N'''

:Released in the second series of ''The Last Knight'' Tiny Turbo Changers, Drift is made of soft plastic and changes from a tiny robot mode to a small unlicensed approximation of his Mercedes-AMG GT R mode from the 5th live-action film, though he's cast in all red plastic so his car mode is red and not black like in the movie. His wheels are molded in place and cannot roll and hands can accommodate 3mm post weapons.
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====''Turbo Changers''====
[[File:TF-TLK-Turbo-Changer-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (One-Step Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TLK-27'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': 2017-[[September 16|09-16]]

:Released as part of the third wave of Turbo Changers, this Drift is an all-new mold, whose transformation scheme consists of flipping the center of the rear of the vehicle to convert into robot mode. He is also a shellformer due to his transformation scheme.
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====''Allspark Tech''====
[[File:TF-TLK-Allspark-Tech-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Allspark Tech, 2017)

:''Allspark Tech'' Drift transforms from a ''Rescue Bots''-styled robot into a car that somewhat resembles a Mercedes-AMG GT R and back. His chest also features a cavity for the electronic Allspark Cube, which gives him different sound effects for his robot and vehicle modes.
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====Legion Class====
[[File:TF-TLK-Legion-Class-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chicken Legs.]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Legion Class, 2017)

:Originally a solicited-but-cancelled toy leaked in 2014, Drift ''finally'' gets his own Legion Class figure. He transforms from a pocket-sized robot into a small unlicensed approximation of a 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R. He also features 3mm compatible holes on his pair of hands and his vehicle roof (although loose).

:Due to loose connections on the tab, his front vehicle bumper tab is easily undone with a press of a finger. Otherwise, his pair of legs is fairly well articulated, although it was used for transformation. However, he has some slight issues on standing up if his legs are not properly adjusted or straightened.
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====''Premier Edition''====
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[[File:TF-TLK-Deluxe-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Char Aznable's Drift Commander Type: Three Times Faster than the original Drift.]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Deluxe, 2017)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TLK-10'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': 2017-[[July 15|07-15]]
**''Accessories:'' Two daggers, two swords

:''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]] Premier Edition'' Drift is a redeco and ''heavy'' retool of the first Deluxe Class toy with new external car panels and the torso/head with some parts reused from the original Deluxe Class toy, and he transforms from robot into a 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R. The figure itself is turned upside down within the vehicle shell, as the front of the car now forms the feet/legs, while the back end now forms his robot chest. This also comes at the cost of him having a ''faux'' chest.

:In Asia, Drift and the rest of the Wave 2 Deluxes (though limited in numbers) were later sold at Popular Book stores in Malaysia, at a discounted price of RM89.90 ($21), though the price was later cut down to RM69.90 ($16) as part of the "Must Buy!" offers. TakaraTomy's stock photo of the robot mode figure was later used as a cutout "battle figure" included with ''[[TV Magazine]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TVMagazineEZ|Burning Megatron]].
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====''Turbo Change Series''====
*'''Autobot Drift'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TC-11'''
**''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[2018]]-[[July 21|7-21]]

:The first ''Turbo Change Series'' Drift is a rerelease of the [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|first ''Age of Extinction'' One-Step Changer toy]].
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[[File:TF-TLK-Turbo-Change-Series-TC-13-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime - Strongest Directive Set''' (2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TC-13'''
**''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[2018]]-[[October 27|10-27]]
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 Sword-Guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield

:Released as part of the re-issued Optimus Prime set, this ''Turbo Change Series'' Drift is a redeco of the [[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|second ''Age of Extinction'' One-Step Changer toy]] inspired by his appearance in ''The Last Knight''.
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===''Movie Edition''===
[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Drift.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Tiny Turbo Changers, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''3'''
**''Bag code:'' '''N'''
:[[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Series 3 Drift is a redeco of the series 2 Drift figure in blue, to represent the colors he had in ''Age of Extinction''.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-MV5-Deluxe-Drift.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Autobot Drift & Dinobot 'Tops, Dinobot Pterry, Dinobot Sharp T''' (Multi-pack, [[2019]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Last Knight'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''36'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Autobot Drift with Mini Dinobots'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': March 2019
**''Accessories'': [[Sharp-T#Toys|Dinobot Sharp-T]] figure, [['Tops#Toys|Dinobot Tops]] figure, [[Pterry#Toys|Dinobot Pterry]] figure, 2 daggers, 2 swords, large sword, "[[Junkyard (TLK)|Junkyard]] Meditation" backdrop

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Drift is an extensive redeco (and a new head retool) of his previous Deluxe class figure in more [[show-accuracy|screen-accurate]] colors akin to his portrayal in ''The Last Knight''. In addition to his swords and daggers from previous releases of the mold, he comes with small figures of the [[Mini Dinobot|Baby Dinobot]]s, one larger sword, and a cardboard backdrop depicting the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] from ''The Last Knight'', particularly the spot where Drift does his meditative feats.

:The set was originally available through [[Entertainment Earth]], but was subsequently also offered by other online retailers. In Japan, the set was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive. When ordered at Entertainment Earth, Drift came with 2 enamel pins: one of his robot mode and the other of the ''Studio Series'' logo.

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[[File:Studio Series Helicopter Drift.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
* '''Autobot Drift''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''45'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Sky Drift'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-38'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 31]], 2019
**''Accessories'': 2 swords, tail rotor, 2 missile pods, "Autobot Reunion" backdrop

:The general retail ''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class Drift figure is an extensive [[retool]] of [[Dropkick (Movie)#Studio Series|the helicopter Dropkick figure]], sharing the lower legs, feet and wing pylons but having completely new components from the waist-up. Drift transforms into his briefly-seen helicopter mode from ''Age of Extinction''. He comes with a detachable tail rotor accessory that is mounted on the tail of the helicopter in vehicle mode or on his forearms or back in robot mode, and 2 missile pods that can attach to various parts via 5 mm posts.

:He also comes with completely new molded swords (but no daggers), which can be attached to his main propellor rotor assembly to form helicopter blades in vehicle mode, or on his hips on either side in robot mode. The main rotor assembly folds up to resemble his (unremovable) back-mounted daggers in robot mode. Lastly, he also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting the Autobot meetup in ''Age of Extinction''.
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==Merchandise==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====RPMs - ''Robot Powered Machines''====
[[Image:RPMDoubleSidersDrift.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (2010)
**''Series'': '''Double Siders'''
**''Number'': ?

:''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicle Autobot Drift is a small, non-transforming, [[die-cast]] car based on [[Drift (G1)|his mainstream counterpart]]'s vehicle mode. His robot mode is sculpted underneath the vehicle, and his wheels use through-axle construction that lets the toy zip around at high speeds on smooth surfaces. Thanks to his oversized tires, he can slide along rightside-up or upside-down.

:The intended ''RPM'' release of "Double Siders" Drift never came out. Though it was going to be recycled into ''Speed Stars'', the ''RPM'' version had more paint operations, including having his name printed on his hood and bumper. The only image of the toy comes from a downloadable poster that was on the official ''Transformers'' website of Turkey.

: This mold was also used to make ''Speed Stars'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Breakdown]].

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[[Image:RPMSpeedStarDriftUnknown.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (2010)
**''Series'': '''Allspark'''
**''Number'': '''04'''

:"Allspark" Drift was presumably a redeco of "Double Siders" Drift. Though listed on the back of the Asian market release of ''RPM'' "Allspark" [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], it has never officially been depicted. However, an otherwise unknown redeco of the Drift mold with blue detailing was displayed at [[Toy Fair 2010]], amongst a mix of cancelled ''RPM'' and planned ''Speed Stars'' vehicles. It is possible that this mystery redeco was the aborted "Allspark" Drift.

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===''Speed Stars''===
[[Image:SpeedStars_DoubleSiders_Drift.jpg|thumb|200px|...And then Michael Bay was like "Screw it, let's make him a main character"]]
*'''Drift''' (Mini-Vehicle, 2011?)
**''Series:'' '''Double Siders'''
**''Number:'' ?

: A redeco of the unreleased ''RPM'' "Double Siders" Drift, ''[[Speed Stars]]'' Drift is a small non-transforming [[die-cast]] car. He features notably fewer paint operations than the ''RPM'' version.

:Like its ''RPM'' predecessor, ''Speed Stars'' Drift was never released.

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===''Age of Extinction''===
====''Titan Heroes''====
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[[File:TitanHeroesDrift.jpg|thumb|200px|Yes, we all want to ignore its existence.]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Titan Heroes, 2014)
:Autobot Drift is a non-transforming, screen-accurate (robot-mode wise) yet terribly molded and painted Titan Heroes figure. Like all Titan Heroes figures, It features very little articulation. Due to him having painted human eyes instead of the usual blue robot optics, he is ''creepy as hell''.

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===''Pop!''===
[[File:AOE Funko Pop Drift.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Practices balance with the tip of his head.]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''103'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Movies'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Drift is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his appearance in ''Age of Extinction''.

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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline AOE Drift.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Drift''' (2015)
**''Movie:'' '''''Age of Extinction'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-06'''
**''Accessories'': Base, 2 sword-holding hands

:Limited to 750 pieces, [[Prime 1 Studio]]'s ''Museum Masterline'' Drift is a huge non-transforming sculpture based on his ''Age of Extinction'' appearance. The statue is made of polystone along with other materials and features light-up LED eyes.

:He comes with a pair of alternate hands holding his swords.

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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline TLK Drift.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Drift''' (2019)
**''Movie:'' '''''The Last Knight'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-22'''
**''Accessories'': Base, 2 sword-holding hands

:Limited to 300 pieces, this version of ''Museum Masterline'' Drift is based on his ''The Last Knight'' appearance and also features light-up LED eyes.

:He also comes with a pair of alternate hands holding his swords.

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===''The Last Knight''===
====Simba Smoby====
[[File:TF-TLK-1-64-Simba-Smoby-Drift-Robot.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|Now with lack of creepy-looking eyes.]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Die-cast Figurine, 2017)

:This Drift is a 1/64 non-transforming robot mode figurine, and like the [[MetaColle]] figures, he was made partially out of Die-cast metal.

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[[File:TF-TLK-1-64-Simba-Smoby-Drift-car.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Die-cast cars, 2017)

:This Drift is a 1/64 non-transforming but screen-accurate vehicle mode based on his alternate mode seen in the film. He features through-axle construction, allowing for super-speedy racing on smooth surfaces, and his car mode is compatible with many tracks and playsets from ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''.

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==Notes==
* Not counting [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]'s battle mode, Drift is the first [[Triple Changer]] seen on-screen in the live action films, transforming from a helicopter to a sports car at will. Sadly, the complexity the movie aesthetic gives him means that none of his toys have three modes. Drift is only seen transforming into his new Mercedes alternate mode in ''The Last Knight'', leaving it unknown if he still possesses a third mode.
* While the original [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and other incarnations of the character have had Japanese motifs, this Drift's appearance is heavily based upon that of a samurai.
*In ''Rise of the Dark Spark'', Drift's alternate mode appears to be comically large – the sports car is of comparable size to ''tanks'' found in the environment!
* Drift also holds the distinction of being the only new character in ''Age of Extinction'' besides the Dinobots to not be called by name, though briefly during the scene where Galvatron chases the Autobots, he is identified on KSI's satellite feed. ''The Last Knight'' later properly identified him on-screen.
* Drift, along with Hound, sports one of the most drastic changes to an ''Age of Extinction'' Autobot, switching the Bugatti Veyron for a Mercedes AMG GT R in ''The Last Knight''.
* His Mercedes alt-mode reflects his original planned color for ''Age of Extinction''.
** Before ''The Last Knight'' was released, people noticed that Drift's mostly black vehicle mode somehow turned into a predominantly red robot mode, to the point where black vehicle parts became red kibble. This seems to have been addressed in the film proper, but the toys kept this oddity.
* Drift was the only new ''Age of Extinction'' Autobot to have an on-screen transformation in his debut film, though he only appeared in helicopter mode whenever he does.
*In a surprising attention to detail and continuity, after throwing one of his swords at a drone in the fourth film, Drift is still missing the blade at the conclusion of ''Age of Extinction'' and ''The Last Knight''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drift''' (ドリフト ''Dorifuto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shuǎiwěi''' (Taiwan, 甩尾, "Drift"), '''Piāoyí''' (China, 漂移, "Drift")

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Waspinator (BW)

2022-06-04T23:43:37Z

Woo224: /* Transformers: Forged to Fight */

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:''Waspinator is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Waspinatorbw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Waspinator: chew-toy of fate.]]
'''Waspinator''' (aka '''Wasp''', '''Thrustinator''', or '''Waspscream''') is the universe's whipping boy. If something goes wrong, it happens to him. If something blows up, he's usually at the epicenter of the explosion. He has been blasted, burned, shot down, torn up, crushed, slashed, smashed, bashed, and otherwise reduced to his component parts times beyond counting. Disturbingly, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] has taken to collecting his severed components.

Waspinator's not the brightest 'bot in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] has classified the harebrained Predacon as expendable, much to Waspinator's dismay; he doesn't get much more respect from anyone else, either. His speech quirks don't help: he tends to refer to himself in the third person and to most other people by nicknames like [[Cheetor (BW)|"cat-bot"]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|"two-head."]] He's also a bit too fond of the letter "Z". (Those prone to witticisms might say he has a "liszzzzp.")

Waspinator may be dumb, but he's not stupid. He has caught on to his lot in life and tries to avoid his fate as often as possible... but fate always finds him. Thankfully, he's almost supernaturally durable and has survived the most devastating and humiliating of defeats.

{{quote|[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] blow up, Waszzpinator must salvage. Waszzpinator blow up, ''nobody'' salvage! Why universe hate Waszzpinator?|Waspinator laments his lot in life|"[[Deep Metal]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
[[File:Optimusprimalvsmegatronwaspinator.jpg|left|thumb|"This new aerobics regimen is great! Work, you abs!"]]

The Waspinator was a fearsome warrior of monstrous appearance, striking fear with the eerie sound of his ominous buzzing. He striked down helpless victims using his secret wing missiles, poisoning them with his cyber-sting. {{storylink|#Toys|Waspinator bio}} He also liked to gang up on his victims with his partner, [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]]. {{storylink|Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw bio}}

When the Maximals located the Predacons' genetics lab, Waspinator was present along with Megatron and Tarantulas to fend them off. Waspinator exchanged blasts with Cheetor before Megatron initiated the lab's self-destruct mechanism, at which point the Predacons retreated. {{storylink|Optimus Primal vs Megatron!}}

When the [[quantum surge]] physically upgraded Waspinator into a [[Transmetal]], his personality remained the same. He, however, found a renewed drive to eliminate the Maximals, accompanied by enhanced speed. {{storylink|#Toys|Transmetal Waspinator Bio}}

The [[Transmetal|Metals]] upgrade did little to stem Waspinator's annoying buzzing, and he still suffered many bouts of violence. {{storylink|#TM1|Metals Waspeeter bio}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Mingliang]] (Chinese), [[Mikhail Tihonov]] (Russian, 2nd dub), [[Ivo Roberto]] (Portuguese), [[Fábio Vilalonga]] (Portuguese, some episodes), [[Diego Sabre]] (Italian), [[Pierre Laurent]] (French), [[Roberto Molina]] (Latin American Spanish, season 1), [[Carlos Íñigo]] (Latin American Spanish, last episodes of season 1, season 2 and season 3), [[Gabriel Gama]] (Latin American Spanish, last 2 episodes of season 3), [[José Padilla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Holger Potzern]] (German)}}

[[File:BeastWars1 Waspinator robotmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Remember when Waspinator used to be a threat? Because ''he'' doesn't, the poor guy.]]
Waspinator, part of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s rogue band of Predacons, landed on an unknown planet with dangerous levels of unstable [[energon]]. To protect themselves from the energon, the Predacons took organic [[beast mode]]s. In Waspinator's case, he now transformed into a large, green wasp. The first conflict between the stranded Predacons and their Maximal pursuers came when the Maximal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] stumbled across Waspinator. In a stark contrast to his later career, he actually proved to be a serious threat and had the advantage over the inexperienced Cheetor, pinning the young Maximal down in a canyon. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

The Predacons pursued the Maximals and interrupted a fight between [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]. When a stray shot exposed a cache of energon atop a nearby mountain, the Predacons headed for it. Waspinator was teamed with [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] for the first time, in an attempt to slow the Maximals down. They were chased off by a missile from Primal and rejoined the others for a mountaintop battle, wherein Cheetor attempted to have a rematch with Waspinator. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Waspinator helped [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] and Terrorsaur install some perimeter defenses around the Predacon base. {{storylink|The Web}} When Cheetor ended up in the Predacon base through some sort of freak teleportation system, Waspinator and Scorponok tried to kill him, but only succeeded in blowing themselves up with their own missiles. Little did Waspinator know that he would be blown up numerous times in the adventures to come. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:ChainOfCommand Waspinator gets shot up.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"...and here we see a wild Waspinator in its natural state."]]
Waspinator was part of an attack on the Maximals at the [[Standing Stones]]. He survived that battle, but when an [[Vok probe|alien probe]] appeared at the circle, he and Megatron attempted to take possession of it, and a pulse of energy zapped them. They turned up, badly damaged, back at the Predacon base. After repairs, Megatron sent Waspinator and Scorponok to guard the circle. The Maximals soon turned up to try and extract Primal from the probe. Waspinator attempted to sneak up on [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], only for the Maximal to see his reflection on the probe and ventilate him with a chaingun. Waspinator fell backwards against a standing stone, activating a sequence which freed Primal from the probe. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

After Terrorsaur managed to slag Megatron and take leadership of the Predacons, Waspinator and Scorponok promptly fixed Megatron. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}} When a [[stasis pod]] crashed, Waspinator and Terrorsaur went directly to the ''Axalon'' and ambushed Optimus Primal when he emerged to look for the pod. Though they succeeded, Dinobot dropped a huge rock on Waspinator, and Terrorsaur had to help his fellow. Waspinator was still healthy enough to report to Megatron, who sent the pair to capture the pod. On the way, they managed to slow down the Maximals by destroying an ice bridge, but by the time they reached the pod, [[Tigatron]] had already been activated. The new Maximal fought them off. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Waspinator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Wazzzzpinator not want to know "who'zzzz there?"]]
In one of Waspinator's few victories, he managed to retrieve the stasis pod which gave birth to [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. When Terrorsaur again deposed of Megatron, Waspinator seemed happy to follow his fellow Predacon. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}} Perhaps that was why he was subsequently assigned with Blackarachnia and Terrorsaur to deliver a [[sonic emitter]] to a location below the ''Axalon''. Dissatisfied with the task, he went to fly around for a bit and mutter to himself, only to give away their position accidentally. Though he returned to the other two Predacons, they were discovered by Tigatron, who destroyed the sonic emitter. {{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}} After Primal was inadvertently turned into a berserker by Scorponok's [[cyberbee]], Waspinator attempted to track down Optimus in the Predacon base, but found himself pulled through a wall and blasted. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

Waspinator acted as bait for the first test of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. The test was a success, but Waspinator was slagged by Tigatron. {{storylink|The Probe}} He was later one of the trio who mounted a mock revolt against Megatron to fool the Maximals. The Predacons concealed themselves in a crevasse (where Waspinator apparently spent his nights cuddling Tarantulas like a soft toy) while the Maximals repaired the ''Axalon''. They were discovered by Dinobot, who dropped a large rock on Waspinator and Terrorsaur. Though the latter survived to battle on, Waspinator apparently didn't. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:DarkDesigns Waspinator is nuts.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dancing Queen Bee]]
When [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] had his personality program converted to that of a Predacon, he started surreptitiously taking out the various Predacons. He swung a cargo crate into Waspinator, giving him a concussion. As a result, Waspy flew around in a daze, claiming to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] as well as the great [[Ben Yee|Wonko the Sane]]. This dementia was apparently reversed when Cheetor later got annoyed at his yammering and shot him down. One of Waspinator's stray shots subsequently hit the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]], causing it to explode. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

Terrorsaur and Waspinator were hanging around outside the Predacon base during Megatron's experiment to create a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}} The pair attacked Cheetor when the young Maximal was protecting a stasis pod. Cheetor managed to lure Waspinator into flying over an energon geyser, frying his circuits. {{storylink|The Spark}} Perhaps a sign that they hadn't learned their lesson, Waspinator and Terrorsaur attacked Tigatron, only to be blasted by the defense system of a strange [[Brigadoon|flying island]]. Though injured, they were able to return to base to report the find, just in time before Terrorsaur fainted on top of Waspinator. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Following another bout of repairs, the duo headed back for the island, only to run into Primal and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], who were headed in the same direction. Eventually, they did each the island... only for Blackarachnia to trick them into triggering the island's defenses again, resulting in them both being blasted. Waspinator blamed the "pterodactyl idiot" for this. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

Tigatron was ambushed on his way to another stasis pod by Waspinator, who managed to get a drop on the tiger. Waspinator's victory was short-lived, as [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] promptly shot his wings off, and he crashed to the ground. {{storylink|Spider's Game}} Waspinator and Terrorsaur stole the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[rectifier coil]], forcing the Maximals remain in their beast modes. Once the Maximals had gone feral and wandered off into the jungle, the Predacons mounted a hunting expedition. The Maximals were able to overcome their programming block, and during the subsequent fight, Rhinox swatted Waspinator out of the air with a ''tree,'' as if it were a baseball bat {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

[[File:Possession Waspinator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Give him an orange parka and call him Kenny.]]
After an apparently victorious battle, Waspinator and Scorponok returned to base. However, the Maximals they had attacked were not dead, merely blinded, and Waspinator was soon sent out again, teamed with Terrorsaur, to eliminate them. Unfortunately, even four blind Maximals were more than enough match for them, and both Predacons were sent packing. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} Things continued to go badly for Waspinator, as during a violent storm, he was possessed by the immortal [[spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. It took a major [[energon]] explosion to dislodge Starscream's immortal [[spark]] from Waspinator's body. It also had the after-effect of giving Waspinator a headache in his ''whole body''. {{storylink|Possession}}

Waspinator was part of a diversionary attack while Tarantulas tried out his new weapon, an [[energon discharge virus]]. Later on, the Predacons attempted to stop the Maximals getting the antidote and were blasted by Rhinox's enormous fart. {{storylink|The Low Road}} Waspinator teamed up with [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and Terrorsaur for a fight, only to be roundly trounced by Tigatron. The trio were later able to defeat Dinobot, with Waspinator dealing the final blow, but Optimus Primal turned up and blew both him and Terrorsaur away with one shot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

[[File:OtherVoices1 robonoogie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Wazzzzpinator having flashbacks to grammar zzzzzchool!"]]
Waspinator caught Tarantulas stealing a [[transwarp cell]] from the ''Darksyde'', but he was unable to stop the spider from leaving, as Tarantulas tossed him a bomb and locked the door behind him. Trapped inside, Waspinator was soon in a multitude of separate pieces. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} Recovered and ready to take revenge on Tarantulas, he was instead sent by Megatron to secure a new [[Bio-Dome|alien site]]. Unfortunately, once he got there, he encountered Rattrap, who saw him off with a "robonoogie" and a kick to the unmentionables. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} He retired to the ''Darksyde'', where the Predacons monitored the situation with the [[Planet Buster]] weapon which had been revealed from the planet's second moon. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:ComingFuzors1 Waspinator cubed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Rube-ik's Cube]]
After the Planet Buster was destroyed, the strange energies of a [[quantum surge]] saturated both ships. Waspinator lost control of his hoversled and was tipped into one of the restoration pools. Bathed in the regenerative fluids, he was prevented from becoming a [[Transmetal]]. He and his newly upgraded leader mounted an attack on the ''Axalon'', but once Waspinator faced a similarly upgraded Cheetor, he soon retreated. {{storylink|Aftermath}} Waspinator was the first to realize that the seemingly unknown planet on which they'd landed was, in fact, [[Earth]]. Dinobot had made the same realization and stole into the ''Darksyde'' to retrieve both of Megatron's disks. Waspinator proposed the two work together to steal the disks, and much to his surprise, Dinobot agreed... and threw him into the security shield. Waspinator was crushed into a cube by the disks' security contraption, leaving Dinobot free to steal the disks unharmed while Waspinator crawled away to the [[CR chamber]] using two fingers.

He got himself repaired in time to join Megatron's forces on the battlefield, where they outnumbered Dinobot, Cheetor and Rattrap. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} He was teamed up with new recruit [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] to attack the ''Axalon'' by air. After asserting his authority over the [[Fuzor]], he was promptly knocked out of the air by Cheetor. After piercing Sentinel's defenses (and shooting Dinobot in the crotch), he joined the other Predacons as they prepared to finish off the Maximals for good... but was the first victim of a reborn Transmetal Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

Waspinator and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] were tasked with constructing a new jamming tower. They constructed it successfully, but while Waspinator proudly reported their success to Megatron, Inferno playfully knocked the tower over on him. {{storylink|Tangled Web}} Another of Waspinator's rare victories came when he shot Silverbolt from behind, causing the Maximal to crash into Dinobot, effectively taking both out. While Inferno took off with Dinobot's prone form, [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] refused to help Waspy carry Silverbolt. A short time later, Rattrap mimicked Quickstrike's voice, tricking Waspinator into picking up a gas mine, and Waspinator's victory was no more. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

Waspinator and the rest of the Predacons installed shield generators around another alien site, but the [[Metal Hunter|alien construct]] which appeared zapped everyone, sending him into stasis lock. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} Megatron took control of the construct and restored all of the Predacons to working order. Waspinator and Inferno retrieved transwarp cells to give the ship transwarp capability. They were later sent out to defend the construct against the Maximals. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

[[File:BadSpark Waspinator defeated.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Not quite what "stick the landing" means.]]
Sent with Blackarachnia to claim another pod, Waspinator didn't last long before he was shot down by Cheetor and landed head first. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} He also took part in the attack on the valley where the [[anthropoid]]s were living, but his contribution ended when Dinobot stuffed him head-first into [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s main cannon and Rampage exploded. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

As by Megatron's calculations, the [[transwarp wavefront]] from the Planet Buster explosion would soon be reaching [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Predacons mounted an attack on the ''Axalon''. The Maximals received reinforcements in the form of Predacon covert agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], whose [[transwarp cruiser]] saw the Predacons off. Waspinator was subsequently given a new solo mission by Megatron, and he departed when the Maximals next attacked. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} Just as he arrived at his [[Mount St. Hilary|destination]], Blackarachnia accidentally hit him with her hoversled, knocking him apart. Waspinator once again started gathering himself together. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

Waspinator pulled himself together in time to aid Megatron's escape, after the Predacon leader badly damaged [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. He, Megatron and Inferno headed for the ''Axalon'', but Cheetor and Primal caught up with them, and Waspinator was downed by one shot from Cheetor. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}} After Inferno was blown to bits while attacking the Maximal base, Megatron sent Waspinator to salvage him. Waspinator was less than happy, complaining that no one ever salvaged ''him.'' {{storylink|Deep Metal}} He was able to get the drop on Silverbolt when the Maximals were attempting to salvage [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], and he happily flew off with the module. He was so excited, he figured Megatron would give him a vacation for this.

{{Quote|Waspinator having good day! Not get shot once!}}

[[File:Waspinatorigor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Igor needs to file his nails.]]
Sadly, he didn't get very far before Silverbolt and Rattrap caught up, blasting him out of the air so they could reclaim Sentinel. {{storylink|Changing of the Guard}} After Megatron developed [[cyber raptor]]s, Waspinator and Tarantulas were sent out with a group of them to attack Cheetor and Blackarachnia. The Maximals soon discovered that destroying the raptors' control components sent them wild, and Waspinator was stomped into the ground by an out-of-control dinosaur. {{storylink|Cutting Edge}} Another of Waspinator's increasingly few victories came when he managed to snatch a stasis pod from under the Maximals' noses. He acted as lab assistant as Megatron utilized the [[blank]] [[protoform]] contained in the pod, plus a [[transmetal driver]], to create a new [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]]. Unfortunately, even this victory was short-lived, as a short time later, the device Megatron was using exploded, and Waspinator was caught in the blast. After getting repaired, he made his way to where Megatron was interrogating [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]... only to be blasted by his own trigger-happy leader. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

After Megatron discovered that Cheetor had upgraded himself into a [[Transmetal 2]], he sent Waspinator and Dinobot out to find and capture the kitty. The pair located him in a cave, but as Dinobot began to move in, Waspinator asserted his own leadership...and was shredded by Dinobot. Following another bout of repairs, Waspinator rejoined the hunt, and they eventually found Cheetor again. Waspinator was offhandedly slagged by the Maximal while trying to sneak up. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

[[File:Go with the Flow Waspinator Una.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Oh, Waspinator want to renegotiate contract..."]]
Requiring someone organic to complete the [[disruptor cannon]], Megatron sent Waspinator and Inferno to pick up an anthropoid. Waspinator was able to capture [[Una]], but she did quite a bit of damage to him on the flight back. On reaching the mountain hideout, Waspinator reported success and promptly collapsed into a collection of parts. At some point, he got repaired and was able to join in the pursuit of Rattrap and Una as they escaped. He was hit in the face by mud, sending him out of control, crashing into first Inferno, then Dinobot, and allowing the Maximals to escape. The three Predacons were called back to the mountain, where Megatron attempted to use the disruptor cannon, which promptly exploded. {{storylink|Go with the Flow}} Waspinator's next glorious mission was an attack on the Maximal base. Unfortunately for him, his expected backup wasn't there, and he was swatted by Optimus Primal. It had all been a ploy to draw Primal out so that Tarantulas could deliver a device to take control of the Maximal leader. {{storylink|Master Blaster}}

During Quickstrike's trial for betraying Megatron, Waspinator was his defense attorney. He didn't do a very excellent job of defending his client as he wanted to see him get punished. However, before Quickstrike's sentence was cast, the ''Darksyde'' was destroyed at [[Tigerhawk]]'s hands. In retaliation, Megatron ordered the Predacons to attack, but Tigerhawk summoned a tornado that swooped up Waspinator, Inferno, and Quickstrike. Waspinator looked on the bright side that he had company this time. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

With their base gone, Megatron sent Waspinator, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] on an errand to find a new base, which was really nothing more than pointless busywork while Megatron went to do more important things. As the trio staked out an early [[human]] tribe that had taken up residence in a series of caves, Waspinator decided he'd finally had enough and ripped off his [[insignia|Predacon symbol]], declaring himself out of the Beast Wars.

[[File:Waspinatorhappyatlast.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Wazzzzpinator happy at last! ...until the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|next series]].]]
{{quote|I said '''no!''' [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Dragon-Bot]] command '''you,''' [[Second-in-command|Sub-Commander]] [[Inferno (BW)|Kiss-Butt]]! Dragon-Bot not command Waspinator! Not any more! Waspinator sick of being evil! Sick of being Predacon! And Waspinator especially sick of getting blown to '''scrap''' all the time! Sooo, Waspinator '''quit!''' As of '''now,''' which means [[Inferno (BW)|Ant-Bot]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Two-Head]] can just pucker their mandibles and plant [[Kiss|big, wet, juicy one]] right here on Waspinator's big...fat..stripy...}}

At this point, Waspinator was interrupted by getting blown to scrap by Inferno and Quickstrike. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

His parts recovered by the anthropoid tribe, Waspinator remained on Earth while all the other surviving Transformers set off for Cybertron, and led the tribe, declaring that he was finally... happy. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

For a bit, at least.
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====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Victor Covarrubias]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Vittorio Stagni]] (Italian), [[Thomas Nero Wolff]] (German), [[Jean-Marc Delhausse]] (French)}}

[[File:Wazzpithrust TheCatalyst.jpg|thumb|''Bug to be wiiii-iii-ild!'']]
Waspinator grew bored of being a god to the anthropoids and started flicking rocks at their heads. The anthropoids he had ruled over grew tired of his presence and evicted him from their settlement by catapulting him from a tree. After this, Waspinator returned to Cybertron, which "took forever". Once home, his spark was removed and used to power the [[Vehicon general]] [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]. He ''loved'' being a cool biker-bot as he now got respect and was finding [[Blackarachnia (BW)|chicks]] dig the new brooding bad boy schtick!

It turned out that Waspinator had a secret infatuation with Blackarachnia: influences from his inner spark caused Thrust to save her life several times. She thought this was because he carried ''[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s'' spark. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery|Discovery}} She later tried to bring his original mind back and discovered, to her disgust, that she'd spent all her effort getting Waspinator back. Poor Waspinator was rather upset to find Blackarachnia no longer wanted to "go steady" with him, and briefly had a punch-up with a revived Silverbolt over her honour. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

[[File:Wazzpinator.jpg|left|thumb|Why [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] hate Wazzzzpinator?]]

Following Blackarachnia's unambiguous rejection of him (''there's'' gratitude for you!), Waspinator remained in the "background" and let Thrust run the show, and nobody ever expressed interest in reformatting Thrust to free Waspinator. In the final battle, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] used an [[Spark extractor|extractor]] to remove Waspinator's spark from the body shell. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|When Legends Fall}} After Cybertron's [[technorganic]] reformatting (thanks to Optimus Primal, through the cost of his and Megatron's lives) Waspinator returned in his [[beast mode]] with Thrust's head, now the size of a standard wasp. He complained to Rattrap about how much he wanted glory and power and never gets what he wants... at which point Rattrap swatted him away. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Seeds of the Future}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:Atari meets optimus primal.jpg|125px|thumb|Even in this series, Waspinator gets shot at.]]

=====Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base=====
Waspinator was witness to [[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]] being sent through [[unspace|transwarp]] to acquire [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] for the Predacon forces. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}

=====''Cloud''=====
While the Maximals were trying to help out the wayward [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]] of the [[Cloud World]], they investigated an energon mine, only to find the Predacons waiting there. The two sides battled, and Hot Rodimus took the opportunity to transform into helicopter mode to pursue his true quarry. Bemused by the presence of this larger [[Transformer]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] sent Waspinator and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] to give chase. Rodimus was able to shoot down Terrorsaur and shred Waspinator to ribbons with his rotors. {{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}

In another fight with Shockwave, Hot Rodimus thought back to their confrontation with the Beast Warriors, including Terrorsaur. {{storylink|TFC-A03}}

=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Soon after his encounter with Starscream, Waspinator was part of an initially ordinary skirmish between the Maximals and the Predacons. {{Storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}} He personally attacked Cheetor with his Beebee Shot, but the cheetah countered with a Laser Shot. {{Storylink|Cheetor Chapter}} Waspinator struck with another Beebee Shot. {{Storylink|Waspinator Chapter}} The battle was later joined by Transformers from [[Movie timeline|another universe]]. The Decepticons allied themselves with the Predacons, while the Autobots did the same with the Maximals. {{Storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} After the alternate [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] arrived, {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} the two allied forces faced off against one other in one last strike. {{Storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}

=====''15 Go! Go!''=====
The time-traveling [[human]] [[Atari Hitotonari]] and the [[Sparkbot]] [[Star Dust]] witnessed a battle between Waspinator and Optimus Primal. However, the two interlopers could not be seen by either of the warriors. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Following the [[Great Transformation]], Waspinator overheard the Maximals talking about the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], a dimension where they were all fictional characters. Believing he was a popular enough character to become a powerful ruler in this world, he decided to go there with Rattrap, who was searching for Rhinox. Reformatted into his original Earth mode by Cheetor, Waspinator traversed dimensions and located the Legends version of himself, intending to take control of the local Predacons at [[Tera-Kura Co.]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Rattrap}} His takeover of the company was successful thanks to these Predacons being tiny and easy to bully, but he hadn't enjoyed his position for long before the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] appeared and possessed him again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Waspinator}} Waspinator's body was made to attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] until Rhinox appeared and rammed him so hard that his head flew off and Starscream's ghost was expelled. He then returned home with Rattrap and Rhinox. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Rhinox}}
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====3H comics====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English)}}
[[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] threatened to blast Waspinator if Megatron did not back down. Waspinator's warranty had expired, but it didn't matter as Antagony accidentally wasted her last shot when she sneezed. Do we even need to guess what happened to Waspinator? {{storylink|Visitations}}

Later, to his credit, Waspinator was the only Predacon aside from Megatron to not be paralyzed in fear at the sight of a [[Unicron]]-possessed [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]]. Of course, Waspinator had just been blown up for the umpteen millionth time. None of the Maximals expressed satisfaction. They always got Waspinator. Always. {{storylink|Paradox}}

{{note|Although [[3H Productions]] folded before the ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' comic could be concluded, [[Dan Khanna]] revealed that the unproduced ending of ''Primeval Dawn'' would have concluded with Waspinator traveling with a victorious [[Primal Prime]]'s team through the transwarp portal built by the undead [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to present day Cybertron, thus explaining how Waspinator was able to return to Cybertron to become [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]].}}

After the reformatting of Cybertron, Waspinator came under the command of [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. His tiny size and great speed made him an excellent scout and messenger, and he reported to Galvatron that the invading Quintessons had entered a particular canyon that the Predacons had booby-trapped. He seemed very giddy to have a commander who actually found him useful for once. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Later, Waspinator was part of a team of [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] sent to rescue victims of [[Unicron]] who had been transported to an isolated, icy planetoid. He didn't really know what he was doing there and neither did [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (who wasn't sure why they hadn't just whacked him on principle). When [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]] attacked, the Beast Warriors were luckily warped to the passing Autobot ship ''OTFCC'' before being wiped out. During the later battle, Waspinator was blasted his own side after he happily admitted he liked "[[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom]]". {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Waspinator served under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] at the tail-end of the Great War. Though the Tripredacus Council sought to let hostilities between the Autobots and the Decepticons die out after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] both fell in combat, Megatron had more aggressive plans. His squadron attacked [[Tigatron]] when he approached them to broker peace between the two factions. Waspinator wound up getting smushed when an [[Airazor (BW)|enemy soldier]] threw another [[Terrorsaur (BW)|flier]] into him, which sent Waspinator tumbling underneath [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]'s foot as the gestalt stepped down. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the timestream, he witnessed several key moments during the Beast Wars. Among those moments was Starscream's possession of Waspinator's body. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====Waspscream continuity====
Later, [[Primax 208.06 Zeta|a divergent timeline]]'s Waspinator was possessed by the immortal spark of Starscream of [[Primax 206.15 Gamma]] after the latter's defeat at the hand of the Maximals. When the Quantum Surge hit prehistoric Earth, Starscream was able to influence Waspinator's transmetalization so that the Predacon's third mode would resemble Starscream's own original fighter jet mode. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}}

This time around, Starscream permanently took over Waspinator's body, and killed the Maximals before seizing leadership of the Predacons for himself. On returning to Cybertron, 'Waspscream' was [[Reformatting|reformat]]ted into a [[technorganic]] body by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] which Starscream used to battle against Megatron for control of Cybertron's stolen sparks. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 16, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 16/08/2015}}

The two of them bickered constantly over control of the shared body, their two distinct voices audible to whoever was in earshot. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}}

====''Mini Mayhem!''====
Waspinator and Erector were walking along when they came across Grimlock, Jazz, and Shockwave, discussing the upcoming nomination for the [[2011]] [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. The trio mistook Erector for Bumblebee, and so spared him any ridicule, but verbally tore in Waspinator, insisting he stood no chance against them. Waspinator countered that he was once ruler over all "fleshie-bots," but the other 'bots wouldn't hear any of it, and walked off in a huff. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

====Hall of Fame bio====
Before taking on a wasp form, Waspinator was known as '''Wasp'''. He, along with the other Predacons, stole the Golden Disk from the [[Hall of Records]]. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}

====''Timelines''====
While [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], his [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|another underling]] stole a Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], the Predacon who would later name himself Waspinator stole a ship from [[Predacon Transwarp Research Center D-F]] with the help of [[Terrorsaur (BW)|an accomplice]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

[[File:Waspinatordawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Waspy is mi kopilot, but hoo on Sibertron is mi spelcheker?]]
The two had a contest to name the ship, but "Waspinator" lost, and thus the stolen ship was dubbed the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''. "Waspinator" believed ''Buzzerbot'' would have been a better name. For reasons known only to [[Primus]], Megatron agreed.

After escaping [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the ''Darksyde'' was intercepted by the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', but after an intense space battle, only the ''Darksyde'' and the ''Axalon'' remained. Megatron ordered "Waspinator" to ''excecute'' their planned [[unspace|transwarp]] jump, opening up a portal which both ships entered. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

Two weeks after [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Waspinator fought to defend an orbital weapon from the Maximals. Waspinator was defeated by Airazor. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

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====''TransTech''====
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In one alternate world, when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possessed Waspinator, his spark mutated the Predacon, granting Waspinator the Decepticon's longevity and the ability to travel through time. Much later, after Cybertron became a technorganic world, Thrust and Waspinator were not fused into a small technorganic insect, but into a full-on technorganic Transformer that merged the two both physically and mentally. Shortly after being reformatted, he somehow got separated from his native universe, ending up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. He met up with [[Heinrad (TransTech)|Heinrad]], and Thrustinator's chronal phase from Starscream helped Heinrad master his own time abilities. In return for aid in "fixing" the past, Heinrad promised to Thrustinator that he would be returned to his home universe. {{storylink|Timeless}}

Thurstinator was next sent to a prehistoric post-[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] Earth to stabilize the damaged timeline by removing the "anomaly": [[Packrat]]. Surprising Packrat by not showing up on [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]]'s scans for Predacon intruders, Thrustinator offered to take Packrat to a Cybertron. When Packrat declined in favor of staying to break into the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Thrustinator disabled Packrat with a [[circuit stunner]] and opened a multiversal portal to [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Collections}}

[[File:TTRhinoxFinalGoodbye.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right]]
After the descent of the [[Shroud]], Thrustinator and Heinrad watched as [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] solemnly deactivated his monitors; by the time Rhinox turned around, they had warped away without a word. {{storylink|Epilogue Two}} When [[Axiom Nexus News|ANN]] intern [[Miss-Q]] tried to reach out to the two time travellers for insights on the convoluted temporal mechanics of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], they were nowhere to be found. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/03/24}}

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====''Wings Universe''====
When the Star Seekers broke out of prison following their capture by the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s in 2984, [[Tornado]] managed to grab a significant portion of the prison database. Among the files was surveillance footage of Waspinator in his cell, scrawling what appeared to be random patterns on the wall. However, [[Cannonball (G1)|Captain Cannonball]] recognized that the drawings were star charts to the Star Seekers' next goal: the immortal spark of the infamous Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]! {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Waspinator alerted Megatron to the arrival of a new [[stasis pod]]. Megatron, in no shape to go after it, angrily swatted him away. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Later, after Megatron was dismembered by the lunatic [[Jaguar]], Waspinator recovered his severed (but still functioning) head. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}} Following Megatron's instructions, Waspinator carried his head to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', where Megatron intended to kill the slumbering [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Blackarachnia intervened, kicking Megatron's head out of Waspinator's hands and into a lava pool. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

===''Legends'' anthology===
The Predacons crashed on Earth in [[Mexico]] around 1,000 BC. Acting on Megatron's orders, Tarantulas and Waspinator enslaved the local [[Natiltec]] tribe, who saw Waspinator as some sort of "wasp-god", and forced them to mine energon. Silverbolt mounted a heroic rescue, struggling with Waspinator as the humans escape. The Natiltec later immortalised the event on a cave wall, which was uncovered some three thousand years later by a team of archaeologists. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]; [[Homecoming (IDW)|''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' #19]] (modern era)
[[File:TheHuntingParty-Waspinator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|This is how you know it's the real Waspinator.]]
During the early days of the war, Waspinator served under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as part of a [[Titan Hunter|team]] sent to find the lost [[Titan (group)|Titan]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. On the two-hundred-and-thirty-eighth day of this grueling campaign, Waspinator and his colleagues destroyed a [[Nibarian]] outpost because they believed it was between them and their quarry. A hunch from [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] led them further to a planet inhabited by [[Urtuskian]]s. As Waspinator and the other Decepticons started obliterating the primitive outpost, believing Metroplex was underneath (and also because it was fun), their team was caught up to by a team of [[Autobot]]s who had been trailing them. Waspinator was the first casualty of this battle, blasted from behind and left stunned. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Waspinator carried on as a Titan Hunter, even after Bludgeon and Thundercracker were no longer with the team. When the hunters at last found a Titan, Waspinator managed to be the one to deliver a mortal blow—much to his misfortune. The Titan panicked and opened a [[space bridge]], flinging itself and Waspinator through time and space. Eventually, after the Titan's functions had ceased, Waspinator managed to take control of it and was able to use its space bridge-generating power to return to reality. Long afterwards, when Waspinator was drowning his sorrows at a seedy bar somewhere within the universe, he found himself confronted by his old superior, Bludgeon, and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Upon hearing Waspinator's tale, Jhiaxus convinced the hapless Decepticon to join his party, seeing that his titan-controlling ability could be useful. The group went to [[Gorlam Prime]], where Waspinator pretended to be chased by the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] so as to lure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and his friends into coming to his "rescue." The ploy worked, and as Pax and the others struggled to hold off [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], Waspinator said he had been brought to the planet to do something "terrible" and made the former Autobot leader realize that the ancient ruins beneath Gorlam Prime's surface were a slumbering Titan. When Pax awakened the Titan to battle Monstructor, Waspinator made his move and connected himself to the Titan so as to take control of it like he had in the past. Under Jhiaxus' orders, Waspinator forced the Titan to teleport to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

[[File:DarkDawn-Waspinator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Ooh...Wazzpinator working for important Decepticon. Maybe Wazzpinator not get damaged this time."]]
Guiding the Titan to [[Crystal City]], {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} Waspinator was quick to pledge allegiance to Jhiaxus's ally, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who used [[Ore-14]] to transform the Titan into the undead [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} When the combined forces of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s Autobots and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons attacked Crystal City to put a stop to their plans, Shockwave had Waspinator relinquish his stinger, recognizing that the weapon had forged Waspinator's link to the Necrotitan when he had used it to deliver its killing blow. While Waspinator's limited intelligence had been unable to make much sense of the link to the giant's mind, Shockwave used the weapon to much greater effect, taking direct control of the Necrotitan and using it to scatter their attackers. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Shockwave then tasked Waspinator with bringing the useful body of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to his chambers, but [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] took over this duty as he didn't trust "modern" Cybertronians. Waspinator accompanied him, carrying Megatron's legs, only to be knocked out when Megatron revealed himself to still be alive. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

[[File:BlackPlanet-Waspinator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"''Sigh''...why doezz Wazzpinator bother?"]]
As Waspinator had already served his purpose by providing the Necrotitan, Shockwave punished him for letting Megatron escape by ordering [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] to execute him, but Metalhawk resisted his control and spared the bug. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} The two spied on Shockwave as he revealed the disastrous end goal of his plan, after which they were approached by [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] who teleported them out to warn the other Transformers. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As the Autobots and Decepticons formed a group to oppose Shockwave, an unwilling Waspinator was dragged along thanks to his knowledge of Crystal City's layout. As soon as they were teleported into Shockwave's lair, however, he was impaled by Bludgeon and left on the sidelines to lament his lot in life. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

Six months after the battle with Shockwave, a recovered Waspinator was drinking at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] stopped by. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} At some point he had located and gotten thrown out of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Regenesis]] mine within Metroplex, and following an attempt on Windblade's life, he commented that she shouldn't have been snooping around in Metroplex either. When this comment caught the attention of Windblade, he assumed she wanted to hurt him and tried to flee, only to be taken down by [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. Windblade herself proved more sympathetic to Waspinator's plight and comforted the paranoid 'bot until he agreed to show her the mine. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} Their investigation into the mine eventually got them captured by Starscream, but fortunately Chromia, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and some other neutrals broke them out of jail. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

[[File:WorldOfTomorrow-WaspySkyByte.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|EVERY NOW AND THEN I FALL APAAAARRT]]
Waspinator later partied it up at Maccadam's some time after [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]]'s reactivation, sharing a song with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} After a disastrous first contact with [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Waspinator was one of the Decepticons who went to the colony to help the locals. He was confused to find the locals were glad to see him and even asked ''why'' they were being nice to him. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} When [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] attempted to force the Cybertronians off Caminus, Waspinator was the first to see him coming (and to run away). His contribution to the battle was mainly to run around screaming, but he managed to avoid getting stepped on, impaled, or blown up, which is a pretty good outcome for him. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} After the battle was over, Waspinator and [[Sparkstalker]] helped repair the damage to Caminus, earning the Decepticons respect from the Camiens. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} He was then caught up in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|combiner war]] between Devastator, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] and was urged to get to safety by Chromia. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Once the situation finally cooled down and an alliance between Cybertron and Caminus was brokered, Waspinator attended a "Not the End of the World" party at Maccadam's where he danced with [[Octane|Tall]] and [[Tankor (BM)|Fat Tankor]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}}

Waspinator was later minding his own business on the street when he was almost run over by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}} He then got caught up in a bar fight started by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] at Maccadam's, and commented that he hated weekends. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

When Starscream announced "[[Chosen One Day]]", Waspinator decided to relax in a pool of energon. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

Following [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]'s appointment to head of the [[Cybertronian Security Force]], Waspinator joined the organization. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Transformers vs. Visionaries)|Desperate Measures}} As [[Earth]] prepared to formally join the [[Council of Worlds]]. Waspinator was part of the security detachment during the build-up to the official ceremonies. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Things quickly went wrong, and in the wake of the [[Iron Ring]]'s attack and [[Merklynn]]'s subsequent betrayal, Cybertron was colonized by a handful of [[Prysmosian]]s based out of the subterranean city of [[New Prysmos]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}} Waspinator was among the Cybertronians posted to guard the checkpoints in and out of the alien city. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Transformers vs. Visionaries)|Desperate Measures}}

Waspinator inadvertently joined the cast of [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|''Starscream: The Movie'']], where he portrayed a student at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] that the fabulously wealthy and humble Starscream chose as the mascot for his rallying cry against social injustices. Poor Waspinator had just wanted to sample the craft services. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} After Windblade revealed to Cybertron that [[Liege Maximo]] had been freed during the recent [[Titan (group)|Titan]] attack, Waspinator joined Blurr and [[Tankor (BM)|Fat Tankor]] in saving the cityspeaker from an angry Carcerian, and encouraged her to run for office. When she won the subsequent election, Waspinator flew joyously above the victory party. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

[[File:DesperateMeasures-Thrustinator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Wazzpinator hate FunPub homages!"]]
When the villainous [[Darkling Lord]] [[Virulina]] made her play for leadership and took over New Prysmos, Waspinator was the only Transformer unlucky enough to be present for the coup and was captured by her forces. Magically shackled and paraded before Virulina, Waspinator offered her his services so that she could wage war against the other Cybertronians... but Virulina had other plans, and used her [[magic]] to transform him into a monstrous biomechanical steed instead. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Transformers vs. Visionaries)|Desperate Measures}} She subsequently called upon Waspinator for her final battle against [[Leoric]]; he obediently grappled with Leoric's lion form, but was forgotten when Virulina opted to finish off her foe up close.

Their battle was cut short when Wheeljack's anti-magical "bomb" detonated in the core of Cybertron; its energies combined with the magic of the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] and raised New Prysmos to the surface of Cybertron while returning Waspinator's body to normal. Returning to Iacon, Waspinator was examined by Wheeljack and [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], who concluded that while some Prysmosian magic still lingered in his systems, the best cure was to head to Maccadam's for a drink. {{storylink|The Curtain}}

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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
As the Decepticons set up to make [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] a grilled cheese sandwich, Waspinator helped out by putting a giant bib on their leader. When [[Wheeljack (G1)#Kre-O|Wheeljack]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Kre-O|Cliffjumper]] invaded the work site, Waspinator helped surround the interlopers, only to be pelted with molten cheese and caught in a net by the other Autobots. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Thrustinator witnessed Megatron's humiliating temper-tantrum over his lack of "[[Skeletron|See-Through Power]]". {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

Thrustinator was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

On Megatron's orders, Thrustinator tickled the [[Constructicon (Kre-O)|Constructicons]]' feeties as "special training" to rid them of their weakness to tickling. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} He was hanging around in the background when [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] recruited [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] into the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}} was present when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were unleashed upon the Autobots, {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}} worked for [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]] during the discovery of the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}} and helped repaint a captured [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]] into Metrotitan. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

As Waspinator, he helped construct Megatron's solar power tower, only to be buried in blocks when it ended up wrecked. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}} After being blown apart by a crazed [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], a Thrust-looking Kreon was rebuilt into Thrustinator. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===Legends World===
A resident of the [[Legends World]], Waspinator attended [[Transformers Celebration 2014]] where he bought some ''Transformers'' toys. {{storylink|Legends Bonus Vol.}} A huge ''Transformers'' fan and employee of [[Tera-Kura Co.]], {{storylink|Legends Vol. 13#Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!|Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!}} he claimed to know everything about ''Transformers'' but also refused to talk about ''anything else'', even with clients. After an incident where he hung up on a client who didn't want to talk ''Transformers'', his boss [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] broke him into pieces. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 13#Buzz Buzz Buzz, Wasps Flyyy|Buzz Buzz Buzz, Wasps Flyyy}} At one point, Waspinator was standing behind [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] in line at [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s toy shop. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}}

After being beaten again for playing with toys during work hours, Waspinator was approached by a bashful Megatron who asked to see him after work. Believing his boss was hitting on him, he protested that he didn't swing that way, unaware that Megatron just wanted to learn more about ''Transformers'' and impress [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 14#President Mega's Requests|President Mega's Requests}} Agreeing to be Megatron's personal ''Transformers'' teacher, Waspinator taught him various Transformer names through use of a song and provided him with material to study on the train. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 14#President Mega's Studies|President Mega's Studies}} When [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] attacked [[Tokyo]] with [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], Waspinator recognized the latter two as [[Wrecker]]s from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|UK ''Transformers'' comic]], interrupting Tankor's own claims that they were from an [[w:Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|'80s mecha anime]]. He was promptly chased off by the annoyed Tankor. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|Bonus Edition Vol. 4}}

During a subsequent lesson, Waspinator attempted to teach his boss about Roadbuster and Whirl's origins, but didn't get far since Megatron was distracted by fantasies about what British Transformers must be like. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz|Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz}} Waspinator celebrated [[Christmas]] with his sons, [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] and [[Venom (G1)|Venin]], and suggested the readers reward themselves with some ''Transformers'' purchases in the upcoming year. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} Waspinator and Rattrap were present when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] arrived in the Legends World, explaining Transformers were fictional in their world and breaking it to him that he wasn't as popular as he hoped. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}} When Megatron was acting weird during [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]'s job interview, Waspinator explained that the president had been watching [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|the third movie]] the day before. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 16#The Results of Mega-chan's Studies|The Results of Mega-chan's Studies}} Unlike Blackarachnia, he went home when the workday was over instead of sticking around to do more work. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 16#Widow-chan at Work|Widow-chan at Work}}

When Rhinox was turned into Tankor one day, Waspinator and Silverbolt similarly woke up in the bodies of Thrust and Jetstorm, respectively. Seeing a kinship between them, Tankor asked the two if they'd join him in turning the world into a paradise of [[The Transformers (franchise)|original ''Transformers'']], but Thrust countered that his kids didn't know anything about characters from 30 years ago and that it's better to have lots of versions of ''Transformers'' for everyone to enjoy. Their refusal angered Tankor, and a battle broke out between the three Vehicons. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}}

When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] appeared in the Legends World, Waspinator initially mistook her for [[Nijika]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]'' and, to Megatron's frustration, was the only one to understand her explanation about the Legends World's status as a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] creation. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} His nerdy knowledge came in handy again when Tera-Kura was invaded by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|another Megatron]], as he was able to teach his own Megatron everything there was to know about the newcomer's history. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|Bonus Edition Vol. 13}} He was present at [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2015 where he witnessed [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] causing trouble. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge)|Bonus Edition Scourge}} A third Megatron known as [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]] later showed up and started stealing [[Mini-Con]] toys from everyone, including Waspinator. After Rattrap had chased the villain away, Waspinator claimed a stolen [[Dragoyell]] belonged to him, and not Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Armada Megatron}}

Waspinator later bothered the "original Megatron" after he'd assumed the position of chairman of Tera-Kura Co. {{storylink|LG13 Megatron Sequel#Widow-chan's Usual Day|Widow-chan's Usual Day}} President Megatron invited him and all other employees out for a night on the town after work, but no one showed up. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter|The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter}} Waspinator was present at the show floor where Tera-Kura unveiled their latest product, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]], to the public. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 15|Bonus Edition Vol. 15}} He was at the office when Chairman Megatron recruited new employee [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} as well as when Blackarachnia was thinking about her life working under her idolized Megatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

Waspinator watched with envy when Armada Megatron began stealing all the world's Transformers toys, and was shocked to learn that he and the other toy nerds were empowering the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] with their desires. He celebrated when Megatron gave up the toys, and was quick to try and claim a [[Unicron of Light]] for himself. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}} When the [[Drift (G1)#Cloud|Deadlock]] of [[Cloud World]] showed up, Waspinator was the only fan hardcore enough to recognize him from ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'', which he taught the others about. He and the others were then sent to Cloud World themselves when [[SARA]] messed up. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Deadlock}} The next interdimensional visitor to run into Waspinator was the ''original'' Waspinator from [[Primax 1097.01 Alpha|another dimension]]! Meeting his counterpart outside of Tera-Kura Co., Waspinator offered to introduce him to President Megatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Rattrap}} This turned out to be a mistake, as the much larger and stronger Waspinator proceeded to take over the company and force its employees into servitude. Megatron rightfully blamed his own Waspinator. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Waspinator}}

When Chairman Megatron was seemingly killed protecting his employees from [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], Waspinator commented that he must have been influenced by his time as a good guy in his G-2 days. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}} After his company merged with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], forming the "Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.", Waspinator was included on a chart showing its employees. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}} He later attended a meeting during which Chairman Megatron scolded the Headmasters. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} When the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were introduced, Waspinator compared their voices to those of other Transformers. {{storylink|LG-26 Scourge Prologue}} He helpfully put a Decepticon logo on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when the Autobot joined their company. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Waspinator was part of a crowd that cheered for [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] after he drove off [[Devil Z]], and was presumably the only person there who knew their savior wasn't Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} At work, he was among the unlucky employees that an enraged Devil Z took out his anger on, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}} and got thrown around by a telekinetic [[Apeface]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 38|Bonus Edition Vol. 38}} When a [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] attacked Tokyo, Waspinator correctly identified it as the Scorponok from "[[The Rebirth]]" and not ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}} He was present when the [[Dimensional Patrol]] searched the Legends World for the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Bonus Edition Scourge 2}}

When [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s body turned into that of [[Magna Convoy]], Waspinator explained who Magna Convoy was. Even he didn't know which universe Convoy came from, however, so he borrowed [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] to summon [[Delta Magnus]] and interview him on the matter. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Magna Convoy}} Waspinator was among the employees charged with hiding [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] during an attack on Tera-Kura, but failed to protect it from [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was revived, he transformed into a monstrous mobile base mode that Waspinator couldn't identify from any previous fiction. He soon got other things to worry about, however, as Trypticon gobbled him up and used him as a power source. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} He later cheered for G1 Megatron after he was elected mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara|Neo Akihabara City]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}}

When Waspinator identified another visitor as ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the blocky Decepticon was annoyed and yelled at him about wanting to deliver his own introduction, though Waspinator held fast that introducing obscure characters was his job. During the ensuing invasion of evil [[Kreon]]s, Waspinator disappeared and was replaced by [[#Kre-O online manga|Kreon Thrustinator]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter|Special Chapter}} During [[White Leo]]'s attempt at turning the Legends inhabitants into his new army, Waspinator was given suitably obscure [[Beastformer]] armor and did his duty by informing everyone who [[Doublecross]] was. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}} He later explained to a confused Rattrap that [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva the robot]] was a separate character from [[Minerva (human)|Minerva the human]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 56|Bonus Edition Vol. 56}} By the time the [[Clone (subgroup)|Autobot Clones]] arrived in the Legends World, people had come to rely on Waspinator's knowledge so much they went straight to him to identify them. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 58|Bonus Edition Vol. 58}}

Waspinator was among those who huddled behind [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field when three out-of-control mutant [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] attacked the city, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 62|Bonus Edition Vol. 62}} and was around Tera-Kura Co. fell back into the hands of Beast Megatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}} He witnessed [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] repair the city after it was devastated by Windblade. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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Wasp was a member of the [[Darksyder]]s serving Megatron in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He acted as a contact for the independent procurement specialist named [[Bisk (BWU)|Bisk]], picking him up at [[The Way Of All Things]]. Wasp presented Bisk to Megatron to activate his next "quest". {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

During the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], Wasp and his associates were holed up in [[Darksyder Logistics Headquarters]] in Iacon. The siege was proving costly, and Megatron had his pet scientist [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] draft up a solution. Needing a test subject for the [[Esau]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] held Wasp up to one of the faltering barricades, and a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] managed to grab and infect him. As Wasp was reformatting under the virus, however, Leatherhide and [[Labrat]] blasted him with the Esau, resulting in a hybridized Waspinator design. Not only was he more powerful, Waspinator was also hooked into the Vehicon hive mind, able to call off their attackers. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-Waspinator.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Waspinator was a Predacon separatist in the employ of Galavar before his leader went rogue, changed his name to "Megatron", and launched a daring raid to steal the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and smuggle it off Cybertron. While half of the crew liberated the disk itself from the [[Ministry of Science]], Waspinator, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], and [[Skold]] stole the [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp]]-capable ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' from the [[Great Shipyard]] in [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], sabotaged the rest of the fleet to prevent any pursuers, and escaped with the intention of following the coordinates on the disk. With Waspinator acting as the ship's helmsman, their ship came under attack from the Maximal science ship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' before Tarantulas activated the ship's transwrp drive and escaped through time and space to a mysterious planet.

Despite Waspinator's best efforts, the ''Axalon'' rammed the ''Darksyde'' and sent both ships crashing to the planet below, with the impact temporarily smashing Waspinator to bits. The ship's computer sensed an abundance of energon on the planet, and to protect its crew from over-exposure rebuilt them with organic [[alternate mode]]s based on the local fauna. Once repaired and reformatted into his new [[beast mode]], Waspinator joined his crewmates as Megatron laid out his plans. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart6-Waspinator.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

A few days later, Waspinator returned from a scouting mission when an annoyed Terrorsaur sent him back out on a second patrol before he could refuel. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}} When the Predacons captured [[Nyx]] and decided to execute the helpless Maximal after a fruitless interrogation, Waspinator took part in the proceedings before [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], feeling that their could be no honour in cold-blooded torture, had a change of heart, turned on his fellow Predacons, and punched Waspinator in the face before tripping the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s security protocols and deliberately locking the Predacons inside their own starship while he and Nyx escaped. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}} Hours later, Tarantulas finally unscrambled the ship's computers, and Megatron ordered Waspinator and Terrorsaur to search for Dinobot in the sky. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}}

The Predacons tracked Dinobot and Nyx all the way back to the ''Axalon'', and, hoping to take their enemies by surprise, launched a full-scale attack on the crashed starship and its occupants. In the ensuing battle, Waspinator tried and failed to hit [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] with his stinger-blaster before Dinobot entered the battle on the side of the Maximals, {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 5}} and immediately ripped Waspinator's arm off and used it to beat Waspinator over the head and take him out of the fight. [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s last-minute activation of the ship's shields and autoguns forced the Predacons into a retreat, and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] carried the unconscious Waspinator away. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}

While on another routine energon-gathering mission with Terrorsaur, Waspinator questioned why his fellow flier took a particular delight in tormenting Skold, despite her prodigious strength. Terrorsaur told him that his bullying kept Skold in her place and prevented her from attaining the position of authority she could claim if not for her low self-esteem. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}} Later, Waspinator was taking a nap with a teddy bear when the newly-activated [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] broke into the base and scuttled past him. {{storylink|Pod Part 2}} To celebrate the arrival of their new Predacon recruit, Megatron held a celebration that Waspinator attended before he and Terrorsaur set out to search for more downed [[stasis pod]]s. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}}

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While conducting routine training drills outside the ''Darksyde'', Waspinator and Scorponok bore witness to a confrontation between Terrorsaur and Megatron when the upstart flier directly challenged his leader's authority. Moments later, however, Waspinator recognized the sound of falling bombs and ordered the rest of the Predacons to take cover as the Maximals launched a bombing run on their base. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} Amidst the chaos, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] tricked Waspinator into dodging a boulder so that he could stun him with his wrist blasters. As he came to, Skold, who'd just killed Terrorsaur in retaliation for [[Razorbeast]]'s death, lied to Waspinator that the Maximals had killed his friend, and a furious Waspinator swore vengeance. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}} When Waspinator again fetched up against Dinobot, the ex-Predacon easily incapacitated him with his [[Optic weaponry|eye lasers]]. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 3}}

At some point, Waspinator took part in a skirmish that ended with Cheetor getting injured. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}} While on another scouting mission with Scorponok, the pair fetched up against some of the planet's strange wildlife before discovering a cache of unusual red energon that boosted the aggression of any living being. Meanwhile, the newly-activated [[Saberback]] disguised himself as Waspinator to lead Megatron into an ambush. {{storylink|Primal Rage}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
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The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Waspinator's function was an explosives expert, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a wasp. His [[stinger (weapon)|stinger blaster]] and [[flight]] were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his accident-proneness, childlike mind, and sulking. Waspinator's message from the future was that he should try not to fall into pieces in the face of danger. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

During the collective battle, Waspinator teamed up with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and the Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in pursuit of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Battle Across Time Collection marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TM6TDF7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Battle Across Time Collection on Amazon]</ref>

In a possible destiny recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], Waspinator was present when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] became a Maximal. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64Waspinators.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Neon]] Camo Waspinator and Transmetal [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]]! In stores now!]]
[[File:TMWaspinator-Render.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Full Metal Yellowjacket]]
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}

[[Transmetal]] Waspinator joined his fellow Predacons in distributing various one-on-one beat downs to the Maximals. Eventually he got fed up, quit, and became god to early humanity. He did this after ''kicking everyone's ass''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if Arcade Mode was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages; see the other characters' pages for Waspinator's fate in those outcomes.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}
{{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
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===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
Megatron was capable of summoning Waspinator forth to the battlefield in his attempts to acquire the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]]. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Waspinator, alongside Blackarachnia and Terrorsaur, happened upon an impact crater containing a large stasis pod marked with a red "X". Also finding Silverbolt at the scene, the Predacons fought with Maximal, until what was within the pod was accidentally let loose... From within emerged the monstrous [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]! After being separated by the fight from Blackarachnia and Silverbolt for a time, Waspinator contributed to Rampage's defeat, just in time for Megatron to arrive at the scene. {{storylink|When Sparks Fly}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsWaspinator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.2|"Wazzzpinator has <s>plans</s> tacticzzzz."]]
Waspinator participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who first appeared in the "Beast Wars: Episode 1" event, and could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Waspinator-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Waszzpinator is a real threat now! Waszzpinator hazz nuke!]]
Waspinator was one of the Predacons pulled from [[Beast Era|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the Commander. There are at least a few of him flying around!

As a Demolitions bot, his stingers reduce opponents' Resistance to attacks. Thanks to his ability to endure otherwise fatal blows, He can Live again on a K.O. blow once per battle.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Waspinator_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]

*'''Class''': Air
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: '''Call the Swarm: Summon wasps in the area that deal 52.0 damage and slow enemy attacks by 25%, then shoot stingers up to 8 times for 58.9 damage each
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:waspinator Waspinator at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Waspinator (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Waspinator (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
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*It is unclear just ''how'' Waspinator traveled from prehistoric Earth to future Cybertron in ''Beast Machines'', presumably under his own power. Perhaps if he somehow managed to reach escape velocity and traveled to Cybertron at sub-light speed, it would have taken long enough that he would have "caught up" to the main timeframe. A concrete explanation would have been provided in the "[[Primeval Dawn]]" comic, with Waspinator (among many other Earth-bound characters) traveling back to Cybertron via transwarp portal. However, the bankruptcy of [[3H Productions|3H]] meant these final issues were never fully written, much less published, and all we really know about [[authorial intent|what they were going to say]] came from message board posts from author [[Dan Khanna]].{{fact}} Since the material was never completed or published, fans [[personal canon|may not necessarily accept them as storyline facts]] and could thus leave the mechanics of Waspinator's return an unsolved mystery. [[Bob Skir]] said in 2013 that it's a story he'd like to tell, joking Waspinator's journey must have been "worthy of Homer".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DaZTNszyGU Moonbase 2 interview with Bob Skir], 1:27:39 to 1:30:09</ref>
*Ever wonder ''why'' Waspinator became the whipping boy of ''Beast Wars''? Early in the series, his buzzing, drawling method of speaking frustrated story editors [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]], as they found it was taking up too much time out of the episodes. To get around this, but still meet with the requirement that he appear regularly, they took to blasting him to bits so that he wouldn't ''have'' to talk! Of course, this only wound up endearing him to the writers and the fans, and his frequent brushes with destruction became a running gag done for fun, rather than a script requirement.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040529221638/http://www.infinitefrontiers.0catch.com/AutoAssembly/BobForward.htm Auto Assembly interview with Bob Forward]</ref>
*He only surfaces twice in ''Beast Machines'' because his character would clash with the darker tone.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DaZTNszyGU Moonbase 2 interview with Bob Skir], 1:32:41 to 1:33:01</ref>
*Waspinator was originally chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be one of the characters killed off for the second season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon to help make way for new characters ([[To sell toys|read: product]]). However, Forward and DiTillio convinced them to spare Waspinator on the grounds of his popularity with the online fan-base, so [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] took the plunge alongside [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] instead.
**His popularity was shown again when he won the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] 2011 fan vote, beating ''three'' iconic 1984–1985 characters ''and'' a [[Erector (G1)|guy with an entendre for a name]].
*Waspinator was originally slated to appear in the very first [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]], and even had a character model built. However, he was ultimately unused and only appeared in footage taken from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
*Waspinator is the inspiration for [[Buzzer-Bot]] from ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|Go-Bots]]'' and [[Wasp]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.
*According to Waspinator's profile in ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', he likes flying and nectar.
[[File:Nemesis1 Waspinator's tongue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Waspinator's special tongue, there is no other like it!]]
*Waspinator has a yellow [[tongue]] in [[robot mode]].
*While Waspinator ''usually'' refers to other characters by nicknames, he is fairly consistent about calling Megatron and Optimus Primal by their real names. ([[Nemesis Part 1#Quotes|Fairly.]]) He also refers to Inferno by name at least twice, and Tarantulas at least once.
*Waspinator is the only member of the Beast Wars [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] lineup who was there from the beginning and remains alive for the entire course of both shows.
*He also has the honor of having the last line in ''Beast Wars'', and just barely misses the last line in ''Beast Machines''.
*Waspinator never once makes a proper landing while in his beast form.
*Technically, Waspinator's [[beast mode]] is that of a female wasp, given that males do not possess a stinger.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Waspinator retained his verbal tic of making a buzzing noise while speaking, but it was rendered differently. Instead of stressing syllables of certain words to make a buzzing noise, he would end and punctuate sentences with ''bun'', which is the Japanese onomatopoeia equivalent for "buzz".
*In the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Waspinator's [[:File:SavageLandingPart1-Waspinator.jpg|vehicular Cybertronian body]] is a "virtual retooling" of his [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Timelines|2006 BotCon toy]] with a helmet poached from his ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' counterpart [[Wasp]].<ref>{{twitter|-I straight up just borrowed the color palettes he used in the show, they were so perfect. I constantly look back to this single shot from TFA for influence and Waspinator's cyb head design is a shameless homage to the TFA design--|https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1475584552290734080|Josh Burcham|2021|12|27}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Waspeeter''' (ワスピーター ''Wasupītā''),<ref>This particular [[Japanese language|romanization]] was first used on a Japanese ''Beast Wars'' [http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bwtcard_1/img/015.jpg trading card], and later reappeared in the opening sequence for the Japanese version of the PlayStation [[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|''Beast Wars Transmetals'']] game.</ref> '''Waspinator''' (ワスピネーター ''Wasupinētā'')
*''Bulgarian:'' '''Osinator''' (Осинатор)
*''French:'' '''Bizznator''', '''Bourdon''' (original toy, "Bumblebee")
*''Italian:'' '''Punginator''' ("Stinginator")
*''Korean:'' '''Waspinato''' (와스피나토 ''Waseupinato'', 와스피네이토 ''Waseupineito'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Húfēng''' (Taiwan, 胡蜂, "Wasp"), '''Cāngyíng''' (Taiwan, 蒼蠅, "Fly"), '''Huángfēng''' (China, 黄蜂, "Wasp")
*''Polish:'' '''Osator''' ("Wasptor")
*''Russian:'' '''Ospinator''' (Оспинатор, "Waspinator")
*''Spanish:'' '''Avispanator''' (America, "Waspnator"), '''Avispón''' (toy, "Hornet")

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Wheeljack (G1)

2022-06-04T23:37:51Z

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:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Wheeljackg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! I built a machine that builds machines that build catapults! Come see! Yeah, we can wait for Ratchet...]]
'''Wheeljack''' is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. His constant need to invent increasingly complex devices stems from his desire to improve the Autobots' tech, but as a result he's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.

He is, however, not a ''complete'' nerd. As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road: there are few stunts he can't pull off, and he loves to show off his driving skills as much as he does his inventions. He is, however, a little less confident when it comes to [[flight|flying]], which he accomplishes using solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.

As an [[Action Master]] Wheeljack utilizes another of his inventions, the dual-mode [[Turbo Racer]], to get around quickly. In some universes he can [[Combiner|combine]] with his fellow Autobots to form [[Sky Reign]].

{{bigquote|It sure is nice when one of my inventions actually works!|Wheeljack on his track record|"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Wheeljack-spacehikers02.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

One of the Autobot elite, Wheeljack was a crewmember aboard the Ark who wound up in [[stasis lock]] for four million years on Earth. Upon reactivation in [[1984]], the scientist largely kept to the spacecraft, serving as the engineering officer for whomever commanded the Autobots until he was counted as one of the many casualties of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Underbase]] fuelled rampage.

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] arrived to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was among those revived by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]], living to see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] defeat the Chaos Bringer and end the war with the aid of the [[Last Autobot]].

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Shockblastcannon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Good news, everyone! I'm in terrible pain!]]

{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Part of the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Wheeljack served as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s top scientist during the early years of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict on Earth. His creations tended to backfire on him, such as the unruly Dinobots. His inventions also tended to backfire on him, such as his Immobilizer. And everything else tended to explode on him (''see image at left''). Regardless, he remained Prime's top scientist until his death in 2005 during the [[Battle of Autobot City]].

In a splinter timeline, Wheeljack would have better luck with his inventions and his survival, escaping his supposed death in 2005. That same year, he received a new [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] body, but lost it due to time travel. In 2011, he joined the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to assist Autobots caught in the destruction of Cybertron. Then, in 2015, he revived the deceased [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] as Victory Leo. And during the G-2 Wars, he discovered the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]], which kept Optimus Prime from dying again.

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===Marvel coloring books===
Wheeljack built a ship for the [[Autobot]]s to use. They got the chance to when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] decided to try to raid sunken ships full of treasure. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} After the [[Decepticon]]s captured [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], Wheeljack, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were badly damaged in the battle to rescue the two humans. Sparkplug fixed them both up and they subsequently helped repel a Decepticon attack on [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} {{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Wheeljack was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
The Autobots were low on valuable Cybertronian materials such as [[cybernite]]. When Kup suggested a salvage expedition to an old battle field near a mountain valley, Ultra Magnus assembled Wheeljack, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to go with him. Their expedition was cut short by a Decepticon air raid, however. Later, Kup commissioned Wheeljack and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to help him crystallize an idea for blinding the Decepticon space stations who spotted them for the air raid. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
When [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]] spotted [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stealing energy, he called his Autobot allies through his S.T.A.R.S. control center. Wheeljack was amongst those who responded to Johnny's call. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} Wheeljack and the other Autobots struggled against Thundercracker energy-syphoning powers. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}} What happened afterwards is not known.

Later, Ultra Magnus pleaded for [[you]] to "requisition" Wheeljack and other Autobots in order to combat the Decepticon threat. Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Wheeljack. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Wheeljack was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
As Optimus Prime assigned [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to inspect signs of Decepticon activity around [[Dolphin's Bay]], Wheeljack looked up when he heard the word "''underwater''". He claimed that the mission would be a good chance to test out the [[Star mini-submarine|new mini-submarine]] he'd been building. Optimus agreed, and Wheeljack programmed it by remote control to meet the two Autobots at the bay. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
Wheeljack was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by Sparkplug that would end the Autobots' energy woes. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
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====Desert Flight====
Wheeljack was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. When the convoy heard a large explosion in the distance, Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus's convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town and noticed that they had begun floating in mid-air as they approached it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.

If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn't put the humans anywhere where they wouldn't float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam's influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth's surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy's suggestion. In actuality, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus's trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.

In one possible turn of events, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots leading the attack were turned to scrap metal when Windcharger failed to disable the Decepticons’ forcefield.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.

If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots with the [[proton bomb]] it housed within its body.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Box!]]
Wheeljack suffers from a mild form of [[mode attachment]], feeling more comfortable in his vehicle mode than [[robot mode]]. As a consequence he does his best thinking in vehicle mode, often while attempting something insanely dangerous. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Wheeljack was part of Grimlock's unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], at the time when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] died and Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When the Decepticons placed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under siege, Grimlock took Wheeljack and the rest of his team deep within the planet, where the new Prime was battling [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for his life. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} The team stumbled upon the [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]] that Starscream was planning to activate to mechaform the planet. Learning the Decepticon's plan, Grimlock had his team split up; he would continue searching for Optimus Prime, while Wheeljack and the others were to shut down the turbines. But while they were listening in to Starscream's plan, the Autobots were spotted by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Autobots barely managed to hold their own until Grimlock returned with Optimus in tow. Optimus quickly took command of the situation, and instructed Wheeljack to shut down the engines in a... creative way. Wheeljack grumbled a bit that all his education and mechanical engineering skill had led up to just blowing things up. He nonetheless accomplished his task while the rest of his team provided him cover. With the Decepticons driven off, the group managed to return to Iacon, where Prime halted his order to abandon the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

When Prime and Megatron disappeared during a [[space bridge]] explosion, Grimlock broke off from the Autobot army and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], taking his former squad members with him. While Kup and the Dynobots attacked the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], Wheeljack and Ironhide hijacked some shuttles carrying raw [[energon]], making Starscream very angry. That's always a plus. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] managed to unite the Autobots once more, and under his leadership gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. With Cybertron on the verge of peace, Wheeljack was put in charge of the Tyger Pax's defenses. As predicted by the Autobots, Starscream and his Predacons struck to disrupt the peace signing, sending in transports filled with explosives to level the whole area. Grimlock ordered Wheeljack to enact emergency protocol Hydra-Nine in response to the attack, prompting Wheeljack to encase many of the attendees within a forcefield, sparing them from the ensuing explosion. Though the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons stood united against these aggressors, any chance at long-term peace was shattered when Megatron made a dramatic return. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath #1}} After Megatron took over, Wheeljack ended up in [[Internment Camp Pi]] with many of his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}

{{unreleased WW comic}}
Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Wheeljack was one of the engineers that designed and constructed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and part of the ship's original crew. In 1986, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered Wheeljack in pieces but functional after an explosion while bug-testing his [[neutron detonator shell]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #7|Wheeljack's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}} ''He was also responsible for temporarily transferring the consciousness of Spike Witwicky into a Cybertronian body, though the full story remains untold. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

Wheeljack was among the Transformers involved in the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. He survived the explosion of their spacecraft, crashing back to Earth where he and several others lay deactivated and frozen within an iceberg until awakened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in 2002. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

[[File:Wheeljack dw6.jpg|thumb|Wheeljack calms a group of panicked humans by charging at them while brandishing a weapon.]]
After helping clean-up the damage caused by Transformers under the control of [[Lazarus]], Wheeljack participated in the assault on the human terrorist's Canadian headquarters. There, they found that all Decepticons under Lazarus's control had already freed themselves, and the battle between the two factions began anew. This brawl was interrupted when [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] betrayed the Autobots, and attempted to bomb both them and the Decepticons out of existence. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} The blast was mostly absorbed by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[cyber-virus]], previously unleashed by the Decepticon leader, allowing it to expand violently. Wheeljack and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] were the first Autobots to free themselves from its envelopement. Once Optimus had pried himself free as well, he set Wheeljack to task, instructing him to find some way to counter Megatron's doomsday weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} While Prime took some of the Autobots after Megatron, Wheeljack diagnosed the nature of the cyber-virus, and created a set of anti-viral blasters that used the Autobots' energy to return the converted matter to normal. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The intervention of Canada's military force scuttled that plan when they fired into the virus, expanding it beyond the point the Autobots could contain. In response, Wheeljack converted a nearby satellite dish into a giant anti-viral weapon, channeling all of his remaining energy into it. He succeeded in destroying the virus, but was left in deep stasis lock as a result. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Several months later, Ratchet had successfully restored Wheeljack to operating status. He was one of the first Autobots Optimus Prime met back up with after escaping the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' world and [[Las Vegas]]. While on patrol of the area, Wheeljack passed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] travelling up the road towards the Autobots' location. He buzzed the Decepticon's position, and was surprised when Soundwave asked for a parlay. He claimed Megatron wanted a favor from Prime. Bemused, Wheeljack reported back to Optimus about the bizarre encounter, only to have his amusement turn to astonishment when Optimus Prime actually responded to Megatron's "summons". The two old enemies forged an alliance against the Keepers, and united their forces for battle in Las Vegas. During the fight, Wheeljack used his solid-fuel rockets to fly with the Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the skies, acting as air support for the others. He returned to Prime's side in the final battle, when the Autobot leader used the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to divert the Keepers and the power of a nuclear explosion into another dimension.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

The Autobots were entrenched in combat against the Decepticons in [[Alaska]], fighting over a crashed ship, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his squad of Triple-Changers ambushed them. Shockwave denounced all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals and demanded they surrender in the interest of peace. Shockwave killing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], the passenger of the downed ship, did little to convince the Autobots about the sincerity of his claim; that Cybertron had been peacefully united during their absence. The Autobots retreated from the battlefield while the Decepticons were taken captive. Wheeljack and the other more wounded Autobots returned to the Ark to mend their wounds while a scouting party remained about to learn more about the new arrivals. {{storylink|New World Order}} [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] next made his presence known as one of Shockwave's enforcers, come to arrest the Autobots under the pretense that leaving them be might ignite old passions and start Cybertron's Civil War anew. Wheeljack was one of the Autobots secretly left behind by Optimus Prime under Jazz's command, while he surrendered himself to Magnus. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Jazz, Windcharger, and Brawn headed back out to the Alaskan battlefield afterwards to retrieve Scourge's remains, only to find that they had mysteriously vanished. Jazz called Wheeljack to ask if it was possible that Scourge had somehow survived his injuries, but Wheeljack denied such a possibility; Shockwave's blast had been decidedly fatal. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Wheeljack's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, Starscream arrived on Earth first, backed up by a small cadre of soldiers. Wheeljack and company managed to stave off an initial attack from the Decepticons, only for Starscream to unleash his trump card on the battlefield: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Like most of team, Wheeljack was beaten to the point of stasis lock by the combiner, and dumped into a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} The humans then took Warpath, Bumper, Wheeljack, and the rest of the unconscious Autobots to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began fixing the Autobots, though Wheeljack was among the last ones back on their feet. He was still being worked on when most of the other Autobots had been brought back online and accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] in a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

Wheeljack was back in working order after the completion of the San Desto mission, and made sure to congratulate the EDC's "grease monkeys" on the bang-up job they did in restoring him. The Autobots then said their goodbyes to their human allies, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and traveled to Alaska. There, Wheeljack expressed his concerns over their lack of a proper facility necessary for long-term operations on Earth. Ratchet assured him that steps had already been taken to deal with this issue before leading him to Prowl and the Autobots under his command, currently working on the foundation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on Earth millions of years ago, Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sealed off from the other passengers, saving them from [[Cobra]] when they found the craft in 2003 and reprogrammed the dormant robots for their own needs. Cobra's break-in activated [[Teletraan I|Teletran-One]], who in turn brought back Wheeljack and Bumblebee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTF3 Wheeljack rams twins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Brooklyn Rage!]]
Disguising themselves as cars, the two Autobots worked for months to find and rescue the other Autobots from Cobra. After noting several attacks on energy plants, Wheeljack figured that the humans were gathering ingredients for [[energon]], and had an idea on where their next attack would take place. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} During Cobra's subsequent assault on the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots intervened directly, with Wheeljack ramming the brainwashed duo of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (and apologizing). He then confronted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but the reprogrammed Decepticon fled as soon as Cobra had stolen what they came for. Having revealed themselves to [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] during the battle, Wheeljack and Bumblebee offered an alliance with the humans, who in return showed the Autobots a mysterious image of Soundwave they had found. Wheeljack recognized the text in the picture as [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian]], and that it contained directions to [[Cobra Island]] as well as instructions on how to free the Transformers. It took him only a few seconds to hack into Cobra's computers and undo their primitive human reprogramming. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Wheeljack and Bumblebee then boarded a plane to participate in G.I. Joe's attack on Cobra Island, but the humans' higher-ups disagreed, planning to nuke the island and send the two Autobots to [[Area 51]] to be disassembled and studied instead. [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] regretfully incapacitated the robots with a magnetic pulse, but Wheeljack stayed conscious enough to overhear their plans and warn Hawk that a nuclear impact on Cobra's energon stockpile would cause a chain reaction and send half the planet into a nuclear winter. With this revelation, Hawk broke orders and went with the original strategy, taking Wheeljack and Bumblebee with him to Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTF6 Wheeljack threatens Mindbender.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I've got the computer virus at last!]]
Upon arriving at the island, Wheeljack witnessed Megatron using the [[SPS Satellite]] to create more energon, and was enraged when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. After helping take down the giant, Wheeljack patched through a message to all Autobots that the United States had decided to nuke Cobra Island despite having their own troops located there. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Wheeljack quickly improvised a plan to avoid a nuclear holocaust; using the SPS Satellite's solar-powered energy beams to shoot down the [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear warheads]] before they arrived. After menacing [[Doctor Mindbender]] into overriding the satellite controls, Wheeljack helped G.I. Joe fight off a bunch of Cobra troops led by [[Storm Shadow]]. The plan was ultimately a success, and with the Decepticons defeated in the process, the Autobots returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Two years later, Wheeljack was zapped by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]] and transported into a random point in Earth's timeline. He was never seen again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Hound Wheeljack-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Wheeljack was among the Autobots that lay buried on the [[Fera Islands]], only to be awoken in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to battle [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. Along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and several Joes, he rescued several chained Cobra slaves that had fallen into the ocean. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] later reported that both Wheeljack and Hound had been killed in battle, but he was apparently mistaken, as the scientist was still around when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed. Upon examining the giant, Wheeljack noticed that it was some kind of hybrid of human and Cybertronian technology, and most likely wasn't really "alive". When the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to kill Bruticus, Wheeljack and all other Transformers present were deactivated as well. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When Ratchet began feeling lost and disillusioned while on Earth, he began going on more and more combat missions, increasingly leaving his medical duties in the hands of Wheeljack, Perceptor, and Sparkplug. This presumably stopped after he had a perception-changing experience in a chance meeting with [[Stitch|a disabled war veteran]]. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Wheeljack was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Wheeljack's wounded body lay unconscious within Jetfire's passenger compartment, as the latter rescued the few remaining living Autobots from The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Wheeljack Infiltration 6.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left]]

{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

Once one of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s premier scientists, Wheeljack answered [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s rallying call against Decepticon tyranny and went on to become one of the new Prime's closest allies. Later a member of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s infiltration unit on [[Earth]] after the war had rendered Cybertron lifeless.

After the Decepticon [[Surge (event)|Surge]] had left the Autobots stranded on Earth, Wheeljack remained by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s side as [[Autobot High Command]] splintered, later staying with him when Cybertron was revived and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] left the planet to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Upon the discovery of a Decepticon plot to seize control of the planet, Wheeljack was shot in the head by a brainwashed Prowl.

Badly wounded, Wheeljack was spirited away by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (now the legitimate ruler of Cybertron!) and found himself pressed into aiding in the foundation of the [[Council of Worlds]], a political alliance formed by Cybertron and its lost [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]]. After a disastrous attempt to integrate the human race into this alliance, Wheeljack was among the Cybertronians who dealt with a group of [[Prysmosian]] squatters. While Cybertronian science defeated Prysmosian [[magic]], the victory proved hollow when it was found that the conflict had summoned [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. As the monster-planet devoured its way across the galaxy, Wheeljack developed a new form of [[space bridge]] to evacuate [[Elonia]]. Unable to work the relay remotely, Wheeljack remained behind as warped Elonia's biosphere to safety, noting that there were worse ways to go than saving billions of lives.

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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Wheeljack was one of the Autobots active in [[1888]] when an [[Elder God]] awoke on Earth. Transforming into a steam-powered plow car, he brought [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]] where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] lay dormant. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He was the first Autobot to give up his energy for the [[Tesla tower|generator]] Tesla needed to revive Prime, then was brought back in turn thanks to Prime's own energon reserves. When Prime led the Autobots to [[Port Cenotaph]] to defeat the Elder God and its Decepticon minions, Wheeljack cut [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] in half using his plow blades as [[sword]]s. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}
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===''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''===
Wheeljack invented some [[stasis cuffs]], which the Autobots used on the Decepticons after a particularly intense battle. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

===Robot Heroes===
Wheeljack could be seen driving along in Autobot City before the Autobots departed Cybertron aboard the Ark. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
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Wheeljack was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}

Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Wheeljack were acting as security at the [[Autobot City Bank]] when [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] attempted to rob it. When the Decepticons called in [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], the Autobots similarly called for backup, but were victims of Devastator's wrecking ball before anyone else turned up. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} He later infiltrated the Decepticon work site as a diversion with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Though the pair were quickly surrounded, they used their umbrellas to shield themselves from the ensuing grilled cheese explosion. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}
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===''United''===
Wheeljack was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet [[Nebulos]]. Fully recovered, Wheeljack attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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After personally suggesting the idea, Wheeljack was one of the [[Autobot]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]'' in search for energy blocks to alleviate their hunger. Thanks to the boarding of the ''Ark'' by [[Decepticon]]s, the ''Ark'' crashed and the [[Transformer]]s fell into a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}} When [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to steal all of the blocks of Earth with his Mega-Megatron creation, Wheeljack was one of the three Autobots who stopped the menace by building a jail for Mega-Megatron. {{storylink|Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!}}

Wheeljack invented [[Skeletron]], a power-up for Optimus Prime that also turned his torso transparent. He was excited to see Prime wield this "See-Through Power", though Prime himself was mostly just embarrassed. {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} He later helped with the rebuilding of [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
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Wheeljack was among the Autobots who traveled to Earth and arrived in a [[Tokyo-3]] being menaced by [[Angel]]s. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 1}} He witnessed the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possess one of the creatures, becoming the monstrous giant "Angel"-scream. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 2}} During the battle between "Angel"-scream and the [[Evangelion Unit-01|Evangelion]]-powered [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Wheeljack was contacted through radio by [[Misato Katsuragi]] who warned him [[Nerv]] had no Evangelions left and was relying on Prime to defeat the Angel-Decepticon. After their victory, the Autobots joined forces with Nerv and Wheeljack had a chat with their scientists. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Together with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], Wheeljack investigated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after the abandoned city had been covered in growth caused by a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] attack on Cybertron. Caught up in a Decepticon attack to capture the humans, the Autobots attempted to flee, but Wheeljack was instead attacked by some of the Joes and immobilized by their vines. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} As the Joes began dissecting him, assuming him to be just a machine, Wheeljack repeated snapped-up human radio transmissions in hopes of getting them to stop, finally succeeding through a quote from the [[President of the United States]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Once the misunderstandings were taken care of and an Autobot-Joe alliance had been agreed on, Wheeljack was up on his feet in time to participate in the impromptu dance party. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Though he wanted to be open-minded in regards to the alliance, he agreed with Perceptor he still had some doubts about it. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

When the Joe/Autobot alliance launched their assault on Trypticon, Wheeljack held [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] aloft so he could transmit the counter-frequency to the Titan's forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} In the ensuring battle, Megatron used his [[black hole]] spark to draw all the Autobots, Wheeljack among them, into a [[combiner]] he called "Mega-Megatron" only for the behemoth to be broken apart by the commandeered ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
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{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}} {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[File:Spy Changer Wheeljack RR.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What happened to your missile launcher?]]
In [[Primax 085.0 Eta]], Wheeljack was selected to be a member of a team which was to travel to [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|an alternate universe]], designated the 22nd Strata, to find and stop the source of a series of natural disasters which were threatening [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] constituted the rest of the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spy Changer]]s because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The Spy Changers modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians, and Wheeljack discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on [[Moebius]] were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities.

The Cybertronians and GoBots had further encounters. In one instance, the Renegades tricked the Guardians into leaving Earth and then sealed the Guardians out with an [[Embargo Field]]. Stranded behind the field, Guardians [[Nick Burns|Nick]] and [[Tri-Trak]] used the [[Reality Beacon]] to contact the 1st Strata for help. Wheeljack and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], who was also upgraded into a Spy Changer body, subsequently traveled to the other Earth to assist. With Trailbreaker's expertise in force fields, they discovered the source of the Embargo Field in the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Trailbreaker, Wheeljack, and Tri-Trak confronted [[Crain Brain]] and [[Doctor Go|Dr. Go]], defeating the villains and taking down the field. Renegades worldwide retreated as the Guardians returned en masse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

Some time later, Wheeljack led Prowl, Jazz, Silverstreak, Trailbreaker, and Hoist as they pursued the Decepticons across dimensions after the villains kidnapped Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2016/05/02}} Arriving on a strange, parallel Earth, Wheeljack's team repeatedly clashed with both the Decepticon and groups like [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] and the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2016/05/02}} Despite their best efforts, the Autobots couldn't stop the Decepticons from upgrading themselves into new [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] bodies and turning Optimus into the evil [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}} Defeated, demoralized, and on the brink of collapse, the group limped to a [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] to lick their wounds. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}}

While trying to prevent Nemesis Prime and his followers from hijacking the D-5 supertrain as it launched from [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]], Wheeljack and Hoist saved a pair of cats from [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]]. Despite their best efforts to suppress his heroism, Optimus was able to reassert himself when forced into nearly killing a human. With most of the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots regrouped and headed for Megatron's lair, only to learn that he'd already fled through the [[Reality Bridge]] into another universe. At that moment, a [[Waspinator (BW)|unfamiliar Cybertronian]] materialized and told the Autobots he needed their help to save six Cybertronian sparks from the manipulations of their Megatron. With no other option, Wheeljack and his team followed their unexpected guide into the breach, but promised [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] before he left that he'd return to his own timeline someday. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/07/14}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Wheeljack was part of the team tasked with constructing the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engine array only for the factory to come under attack from [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]. As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] held off the corrosive brute, the workforce evacuated the area. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

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

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots in a race to secure an unusual meteorite. As they battled [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, Wheeljack warned Prime that its unstable [[cybertonium]]-alloy composition could go critical and cause mass destruction. When Starscream deliberately over-energized the meteorite and set it to blow, Wheeljack and the other Autobots were forced to retreat; after Bumblebee risked his life to prevent Starscream from making off with a chunk of cybertonium, Wheeljack stabilized their wounded compatriot for transport so that Ratchet could look at him. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

After Bumblebee returned to active duty, Wheeljack was on monitor duty aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Later, he and Sideswipe helped take the defeated [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s into Autobot custody. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}
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Wheeljack and [[Termagax]] were old friends who had known one another since the days of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], although Wheeljack's adherence to safety and traditional schools of thought ran counter to the hot-blooded, rule-defying Termagax. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Wheeljack and Termagax helped coordinate the reconstruction efforts in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], although Wheeljack did not get along with Termagax's new [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] recruits. Indeed, when the Constructicons discovered the long-lost [[Enigma of Combination]], Termagax ignored Wheeljack's own concerns for their safety and instead pushed them to become a [[combiner]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} Wheeljack's concerns only mounted as the Constructicons struggled to control their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]; after the giant lashed out and destroyed one of its own buildings, Wheeljack could stand by no longer and brought his concerns directly to the [[Senate]]. Though Termagax arrived to defend her recruits, the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] ultimately agreed with Wheeljack and summarily exiled the Constructicons to [[Mayalx]] once Iacon was rebuilt. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Wheeljack was a part of the team that helped construct the [[Winged Moon]] and the [[Tether]] some three hundred kilocycles before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]; as Termagax contemplated going into politics to run against the [[Autobot]]s and their [[Nominus Edict]], Wheeljack agreed to support her first rally. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} Although Wheeljack would go on to attend several such "[[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]" rallies, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} the anger that she stoked amonger her increasingly radicalized base became too much for him, and he eventually could not bring himself to support her cause. After Termagax stormed out of her last Senate meeting, she told Wheeljack that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would keep the cause alive—privately, however, Wheeljack feared that Megatron's angry demagoguery would only burn down the system Termagax sought to change from within. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

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Wheeljack was present at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging, {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} and was eventually selected to mentor a newborn Transformer himself. Though Wheeljack was quick to teach his mentee [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] about the glories of engineering, Gears' accident prone nature left him under Wheeljack's care for far longer than was considered normal. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

When Bumblebee was assigned to mentor [[Rubble]], the yellow 'bot brought his ward to the [[Tether]], where Wheeljack greeted the newborn and introduced him to everything that a career in engineering had to offer. After a trial shift on the Tether, Wheeljack invited him to watch the Winged Moon from a nearby rooftop. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} The next night, Wheeljack attended [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s funeral. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} Some time later, Wheeljack helped Rubble through another day shift. When Bumblebee called to cancel his trip up to the moon with Rubble, Wheeljack assured Rubble that Bumblebee would've only cancelled if he'd no other choice and saw him off once he'd been reassured that Rubble knew the way home. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

After [[the Rise]] was found to have excess stores of [[energon]], Wheeljack investigated the Winged Moon and found an energon siphon attached. As he briefed [[Lancer]] on the situation, Gears, whom Wheeljack had sent to dismantle the siphon, experienced another bout of gravitational difficulties. Tossed up by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Wheeljack towed in his charge before [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] pointed out the approach of a [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. To everyone's shock however, the Titan was not [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] but [[Vigilem]]. As the Titans engaged in a dog fight, Wheeljack ordered the alarm sounded and everyone inside. Before Wheeljack could enter the shelter, Vigilem touched down on the Moon and managed to destroy the Tether. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Without its anchor, the moon spun off into an unstable solar orbit. Though most of the staff was evacuated, Wheeljack remained behind with a small team to try and save the moon. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

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Wheeljack and his team promptly got to work brainstorming solutions to save their moon and the precious [[energon]] it contained before their unstable orbit sent the Winged Moon directly into Cybertron's sun. Their first plan, to vent the pressurized energon directly into space, was scrapped when it became clear that the excess pressure would shake the moon apart; their second plan of manually reactivating the moon's rotational jets was foiled when Huffer discovered that the engines were too badly damaged to jury-rig. The moon's trip through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton Cloud]] cost them time, and the discovery of [[the Rise]] operative [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] aboard their last shuttle only angered Wheeljack further, as he accused their movement as having betrayed everything his old friend had once stood for. Determined to prove them wrong, Wheeljack threw everything he had into their last maneuver—by sacrificing parts of the Winged Moon's own superstructure, they were able to push the moon onto a wider vector and prevent it from hitting the sun. While the other members of the team celebrated, Wheeljack took a moment by himself to relax on the lunar surface. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

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This brief respite didn't last, however; when [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her teammates attacked the Winged Moon, Wheeljack took the last shuttle back to Cybertron to get help. However, his shuttle was damaged while en route to Cybertron, and he crash-landed in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] some time after Megatron had launched his coup and seized control of the planetary government. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] rescued him from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and brought him to the temporary Autobot headquarters at the [[South Tower Security Center]] to warn [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and his group that the Decepticons had set their sights on the moon. While [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] took a team to the moon, Wheeljack stayed behind for repairs. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

While Hoist repaired him in Iacon's medical clinic, Wheeljack witnessed an altercation between [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s group of Decepticons and the medical staff. While lamenting the state of Cybertron and how the Decepticons had taken all of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s offline, and the many innocent organics who'd be assuredly caught in the crossfire, Hoist and Wheeljack hit upon the idea of refurbishing some mothballed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class vessels into makeshift evacuation vessels. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} Wheeljack joined [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] in organizing an evacuation convoy bound for [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. A group of Decepticons attacked their group before [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], recently returned from [[Immersant|immersion]], arrived to see them off—although the ancient warrior was initially hestiant to use violence. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

After rescuing [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], Wheeljack helped repair the giant Cybertronian before reuniting with Gears, who'd travelled to Darkmount to meet with his mentor. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Once they'd finally arrived at Darkmount, Wheeljack, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], and Nautica met with the city's leader [[Straxus (G1)|Straxxus]], who told them that they could have two of the four ''Ark'' ships. At the makeshift refugee camp outside the city borders Wheeljack insisted that they couldn't trust Straxxus to keep up his end of the bargain, moments before the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]] hit the nearby [[Cybertronian Mountains]] and released a vast swarm of ravenous [[Insecticon clone]]s, forcing the Autobots into action. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} Wheeljack and Gears took part in the final battle to repel the swarm—first defending the organics as they headed for the city walls of Darkmount, then using some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue Leviathan from the swarm at the cost of temporarily draining their own energon. The pair came to in time to see Straxxus's ''Ark'' leaving Cybertron after the remaining Insecticons had retreated, and in the aftermath pledged the final working starship to the organics so that they could safely leave. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

With no immediate way off Cybertron, Wheeljack, Nautica, and Hoist took control of Darkmount and turned it into a neutral sanctuary for organics and Cybertronians alike. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I}} Wheeljack was called from Darkmount to assist the Autobots when they learned the location of Termagax, who held the Enigma of Combination. Wheeljack and [[Pyra Magna]] were determined to be the most likely delegates that Termagax would deign to speak with. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Termagax's house came under attack by the Decepticons while Wheeljack was there, and the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust.
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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Wheeljack and the other Autobots were fighting for control of a [[space bridge]] when a sudden freak accident pulled them into an alternate-reality version of Japan where [[Doctor Hell]] and his minions battled [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. [[Baron Ashura]] initially misled the Autobots into supporting their crusade against their enemies; during their attack on the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]], they soon realized they'd been misled and turned on the [[Iron Mask Army]]. The Autobots relaxed for a time, and Wheeljack and Ratchet befriended the local scientists.

During the final battle against a Mazinger-empowered Starscream, Wheeljack and all the other Cybertronians were teleported back to their own dimension. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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Wheeljack fought in the final battle for Cybertron before Optimus Prime and the other Autobots fled the planet aboard the ''Ark'' moments before [[Gozer]] arrived and destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} About a thousand years later, [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] travelled to [[Earth]] to investigate a Cybertronian signal and informed Optimus that he'd discovered Starscream's [[ghost]]. A skeptical Wheeljack offered to go in Prime's stead, but Optimus pointed out that it was his duty to support his subordinates and reminded Wheeljack of the times when he'd supported his ideas, even if Grimlock still thought that Wheeljack was crazy. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}

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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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Wheeljack was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Left reasonably intact by the Decepticons' ransacking of the ship, he was one of the few Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee could bring online to help repair their many injured comrades. Even if Wheeljack himself was rather pessimistic of their prospects of success, he and Ratchet quickly got to work on healing their comrades only for the duplicitous [[T-800]] to use pilfered Autobot explosives to remotely detonate the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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{{bigquote|Never do what your enemy expects you to do.}}

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Wheeljack was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Engineering Sergeant]], {{storylink|Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was Mechanical Engineering. His primary objective was to invent and innovate anything he could to use against the Decepticons, and his primary weapon was the "Magnetic Inducer Launcher". {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

Being the inventor that he was, Wheeljack also designed both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" and "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield"; weapons in which Prime used on Cybertron. Both of these weapons could combine and modlock into the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster" using the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files#Weapons database|Autobot weapons database on Hasbro Pulse}}<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-optimus-prime-combat-weapons-guide "''Siege'' Optimus Prime C.O.M.B.A.T. Weapons Guide" on Hasbro Pulse]</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Wheeljack's function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ed into a sports car. His [[Energon battle pistol|Energon pistol]]s and speed were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his ferocity, fearlessness, and protectiveness. Wheeljack's message from the future was that his cooperation with mysterious new allies will lead to heroic ends. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bill Rogers]] (English), [[Volcano Ōta]] (Japanese)|[[Marco Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[Stefan Godin]] (French), [[Sven Hasper]] (German), [[Davide Marzi]] (Italian), [[David Hernán]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Armando Coria]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Manish Wadhwa]] (Hindi)}}

[[File:SiegeEp1-BumblebeeWheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Wheeljack hired a neutral energon scrounger by the name of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to look for fuel when they stumbled across an abandoned [[space bridge]] by accident. Before he could tell Optimus Prime about their discovery, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] found their position and ordered their execution before [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] and Optimus Prime arrived to save them. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} After Optimus and Elita returned from a disastrous, Wheeljack suggested using the ship's sensors to locate the AllSpark, even if meant siphoning the energon required to keep their grounded ship concealed. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} While discussing contingency measures to keep the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands, Wheeljack mentioned the space bridge he'd found and suggested recruiting [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to help repair the ancient device. After fighting their way through a Decepticon patrol, the group arrived at Ratchet's improvised clinic, and after reaching out to his former colleague Ratchet grudgingly agreed to help. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}} When Prime returned to the Ark after a meeting with the [[Guardian robot|Guardian]]s, Wheeljack informed him that he'd soon have [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] up and running. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

After Bumblebee absorbed the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Wheeljack was able to map Bumblebee's newfound knowledge of the Allspark onto a modern topographic map of Cybertron to pinpoint the artifact's location and tracked it to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. To get the ''Ark'' up and running, Wheeljack told Bumblebee that they'd need more energon, which convinced the neutral to strike a deal with [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] for more fuel. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} By the time that they returned, the final battle for the planet had already begun, and after refuelling Elita ordered Wheeljack to launch the ''Ark'' for the space bridge. Optimus was forced to put the AllSpark beyond Megatron's reach by throwing it through the portal; as the remaining Autobots boarded the ''Ark'' and left to retrieve the life-giving artifact, the passage through the unstable spacebridge knocked everyone aboard unconscious. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

[[File:EarthriseEp3-WheeljackvsScorponok.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Wheeljack and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' were captured by [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and brought to the insane [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] for judgement, though they were later able to escape when the Mercenaries turned on their employer. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Some time later, Ratchet and Wheeljack picked up the AllSpark's signal but told Optimus that they didn't have enough energon to make the trip without a space bridge to shorten the transit time. The Autobots set a course for the nearest space bridge, but discovered that the dilapidated portal in the [[Nebulon]] system had a [[Nebulon station|space station]] keeping the portal open. To close the connection, Wheeljack joined several other Autobots as they boarded the station to lay emergency charges that would destroy the station from within and reset the spacebridge connection. However, they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who nearly crushed Wheeljack to death before [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] distracted him with a hologram. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} When Megatron's Decepticons caught up with them, a massive explosion sealed Wheeljack and most of the other Autobots behind a blast door; after Soundwave freed them, the two factions were forced to call a temporary truce, and Optimus ordered Wheeljack to patch up Megatron so that they could take on Scorponok together. As their alliance fell apart, however, Wheeljack managed to disorient the Decepticons by deactivating the station's artificial gravity systems and buy the Autobots just enough time to get back to the ''Ark'' and take off, but a blast from the ''Nemesis'' stranded both ships in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

With the help of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the Autobots were able to escape the Dead Universe moments before the Decepticons did the same, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} and both ships reappeared over prehistoric [[Earth]]. During the ensuing three-way battle between Deseeus, the Autobots, and Decepticons, Wheeljack managed to lead a team aboard the ''Nemesis'' and take control of its weapons to fire on the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]''. As the Quintesson ship exploded, Wheeljack and his team retreated back to the ''Ark'' just in time to brace for impact as the destruction of the ''Fortune'' sent both the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' plunging into the planet's atmosphere. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

[[File:KingdomEp2-WheeljackRhinox.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

After crash-landing near an active volcano, Wheeljack found that Teletraan was behaving oddly, but had no time to investigate these findings before the Autobots encountered the [[Maximal]]s, who hailed from a dystopian future timeline where the AllSpark was never returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} While Prime and most of the other Autobots went off with the Maximal leader [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] to find the artifact, Wheeljack worked with Ratchet and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] to find the AllSpark and get their ship repaired, and was impressed by the Maximal engineer's skill with machines. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

By the time that Optimus Prime and their new companions had recovered the AllSpark, Wheeljack attempted to launch the ''Ark'' against Ratchet's better judgement but was unable to power up the ship. With Teletraan still uncooperative, the Autobot and Maximals couldn't launch their ship before the Decepticons and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s launched an offensive. At that moment, however, the reason for Teletraan's "malfunction" became clear—using the AllSpark as a battery, the computer was able to reconfigure the ship's vessel into a towering robot mode, and explained to the stunned Wheeljack that it had learned how to transform during the ship's time in the Dead Universe. The Decepticons defeated, Wheeljack and the other Autobots took the villains prisoner and headed home to Cybertron aboard their starship. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} Upon crash-landing on Cybertron, the Autobots and Maximals discovered that Cybertron was now a dead, icy, world, unable to support life. Wheeljack joined in the battle against [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]; after they were defeated and the planet restored to life, he took part in the ceremony commemorating the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
The [[Wheeljack Ministry of Science]] was presumably named after Wheeljack, which featured a pair of statues cast in his likeness. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Following the discovery of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Wheeljack was part of the team that studied it. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Finale-Exosuits.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

To fight back against [[King Sombra]]'s mind-control spell, Wheeljack worked with Shockwave and Ratchet to construct a set of emotion-powered [[exosuit|exo-suit]]s. Once their pony allies had rescued [[Pinkie Pie]], [[Fluttershy]], and [[Twilight Sparkle]] from Sombra's control, Wheeljack and Ratchet helped the newly freed ponies into their suits. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers Fan Book''===
Wheeljack was working on a [[space bridge]] to transport some [[energon]], however, it ends up exploding. {{storylink|Transformers Fan Book 2021}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Wheeljack was among the Autobots gathered around [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when Prime decided it would be a good idea to not transform anymore. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master commercial}}
*Wheeljack and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] were driving on Cybertron, aboard the [[Turbo Racer]] and the [[Attack Cruiser]] respectively, when they came under fire from [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s [[Stratotronic Jet]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Gutcruncher|Action Master vehicles commercial}}
*Wheeljack also planned on attending [[BotCon 2009]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}

==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Wheeljack could come to Optimus Prime's aid by repairing his flat tires. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]]}}

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===''Construct-Bots Builder''===
The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Wheeljack were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] began behaving erratically, so Wheeljack used his [[magnetic inducer]] on [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] while [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] kept them distracted. Wheeljack took as scan of Slug, but the data was corrupted, so he had to use [[Teletraan I]] to repair it. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} When the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to infiltrate the base to strike at Teletraan, Wheeljack was part of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s team which tried unsuccessfully to halt their progress. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} Wheeljack joined a team led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to help track down the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Optimus and Wheeljack returned to Autobot HQ after an absence to find Grimlock had taken leadership. Though they failed to resist him, he soon bored with leading the Autobots and let Optimus take command again. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} In an attempt to save [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] when the boy was injured during a battle, Wheeljack transferred Spike's mind into [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]]. Things went horribly wrong, but Wheeljack later successfully transferred Spike's mind back into his healed body. {{storylink|Autobot X (Legends)|Autobot X}}

At some point Wheeljack teamed up with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] to combat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Bomb (AB)#As Wheeljack}}
Wheeljack appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bomb. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsWheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Bet this game is some kind of holodeck created by him.]]
Wheeljack participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 14 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor| [[Christopher Swindle]]}}
Wheeljack assisted Optimus Prime in opposing Megatron's scheme and stopping the cyberforming of Earth. He upgraded the Autobots' weapons and built T.E.C.H. for them on the Ark, and also provided technical expertise in the field. While he preferred to leave the fighting to Grimlock and Sideswipe, he was more than capable of adjusting a Decepticon's attitude with a well-placed smack from his wrenches or some pinpoint blaster fire. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Wheeljack-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|NEED A DISPENSER HERE! NEED A DISPENSER HERE! NEED A *whack* SHUT UP!]]

When it comes to improvisation, Wheeljack is in a whole other league to [[Hoist (G1)|most]] mechanical engineers, and that flair for thinking outside the box applies to his battlefield tactics too. "Never do what the enemy ''expects''." is his approach to warfare, and it's served him very well.

He has a knack for whipping up wild new gadgets, often out of whatever scrap metal and power cells are to hand, though it has earned him something of a 'mad doctor' tag. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Wheeljack Bio}}

Wheeljack arrived in time to help out in the battle for the Codex Key.

Wheeljack also helped Optimus perfect the Combining process, along with Perceptors help.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}

Wheeljack even later helped Prime and some volunteers form OPTIMUS MAXIMUS!
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Countdown To Combination Event}}

[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] told [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] that Wheeljack would outfit him with an [[Orbital jump|Orbital Bounce]] relay for a mission to the [[Decepticon lunar dome base|Decepticon Moonbase]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Moonbase}}

*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:'''Wheeljack uses a combat nullifier to heal his targets. If not healing, Wheeljack uses a standard issue photon blaster to decimate targets.
*'''Ability: Combat Simulants''': Speed up the movement and attack speed of friendly bots for 8 seconds!
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Wweeljack Wheeljack at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Wheeljack TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yo Fryman!]]
{{bigquote|Don't let your enemies dictate what you do.}}

Four million years ago, Wheeljack travelled with Optimus on the Ark away from an energy depleted Cybertron. Bluestreak once described Wheeljack as "a fellow who can make nuclear bombs out of scrap metal and rust buckets." Wheeljack became renowned as a "mad scientist" for creating gadgets for the Autobots that will optimize their performance in combat. Furthermore, his driving skills are superb enough to make any Hollywood hero envious.

In battle, Wheeljack wielded the laser powered "[[Stillson Wrench]]" and the bubble blasting "[[Fusion Ray Gun]]". His active skill was "Backup Firepower":
*'''Backup Firepower''' — Wheeljack calls forth 2 levitating turret drones to fight by his side. If Wheeljack dies in battle, the turrets will initiate a kamikaze protocol to kill Wheeljack's opponent(s), resulting in extensive damage. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero13.shtml Wheeljack profile on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep3AxbfqiII EL TECHE DE JESUS!!!]]]
As a Tech Bot, Wheeljack constructs up to three Upgrades of three types: Offensive Upgrades that can Shock opponents, Defensive Upgrades that can Stun, or Power Upgrades that can Power Leak. He can also activate an emergency Force Shield allowing him to survive potentially deadly attacks (and catastrophic mishaps in the lab).

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{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Wheeljack supplied technology such as scanners for the [[Guardian Program]], and occasionally requested the humans involved search for [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
*Wheeljack has the distinction of being the first Transformer to appear in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], and thus the first one to appear in any animated story.
*In Japanese continuity, Wheeljack is portrayed as being older than most Autobots; he talks like an old man and is even referred to as one by ''[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]'', of all people, in the dub of "[[Heavy Metal War]]". According to the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, he is significantly older than [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], old enough to tell him to "respect your elders". Also, he is younger than Kup, but still enough of age to share old man stories with him.
*Storyboards for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' show Smokescreen lying dead next to Windcharger instead of Wheeljack. The establishing shot of the launcher near where Wheeljack's remains lie even show a Smokescreen-colored Wheeljack corpse. Older versions of the movie script in fact feature Wheeljack alive and well after the Battle of Autobot City, having merely been knocked unconscious. He and several other Autobots take part in a plotline that involved saving Earth from Unicron's siphoning hose that was draining the Earth's energy and would ultimately destroy it.
*In a continuity where [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|most of the time]], most [[Flight|Autobots can't fly]] under their own power, one of the few Autobot cars explicitly described as being capable of flight is Wheeljack—whose [[alternate mode]] and color scheme come from a {{w|File:Lancia Stratos Turbo.jpg|racecar}} sponsored by a {{w|Alitalia|certain airline}}. Coincidence? (Maybe Wheeljack only gets to fly because his ''[[Diaclone]]'' had wings—but then, maybe the ''Diaclone'' had wings because of the "Alitalla" airline.)
*Wheeljack's bio on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' webpage is ''exactly'' the same as Arcee's, save for the character's name and artwork being changed.
*Wheeljack's design in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic is inspired by his [[Wheeljack (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]].<ref>{{twitter||I even just straight up used his design for Wheeljack in issue 10. My love for the work Derrick did is pretty unabashed and I wouldn't have it any other way. I even like to think that some alternate version of TFA kinda sets up the backstory for our Beast Wars comic-|https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1475584556749275137|Josh Burcham|2021|12|27}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')
*''Czech:'' '''Ráfek'''
*''French:'' '''Invento''' (Canada), '''Cric''' (Canada Action Master, "Jack"), '''Wheelie''' (European French cartoon dub)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Jeck''' (ג'ק, "Jack")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kerék''' ("Wheel"), '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steering-wheel Jack")
*''Italian:'' '''Saetta''' ("Bolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Luén Chéi''' (Taiwan, 輪傑, "Wheel Jay"), '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Auto-Roda''' (Portuguese comic, "Auto-Motor"), '''Motriz''' (Brazilian comic, "Wheel")
*''Russian:'' '''Gónshchik''' (Го́нщик, "Racer")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kermanych''' (Керманич, "Steerer")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], the kung-fu-fighting Autobot from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]].
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (aka Que), the [[facial hair]]-sporting Autobot scientist from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], the Autobot [[Ministry of Science]] member from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], the sword-wielding [[Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]], the goateed Autobot inventor from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.}}

==References==
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[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
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[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
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[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
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Starscream (G1)

2022-06-04T23:32:07Z

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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Starscreamg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Let me guess. You're gonna attempt to overthrow Megatron, fail, cry, then repeat the cycle.]]
'''Starscream''' is the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]] and the deadliest of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. The self-proclaimed pride of the [[Cybertron War Academy]], he's famous not only for his incredible skill, but also for his limitless (and troublesome) ambition. Starscream believes that he is more suited for command than [[Decepticon leader]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Thankfully for Megatron, Starscream's mutinous, power-grabbing plots are almost always transparent, and he can never muster up enough patience to complete a grandiose power play. Even on the few times he has taken command of the Decepticons, he quickly loses control of a situation, but is too arrogant to realize when he's in over his head. He never learns from his mistakes, but then again, Megatron doesn't either, seeing as how he's never turned Starscream into [[Slag (slang)|slag]]. Despite his constant failures, Starscream believes it is only a matter of time before he prevails—his destiny is inevitable.

Starscream's never-give-up attitude extends even to the afterlife: unlike most Transformers, he has a mutant, indestructible [[spark]]. His life-force cannot be destroyed and can persist even without a body to contain it. However, there is no indication that Starscream (or anybody else) was aware of this fact prior to his destruction.

{{bigquote|''Why?'' That's what they ''all'' asked me. Why him... why ''Starscream''? Why, of all the Decepticons, did I decide to revitalize the one whose record of deceit and betrayal is ''legend''? Because I'm an ''idiot'', that's why!|Megatron on Starscream|"[[Total War!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:ClubCon flyme.jpg|left|thumb|Quickly! To the traitor-mobile!]]
{{Main|Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
Formally the political figurehead of the city-state of [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], Starscream sat ill in his position in the Decepticon ranks, but never posed a real threat to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in their early days, delivering only the occasional snipe or criticism that the Decepticon leader would be quick to put down with a show of force. Deactivated following a battle with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Starscream spent several years in stasis, but once reactivated, he quickly ingratiated himself with the new Decepticon leader [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and through information gained from him was able to obtain the cosmic power of the [[Underbase]]. After going on a legendary rampage across Earth and slaying dozens of Transformers, Starscream himself was destroyed by the Underbase's unstoppable energies, but his corpse was recovered and brought back to life by Megatron as a mindless [[Pretender]]. Regaining his faculties thanks to [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]]'s sabotage, Starscream joined [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticon cell on Earth, but his new powers led him to be feared and hated by his fellow Decepticons, even more than usual, and he proceeded to break away and help [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] start a [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Teleported to Cybertron to face the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Starscream fled the planet aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and was knocked offline again when it crashed to [[Earth]] for a second time. Years later, Megatron defied common sense by once more reactivating him to join in his attempt to retake command of the Decepticons, and unsurprisingly, Starscream betrayed Megatron to [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in order to briefly gain control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. The scamp!
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Tud3 starscream smirkiest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"So if I beat [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|you]], will I become the chief Decepticon?"
"More people have said that and were sent offline than there are Energon decay products."]]
{{main|Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
{{quote|He never knows when to quit.|Dead End|"[[Starscream's Brigade]]"}}

A former scientist who joined the Decepticons with gusto after the loss of his friend [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], Starscream quickly decided that [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s leadership was old and outdated, and that he was the one who should be in charge. Cue nine million years of backstabbing, treachery, cowardice, coups and general disobedience, which continued when the war moved from Cybertron to Earth. In fact, it was Starscream's refusal to listen to Megatron that kept the war going, when a petty parting blast that he delivered to the Autobot's crashed starship jostled the body of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into the path of [[Teletraan I]]'s restoration beam. Starscream's scheming was a constant throughout the Earth conflict, and it culminated in his expulsion from the Decepticon ranks, following which he created the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to serve as his personal army, only to have them turn on him, forcing him to rejoin Megatron's ranks.

Even in death, Starscream was unstoppable. Following Megatron's climactic battle with Optimus Prime in [[2005]], Starscream set his commander's battered body adrift in space and promptly appointed himself the new Decepticon leader. In the midst of a grandiose coronation ceremony, however, Megatron returned, recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] by the power of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], and promptly blasted Starscream to ashes. Surprisingly, Starscream's lifeforce persisted as a [[ghost]], which continued to bedevil the Transformers, even across the gulf of time.
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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Catching the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] flying on route from the Antarctic towards the Autobots’ headquarters, Starscream and the rest of the Decepticon superjets attacked them in mid-air. After damaging [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Starscream and the rest of the Decepticons broke off their attack. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}

Starscream and the other Decepticon jets took part in a series of hit-and-run attacks on Autobot superjet forces around the Pacific Rim to draw attention away from their operations on the island of [[Buru]]. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise Windcharger kills Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sy-Yjk-jtg YOU. SHOULD HAVE LET ME SLEEP!!]"]]
Starscream was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining and construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. When a squad of captured Autobots escaped from their force cages, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and Starscream attempted to subdue them. Starscream was killed when [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] used his magnetic powers to pulverize Starscream's head into scrap. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Starscream participated in a Decepticon assault on the Autobots, only to be once more beaten back. Under Megatron's orders, the Decepticons then lay low for several days, lulling the Autobots into a false sense of security. The Decepticons then stole the entirety of the Autobots’ fuel supply and attacked them once more. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons’ part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

Starscream attacked an Autobot construction site that Optimus and his troops were using to fix up a spaceship. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Starscream was one of Megatron's most vicious fighters. He was involved in Megatron's scheme to take over the Earth by holding millions of humans hostage. When Megatron feigned a friendly demeanor after the Autobots had invaded the Decepticon base, Starscream stood by his leader's side. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Starscream loved to follow Megatron's orders. (!) {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}} Megatron considered Starscream to be one of his "secret weapons" alongside Thundercracker. Starscream was in attendance at the Decepticons' latest meeting in their war room. There, Megatron explained his latest scheme; by salvaging sunken treasure in the waters near Alaska, the Decepticons would finance factories that would build a Decepticon army. Starscream and Thundercracker maintained a high altitude above the other Decepticons as they retrieved the treasure. Megatron called upon them when a squad of Autobots attempted to ambush the Decepticons. The Decepticons were ultimately defeated when one of Rumble's earthquakes backfired, and swallowed up all of the Decepticons (yes, even the flying ones...) {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}}

After Megatron has constructed his own prison for the Autobots, Starscream and the other Decepticons were tasked with rounding their enemies up. He and Thundercracker employed [[Sleep Net]]s to capture Bluestreak and Sideswipe. As the Decepticons incarcerated the Autobots, Starscream expressed concerned that they had missed one; Bumblebee was nowhere to be found. Megatron dismissed Starscream's concerns, stating that Bumblebee was too small to cause any trouble. Then Bumblebee tricked all of the Decepticons in leaving the prison unattended, and freed his comrades. Starscream and Thundercracker were shot out of the sky by Sideswipe and Bluestreak upon the Autobots' escape. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Megatron ordered Starscream to patrol "every inch of the Earth" in order to find a factory suitable for constructing a Decepticon army. Starscream wound up in orbit, and found no factories, only a few communication satellites. Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp then happened upon an "Autobot Factory," and began attacking it. After repeatedly bombing the factory yielded no results, an enraged Megatron led his troops to tare the factory down with their bare hands. As it turns out, the factory had been a hologram all along, and the Decepticons barely avoided tumbling down the hole it concealed when Ravage attacked Mirage, who was projecting the illusion. The Decepticons then battled the Autobots, and Starscream was caught in Huffer's crushing grip. He surrendered to the Autobot immediately. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}

Decepticons was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to harm Buster and Sparkplug Witwicky, only to be repelled by the Autobots when the Decepticons began running low on fuel. He later joined his fellow Decepticons on their attack on the Hoover Dam. They were repelled once more by the heroic robots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Upon spotting a convoy of Autobots moving towards the Decepticons stronghold, Starscream and two other seekers mobilized themselves and attacked them. Huffer attempted to attack Starscream, but the Decepticon air commander was too fast for the land-bound Autobot... That is, until Windcharger stepped in and used his magnetic powers to pull Starscream within easy reach. Starscream and the rest of the Decepticons were forced to abandon their stronghold when the Autobots used their own [[Molecular transfer device]] against them, draining the Decepticons of their fuel in the process. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

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The urge to build a Decepticon factory came upon Megatron once more, and he ordered Starscream to clear a forest of its "stupid trees" to make room for one. Coincidently, the Autobots were vacationing in that very same forest, and confronted the Decepticons on their deforestation. Starscream took to the air to better fight against the Autobots, but was driven away by Optimus's Combat Deck. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

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Starscream joined Galvatron in a mission to steal oil from [[Oil Valley]]. Once they were in the oil drilling area however, Soundwave informed them that he had detected Autobot activity nearby. Hoping to take their enemies by surprise, Starscream and Dirge took to the air. Starscream and Dirge then encountered the Dinobots and fought against them. Starscream was taken out of the fight when Grimlock grabbed him out of the sky. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Starscream fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
Starscream was part of the ambush party that boarded the Ark during the Cretaceous period, which led to Optimus Prime crashing his ship in a volcano and shutting everyone on board offline. When the Decepticons reawakened, they attempted to destroy the Ark, only for its automatic defences to deflect their firepower. The Decepticons then raided a nearby nuclear power to gain the additional power necessary to destroy the Autobots. When the Decepticons returned only to find the Ark deserted, Megatron became suspicious and split his troops into two attack squads. Starscream was part of the second squad, which attacked the Autobots after the first. Starscream delivered the most damage on the Decepticons’ side, short-circuiting Optimus with his null-rays. With the Decepticons running low on fuel once more, they were forced to retreat, vowing that the battle had just begun {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

[[File:DecepticonsCarShow.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I have no idea what colors I am!]]
Starscream and his fellow Seekers performed a threatening flyby over the Autobots' headquarters in order to distract the heroic robots while the other Decepticons stole a tanker of [[oil]] that would give them the power to rule the world. Thanks to [[Shooting Star]], the Autobots got wise to the Decepticons' tactics and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] blew up the villains by dropping missiles on them. Starscream arrived on the scene to spitefully blow up the [[oil tanker]] so that no one could have it, then he and his fellow airborne Decepticons carried off the remains of their fallen comrades. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

Starscream was part of the battle that resulted when the Autobots came to rescue the mind-controlled [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] from the Decepticons' clutches. When Grapple was freed from the effects of the [[cerebro-shell]] controlling him, he kicked Megatron over on top of Starscream and Skywarp, winning the day. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

At some point in the future, when Galvatron had taken leadership of the Decepticons, Starscream suggested to his leader that he create a city of his own to gather energy, as the Autobots did with their Autobot City. Galvatron decided to go about it in the most circular way possible, by stealing a robot car on display at a car show that night and duplicating its circuitry to create an army of drones to build said city. While investigating the Decepticons' presence at the show, Kup was captured by Starscream. When the Autobots arrived in response, Starscream threatened Kup's life to stay their hands, but luckily, Hot Rod soon saved Kup, and the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Starscream ladybird books.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Toy-accurate art makes Starscream ANGRY!]]
A brash and aggressive character, Starscream was constantly running up against the older, smarter Megatron. He once convinced Rumble to help him attack and destroy an Autobot tower (believed to be for communications) against Megatron's orders. In the process, he caused Megatron and the other Decepticons to come get him back. (They arrived ''just'' as he was slagging off Megatron.) Since that tower was actually used for channeling lightning storms into power, the entire Decepticon team was viciously injured by an electric surge due to his disobedience. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Starscream later tried to overthrow Megatron when the commander was off on a mission and requested the other Decepticons rendezvous with him. Starscream's act of rebellion was to blow up the building he thought Megatron was in and declare himself leader. Megatron turned out to be standing behind him, and he gave Starscream a valuable lesson on leadership (i.e., told him how dumb that was whilst punching him). {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Starscream grew frustrated with Megatron constantly testing out new technology instead of implementing it. He complained that if the Decepticons were under his command, they would have already completed the construction of their ship and be on their way back to Cybertron. His argument with Megatron was interrupted when it was discovered that Bumblebee was spying on them. Some time later, Starscream was one of the Decepticons assembling their ion drive when their assembly lab was discovered by the Autobots once more. Starscream was knocked away when Jazz pushed a train cart through the construction site. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

When Megatron was bemoaning the fact that time and again the Autobots had foiled his plans, Starscream pointed out to him that every enemy had a weak spot that could be exploited. Megatron agreed, and posited that the Autobots' human friend was their weakness. Starscream volunteered to exterminate the fleshling, but Megatron tasked Laserbeak with studying mankind instead. Starscream laughed at his leader's decision, declaring that Megatron had grown soft in his old age. Megatron assured his subordinate that he was old because he was ''hard''. During his investigation, Laserbeak was disabled by flying headlong into electrical cables, baffling Starscream over how the humans could have built such a devastating "zero magnetism energy mechanism." He, Soundwave and Megatron headed out to rescue Laserbeak, now "captive" in his cassette form to a human child. Laserbeak escaped on his own and rejoined his teammates, with an angry mob on his trail. Starscream was gung-ho to slaughter the humans en masse, but Megatron had him stay his hand once again. The Decepticons were soon distracted by the Autobots, and due to a series of misunderstandings, came to believe that a windmill was some sort of advanced weapon. They destroyed the windmill, but were buried in its rubble as it collapsed. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] time-travelled to the 20th Century and took command, Starscream served under him. He'd learnt his lesson since the early days, not trying to overthrow his commander ''once''. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}
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===The Special Teams===
Starscream was equipped with an [[Electronic Pulse Gun]]. Starscream participated in a battle against the Autobots in the [[Burma ruby mines]], where he was able to squirrel away a stash of Energon cubes during the confusion.

The Decepticons' war efforts on Earth suffered greatly due to Starscream's self-interest and childish behaviour, despite Megatron's frequent reprimands. He once attempted to assassinate Megatron, but was met with failure. Starscream was sent by Megatron to fetch the Stunticons from Cybertron in order to counter the Aerialbots, but failed to report back after accomplishing his task. While the Stunticons had rejoined the main Decepticon forces, Starscream had taken off towards the Pacific. There, he mulled over his failure to take over the Decepticons. Starscream landed on a remote Pacific island, only to discover several military vehicles in the island's forest. Using his stash of Energon cubes, he transformed these military vehicles into the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. Now ready to implement his latest coup, Starscream came into communication with Megatron, who ordered him to rendez-vous near a human power plant, as the Decepticons were preparing to raid it. Starscream did not meet with Megatron, but instead sent in the Combaticons ahead of himself. As they merged into Bruticus to take on the Autobots gestalts guarding the place, Starscream watched from afar. He ordered Bruticus to concentrate on Defensor, only for the Decepticon gestalt to be subsequently defeated by his opponent. Starscream then began bombarding Defensor with his artillery. The Aerialbots then separated to give chase after Starscream while Defensor took over the fight against Menasor. Outnumbered, Starscream took off. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Starscream was annoyed when Megatron called off the attack on the Autobots which he was leading, and instead instructed him to scout out Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar plant. So annoyed was Starscream, that when he got to the plant and saw the Autobots there, he attacked them anyway. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wounded him before an enraged Megatron ordered him to call off the attack, and Starscream and his fellow seekers retired to a location a mile away. Megatron told him off for endangering the solar plant and ordered him to stay there while the other Decepticons went to secure the plant. Partway through the battle, Starscream pointed out to Megatron that the reactor had become too damaged to use, and he should probably retreat. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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Megatron worked out a plan to abduct human air travelers by disguising the jets as commercial airliners. Starscream requested he lead the mission to [[Phoenix International]], and was duly welded into a fake airliner body. When he, Skywarp and Bombshell reached the airport, they found it completely empty, so they headed for the warehouse where the previously-obtained hostages were being held, only to find that there was an Autobot welcoming committee waiting for them. Starscream soon discovered that he was welded too securely into the fake airliner body and was unable to transform or use his weapons. The Decepticon squad was forced to retreat. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
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{{quote|You are a born leader, Starscream; Not only handsome, but clever.|Starscream|[[Espionage!!!!!]]}}
Starscream was one of the group of Decepticons who followed the Autobots to [[South America]], and undermined Megatron's leadership whenever possible. The Decepticons attempted to attack the Autobots as the latter were examining [[Mount Sheelah]], only for the volcano to erupt, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Starscream took part in the kidnapping on [[human]]s for use as slave labor. When [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], Starscream pursued him, but failed to locate the Autobot, and the Decepticons were forced to release their slaves. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Flying over the [[Scranner Mountain Range]], Starscream's patrol spotted [[Stanley Lake]] dam, prompting the Decepticons to take it over. Their invasion was again foiled by the Autobots who used the power of the dam against them. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}}

During a meeting of the high-ranked Decepticons, Starscream volunteered to infiltrate the Autobots as a spy. His story about Megatron having a list of Decepticons to bump off after victory was achieved appeared to work, and Starscream was accepted into the Autobot ranks. They even showed him the [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System]] they'd developed, which would be hidden on [[Mount Levram]]. After Starscream reported back to the Decepticons by radio, he found himself being placed under the guard—the Autobots hadn't been taken in at all, and when the Decepticons all went to level Mount Levram, the Autobots destroyed their base. Starscream was let go afterwards, but faced a difficult time explaining how he'd been duped. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Peril from the Stars===
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Behind the backs of the other Decepticons, Starscream recruited [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to help him capture the [[Los Palmos observatory]] and its staff [[Jack Richards|Jack]] and [[Sue Richards]] in order to track a weapons pod that had been launched from Cybertron. These weapons woud allow Starscream to defeat the other Transformers and conquer the Earth. It was only thanks to the intervention of the Autobot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (with [[you]]r help) that his plans for global domination were thwarted. {{storylink|Peril from the Stars}}

{{note|As "Peril from the Stars" is a [[multipath adventure]], Starscream's plans are not necessarily thwarted. If you choose the wrong path through the book you and Jazz could end up being killed by Bombshell, and Starscream presumably then goes on to conquer the world.}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
Starscream was one of many Decepticons at a somewhat premature victory bonfire celebration atop [[Mount Lomas]] after four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s had joined their forces, courtesy of Bombshells [[cerebro-shell]]s, and ''reportedly'' crippled the Autobot ranks, assuring the success of Operation Black Coral. Suddenly, their new recruits turned against them, prompting Starscream to fire his laser at [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], which merely bounced the beam straight back and melted his gun. The Autobots emerged victorious that evening, though Starscream's fate is unclear.

Apparently he should have used his cluster-bombs instead, since an alternate path in that same micro-continuity nexus led him to blow [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] to smithereens with just one of them, ensuring Operation Black Coral's success. That's more impressive than it sounds, since Seaspray was a huge destroyer with at least two passengers at the time. Seriously, he was! {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
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Starscream and Blitzwing had been instructed by Megatron to wreak havoc and destroy the humans' wheat and corn farmland. They were meant to let the Autobots overhear that the Decepticons were planning to force the humans into starvation if they did not become Decepticon slaves, their true plan was a much more practical one. The two jets were to lure the Autobots into the open country, where they would have no cover against the flying Decepticons, and thus would be easy pickings.

In one possible sequence of events, Bumblebee happened upon the duo, and was able to take out Blitzwing with a sucker punch. Not having seen Blitzwing being taken out when it happened, Starscream panicked and pleaded for reinforcements over the radio, only to have his bravado returned to him when spotting the lone little Autobot. Laughing at his foe, Starscream dropped a barrage of [[cluster bomb]]s onto Bumblebee before nearly downed himself when the Autobot flung a bail of hay into one of Starscream's engines. At that moment, Starscream's reinforcements arrived in the form of Bombshell, and Bumblebee was forced to retreat.

If Bumblebee attempted to escape through the burning cornfield nearby, Starscream manages to stun him with his null rays, leaving the little Autobot to his mercies.

If Bumblebee fled back to a nearby town, the Autobot would manage to evade Starscream and Bombshell by ducking into a smokescreen emanating from a nearby burning field. Starscream wasn't able to spot Bumblebee hiding in the used-car parking lot nearby, but nonetheless transformed to [[robot mode]] and loudly had a conversation over his radio with Megatron, discussing their "plan" to force the humans into slavery or starvation. His ruse worked, as Bumblebee was within earshot.

In the event that the Autobots never showed up to stop the Decepticons, Starscream continued to burn acres of farmland.

If events unfolded a certain way, the Decepticons would learn that Sparkplug had discovered a fatal flaw in Decepticon circuitry, and Starscream would join the bulk of the Decepticon forces in hunting down the human to a cave in the mountains. At this point, Swoop was able to sneak up on the Decepticons while they were focused on the cave's entrance, and the Dinobot blasted Starscream out of the sky, and sent him crashing into the side of a mountain. Starscream survived the impact and remained with the Decepticon squadron. In one possible turn of events, Optimus and the Autobot cavalry arrived on-scene and forced the Decepticons to flee.

In a completely different possible series of events, Starscream was amongst a vast army of Decepticons that attacked Optimus's small squadron of Autobots, who had been lured into open farmland by Megatron's ploy.

In the event that Optimus separated from his squadron to provide cover fire, Starscream was one of the ten Decepticons who ganged up on the Autobot leader. If Jazz returned to rescue his commanding officer, Starscream was blasted away by a shot of Optimus's [[laser rifle]]. The Autobots managed to get away in the end however.

In many other versions of these events, Starscream was presumably amongst the immense Decepticon forces who managed to destroy the Autobots without much fanfare. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
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When Kickback spied Autobot activities in an underground cave and came to know of the Sun-Pak, an energy device created by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug, he opened communications with Decepticon headquarters to inform Megatron of his findings, only to be answered by Starscream. Convincing the Insecticon to relay his findings to him, Starscream saw the Sun-Pak as an opportunity to take control of the Decepticons from Megatron. Leading a squadron of Decepticons to Kickback's location, Starscream began attacking the Autobots, demanding their surrender lest he and his Decepticons bury the Autobots underneath the crumbling cave's rubble. He was met with different fates depending on how Optimus Prime responded to his threats.

In the event that the Autobots decided to stand their ground and fight, Optimus noted Starscream's difficulty in flying in the small underground cave. This in turn would open two possibilities for the Autobot leader; order his Autobots to concentrate their firepower on Starscream or continue fighting all of the Decepticons Starscream brought into the fray equally.

If Starscream suddenly found himself the sole target of the Autobots' weapons, the Decepticon began to panic, and became unable to relay orders to the troops under his command. Under constant fire, Starscreams began to beg for mercy from his opponents.

If Optimus accepted Starscream's surrender, this only led to Starscream dying at Thundercracker's hand, as Thundercracker derided Starscream for his cowardice, and blasted him to death. If, however, Optimus continued to attack Starscream despite his pleas, Starscream owed his survival to Thundercracker's action, as a sonic boom from his subordinate allowed Starscream the opening to kidnap Sparkplug, and order a retreat from his Decepticons, all the while gloating that he would take control of the Decepticons for himself. Hiding out in a plane museum while in his [[alternate mode]], Starscream awaited the cover of night to attempt coercing Sparkplug into building a Sun-Pak for the Decepticons. Calling on Bombshell, Starscream informed the human that he would build the energy device either of his own volition, or thanks to the mind-controlling abilities of Bombshell's Cerebro-Shells.

In the event that Blaster and Buster, who had tracked down Starscream unbeknownst to him, had traded to Megatron an audio-clip of Starscream's gloats, revealing Starscream's plan to overthrow his leader, Megatron arrived on scene and berated the seeker for his clandestine activities. Starscream attempts to lie his way out of the situation, explaining that he only ever planned to use the Sun-Pak to benefit Megatron himself. Bombshell does not corroborate Starscream's story, leaving Megatron to give Starscream an ultimatum; either face the full force of the Decepticon army by himself, or return to Decepticon headquarters for reprogramming. Starscream chooses the later.

If Blaster and Buster did not complete an agreement with Megatron, the Decepticon leader arrives on-scene nonetheless, but allows Starscream to go through with his plan of mind-controlling Sparkplug. All of his machinations are for nought, however, as the Cerebro-Shell inadvertently damages Sparkplug's memory, making it impossible for him to produce the device for the Decepticons.

If Buster, Blaster and Bumblebee formulate a plan together to snatch Sparkplug from the Decepticons' clutches, it is Starscream himself who falls prey to the Cerebro-Shell. Hit by Blaster's Electro-Scrambler, Bombshell misses his mark, and Starscream becomes a mentally malleable moron. Convinced by Blaster that the Autobots are his masters, Starscream releases his captive, and allows the humans and Autobots to escape while an infuriated Bombshell attempts to convince Starscream of his true allegiance. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
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True to form, Starscream schemed to overthrow Megatron in the middle of the Decepticon leader's latest attempt at destroying the human race. This time around, he had convinced Soundwave to join in his insurrection, promising that the two of them would lead the Decepticons jointly. Unbeknownst to Starscream, the Autobot Cosmos was spying upon them, and learned all about Starscream's plot.

In the event that Cosmos relayed this information to Megatron, the Decepticon leader became enraged and confronted the pair. The Decepticons subsequently began fighting amongst themselves, leaving the Autobots to their own devices.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Megatron, Starscream, Thrust and Dirge captured Beachcomber and Buster as the pair were frantically searching the Decepticons’ base for the captured human Jessie. The prisoners were then taken to Megatron's lab so that the Decepticon leader could torture the pair by showing them the destruction of Center City via a view screen.

In another possible turn of events, where the human Jessie was brainwashed into being loyal to the Decepticons, Starscream had the honour of playing jailor to the heroic robots, after the girl had lured them into a trap. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}
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====Decepticon Poison====
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In one possible sequence of events, Starscream accompanied Megatron in order to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the now-cured Autobots, but gained the upper hand early in the fight nonetheless. They were nonetheless force into a retreat when Optimus led a second squad of Autobots into battle.

In another possible scenario, Megatron and his Decepticon squad were tricked into thinking that the Autobots were already dead, and strode into the Autobots’ base. The Decepticons lay down their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots’ "corpses," but were ambushed once they had disarmed themselves. Starscream and the others were then quickly defeated.

In another possible scenario, Starscream was led by Ramjet in a full-scale Decepticon assault. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots managed to weaponize the tainted fuel, and ignited it before their base, catching Starscream in the toxic smoke that billowed out. Starscream then crashed close to the raging inferno bellow, and begun to melt into a putrid puddle of metal.

In completely different possible series of events, Ramjet and Starscream had the bad habit of loudly gloating about the Decepticons’ plan to enslave the human race, unawares that there might be Autobot spies lurking in the shadows nearby. He also took amusement in kicking around the mutated rats that scuttled about the Decepticons’ poison lab.

If the Autobots snuck up on the two Decepticons, Starscream and Ramjet were quickly overpowered and forced to watch as the Autobots destroyed the lab. Optimus then gloated to the pair, telling them that the Autobots would soon be back in full fighting force, before driving off.

In a possible later scenario, Starscream was one of the many Decepticons present at the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible scenario that followed, he was shot down by the Autobots, creating his own grave in the charred earth bellow. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Starscream took part in a Decepticon mission to take over Earth's communication satellites. He was aboard Astrotrain when the Decepticon shuttle was performing an ammunitions delivery to the Decepticons’ ship out in Earth orbit.

If Bumblebee and Hot Rod had infiltrated Astrotrain, Starscream happened upon the pair, but was fooled by their disguises, as the two Autobots were garbed in Decepticon space gear. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Starscream accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Starscream and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Starscream and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Starscream and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions. Amidst the confusion, Starscream took to the air to better assess the situation.

If Hot Rod attempted to attack Galvatron as this was happening, Starscream spotted the young Autobot, and dispatched him before he could reach his target.

If Hot Rod snuck down and successfully snatched the Invisibility Device from Shockwave, the Decepticons gave chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon's walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Starscream and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

In another possible scenario, Starscream was part of a Decepticon assault on Metroplex. The Decepticons, having pilfered the secrets of Sarah Sanders's Invisibility Device though themselves guaranteed a victory. Unfortunately for them, the Autobots had in their possession an [[Invisibility Scrambler]], which they used to defeat the Decepticons. Starscream was taken prisoner in the aftermath of the battle.

In another possible scenario, Shockwave and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Starscream and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Starscream and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him into leaving the spaceship behind while he pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase.

In one possible version of the events that followed, Hot Rod managed to shoot Starscream out of the sky. The injured Starscream was retrieved by a Decepticon hidden in a nearby secret base, who unwittingly revealed the location of the Decepticons’ stronghold, and caused it to fall to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Beehive Books continuity===
Starscream, one of Megatron's most loyal Decepticons, was one of many to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. When Ultra Magnus was able to find his shuttle, which had been previously shot down by the Decepticons' defenses, Starscream squared off against the Autobot. Ultra Magnus's shuttle had been repaired by the Decepticons'automated robots, who had mistook it for one of their own. The advantage lay with either Starscream or Ultra Magnus depending on what changes the drones had implemented in the shuttle.
{{note|At this point in the book, the narrative is overtaken by a game of chance. The game determines which of the following outcomes plays out.}}
*Ultra Magnus managed to escape Starscream in his shuttle, ''or''
*Starscream managed to vaporize Magnus before the Autobot could escape in his shuttle, ''or
*Starscream managed to wing Ultra Magnus, forcing the Autobot to stop and blow Starscream out of the sky before proceeding in his shuttle, ''or''
*Unable to take off in the reprogrammed shuttle, Ultra Magnus was forced to stay and fight Starscream, who vaporized the Autobot, ''or''
*Unable to take off in the reprogrammed shuttle, Ultra Magnus was forced to fight his way out and blew Starscream away.
{{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
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Starscream was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Starscream joined Ravage, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. There might have been two of him... But no number of Starscreams was enough, and the Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Starscream and Devastator attacked some power-lines, only to be thwarted by Optimus Prime. Even after the Autobot leader had toppled Devastator by himself, Starscream tried to gun him down. He received a laser-blast to his nosecone for his efforts. Later, Starscream came across Grimlock, Slag, and Snarl while flying over a desert. He assumed his robot form to face Grimlock in one-on-one combat. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}}

===''PDTF Comic''===
[[File:Starscream pd type.jpg|left|upright=1.05|thumb|HaHA! I have caught the Golden Snitch!]]
As various [[Decepticon]]s from across the timestream joined forces to track down the all-powerful [[Blackball]]s, Starscream proved most effective at the hunt. Discovering a Blackball, he immediately carried it over to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for some praise. Unfortunately, the "Blackball" turned out to be a cartoon bomb, which promptly exploded in their faces. From a distance, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] were astounded that their plan actually worked. Inside the smoking crater, a badly singed Megatron strangled Starscream, frustrated at his consistent failures. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##3 "Don't Cry! Megatron!!"|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}

Later, Starscream uncovered another Blackball. For a moment he considered giving it to Megatron, but then decided that if he kept it for himself, he could use the power to seize command of the Decepticons. He then immediately became suspicious that the Blackball might be another bomb, but dismissed the suspicion just as quickly. Then it exploded. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##10 "Good Luck! Starscream!!"|Good Luck! Starscream!!}}

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===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===
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Back on Cybertron, Starscream was the leader of the Decepticons' air forces. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Starscreams's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} After the Transformers arrived on Earth, the Decepticons and Autobots became locked in a stalemate that lasted many years.

While on patrol, Starscream crossed some Autobots in the [[Nevada]] desert. Eavesdropping, he learned that they had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship in [[Africa]], with a starmap within that pointed the way back to Cybertron. He then sped back to Decepticon headquarters to report his findings. Though he tried to embelish his tale, pausing dramatically at several points, Megatron and the others soon lost patience with Starscream, and forced him to blurt out what he had uncovered all at once. The Decepticons headed out immediately afterwards to seize the ship for themselves. Sending the Autobots into a retreat and capturing the ship proved surprisingly easy. Once inside the vessel, the Decepticons learned why; it was a trap! They were locked within with no control over the ship as it shot up blindly into space. Though the Autobots knew this wouldn't get rid of the Decepticons permanently, they were happy enough to have them out of their hair for a while. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

Megatron brought Starscream along to ambush Optimus and a couple of his soldiers while they were investigating Transformer power emissions in [[Brazil]]. Starscream had the honor of firing the first shot in the attack. After he had thrown Optimus off-balance, Megatron was able to knock out most of the Autobots with a single blast. But the two unidentified Transformers turned out to be the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and once they were shocked out of their primitive animal instincts, they turned their weapons on the Decepticons. Starscream chose to flee along with the rest of his team rather than face the Dinobots' awesome power. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Kazuki Yao]] (Japanese)|[[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Alfonso Obregon]] (Latin American Spanish), [[José Padilla]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

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A gray model of Starscream's head was a part of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s personal belongings. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

After the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on [[Earth]], Starscream's body lay in [[stasis lock]] next to his [[Megatron (G1)|leader]], along with [[Soundwave (G1)|the other]] [[Skywarp (G1)|Decepticons]]. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Into the Great War, Starscream was killed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] for being a traitor. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Starscream ghost BW.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|EBENEZER SCROOGE...!]]

Little was known about Starscream among the [[Maximal]]s, as the [[Maximal Elder]]s had classified most of his information. At some point in time the Elders had attempted to duplicate Starscream's mutant indestructible spark effect, which led to the origin of the monstrous [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]]. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], a student of military history, was familiar with Starscream's record of deceit and betrayal. It is possible that Megatron was also aware of his history, as he ordered [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] to keep an eye on Starscream when he arrived on Earth.

Starscream's ghost traveled through time and space to the prehistoric Earth of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], where he possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s body during an electrical storm. He ingratiated himself with Megatron, claiming that he had been destroyed by [[Unicron]] while protecting [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After leading a successful raid on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', he was left in command of the captured Maximal ship, along with Scorponok and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]—the latter having sufficiently impressed Starscream by seeing through his historical deception that he took her on as a "protégé". When the defeated Maximals surrendered to him, he took Dinobot and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] hostage and ordered the remaining Maximals to attack the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''. Scorponok objected, but he was very forcefully overruled. Shortly after the attack began, the two captive Maximals broke out and drove the Predacons out of the ''Axalon''. Starscream fled, pursued by Primal, and abandoned Blackarachnia to her fate. After a spirited chase, Primal cornered Starscream at an [[energon]] deposit, paralyzing him. As he tried to bargain his way out of his predicament, his vengeful ex-partner Blackarachnia detonated the energon, blowing Waspinator to scrap and forcing Starscream's spark out of his body. Waspinator was restored back to normal by Megatron, and Blackarachnia explained her betrayal as an attempt to find Starscream's true motives, and at that point, Megatron pardoned her.

Adrift in space once more, Starscream's ghost screamed vengeance into the void. {{storylink|Possession}}
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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
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As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the timestream, he witnessed several key moments during the Beast Wars. Among those moments was Starscream possessing the body of Waspinator. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

After his defeat at the hands of the Maximals, Starscream's immortal spark wandered through space and time, until it found [[Primax 208.06 Zeta|an alternate timeline]] with another Waspinator to possess. Starscream was somehow able to influence Waspinator's metamorphosis, giving him a third fighter jet mode resembling Starscream's own old alternate form.

Although the two of them bickered over control of the body constantly, their two separate voices audible to whoever hears them argue, Waspinator secretly enjoyed the enhanced skills Starscream granted him. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}} Afterward, Starscream's whereabouts were reportedly unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Glossary}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
In actuality, having been armed with the knowledge of Optimus Primal's gambit, Starscream permanently fused himself into Waspinator's body and killed all the Maximals before staging a coup against Megatron. The [[Vok]] intervened by activating their [[Planet Buster]]; Blackarachnia managed to disarm it but the quantum surge [[Transmetal]]lized some of the combatants, and Waspinator's body gained a jet mode.

Now calling himself "Waspscream", his new crew recruited [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]] and commandeered a shuttle from the Ark. Waspscream headed home to Cybertron, intending to take over the [[Tripredacus Council]]. Along for the ride were their prisoners: Megatron, his loyalists Inferno and Scorponok, and the independent agent [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]].

However, as in [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], Megatron escaped in transit and arrived ahead of Waspscream's crew on Cybertron. He created a [[transformation virus]] to capture the sparks of Cybertron's populace and converted their sparkless bodies into [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. When Waspscream's crew arrived, those with Transmetal forms managed to escape the virus and stay mobile. Waspscream and his surviving Predacons were drawn to the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], who [[Reformatting|reformat]]ted them into [[technorganic]] bodies that were immune from the virus. Waspscream proceeded to wage a valiant [[Spark War]] against Megatron, liberating Silverbolt and prompting Megatron to unleash a new general: the former Autobot military genius [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Obsidian, however, conspired with Tankor to assassinate Megatron. Inferno thus defected to Waspscream's Predacons, desiring revenge against the usurper of his queen. Waspscream continued to fight against Obsidian and Tankor, who were waging an increasingly brutal campaign against the Predacons and other resistance groups on the planet. [[Unicron]] eventually intervened by scooping up all three Vehicon generals to serve him in the [[Cauldron]].

With their leaders gone, the remaining Vehicons proved easy to dispatch. In the relative peace that followed, Waspscream joined forces with fellow resistance leaders [[Rodimus Primal]], [[Magmatron]], and [[Icebird]] to create a new High Council, in the hopes of bringing peace to Cybertron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{main|Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Wings Universe}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
While Starscream lay [[stasis lock]]ed in the Ark, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] broke in and implanted a fraction of the original Megatron's spark into the Air Commander, allowing the two Megatron's to control him. The Decepticon leader, whose spark had been implanted into Megatron, attempted to use Starscream to return to his own body, but was subdued in a battle of wills with beast Megatron. Starscream's services ultimately went unused until the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, at which point the [[Maximal]]s were able to extract the spark fragment. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}

When the Autobots deployed the [[Sky Spy]] to counteract a weather machine Megatron was using to unleash a hurricane on the Gulf Coast, Starscream blasted the Autobot device, rendering it inoperative. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Starscreamwarwithin.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Smirkier-than-thou.]]
''Hailing from the city of [[Centurion (polity)|Centurion]]'', {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} Starscream was a competitor in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s underground gladiatorial matches, the breeding ground for what would eventually become the Decepticons. He enjoyed baiting his fellow combatant, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]; in fact, he was a master at it, once goading the big brute into using excessive force to pummel fellow combatant [[Maul]] in the arena, simply for a lark. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}}

When Optimus Prime was first inaugurated as leader of the Autobots and bestowed the Matrix of Leadership, he was bestowed visions of the many enemies he would one day face. Among the images he saw was Starscream's smirking faceplate. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} As Megatron planed out a major offensive against the newly appointed Prime, Starscream urged his leader to strike at the Autobots as they were readying to evacuate Cybertron, pointing out that they could eliminate all of their enemies in one fell swoop. Telling his subordinate to leave the thinking to him, Megatron assured Starscream that the Autobots wouldn't be going anywhere. Megatron then sent Starscream out, alongside Thundercracker and Skywarp, to take out several Autobot outposts in sector zero-six, a tactically significant area. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} During this mission, Starscream came across Grimlock, and decided to once more taunt his old friend, hoping to turn him to the Decepticons. He told Grimlock of his target, and gave him a choice: Grimlock could either forewarn the Autobots that they were coming, or join him and help pick off whatever stragglers would be left after the attack. Starscream's plan backfired as Grimlock remained with the Autobots, alerted the outposts about the Decepticons' attack, and left a massive bomb behind to blow up upon Starscream's arrival. Starscream's life was saved only by the fast action of Skywarp. {{storylink|The War Within Preview}}

With his mission failed, Starscream was quick to blame Megatron, and waxed on how his leader only sought to control him through exercises in pain. Skywarp rightly pointed out that Starscream was solely to blame for his own failure, and then left with Thundercracker, disgusted with Starscream's ineptitude. Returning to [[Kolkular]], Starscream learned that Megatron had dispatched an full-scale assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in his absence, a "tactical no-no" in his opinion. Megatron revealed to Starscream that the attack was merely part of a diversion tactic, and that his true goal was to power up Cybertron's planetary engine, using the Matrix of Leadership as a battery. Starscream ridiculed Megatron over this, calling the Matrix a "ceremonial bauble," earning him a swift back-hand blow to the face. Megatron warned Starscream never to question him again, and then left to meet Optimus in Cybertron's underground. The two faction leaders met atop of a bridge, and Starscream took this opportunity to strike, destroying the bridge and sending both Optimus and Megatron plummeting down into the pit bellow the overpass. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

With Megatron lost deep within the bowels of Cybertron, Starscream assumed command of the attack on the Autobot stronghold from the control room in the [[Kolkular|Cradle]]. Shockwave was less than thrilled to be taking command from him however, and claimed he would... "review the situation" once he had completed the taking of Iacon. Dismissing Shockwave's threat, Starscream had [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] forcefully extract data from within [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to uncover the true extent of Megatron's plans. Uncovering information that would allow him to initiate the planet's mechaforming sub-structure, Starscream decided to activate it immediately to better allow him to "start fresh" with Cybertron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} He instructed [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] to carry this procedure out, hoping Megatron would be crushed in the planet's transformation sequence. Scrapper warned him against rushing the process, but Starscream simply didn't care about the Constructicon's misgivings. He gave Scrapper an ultimatum: he had a choice between beginning the mechaforming process immediately, or be himself be "mechaformed" by Starscream's enforcer, Motormaster. A group of Autobots were then discovered spying on the scene, and a firefight began between them and the Decepticons present. At this time, deep inside Cybertron, Optimus and Megatron were being fed visions of the future by the Matrix. In one of these visions, they saw Starscream participating in an attack on a hydro-electric dam on Earth. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Meanwhile, in reality, Starscream continued to pressure Scrapper into activating Cybertron's engine, even as they came under heavy fire. Optimus, fresh from his victory against Megatron, soon joined the fight, and proceeded to beat down the bulk of the Decepticons stationed to guard the engines. With the odds turned against him, Starscream chose to flee, and the engines were destroyed after his departure. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

[[File:Predaconstww.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|My... people.]]
A few millennia later, after the apparent death of Megatron, Starscream created a splinter group of Decepticons called [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to recruit many intellectuals to his faction, leaving him with the likes of [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Octane]] to command. One of the group's attempt to secure a plenty of energon was foiled by the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], led by Grimlock, who managed to distract Starscream and his troops long enough to swipe their goods and make a quick getaway with them in hand. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

Over time, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] managed to unite the Autobot forces once more, allowing them to take control of a significant portion of Cybertron's territories and resources. The Autobots gained enough power that both the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons felt it necessary to sign a peace treaty, ceding the Autobots victory in the war and putting an end to hostilities between factions. But Starscream refused to do so, and led his Predacons on an attack on the treaty. While he personally assassinated the newly reassembled High Council, Starscream had Motormaster and the bulk of his forces attack the faction leaders themselves at the signing. But Starscream's coup was interrupted by the return of Megatron, now heading an army of [[Air Warrior]]s. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Starscream thought his massacre of the High Council would make him the stuff of legend, and so allowed [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] to walk away from the scene to tell the tale of how it transpired. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}} But Megatron was none too pleased that Starscream had robbed him of his vengeance against the council in his absence. While the Decepticon leader used his new troops to take over the planet, he angrily confronted Starscream for highjacking his plans. Though Starscream claimed he was merely following orders in spirit, Megatron grappled his underling by the throat, and made it clear through threats that Starscream shouldn't presume his own autonomy; he was to follow his orders to the ''letter'', and nothing else. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} To punish his treacherous subordinate, and to entertain himself, Megatron locked Starscream up inside a tank with a swarm of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]], allowing the critters to slowly gnaw at the captive Decepticons. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}
Starscream escaped from his confinement thanks to a rampaging Grimlock. He then unwittingly foiled the Quintessons' attempt to extract Cybertron's core, thinking the whole thing was Megatron's doing and wanting payback against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Starscream was among the Decepticon boarding party that attacked the Autobot flagship Ark, causing its crash-landing on Earth and putting all Autobots and Decepticons alike in emergency stasis. In 1984 a volcanic eruption awakened the Ark's computer, Teletraan-I, and it repaired all on board. Starscream's actions over the next fifteen years are largely unrecorded, but he probably did what he did best: strafe the Autobots and fleshlings and attempt to betray Megatron, smirking all the while. In 1998, the combined forces of the Autobots and Earth defeated and captured the Decepticons. Starscream was secured on board the ''[[Ark II]]'' along with the other Decepticons when the ship exploded, killing the human crew and scattering the Transformers across the ocean. Arms dealer Adam Rook (a.k.a. [[Lazarus]]) recovered several of the Autobots and Decepticons and used them as a reprogrammed weapons for hire for terrorists and despots. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} As part of a demonstration to prospective buyers, Rook had Starscream join an assault against the Smitco Oil Refinery alongside half a dozen Transformers. When Megatron eventually broke free of Rook's control, he freed the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

The reactivated Starscream, along with his Seeker brothers Thundercracker and Skywarp, took a particular pleasure in dismantling the Autobot Minicars. When Megatron complained that he didn't rewire them so they could sit around and do nothing, Starscream playfully said they were only having some fun with their new "toys". Megatron ordered the three Decepticons to follow him, and when Skywarp asked Starscream what their leader's plan was this time, the air commander casually tossed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s head over his shoulder and said that he didn't care, as it was going to be evil, and evil is ''always'' fun. Soon afterwards, the Autobots arrived and attacked. As Starscream attempted to choke [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paid him back with a nice throat punch. All the combatants were then bombed by rogue members of the U.S. military. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

But the bomb's blast was absorbed by a cyber-forming virus previously unleashed by the Decepticons. Instead of being destroyed, all of the Transformer combatants were encased in a metallic dome. After extracating themselves from it, the Decepticons attacked [[San Francisco]]. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] appeared to stop [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Starscream led the other Seekers in bombing the Autobot giant, forcing the Aerialbots into their component team member forms and putting them at the mercy of Devastator. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Starscream and the other Decepticons secured the Autobots after Optimus Prime defeated Devastator. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The Autobot leader managed to free his comrades after humans distracted the Decepticons, and the battle started anew. Fellow F-15 [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] punched Starscream in the face, repaying him for the earlier defeat. After the Aerialbots, as Superion, sacrificed their lives to save San Francisco from [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]]'s unauthorized nuclear strike, Starscream and the other Decepticons escaped. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''After the destruction of Devastator in [[California]], Starscream covertly recovered his pieces to rebuild the Combiner, ensuring the loyalty of the Constructicons and making him a secret weapon to help him overthrow Megatron when the time came. ''

''That time was when Megatron, Optimus Prime and some Autobot cannon fodder were kidnapped into space by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]. Seizing the opportunity, Starscream brought the Constructicons out of hiding and declared himself ruler of the Decepticons. He acquired the services of Soundwave and most of the remaining Decepticons on Earth for a scheme to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]]. Redubbing it New Centurion, Starscream's insidious plan was to coerce the locals into accepting Decepticon rule by appealing to their vanity and greed, playing it off like a reality TV show where the humans could sell their stories and profit from the occupation. To maintain control, he had [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] and the Constructicons drive back the few humans who accepted the chance to leave of their own free will, tricking the humans into believing they were in danger and the Decepticons were protecting them.''

''Starscream's rule obviously came to the attention of the American government, who arranged for an unmarked and official denied strike force from the Armed Forces to join up with the rogue Cybertronian, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Grimlock in turn recruited [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to assault "New Centurion" in an effort to reclaim the city.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''During the battle for Las Vegas, Megatron and the Autobots returned, but brought their captors, the Keepers, with them. Megatron was weakened by his ordeal, and Starscream took the opportunity to consolidate his power by defeating Megatron in combat. Megatron lost, and was forced to officially cede leadership of the Decepticons to Starscream. The victory turned sour, however, when Soundwave and several Megatron loyalists renounced their ties to the Decepticon army and left with Megatron, costing Starscream roughly half his forces. He retained the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], Devastator, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] and about half the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicons]].''

''Starscream's reign continued to crumble when he was confronted by the Keepers, all-but-unknowable cosmic level creatures who had already killed and possessed the Autobot [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]. Starscream also fell before their power, and was seemingly killed to become the second Cybertronian host body for their might. His Decepticons were defeated and detained behind a powerful force field. Unknown to all, Starscream's mind still existed, hidden deep down inside his stolen body.''

''The Autobots and Megatron's ex-Decepticons joined forces to stop the Keepers, leading the formless entities to merge their two Cybertronian hosts, mixing Bluestreak and Starscream together into a nightmarish super mode. This proved to be their undoing. Alone, Starscream and Bluestreak were not strong enough to overcome the Keepers' control, but by merging bodies the Keepers also connected the two Cybertronians' minds. Together, the Autobot and the Decepticon fought back against the Keepers, forcing them out and restoring their independence. Optimus Prime ultimately ended the threat of the Keepers with the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''The chaos caused by the Keepers cost Starscream his city and his reign. Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons and, to add insult to injury, named Skywarp his aerospace commander and second-in-command, forcing Starscream to answer to him.''

''Unfortunately, the Keepers survived in an extra-dimensional realm. Their human agent, [[Franklin Townsend]], managed to retake control of Starscream (and Bluestreak) forcing them to work towards the Keepers' release. This continued until Franklin unleashed his plan to open a hole into the Void and allow the Keepers back to Earth. Starscream regained control of his senses while Franklin and the Keepers were focused elsewhere, although this didn't stop him from making another attempt on Megatron's life before being beaten down again. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Starscreamshhhhhh.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Holy crap! Expressions!]]
In the middle of a battle against Optimus's forces, Starscream and the rest of the Decepticons were approached by Shockwave and his followers, newly arrived from Cybertron. Shockwave claimed that Cybertron was now at peace under his unified ruled, and demanded the Earthbound Transformers surrender to him. Though they tried to fight back, Shockwave had altered his troops, making them much more powerful than both Megatron and Optimus's followers. With Megatron crushed beneath Shockwave's heal, Starscream led the Decepticons in joining Shockwave's Cybertronians. As they boarded his ship, Shockwave instructed the Decepticons to enter [[CR chamber|CR Chambers]] to have themselves repaired, but Starscream guessed that the chambers had mind-altering devices incorporated within them. Starscream escaped his CR chambers long enough to jettison Megatron out of the ship, and into the void of space. {{storylink|New World Order}} Shockwave soon found about Starscream's clandestine actions, and set about disciplining him. But punishment didn't deter him, and Starscream continued plotting against Shockwave. Once on Cybertron, he set about disabling Soundwave, who had since worked himself in Shockwave's good graces. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} He continued creating a small sect of separatist Decepticons on Cybertron, next approaching Rumble and Frenzy after they had been ordered to release the psychotic Stunticons from incarceration, in order to distract Ultra Magnus from Shockwave's true motives. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} He used the cover of Menasor's release to steal the incapacitated Combaticons from the same prison wing. As the Autobots began openly rebelling against Shockwave's regime, Starscream crippled Shockwave's surveillance systems by assassinating the Reflector trio posted in his base's monitor womb. In thanks for his aid in delaying video footage throughout Shockwave's network, allowing Starscream to go about scheming freely, Starscream gave Soundwave a present: [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. He then invited the two of them to "enjoy the show" with him, and sat back to watch the Autobots tear down Shockwave's government. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} As the insurgence was nearing its end, Starscream opted to abscond from Cybertron with his small cadre of followers, and the inactive Combaticons. Unfortunately for him, the shuttle he attempted to hijack to this end turned out to be [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who took off on his own volition, with the Decepticons trapped within him. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:Starscreamdaydream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|There but for the grace of a fusion cannon go I.]]
Despite this setback, Starscream and his soldiers managed to get back to Earth, and implement their plans there. Starscream first made his way to the ''Nemesis'', but found the ship in worst condition than anticipated. After bestowing the Combaticons with military alternate modes, scanned from an abandoned military testing ground, he set out to repair the Decepticon vessel. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} To this end, he set his sights on the ''Ark'', and unleashed the Decepticons on the Autobots under the leadership of [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. His first wave of soldiers were captured, though Starscream had only sent them forth as a distraction; his real attack came in the form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], the combined form of the Combaticons. With this mighty soldier at his side, Starscream managed to beat down all of the Autobots, save two: [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Pursuing them back to the ''Ark'', Starscream instructed Bruticus to retrieve the two runaways, but to keep the ship intact. But as Bruticus encroached on his prey, the Autobots engaged the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s self-destruct mechanism. Though all of his troops were freed, Starscream was robbed of his means to get to the ''Nemesis'' back in working order. To complicate matters further, Starscream's clone, [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], then arrived on Earth, babbling about some bizarre mission. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} The Decepticons turned their weapons on the new arrival, only for their shots to prove ineffective against him. Using his "divine light," Sunstorm deactivated all of the other Decepticons, forcing Starscream to flee the scene. Sunstorm pursued, eventually confronting his template within the Decepticon's base. Starscream demanded to know what Sunstorm wanted out of him, only for his clone to spew out more religious babble. Sunstorm then demanded that Starscream join him in his crusade, but Starscream declined, and instead distracted Sunstorm long enough for Jetfire to sneak up on him. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Jetfire was able to disable Sunstorm, only to discover that the clone had rapid regenerative abilities. Out of options, both he and Starscream absconded from the ''Nemesis'', and went to find the Autobots once more. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Starscream was forced to ally himself with his hated enemies in exchange for getting his forces freed. The Autobots then pooled their knowledge with Jetfire's in order to formulate a battle plan against Sunstorm. While they implemented it, Starscream was left under Jetfire's watchful eye. But the attempt against Sunstorm quickly turned sour for the Autobots, forcing Jetfire to abandon his post. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} This allowed Starscream to disable to rest of the ''Orion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew wit his null-rays, and fly off on his own to a hideout in Alaska. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

By the time Sunstorm tracked Starscream down once more, the Autobots had attached an energy siphon to the clone, severely weakening him. Sunstorm begged Starscream for his help, but Starscream refused by back-handing his "brother." {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} Then, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] came bearing down on the both of them. Finding himself incapable of defeating this much bigger opponent alone, Starscream destroyed the energy-siphon attached to Sunstorm. The clone reawakened, and though Omega Supreme put up a good fight, Sunstorm defeated him using both his radiation powers and his guile. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Starscream was then taken to a concealed mechanical door, which Sunstorm uncovered using his radiant powers. Claiming he was the "chosen one," Sunstorm ordered Starscream to open the seal. Starscream complied just as Jetfire and Bumblebee came bearing down upon them. Despite the Autobots' best efforts, they were unable to stop the Decepticons from entering the underground chamber, but soon caught up to them. Jetfire was able to quickly subdue Starscream, only to be left in a stand-off against Sunstorm, who held Bumblebee in his irradiated grip. Unexpectedly, Starscream turned on Sunstorm and used his recently modified null-rays to blast his clone. After disabling Jetfire as well, Starscream kicked Sunstorm away, sending him tumbling down a nearby chasm. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Starscream then took to mocking Bumblebee at gunpoint, proclaiming that the young Autobot was completely clueless to the events unfolding around him... until Sunstorm returned, the energies within him now erupting more violently than ever. Having grown tired of his "brother's" constant betrayals, Sunstorm denounced Starscream, claiming that he had corrupted his divine mission through his perverse desires. But as Sunstorm turned to Bumblebee, claiming that ''he'' was now the recipient of divine favor, an eruption tore through his arm... from within! With a meltdown of his frame inevitably forthcoming, Sunstorm lashed out violently to everything surrounding him. Jetfire tackled Starscream out of the way of one of Sunstorm's energy arcs, and after telling the Decepticon he owed him one, flew the clone up into Earth's orbit. Starscream begrudgingly returned the favor by carrying Bumblebee to the surface. Bumblebee then pleaded Starscream to help Jetfire, only for Starscream to counter that he wasn't looking to help anyone beyond himself. Starscream flew away, leaving Jetfire to be destroyed. {{storylink|Atonement}}

Despite his words, Starscream had been thoroughly shaken by his ordeal. He was still trying to straighten out his thoughts when he arrived at the Decepticons' headquarters, where he was greeted by Frenzy. Brushing the little Decepticon away, Starscream made his way to Soundwave, who he found suspiciously shutting off a monitor as soon as he entered the room. Annoyed that his compatriots didn't seem all-too-pleased by his return, he demanded to know what they were all up to. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

Dissatisfied with their previous lackluster performances in combat, Starscream took the Combaticons for some practice against the captive Sky Lynx.[[File:DWMTMEPretenderStarscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]] This also ended in disaster, for [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] soon arrived, and Starscream discovered that Soundwave, his cassettes, and the other Seekers had allied with Predaking's master... Megatron! Starscream was again forced into a subservient position, with Megatron preparing to lead the Decepticons in the conquest of Earth... {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

As Starscream became more competent all around as time went on, the Decepticons that once laughed at him started taking his aspirations of leadership more seriously, and with the upgrade accompanying his [[Pretender]] shell, he became more powerful than ever. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #7|Pretender Starscream's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:JoeVsTF1 Starscream transforms.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Even when Starscream's nothing more than a mindless drone, he still manages to smirk.]]
When the nascent terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] uncovered the buried hulk of the Ark, they removed the bodies of numerous Transformers with the intention of using them as weapons of war to threaten America. Cobra scientist [[Doctor Mindbender]] hacked the brain functions of the captive Transformers, reducing them to the level of remote-controlled drones, and dubbed them "[[Battle Android Trooper]]s". Starscream was reconfigured to transform into a jet plane known as a "Night Raven", and was selected for use by the [[Cobra Commander]] as his personal aircraft.

Starscream was among the Transformers deployed during Cobra's opening attack on world freedom, when they targeted the [[United Nations]] Headquarters. Starscream transformed to [[robot mode]] and was punching his way through the building when a U.S. Military soldier code-named [[Snake-Eyes]] opened fire on him with a machine gun. Although unharmed by the attack, Starscream returned fire with his lasers, blowing up the missile tank upon which the soldier was perched and horribly scarring his face. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Returning to Cobra's island base, Cobra Commander began his meeting with [[Destro]] by having Starscream dramatically fly by overhead and transform, for no reason other than to impress the arms dealer. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}}

Meanwhile, Autobot scientist Wheeljack had been able to avoid capture by Cobra, and had allied himself with America's newly formed special mission force [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Hacking into Cobra's system, he was able to shut off the terrorists' control of the Transformers, liberating their minds and bodies. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Naturally, the first thing Starscream did once he was free was to interrupt a battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron by shooting Megatron in the chest in a bid for leadership. Megatron returned the sentiment, blasting him with his fusion cannon, and Starscream slunk away as Megatron returned to more important matters. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[File:Starscream snakeeyes eye gouge.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|left|"You've got something in your eye. Let me get it out."]]
Lurking in the island's jungle, Starscream crossed paths with Snake-Eyes, who took revenge for his disfigurement by shattering the unsuspecting Starscream's eye with his [[sword]] and shoving a grenade into the socket. Clawing at his face, Starscream tumbled over a cliff and was badly damaged in the fall. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} His still-operational body was soon happened across by Cobra Commander, who was attempting to flee the escalating battle between the Autobots, Decepticons, Joes and Cobras that was engulfing the island, and Starscream made the human proposition: help him remove the grenade, and he would get him off the island. Naturally, the commander agreed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[File:Starscream gijoe energyropes.jpg|thumb|Starscream is allergic to glow stick ropes.]]
Starscream and Cobra Commander resurfaced two years later, when Cobra Commander learned that human scientists had created an interstellar wormhole to Cybertron. With Starscream forced to do his bidding (via unspecified means), he used the portal to travel to Cybertron with the intention of gaining control of the wormhole technology by stealing the super-computer [[Teletran 3]]. However, a G.I. Joe ambush that struck just as they were carrying out their plan caused a catastrophic malfunction in Teletran 3, scattering numerous Transformers through the wormhole network across space and time. Starscream was not among those scattered, but he was promptly bound with [[energon chains]] by Perceptor and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] while they assessed the severity of the situation. It transpired that the chronal disruption caused by the time-lost Transformers would destroy the Earth, and teams of Joes and Cobras were soon dispatched through the timestream to retrieve the robots and save the planet. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}

While the Joes and Cobras were off on their time-tossed mission, the forcefield protecting Magnus, Perceptor and Teletran 3 collapsed, at which point Decepticon commander Shockwave struck. Shockwave freed Starscream and reprogrammed Teletran 3 to prevent Transformers from being able to return to their proper times, so that Earth would be destroyed and he could invade it, as he had always planned to—it was Shockwave who had leaked the wormhole technology to humans in the first place. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} When a small team of Joes and Cobras that remained on Cybertron tried to undo his programming, Starscream spotted [[Lady Jaye]] modifying Teletran 3 and shouted a warning, but it came too late. The Transformers were returned, and Starscream escaped in the midst of the chaotic battle that resulted.

In the aftermath of the battle, Shockwave accused Starscream of deliberately trying to foil his scheme by trying to steal Teletran 3. Starscream denied any treacherousness on his part, and Shockwave was just starting to come around when a recording Cobra Commander had programmed into Starscream began to play, informing the Decepticon leader of Starscream's general uselessness. At that point, Starscream promptly exploded, taking out the Decepticon headquarters in the process, courtesy of forty-five pounds of plastic explosives that Cobra Commander had lined his housing with, in case the Decepticon had ever escaped his clutches. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Starscream gijoe ww2.jpg|thumb|left|"Pathetic fools! There's no escape!"]]
When the foundling terrorist organization known as Cobra discovered the Ark buried in the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1938]], they inadvertently awoke the Decepticons from their stasis. The evil robots entered into an alliance with the organization's leader, Cobra Commander, to conquer the world and strip it of its energy, but Megatron's true goal was to take the Matrix of Leadership—stolen from the body of Optimus Prime—from around Cobra Commander's neck. Starscream adopted the [[alternate mode|alternate form]] of a P-51 Mustang aeroplane.

One year later, in [[1939]], the American military formed a special mission force to counter the Cobra-Decepticon alliance named "G.I. Joe". Laserbeak spied upon the first meeting of this team and reported the information to Cobra; Starscream stood nearby as Cobra Commander vowed to kill the Joes, and opined that heroes were ''born'' to die. G.I. Joe's first attack came soon after, and Starscream distracted their aircraft in his jet mode while Megatron attacked them from above and downed them. {{storylink|The Line}} As it happened, the Joes bailed out and landed near to the buried Ark, where they wound up awakening the Autobots within the craft. Starscream watched as the ship sent out a repair drone to scan for alternate modes, aware of what it meant and seeing it as a threat to Megatron's leadership that he could exploit. Megatron happened upon Starscream as he was monologuing about taking the power of the Matrix for himself, and witnessed the drone going about its business. Knowing he would need the scheming Starscream for the coming battle, he ordered the Air Commander to help him move their stockpiled energon cubes to safer location. {{storylink|Transformed}}

Megatron proceeded to mass the Decepticons for a major battle with the Autobots, save for Starscream, who was left to languish within their base. Unfortunately for Megatron, this merely left Starscream with an opportunity to conspire with Cobra Commander's own traitorous second, [[Destro]], and together the pair prepared to unleash the newly constructed giant robot, Bruticus, upon everyone. {{storylink|Wolves}}

[[File:Starscream gijoe ww2 weakspot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I...will...keep reaching...uuuhh."]]
Even this conspiracy proved to be a deception on Destro's part, however, when he had his lover, the [[Baroness]], shoot Starscream in his weak spot: an inch below his right ear, just behind his jaw hinge. Starscream's head flared with electricity and he collapsed, while Destro loosed Bruticus upon all his assembled enemies. G.I. Joe member Snake-Eyes ended the threat when he plucked the Matrix from Cobra Commander's clutches, and at Optimus Prime's direction, hurled it at Bruticus. The resultant explosion of creation energy destroyed Bruticus, but apparently killed all the Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Forty-six years later, in [[1985]], Starscream was revealed to have survived his injuries and the destruction of the Matrix through unexplained means. Discarding his archaic alternate mode for the form of an F-15, Starscream was performing a flyby over Cobra Island, seeking a means to return to Cybertron, when he intercepted a communication about an alien starship (actually a Cybertronian craft containing Blaster and Perceptor) crashing in [[Oregon]]. Starscream saw the craft as his ticket home, and while he was too low on energon to claim the ship for himself, he was content to let Cobra take it and then steal it from them later. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

{{Unreleased TFGJ comic}}
When the Joes attacked Cobra's secret base in the Arctic, only to be met by Destro's COBRA/Decepticon hybrid warriors, Starscream waited on the sidelines to pick up the pieces in the battle's aftermath. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #3}} At some point, Starscream and Soundwave uncovered information about a "terrible secret" buried beneath Cobra Island, and set out to destroy Cobra Commander should the terrorist refuse to allow them access to it. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Starscream participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, beating down Autobots at Soundwave's side. He cheered on when Predaking clashed with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ merged form, but it did little good in helping the Decepticon gestalt. Starscream then joined several other flying Decepticons in a direct assault against The Beast, to little avail. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Another Con''===
After Megatron had been transformed into a {{w|Pikachu|small electrical rodent}}, Starscream sarcastically assured him that the Autobots would find him much more intimidating in his new form. {{storylink|Another Con}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Starscream proclaimed his greatness, warning those who opposed him to tremble before his might... only for the cashier of the burger place he was in to insist that the price of his meal still added up to $1.36. A cent short, Starscream cursed the inventor of the penny for his misfortune.

Later, Starscream participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all!

On Megatron's birthday, Starscream concealed a bomb in Megatron's cake... though he did a poor job of it, leading Megatron to wonder whether Starscream was putting any efforts in his schemes anymore. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Starscream got his mitts on a treasure map, and became convinced that by using it is, he could usurp Megatron... somehow. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
Starscream was one of the many Cybertronians caught up in a civil war that emerged due to greed, corruption and malice emerging in their planet's halls of power. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:StarscreamIDWF22-Infiltration4cvrA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|left|"A man may fight for many things: his country, his principles, his friends, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock, and a sack of French porn!"]]
Starscream and his comrades, [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], were recruited by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] requested fliers. After recruiting [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] and murdering the [[Senate]], he led the Seekers as air support in the overthrow of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] before, after a spell as recruitment agent, becoming Megatron's personal bodyguard, warning him about the power of the [[Phase Sixer]] [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], to which Megatron dismissed his concerns. During this time, he appeared to let his ambition rest, mostly out of fear of his leader.

Many years later, as leader of an [[Infiltration protocol|Infiltration unit]] on [[Earth]], he discovered an [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] seam and saw in it his chance to finally overpower and defeat Megatron. His breach of protocol in pursuit of this drew Megatron to Earth personally, and despite Starscream's enhanced power, he easily defeated the treacherous Seeker and blew a hole in his chest. After a spell in a CR chamber, however, he was revived by his unit, worried about Megatron's seeming instability, and ultimately accepted back into the Decepticon army by Megatron after helping to defeat a rebellious Sixshot and the [[Reaper]]s.

He then did a deal with the mentally-damaged [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] ostensibly to help overthrow Megatron, before double-crossing him, leaving the Autobots at the point of total defeat. Ultimately, this period ended with Megatron comatose and Starscream in charge of the Decepticons... an opportunity he completely squandered, "leading" the Decepticons to rack and ruin on a remote asteroid. On revival, Megatron was not happy at the complete destruction of the Decepticon infrastructure, but let him live due to the lack of able-bodied soldiers.

After the Chaos War, he placed himself as a repentant soul, trying to do his best to help the vastly-expanded [[NAIL|neutral population]] on a reborn Cybertron. This, combined with the apparent blessing of [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], left him placed after a Decepticon uprising to kill his "friend", neutral leader [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]], and use his death as a tool to evict both factions from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and seize the leadership of the city.
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Starscream HOS.jpg|thumb|Ye olde Tyme treacherie.]]
Starscream was one of the many Decepticons who fought the Autobots on prehistoric Earth, taking on the [[beast mode]] of a reptilian flying creature before the ice age forced both factions into prolonged hibernation. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}}

[[File:Decepticonhuddle-HOS2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75]]
Starscream was later the nominal leader of the Decepticons on 19th-century Earth, while Megatron slept in [[stasis lock]]. He decided to conquer the Earth in this time, and to use that power to overthrow Megatron when he should wake. Posing as a benefactor to humanity, he enlisted the help of inventor [[Tobias Muldoon]] to design new [[Alternate mode|altmodes]] for the Decepticons. Starscream also commissioned Tobias to build the Decepticons a new base of operations, though he insisted that its location to be some place remote, away from prying eyes. All the while, he sent the Decepticons under his command to "appropriate" funds to finance the operation as a whole. Thanks to the Decepticons' tireless efforts, Starscream's machinations advanced at full speed. Tobias Muldoon eventually learned of Starscream's evil intentions for the Earth when he overheard Starscream gloating that he would soon subjugate the human race. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Starscream built (or reformatted) [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] for an assault on [[New York City]], and the new electrical generators there. As the preparations for Astrotrain were being finalized, another human by the name of [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]] came to meet with Starscream. Starscream accepted Bonaventure's proposal for a partnership, stating that he still had use for an intermediary. While Bonaventure and his accomplice [[Vanflint]] were marveling at the Decepticons' efficiency, the two of them mentioned a "little yellow locomotive," piquing Starscream's interest. Starscream quickly deduced that the locomotive was indeed [[Bumblebee (G1)#Hearts of Steel|Bumblebee]], concluding that the Autobots had also reactivated themselves. Starscream then ordered [[Squawkbox]] to spread the word among the Decepticons, so as to prepare them for combat. Without further delay, the attack on New York City was put underway. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} When the Autobots moved to intercept Astrotrain, Starscream oversaw the blasting of a tunnel, cutting off the Autobots in turn. Confident that the Autobots could no longer interfere with his plans after a few more artillery volleys in their direction, Starscream boarded Astrotrain, and resumed travel towards New York. It all ended badly for him, as Bumblebee managed to make his way in front of the Decepticons, and literally derailed them off of a cliff. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
[[File:Henkei starscream pack in comic.jpg|thumb]]
Starscream was among the Decepticons who joined [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Megatron]] in attacking the Earth in the 21st century. During an attack on Tokyo, Starscream got the drop on some human military operatives who were observing a fight between Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Optimus Prime]], but before he could take them out, [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Bumblebee]] got the drop on ''him'', spraying him with a fire engine's hose. This gave [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Grimlock]] the opening he needed to lash Starscream with his tail and send him crashing into Megatron, prompting the villains to retreat. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1|Henkei! Henkei! #1}}

Starscream later concocted a plan to have [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Astrotrain]] keep the Autobots busy while the Decepticons raided a power plant, but he had not factored in the Autobots' newest warrior, [[Hot Rod (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Hot Rod]], who took them by surprise and blasted Starscream in the back. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2|Henkei! Henkei! #2}} Seeking revenge, Starscream tried to return the favor, only for Hot Rod to dodge the blast, and cause Starscream to shoot Megatron instead! {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3|Henkei! Henkei! #3}}

Knowing that his friend [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Skyfire]] had been stranded on Earth tens of thousands of years ago, Starscream had [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Ramjet]] search for his body, which was eventually located frozen in a glacier. Starscream thawed out Skyfire and placed a mind-controlling helmet on him, to ensure that his kind-hearted old friend would serve the destructive Decepticon cause. Together, they attacked a power plant, but while they fought off the plant's Autobot defenders, Skyfire began to struggle against the helmet's influence, eventually overpowering it and turning on Starscream. Realizing he was outnumbered, Starscream fled, as Skyfire called after him to remind him that even thousands of years ago, they'd never gotten along that well anyway... {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4|Henkei! Henkei! #4}}

Following Megatron's use of energon cubes to power himself up into [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Galvatron]], Starscream attempted to repeat the process on himself, and had [[Ravage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Ravage]] steal a sack of cubes for him. Before he could put them to use, however, he was ambushed by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Cheetor]], who defeated him and reclaimed the cubes. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8|Henkei! Henkei! #8}} Later, Starscream was led by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Cyclonus]] to a volcanic field, where Megatron was in the process of using the magma to again power up into Galvatron. Seething over his own inability to obtain the power Galvatron wielded, Starscream thought his chance to lead had finally come when a team of Autobots arrive and collapsed the volcano on top of Galvatron. His gloating was short lived, however, as Galvatron burst out from under the rubble, and, entirely unaware that a fight had even gone on, began berating Starscream and Cyclonus for being lazy idiots. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9|Henkei! Henkei! #9}}

When [[Ratchet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Ratchet]] was trying to take a human girl to the hospital, Starscream arrived to take potshots at him. Ratchet's comrade [[Inferno (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Inferno]] blocked Starscream's shots, and the enabled Ratchet to escape by blinding Starscream with a blast from his water cannon. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 10|Henkei! Henkei! #10}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' comic===
Starscream was part of the Decepticons. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the ghost of Starscream]] from [[G1 World|another universe]] met the native [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], he clarified that he was not the Starscream that Megatron was familiar with. {{Storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun comic===
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Years ago on Cybertron, Starscream was a scientist and explorer. Together with his friend [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Skyfire]], he embarked on a search for energy on other planets, but when the duo visited Earth, Skyfire was caught in a blizzard and frozen in ice. Starscream subsequently returned to Cybertron and became a warrior, joining up with [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Megatron]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} Untold years later, when the legendary power source known as the [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Starscream was among a small team of Decepticons who departed Cybertron in pursuit of it. The Cube crash-landed on Earth in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]] and shattered into fragments, so Starscream and the other Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and machinery to remain hidden while searching for the shards. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

Eleven years after arriving on Earth, Starscream and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] tracked Prime's Autobots to the human building known built over the Cube's impact crater called the [[Star Dome]], and launched an attack. Starscream was surprised to find a human boy, [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]], caught in the middle of the conflict, but gave the fleshling little thought and aimed his gun to destroy it. The human, however, had a protector: the littlest Autobot, [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Bumblebee]] came bursting out of nowhere to nail Starscream with a flying kick and save the boy. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} Starscream didn't take kindly to this insult upon his person, and pinned Bumblebee beneath his foot, but before he could finish him off, Wataru blinded the Air Commander with a fire extinguisher! Unfortunately for Starscream, it was at that point that Megatron himself chose to arrive, and he violently berated Starscream for going behind his back, throttling him and using him as a shield to block Optimus Prime's fire. After some further shots were exchanged, Megatron's attention was piqued by Wataru, and he decided to call retreat. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} Back at the Decepticons' underwater base, Starscream opined that Megatron was growing old, but Megatron simply replied with equal sarcasm that the weakest dog barks the loudest. Starscream stalked off, vowing to himself that he would be leader of the Decepticons, then summoned Ramjet to join him on a personal mission to the Arctic. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

[[File:Henkei4 starscream and skyfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|*cue "ScreamerxSkyfire OTP" squeals*]]
Starscream and Ramjet located the glacier that Skyfire's body was trapped in, and released him from his frozen sleep. Skyfire was happy to see Starscream again, but Starscream soon proved how much he had changed when he sent a watching group of humans to their deaths by shooting the ice out from under them. Just as Skyfire demanded an explanation for his actions, Starscream slapped a helmet onto his head that took over his mind and co-opted him into the Decepticon ranks. Starscream proceeded to lead the brainwashed Skyfire in an attack on a power plant back in Hoshinochō, but through it all, Skyfire refrained from outright killing any human workers. Displeased with Skyfire's resistance to the helmet's control, Starscream set an example by opening fire indiscriminately. Just before he shot Wataru, who happened to be visiting the plant, Skyfire seized his arm at the last second, insisting they were researchers, not murderers. Luckily, this was enough of a delay to save Wataru's life, as Optimus Prime's Autobots then came blasting into the plant. {{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} In the battle that followed, Skyfire continued to struggle against the helmet, shielding Wataru and Bumblebee from Starscream's attacks. Starscream was shocked to learn that Wataru was a "[[Booster]]", a being born with the ability to control energon, when Wataru used his powers to liberate Skyfire from the control helmet. Skyfire turned his guns on Starscream, blowing off his left null ray cannon, then informed him of one important fact he had remembered: they never actually got along that well in the first place. With no options left, Starscream was forced to retreat. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

When both Optimus Prime and Megatron were left badly damaged after a fierce battle, Starscream, Ramjet and [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Astrotrain]] exploited the Autobots' reduced manpower by raiding a hydroelectric power plant. Together, they made short work of the Autobots who did turn up to fight them, but just as they were preparing to leave with a haul of [[energon cube]]s, the revitalized Optimus Prime came speeding onto the scene. The three Decepticons beat a hasty retreat, but only Starscream got away, the other two taken down by a powered-up blast from Prime's [[ion blaster]]. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} With nothing to show for his efforts, Starscream returned to the volcanic caves were Megatron was recuperating from his injuries, bathing in a "bath" of molten energon cubes. Deeming it a waste of their energon resources, Starscream saw his chance when Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrived in the caves, the Autobots having received a message that gave Megatron's location. Starscream greeted the two Autobots and gleefully led them to the chamber Megatron was in, serving them up the Decepticon leader in the hopes that they would destroy him and leave his throne free to be usurped. Starscream kept Megatron's newest soldier, [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Cyclonus]], busy so Prime could deliver the killing strike, but against everyone's expectations, Megatron did not die from Prime's sword slash, and was instead transformed by the power of energon into the deranged [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun comic|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}

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Galvatron immediately attacked Optimus Prime, and Starscream exploited the opened, attacking his former leader from above. Galvatron proved able to shrug his shots off, and destroyed the rocky outcrop on which Starscream was standing, bringing him tumbling into Galvatron's clutches. After being slammed around a bit, Starscream fired his jets and blasted from Galvatron's grip, looping back around to deliver a jet-powered kick, but the attack accomplished little other than to thoroughly tax Galvatron's patience. Powering up his cannon, Galvatron unleashed a single earth-shattering blast that appeared to reduce Starscream to atoms. {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}}

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Starscream proved hardier than Galvatron expected, though: after Galvatron had torn his way through the assembled Autobots, Starscream re-appeared, broken and crippled, but nonetheless determined to bring Galvatron down. His weapons still proved ineffective, however, and so Starscream demanded that Wataru use his powers to give him a boost. Naturally, Wataru was hesitant, but saw the logic in Starscream's plan and acquiesced, providing the Decepticon with a forcefield and a powered-up gun. Starscream was only able to get off one shot before Galvatron destroyed the field and his cannon, but the blast successfully reopened the original wound Optimus Prime had torn in Galvatron's armor. Taking the opening, Prime repeated the tactic and plunged his energon sword into the gash, ripping Galvatron open. A catastrophic release of energy from Galvatron's body ensued, which began to the collapse the cavern. The Autobots raced for the exit, but Starscream did not move, and Wataru could only look back to see a smile form upon the Air Commander's lips as he watched Galvatron's defeat, seconds before he too disappeared beneath the tumbling rocks. {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}}

Later, as Prime's Autobots prepared to return to Cybertron, Skyfire announced that he would be staying on Earth in order to search for Starscream, indicating that he believed his old friend was still alive. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===Alternity===
[[File:Alternity starscream boxart.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Carscream"? Really, that's the best [[Fandom|you]] could come up with?]]
A Starscream from an unidentified [[universal stream]] was selected by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|Megatron]] to become the leader of his team of cross-dimensional [[Questor]]s. Imbued with a small portion of the incredible powers over space and time that his leader had acquired from the god-beast [[Hytherion]], Starscream became incredibly powerful, equipped with an uncharacteristic sports car alternate mode, a [[Timaeus drive]] that allowed him to travel through dimensions, a "Retroactive Nullifer" capable of erasing victims from history, and four "Evil Optics" that can send an enemy into [[stasis lock]] with only a look. Despite all the new powers that this infusion of Hytherion power conveyed about him, Starscream was wary, wondering why Megatron would so empower him given his record of deceit. Despite fears that he might be the subject of some strange cosmic experiment that Megatron was conducting, Starscream still took to his new role with glee, seeking ways to put his new power to use overthrowing Megatron.

On a mission to Earth, Starscream confronted one of [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[auto-avatar]]s. Surprising Prime with his sports car form, Starscream scored a hit with his Nullifer, which slowly began killing the Autobot. Starscream had heard other species call the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] "gods", but taunted Prime by telling him that any story of gods must end with a Ragnarök. However, Starscream did not expect Prime to tell him that the Alternity were already well aware of the time and circumstances of their prophesied end, and were already prepared. {{storylink|Foreshadows}}

Learning that Megatron intended to use a magic tablet to seize control of the all-powerful [[Planicron]]s of [[Flatworld]], Starscream made his inevitable power play, hunting out a tablet of his own and mastering its abilities. Just as Megatron was in the process of taking control of the Planicrons, Starscream stepped in, paralysing his fellow Questors with his Evil Optics and using his tablet in an attempt to collapse Flatworld in on itself. It came as a rude shock, then, to find that Megatron had anticipated his treachery and was able to override his tablet's control of the Planicrons. Megatron explained that the only reason Starscream had been chosen to be a Questor at all was so that he would have a test subject to see if it was possible to kill a being infused with Alternium—and as it turned out, it was, as Megatron had the Planicrons enter Starscream's body and cause the Alternium within him to multiply rapidly, exploding his body from the inside out.

Of course, that was not quite the end for Starscream, who naturally survived as a ghost, like so many other versions of himself throughout the multiverse. Megatron was subsequently defeated by the Alternity when Thundercracker freed the Planicrons from his control, and Starscream's ghost appeared before his fellow Questor after the battle was done to taunt him with the fact he would never be forgiven for his betrayal. Though unclear, it seems possible Starscream may have actually possessed Thundercracker and caused him to free the Planicrons in the first place. {{storylink|Alternation}}

At some point, [[Cloud World]]'s [[Wrecker]]s battled Starscream. {{storylink|TFC-A04}}
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===Robot Heroes===
Starscream was one of the "pretty tough" soldiers in Megatron's army. He and the other 'bots serving Megatron traveled to Earth to gather energon, only to run afoul of the Autobots. Starscream was tackled out of the air by Arcee, and then shoved into a river by Drift! He then sulked over it. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''United''===
After Megatron believed Optimus to have been forever vanquished, he proclaimed himself Cybertron's "Emperor of Destruction", and turned to Starscream for an update on a mysterious "item". Starscream only bitterly responded that the object in question would serve them better if he were to wield it. The conversation was cut short by the timely arrival of the still-living Optimus Prime and his troops! Upon their entry on the scene, Starscream goaded Megatron into battling the Autobot commander, and Megatron readily gave in to his urge to do so. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:starscreamkreo-wallpaper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Renegade for life.]]
After [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] managed to best [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader tagged in Starscream. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}} Starscream entered a dance competition, where his quiet, peaceful interpretive performance was roundly booed by the audience. He finished his piece by falling over and disintegrating. The judges ([[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]) nonetheless gave him ludicrously high marks. Score one for nepotism. (Decepotism?) {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

Starscream and his pilot pulled up beside Bumblebee, just after the Autobot had finished impressing another driver with his moves. {{storylink|My Ride Is Better than Your Ride}} When Megatron took part in a race, Starscream attempted to aid his leader by dropping a boulder onto Bumblebee. Unfortunately, the boulder hit Megatron instead. {{storylink|The Big Race}} During the holiday season, Starscream was unwrapping his presents when Optimus Prime and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] looked ominously in through the window. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}

Starscream helped Megatron train to defeat the Autobots after his leader became annoyed at their constant losses. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

Starscream participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots... until Optimus Prime began talking about the plot of the [[live-action film series]] to the audience. Starscream directed the "recap" segments from a director's chair until [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza on the phone started bleeping out Optimus's lines. {{storylink|Take Us to the Movies}}

===Titan ''Kre-O'' comic===
Starscream was with Megatron when the Decepticon leader proclaimed that the alien world they were on was his. His attempt to amend Megatron's statements to "theirs" were ignored, as were his warnings about the approaching Optimus Prime. He transformed and left while Megatron was trampled on. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Kre-O Transformers}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===Starscream's New Power===
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Using a cloaking device to infiltrate [[Shockwave's Tower|Shockwave's lab]], Starscream managed to swipe a couple of weapons, and fended off the Decepticons that attempted to apprehend him. He boasted that soon the Decepticons would kneel before him as their true leader, unaware of Megatron sneaking up behind him... {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Starscream was one of the [[Decepticon]]s who joined [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] in the ''[[Nemesis (Kre-O)|Nemesis]]'' to chase the [[Autobot]]s in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]''. After they boarded the ''Ark'', it crashed to [[Earth]] and the [[Transformer]]s fell to a four million year-long sleep. After waking up, Starscream was strangled by Megatron for not setting the alarm. {{storylink|Kreon Story}}

Starscream was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

Starscream formed the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to help him overthrow Megatron, only for the team to become base guards and leave him at Megatron's mercy. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}} He was among the Decepticons present during Megatron's brief takeover of [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}} When Megatron wanted to place a giant golden replica of his head on top of his new [[Solar Tower]], Starscream refused to help fly it up there as it was just too heavy. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}} Starscream stayed up all night building a big statue of himself only to have [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] show up and wreck it during the unveiling. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

Starscream was charmed by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] into cleaning the Decepticon base for her, {{storylink|The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!}} and later attended Megatron's hanami party together with the spider. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}} He was among the Decepticons accidentally sent to a world of giants, where they battled the Autobot until Megatron realized his underlings back home would forget about him unless they went back quickly. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
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Starscream was playing cards with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] when [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] attacked their base. Megatron used a nearby Construct-Bots computer terminal and upgraded him using [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s blasters and wings, much to the spying Autobot's ire. He cringed when Megatron fell after slipping on some gumballs. {{storylink|Intro!}} He was later seen preening in front of a mirror (to the amusement of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and Bumblebee, who were spying on him) when Predaking flew by in dragon mode and smashed into him, scattering his pieces. As he reattached his pieces, Bumblebee switched his wings with wheels, and when he attempted to transform and fly away, he fell quite a nasty drop. {{storylink|Take Flight!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Seeking to ascend towards the Decepticon Elite in Megatron's army, Starscream devised a means to lure the legendary Optimus Prime out of hiding. To do so, he attempted to capture Bumblebee as the Autobot fled into outer space. The chase led Starscream to [[Cobra Commander]]'s private storage room on planet Earth, where he lost his quarry among the multitude of vehicles in the terrorist's collection. As Starscream rummaged about, he encountered [[Snake-Eyes]], who mistook him for a [[Cobra]] drone unit. Though Snake-Eyes's attempt to harm Starscream proved pitiful, the human escaped in the newly disguised Bumblebee, and Starscream resumed his chase.

Despite getting embroiled in a battle between [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Cobra, and getting one of his wings torn off by [[G.I.Rocket|Creeper vines]] along the way, Starscream managed to rip off Bumblebee's head and return to Cybertron with his prize in-hand. Starscream prostrated himself before his king as Megatron promised him a place in the highest echelon of his new order. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}}

Starscream later returned to Earth, this time accompanied by Soundwave and Shockwave, to demand the humans surrender to Megatron. While Ravage discussed their terms with their G.I. Joe welcomers, Starscream adopted an Earth alternate mode, based on [[Ace]]'s [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]]. The meeting soon escalated into a skirmish between the two teams, with Starscream getting half of his face melted off by [[Snake-Eyes]] by the end of it. The Decepticons were defeated and forced to retreat. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

The Decepticons allied themselves with Cobra, forming the "Decepticobra" alliance. Starscream was fitted with a partial face-plate to cover his wounded face, and participated on an attack on the [[USS Flagg|USS ''Flagg'']] in order to retrieve the body of Soundwave, killed in their previous encounter with the Joes. Discovering that the Decepticon's body was not being held there, and facing considerable resistance from the Joes, Starscream and the others retreated. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

Some time afterwards, Starscream served as the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s transport to the United Nations when she tried to strong-arm the Earth's leaders into submitting to Megatron's rule. Her speech was interrupted by the arrival of Optimus Prime, grappling with G.I. Joe forces outside. With the "ultimate prize" seemingly within his grasp, Starscream joined the fight and tried to slay Optimus. Unfortunately, Shockwave was too distracted by the sight of his brother's body being used as a robotic suit by [[Doctor Venom]] to assist him much. The battle became even more chaotic when [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]], among others, joined the fray, allowing Optimus to escape Starscream. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

Later, Starscream and [[Viper]] attacked a Joe convoy, only to be ensnared in the road-coils of the disguised [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

During the final battle over the Sun, Starscream found himself briefly saddled by [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], who hitched a ride up to the top of Megatron's head. After Megatron fell into the Sun, Starscream managed to snatch the Matrix from his fallen leader... only for it, in turn, to be grabbed out of his hand by Laserbeak. When the Matrix was returned to Optimus, Starscream petulantly mumbled that he intended to return the talisman to the Prime. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
[[File:Transformers Mode Eva ch 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Get in the robot, Optimus, or [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] will have to pilot it again.]]
His body destroyed during the war with [[Unicron]], Starscream wandered the universe as a ghost until arriving on an [[Earth]] under attack from [[Angel]]s. He proceeded to possess one of the creatures, becoming the monstrous "Angel"-scream, and attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 2}} By scanning the human weapon [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]], Prime was able to grow greatly in size and battle "Angel"-scream, {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 3}} who repelled him using an impenetrable [[Absolute Terror Field|A.T. Field]] granted to him by the Angel's body. Tempted to use this newfound power against [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], he first decided to get rid of Prime once and for all, but was distracted by trying to catch the tiny [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] while [[Tokyo-3]] was simultaneously shifting around him. This gave Optimus Prime the opportunity to slice through the A.T. Field and into the Angel's core with his [[energon-axe]], destroying the Angel and exorcising Starscream's ghost back into space. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}

===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Starscream participated in the attack on the Autobot shuttle carrying the [[AllSpark]], but broke ranks to get his own mitts on the relic, intending to conquer the universe for himself. He chased down and cornered [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the carrier of the AllSpark, but accidentally blasted open a window while firing on the Autobot, causing the AllSpark to be sucked out into space and down a [[unspace|quantum tunnel]]. Crestfallen, Starscream bemoaned his lost opportunity as Bumblebee took him into captivity. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the Great War, Starscream posed a challenge to Megatron's leadership position. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} Once the war was restarted in 1984, Starscream lead an attack on the [[British Museum]] to claim a statue of [[Amenhotep III]] to try and gain the supposed [[magic]]al powers within to crush the Autobots. Even though the Autobot Minibots showed up, the Decepticons got away with the statue and [[Rosetta Stone|some useless stone]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] was the result of experiments aimed at achieving immortality by mimicking Starscream's immortal spark. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 55|Rampage's profile in Club magazine #55}}

[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, be they good or evil, were long gone by the time Cybertron was controlled by the [[Builder Assembly]], naming Starscream as an example of the evil ones. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===''Timelines''===
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In [[Primax 096.0 Beta|one universe]], [[Megatron (G1)#Timelines|Megatron]] upgraded himself with flight capability and the ability to combine with Starscream during the latter days of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}} During the obligatory Battle for [[Sherman Dam]], [[Hound (G1)#TransTech|Sergeant Hound]] kept Lieutenant Starscream from interfering in the fight between Megatron and General Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 6, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 06/09/2015}} At the war's final battle on [[Mirtonia]], the Autobots emerged victorious in routing the [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]] when Decepticons accidentally blew up an experimental energon refinery and themselves along with it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}}

===''Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Tomokazu Sugita]] (Japanese)}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
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Decepticon Aerospace Commander Starscream left Cybertron during the Great War to seek out the power of the [[Underbase]]. Allying with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s squadron, Starscream found the cosmic power he sought and turned it on the Autobots only for its power to ultimately overwhelm him, melting him from the inside out. Impactor later revealed that this mission had been part of a plan to upgrade [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Starscream having been but an unwitting pawn. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

When Megatron met the Autobot [[Pretender]]s on Earth, he informed them of how the Great War had transpired in this reality, remembering Starscream as one of the key Decepticons. {{storylink|History}}

===When Worlds Collide===
When Megatron and Cobra Commander stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Starscream flew by in jet mode. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' continuity===
====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]] (English)}}
[[File:PreludeToCombinerWarsStarscream.jpg|thumb|Look Mom, I'm in 3D!|upright=1.4]]

Starscream was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}} Following the end of the war, Starscream found a role on Cybertron's new ruling council alongside Rodimus Prime and [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]'s [[Mistress of Flame]]. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}} {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} Although he claimed that his old backstabbing had given way to a newfound sense of responsibility, in reality he was just playing a long game to get his hands on the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream}}

[[File:AWarOfGiants Starscream plus combiners.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

To contain Menasor, Starscream ordered the Council agent [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] to stop the Decepticon combiner, sparking a fight that spilled over to Caminus. Following the destruction, Starscream met with the Council to discuss the growing combiner threat, but no-one could come to a meaningful agreement. {{storylink|The Council}}

The Council examined the two dead combiners, Starscream regretting sending Computron on his suicide mission. When [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Megatron, and Optimus Prime attacked the Council building, the trio opted to face the intruders without the aid of the Enigma. Starscream failed to convince Megatron of his good intentions, and the former Decepticon leader fired on his old second-in-command, triggering the turrets. Then Devastator showed up out of nowhere, ripping off one of Rodimus's arms and turning the tide in favor of the combiners. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} When [[Victorion]] also showed up out of nowhere, the Mistress of Flame argued in favor of using the Enigma to control the combiners, a plan of action Starscream agreed with - as he touched the Enigma, Megatron realized that this was all Starscream's long con, and he had gotten all the players in his scheme right where he wanted them. Starscream, energized by the Enigma, absorbed the four combiners to become Ultimate Starscream... {{storylink|A War of Giants}}

[[File:DarkestHour-starcloud.jpg|thumb|Incoming barrage from the Big Giant Head!|upright=1.4]]

...and, after monologuing about his evil scheme for a while, the energies of the Enigma imploded on him, turning him into a giant, screaming head. Starscream threw around the interlopers for a while before knocking Windblade unconscious. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (CW)|Darkest Hour}} Windblade gained a second wind, however, and on regaining consciousness she had Metroplex reach out and crush whatever Starscream had become, killing him. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

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Studying his body afterwards, Perceptor discovered that its consistency had changed as a result of his attempt at combination, taking on properties similar to the Enigma and the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} Despite his death, Starscream's spark endured and was left to drift through space as he cursed at whatever higher power had left him in this predicament. His fortune shifted, however, when his spark was unexpectedly pulled into the body of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], resurrecting the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} As the Autobots battled Trypticon, Starscream's latent personality would occasionally emerge, projected via dark smoke emerging from Trypticon's mouth, though his mind seemed to be addled as a result of his possession. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} {{storylink|At the Last Second}} {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}} Ultimately, Trypticon was defeated by the power of the Matrix, freeing Starscream's spirit from within. The deceased Decepticon laughed, feeling reborn, as his spirit vanished into the air. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

In the aftermath of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]]'s rise to power, neither he nor Optimus Prime noticed Starscream's ghost watching them, cackling that he wouldn't be leaving any time soon. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
The scheming Decepticon air commander Starscream could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|Starscream (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Starscream packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Starscream, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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===Transformers social media content===
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Starscream, aka LOOKING4LOVE84, had an online Dating Profile.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformers/videos/1625292087540979/ Dating Profiles]</ref>

Starscream demands [[you]] to watch seasons 2 & 3 of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel.<ref>[https://twitter.com/HasbroPulse/status/1437870078591131652 Hasbro Pulse Twitter Post]</ref>
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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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When [[World War III]] consumed [[Earth]], the [[Decepticon]]s fled the blighted planet aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], trailing the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. When the two [[Titan (group)|Titans]] reached [[Cygnus Seven]], the Decepticons attacked, the battle sending Maximus hurtling into the moon and causing everyone to fall into [[stasis lock]]. Eventually, the [[Federation]] moved onto Cygnus Seven with a survey team accidentally rousing Maximus's autonomic systems. By random chance, the repair beam first struck [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who proceeded to revive the other Decepticons and lead an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} The attack brought the attention of the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']], with the Decepticons managing to corner the away team sent by the human ship only for [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] to scare the Decepticons away with a [[photon torpedo]] barrage. Retreating to a nearby moon, the Decepticons found Trypticon with [[Klingon]]s occupying his city mode. When [[Kuri]] demanded the Decepticons identify themselves, Airachnid grumbled about all the organics pointing weapons at them. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

Though Megatron was initially intrigued by the human hating aliens, Starscream's pessimism about their usefulness soon spread to his leader before Kuri revealed the existence of the Klingon cloaking device. Taking advantage of the Klingon dedication to victory at any cost, Starscream smooth talked the commander into having one such device installed within his own chassis. After Trypticon had disabled the ''Enterprise'', Starscream led the attack on the surface of Cygnus Seven, pinning down Optimus Prime outside the mine shaft that led to Maximus. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

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As Starscream laughed at the humans' screams, Optimus Prime and Commander [[Spock]] of the ''Enterprise'' offered themselves as prisoners in exchange for the miners' safety. Contemptuous of the humans ever since the 20th century, Starscream instead prepared to slay Optimus before Fortress Maximus burst free from the moon's crust, now reformatted into a copy of the ''Enterprise''. As Starscream and Kuri pointed fingers, Maximus, or "Fortress Tiberius" as he now called himself, began to duel Trypticon. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}} Opting for the better part of valour, Starscream cloaked himself and absconded to the [[dilithium]] processing centre, noting that the fuel, while not [[energon]], would serve his needs nicely. Starscream then set off to conquer the Klingon homeworld, [[Kronos]], unaware that Megatron had already taken note of Starscream's desertion. Starscream blatantly violated the [[Neutral Zone]] and landed beyond the First City. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

Taking a second to learn Klingonese (which he loved), Starscream burst into the chambers of the [[Klingon High Council]] and fashioned a makeshift throne out of rubble, declaring himself the new emperor. When the Chancellor [[Gorkon]] scoffed at this, Starscream responded with his [[null-ray]]. No sooner had the councillors whipped out their disruptors did an orbital bombardment commence. Much to Starscream's horror, Megatron descended and promptly downed him. In stasis, Starscream played no role in the subsequent battle for Kronos and was taken into custody by the Klingons once the Decepticons had been defeated. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Eager to seize a volatile [[Cybertonium]] meteorite, Starscream press-ganged [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s into helping him retrieve the mineral, but the mission soon became a skirmish against Optimus Prime and the Autobots. In between barking orders at his fellow Decepticons, Starscream traded fire with Prime before the meteor threatened to explode; when the impending detonation sent the Autobots scattering, Starscream grabbed a fragment of the meteor and prepared to retreat... but reckoned without Bumblebee, whose midair tackle threatened to overload his meteor fragment. Starscream's self-preservation instincts promptly led him to drop the meteorite and escape aboard Astrotrain with the defeated Constructicons. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

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===''Go-Bots'' comic===
[[File:IDW go-bots starscream.jpeg|thumb|right|250px]]
After much consideration, [[Road Ranger]] decided to use the remains of the deceased [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] to create a new [[GoBot|Go-Bot]], one that looks eerily familiar.... {{Storylink|Go-Bots issue 5|Go-Bots #5}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerVsTransformers-Mazinscream.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A final boss form for Starscream that's ''not'' a giant screaming head? Blasphemy!]]
During a battle between the Decepticons and Autobots on Earth, Starscream wound up clipping his own wing when his shots reflected off [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and sent him hurtling into a nearby [[space bridge]]. The subsequent surge of energy had the unexpected side-effect of briefly opening up a portal to another dimension, and both Autobots and Decepticons wound up in the Japan of an alternate universe. A still-wounded Starscream and the other members of Megatron's team wound up outside the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]] and planned to attack this facility in the hopes of harnessing its miraculous energy source—but the Autobots, who had been mislead by the villainous [[Doctor Hell]] and [[Baron Ashura]] into joining their evil [[Mechanical Beast]]s attacked first, and tangled with [[Kōji Kabuto]] and his powerful [[Mazinger Z]] super robot.

Realizing that they had a potential ally, Megatron's forces teamed up with Doctor Hell, and launched a second attack on the Photonic Power Laboratory; Starscream attacked from the air, and initially held the upper hand against the Mazinger until Optimus Prime, riding atop the [[Jet Scrander]], provided some air support for his new friends and shot the Seeker out of the sky. As the evil alliance lost ground, Starscream displayed the ability to absorb both Photon Power and Mazinger Z's spare parts, transforming him into the gigantic, out-of-control "'''Mazinscream'''". Mimicking some of Mazinger's own powers, such as the ability to fire powerful rocket punches, Mazinscream cut a swathe through friends and foes alike, melting legions of Mechanical Beasts with his superheated "Null Fire" blasts and even blasting Megatron himself in a demented bid for leadership. Only a three-way alliance susccessfully put Mazinscream down for good: Kōji deployed the Mazinger's rocket punch attack, which hurtled Optimus Prime and Megatron towards their mutual foe, and a blast of photonic power from Megatron's gun mode blew the Air Commander apart. The resulting explosion teleported the remaining Autobots and Decepticons back to their world, unaware that a council of [[Go Nagai|mysterious figures]] had masterminded the entire dimensional overlap, and witnessed Starscream's demise, for their own purposes. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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{{bigquote|Conquest is made of the ashes of one's enemies.}}

Starscream rose to prominence in [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], the home of the Decepticon Air Command, becoming the Air Commander of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}} During the war for Cybertron, Starscream was the [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Infantry Captain]], whose function served as the Decepticon Air Commander. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' webpage]</ref>

With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. During this period, Starscream's primary objective was to gain power, and his primary weapons were his Null Rays. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' webpage]</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the Allspark, the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]]. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Starscream's function was second-in-command, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a jet. His Null Rays and speed were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his scheming, ambition, and relentlessness. Starscream's message from the future was that as [[Megatron (G1)|old]] alliances are tested, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|new]] alliances will be forged. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

During the collective battle, Starscream teamed up with Predacons [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in pursuit of [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and the Maximal [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Battle Across Time Collection marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TM6TDF7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Battle Across Time Collection on Amazon]</ref>
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]] (English), [[Setsuji Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Boris Rehlinger]] (French), [[Santiago Ziesmer]] (German), [[Simone Crisari]] (Italian), [[Rodrigo Oliveira]] (Portuguese), [[Jesús Maniega]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Irwin Daayán]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Samay Thakkar]] (Hindi)}}

{{bigquote|You like the sound of your own voice... ''don't you?''|[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] first meeting Starscream, [[Kingdom episode 1]]}}

[[File:WFC-Siege-Ep1-Starscream-threatens-Bee-n-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Second-in-command of the Seekers, Starscream was part of the unit that cornered Bumblebee and Wheeljack at a Space Bridge only for Jetfire to cut his hand off for insubordination. After the Autobots had escaped, Starscream got a new hand and stood behind Megatron at a rally. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} As he and Jetfire had their ideas shot down by Megatron, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] surrendered himself to the Decepticons for good faith negotiations. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

When Megatron announced his plan to use the Allspark to reformat the Autobots into Decepticons, Starscream aired his grievances about this to his fellow Seekers in a courtyard before Jetfire arrived and sent him on patrol. He was later approached by the fatally damaged Skywarp who managed to pass on the news of Jetfire's betrayal before he perished. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

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Armed with this information, Starscream confronted Jetfire at [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]], exposing him as a traitor to Megatron, the tyrant ordering Starscream to kill the traitor. Despite losses to the Seekers, Starscream managed to shoot Jetfire down, proudly reporting this to Megatron who promoted him to commander of the Seekers. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} Soon afterwards, he was reporting to Megatron on the Seekers' observations of Autobot activity near the disused Space Bridge when Shockwave and Soundwave announced that Autobot Command had been located. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

When Jetfire was found to be alive and had defected, Starscream duelled the traitor before he received priority orders to withdraw and destroy the Space Bridge. Reluctantly following, Starscream led his troops to Sector Seven and began an aerial attack where he claimed [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'s life before [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived to attack the Decepticons. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

After Optimus and his Autobots fled Cybertron, Starscream and the other Decepticons stayed behind, struggling to keep their civilization running while also dealing with the remaining Autobots who hadn't left the planet with their leader. Using [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]'s corpse, Starscream baited [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] and her team of rebels into a trap, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} and brought them before [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] who'd launched "Project Nemesis" as a way to harvest the lifeblood of both Autobots and Deceptions. However, when the low-ranking Decepticon [[Scrapface]] helped the Autobots escape, Megatron blamed Starscream for the loss—but when the Decepticons picked up a signal from the ''Ark'', all other concerns were swept aside when Megatron ordered the activation of "Project Nemesis", the construction of a [[Nemesis (G1)|massive warship]] that would take them off-planet in pursuit of their old foes. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

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Some time later, Starscream sent an air patrol to flush out Elita's unit, but eventually left with the other high-ranking Decepticons in the newly-constructed ''Nemesis''. When the Decepticons caught up with their old foes at [[Nebulon Station]] thanks to a tipoff from the the crew of the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', Starscream joined the boarding party. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} However, the Decepticons encountered the gigantic [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]; when an explosion separated the feuding warriors from their respective leaders, Starscream announced that Megatron had died and he now led the Decepticons. His reign proved short-lived—when Megatron and Optimus limped back to the main antechamber, Starscream accused him of collaborating with the Autobots before Megatron blasted him in the chest. Amidst the chaos of battle, the Autobots took the opportunity to escape by disabling the station's gravity, and by the time that Starscream returned to the ''Nemesis'' ahead of Megatron the Autobots had already warmed up their ship's warp drive. Starscream lied that Megatron was dead and ordered [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] to fire on the station; when Barricade refused to follow his orders, however, Starscream did it himself and annihilated the space station. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

The explosion blew open a rift to the extradimensional [[Dead Universe]], but Megatron had survived his assassination attempt, and after a brief beating, banished Starscream from the bridge. The Decepticons followed the ''Ark'' through the Dead Universe, gaining a mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|golden disk]] with the power to change history in the process, and caught up with the Autobots over prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} The Decepticons boarded their ship, but had to contend with both an ambush and [[Deseeus]]'s remaining Mercenaries, intent on destroying both factions. The battle destroyed the ''Fool's Fortune'' but left the remaining ships drifting into Earth's gravity well, and ended with both sides hurtling toward the primordial jungle. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

[[File:KingdomEp3-StarscreamVsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"You! Your beast mode should have feathers!"]]

After crash-landing, Starscream and Megatron discovered that they were not the only Cybertronians on this planet: a group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, time-travelling Cybertronians from the future led by [[Megatron (BW)|their own Megatron]], had witnessed their descent. Annoyed by this new "Megatron" and his sycophantic appreciation toward his Decepticon namesake, the treacherous Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] proposed a secret alliance with the Seeker leader. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} Fellow Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] soon caught wind of their treachery, but before he could intervene, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] informed them that they'd captured [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], a Maximal spy. Later, Starscream spied on the two Megatrons as they enthused over over the Golden Disk and reported his findings to Blackarachnia. Again, Dinobot ambushed the pair—not to attack them, however, but to join forces: together, they could seize the Allspark and use its power to end the war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}}

The three stole a shuttle to search for the Allspark, but interference caused their shuttle to crash in the Allspark's mystical "cyber-forest". When the artifact trapped both Starscream and Blackarachnia in illusory scenarios, Dinobot snapped them both back to reality. Disgusted by his selfishness and cowardice, Dinobot accused Starscream of using his past traumas as justification to hurt others—the remark caused Starscream to snap and throw the Predacon warrior off a nearby cliff. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}} With nowhere else to go, Starscream considered returning to Megatron's side until Blackarachnia convinced him to sieze command through force. Using a cloaking chip, Starscream attempted to stealthily offline the Decepticon leader... but thanks to the Golden Disk's infallible knowledge of future events, he was able to take out the invisible Decepticon and steal his cloaking chip. With [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] trapped outside the temple the Allspark created for itself, Starscream and Blackarachnia arrived, trailed by "Beast" Megatron; furious at the idea of his subordinates for conspiring with a Maximal, the Predacon leader swatted the pair aside. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 4}}

[[File:KingdomEp5-Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Starscream plays the Golden Disk backwards and discovers that John Lennon actually did bury Paul.]]

Using a sample of Megatron's [[energon]], Blackarachnia and Starscream jury-rigged a device capable of reading the Golden Disk, which they'd siezed amidst the battle—in doing so, however, Starscream realized that Blackarachnia had manipulated him into picking an unwinnable fight with Megatron to get her hands on that energon. Starscream attacked Blackarachnia, then absconded with both the disk and its reader. The artifact chronicled a dark timeline, one where [[Unicron]] had corrupted Megatron into becoming [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]... and, somehow, Unicron's dark influence was able to reach backwards in time to show Starscsream a vision of a Unicron-dominated future. When Blackarachnia finally caught up with him, Starscream tersely informed her that they needed to warn Optimus and Megatron immediately.

The pair made it to the repaired ''Ark'' just as the Autobots prepared for takeoff; when Optimus gave the two a chance to explain themselves, a terrified Starscream babbled that Unicron had deliberately manipulated the history of the Cybertronian race and, unable to bear its burden, entrusted the disk to [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]—who promptly shattered the artifact. When he rejoined the ''Nemesis'' during its final attack on the ''Ark'', Starscream tried to warn his Megatron that his current path would lead them all to ruin; to ensure that this future would not come to pass, Starscream tried and failed to kill Megatron by knocking him off the ship's ramp. Although the battle ended with all of the Decepticons captured and imprisoned, Starscream was unconcerned by this: he was more worried about the fact that the ''Ark'' would take them back to Cybertron—exactly what Unicron wanted. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}}

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As the ''Ark'' flew through space, Starscream tried to convince the Autobots of what he'd seen and heard before the ship's [[stasis field]] temporarily incapacitated him. After returning to Cybertron, Starscream's worst fears were seemingly confirmed when Galvatron and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]—the two corrupted alter egos of the Autobot and Decepticon leaders—reached backwards in time to attack the Cybertronians. However, Starscream and Optimus Prime's impassioned encouragement to fight for the future of Cybertron inspired Megatron to turn on his future self, and and the united factions bought just enough time for Bumblebee to implant the Allspark, reactivate Cybertron, and banish the two malevolent time-travellers. With the crisis having forced both sides together, Megatron agreed to a ceasefire, and Starscream was one of the many Decepticons who attended the peace ceremony. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #4]] (mentioned), [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #10]] (full depiction)}}

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Starscream was forged at some point before the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. His [[mentor]] [[Cryak]] brought the young Starscream along on her expeditions, and their adventures in the Cybertronian wilderness opened Starscream's eyes to the beauty of his homeworld. Eventually, however, Cryak suffered a debilitating accident on one of her expeditions and chose to go [[immersant]]. {{storylink|I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream}}

After the eccentric genius [[Termagax]] abandoned her political ambitions to her mentee [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and retired to a life of seclusion, Starscream occasionally showed up to bother her. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}}

During the reign of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Starscream caught wind of a conspiracy in the uppermost echelons of the Cybertronian government: to uphold the terms of the [[Nominus Edict]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] had diverted multiple [[Spark|Titansparks]] and stored them underneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]] instead of bringing them to term. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} In exchange for his silence, Sentinel Prime promoted him to Head of Cybertronian Intelligence and removed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] from the position. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} As Head of Intelligence, Starscream delivered reports on potential threats like rogue [[Mini-Cassette|infiltration trooper]]s {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} and kept abreast of interspecies politics, including spying on the secretive and hostile [[Thraal]] empire that bordered Cybertronian space. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

[[File:G1StarscreamMocksOrionIDW2019.jpg|thumb|250px|Gottem.]]

Off the books, Starscream began building a private spy network for his own benefit: handpicked moles like the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s right-hand 'bot [[Trickdiamond]] {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} fed him a constant stream of intel; by only telling Sentinel Prime what ''he'' wanted the Autobot leader to know, his opportunism afforded the ambitious [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] a near-total monopoly on information. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Whether through his repeated encounters with Termagax or through his myriad contacts, Starscream eventually deduced that she'd been entrusted with the mythical [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}

As a member of Sentinel Prime's inner retinue, Starscream joined his leader and other high-ranking government operatives for a tour of the [[Cybertronian colonies]] aboard the Titan [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], secure that his various moles on Cybertron would fill him in when he returned. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} While in orbit around [[Hexagon]], Sentinel received word that both [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Rubble]] had been murdered, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} and informed his staff that they would be returning to Cybertron ahead of schedule. Starscream, after making some mildly racist remarks about a recently murdered [[Voin]], showed [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] that his team had finally cracked the Thraal's anti-security measures and gained security footage of the organics. When he showed footage of the visiting delegation leaving, the Head of Xeno-Relations, realising that the Thraal were plotting something, hurried away. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

When the group returned home, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} they made their way to the [[Senate]], where Sentinel found little concrete progress had been made and barked a few orders before stomping off. Following the Prime, Starscream sarcastically praised [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] for keeping the peace so effectively. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

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When [[Security Operations]] besieged four members of [[The Rise]] in an [[immersant]] Titan, Starscream arrived, claiming that he'd simply come to observe the standoff. In reality, however, he had come to receive a report from his mole in the Ascenticon Guard, [[Reflector (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Refraktor]]. Chromia was simply glad that Soundwave was out of sight due to their history. As Refraktor finished his report, Starscream spotted Soundwave and his guards, and chastised his agent for not telling him the most significant news—that [[Bumblebee (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] had joined the Ascenticon Guard. Before Refraktor could respond, however, the Titan suddenly exploded, forcing Starscream to cover his audio sensors. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

Starscream learned from his contacts that Sentinel Prime intended to arrest Soundwave for suspected collaboration with the Rise, and after the Reversionist senator [[Heretech]] warned Megatron of the plot, Starscream made contact with the leader of the Ascenticon movement too. Although he freely admitted he was still hedging his bets between the Autobots and Ascenticons, Starscream did give Megatron one tip for free—Bumblebee was deeply loyal to Orion Pax and likely the mole in the Ascenticon Guard who had alerted the Autobots to Soundwave's activities. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}

After Bumblebee had been arrested for murdering [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Starscream paid him a visit. Confident that his various connections would allow him to safely ride out Megatron's impending uprising, Starscream offered to ally with Bumblebee but left when the yellow bot offered him no answer. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} Indeed, when Megatron dropped all pretenses of civility and overthrew the Senate, Starscream had already fled the Senate and abandoned Sentinel to his fate. When the [[Rainmaker]]s slew Sentinel Prime not long afterwards, Sentinel, aware that Starscream intended to stand with Megatron, ordered his successor Orion to find and kill Starscream before he could reveal the secret of the Pyramid to the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

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A few days later, as Megatron consolidated his power over Iacon, Starscream came out of hiding to meet with the new leaders of the city, confident that his connections and secret knowledge would give him an edge in the new hierarchy to come. However, his smug attitude quickly eroded any goodwill; Soundwave, still nursing a grudge against his old rival, blasted him with his sonic cannon. When Megatron threatened to turn his [[fusion cannon]] on Starscream, the Seeker quickly revealed that he had information on both Titansparks and the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} While recuperating from his injuries, Starscream ordered Refraktor to pass along information about the Titansparks to the Autobots—Megatron had gotten this far by holding all the cards, but now it was time for the Decepticon leader to face his first real test. As he was to be transferred to [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]]'s care, Starscream, aware that Megatron would have him watched, ordered Refraktor to volunteer for that role. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}} Acting on Starscream's intelligence, both sides converged on the Pyramid for the Titan sparks at the same time, sparking a brawl that ended in the destruction of the facility and almost all of the sparks. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Finding Starscream to still be of use, Megatron promoted the Seeker into his inner circle and gave orders for Soundwave to not kill him. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}}

[[File:IHaveNoMouthAndIMustStarscream-excuseme.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Osmosis Scream?]]

After the Autobots withdrew from Iacon, Starscream eavesdropped on Megatron as the Decepticon leader considered putting Starscream in charge of a new public relations unit that would hunt down and flush out any Autobot stragglers. However, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], citing Starscream's selfishness, pressured Megatron into appointing Soundwave instead. A frustrated Starscream stormed out of [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]] and ran into [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], who told him that they'd heard a ghost from Cybertronian mythology screaming somewhere out in the wilderness. Aware that Autobots could be using the ghost story as a cover to regroup, Starscream decided to investigate himself. When he tracked the noise to its source, however, he discovered that the "ghost" was a lost and confused Voin ape, tangled up in a glade of metallic flora. Starscream considered putting the creature out of its misery... but when his blade touched the metallic cable leeching [[energon]] directly from the planetary surface, a strange electrical reaction sucked out his [[spark]] and transplanted it into the body of the helpless Voin ape.

Upon reawakening in this fleshy form, Starscream briefly panicked... but soon realized that he was not the ''only'' Cybertronian inhabiting this body: this was the final resting place of his old mentor Cryak, who'd become trapped in this realm between life and death when the alien creature interrupted her return to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. Although Cryak, now viciously insane after spending kilocycles in purgatory, intended to steal Starscream's body and use it to "free" dozens of Cybertronians from their physical forms, Starscream was able to stop her, and although he briefly contemplated trying to help his old mentor, eventually decided to simply keep her trapped in her predicament forever as punishment. {{storylink|I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream}}

Some time later, Starscream was in Decepticon Headquarters when [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] brought [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] before the Decepticon leader for an interrogation. Although Magnus warned the Decepticons that [[Exarchon]], who'd kicked off the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], had returned, Megatron put no stock in these rumors and dismissed them. Starscream was curious by the specificity of his warnings, however, and Megatron grudgingly permitted him to investigate. Shortly afterwards, Starscream received a call from Trickdiamond, whom he'd once promised her everything if Swindle ever fell. When she informed him that her boss was voluntarily aiding the Autobots, Starscream passed the word along to Megatron and Sixshot. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

As the Decepticons prepared to attack Crystal City, Cyclonus arrived, spouting more warnings about Exarchon, Starscream suggested to Megatron that, true or false, they spin the rumours to their advantage, painting the Decepticons as benevolent protectors against a foe to all of Cybertron. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} Starscream later tried to make peace with Soundwave before [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] teleported in, bringing confirmation that Exarchon had returned. When the three made for the throne room, Megatron was in the process of speaking with Optimus Prime. Given that the Autobots were the least of the threats facing the Decepticons, Starscream advised Megatron to agree to a temporary alliance, being supported by Soundwave. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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After the Decepticons won the Great War, the malevolent entity known as [[Gozer]] appeared on Cybertron. Though Starscream was quick to attack, Gozer simply reflected his weapon's power back at him before it was approached by the [[Decepticon leader]], offering Megatron the choice of which form it would assume to destroy Cybertron. In his arrogance, Starscream momentarily thought that only ''he'' was powerful enough to destroy Cybertron, and when Gozer picked up on this thought it reshaped itself into a monstrous parody of the Air Commander and began its attack. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

Though the Decepticons fought valiantly against the extradimensional menace, the invader proved too powerful, and the destruction of the [[Decepticon fleet]] and Megatron's pride meant that evacuation was not an option. As Megatron prepared to execute Starscream for giving Gozer a form, the energy being known as [[Kremzeek]] approached the members of [[Decepticon High Command]] and offered them a proposition: he would spare their lives by transforming them into [[ghost]]s... but once Megatron accepted the deal, he discovered that Kremzeek intended to use them to find the [[AllSpark]], which the Autobots had taken with them when they fled Cybertron, and seize it for his own ends. Megatron, Soundwave, and Shockwave refused, resulting in the Scavenger absorbing them into his being. Only Starscream chose to serve Kremzeek, and the energy creature sent him out into the galaxy to find the ''Ark'', and with it, the AllSpark. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

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One thousand years later, Starscream's ghost manifested on [[Earth]] and drew the attention of the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, who sent [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] to investigate. When he arrived at the Autobot's coordinates, Starscream asked the nearby [[Ghostbusters]] to leave, but the humans responded by trapping him in one of their [[ghost trap]]s. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} Ectronymous accidentally set Starscream free, who nearly turned his wrath on the organics before they restrained him with their [[proton pack]]s. Noticing Ectronymous' Autobot insignia, Starscream called a truce and told an edited version of his story, claiming that he needed the AllSpark in order to rebuild his physical body. When one of Kremzeek's children arrived, Starscream, ostensibly to win the humans' trust, instructed them on how to destroy it before the group returned to the [[Ghostbusters firehouse]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

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Loitering through the building, Starscream failed to kill a [[Slimer|a gluttonous ghost]], much to [[Peter Venkman]]'s amusement. While the human sympathized with the attempted murder, he wasn't fooled for a second by Starscream's act and activated a hidden ghost trap that kept the Seeker contained while Ectotron and the Ghostbusters went out on a call. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}} While the Ghostbusters took care of a local ghost, Kremzeek created a power surge that disabled the trap and set his servant free. Starscream fled to the [[Grosbeak Generating Station]] and set a trap for the Ghostbusters—once they'd captured him, he shrieked for his master to save him, prompting the arrival of Kremzeek. Though Starscream intended to use the Prime as a hostage for the AllSpark, Kremzeek had reached his limit with the Seeker's lack of results and absorbed him into his being. Starscream's imprisonment was a short-lived one, however, for [[Killerwatt|an electricity consuming ghost]] made physical contact with Kremzeek, dissipated the both of them and freed the Decepticon ghosts. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

As Megatron attacked Optimus Prime, Starscream tried to kill the distracted Peter Venkman only to be restrained once again by a proton stream. Salvation came when Shockwave, also restrained by such a stream, fired a round near Venkman and shattered his hold on the Seeker. Opting for the better part of valour, Starscream fled the planet and swore revenge on the Ghostbusters. When Ectotron left Earth in an [[Autobot shuttle]], intending to search for other Cybertronian ghosts across the galaxy, Starscream watched him leave with an opportunistic smirk. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
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In the year [[1984]], Starscream and the other Decepticons awoke aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and killed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] before the Autobot leader could awaken. Without their adversary to slow them down, the Decepticons promptly began a destructive campaign against humanity, and in spite of the Earthlings forming [[Skywatch]] to fight back, this genocidal war ended with humanity's complete extinction. Only Skywatch's [[Skynet]] supercomputer network survived, and, under the pretenses of surrender, marshaled its resources to construct a time machine in the hopes of changing history. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

In the year [[2029]], Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, and the Insecticons led the final attack on Skynet's [[Omega Base]], destroying scores of [[T-800]] robots, but were too late to prevent Skynet from activating its [[time displacement device]] and sending one T-800 back to the year 1984. Unaware of this gambit, Starscream destroyed the machine that the android had used and ordered the artificial intelligence's execution. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

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The Terminator travelled back to 1984 and, after recruiting [[Sarah Connor]] into its mission of complete Cybertronian destruction, hightailed it to [[Mount St. Hilary]] and attacked the Decepticons before they could kill Optimus Prime. Smaller and more agile than its Decepticon foes, the Terminator withstood both Soundwave and Starscream's attacks long enough for Sarah to accidentally reactivate Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. Starscream panicked, assumed that ''all'' the Autobots were coming back online, and suggested a retreat. The Decepticons regrouped on an Oregon beach, where Starscream explained that the cyborg that had attacked them was ''not'' one of the native [[human]]s, but a cleverly disguised machine. Seeking power to fuel their invasion, the Decepticons then attacked the headquarters of [[Cyberdyne Systems]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

After the facility had been conquered, Starscream interrogated its scientists for information about the Terminator unit, even making attempts to bargain with the humans. By the time the Autobots arrived, the interrogation had allowed Starscream to work out the truth behind the Terminator's existence. After Refraktor had been killed, Starscream confronted the T-800 and offered to cut the android a deal, lest he exterminate his hostages and erase the android's timeline. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Seeking to turn the android's anti-Cybertronian mission against Megatron before he destroyed it, unaware that it had already deemed his hostages as expendable, Starscream downed Soundwave with a missile barrage before he launched the T-800 at Megatron. Even at point blank range however, the android failed to breach the warlord's armor who promptly hurled it back at Starscream, sending the Seeker down into a crash landing. As the T-800 told [[Sarah Connor]] that it would complete its mission of Cybertronian destruction, Starscream reverted to robot mode, his transformation bisecting the time traveller, before he prepared to execute the Terminator. As he gloated about his plan to make a legion of slaves in the T-800's image, Starscream was shot in the side by Soundwave. Cursing his foes, Starscream flew off, content to let them kill each other. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:ShineLikeADiamond-Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"You're just jealous of my ''swish''."]]
Starscream was among the Decepticons battling for control over a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] (earning a hit to the face from a transformed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in the process) when it suddenly activated, transporting Autobots and Decepticons alike to the world of [[Equestria]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} Upon his arrival, Starscream attacked the city of [[Manehattan]], forcing [[Rarity]] and her boutique staff to make him look presentable for his eventual conquest of this new world. Though Rarity tried to appease him, Starscream remained unconvinced of her sincerity, asserting that the ponies would serve him. His tirade was interrupted, however, by the arrival of [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] who engaged him in battle. Enraged at the humiliation, Starscream fled vowing revenge. He returned with Skywarp and Thundercracker, though their attacks were hindered by Rarity conjuring a magical shield to defend Arcee. After Thundercracker was shot down, Rarity had Arcee force the remaining Seekers to fly closer together, allowing Rarity to use Starscream's own discarded cape to tangle him and Skywarp together. After a brief struggle, Skywarp teleported away, leaving Starscream to lose control and crash outside the city. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}

Starscream would later join the rest of the Decepticons and their new Changeling allies in an attack on the [[Crystal Empire]]. Eventually, Optimus Prime and [[Twilight Sparkle]] managed to combine the powers of friendship and the Matrix of Leadership to defeat the Decepticons and force them back through the reactivated spacebridge to Cybertron. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

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Following the Decepticons' construction of a new spacebridge, Starscream led the Seekers to the Equestrian city of [[Las Pegasus]] to claim magical artifacts only to run afoul of [[Twilight Sparkle]] and her friends once again. The Seekers fell back to Cybertron where a magical beam from Twilight struck one of the pilfered artifacts and unleashed [[King Sombra]] who proceeded to enthrall several Decepticons. When the Autobots arrived to investigate the commotion, the ponies claimed, much to Starscream's chagrin, that the Cybertronian race would have to unify to combat the [[unicorn]] tyrant. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

Starscream's mood only worsened when he found his Seekers allied with the [[Wonderbolt]]s. As he endured [[Rainbow Dash]]'s attitude, the fliers came under attack from the brainwashed Cybertronians. Though Starscream ordered an indiscriminate carpet bombing, the Wonderbolts instead created an atmospheric disturbance that instead allowed the Seekers to fire immobilizing nets at their kin. Landing, Starscream groused about the poor quality of opposition before launching into a speech that once he freed the rubes, they would pledge undying loyalty to him, a speech that no one heard as they were all too busy praising Rainbow Dash's plan. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

After [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Rarity had discovered how to free Sombra's thralls, Rainbow Dash was given a transformable [[exosuit]], turning into a handheld weapon for Starscream. When Optimus Prime confronted Megatron, Starscream eagerly jumped in to bludgeon his leader with his transformed ally, hoping that the surge of magical energy would kill his master but it simply freed the warlord instead. When Optimus Prime and Megatron stopped Sombra from getting control over [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Megatron revealed that the empathetic magic had made him aware of his second's treachery. As he dodged fire from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], Starscream flew off, swearing revenge on Megatron and the ponies. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
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Starscream was one of the many dormant Decepticons who had been entombed aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crash-landed on [[Earth]] millions of years in the past. In the year [[1984]], [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] reactivated the Decepticons ahead of schedule thanks to a time-travelling [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], who had used [[Doc Brown]]'s [[DeLorean time machine|DeLorean]] to travel back in time from [[2015]] and bring his comrades online. After executing the slumbering Autobots, the Decepticons quickly conquered Earth and enslaved the human race. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

When [[Hill Valley]] fell behind on its quota of [[energon cube]]s, Starscream was sent to investigate. As he humiliated Coordinator [[Biff Tannen]], [[Marty McFly]] lobbed a trash can lid at the Seeker's head, redirecting the SIC's anger. Starscream quickly cornered the youth but was prevented from executing him when the time travelling Autobot [[Gigawatt]] materialized and sent the Seeker tumbling into Jones Fertilizer. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

Hauling himself out of the excrement, Starscream attacked Gigawatt, briefly recognizing the turncoat, but was denied victory when the Autobot [[Skilz]] revealed himself, landing a kick to the Seeker's face that downed him long enough for Gigawatt to escape through time with Marty and Skilz. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

In 2015, Starscream made another visit to Hill Valley where he oversaw an execution of human rebels with four of the Constructicons. Before Biff Tannen could execute the humans, the Autobots and Marty McFly arrived. When McFly managed to use Brown's [[alpha-wave ionic nullifier]], Starscream shot him down only for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] to confront the Seeker and down him with a mighty left hook. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 3|Transformers/Back to the Future #3}}

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===''Transformers Fan Book''===
[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] tells the other Autobots that they need to work together to get some [[energon]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Pirme]] informs her that he has an idea about where they can get it. However, they are interrupted by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and Starscream shortly afterwards, who want to steal the energon for themselves. {{storylink|Transformers Fan Book 2021}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I'm the black one! ...wait.]]
[[File:Commercial-PretenderStarscream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Way to leave your shell stranded on the top of a skyscraper.]]
[[File:Commercial-AMStarscreamsits.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Where's our [[BotCon]] exclusive of ''this'' deco?]]
Starscream's [[commercial]] appearances with original footage include:
*An appearance in the first ''Transformers'' animation, a commercial for [[The Transformers (issue)|Issue #1]] of Marvel's ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' comic book. Alongside Thundercracker and Skywarp, Starscream attacked an Earth power plant, then defended himself against an Autobot counterattack. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1 commercial}}
*Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp encountered the Autobots Jazz, Sideswipe and Prowl in the middle of the desert. They briefly scuffled. This was a toy commercial for all six featured characters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon jets & Autobot cars|Decepticon jets & Autobot cars commercial}}
*Starscream and Thundercracker were strafing three Autobots, when their enemies unveiled their newest warrior, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]! No longer possessing the advantage of flight, the Decepticons retreated so that their own newest recruit, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] could deal with the flying Autobot. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Jetfire and Shockwave|Jetfire and Shockwave commercial}}
*Starscream led Thrust over the desert to attack the Autobots' new defense base, brushing off Thrust's concerns about the whereabouts of the Autobots themselves. He was caught off-guard when the base transformed into [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Good goin' there, Starscream. This was the only ad in which Starscream had a speaking part; he was given his usual cartoon voice. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Omega Supreme|Omega Supreme commercial}}
*Starscream, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] faced off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial}}
*He led an attack on the Autobots' launch site while Optimus was away on Cybertron. Ultra Magnus led the Autobots in a counter-attack against Starscream's team. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Starscream and Skywarp battled alongside Galvatron - yes, Galvatron! - when the three Decepticons encountered [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] driving down a highway. The two Decepticon jets strafed about as Galvatron bellowed that his first encounter with the Autobot city commander would be Ultra Magnus' doom. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
*Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker found themselves on the wrong end of a beating when they came to blows with the Dinobots. Starscream was batted away by a swing of [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s tail. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
*Starscream was lurking in the dark of an Earth city as Optimus Prime was reunited with Jazz and Bumblebee. (Narration from [[Victor Caroli]] led the viewer to believe that his lurking was quite evil.) Starscream emerged from his Pretender shell, and swooped down to attack the Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Classic Pretenders|Classic Pretenders commercial}}
*Still in his Pretender Classics body, Starscream was seen dunking [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]], and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats to create the [[Pretender Monster]]s. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretender Monsters|Pretender Monsters commercial}}
*Starscream was seen battling Prowl aboard his [[Turbo Jet]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Master vehicles|Action Master vehicles commercial}}
*His jet form was seen flying over a rocky landscape alongside Ramjet. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Jets and cars|Generation 2 jets and cars commercial}}

He also appeared in some online promotional videos:
*Starscream learned from eavesdropping on a conversation between Optimus and Megatron that [[BotCon 2009]] would have some sweet exclusive toys. He demanded that the Decepticons attend the convention, and was eager to be the first to get the "Wings of Honor" box set! {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}
*Starscream gushed about his Botcon exclusive Kup toy when Megatron interrupted him, demanding to know if Starscream had completed the work on the Decepticons' anti-matter gun. When Starscream fumbled his words, Megatron caught on that Starscream hadn't done any work on the weapon whatsoever. Megatron was convinced to attend BotCon in the hopes of finding some new weapons there, and Starscream readied himself for the convention by putting on a kitty hat. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}
*Megatron rode atop of Starscream's jet mode in outer space. {{storylink|Mega Spice -- The Transformer Your Fan Could Be Like}}
*Starscream and Megatron visited Shockwave's lab on Cybertron. Despite being told off from touching Shockwave's newest creation, the "continuum transmorpher," Starscream did so anyways as soon as Megatron and Shockwave stepped out of the room. He then attempted to upload his toy review using Shockwave's computer, fumbling the transmorpher in the process. The device summoned Starscream's [[Starscream (Animated)|"Animated" counterpart]] to his reality. The two Starscreams then discussed how awesome BotCon was. They also teamed up to blast Megatron, but then argued over which one of them was now the new Decepticon leader. Not that it mattered, since Megatron was far from being defeated... {{storylink|Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?}}
*Starscream nominated himself as the official reviewer for BotCon exclusive toys. He was about to reveal the first of the [[BotCon 2012]] exclusives when Megatron interrupted his video. While Starscream was distracted, Grimlock stepped in and revealed the [[Overlord (G1)|Gigatron]] toy, spoiling the review. {{storylink|BotCon 2012: Figure Reveal!}}
*After a dance-off between Soundwave and Blaster, Starscream prepared to take the stage by first putting on a pair of sunglasses... {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}
Starscream was part of an epic battle in a desert against the Autobots. He provided Megatron air support against Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee and Ratchet. Optimus managed to snag him out of the air by riding atop of Bumblebee. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O TRANSFORMERS Online Exclusive commercial}} When the narrator pointed out that the Transformers' battles had never been bigger, Bumblebee's Kreon pointed out that they never had been small either, and kicked Starscream's Kreon over, reducing him to pieces. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O TRANSFORMERS teaser trailer}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Starscream could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, pushing him back towards Optimus's point of origin in the Decepticon's maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Jetron MoCsprites.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Starscream was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Starscream's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]], calling him one of the "[[Seeker (body-type)|Jetron]]" foes. These enemies being copies of Starscream is... less dubious than all the other jets the video claims use the same sprite, since the sprite ''is'' in the right colors... but still.}}
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===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Merluzzi]]}}

While the Autobots were on their way to ELTA, Starscream appeared and told them to stop right where they were. Transforming to robot form, he announced that he would be their opponent. Optimus Prime asked him where he had been during the whole adventure, but Starscream just told him to shut up and warned him that his null ray was not like the others. Despite saying that he was going to shut Optimus' mouth forever, Starscream was defeated by the Autobots. Deciding to make a strategic withdraw and that discretion was the better part of valor, despite knowing that Megatron was going to chew him out, Starscream transformed to jet form and flew off. In the post credits Starscream was drained off all of energy and was helpless and drifted off into deep space. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64Starscream.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yes, that's Transmetal Waspinator in original Waspinator colors as Generation 1 Starscream. No, that's not normal.]]

{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}

Starscream returned to the Beast Wars following the [[quantum surge]], with a strange but powerful new [[Transmetal]] body. Fearing that the Beast Wars would alter history against his liking, Starscream set out to destroy any Maximal or Predacon that opposed him. After vanquishing his foes, Starscream entered the Ark and infused himself with the power of his old body, just as Megatron and Optimus Primal had increased their power. This fusion of old and new allowed Starscream to finally achieve his eons long goal of restoring his original body. Finally whole, Starscream undertook the long journey through transwarp back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if Arcade Mode was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages; see the other characters' pages for Starscream’s fate in those outcomes.}}
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===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Starscream, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire and Optimus Prime, Starscream was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===3D Battle-Card Game===
Starscream serves under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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===Sector Seven Alternate Reality Game===
[[File:Starscream 1982.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Masterpiece attack!]]
Disguised as an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, Starscream was active on Earth in [[1982]], with documented sightings of jets sporting his unique colors on several continents before he was caught on camera transforming to [[robot mode]] in California. This sighting (and its subsequent leak) was the direct impetus for [[Hungry Dragon|Hungry Dragon 1]].

Later, during late April/early May of [[2007]], [[Sector Seven]] intercepted two sound clips through Agent Cod3x and another source (currently unknown). Apparently, Starscream wanted to make his presence known and left a message announcing that he would have the All Spark, and that Agent Powers would be the one to hand it over. These messages were somewhat garbled, as they were apparently received over a SETI@home system. So far, only these two "blips" have been analyzed (the second still needing work), but more may come in the near future. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===
[[File:ROTF 360PS3PC DLC G1Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Why do I feel like [[Pat Lee]] designed me?"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Adler]] (English)}}

{{Note|Starting on [[August 27]], [[2009]], Starscream was made available as one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3. }}
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===Transformers Battle Universe===
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Starscream was among several warriors summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Starscream g1awakening stats.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb]]
Starscream was among the Decepticons who pursued and boarded the Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. When the ship crashed on [[Earth]], all inside were sent into stasis, but the Decepticons woke up four million years later and resumed their conquering ways. Picking up [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], whom they tricked into becoming a Decepticon, Starscream took part in an attack on [[Dyson Dam]]. He was later present when the Decepticons trapped Optimus Prime's team on Cybertron, though he was unable to prevent the Autobots from subsequently escaping imprisonment. He returned to Earth where he picked a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and was soundly defeated by the Dinobot. He also took part in Megatron's ill-fated assault on the Ark, and completely failed to stop the Autobots when they attacked the Decepticon fortress on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:Bsbg-starscream.jpg|thumb|]]
Starscream participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Construct-Bots Builder''===
The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Starscream were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Autobots! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}

===''Bumblebee Boulder Dash''===
Bumblebee was driving peacefully down a road when Starscream started making boulders roll along the road at him. {{storylink|Bumblebee Boulder Dash}}

===''Kreon Chaos''===
There were lots of Starscreams! They bedeviled the Autobots on their quest to retrieve the Optimus Prime Kre-O kit parts held within the Decepticons' base on Cybertron. {{storylink|Kreon Chaos}}
{{charstubgame|"Earth" and "Moon" stages}}

===''Starscream Stand Off''===
Starscream engaged in aerial combat against the many units of the Autobot/Human Alliance Air Defence. {{storylink|Starscream Stand Off}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Once one of Cybertron's defenders, Starscream was stationed aboard an orbital station. The long isolation resulted in him becoming greedy and ambitious, and he eagerly took up Megatron's offer to lead troops in battle. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Starscream's card bio}}

Following the disappearance of Megatron, Starscream stole the [[Exponential Generator]] from [[Doctor Arkeville]] with the intention of using it to destroy [[Earth]] and harness the energy from the planet's destruction. Luckily the Autobots stopped him, firing the generator into orbit after a battle. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} Starscream was among the Decepticons who coated themselves in [[Electrum]] from a Golden Lagoon, though their campaign against the Autobots was halted when the Autobots found the lagoon, and the Electrum was destroyed in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}} After the Decepticons discovered a [[Crystal of Power]] in [[South America]], Starscream and Reflector were sent to steal materials for a cannon. They succeeded, despite Autobot interference, though the Autobots later managed to destroy the cannon anyway. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}}

Starscream was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time travelled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} The Decepticons manage to drive the Autobots off Earth, and proceeded to set about conquering the planet. Unfortunately for them, the Autobots soon returned and succeeded in badly damaging Megatron, resulting in Starscream and the other Decepticons retreating with their wounded leader. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}

Starscream took part in an all-out assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} Following Megatron's death, Starscream wrested control of the Decepticons. Despite resistance by Megatron loyalists, Starscream organized a coronation, however the event was gatecrashed by Galvatron, who blasted Starscream into dust. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

Reduced to an insubstantial ghost, Starscream sought the help of [[Unicron]] and was pressed into service as an instrument of Unicron's will, becoming an agent of chaos. During a period when the barrier between the physical and ethereal plane was weakened, Starscream enlisted [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to help him pass through the [[spirit portal]]. Thanks to the interference of the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], he was unable to take physical form before the portal collapsed and was again left stuck on the ethereal plane. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (Legends)|Ghost in the Machine}} Unicron again struck a deal with Starscream, who took control of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] to enact a plan to provide Unicron with a new body in the form of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Though the trio managed to steal one of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s eyes, they were intercepted by Autobots en route to Trypticon, and defeated. Though Starscream was forced to flee, he had regained corporeal form thanks to a new body supplied by Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

An ancient prophecy discovered by [[Scoop (G1)|Scoops]] appeared to name Starscream as the chosen one who would bring Cybertron to a new Golden Age, though Starscream himself was skeptical. He and the other Transformers attempted to make contact with the newly arrived [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], only to find it had some connection with the [[Dead Universe]] and an annoying immunity to being attacked. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (Legends)|Dark Cybertron}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Starscream}}
Starscream appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. He also comes in an [[Minion Pig#As Energon Starscream|Energon version]], which one of the first unlockable characters in the game, and a [[Minion Pig#As Captain Starscream|Captain version]], which is part of War season 3. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Starscream participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
*''Starscream'' - This Common character could be recruited by collecting 12 units of cybermetal.
*''Starscream'' - This Rare character could be recruited by collecting 160 units of cybermetal, 95 units of transmetal, and 90 exclusive cores.
*''Starscream (Gen)'' - This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Lord Starscream" event.
*''Starscream (G2)'' - This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Lord Starscream" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of cybermetal, 75 units of transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character.
*''Lord Starscream'' - This Epic character was available as a reward in the "Lord Starscream" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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[[File:Battle-Tactics-Starscream-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|He's [[Starscream (SG)|Shattered Glass Starscream]] turned evil!]]
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[[File:Battle-Tactics-Lord-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Who disrupts my coronation?]]
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Scott Whyte]] (English)}}

After the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Plasma Core]] had been ejected from the ship, Starscream fought the Autobots at [[Liberty Bridge]] in an attempt to stop them from reaching the core only to be defeated. He recovered in time to steal the Core from under the Autobots' olfactory sensors and prevent them from launching off-planet. In his haste however, the Core had yet to be repaired, Megatron ordering that Starscream bring it to the space bridge so it could be repaired on Cybertron. Though Starscream made it back to [[New York City]], the weather, combined with the increasingly unstable Core, caused him to lose control of his flight and crash. He eventually made it back to the ''Proudstar''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command tower as everyone was going through the space bridge, being ordered to guard the rear. Duelling the Autobots in [[unspace|transwarp]], Starscream was defeated once again and sent hurtling across the floor, asking Megatron to help him up. The Decepticon leader declined to do so.

When the Core was repaired and reinstalled, Starscream led his Seekers in defending the [[Ferrotaxis]] from the Autobots only for he and his troops to defeated. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:StarscreamEarthWars.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|My Null Ray cannons will blast you into... wait what?]]

Starscream was the first Decepticon to arrive on Earth. After Starscream established a base and took out [[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]] by building an Auto Cannon, Luca advised Starscream bring [[Bludgeon (G1)|"the disturbing sword guy"]] through. Starscream is then contacted by Megatron, who commanded him to bring him to Earth, or be stuck on the dreary mudball forever. Seeing as Starscream did not want to be abandoned on a planet full of Autobots, he reluctantly brought Megatron though the Space Bridge after finding a [[quantum crystal]] powerful enough to bring their leader through. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Get Megatron! Campaign}}

Starscream and Bludgeon attended a battle with Megatron where there were a few mortars around. Starscream, being the coward he was, tried to hide from the mortar fire. Megatron got irritated with the Decepticons cowardice and led a ''Rallying Charge'' and destroyed the mortars. He then lorded the victory over the rest of the decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|The Lost Map Campaign}}

After that whole endeavour, Starscream contacted his agent on Cybertron to get some inside information on the shards of the [[Fractal Map]], who just so happened to be [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. Swindle then got Starscream out of a sticky situation by dealing with some Mortars and Laser Turrets, but now he owed the swindler big time. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}

Starscream then brought in [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and another Decepticon recruit. With their help, Starscream tried to snag another piece of the Fractal Map, but was stopped by Bludgeon. Megatron then took control of the operation much to Starscreams chagrin. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|The Codex Showdown Campaign}}

Finally, Starscream witnessed along with Bludgeon, Megatron, Razorclaw, Kickback, and Shockwave the creation of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]! He watched in awe as Devastator destroyed many Autobot outposts. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

Upon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s arrival to Earth, Starscream rudely questioned why another air bot was getting in his way. In response, Scourge warned Starscream to watch his mouth or else Hook would spend the weekend "assembling a 100 piece puzzle" with Starscream's name on it.

Starscream was present in almost all of the Decepticons' future exploits, hoping to use whatever was discovered to overthrow Megatron.

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Starscream shoots buildings with his null rays dealing a good amount of damage at a steady rate.
*'''Ability: Air Strike:''' Fires 4 powerful rockets at a target building dealing moderate damage.
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:staracream Starscream at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

Starscream's unique quotes when walking around the base:
* "Ha! Megatron will never see that coming..."
* "What's in it for me?"
* "Never let it be said... I don't look out for Number One."

;'''Cybertron Starscream'''
[[File:Cybertron_Starscream_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: ''' Cybertronian Laser - Fire laser dealing damage to regular buildings or double damage to Cybertron raid event buildings (except HQ).
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cybertron-starscream Cybertron Starscream at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Starscream-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now, fear the power of my nullifying Null Ray!]]
Starscream was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around!
As a Tactician, his Null Rays literally Nullify any kind of buff.

{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
Starscream was flying around the area in a search pattern for Shockwave and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. After Shockwave was defeated, he stole his Aim Enhancer and Unstable Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Shocking Revelation}}

Starscream with the Aim Enhancer repaired met up with Ramjet, but he considered him too treacherous to lead him, and had Bludgeon relieve him of the Aim Enhancer. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Power Seeker - Brothers No More}}

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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOStarscream.jpg|thumb|100px]]
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
[[File:TFHeavyMetal Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
With Megatron trapped in Cybertron, Starscream took control of the Decepticons and led them on an invasion of Earth in search of Energon. Despite losing at least one battle to Bumblebee, Starscream would occasionally contact the humans recruited into the [[Guardian Program]] and suggest they join the winning side represented by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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==Toys==
{{main|Starscream (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:Ulchtar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Phew.]]
*In [[Jim Shooter]] and [[Denny O'Neil]]'s original ''Transformers'' treatment, Starscream was named "'''Ulchtar'''". Yes. When [[Bob Budiansky]] took over ''Transformers'' preproduction from them, he changed it to "Starscream".<ref>[http://transformers-advent.blogspot.com/2009/07/exclusive-interview-with-bob-budiansky.html Exclusive Interview with Bob Budiansky!]</ref> And "Starscream" was the name given to [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s bio, so who knows what else was going on. This may be related to a mix-up that involved all three jets' [[Tech Spec]] numbers being switched around (Starscream was given Skywarp's stats by mistake).
**Years later, it was established that some versions of [[Starscream (Armada)|Unicron Trilogy Starscream]] were named Ulchtar.
*An early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style character profile published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]'' gave Starscream the smirk-worthy nickname of '''The Silver Snake'''. A second "alternate name" for Starscream shows up in Bob Budiansky's hand-written write-up of his bio, which is briefly visible in one of [[Shout! Factory]]'s DVD featurettes. In addition to "The Silver Snake", the hand-written bio gives Starscream the alternate name of '''Pretty Poison'''. Oookay then...
*An actor in a Starscream costume was among the "live" Transformers one could meet at the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]].
*According to the line art of Starscream by Studio OX, each side of his chest has a turbine mounted on it. This concept has influenced his [[Action Master]], [[The Transformers: Masterpiece]], and [[Transformers: Classics|Classics]] toys and the [http://tfu.info/2004/Destron/RMStarscream/starscream.htm art of the Robot Master version].<ref>[[Transformers Visualworks]]</ref>
[[File:StarscreamMW Genesis.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Bringing a [[Particle cannon|cannon]] to a [[canon]]-fight.]]
*A 1986 [[Panini]] stickerbook sold in Belgium and the Netherlands gave Starscream the alternate French language name "Starscrim". Whether this name was used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown.
*In ''[[Genesis: The Art of Transformers]]'' is a picture by [[Matt Kuphaldt]] of ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Starscream wearing a purple cape and brandishing [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s torn-off arm cannon. To date, this remains the only canonical appearance of Starscream in this body—so far as the canonicity of art books can be placed. The Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]] would later [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Ask Vector Prime 2|elaborate]]<ref>[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 27, 2015|Ask Vector Prime 27/08/2015]]</ref> on the nature of the scene being pictured in Matt Kuphaldt's illustration.
*Starscream appears in the DLC for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in his G1 appearance with quite a few new features, not the least of which is the fact that he can summon and fire [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s gun mode (despite the fact that Megatron is already playable as a separate downloadable character).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Astghagoch''' (Աստղագոչ, "Starscream")
*''Basque:'' '''Izaroihu'''
*''Cantonese:'' '''Seng Seng Giu''' (星星叫, "Star Shouting")
*''Czech:'' '''Hvězdolam''' ("Starbreak"), '''Křikloun''' ("Screamer")
*''French:'' '''Égo''' (Canada)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Koháv Tsoék''' (כוכב צועק, "Shouting Star")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Üstökös''' ("Comet")
*''Italian:'' '''Astrum''', '''Tornado''' ("Set Commandos" four-pack), '''Arcan''' (Action Master), '''Scintillor''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Korean:'' '''Starscream''' (스타스크림 ''Seutaseukeurim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hǒu Hsīng''' (Taiwan, 吼星, "Roaring Star"), '''Hóng Zhīzhū''' (China, 红蜘蛛, "Red Spider")
*''Polish:'' '''Gwiazdowrzask''' ("Starscream"), '''Gwiezdny Krzyk''' (''Beast Wars'', "Star Cry")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Estrela-Estridente''' (Portugal comics, "Shrill Star"), '''Cometa''' (Brazil comics, "Comet")
*''Russian:'' '''Skandalist''' (cartoon, Скандалист, "Brawler")
*''Spanish:'' '''Grito de Estrella''' ("Star Cry"), '''Destello''' (Latin America ''Beast Wars'', "Sparkle")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Zorekryk''' (Зорекрик, "Starscream")

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Ramjet (G1)

2022-06-04T23:28:33Z

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:''Ramjet is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Ramjet.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Ramjet likes toast.]]
What can really be said about someone whose only idea of strategy is to smash into things with his head? In '''Ramjet'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s defense, he's specifically built to survive such midair collisions and his prey most definitely is not. The strategy can be frighteningly effective, since no one expects a fighter jet to ram them. Ramjet has a tendency to regard the sky as belonging only to him, and will frequently ram even neutral or friendly targets. Though he is built to take such hits, frequent collisions and crashes can still take their toll on his internal mechanisms.

And yet, despite all of this, he's still convinced he's an evil genius. Some mechs never learn.

{{bigquote|They say, ''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'', [ramming into things] knocked some screws loose over the years. But I always say they was loose to start with, y'know.|Ramjet|"[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "The Master Builders", "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2"), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese, ''The Movie''), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Zhan Che]] (Chinese), [[Lucas Cisneros]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide" and "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, "Thief in the Night"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Auto Berserk" and "Triple Takeover"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "Auto Berserk"), [[Olney Cazarré]] (Portuguese, "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court"), [[Marco Antônio Costa]] (Portuguese, "The Gambler"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese, "Triple Takeover"), [[Ronaldo Magalhães]] (Portuguese, "The Search for Alpha Trion" to "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Márcio Simões]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5")}}

[[File:DinobotIsland2 Ramjet Thrust with cubes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Shut up, they're not THAT heavy.]]
Ramjet was first seen on Earth when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his ilk raided [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] for its energy resources. He and his fellow Decepticons went to work filling their energon cubes to maximum capacity. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} They were eventually opposed by the Autobots, however, and engaged in a heavy metal war for control of the island. Eventually, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] turned their fellow dinosaurs against the Decepticons. Ramjet and Thrust were run down by a stampeding herd of dinosaurs before Megatron finally called it quits. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:AutoBerserk Megatron and Ramjet watching surveillance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"So much of my schemes have been thwarted by the Autobots, let me tell you Ramjet that sometimes I feel like growing a cone head!"
"Err, pardon?"]]
Later, Ramjet was sent into battle by Megatron to intercept the Autobots' sole aerial ace, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], before he interfered with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] guarding the solar power tower that Megatron had rightfully stolen. Ramjet tried to ram Powerglide out of the sky, but flew too close to his massive comrade, and was swatted down by Devastator himself. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}} When [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his Cassettes failed to steal the [[Negavator]], [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and Ramjet led the Seekers in an aerial raid. Once [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] triggered an avalanche to trap the Autobots in a box canyon, it should have been easy pickings. Unfortunately, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] unleashed his magnetic clouds and then electro-disrupted the jets' radar, leaving them completely blind-flying and Yoda-talking. Ramjet tried to make his crash count by landing on an Autobot, but comically managed to land right on top of Megatron, just after the Decepticon leader had secured the all-powerful Negavator machine for himself.'' "I've got morons on my team!",'' Megatron screamed, and it was hard to disagree. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[File:MMP1 Ramjet rams Tracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|That's either a tiny jet or a big-ass car!]]
When a new solar energy facility opened up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], Starscream led Dirge, Ramjet and Thrust to steal its power. The facility proved to be a trap, however, set by Shawn Berger to elevate himself in the public eye by taking down the Decepticons with his private militia. Berger's operatives failed, but the Autobots soon arrived to engage the Decepticons as well. [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] took to the air and zapped Dirge with his blackout beam. Luckily for Dirge, Ramjet managed to pull off a loopity-loop and ram the flying Autobot into the ground. Megatron then "requested" the pleasure of Shawn Berger's presence, not to punish him, but to play a subtler game. He attempted to convince the industrialist that the Decepticons were good, and the Autobots evil. Ramjet was one of the key players in Megatron's staged videos to tarnish the Autobots' reputation. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Later, after the Autobots were successfully vilified in the public eye and exiled to deep space, the Seekers turned on the people of Central City, opening fire in the middle of the streets. Ramjet in particular expressed his frustrations over having to act "good", even for a little while, by flying straight ''through'' a building, bringing the whole mess down. Although the Seekers fared well against an attack by the Air Force, the eventual return of the Autobots proved to be more than the Decepticons could handle. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

After Megatron took over Earth's airwaves from the moon, Ramjet and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] did their bit to speed the chaos along, attacking the Autobots during their various rescue missions. Ramjet even got a chance to pay back Powerglide for an old injury, shooting down the Autobot flier over the airport. Very nearly got rid of two [[Carly|annoying]] [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|humans]], too. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Ramjetinpast.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|Ramjet could have been a great soccer player.]]
Once, Ramjet was working with Starscream, Rumble and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in the United Kingdom, when they got low on energon fighting the Autobots. Sensing energy inside the mysterious [[Dragon Mound]], the Decepticons accidentally activated a timewarp and were transported back to the days of Camelot. Running across a pair of errant knights, Ramjet found that lasers could not function in the Dark Ages, so he merely headbutted his opponent into submission. After a brief exchange, Starscream realized the situation and made a pact with the knight, Sir [[Wigend of Blackthorn]], to aid him against his enemies. At a pre-arranged tournament the next afternoon, Rumble and Ramjet acted as knight and steed in Sir Wigend's stead, against the [[Aetheling the Red|Red Knight]]. The Decepticons' coup was cut short, however, due to the arrival of the Red Knight's champions, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. With Warpath serving as the Red Knight's steed, Ramjet ended up ruining his nose in the joust. Although the Decepticons tried to build their own kingdom after that by inventing gunpowder and the electric dynamo before their time, they were eventually defeated, and all the Transformers returned to the 20th century through the Dragon Mound. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

On one occasion, Ramjet and Thrust joined [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in an air strike on an Autobot geological survey near the rocky coastline. Ramjet attempted to engage [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] over the open seas, and was trading firepower pretty well until his instincts got the best of him and he tried to ram the Autobot hovercraft. Seaspray easily dodged the knuckleheaded Decepticon, who plummeted into the briny deep. During this exchange, though, Thrust discovered a pool of [[electrum]], and soon all the Decepticons were rendered completely invulnerable. Ramjet and the others relished in their invincibility for a time, but soon the Autobots discovered the pool as well, and the supply of electrum was quickly exhausted by both factions. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Ramjet was involved in the strike on the [[Morphobot]]s, but was driven off by the Autobots after the [[robotic insecticide]] was destroyed. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:Gambler Gyconi Ramjet and Dirge.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Gambling is bad for you kids, you have to keep so much in mind that you'll end up with a cone head like these two fellas!" "I BEG YOUR PARDON!?"]]
Later on, Dirge, Ramjet and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] came to [[Monacus]] to look after Megatron's interests in [[Sheol]], and his less than reputable partner, Lord [[Gyconi]]. They were putting the squeeze on Gyconi when a program caught Dirge's optic, inviting one-and-all to see the Autobots in pit battle against Gyconi's [[animalien]]s. They decided to take in a show while on Monacus, but quickly realized what was going on when Smokescreen flooded the arena with smoke to stop the games and save his friends. Dirge and Ramjet set off after the Autobot in jet mode, and very nearly destroyed him before the bounty hunting Autobot named [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] stepped in to blast them out of the air. There's nothing a Decepticon fears more than a fair fight, and the two Seekers skedaddled as soon as they were able to get back in the sky. They retreated back to Astrotrain with their share of Gyconi's energon, and eventually fled the planet, with Devcon chasing their smoke trail. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

When the [[Triple Changer]]s temporarily disposed of Megatron and Starscream, Decepticon leadership became a free-for-all. Instead of choosing sides like the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, Ramjet and the Seekers were mostly content just to watch the hilarity ensue, like Blitzwing's football antics and Astrotrain's army of idiot trains. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[File:SearchForAlphaTrion Ramjet and Shockwave cower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| [[Starscream (Movie)|Sometimes, cowards who block their faces, survive!]]]]
One day, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] found himself under siege from a lost tribe of [[Female Autobots]] on Cybertron, and so Megatron sent Ramjet and a small group of Decepticons via the [[space bridge]] to assist him. He tried to take down the team leader [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] with a missile, only to have her grab it in mid-flight and hurl it back at him. Ramjet survived that, only to have a tower dropped on him later by [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]'s sharpshooting skills. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

Ramjet and his buddies tried to kidnap [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], CEO of [[Hybrid Technologies]] but failed, miserably and repeatedly. Although they eventually captured her, it's hard to call anyone who ended up with Astoria the "winner". {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} They proved to be just as hapless when Megatron sent them on an ultra-secret mission to recover a [[Wheeljack's unnamed invention|mysterious cargo]] when even he didn't know what it was. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} In the latest in a long series of ineptitudes, Ramjet and his flying partners were outmaneuvered by the Autobots on the ground while trying to steal an experimental superfuel. Dirge and Thrust were taken out of action when Prime and the others tricked them into flying into the side of a mountain above the road. Ramjet was too quick for them but, when the Autobots pulled exactly the same maneuver moments later, he ran into the mountain just as hard as his buddies did. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:AerialAssault Ramjet crashed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|It's just the time to think...]]
Dirge and Ramjet were briefly seen using Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] in defense of the Decepticons' undersea base. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} The two were later captured by Starscream and the renegade [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], and pilfered for their energy absorbers. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Still, Ramjet was repaired rather quickly, and was seen helping Megatron and the Insecticons in another joint scheme soon thereafter. He and Dirge were commissioned to find the Insecticons when [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] stole a vital part of the Space Bridge machinery. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} During a Decepticon mission in the Middle East, Ramjet helped the Decepticons create an army of drone jets out of stolen parts, commanding them as his own personal flight wing against the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s. Even with back-up, however, Ramjet was tossed out of the sky by [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}} He was briefly seen as part of Megatron's scheme to throw the moon out of orbit. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

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Ramjet later participated in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], where he was shot by a high-jumping [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Luckily he wasn't damaged enough by the blast to be tossed into space for being dead weight later on, and was present at [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's]] crowning as the new Decepticon leader. Ramjet, or a random Decepticon jet with his color scheme, later flew into [[Unicron|Unicron's]] mouth and exploded. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Ramjet’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

[[File:FFOD1 Dirge and Ramjet shot down.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Here are two great grey-faced trackers: Big Blue Fathead and Big White Fathead...]]
Ramjet and Dirge were later hiding in [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]], but were found out by [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] and his "[[Decepticon detector]]", and the two Seekers were interrogated to reveal the location of [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Ramjet was able to rendezvous with the other Decepticons on Chaar, before the [[Quintesson]]s arrived to bribe them all with energon cubes and take them to attack a group of Autobots on the planet [[Goo 8739-B|Goo]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} The attack was halted when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] arrived an reclaimed his army. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Ramjet took part in the assault on Cybertron, and was totally blownuptified when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] decided to deal with him by chucking the conehead into a wall. Dude. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Somehow still alive and well, Ramjet was among the group of Decepticons who Galvatron lead to Carbombya to find [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Octane]], only to discover that the country's oil supply produced high quality energon. When [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]] tried to send a warning to the Autobots, Ramjet lead him away and locked him up. Ramjet survived the inevitable battle, and was seen retreating with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Ramjet was among the Decepticons Megatron brought to the ''[[Trigger]]'' to confront two Starscreams, one from the present, one from the future, who were in the middle of conspiring against the Decepticon leader. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Ramjet had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Ramjet and the Decepticons lent their support to the Earth-born [[Selector]]s, robots eager to rebel against their human makers who enslaved them. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[File:Timelines G2Ramjet CardArt.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{Wingsnote}}
When most of the Decepticons left for the stars with Galvatron and Scorponok, Ramjet remained behind on Earth. Without any true purpose of his own, Ramjet hired himself out as a mercenary to human dictators and criminal organizations. He caught a lucky break when he attacked the Go-Bot named [[Motormouth]] and uncovered a supply of [[forestonite]]. With this substance, Ramjet augmented himself like many of the other Transformers still on Earth. {{storylink|Ramjet (G1)/toys#Timelines|''Timelines'' Ramjet bio card}}

At some point, Ramjet officially became a member of the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] led by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]. He broke into [[Quantum Laboratories]] and stole a number of documents of interest to [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] during one of the Syndicate's dealings with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
In an unstable amalgam universe, Ramjet was one of the many Decepticons who assaulted [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian City]] in the year 2005, critically wounding [[Spay-C]] and [[Good Knight]]. Not long afterwards, he was shot down by [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] when the Guardian leader arrived. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
Ramjet was one of the many warriors who retreated from Autobot City after Optimus Prime turned the tide, and was shocked when Starscream revealed that Megatron hadn't made it out. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Ramjet was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors operating out of [[Polyhex]]. Along with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] and the other [[conehead]]s, he pursued another sextet of Autobots who had just carried out some sort of raid on the [[smelting pool]], only to be forced to retreat by a torrent of liquid metal that had just been siphoned off of it. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

He continued to serve under Straxus on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] until the Decepticon overlord was assassinated. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} ''He was [[Ten Deadliest Killers|one of the most feared and deadly killers]] on Cybertron, and would have been a key target in [[Operation: Volcano]] if he hadn't been abruptly ordered to Earth by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], along with [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Thetorquerifle.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I HATE it when I get my Schwartz twisted!]]
They were given Earth jet forms specified by Megatron and provided air support when the Decepticons attempted to exploit [[Hoover Dam]] for energy. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived to deal with them, but Ramjet scored first blood for the Decepticons by ramming [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] right out of the sky. His early victory didn't help Ramjet in his fight with [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], however, as the Autobot's [[torque rifle]] twisted his beautiful nosecone all out of shape. As the Aerialbots successfully reorganized, Ramjet led the Decepticon jets in a swift tactical advance to the rear. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

''Optimus Prime would later review footage of Ramjet's arrival on Earth and his subsequent antics to determine that his Autobots were insufficiently prepared should he meet his demise.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Even Ramjet was quick to deduce that Shockwave was the one who farted.]]
Ramjet was seen to be shot down in flames during battle against the combined forces of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

Under [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Ramjet participated in a raid on a fleshling [[oil tanker]] alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. After [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] had electronically taken command of the ship's controls, Ramjet forced the passengers onto life-rafts and had them sail off to sea. But though the Decepticons successfully took control of the ship, they did so after it had already dispensed it cargo, leaving them with no fuel for their efforts. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

''Later, he was among the Decepticons present when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] attacked their [[Club Con|new underwater headquarters]], ready to try and gun down their near-invincible opponent as he breached their defenses. However, upon doing so, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk to them, and that Shockwave's choice to respond to his arrival with violence had taken that option off the table. Ramjet turned to Shockwave, none-too-impressed with how he had handled the matter as Galvatron took off.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} ''Shockwave dispatched Ramjet to [[London]] along with Thrust, Dirge, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], and [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] to recover the deactivated [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] from the [[Thames|River Thames]], inadvertently stealing [[Richard Branson]] (or [[Mister Johnson]])'s thunder.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} Under [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, he participated in a daring attack against the Autobots on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. The Decepticon forces were ultimately driven back when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to put aside their differences for long enough to rally the Autobots into a counterattack. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Afterwards, the Decepticons disguised their island base as a tropical vacationing resort. Ramjet was put to work transporting humans to and from the island. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Decepticon fliers space pirates.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
In [[2008]], Ramjet was seen among the Decepticon fliers being led into battle by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and his flagship, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]; the Decepticons had been fed information that the Autobots had mostly left Cybertron, leaving their territories vulnerable. This turned out to be a Quintesson ruse, and the aliens ambushed the Decepticons in a bid to forcefully colonize the Transformer homeworld. The Decepticons wound up having to temporarily join forces with the Autobots to thwart them. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Ramjetg2comics.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Shouldn't he be teal now?]]
When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned and overthrew [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, Ramjet was aggravated that Megatron brought a revived Starscream with him. Starscream was arrogant, loud, and would never shut up, so why didn't Megatron leave him dead? Seriously, what was Megatron's problem? {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} Optimus soon turned up, but instead of fighting Megatron, attempted to convince him to join forces against the greater threat of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] [[Cybertronian (faction)|Advanced-Decepticons]]. Ramjet looked on as Megatron responded by beating Optimus to near-death, and pilfering the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]'s energies. Ramjet was blasted at when a group of Autobot reinforcements came to Prime's rescue, but the Decepticons simply retreated rather than risk losing their means to bring a [[Bludgeon's new army|new Decepticon army]] to life. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

Ramjet was among the Decepticons killed in the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]'s final attack on [[Autobase]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Ramjet war without end.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Perfect, now I'm ready for G2-OW, he shot me in the boob!]]
Ramjet was sporting a new paintjob and an odd lack of cone when he joined Bludgeon's forces in attacking Earth. He was shot down in battle by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}
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====''Classics''====
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Ramjet was deactivated by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] during his stint with the [[Underbase]]'s power. Thanks to Shockwave making personality back-ups of the Decepticons, he was successfully rebuilt, though a tad more unstable than he had been in his previous life. Ramjet didn't mind, especially since his death was among the many memories he had now lost. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|Ramjet's profile in Club magazine #15}}

[[File:Ramjet crossing over.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Ramjet was part of Megatron's forces on Earth years after his initial destruction. When Skywarp was reactivated as well, Ramjet was the one to inform him that Starscream was to blame for his previous deactivation. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Skywarp's profile in Club magazine #14}} When the Decepticons detected [[rarified Energon|a powerful source of energy]], the Decepticons, including Ramjet, were gathered to find and exploit it. They met with a squadron of [[human]] jet fighters, but the Decepticon jets easily took care of them. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}} When [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] attempted to assist the humans, Ramjet took his own name quite literally and physically knocked the Autobot aside. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} In the following battle between Autobots and Decepticons, Ramjet provided airborne fire. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} When Megatron ordered Ramjet and Starscream to enter the power source's chamber, Ramjet left Starscream behind to deal with Jetfire. Once deep inside, Ramjet spotted [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] and other Transformers and claimed the energon for Megatron just before a bomb planted by Cliffjumper blew him aside. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

[[File:GamesofDeception-Seekers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Despite the face-full of explosion, he recovered from the ordeal quickly and accompanied Starscream in his meeting with [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]], However, it turned out to be a ruse and Ramjet was [[cerebro-shell]]ed by [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] as part of Bug Bite's plan to gain revenge on and wrest control from Megatron. Interference from the Autobots freed the Decepticons from Bug Bite's control and Ramjet rejoined his group in battle against the traitors and Autobots. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

At some point, Ramjet participated in an attack on a human city with his old wingmen, Thrust and Dirge. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
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Ramjet was part of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s crew for the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' but shortly before the vessel's launch, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] went missing and Megatron ordered Ramjet, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to go and find him. [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] suggested that they might find him at the [[Project Dreadnought]] control hub and they arrived to find Shockwave standing over the wrecked bodies of [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. When they relayed Megatron's orders, Shockwave acquiesced and they returned to board the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}

Ramjet and his fellow [[Conehead]]s joined in the assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as it emerged from the [[Stellae Cimeterium]] but on Megatron's orders did not board the vessel with the rest of the Decepticons, instead remaining in flight mode in case any Autobots attempted to escape. When the Ark crashed into prehistoric [[Earth]] with everyone aboard, Ramjet, Dirge, and Thrust returned to the ''Nemesis'' to confront Shockwave over his inaction regarding their comrades' fates but Shockwave incapacitated them with a derivative of the [[Scraplet]] virus before heading to Earth himself to tidy up some "loose ends". {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

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Awakening a short time later, Ramjet, Dirge, and Thrust travelled down to the surface of the planet in pursuit of Shockwave, but on arriving at the Ark they were instead confronted by five drones, constructed in the images of [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] by the Ark's computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] to defend against the approaching threat of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Battle was swiftly joined, though the Coneheads found the drones tough to outmanoeuvre, unencumbered as they were by Autobot morality. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

They were then shocked to see Grimlock burst out of the Ark, locked in combat with Megatron, who was also being controlled by AUNTIE. Ramjet was the first to notice that there was something wrong with Megatron's eyes and warned Grimlock that the Decepticon leader was channelling pure [[Antimatter|anti-matter]] from a [[black hole]] before the three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] retreated back to the ''Nemesis''. Subsequently, they reported back to [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] that they had located Megatron and the Ark, but that the ''Nemesis'' was too badly damaged to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Lord Straxus agreed to send a rescue ship for them and offered them places in his new hierarchy if they conveniently forgot all about the location of the Ark; given that the alternative was a slow and painful death, all three readily agreed to his terms. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===The Special Teams===
Ramjet was summoned by Megatron to raid a power plant of its energy, after it had been evacuated of its human occupants due to the danger of landslides in the area. As the Decepticons prepared to attack the [[Pullen Power Plant]], Ramjet nervously asked Megatron on what they were to do if they found the Autobots and Aerialbots guarding the location. Megatron dismissed Ramjet's concerns, pointing out that the Decepticons had the Stunticons as their secret weapons. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Catching the Dinobots flying on route from the Antarctic towards the Autobots’ headquarters, Ramjet and the rest of the Decepticon superjets attacked them in mid-air. Ramjet managed to catch Slag unawares, and damaged the Dinobot by ramming into his side. The Decepticons then broke off their attack. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}

Ramjet and the other Decepticon jets took part in a series of hit-and-run attacks on Autobot superjet forces around the Pacific Rim to draw attention away from their operations on the island of [[Buru]]. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
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===Marvel coloring books===
When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Ramjet fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Earthquake====
In one possible sequence of events, Ramjet was one of the many Decepticons sent out to make sure the destruction of Center City went without incident. Unfortunately for Ramjet, a hidden team of Autobots were waiting for the Decepticons' arrival, and Ramjet was shot out of the sky.

In another possible scenario, Ramjet came upon Beachcomber, Buster and Jessie snooping around the Decepticons’ newest secret headquarters. After firing a few shots at the Autobot, Ramjet swooped down and captured Jessie, bringing her within the fortress.

In one possible scenario, Ramjet encountered an Autobot raid team infiltrating the Decepticons’ base. Though he was backed up by Buzzsaw and Skywarp, the three of them were felled in one blow by Optimus Prime.{{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}
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====Desert Flight====
Ramjet was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

If the Autobots fell into the Decepticons’ trap, Ramjet, alongside Buzzsaw, Dirge, and Thrustt would swoop down upon their helpless prey for the kill. The Autobots destroyed, they would then turn off their gravity weapon, and force the townsfolk to drill oil to fuel the Decepticon army.

If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Ramjet was part of the squad that intercepted the Autobot convoy headed for the Decepticon base, tasked with backing-up his squad leader, Dirge. He was taken out by Powerglide, and deprived of any backup, Dirge was forced to retreat.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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====Decepticon Poison====
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Ramjet was tasked with poisoning the Autobots’ latest batch of fuel with a poison which would prevent the Autobots from assuming their robot forms. He was spotted fleeing the area around the Autobot headquarters before all of Optimus's troops had the chance to ingest the tainted fuel however, and as a result only about half of the Autobots were poisoned.

In one possible sequence of events, Ramjet then returned to the Autobots’ base, this time accompanied by Megatron and a number of Decepticon warriors. The squad met with the recently cured Autobots, and a fierce battle began between both sides. Ramjet was downed when Brawn threw a boulder at him, crippling his wing.

In another possible scenario, Megatron and his Decepticon squad were tricked into thinking that the Autobots were already dead, and strode into the Autobots’ base. The Decepticons lay down their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots’ "corpses," but were ambushed once they had disarmed themselves. Ramjet and the others were then quickly defeated.

In another possible scenario, Ramjet led the led of a full-scale Decepticon assault. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel, lighting it aflame as the Decepticons approached the Autobot base. Ramjet was poisoned by the toxic fumes that emerged from the fire, and crashed in a nearby hillside.

In completely different possible series of events, Ramjet and Starscream had the bad habit of loudly gloating about the Decepticons’ plan to enslave the human race, unawares that there might be Autobot spies lurking in the shadows nearby.

If the Autobots snuck up on the two Decepticons, Starscream and Ramjet were quickly overpowered and forced to watch as the Autobots destroyed the lab. Optimus then gloated to the pair, telling them that the Autobots would soon be back in full fighting force, before driving off.

In one possible scenario that followed, Laserbeak, Ramjet and Skywarp were hauling tanks of poison out of the lab when the Autobots returned, after having stolen the antidote to the Decepticon's poison from right under their noses.

One possible scenario saw the Autobots using Windcharger's magnetic abilities to levitate the drums of poison above Ramjet and company, and then ignite the poison over the Decepticons’ heads. The Decepticons were forced to retreat as their lab was destroyed.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Ramjet was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water supply facility in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether or not the Decepticons succeeded depended on what choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
In one possible scenario, Ramjet accompanied Galvatron on a campaign to retrieve an ancient sphere of cybertite that contained the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster. Learning that the sphere was located within a sunken ship off the California coast, Ramjet and the others headed for its location.

If they found the Autobots in the middle of retrieving it, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere, and proceeded to rain superior Decepticon firepower upon their foes.

If the Decepticons found the coast deserted, they retrieved the ship themselves, using the might of Devastator.

If Ironhide, Brawn and Grapple attempted to snatch the ship away from the Decepticons, Ramjet and his comrades destroyed the ship and the sphere contained within to keep it out of Autobot hands. The Decepticons then proceeded to pin down the Autobots in their hiding spots, leaving the heroic robots at their mercy.

If Springer, Topspin and Seaspray executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, they successfully distracted the evil robots for long enough to whisk the cybertite sphere back to Metroplex. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
In one possible scenario, Ramjet was posted as a guard to keep safe the Decepticons’ lab. Disguised as an old building, the lab housed the Decepticons’ latest invention, a [[Brain Drain device]].

In the event that Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar attempted to infiltrate to lab and were caught by Soundwave, Ramjet was called over to block off the duo’d escape, alongside a whole detachment of Decepticons. If the pair surrendered, the Decepticons blew them up anyways. If Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug made a run for it, Ramjet was unable to halt them, and the Junkion motorcycle and his rider zoomed right past him. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
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On Cybertron, Ramjet was rumored to be the Decepticon who had downed the most Autobot flyers, earning him a fearsome reputation. Upon awakening on Earth, Ramjet became quite pleased with his new form, and used it to lead more stealth-oriented attacks against the enemy. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Ramjet's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] returned from a scouting mission with exciting news, Ramjet was among the Decepticons who gathered around to hear his report. Starscream's dramatic pausing throughout his story soon got on Ramjet's nerves, and he started walking away when Starscream blurted out that the Autobots had found the means to return to Cybertron. The Air Commander had eavesdropped on the Autobots, and learned that they had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship atop of [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]]. Naturally, the Decepticons attacked right away to take it for themselves. Ramjet, Skywarp, and Starscream buzzed the Autobots from above, distracting them from the approach of the Decepticons' ground forces as they scaled the mountain. The Decepticons thought they had won when the Autobots retreated, leaving the ship theirs for the taking. They realized they had been tricked when the vessel proved to be an Autobot trap that blasted them off into space uncontrollably. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:DWvol2 BrothersBurden Ramjet.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.]]
Soon after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had been selected as [[Prime (rank)|leader of the Autobots]], the Decepticons launched a massive attack on the Autobot stronghold in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Ramjet shot at a [[Guardian robot]] during this offensive, {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} and flew to the fore of the attack as the Decepticons managed to penetrate the last of the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

''In the early days of the Decepticon offensive, Ramjet participated in the annihilation of the city-state known as [[Praxus]] and its inhabitants. At [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s behest, Ramjet shielded an unwitting Autobot named [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] from harm during the devastation, ensuring that one living survivor would live to tell the tale of the fall of Praxus... and the might of Megatron.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

Ramjet was under the command of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in his assault on the Autobot stronghold in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] shortly after the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and the rise of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} After Megatron disappeared in a [[space bridge]] accident with Optimus Prime, Ramjet came to serve under Shockwave. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

The [[Micromaster]]s were thereafter developed, and recruited to both side of the conflict. But when [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] joined the Decepticons, he soon learned that his larger compatriots didn't treat him with much respect; Thrust and Ramjet were among those who made it clear that they didn't see him as a ''true'' warrior. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} When [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks, Ramjet was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} During what was meant to be a suicide mission, the Decepticons nearly claimed victory against the Autobots... until both factions' Micromasters turned up to put an end to the conflict. After the miniature 'bots began brandishing about Shockwave's decapitated head, the Decepticon forces got spooked and fled the battlefield. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], he continued working for Shockwave as one of his top agents, and joined his expedition to Earth to forcibly collect the crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|New World Order}} After Ultra Magnus arrived to take command of the team attempting to arrest the Optimus Prime's Autobots, Ramjet disobeyed orders and made a foolhardy dash for the Ark, only to be cut down in a hail of [[autogun]] fire. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Ramjet was once more operational by the time several insurgents started to rise up against Shockwave's rule. He flew over Iacon as the Dinobots rampaged through it, causing many explosions in their wake. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Ultimately, the Autobots were successful in overthrowing Shockwave's regime. After the battle's end, Ramjet was cuffed and escorted away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Soon after Shockwave was dethroned, Ramjet escaped capture by Autobot authorities and met with Shockwave's remaining troops in the [[Wastelands]]. They remained there until the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] overthrew Shockwave in the name of Megatron, and Ramjet and the [[Conehead]]s returned to his control. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Along with [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], Ramjet was one of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s personal bodyguards. After a failed attempt to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] from stealing [[energon cube]]s from them, the Decepticons tried to take control of [[Teletran 3]], but were stopped by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}

Eventually Magnus's force field around Teletran 3 went down, and Ramjet helped capture the Autobots and shoot [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] in the back. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} He later attacked the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in his Cybertronian jet mode, but how he fared in the battle is unknown. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ramjet participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Ramjet was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Ramjet joined several other flying Decepticons in a direct assault against The Beast, to little avail. The Beast then killed him. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} His corpse would later be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape the Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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Ramjet and several other Decepticons ambushed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s team of Autobots near the borders of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], stopping them from apprehending [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} He was then present at the [[Jump Joint]] during Orion's little chat with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], and was caught by surprise when the other Autobots came to rescue him. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Megatron then led him and several other Decepticons to [[Nyon]], where they prevented [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] from killing Orion Pax. {{storylink|Choices}} After Megatron and Orion joined forces to overthrow Zeta, the Seekers participated in the attack on his [[Citadel]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}}

With the death of Zeta Prime, Megatron took control of Cybertron and had his troops hunt down and arrest any Autobots who tried to resist. Ramjet helped capture [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] by cutting off the escape routes from their safe-house in [[Ultrix]]. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} Ramjet battled against the Autobots when they made an assault on the [[Citadel]] but was intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

Ramjet later fell under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} who led him and the other Seekers on an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} He later served as [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s escort during a retreat from [[Starsreach Spaceport]]. {{storylink|Unleashed}}

[[File:Ramjet ManAndMachine.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Okay, who looked at the actual toy!?]]
Ramjet was assigned as scout and guard to an energon convoy bringing supplies to Megatron. He was too busy complaining about Megatron's orders to stay on the ground to notice the approach of Optimus Prime and Ironhide. He noticed the butt of Prime's [[ion blaster]], though. Briefly. Painfully. Before blacking out. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Cybertron was rendered uninhabitable after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage, {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} and some two hundred years ago Ramjet had joined up with [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration unit]] to successfully infiltrate and topple a backwater planet in the [[Huni System]]. No sooner had they finished laying waste to the planet when they encountered a swarm of [[Dire Wraith]]s led by [[Vekktral]]. The alien proposed an alliance of convenience: if the Decepticons helped them attack the [[Solstar Order]], their hated foes, the Decepticons would be free to steal the [[energon synthesizer]] that belonged to the orphaned Cybertronian [[Space Knight]] [[Stardrive]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

The Decepticon-Wraith force subsequently infiltrated and laid siege to the ''[[Orchid Crossing]]'' over [[Xetaxxis]], engaging the Space Knights [[Rom]], [[Livia]], [[Auxin]], and [[Stardrive]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} They were unprepared, however, for the arrival of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]]. In the chaos, one of the Wraiths attempted to merge with Sky Blast, but the resulting fusion only created an out-of-control monster that tore the station to bits. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}} Ramjet and the other Decepticon fliers helped evacuate their Wraith partners to the icy planet below. Following the loss of the mutation, Ramjet joined the other Seekers as they flew to the wreckage of the ''Orchid Crossing'' and dogfought with the Space Knights. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

The three Coneheads continued to grapple with their organic enemies, and held out long enough for the Space Knights to refocus on dealing with an emotional Stardrive; Starscream ignored Ramjet's suggestion to strike then and there in favor of watching their enemies finish one another off. Though it appeared that help had arrived when a Vekktral-possessed Ultra Magnus intervened, the shapeshifting organics betrayed their Decepticon allies and began possessing them. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}}

[[File:Spotlight-ramjet-big-plans.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"...the Superstring Space Bridge will assure my eternal dominion over - what'd you call this? - oh yeah, eternal dominion over Dreamwave posing!"]]

In the modern day, Ramjet joined Megatron's unit on Earth as it was going into [[mirror response mode]] in [[Latveria]]. Due to his late arrival, Megatron didn't trust him yet, and thus refused to power him up using [[Spider-Man]]'s blood. Instead, Ramjet was assigned to guard the [[Psycho-Prism]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} Disgruntled that Megatron didn't respect him, he seemingly ignored his duties and let [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] pass by on his way to the prism... and into [[Doctor Doom]]'s trap. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} However, Doom soon betrayed the Decepticons and led [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]] and some more Autobots to the Psycho-Prism. This time, Ramjet abandoned his duties for real and left without a fight, telling the heroes that causing Megatron's plans to fail was great, since it'd bring ''him'' one step closer to becoming [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Spotlight-ramjet-jetmode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|And a few weeks later, he's evolved into his ''Classics'' toy.]]
Ramjet had aspirations to rule the universe and began to carry out a very ambitious plan to achieve this, one clearly too ambitious for his actual resources and chances but which his ego told him was working ''great''. With the 'help' of duped humans, a [[Harrison (G1)|sub-par facsimile]], and disinterested, fart-joke loving [[Mini-Constructicon]] units, he planned to acquire an [[Energon]] substitute, kill Megatron, destroy the United States, track and enslave all Cybertronians, mind-control the entire human race, and use a [[superstring spacebridge]] to dominate the galaxy. Unfortunately, Megatron had a simpler plan: beat Ramjet to death, tear out his spark, scatter his dismembered corpse across the world, and keep his severed head as a trophy. Megatron's plan worked. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}

Ramjet's remains eventually found their way into the possession of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] and the [[Earth Defense Command]], who used them—as well as the remains of [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]—to create an army of combining [[Seeker clone]]s. {{Storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}
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===''Lil Formers''===
When he was called useless and ineffective, the only response Ramjet could muster up was a deep sigh. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
Ramjet helped Starscream excavate [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] from the Arctic ice, asking the air commander how he knew the frozen Cybertronian as he worked. Starscream explained that they used to be old friends, and that their friendship would continue to prosper thanks to a mind-control helmet he planned on using on the scientist. Later, several Decepticon jets, including Ramjet, staged an attack on a human power plant, and met against the Autobots during their raid. Skyfire broke free of Starscream's control during the attack and joined the Autobots, forcing the remaining Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4|Henkei! Henkei! #4}}

Some time later, Ramjet, Skywarp, and Thundercracker had their alternate modes graffitied by a little kid. Flaming mad, they went after the kid, who was being sped to safety by [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. The jets were able to catch up to them when Prowl pulled Sunstreaker over for speeding, but once he understood the situation, the 'cop-bot helped his fellow Autobot send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 5}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Peekaboo.]]
A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Ramjet and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Ramjet and the others quickly fell into disarray, unfortunately, when their leader Straxus was singled out and defeated. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
Ramjet participated in a Decepticon attack on the Autobot shuttle carrying the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Ramjet followed Megatron to Earth in his quest for the Allspark. There, he encountered Omega Supreme. The battle did not go in the Decepticons' favour, and Ramjet soon found himself on the ground, his nocecone crumpled up into slag. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

During the Great War, Ramjet was killed in an incident directly involving a [[Universal Cybertronic Tracker]]. That UCT was immortalized as an exhibit at the [[Museum of Decepticon Heritage]] in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
One of the Decepticons under Megatron's immediate command, Ramjet followed his leader aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] when [[World War III]] turned Earth into a wasteland. Trailing the Autobots aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], the Decepticons struck above [[Cygnus Seven]] only for their boarding to send the Autobot [[Titan (group)|Titan]] crashing down into the planet below. In the 23rd century, the [[Federation]] moved in, with a survey team unwittingly reactivating Maximus's autonomous systems which proceeded to revive Megatron who reactivated his troops and led an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

Though Decepticon firepower proved superior to the Federation's, the group retreated when the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']] was called in. Falling back to Trypticon's resting point, they soon aligned themselves with the [[Klingon Empire]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}} When Starscream betrayed the Decepticons however, Megatron ordered the battle abandoned so he could pursue his traitorous first lieutenant. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Ramjet was an [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Infantry Sergeant]] and a member of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker Elite]] team. After crash landing on [[Earth]], the Seeker Elite battled the "Autobot Alliance", consisting of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Seeker Elite marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-TRA-EARTHRISE-Seeker-Pack/dp/B083VMBWCK/ Seeker Elite on Amazon]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
Ramjet was a member of [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]], hired by [[Quintesson Judge]] [[Deseeus]] to bring in the [[Autobot]]s aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

Aboard the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', the crew flew to the adrift ''Ark'' and infiltrated the ship. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} The Mercenaries reactivated the ship and successfully brought the Autobots to Chaar, though after Deeseeus refused to pay them and Doubledealer made a new deal with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Ramjet and the others battled the [[Quintesson]]'s [[Deseeus Army Drone|forces]] and helped the Autobots escape. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

After Deseeus took control of Doubledealer's mind, Ramjet and his fellow [[Conehead]]s left the crew. [[Exhaust]] later stated he was going to do the same as them. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust were hired enforcers enlisted by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to increase security at the [[Hexagon]] outpost, security for Thunderwing's...''personal'' pursuits. Matters became tense when a rogue [[Titan (group)|Titan]] named [[Vigilem]] docked at [[Hexagon]], and [[Colonial Security]]'s [[Technobot (G1)|Technical Solutions Team]] insinuated themselves in the situation to apprehend him. [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]'s snooping around a secure area led the Seekers to open fire on the visitors. The Technical Solutions Team located [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]]'s laboratory where she sought to artificially recreate the [[Enigma of Combination]]. They absorbed the power of her [[Combination Core]], becoming a new Combiner named [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] that Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust tried to contain. Thunderwing ended up ejecting that section of Hexagon, and it's unclear whether the Seekers were able to navigate their way back inside as Computron was forcibly jettisoned out into space. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Ramjet swooped down towards Prime in his ''Generation 2'' colors, then engaged in a brutal fight with the Autobot leader. Despite managing to blast a hole in Optimus's chest, Ramjet lost the fight. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Generation 2 comic|Generation 2 comic commercial}}
*He then flew alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] over a rocky desert, shooting his blasters at apparently nothing in particular. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Jets and cars|Generation 2 jets and cars commercial}}
*Ramjet grappled with Optimus once more during a promotional video re-visiting the "Generation 2" era of the Transformers franchise. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 - Generation 2: Redux}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:MysteryofConvoy jetron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|All these jets look the same, but they ''say'' one of 'em is Ramjet, so whatevs.]]
Ramjet was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Wasteland Zone]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ramjet's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]], calling him one of the "[[Seeker (body-type)|Jetron]]" foes (while using the early Starscream-colored Ramjet concept artwork). These enemies being copies of Ramjet is... dubious, especially given the poor visual resemblance.}}

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===3D Battle-Card Game===
Ramjet serves under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as one of his Decepticon soldiers, battling [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===The Transformers (PS2)===
{{Note|Ramjet is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] marched on the Decepticon base, Ramjet joined [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] in bringing them to a halt. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 2}} Ramjet was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time travelled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} After [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] crashed into a movie set, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], Ramjet, and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] were sent to retrieve him and the weapon he was transporting. Unfortunately they got into an altercation with the Autobots and failed to destroy the film evidence of the crash, which subsequently made it into a blockbuster film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Ramjet took part in the battle of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], attempting to take down the city's power grid with a bombing run. He and the other Decepticons fled following Megatron's defeat. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}} In a series of battles led by Galvatron to overtake Autobot territory, Ramjet fought alongside Trypticon and the other Decepticons. The Decepticons emerged triumphant in the end, forcing the Autobots into a retreat. {{storylink|The Colossus War}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Ramjet}}
Ramjet appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsRamjet.jpg|thumb|400px|Fly through and in outer space. Not to join him but to beat him.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ramjet-(G2).jpg|thumb|400px|For his adventure just be sure and stay tuned to this station.]]
Ramjet participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Ramjet''—This Uncommon character could be recruited by collecting 65 units of Cybermetal, and 30 units of Transmetal.
*''Generation 2 Ramjet''—This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Generation 2 Episode 1" event.
There's also a G2 Ramjet based on his Timelines toy which only appears in promotional images, including the "Transformers: Till All are One!" grand finale event.

{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Ramjet_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|Gonna smash into this here base... and I'm gonna do a thing...]]
In 1987, Ramjet raided a forwards scientific base because of an energy fluctuation. After breaking in and smashing all the automated turrets, he soon broke his way into the forwards operating lab to steal <s> all the toast</s> the Prime core. When [[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|an unknown bot]] came out to confront him, Ramjet beat him into submission, only to have [[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|an annoying runt]] blast him with electricity. Noticing a [[Harmony Keen|squishy fleshling]] Ramjet picked her up and threatened to crush her. Bumblebee gave up the Prime Core, but as soon as Harmony was out of the picture, Bumblebee snagged it, and knocked out Ramjet. When Ramjet woke up, he was on earth, and being pulled into a spacebridge where he later met up with Megatron and the other decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Later, Ramjet demonstrated to [[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]] and [[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]] his method of relieving stress... which consisted of beating his head repeatedly against a wall. After some banter, the two predacons asked if they could join in, before all of them indulged in smashing their heads against the walls, much to everyone's chagin. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Ramjet Research}}

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 Stars
*'''Weapons''': Ramjet uses his custom modified Null-Rays to blast everything into submission. In jet mode, he literally rams into his targets with his specially-modified nosecone.He also punches and kicks things. A lot.
*'''Ability''': Blazing Charge! - Rush into combat setting buildings on fire and dealing damage to each of them over time. The effect will spread if the building is destroyed during this time.
*'''Cost''': 3 energy points. +3 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Ramjet Ramjet on Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Ramjet.jpg|thumb|300px|A Toast to wrecking things! And a Toast for my new Toaster!]]

One of Starscream's most unpredictable Seekers, Ramjet takes hardheadedness to new extremes by smashing into any foes, and sometimes friends, that cross his flight path.
As a Demolitions bot, Ramjet lives to his name, Burning opponents and then Ramming with Unstoppable force and Momentum to Stun them.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBORamjet.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Ramjet was in command of the twelfth Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He fought the invaders using his air advantage, but was eventually defeated. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Ramjet (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
*Ramjet's name makes sense for the character, as he's a jet that rams into things. However, real-world {{w|ramjet}}s are a specialized kind of jet engine with no moving parts. They have nothing to do with jets ramming into each other. And F-15s don't have 'em. (Although, the secondary engines on his non-F-15 wings ''could'' possibly be ramjets.) His French-Canadian name is a [[w:fr:Statoréacteur|reference to this kind of engine]] and totally misses the English pun.
*The original [[character model]]s of the coneheads all feature design elements simplified from [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]'s robot mode stickers - which were themselves originally recolored from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]'s robot mode stickers.
*Ramjet was supposed to appear in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' episode]] "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and have a kickass mid-air fight scene with the [[Maximal]]s, but this didn't happen due to budget constraints.
*IDW Ramjet was robbed of his conehead in ''[[New Avengers/Transformers]]''. However, this proved to just be a mistake of the artist, as ''[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]'' depicted him in a form closely resembling his ''Classics'' toy.
*''Transformers'' fan Robowang started a meme in his [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/1c7ef3ed5be91bf3?dmode=source alt.toys.transformers signature] which claimed that Ramjet likes toast. This sort of caught on, and [[Canonizing|was referenced]] subtly in [http://www.transformersclub.com/ramjet11.cfm ''Timelines'' Ramjet's online profile].
*Rather than being based directly off of his ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toy, Ramjet's ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' character model only retains the toy's head, with the rest of his body being a carbon copy of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] model.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ramjet''' (ラムジェット ''Ramujetto'')
*''French:'' '''Statoréacto''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Nibbio''' (Kite bird)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pēnqìjī''' (China, 喷气机, "Jet")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Motor''' (Portugal comics), '''Rajada''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Revun''' (Ревун, "Roarer")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformersclub.com/ramjet11.cfm ''Timelines'' Ramjet's online profile]

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Jazz (G1)

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:''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:IDWJazzPostcard.jpg|upright=2|thumb|He does Special Ops for special Ops.]]
'''Jazz''' is [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Second-in-command|right-hand man]]. Unlike [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], Prime's military strategist, Jazz responds well to change and improvisation. Whatever surprises the Decepticons spring, Jazz can deal with it. His position as [[Special Operations]] head calls for all the skills he possesses, yet he still has time to add some style to everything he does. Jazz's upbeat and outgoing personality makes him one of the most popular Autobots among the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew.

An admirer of [[Earth]] music of every kind, Jazz loves culture. More than most other Autobots, he has his finger on the pulse of Earth trends and lingo, effortlessly incorporating human slang into his vocabulary. Chances are, Jazz could tell you the status of almost any reality television show and each week's Top 40 list.

{{quote|Do it with style or don't bother doing it.|Jazz's [[bio]] quote}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:BadGuysBall-Jazzparty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|P-A-R-T-Why? Because I GOTTA!]]

{{main|Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

A veteran Autobot even before the crash of the ''Ark'' on Earth, Jazz's love of [[human]] culture led him on many adventures during his time on the planet; notable escapades included his encounter with the [[Man of Iron]] and a mission to rescue [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] from Decepticon custody, before he was taken offline by an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. Eventually, however, Jazz would return to life, clad in a new [[Pretender]] body; it was in this form that he participated in the [[Matrix Quest]], part of the mission to the planet [[VsQs]] where he and the other Pretenders fought the [[Matrixspawn]]. Eventually, Jazz would take part in the showdown against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] as part of the united Autobot-Decepticon alliance.

In an alternate universe, Jazz would become a leading member of [[Earthforce]], clashing with foes such as the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] and eventually having to confront his old foe [[Megadeath]] during a mission to Cybertron's [[Acid Wastes]]. In another timeline, Jazz returned to Earth to defend the planet from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]s, and in yet another divergent reality he took part in various battles against [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], Jhiaxus, and the [[Dark Matrix]].

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:SOSDinobots Jazz avoids fire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He was the best thing about ''The Shining'' and the worst thing about ''Twilight Zone the Movie''.]]

{{Main|Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Jazz was one of the original members of Optimus Prime's crew when their ship crash-landed on Earth. As such, he participated in many of the most important battles between the Autobots and the Decepticons throughout the 1980s. Jazz could be recognized by his love of music, his friendly nature, and his incredibly cool voice and disposition. In 2005, Jazz narrowly survived an encounter with Unicron, only to make scant appearances in battles afterward (though he ''did'' win an event in the [[Galactic Olympics]]).

In a splinter timeline, Jazz had many more adventures, including one in which he gained a new [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] body (only to lose it due to time travel). He continued serving on Cybertron, Earth and [[Athenia]] through 2011 before disappearing again. Jazz eventually turned back up in 2025, where he joined fellow Autobots Bumblebee and Grimlock in beating up Starscream in the far reaches of space.

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===Marvel coloring books===
Jazz was one of the many Autobots who stopped the Decepticons from harming Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. Later, he helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the evil robots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Jazz discovered that fuel was vanishing from gas tanks all around the world. Quikcly deducing that the Decepticons were behind the thefts, Jazz joined that convoy that followed Optimus Prime into combat. En route to the Decepticons' stronghold, the convoy encountered a squad of flying Decepticons. Jazz saved Sunstreaker from an attack when he saw Laserbeak sneak up on the Autobot, and blasted the Decepticon with his flamethrower. As the Autobots were beginning to run low on fuel after this battle, Ironhide donated some of his fuel to the more fuel-efficient Jazz so that he could continue fighitng. Together with Optimus, Mirage, Hound and Bumblebee, Jazz infiltrated the Decepticons' stronghold and fought the guards guarding the Decepticons' [[molecular transfer device]]. Bumblebee managed to turn the device on the Decepticons, and Jazz and Prowl hoisted Bumblebee up on their shoulders in celebration. He then helped return the stolen fuel to its rightful owners after the Decepticons had been sent fleeing into the wilderness. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}}}

Jazz was on a vacation trip with the other Autobots when they encountered the Decepticons tearing up the place. The Autobots overpowered the Decepticons then restored the forest back to normal. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

Jazz was part of a small strike team of Autobots assembled by Ultra Magnus to help the Dinobots, who were currently engaged in battle against the Decepticons just outside of Autobot City. After they defeated the Decepticons, Jazz and the others were cheered on by the nearby oil rig workers as they drove back to Autobot City. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}
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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Jazz and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Jazz and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Jazz was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

Jazz was among the Autobots who welcomed Grapple back to the fold after he shook off the Insecticons' cerebro-shell.
{{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

Jazz was also present at Autobot City when Hot Rod warned Ultra Magnus about the Decepticon raid on the Coliseum. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
Jazz liked [[human]]s and their culture so much, the other Autobots suspected he'd probably stay on Earth when the time came to return to Cybertron. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He was part of a mission to [[South America]] to look for energy sources. While they were examining [[Mount Sheelah]], Jazz spotted the Decepticons incoming, giving the Autobots time to defend their position. Thanks to their human friends, they avoided being caught in the volcano's eruption. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} When the Decepticons started kidnapping humans as slaves, Jazz despaired at how they would deal with the problem. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

The Decepticon conquest of [[Stanley Lake]] dam did not go unnoticed by the Autobots. When they encountered the dam's [[senior engineer]] by the lake, Jazz accompanied him back into the control room after the Autobots lured the Decepticons out, and they flooded the valley below the dam, washing away the Decepticons. When [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] tried to corner them, Jazz used his [[sound and light show]] to dazzle the Decepticon until the other Autobots got back. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect, Jazz thought the Decepticon wasn't his style at all. The defection was a trick, but the Autobots were too wily to fall for it and while they had Starscream send the other Decepticons on a wild goose chase, Jazz and the others leveled the Decepticon fortress. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[File:Jazz-SpyChanger-AskVectorPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]

The Autobots subsequently returned to Cybertron aboard a refueled and repaired ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' with the defeated Decepticons, taking the Decepticons on Cybertron unawares and quickly capturing control Cybertron. Peace reigned for a time until a series of natural disasters began, the source of which was determined to be the planet [[Moebius]] in [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|a parallel universe]], designated the 22nd Strata. The Autobots assembled a team to travel to this alternate universe and stop the threat at its source; [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Jazz, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] made up the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spy Changer]]s because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The team modified their bodies to match the 22nd Strata's native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Optimus sent Jazz to discover the truth of the situation, and the Renegade alliance with [[Gog]] of Moebius came to light. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians as well as discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on Moebius were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands, and the Spy Changers returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Blain Fairman]] (English)}}
Jazz's "cool" was broken when he misunderstood his first lightning storm and rushed out to defend against Decepticon attackers. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Realizing the Decepticons had a secret construction project somewhere in an undeveloped area, the Autobots needed a way to search the terrain without alerting the Cons to their presence. Spike found a flyer for a car rally through the area, and he and Jazz volunteered to scout the terrain as part of the rally. They found some old abandoned mining tunnels where the Decepticons were constructing their ion drive. The Autobot cavalry got into a shoot out with the Decepticons until Spike had an idea using the old mining carts. After the brakes were disabled, Jazz shoved the carts at full force through the mineshafts, bowling over the Decepticons and destroying the ion drive. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
{{voiceactor|? (English)}}
Out patrolling Arizona for Decepticon bases, Jazz stumbled on [[Steve Guymo]] lying by the side of the road, and took the delirious human back to base. The Autobots learned from Steve that the Decepticons were behind the recent abduction of humans from airports across the nation. They were able to locate and free the hostages, before defeating [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s squad. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===Deadly Paradise storybook===
Since Jazz is Autobot [[second-in-command]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] needed him at base while [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] was acccused of destroying the [[Nova Suspension Bridge]]. Optimus therefore had [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] lead the mission to [[Carob Island]] instead. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}

===Peril from the Stars===
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[[File:Jazz uncle jack peril from the stars 1.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[You]] met with Jazz while vacationing with your [[Jack Richards|Uncle Jack]] and [[Sue Richards|Aunt Sue]] at the [[Los Palmos observatory]]. Together, you set out to stop a plot devised by Starscream and Bombshell to acquire ancient Cybertronian weaponry orbiting the Sun. Jazz's fate, and your own, was up to you! {{storylink|Peril from the Stars}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
In one outcome, Jazz was part of the Autobots' attack on [[Mount Lomas]], where the Decepticons were on the verge of converting the black coral in nearby [[Dolphin's Bay]] into a superfuel that would triple their war-making capacity. Jazz made it into the lab and sealed the Autobots' victory by using his flamethrower on the conversion equipment, starting a fire which gutted the entire mountain base and turned Operation Black ''Coral'' into Operation Black ''Ashes''. (It's unknown if that joke was Jazz's idea) {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
[[File:Battledrivefightingatthebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Jazz was amongst the Autobots that came to Bumblebee's rescue in certain versions of the events that came about when Sparkplug discovered a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuitry.

If events played out differently, Jazz was one of the many Autobots shocked by Bumblebee's report on the Decepticons' latest plot: they were planning to destroy acres of farmland in order to starve humanity into submission! He subsequently volunteered for the squad Optimus deployed to halt the Decepticons' efforts.

Although Jazz noticed the message you attempted to deliver to the Autobots about the Decepticons' plan being false information, he was unable to convince Optimus of this fact, and was destroyed along the rest of the other Autobots in one possible sequence of events.

In another possible path, Jazz and Optimus came to each other's rescue when they became wise to the Decepticons' plot to lure them into open farmland to ambush the Autobots, and made it safely back to Autobot headquarters following a mad rush to safety. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
Jazz was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by Sparkplug that would end the Autobots' energy woes. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Decepticon Poison====
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Jazz was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert's warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Jazz would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Jazz was part of the Autobots’ back-up squadron, as they attempted to defend the Autobot base against the Decepticons. In one version of the ensuing events, the Autobots were able to beat back the Decepticons, though not without receiving some grievous injuries themselves.

In another possible scenario, where Optimus followed a plan courtesy of Prowl, the Autobot leader instructed his troops to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots’ ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to cure each poisoned Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Jazz and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, Optimus opted to use the tainted fuel as a weapon against an encroaching Decepticon squadron. Jazz was tasked with lighting the fuel aflame once the Decepticons were near enough, creating a toxic smog that would poison the Decepticons. Igniting the pit at the last possible moment, Jazz and Optimus then retreated within the Autobot base while the approaching Decepticons got caught in the ensuing cloud of smoke. The plan went off without a hitch, and the Autobots celebrated another victory over the Decepticons.

In a completely different sequence of events, Optimus opted to go for a more aggressive angle after the Autobots had been poisoned, and led a small team of Autobots to retrieve the antidote from the Decepticons through force. Upon his return with the cure, Optimus informed his troops of the Decepticons’ newest plot. The evil robots planned to poison the humans’ nearby water supply.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, Jazz was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action.

Happening upon Decepticons hauling drums of poison out of their base, the Autobots had to devise a plan to stop them. One such plan involved Windcharger using his magnetic powers to levitate the barrels above the Decepticons, and for Prowl to riddle them with holes with some quick shooting. Then came Jazz's part; using his flamethrower, Jazz ignited the poison, forcing the Decepticon to retreat into their base. Warpath finished off the job with his sonic boom, and the Autobots drove back to base victoriously. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

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====Autobot Alert!====
Jazz was in Metroplex city when an Autobot Alert sounded.

In one possible scenario, Jazz was selected alongside Mirage, Swoop, Powerglide and Prowl, to join Ultra Magnus on an orbital mission to both rescue Cosmos and halt a Decepticon plot to take over Earth's broadcast satellites. After donning special space gear for solar protection, the team took off and headed towards Cosmos's last coordinates. Jazz acted as the shuttle's pilot. Though they soon found Cosmos, so did they spot Galvatron's ship, Cyclonus, looming nearby. On Ultra Magnus's orders, Jazz maneuvered the shuttle to retrieve Cosmos quickly, before they could be spotted by the enemy. Ultra Magnus then ordered his troops to train all of their available weapons on Cyclonus for a full-frontal assault.

If the Autobots went along with Ultra Magnus's plan, Jazz was ordered to open fire onto Cyclonus as they came into range. He and the rest of the Autobots were horrorstruck when Galvatron himself emerged from Cyclonus, followed by an army of multiwing jet fighters. Jazz and the others were left drifting helplessly into space as the Decepticons tore their shuttle apart.

If instead Powerglide and Swoop went about their own way of defeating the Decepticons, Cyclonus's transmission device was successfully destroyed and the entire crew of the Autobot shuttle presumably returned to base safely. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
In one possible scenario, Jazz was out on patrol with Kup and Hot Rod when the three of them heard nearby commotion and went to investigate. Finding Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug being attacked by Thrust and Laserbeak, the Autobots moved in to rescue them and fended off the Decepticons. Jazz, Hot Rod and Kup were informed of the situation as it were; the Decepticons were going to drain the minds of hundreds of thousands of concert-goers with their [[Brain Drain device]]. The Autobots then decided whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed directly to the concert.

If the Autobots decided to storm the laboratory, the group attacked with such ferocity and suddenness that they scared off most of the Decepticons guarding the place. Finding their only opposition left being a small group of Decepticons, Jazz and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to stop Soundwave, Laserbeak managed to grab hold of the device and flew off to meet Galvatron. The Autobots being too low on power to pursue meant that the Decepticons would ultimately be victorious.

If Jazz attempted to stop Soundwave, the Autobot used all of the sound equipment within his body to send a powerful sonic wave towards the fleeing Decepticon. Overwhelmed by the blast, Soundwave exploded, crushing the Brain Drain device in the process.

Alternatively, if Wreck-Gar, Sprakplug, Kup and Jazz headed towards the concert while Hot Rod headed back to Metroplex for reinforcements, the small group found themselves wondering how they could defend the huge sea of people by themselves upon their arrival. Hearing the Decepticons approaching, but uncertain from which direction they were coming from, the Autobots had to decide whether they would station themselves on the west side of the concert, or at its south.

If the Autobots decided to head for the west side of the concert, Jazz and the others positioned themselves just in time to see a whole squadron of Decepticons coming into view. Catching the Decepticons by surprise with a first volley, the Autobots managed to buy themselves a few minutes as the Decepticons regrouped before circling around for another pass. During the Decepticons’ second pass, Jazz was hit in the legs by a [[proton bomb]]. Despite his injury, he continued fighting. The Autobots were successful in driving away the Decepticons, thanks in no small part to Jazz and the others exhausting their forces, leaving their foes underpowered to deal with the new arrivals.

Alternatively, if the Autobots headed for the south side of the concert, they were unable to see the Decepticons coming from the other direction, and were destroyed in a surprise Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, the Autobots were informed by Kup and Hot Rod that the Decepticons had taken possession of an [[Invisibility Device]], created by the human [[Sarah Sanders]], and taken it into space to study it. Ultra Magnus put together a team of Autobots and took off in one of their shuttles to pursue them. Jazz was amongst the Autobots chosen. Once in space, however, the Autobots had difficulty pinpointing the Decepticons’ location. The ship's crew had to decided where to look next for the Decepticons.

If the Autobots decided to investigate the dark side of the moon, they found themselves unable to see anything on the satellite's shadowy surface. When Hot Rod suggested they fire down a shot to see if the Decepticons would fire back, Jazz chimed in that he thought the plan was too risky, and claimed he had a better plan in mind.

If Ultra Magnus decided to go through with Hot Rod's anyways, the Autobots succeeded only in making themselves an easy target for their enemies. The Decepticons blasted their shuttle to bits. Jazz and his friends were reduced to space junk.

If Ultra Magnus listened to Jazz's plan, he ordered his Autobots to remain silent, and to shut off all of the shuttle's lights and mechanisms. Launching a probe as a decoy, the Autobots successfully tricked the Decepticons into revealing their position when they mistook the probe as their shuttle and opened fire upon it. Firing back, the Autobots began crippling the Decepticons’ ship, until a lucky shot rocked their own shuttle. Though the Decepticons attempted to escape while the Autobots were off-balance, the Autobots were able to deliver the finishing blow, ending the Decepticons’ menace as the evil robots' ship exploded.

In an alternate scenario wherein the Autobots listened to Prowl's suggested and searched the Asteroid Belt beyond Mars, they soon found themselves struggling to get through the maze of floating rocks. Jazz was in favour of retreating from the asteroid field when it proved increasingly difficult to navigate it.

If the Autobots pushed on their search in the Asteroid Belt, they soon found themselves on a collision course with two enormous asteroids. If they only managed to blast one of asteroids, the Autobots were forced to retreat back to Earth after their shuttle took substantial damage. If the Autobots managed to blast neither of the Asteroids, they were all crushed between the giant pieces of space debris.

If they managed to blast away both asteroids, they reached a vast, empty expanse of space within the asteroid belt. Hot Rod confessed that he still felt uneasy, and Jazz agreed with his sentiment; it felt as though they were being watched. Their suspicions were confirmed when the Decepticons, now invisible, began opening fire onto the Autobots’ shuttle. Jazz suggested the Autobots retreat, as they could not fight an invisible opponent. The Autobots considered retreating, but Kup reminded them that Sarah Sanders had not perfected her device yet, and the Decepticons’ invisibility may yet wear off.

If the Autobots attempted to flee from the Decepticons’ attack, they found themselves at too much of a disadvantage to successfully make it out of the Asteroid Belt. They were blown into space junk before they could reach Earth.

If the Autobots held their ground, they were instructed by Ultra Magnus not to open fire upon the Decepticons until ordered to do so. Though things were tense as the Autobots were hit over and over again by their invisible opponents, soon the enemy ship came into view, just as Kup had predicted. The Autobots opened fire on the flimsier vessel, blowing it and the Decepticons within to smithereens.

If the Autobots did retreat out of the Asteroid Belt, they convinced one another that the Decepticons most likely perished within it. Then, a few days later, when the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Jazz and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In a completely different possible scenario, Springer was sent out with Jazz, Sunstreaker and Prowl to accompany Kup and Hot Rod when the latter two reported having seen the mysterious ship land in the middle of the desert.

If the Autobots gave up searching for the ship, Ultra Magnus and the rest of the Autobots within Metroplex were caught by surprise by a fleet of identical ships swooping down upon them. The Autobots were all destroyed as Galvatron gloated of his victory.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Jazz and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah Sanders wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Jazz and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an [[Invisibility Scrambler]] to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came.

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Jazz and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. Jazz provided Hot Rod some cover fire while the young Autobot raced down and snatched the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done.

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. With only Scavenger, Shockwave and Galvatron left behind, Jazz and the others easily defeated the Decepticons still guarding the spaceship, and forced Galvatron to retreat. In one possible scenario that followed, Jazz helped destroy a hidden Decepticon base that Hot Rod found while the Decepticons gave him chase. In another, Jazz watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Jazz and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. In order to rescue Sarah, the Autobots would need to employ trickery. Using Jazz's special abilities, the Autobots could do just that. In this scenario, the Autobots grabbed Sarah while the Decepticons were too dazzled by the illusions that Jazz projected. Sarah directed the Autobots towards where the Decepticons had stored her ship. Upon following her directions, Jazz and the others came upon two doors, unable to tell behind which one they would find their means of escape. If the Autobots happened upon Sarah's ship as they were, they would be destroyed by the droids guarding it. However, if the Autobots first opened the door which lead to a closet filled with Decepticon spare parts, they found a pile of spare Decepticon emblems. Donning them, Jazz and the rest of his team were able to fool the Decepticon Droids guarding Sarah's ship. Escaping in the ship, despite the Decepticons best efforts to stop them, the Autobots returned to Metroplex. Sarah then gave the Autobots the secret to her Invisibility Device, ensuring the Autobots their victory in their war against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
Jazz opened fire on Devastator during a desert battle between the Transformers. It is very likely his shoulders hurt. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}

Jazz participated in a battle to defend [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]] against the Decepticons. He and Trailbreaker worked in conjunction to back up Optimus Prime in his duel against Megatron. Ultimately, the Autobots were successful in defending the dam. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Jazz and Sideswipe were cruising through a desert when they crossed paths with the Constructicons. Sideswipe led the charge against the enemy robots, with Jazz acting as his back-up. {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}}

===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
[[File:Jazz day of the decepticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|"What, these G1 faction symbols? Ignore 'em. G2 all the way, baby!"]]
Jazz served as Optimus Prime's second-in-command on Cybertron. He was instrumental in the defence of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and saved his leader's life after a surprise attack rendered Prime non-functional. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Jazz's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}

Jazz, along with the rest of the Ark crew, crash-landed on Earth and awoke millions of years later to find that the war continued there. As part of a plan devised by Optimus Prime's new second-in-command Prowl, Jazz and the other Autobots were stationed at [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]] to defend a newly discovered spaceship with the power to return them to Cybertron. When the Decepticons arrived to take the ship by force, Jazz was easily swatted aside by Megatron, and the Autobots retreated to let the victors claim their prize. The doors of the ship slammed shut, and it began to hurtle uncontrollably away from the planet, leaving the Decepticons to realise they had walked into a trap and leaving Jazz back on Earth to ponder: If they'd conned the Decepticons, did that make them ''Deceptibots''? {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

Jazz was on duty at the Ark when one of its automatic sensors picked up a Transformer power emission emanating from [[Brazil]], and he, Optimus Prime and [[Fizzle|Blaze]] drove there to investigate. Upon arrival in Brazil, Jazz was immediately knocked offline by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and played no further part in the proceedings. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:Agenda3-AutobotsonArkattack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's fallen and he's not getting up.]]
Four million years ago, Jazz, Ratchet, Optimus Prime, Prowl, and Ironhide were on the bridge of the Ark when it was suddenly attacked by the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. It crashed in a dormant volcano for untold years until it was disturbed by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had traveled from the far future. Jazz's body was sprawled across a section of the navigation controls. Frozen in [[stasis lock]] as he was, Jazz was unable to stop the Predacon from assassinating the equally comatose Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} This act would have rewritten history from that moment forward, but the ensuing time storm was stopped by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and some time-traveling [[Maximal]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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8.2 million years ago, Jazz and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] met [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the remains of [[Praxus]]'s [[Helix Gardens]] to discuss the worthiness of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] to lead the Autobots. Jazz later attended the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-transfer ceremony at the [[Chamber of the Ancients]]. He attempted to save Optronix—now Optimus Prime—when Prime was attacked by [[Decepticon]]s, but was restrained by Grimlock. When Prime defeated the assassins, Jazz was convinced of his worth. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

[[File:Jazz war within.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Exits to the sides and rear, dig?"]]
Soon afterward, Jazz questioned Prowl's decision to allow Prime to explore the depths of the planet alone, but was prevented from pressing the issue any further when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with an army of Decepticons. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Jazz helped direct the battle from the [[Decagon]], but the defenders were soon overwhelmed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Jazz was forced to begin evacuating important artifacts and hardware from the city, but was unable to finish before the Decepticons overran the Decagon. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} He and a handful of Autobots made a desperate last stand, {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} but narrowly avoided annihilation when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated Cybertron's planetary engines, devastating the city and forcing Shockwave's army to retreat. Iacon was reduced to a crater, but Jazz and the other Autobots safely made it out of the area. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

7.4 million years ago, Jazz witnessed the [[space bridge]] explosion that seemingly killed Prime and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. After the subsequent fragmentation of the Autobot faction, Jazz remained with the Prowl-led Autobots, though he longed for the days when the Autobots were a united force. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} He accompanied a group of Autobots to investigate a [[Trypticon (G1)|new mobile battle base]] at the [[Praetorus Wharf]], only to learn that the base was fully operational. {{storylink|Devastation}} Despite the arrival of reinforcements, the titan was too much for Jazz and his cohorts; only when Trypticon received a message from the [[Neutral Territories]], recalling him there, were they saved from certain doom. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Battered, Jazz and the others limped back to Iacon, only to be forced to repel an attack on [[Autobase]] by [[The Fallen]]. Although Jazz, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] fought valiantly, the mysterious entity defeated them and achieved his objective: freeing [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from captivity. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} The Fallen was in time defeated. Jazz would later aid [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in his struggle to re-unite Cybertron under the Autobot banner. The unification of their race nearly succeeded... only for Megatron to return. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Jazz was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on [[Earth]], and he awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. After years of fighting, Jazz and the other Autobots took part in [[Operation Liberation]] in 1998, a joint human/Autobot operation that defeated and captured the Earth-bound Decepticons. However, the ''[[Ark II]]'', which was meant to convey the Autobots, the captured Decepticons, and a number of humans back to Cybertron, was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]], sending Jazz and his comrades to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}

[[File:Jazz prime directive.jpg|thumb|...you're still not BOOGIEING!!!]]
A few years later, Optimus Prime awoke Jazz and a number of other Autobots to combat the sinister [[Lazarus]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} He aided in the cleanup of Lazarus's latest target, the SmitCo [[oil]] refinery, and then moved on to Lazarus's base, which had been taken over by a revived Megatron and his deadly "metal virus". Jazz and the others briefly battled the Decepticons, but were stopped in their tracks when Hallo dropped a nuclear bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} The virus absorbed most of the blast, leaving the Transformers unharmed, but continued to expand across the countryside. Jazz remained behind with a team to combat the virus, while Optimus Prime took a contingent of warriors to combat Megatron in [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Armed with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]-designed blasters to combat the virus, Jazz and his squad fought bravely, despite the blasters draining their energy and the well-meaning interference of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Army. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} But soon the virus overwhelmed them, forcing Wheeljack to sacrifice use the last of his energy reserves to destroy it. Jazz cradled Wheeljack's inert form afterwards. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

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Some time later, Jazz participated in a battle in Alaska over possession of an escape pod containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], only to be forced to flee with the other Autobots when Shockwave arrived from Cybertron, proclaiming a new era of peace, and all Earthbound Transformers to be war criminals. As the other Autobots bickered over what to do, Jazz told them to shut up, as they were making his head hurt. {{storylink|New World Order}} Jazz couldn't believe [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] working as Shockwave's lieutenant, and almost got into a fight with Grimlock over the matter. Though he wasn't confident about his abilities, Jazz was left behind on Earth to command a small team of Autobots while Optimus and the rest of the Autobots surrendered to Magnus. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} After Magnus and Prime had departed, Jazz, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] returned to the battlefield, but found no trace of the pod or Scourge. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:Marissafairebornedw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|...Maybe?]]
After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Jazz's crew for an update and promised to send supplies.{{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, Starscream returned to Earth with a small unit of Decepticons first. Jazz and his team fought back against them and managed to capture most of the invaders. Starscream's enforcer [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], however, proved to be too much for them to handle, and Jazz was deactivated and left to rust at the bottom of a lake by the mighty super-robot. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]], {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} who took them to an underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} The EDC completed the repairs on Jazz, Sunstreaker and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] themselves, and asked a favor in return: for the Autobots to accompany their agents in investigating [[San Desto|a small town]] which had mysteriously gone off the grid a few days beforehand. With [[Marissa Faireborn]] and some [[EDC Night Force Unit|EDC soldiers]], they explored the deserted town, though Jazz had to contend with keeping the other Autobots in-line the whole time. After splitting into teams, tey found the cause of the problem — a swarm of techno-organic [[Insecticon clone|Insecticlones]], which rose out of the ground and surrounded Jazz's squad. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} Jazz and Marissa [[Crothers Auto-Body|escaped]] the swarm and found the hatching facility beneath [[Aztec Theatres|a theater]]. Jazz torched the eggs, only to confronted by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], who were mighty annoyed that he'd destroyed the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s' work. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker managed to cover Jazz and Marissa's escape back to the surface, where the Autobots were confronted by the towns people, rendered zombies by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s. The Autobots were unwilling to fight against human foes, but thankfully [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] was able to use a spare shell to disable Bombshell's control, saving them all. {{storylink|Extermination}}
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Afterward, Jazz farewelled Marissa at the EDC base in Nevada, as the Autobot forces departed for Alaska in the ''[[Orion]]''. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} In Alaska, they found Prowl's forces constructing [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

Some time in the future, Jazz was augmented with the Pretender technology. Bumblebee wrote in his personal datatracks that now that Jazz had a Pretender shell, the latter was even more likely to get involved with human affairs. He also questioned why Spike always said that the latter expected Jazz's shell to look a little different. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #7|Pretender Jazz's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF2 Jazz Stun.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left]]
Jazz was aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on Earth several million years in the past. The vessel was eventually discovered by the human terrorist organization [[Cobra]], who decided to use its deactivated occupants for their own needs. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Jazz was reprogrammed to serve Cobra and rebuilt to transform into a three-wheeled Cobra [[Stun]] vehicle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}}

When the reprogramming was undone by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Jazz joined [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and continued the battle against the Decepticons, who had also been freed. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Jazz warned a damaged [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] about attacking [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] head-on, but was rebuffed, as there was no other option. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} The Decepticons on Earth were eventually defeated with help from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], and the Autobots returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[File:GIJoeTFJazzPimpmobile.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Number 6, Pimpmobile.]]
Unfortunately, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had all but conquered the planet in their absence, and the Autobots became little more than a team of resistance fighters. After a successful mission to steal [[energon cube]]s from the Decepticons, Jazz was suddenly sent to 1970's Earth when a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]] cracked the timestream. As complicated issues with time travel threatened to destroy Earth, a number of G.I. Joe and Cobra members followed Jazz into the past in order to retrieve him. Finding Jazz trapped in the form of a car owned by a [['70s pimp|local pimp]]: a 1970s {{w|Cadillac Eldorado#1971-1978|Cadillac Eldorado}}, [[Snake-Eyes]] planted a [[disruption unit]] on the Autobot, allowing him to reboot and help them find other trapped Transformers. Together the group located [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] before returning to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}

However, this mostly meant that Jazz had to sit tight inside a force field surrounded by the entire Decepticon army. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} The Autobots were captured when the force field went down, but were soon saved by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The following day, Jazz joined Bumblebee and Optimus Prime in saying goodbye to the Joes and Cobras. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Jazz was among the Autobots that lay dormant and buried somewhere on the [[Fera Islands]] for three million years until [[1939]], when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] accidentally awakened them. After getting reformatted into a military jeep, Jazz voiced his gratitude to the humans for bringing him and his friends back online. {{storylink|Transformed}}

Though not clearly seen again during the following conflict with Cobra and the Decepticons, Jazz was presumably deactivated with all the other Transformers when [[Snake-Eyes]] shattered the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Jazz was incapacitated early during a savage battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, receiving a dehabilitating shoulder wound. Ratchet was able to get to him, and began repairs even as [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] began rampaging across the battlefield, killing Autobots and Decepticons alike.{{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Jazz's unconscious body was later carried by Ratchet into Optimus Prime's trailer, as the Autobots attempted to outrun The Beast. Thankfully, Jetfire showed up just in time to rescue Prime's passengers, save Skids, who was crushed moments before Jetfire's arrival.{{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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{{main|Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Jazz didn't wind up getting invited.

After being nominated two years in a row, Jazz was sure he'd be a shoo-in for [[2011]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. He discussed the topic with Grimlock and Shockwave until [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] came along. The trio mistook Erector for Bumblebee, and so spared him any ridicule, but verbally tore into Waspinator. After insisting that the Predacon would never stand a chance against them, Jazz and the others walked off in a huff. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Universe'' cartoon===
Jazz was one of the many oppressed Cybertronians who sought freedom when their planet's halls of power grew dark with corruption, greed and malice. After the war had raged for some time, he was one of the few Autobots privileged with seeing Optimus insert the Matrix of Leadership into his chest for the first time. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
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Jazz was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}} He was in the audience of a dance competition too. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

Jazz was also part of a crowd that waited at the finish line of a race between Optimus, Bumblebee and Megatron. He cheered for Bumblebee as he finished the race, though it turned out Optimus had already won the competition. {{storylink|The Big Race}}
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===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Jazz could be seen standing side by side with Arcee on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===''BeCool'' shorts===
'''Green Sports Car''' (緑のスポーツカー ''Midori no Supōtsu Kā'') played in the ''Quiz! BeCool'' show as part of a team with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]. Despite their best efforts, they ultimately lost. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} He was part of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]]'s explanations about the BeCool mark. {{storylink|The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark?}} Green Sports Car was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a [[banana]] peel. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}

Green Sports Car watched the making a film that was interrupted by a fire brigade who thought the pyrotechnics were a real fire. {{storylink|The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Jazz was surprised when Optimus Prime brought a bunch of Decepticons to their picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}} Together with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] he went looking for the legendary [[Red Bucket]], only to encounter [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons. Bludgeon tipped the bucket over on them, but Jazz was able to use the blocks in it to construct a Mega-Jazz robot and send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}} He was present when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] conquered [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]], having eaten some of Metroplex's blocks and thus contributed to his collapse. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

Jazz and the Autobots panicked when Optimus Prime was partially turned into an [[Alligaticon]]. {{storylink|Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?}} When the Decepticons created [[Soundwave (Kre-O)|Soundwave]] clones to brainwash humanity using hypnotic music, Jazz opposed them, offended by their use of music for evil. The ensuing musical battle between Jazz and Soundwave led to such good vibes that the Autobots and Decepticons actually stopped fighting and threw a party. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}} Later, a space bridge accident sent Jazz and the other Autobots [[Earth|another world]], where they scuffled with the Decepticons before returning home on a rocket. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}
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===IDW ''Angry Birds'' Transformers comic===
[[File:ABTF1 Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
As part of the bridge crew on the ship carrying the [[AllSpark]], Jazz initiated an emergency [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] in order to flee a Decepticon attack on the vessel. Unfortunately the AllSpark had fallen out of the ship at the time, and was sucked into the resulting quantum tunnel. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} After a fruitless search by Jazz and the others, the relic suddenly came to them, flying back straight through a windshield together with a [[Minion Pig|strange green pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Jazz was among the Autobot and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] forces defending [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] from an attack by the Decepticons and [[Cobra]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Yusa]] (Japanese)}}
{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}} {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}}}}

===''Timelines''===
In [[Primax 096.0 Beta]] during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]], the [[Laser Cycle]] Jazz attempted to evacuate the surrounding area, with fellow Laser Cycle [[Soundwave (G1)#Timelines|Soundwave]] in pursuit. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} In the final battle of the third Cybertronian war, special operations officer Jazz worked with [[Hound (G1)#TransTech|Sergeant Hound]] to provide [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] with vital intelligence that allowed the newly reconstituted [[Firestormer]]s to successfully strike against [[Megatron (G1)#ATB Megatron|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]]. {{storylink|Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Sgt. Hound profile card}}

{{note|Jazz's body in this universe is his [[Jazz (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|unreleased ''Generation 2'' toy]].}}

===When Worlds Collide===
When trying to retrieve the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership]], a [[Kreon]] version of Jazz and the Autobots joined forces with a variety of humans and other beings in their fight against Megatron and Cobra Commander's forces. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The Autobot special ops officer Jazz could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Jazz, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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A crew member aboard the ''Ark'' when the Autobot starship left Cybertron, Jazz was one of the Autobots who awoke on modern-day Earth to continue their secret war against the Decepticons. However, when the [[Eugenics Wars]] swept Earth, followed by the apocalyptic outbreak of [[World War III]] in [[2026]], Jazz and the other Autobots left the planet behind aboard Fortress Maximus in search of fuel elsewhere in the galaxy. Embittered and disappointed by the capacity for violence humans had displayed, Jazz was left with a particularly low opinion of the human race during their subsequent voyage. Eventually, the Autobots discovered a suitable fuel source over the distant moon of [[Cygnus Seven]], only to learn that they had been tailed by the Decepticons aboard their own Titan, Trypticon. In the ensuing struggle, Megatron and his Decepticons boarded Maximus, but the disabled ship plummeted to the barren planetoid and knocked all of the combatants into stasis lock.

Centuries later, Cygnus Seven would be colonized by the [[Federation]], and those colonists would inadvertently stumble upon the buried remains of Fortress Maximus while mining [[dilithium]]. First reactivating the Decepticons, then the Autobots, Jazz and the other Autobots awoke to find that Optimus had already vanished—unbeknownst to them, to stop the Decepticons from terrorizing the inhabitants of the colony—and found themselves confronted by [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and the crew of the ''[[USS Enterprise]]'', who had arrived to investigate the distress signal. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}} Initially believing that the humans were responsible for Prime's disappearance, and briefly believing that the organics had ''killed'' Prime, the Autobots were eaisly able to subdue the humans before Kirk revealed that they had come in peace. Jazz had Bumblebee tell Kirk and the others their unusual story befor ethe two parties decided to form a tentative alliance. Before they could head back to the surface and rescue the wounded Optimus, however, a Decepticon ambush caved in the mine and left the heroes trapped inside Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

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With Ratchet hatching a desperate plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online, Jazz watched as the medic prepared a device that would allow the wounded [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to return to full functionality by scanning Kirk's own mind. Despite Jazz's skepticism that the gambit would succeed, Maximus was indeed roused back to life, reconfiguring his body into a Cybertronian-scaled copy of the ''Enterprise'' and promptly blasting free, with Jazz and the other Autobots rolling out to confront the Decepticons and their new [[Klingon]] allies. When Trypticon transformed out of his [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]] disguise, Kirk and Maximus responded in kind to become "Fortress Tiberius," as the other Autobots watched on. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

As the two Titans clashed, Jazz narrowly avoided being crushed by Trypticon; [[Hikaru Sulu]] observed that Jazz had just felt what humans ''always'' experienced around Cybertronians, and this comment helped to erode some of Jazz's own cynicism regarding humanity. Though the Autobots were able to rout and capture the Klingons, they were too late to stop Megatron and the other Decepticons from retreating to pursue Starscream, who had absconded with a load of stolen dilithium with the intention of conquering [[Kronos]], the Klingon homeworld. Boarding Fortress Tiberius, the Autobots and [[Starfleet]] members rejoined the real ''Enterprise'', with the Autobots helping to repair the damaged starship before the two set off in pursuit. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

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En route to Kronos, Kirk hit upon the idea of using the two ships' [[replicator]]s to help engineer a series of [[Crewbot|armored battlesuits]] to bolster the Autobots; after arriving and discovering that Starscream had functionally conquered the planet, only to be immediately usurped by Megatron, the Autobot-Federation alliance took the fight to the Decepticons, joined by [[Kuri]] and his Klingons. Although the heroes initially had the upper hand, a paralyzing blast from Soundwave took them out of commission... all of them, that is, save for the Klingons, whose immunity to Soundwave's specific frequency allowed them to uncloak a flotilla of warbirds, who promptly incapacitated the Decepticons.

In the aftermath of the adventure, Jazz and the other Autobots parted ways with the crew of the ''Enterprise'' to continue roaming the stars aboard Fortress Tiberius, though Prime pledged to Kirk that the Autobots would remain on call to assist the Federation if their services were ever required. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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Jazz was one of the many Autobots battling the Decepticons for control of a [[space bridge]] when a freak accident teleported both factions into the [[Japan]] of an alternate reality. After arriving, [[Baron Ashura]] initially misled the Autobots into helping the [[Iron Mask Army]] attack the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]], but when the group fetched up against [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot they soon realized that they'd been deceived and turned on their erstwhile allies.

When the Decepticons formed an alliance with the villains and made a second run on the building, Jazz took part in the battle and was present to witness the arrival of a Mazinger-powered Starscream. Ultimately, "Mazinscream's" destruction opened another dimensional rift that teleported Jazz and all of the remaining Cybertronians back to their home dimension. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart1-Jazz.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When the Decepticons won the Great War, Jazz was one of the Autobots who fled the planet aboard the ''Ark'', being spared the destruction of Cybertron and the near-extinction of the Cybertronian race by [[Gozer]]. A thousand years later, when [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] detected a Cybertronian beacon on the planet Earth, Ironhide opined that it was a Decepticon trick only for Jazz to wave this off as a paranoia. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
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One of the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'', Jazz survived the Decepticons' ransacking of the ship but by [[2029]], he had been destroyed, his corpse littering [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}} To avert this timeline, the AI [[Skynet]] sent a lone [[T-800]] back to 1984 to destroy the Cybertronians before they emerged. After the unit's interference had led to the Autobots surviving, Bumblebee and Arcee moved Jazz to the medical bay for repairs but this only wound up placing him at ground zero of one of the duplicitous T-800's pilfered bombs. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:StormHorizonPart1-Jazz.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"... and bring back a pizza while you're at it."]]

Jazz had connections with Cybertron's [[Colonial Security]] division and the [[Black Hub]]. {{storylink|Light/Star}} After [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] had gone missing, Jazz contacted Ultra Magnus, Trion's pupil, aboard the ''[[Fist of Iacon]]'' to inform him of this and covertly authorized a search and rescue mission. Given the political situation on Cybertron, Jazz felt it prudent to encrypt the relevant data. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}}

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===Precursor World===
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A Transformer resembling a particularly dazzling Jazz was a follower of [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] in the [[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]]. Like his fellows, he dutifully assisted Primus in his efforts to confiscate the [[Star Power|Seven Lights]] from his dissenting army the [[Primus Vanguard]] and destroy the universe.

Jazz was present in the strike team Primus brought to bear against the [[Powered Master]]s in an expedition to the year [[2050]] of the [[G1 World|next universe]] to capture its newly formed, empty [[Silver Matrix]] for his patsy [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

When Star Convoy grew wise to his master's plan, Jazz helped restrain him as their master personally gathered the last two Star Powers from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale 1}}

Primus's plan went real sideways after that, with Primus being reduced to his diminutive core form ''Oracle'' by the onslaught of the behemoth [[Blue Planet (GS)|Neo Primus]] (no relation) and the Seven Lights being captured by malevolent future warrior [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Gold Megatron]] and used to create his own seven-part force, the [[New Primus Vanguard]]. Realizing the dire nature of the threat, Oracle reversed his orders, and Jazz and company freed Star Convoy and pooled their [[Golden Power]] into him. Star arose deputized into the Golden Age as ''Gold Primus Convoy'', Primus's eighth and final champion! {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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Jazz was one of the many Transformers who'd been brainwashed into a slave of the evil [[King Sombra]]. He and the other brainwashed Cybertronians fired on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and [[Wonderbolts]] when they launched a coordinated attack, but was incapacitated by [[Rainbow Dash]]'s powerful "Sonic Rainboom" maneuver and captured in an energy net until a means of breaking the spell could be found. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
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Jazz was one of the Autobots [[Gigawatt]] and [[Marty McFly]] pre-emptively reactivated in 1984 to prevent a time-travelling [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] from altering history. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 4}}

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===''Transformers Fan Book''===
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, he could chance upon Jazz to navigate inside the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (1985)===
Jazz was among the few remaining Autobots in the wake of the Decepticon creation of ROBO-CLONING technology. With his energy-starved comrades, he desperately sought pieces of the Autobot Energon Cube before the Decepticons could get their hands on them. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Easley]] (English)}}

In [[2003]], Jazz accompanied [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to the planet [[Zel Samine]]. A spacetime anomaly had recently occurred in the area, and an Autobot research team had lost contact with home base. Optimus and his lieutenants arrived to assess the situation. They soon learned that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the Decepticons were also on Zel Samine looking for the anomaly, and willing to help themselves to the planet's power supplies in the meantime.

Jazz and the Autobots thwarted Decepticon efforts to steal energy from the Zel Samine wind, geothermal and hydroelectric power plants. During the conflict, they were joined by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] of the research team, who provided them with more information about the UFO that fell to the planet after the spacetime anomaly.

While mulling over the new information, the Autobots received an SOS call from elsewhere on the planet, and raced to answer it. After fighting through the forces of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Decepticon of the future, Jazz and his compatriots met up with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and the Autobot leader of [[2010]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. Rodimus explained that in their time, the Decepticon military commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] acquired a source of infinite power called [[Zel Quartz]]. It drove him to madness, and he destroyed Cybertron while threatening to lay waste to the rest of the galaxy. Rodimus Prime and the Autobots desperately coordinated with the [[Quintesson]]s to use a timeslip device and travel back in time, preventing Shockwave from ever getting his hand on Zel Quartz. Unfortunately, Galvatron and the remaining Decepticons learned of the mission, and intercepted the Autobots on the way through the timeslip. Crashing in 2003 on Zel Samine, Rodimus was separated from his full team. Rodimus, Kup and Arcee joined up with Jazz and the present day Autobots to search for the Zel Quartz before the Decepticons could find it.

Wheeljack searched the planet for any records or power signatures that might be Zel Quartz. After three false leads, they finally located Zel Quartz at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. After fighting through numerous Decepticon lieutenants, and facing the might of Megatron and Galvatron united, Jazz and the Autobots secured the Zel Quartz and ultimately disposed of it so that it could do no further harm. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Kreon Chaos''===
Jazz specialized in demolition. He could lay down mines to destroy obstacles, which came in handy in the Autobots' mission to infiltrate the Decepticons' base to retrieve the Optimus Prime Kre-O kit parts held within. The Autobots eventually succeeded in their mission, and assembled the kit parts into a colossal Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Kreon Chaos}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
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Jazz participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Jazz was amongst the Autobots who fought back against the Decepticon Seekers when they went on a worldwide rampage. {{storylink|Robots in the Sky}} Jazz assembled a handpicked squad of Autobots for a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base. Unfortunately their plan was foiled by the interference of [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}} Jazz was among the Autobots to coat themselves in [[Electrum]] after finding a Golden Lagoon. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}

Jazz was still fighting the good fight when the Aerialbots were sent back in time and helped Orion Pax and Ariel become Optimus Prime and Elita-One respectively. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}} After getting a new sound system, Jazz spent a night out with Bumblebee and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] testing it, only to return to base and find that the other Autobots had been turned evil thanks to Megatron's sabotage of the [[recharging chamber]]. While Sparkplug worked on an antidote, Bumblebee and Jazz went to halt the Autobot attack on [[Rutter U.S. Military Base|Rutter Military Base]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (Legends)|Attack of the Autobots}}

When [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] was reprogrammed to aid the Decepticons and stole the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, Jazz was among the Autobots who pursued her into the desert and successfully retrieved both her and the chip. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}}

Jazz took part in the defense of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] during a Decepticon assault, but was unable to prevent their advance. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Bubbles#As Jazz}}
Jazz appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Bubbles. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Jazz-(G2).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Jazz participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple bodies:
*''Jazz'' — This Rare character could be recruited by collecting 130 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 45 soldier cores.
*''Jazz (G2)'' — This Epic character was available as a reward to ''10'' leagues (just ''100'' players!) in the G2-themed "Divide and Conquer" Medium event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Online'' (2017)===
[[File:Jazz_TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Fire at will!"]]
{{bigquote|Have your own style of doing things or have none at all.}}

Before every battle, Jazz would decorate himself with [[tattoo]]s to remind himself that no matter where he is, he's always a Cybertronian. However, Jazz does have an obsession with Earth's entertainment culture(s), such as break dance and ballet. His knowledge of Earth's environment and culture designated him as Optimus Prime's assistant. Even when given the most dangerous task to do, Jazz is able to complete the objective with an impeccable attitude and his own sense of swagger.

In battle, Jazz wielded a pair of "[[Static Shock Tonfas]]" and the "[[Arc Blaster]]". His active skill was "Gravitational Black Hole":
*'''Gravitational Black Hole''' — Jazz summons a black hole in a selected area. This black hole eradicates enemy shields, and all nearby enemies will be drawn into it for 1.5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero8.shtml Jazz on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Jazz-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|[Insert obligatory music joke here]]]

Jazz came to earth around the time the battle for the Codex key came to take place. With his special ability, Jazz destroyed many key targets, as did [[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Jazz uses his signature "sound amplifier" [[grenade launcher]]. It doesn't do anything special, but it does create noise upon impact.
*'''Ability: Orbital strike''': Call in an orbital strike dealing massive damage to a massive area.
**Cost: 9 ability points +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:autobot-jazz Autobot Jazz at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hope you like hearing the same one-second guitar riff 20 times in a single battle.]]
Jazz was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around!
As a Scout, Jazz Confuses opponents, useful for baiting out their debuffed Special Attacks or Stunning themselves from Exhaustion. He can also take advantage of the combo meter and boost his Critical rate.
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Jazz took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. 1400 Armor, 1400 Blaster Strength, Score x36, Coins x5, Blaster Speed: Slow {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Not cosplay—cos'''work'''.]]
[[File:PretenderJazzModel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dag! My visor's all outta whack!]]
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Jazz has appeared in numerous [[Commercial|television commercials]] over the years. Commercials featuring original footage of Jazz include the following:
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] attacked a power plant; Jazz, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] drove out from their headquarters to counterattack. When Megatron joined the battle, the three Autobots flew away. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#The Transformers #1|''The Transformers'' #1 commercial}}
*Jazz was briefly seen fighting alongside Optimus Prime in Earth's ubiquitous rocky deserts. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon jets & Autobot cars|Decepticon jets & Autobot cars commercial}}
*Jazz, Sideswipe and Prowl charged into battle alongside Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Optimus Prime and Megatron|Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial}}
*Prowl, Jazz and Sideswipe were once more seen together, this time storming the Decepticon base. But unknown to them, the inconspicuous micro-cassette recorder lying nearby was the Decepticon communications officer, Soundwave! As soon as the Autobots stepped past him, Soundwave transformed and sic'ed Laserbeak on them. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Soundwave|Soundwave commercial}}
*Jazz fought alongside Optimus when the Autobot leader summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to aid in defeating Megatron. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}
*When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] led an assault on the Autobots' launch base, Jazz followed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in a counter-attack. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Jazz was being carried down a highway by Ultra Magnus when Galvatron and his troops came upon them. He, Tracks, Red Alert, and Smokescreen dealt with Starscream and Skywarp while their commander faced off against Galvatron. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
*Jazz was part of a troop of Autobots who interrupted a Decepticon Energon-gathering mission. Megatron ordered [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to deal with the meddlers. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}
*When some humans approached an Autobot base, Jazz ordered Cosmos to shine their headlights on them, to reveal their allegiance. Jazz then declared that it was okay, since the humans were wearing Transformers [[Iron-on patch|reflective patches!]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Reflective patches|Prizes in Disguise contest/reflective patches commercial}}
{{note|One of the contest prizes was a party with "life-size" Transformers! Among the "life-size" Transformers shown were Jazz and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. If you actually did party with Jazz and Thundercracker, please let us know.}}
*Jazz was reunited with Optimus, emerging from his shell alongside Bumblebee and running up to help him fight Starscream in a darkened city. Prime gave them both a hug. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Classic Pretenders|Classic Pretenders commercial}}
{{note|This marked a rare use of his Pretender Classics animation model; for his Pretender appearances in the Marvel Comics, Jazz's original design was used.}}
*Jazz and Bumblebee managed to capture two of the Decepticons' Micromaster vehicles. They pulled the two vehicles into an Autobot base to show them to Optimus, only for a group of Micromaster Decepticons to transform them, and use the mini-bases to launch an attack! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro bases commercial}}
*When Prime challenged a group of Autobots to give up their transforming powers to become "faster stronger more alive", Jazz was the first to volunteer. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}
*Jazz showed off the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] to Optimus Prime, telling him to check them out. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod and Construction Patrol|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial}}
{{note|For both the Action Masters and Hot Rod Patrol commercials, Jazz was voiced by a sound-alike doing a passable Scatman Crothers imitation.}}
*Jazz was seen driving down a ramp in a city and transforming, using his "robot ripping rocket launcher" to launch an attack against Ramjet and Starscream. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Jets and cars|Generation 2 jets and cars commercial}}

He also appeared in later promotional videos online:
*Jazz planned on attending [[BotCon 2009]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}
*For the [[Power of the Primes]] subline, Jazz appears driving across Cybertron to find a Prime Master before [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] can. [[Micronus]] links to Jazz's Prime Armor to help him fight the Decepticon.

==Toys==
{{main|Jazz (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
*Jazz's preliminary name was '''Jazzz'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
*In recent years, toys sporting the name "Jazz" require an additional prefix to make it easier to defend as a [[trademark]]. The most common prefix is "Autobot", hence making the toys' official name "'''Autobot Jazz'''". Other variants, most of them used for [[Jazz (disambiguation)|different-universe counterparts]] of Jazz, include "Final Battle Jazz", "Battle Jazz", "Stealth Ninja Jazz", "Freeway Jazz" and "Special Ops Jazz". For his ''Alternators'' toy, meanwhile, Hasbro used his traditional Japanese name, "Meister", which is the German word for "master" (used mostly in the "someone who excels in his field" sense). Ironically, [[Bob Budiansky]]'s original version of the character's name had it spelled "Jazz'''z'''", with three "z"s, which might or might not have made it easier to defend as a trademark in recent years.
*Early in development, Bob Budiansky's original profiles for the Transformers characters also included nicknames by which they were known; Jazz went by "'''Coolsville'''". These nicknames were removed from the profiles when they were published as Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series, but some of them saw publication in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.
*An actor in a Jazz costume was among "live" Transformers one could meet at the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]].
*Jazz is in the unusual position of appearing a few times in season three of ''The Transformers'' without having a toy on the shelves at the time (the only other such characters were the iconic Optimus Prime, and a handful of [[Windcharger (G1)|probable]] [[Brawn (G1)|animation]] [[Huffer (G1)|errors]].) He had no spoken lines, however; fans often claim that he was planned to have a larger role in the season which was cut following the death of his voice actor [[Scatman Crothers]], but no real evidence exists to support this notion. Jazz is given speaking lines and more on-screen time, however, in the Japanese-exclusive ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'', a cartoon far less concerned than ''The Transformers'' about what toys were on the shelves.
*Scatman Crothers (as Jazz) is often credited as having coined the term "ginormous" (a portmanteau of "gigantic" and "enormous") when using it to describe [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', a term which was officially added by the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary in 2007;<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/newwords07.htm Merriam-Webster adding the word "ginormous"]</ref> however, the term has actually been around for much longer, being listed in the Oxford English Dictionary as a "British informal" word that has existed since at least the mid-20th century.<ref>[http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/ginormous Oxford dictionary entry for "ginormous"]</ref>
[[File:UnicronTrilogy jazz.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Fire, Heart, Wind and Rock n'Roll]]
*Like a lot of other Generation 1 characters, Jazz's character model was subject to a few re-uses in the [[Unicron Trilogy]], first appearing as a hapless victim of Unicron who had been absorbed into the chaos-bringer's body in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode, "[[Portent]]". Later, in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode, "[[Balance]]", Jazz turned up in a less-generic capacity, as one of the [[ancient]]s who began the [[space bridge]] program—although he seemed a little like the odd 'bot out in the group, given that the others were Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime. Curiously, neither appearance adheres strictly to his original character model—"Portent" gives him individual eyes, rather than a visor, and "Balance" outfits him with [[Show-accuracy|toy-accurate]] shoulder-doors.
*Jazz's original form is the basis for the non-toy character [[Kawasaki Prime]].
*Jazz's original Japanese name also works as a subtle play on words, as is common in Japan; "Meister" is a word describing a highly skilled person, and it also sounds similar to "Maestro"; a term often used to describe conductors of music.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Meister''' (マイスター ''Maisutā''), '''Jazz''' (ジャズ ''Jazu'')
*''English:'' '''Marshall''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Saxo''' (Canada)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Jazz''' (ג'אז, "Jazz")
*''Italian:'' '''Tigre''' ("Tiger"), '''Folgore''' (Set Commandos four-pack), '''Bionic''' (Action Master)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Juéshì''' (爵士, "Jazz" or "{{w|Order of the British Empire|Sir}}")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Lero-Lero''' (Brazil comics)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Dzhaz''' (Джаз, "Jazz")

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Soundwave (G1)

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:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TransformersCollectionSoundwaveDatafile.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Secretly, Soundwave was always a little surprised that his Barry White impression had taken him to the top ranks of the Decepticons.]]
'''Soundwave''' (aka '''Soundblaster''') is one of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s most reliable troops, and he has positioned himself comfortably and irreplaceably in the Decepticon upper command structure. Though "only" Communications Officer, Soundwave stands at Megatron's side as a confidant, comparable in rank to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], but unlike them, entirely loyal to his leader. Though stoic and possessed of little outward personality (as evidenced by his monotone computer-style speech), Soundwave is not without drives: he has worked hard to get where he is, and he guards his place in the Decepticon hierarchy fiercely. On top of hearing all in his role as Communications Officer and Decepticon spy-master, he is actually capable of "reading minds" by scanning and decoding the electrical impulses that carry "thoughts" in both organics and Cybertronians, and he will not hesitate to use what he learns as blackmail to keep himself high in Megatron's esteem. As such, Soundwave is not popular among the rank-and-file Decepticons, who see him as a two-faced snake and wouldn't mind abandoning him on the battlefield—if they thought Megatron would let them get away with it.

Soundwave commands an ever-growing legion of [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassette troops]] to carry out tasks big and small. Stored within his signature chest compartment and called forth on Soundwave's whim with a push of a button, these miniature menaces are most commonly employed as spies for either the Decepticon cause or Soundwave's personal objectives, but are just as effective as warriors, and are entirely devoted to their master. They are also not Soundwave's only diminutive partners: as an [[Action Master]], he is [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]].

{{quote|As you command, Megatron.|Soundwave, eternal loyalist|''[[Dinobot Island, Part 1]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
[[File:FlamesofBoltax-SoundwaveRatbat.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|In Soviet Russia, ''tape'' commands ''you''!]]
Millions of years ago, Soundwave was one of the first members of the Decepticons; after sowing discontent amongst the masses, he, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] began the war that tore the planet itself out of its orbit. After joining the failed Decepticon attempt to hijack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago, he fell into stasis lock with the rest of the crews after the ship crashed until 1984, when a [[Mount St. Hilary|volcanic eruption]], reactivated the Autobots and Decepticons, unleashing their war on Earth. Soundwave would prove one of the most useful troops, though not one of the most loyal, covertly running blackmail schemes and happily hitching his wagon to whichever Decepticon leader was currently in the ascendency, until—in many [[splinter timeline]]s—becoming leader of the Decepticons himself.
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Soundwave and company.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Get out of mah BELL-AY!"]]
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Soundwave was one of the first Decepticons and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s most loyal soldier. Denoted by his eerie, echoing monotone, Soundwave regularly gathered vital intelligence for Megatron's numerous schemes with the aid of his faithful and ever-growing team of cassettes, but despite his primary role as a spy and communications officer, he never shied away the battlefield, and would regularly clash with the Autobot [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] before finding a true rival in his Autobot opposite number, [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]. He survived the perilous events of 2005 that took the lives of many of his contemporaries, and continued serving under [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] in the 21st century.

In a future timeline that branches off from this one, Soundwave ultimately met his end at the hands of Blaster, but even death could not stymie his loyalty to the Decepticon cause, as he was reborn as '''Soundblaster''' through the super-science of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]].
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Soundwave was an Autobot. He stood by Optimus after he had reawakened following being knocked offline by a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Return to Cybertron}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:Bigbattle-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Soundwave was a Decepticon so horrible that even the other Decepticons hated him. During Megatron's latest scheme to take over the planet Earth, Soundwave attempted to blast Windcharger with his deadly concussion blaster gun, only to be repelled by Windcharger's magnetic powers. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

After the Decepticons had captured [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], Megatron ordered Soundwave to send a transmission to Autobot headquarters, informing them of the hostage situation. When a rescue party of Autobots attempted to free Sunstreaker, but wound up captured as well, Megatron presumably used Soundwave once more to send another message to the Autobots, informing them of the situation. Soundwave was later present when the Autobot wheeled their peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. He and the other Decepticons cheered when Devastator came to admire the peace offering, a life-size statue of the gestalt. The Autobots' surrender turned out to be a ruse, however, and a platoon of Autobots burst forth from within the statue once the Decepticons had their guard down. In the battle that followed, Soundwave inadvertently fell into a fissure created by Rumble's earthquake-inducing powers. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Soundwave was in attendance at the Decepticons' latest meeting in their war room. As Megatron discussed his latest plan to finance the construction of a Decepticon army, Soundwave noticed Bumblebee spying on them through a window. Megatron assured Soundwave that this would be used to their advantage, and they would soon both secure the sunken treasures in the waters of Alaska and capture the Autobots.

Disguised in his cassette player mode, Soundwave awaited Bumblebee's arrival underwater. Unable to pass up a free cassette player for his friend Buster, Bumblebee headed right for Soundwave, who captured the little Autobot. The Autobots soon came to Bumblebee's rescue, and the Decepticons were defeated when one of Rumble's earthquakes backfired and swallowed up all of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}}

Megatron sent Soundwave and the other Decepticons out to capture the Autobots so that they could be incarcerated in their newly built prison. Soundwave managed to capture Gears by sneaking up on him and pulling a plug within the Autobot's back. The Autobots later escaped, and Soundwave was trapped inside one of Trailbreaker's forcefield as they broke out of the Decepticon's prison. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Soundwave was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to harm Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky, only to be thwarted by the Autobots' timely intervention. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Soundwave was one of the Decepticons posted within the Decepticons' stronghold to prevent the Autobots from reaching their [[molecular transfer device]]. He failed, and was drained of his energy when Bumblebee managed to turn the machine against the Decepticons themselves. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}

Soundwave sent Kickback, Ravage and Laserbeak to attack a village and scare of the inhabitants. Later, Soundwave ordered the Constructicons to construct a new fuel planet. Soundwave and his Decepticons partners are defeated when the Dinobots route them into a pit full of quick-drying cement. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

Soundwave helped Megatron tear down a forest in order to make room for a Decepticon factory. Then didn't do much damage before the Autobots showed up and forced them to flee. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

Together with Thundercracker, Rumble and Ravage, Soundwave concocted a dastardly trap for unsuspecting Autobots. They constructed a rest-stop that was in truth a car-compactor in disguise! Soundwave successfully crushed Gears in it, only for Mirage, Ratchet and Sideswipe to arrive on the scene instantly afterwards. In the battle that ensued, Rumble attempted to fight back with his earthquake-inducing abilities, only to create chasm in which both he and Soundwave fell into. Way to go Rumble. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

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Soundwave was on a mission with Galvatron to steal oil from [[Oil Valley]] when they spotted Hot Rod nearby. When they gave chase, Soundwave detected that more Autobots, the Dinobots to be precise, were in the area. The Decepticon fliers went ahead to ambush the heroic robots. When Soundwave and the other ground-bound Decepticons caught up to them, Soundwave managed to land a shot on Swoop. The Decepticons were soon driven away when further Autobot reinforcements arrived on the battlefield. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Soundwave fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:LaserbeaksFury Soundwave ejects.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Laserbeak, why is there a ghost of you?]]
When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] spotted the Autobots working on some sort of device, Soundwave believed it to be a radio mast, and followed Laserbeak to the site. He was unable to detect any radio signals, and the intrigued Megatron wanted to investigate further. First they had to stop [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] from destroying the device. While they were there, the device, in actuality a lightning collector, emitted a pulse of energy that caused the Decepticons to malfunction wildly, and they were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Soundwave sent out [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] to scout for energy sources, and the buzzard's mission resulted in Megatron and Soundwave locating an experimental solar energy plant. They signaled for the rest of the Decepticons and, after a minor insurrection on Starscream's part was squelched, set about collecting the energy in cubes. When [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] entered the plant, Soundwave detected him and raised the alarm, but it was too late to prevent the sabotage of the solar machinery and the energon cubes were destroyed. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

Ever loyal, Soundwave backed up Megatron's opinion that they needed to test the ion-drive for their new space cruiser. When they located a suitable abandoned mine, Soundwave was momentarily distracted by the railway lines, but they soon got to work testing the rig. Unfortunately the Autobots found them and though Soundwave raised the alarm, Spike used mine carts to destroy the ion-drive, bringing the tunnel down on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}} At Megatron's command, Soundwave deployed Laserbeak to seek information on [[human]]s. When this led the Decepticons to a windmill, Megatron believed the structure was a new Autobot weapon that they needed to capture. Soundwave deployed Rumble, with the theory that the structure might prove susceptible to shockwaves. He was right, and the structure promptly fell on top of the Decepticons as Megatron protested he wanted it captured, not destroyed. {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}

Under the leadership of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Soundwave was responsible for coordinating communications with three cloaked Decepticon spy satellites. On discovering the existence of the satellites, the Autobots set up equipment to block Soundwave's transmissions. Hound impersonated Soundwave perfectly, ordering the satellites to enter a collision course with each other, and Soundwave was unable to cut through the interference before the satellites collided. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
Soundwave was part of the ambush party that boarded the Ark during the Cretaceous period, which led to Optimus Prime crashing his ship in a volcano and shutting everyone on board offline. The Decepticons then raided a nearby nuclear power to gain the additional power necessary to destroy the Autobots. Frustrated over his lack of progress as the Decepticons still could not penetrate the Ark's shields, Megatron called Soundwave over to tune in on the inside of the ship. As Megatron suspected, Soundwave confirmed that the Autobots had left it behind in the Decepticons’ absence. Soundwave also reported that the Ark's computer was laughing at them. Eventually finding one another, the Decepticons and the Autobots battled, but with the Decepticons running low on fuel once more, the evil robots were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

Soundwave was spying on the Autobots Mirage and Cliffjumper. Listening in on the conversation, he learned of a cross-country car rally that offered a year's worth of gas and oil to whoever won the competition. Soundwave headed off to share this information with Megatron. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}

While the Decepticons looked on in jealousy over the Autobots' city Metroplex, Soundwave tuned in on the conversations going on within. He learned that Kup and Hot Rod were planning to see a car show which would showcase a new type of robot car. He informed Galvatron of this, who in turn was excited over the possibility of stealing the car to create a series of robot slaves. Soundwave, Galvatron, Starscream and Rumble then sneaked into the Colosseum that would soon be showing the car robot, and waited behind the scenes for their opportunity to steal it. The old Autobot Kup stumbled in on them, but was promptly captured. He nevertheless foiled the Decepticons' plan to create a blackout during the show, and Soundwave was forced to fight the Autobots, who had disguised themselves as being part of the show. Soundwave and the rest of the Decepticons were soon defeated and chased off by the Autobots afterwards. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===
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Soundwave accompanied Megatron to the [[Kalahari Desert]], where they both overlooked their human slaves piling unimaginable amounts of coal into an underground cave. There, he complained about the desert sand getting into his cassette drives and fouling his transmissions, only to be berated by Megatron for his whining. Amidst Megatron's constant bullying, Soundwave assured his leader that their plan would soon come to fruition; the cave would be cocooned in a layer of [[lectonite]], which upon exploding would convert the charcoal into a diamond of enormous proportions, ready to be used in the next phase of Megatron's plan.

Soundwave and Megatron blasted off in their ship as Megatron detonated the lectonite, converting the coal and the human slaves left behind in the cave into the largest diamond lens in the universe. The task complete, Soundwave used the ship's anti-gravity lifters to tow the lens all the way to [[Mato Grosso (state)|Mato Grosso]], in [[Brazil]]. There, Soundwave finalized cutting the diamond lens, while complaining about the rain forest's humidity. The Decepticons then attacked the Diamond lens to a satellite. As the satellite launched, Soundwave and Megatron retreated to a control station in northeast America. They then unleashed the satellite's power, and began melting down the [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]].

Both Megatron and Soundwave looked on as Skyfire attempted to destroy the satellite in orbit. When the Autobot failed and fell back to Earth, burning up on reentry, both Decepticons had a good laugh at his expense. Their tone changed when the Autobots managed to destroy their satellite with a secondary plan, and launched an attack on Soundwave and Megatron's location. Soundwave and Megatron escaped the Autobot's attack in a [[turbine mole machine]]. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

Soundwave accompanied Megatron on his next scheme to procure oil; using a hovercraft oil transporter to steal [[Prudhoe Bay]] crude oil. They were attacked by Skyfire afterwards, but Soundwave managed to escape their attacked by activating their ship's [[hyper-thrust afterburner]]s. The Decepticons then abandoned their badly damaged ship and ran off into the frozen wastelands of the north. Soundwave then helped Megatron steal another machine to secure oil, this time around a deep-sea oil transporter. Travelling close to the sea bed, Soundwave piloted the machine to the oil reservoir's lowest point, and began syphoning the oil once more. Unfortunately, the Autobots had somehow concocted a plan that filled the Decepticons’ transport's tanks with [[razon gas]] and returned the crude oil to its proper spot. With their submersible being forced to surface due to the gas, Megatron and Soundwave abandoned ship, though they did leave a booby-trap behind in case any Autobots boarded the ship.

According to Megatron, Soundwave is a "blundering, tape-filled idiot." While the veracity of this statement is subjective, Soundwave ''does'' whine a lot. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

Soundwave once more accompanied Megatron to the jungles of Mato Grosso in Brazil, where they revisited their old satellite launch complex. He was so moved by Megatron's speech on destroying the Autobots that he began to cry, only to be berated once more by Megatron for displaying emotion. He and Megatron then used their turbo mole machine to drill under the jungle to get at the oil beneath it. Their first attempt failed when their tunnel collapsed on itself (taking [[Machu Picchu]] and part of the [[Andes Mountains]] with it) and Soundwave was forced to have the mole machine surface. Once they were in the open, Optimus and his Autobots began attacking them. Soundwave and Megatron managed to escape, and attempted once more to drill beneath the jungle. This attempt was more successful, and Soundwave watched on as the underground oil reserves gushed out into the jungle. He and Megatron then transferred themselves to their [[defoliator craft]] to better witness nature's ruin. When Skyfire screeched overhead, Soundwave assured his leader that he was scrambling his communications... only to realize that his wiring was loose, and it was his headset that was garbled, not the Autobots’ network. Optimus and his troops arrived shortly, and forced the Decepticons to retreat once more. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}

When Soundwave found Megatron destroy facsimiles of Shockwave, he was informed by his leader that he planned to kill Shockwave due to suspicions that he was luring Decepticons away from his leadership with promises of oil. Soundwave suggested that Megatron instead find a way to supply his Decepticons with enough oil to secure their loyalties. Soundwave and Megatron planned to steal the Dinobots’ fuel supply to accomplish this goal. After Slag was damaged in a Decepticon attack, Megatron and Soundwave followed him back to the Dinobots’ secret base in their [[Thermo-borer]]. Upon penetrating the Dinobot base however, Soundwave accidentally tripped an alarm. He and Megatron immediately retreated. Although Ratchet had planted a [[Memory Scrambler Mine]] on the Thermo-borer's hull, Soundwave had installed a [[Beta Blocker Shield]] on the machine, allowing the Decepticons to retain the coordinates they had acquired. Despite Soundwave's insistence that he and Megatron should attempt to sneakily siphon away the Autobots’ oil supply, Megatron ordered that they use the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]]. Though it seemed at first that they were about to succeed for once, Soundwave soon realized that their machine had inadvertently freed hundreds of Dinobots from their tar cocoons. He and Megatron then had to fight off hundreds of enemy robots before presumably retreating once more. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}

Soundwave accompanied Megatron on an a trip to the island of [[Buru]], where the Insecticons had turned the natives into mindless slaves to collect oil for them. Though Megatron insisted on the oil drilling operation, to increase its speed Venom refused, telling Soundwave that such a thing was impossible. Megatron and Soundwave met with the leader of the Insecticons. There, Megatron forced Soundwave to do all the talking, as he found himself intimidated by Venom. Their meeting was interrupted by Prowl and Optimus's arrival on the island. While Venom and his Insecticons dealt with the Autobots, Soundwave and Megatron went off to drill additional oil behind his back. Due to Megatron's greed, however, the Decepticons’ drilling machine became overstuff with oil. When Optimus Prime and the Dinobots headed for them, Soundwave and Megatron were forced to retreat once more without procuring any oil. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

From his submersible near [[Madagascar]], Soundwave helped Megatron sink six [[oil tanker]]s. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. As the submersible's systems failed one by one, Soundwave deduced that they had fallen for an Autobot trap. The two Decepticons escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
Soundwave recorded a broadcast of Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]] receiving an award from the [[President of the United States]] and reported it to Megatron. Megatron dubbed him a "King of Communication". {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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While enacting a plan to abduct humans and ransom them to the US government for fuel, Megatron ordered Soundwave to contact the President of the United States once Starscream returned from his current mission kidnapping people. Unfortunately Starscream failed and the humans were all freed by the Autobots, so presumably Soundwave never got to make the call. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
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Soundwave was among the Decepticons who followed the Autobots to [[South America]] and attacked them atop [[Mount Sheelah]]. The Decepticons were caught in the volcano's erupt and became trapped in lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Despite his ability to hear a fly sneeze, he completely missed [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] infiltrating the Decepticon base to find out where the humans the Decepticons had been kidnapping had gone. He later discovered that the Autobot had stolen their [[global crystal]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Soundwave was part of a Decepticon mission to take over [[Stanley Lake]] dam, which ended in the Decepticons being washed away in a torrent of water by the Autobots. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] planned to infiltrate the Autobots, Soundwave supplied him with a tiny radio transmitter with which to report back. Unfortunately while the Decepticons were acting on the information Starscream gathered, the Autobots destroyed their base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

====Renegade Rhetoric====
Soundwave was a member of the Decepticons led by Megatron who fled to another dimensional Strata, pursued by the Autobot [[Spy Changer]]s. They gathered an assortment of technologies from the human world, including [[Unit: E]]'s Project: Chimera files. Soundwave also guided [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]] and Rumble in stealing the [[Brainwave Scanner]] from Metro City. Megatron and Soundwave combined their new advancements to become [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, augmenting their body-types to be more powerful than the Spy Changers.

Unfortunately for Megatron, his parallel scheme to use the Brainwave Scanner to corrupt Optimus Prime proved ''too'' successful. The rechristened "[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]" was power-hungry and a threat to Megatron's leadership, taking half the Go-Bots as his own separate Decepticon faction. Soundwave led [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] and Rumble on behalf of Megatron to steal some equipment from China, but they were opposed by the Spy Changers and the [[People's Liberation Army Paranormal Taskforce]]. Soundwave was captured by the Chinese authorities. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2)}}

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] organized an ambush for the Autobots' new [[Ark (G1)|ark]] as it tried to clear a path through an asteroid belt. As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sent the ship hurtling towards [[Earth]], Megatron ordered Soundwave to jump out just before the crash. Soundwave found himself battling [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|strange organic creatures]]. It wasn't long before he found himself against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], whom the ark had repaired. Though the four Autobots weren't anywhere near a match for Soundwave, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] used his tail to bash a nearby cliff, bringing tons of rock down on top of both the Dinobots and Soundwave, knocking them all offline. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
In one path, Soundwave was one of many Decepticons in their secret base in [[Mount Lomas]], listening to Megatron's speech about how the [[black coral]] in nearby [[Dolphin's Bay]] would produce enough superfuel to triple their war-making capacity and crush the Autobots in just a few hours. As the speech wrapped up, he intercepted a radio transmission containing details on Operation Black Coral which Megatron just mentioned, and it seemed to be coming from just outside a doorway leading to one of the base's underwater access tunnels! He rushed through the doorway and told the Autobot spy, in a booming voice, "''Don't move!'' The game is over!" But when the intruder turned around and he saw it was just [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], he let [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] deal with him, paralyzing the Autobot with a sonic attack and leaving him in the water.

If [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] tried to radio Bumblebee from his [[Star mini-submarine|mini-sub]] afterwards, Frenzy nailed it with a long range sonic attack as well, presumably because Soundwave also intercepted that transmission and told the mini cassette where to aim.

In an alternate path in which the Decepticons foolishly invited four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to a premature mountaintop victory party, thinking they were still being controlled by [[cerebro-shell]]s, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] suddenly broke cover and ordered them to attack. Sludge responded first, stomping Soundwave who was nearest to him. It's unknown how badly this injured Soundwave, but he surely didn't fare much worse than the other Dectpticons as the ensuing Autobot assault totaled their base. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
In one of the possible scenarios that took place, Soundwave was able to spy on a small squad of Autobots out in open farmland. There, he alternatively discovered if the Autobots were planning a ruse to trick the Decepticons into thinking the whole Autobot army was posed to attack them, or he discovered the location of Sparkplug Witwicky, who held schematics which detailed a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuits. In either case, he reported his findings back to Megatron.

In another possible series of scenarios, Soundwave is amongst Megatron's troops who ambush Optimus Prime once he is lured out in open farmland, without any nearby cover. In one version of these events, Soundwave attempts to stop Optimus from reaching the cover of a nearby bridge, only for Optimus to shrug off his blasts and plow past him, forcing Soundwave off the road. In this scenario, the Decepticons succeed in eliminating the Autobots. In an alternate scenario, Soundwave is taken out by Jazz's photon rifle, and the Autobots succeed in escaping the Decepticons' clutches. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
Soundwave was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
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Soundwave was one of the Decepticons involved in Megatron's latest ploy, the wipe out humanity through the use of a Destruction Beam and Rumble's earthquake-inducing abilities. Soundwave and Megatron were in the habit of explaining the plot to one another out loud, oblivious to the risk of Autobots wandering nearby and catching wind of their machinations.

In one possible sequence of events, Soundwave plotted with Starscream to overthrow Megatron, and become joint leaders of the Decepticons. Unbeknownst to him, Soundwave was spied upon by the Autobot Cosmos.

In the event that Cosmos relayed this information to Megatron, the Decepticon leader became enraged and confronted the pair. The Decepticons subsequently began fighting amongst themselves, leaving the Autobots to their own devices.

In a completely different possible series of events, Soundwave was handed the human girl Jessie, who had been discovered snooping around the Decepticons’ secret fortress. He and Thrust put the girl in a holding cell within the fortress. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Desert Flight====
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Soundwave was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshlings’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, Soundwave was one of the many Decepticons who had been prematurely celebrating their victory, and was thus too drunk to fight off the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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====Decepticon Poison====
Soundwave possessed a fighter jet [[alternate mode]]. In one possible scenario, Soundwave was one of the many Decepticons present at the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible scenario that followed, he was shot down by the Autobots, creating his own grave in the charred earth bellow. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Project Brain Drain====
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Soundwave reported to Galvatron that the [[Brain Drain device]], capable of syphoning away the brainpower of humans and convert it to energy, had been completed and was ready to be put to use for the Decepticon cause. He became giddy over the idea of rendering humans "incredibly stupid," until Galvatron sternly instructed him to simply inform him of the bare facts when reporting to him. After Soundwave elaborated further on the number of humans the Decepticons would need to "drain," Soundwave was instructed to guard the device while the Decepticons prepared to use it later in the day at a concert in [[Heywood Heights]].

In one possible scenario, Galvatron had to recall his troops from the concert at the last minute when Ultra Magnus and his troops began a timely assault on the Decepticons’ headquarters. Soundwave participated in the battle that ensued, which ended in a loss for the Decepticons when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche, burying Galvatron and shattering the Brain Drain device.

In another possible scenario, Soundwave and the rest of the Decepticons were surprised to find the Autobots hiding amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert just as they were about to put their plan into action. The two factions began battling as the scared concert-goers got caught in the middle.

In one scenario that ensued, Soundwave had to remind his leader to stop fighting and employ the Brain Drain device and complete their mission. Passing the device on to Galvatron, either Bumblebee or Hot Rod attempted to intercept the device.

If Hot Rod interfered, the young Autobot successfully plucked the device out of Soundwave hands and made his getaway through the nearby ring of fire.

In a completely different sequence of events, Soundwave was exiting the Decepticons’ lab, Brain Drain device in hand, when he spotted Sparkplug Witwicky and Wreck-Gar attempting to sneak in. Soundwave promptly sounded an alarm and open fire on the pair. As other Decepticons came to his aid and surrounded the human and the Junkion, Soundwave instructed the pair to surrender, promising their safety if they did so. Soundwave was lying of course, and blew Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug to smithereens if they gave themselves up. If the pair instead made a run for it, they escaped the Decepticons’ clutches.

In one possible scenario that followed, the Autobots returned to storm the lab shortly after. Soundwave was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron's wrath to desert his post, and attempted to fend off the Autobot aggressors. Finding himself on the losing side, Soundwave grabbed the Brain Drain device, and attempted to flee with it.

If Hot Rod attempted to shoot the device out of Soundwave's hands, Soundwave tripped at the last moment over the fallen body of a Decepticon. Hot Rod's blast his Soundwave's shoulder, causing him to fling the Brain Drain device up in the air. Laserbeak managed to catch the device in mid-air, and flew off to rendezvous with Galvatron, ensuring the Decepticons’ victory.

If Jazz attempted to stop Soundwave, the Autobot used all of the sound equipment within his body to send a powerful sonic wave towards the fleeing Decepticon. Overwhelmed by the blast, Soundwave exploded, crushing the Brain Drain device in the process. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
Soundwave was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Soundwave joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Ravage in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===
Back on Cybertron, Soundwave was tasked with keeping Megatron's army efficient and well-informed. It was largely thanks to him that the Decepticons learned of the Autobots' plan to leave the planet aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Soundwave's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}

After awakening on Earth, the Decepticons remained in a prolonged stalemate against the Autobots. A chance to shift the balance of power came to the Decepticons' attention when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] reported that their enemies had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship, one which contained a star map pointing the way back to their homeworld. Soundwave partook in the Decepticons' offensive to take the ship for themselves, and they found it surprisingly easy to send the Autobots into a retreat. They learned why upon entering the vessel; it was a trap! The door shut behind Soundwave and the others, and the Decepticons were sent hurtling blindly out into space. The Autobots knew they hadn't rid themselves of the Decepticons permanently, but were content with not having to deal with them for however long it took them to find their way back planet-side. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

Megatron brought Soundwave along to ambush Optimus and a couple of his soldiers while they were investigating Transformer power emissions in [[Brazil]]. After Megatron had taken out all opposition, Soundwave moved in to capture the two newly detected robots, a couple of savage [[Dinobot (G1)|mechanical dinosaurs]]. But the plasma net he used on the creatures had an uexpected effect; negative ion feedback triggered their Transformer circuitry and restored their personalities along with their robot modes. Soundwave was blasted by the newly restored [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and chose to flee rather than face the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots']] awesome power. {{storylink|The Dinobots!}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:BW Agenda Pt3 Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|With one stroke I shall free my tiny dinosaur brethren, yesssss!"]]
Soundwave was among the many Transformers strewn about the bridge of the ''Ark'' when the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] infiltrated the ship on his mission to destroy Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

====3H comics====
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Soundwave was one of the ancient warriors who appeared from [[J'nwan]] to help battle the warlord [[Shokaract]]. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}} {{storylink|Departure}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Sound and ([[Ravage (G1)#3H comics|eventually]]) Furry.]]
Soundwave was chosen by Megatron to lead his second assassination team against the new Autobot supreme commander, Optimus Prime. With the aid of Soundwave's cassette troops, most notably [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], as well as [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], it was assumed he would have no problem with a young, peace-loving Autobot. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Soundwave, like the rest of his team, underestimated Prime and lost track of him early in the mission. He reported back to Megatron, who reminded his troops ''not'' to toy with Optimus and to slay him at the first opportunity given. Using Ravage to follow the Prime's scent, the Decepticons resumed their pursuit, only to be all incapacitated when Optimus used the environment to his advantage and ambushed them. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Soundwave was still out cold when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] came by, {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} but recovered in time to rescue Megatron after the latter's own battle with Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

At some point, Soundwave silently witnessed Megatron angrily confront Starscream for highjacking his plans while he was away, and enacting revenge against the council of elders. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

When Megatron and Optimus Prime vanished in a [[space bridge]] accident, the Decepticons were fragmented and Soundwave joined [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s faction. {{storylink|Conflagration}} While footage of a brawl between Defensor and Devastator was caught on-camera by Prowl's computers in his Autobase, Soundwave was also spotted by one of the hub's screens. {{storylink|Escalation}} Soundwave later participated in the attack on [[The Fallen]]'s minions in an attempt to stop the [[Unbinding]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Eventually, Shockwave attempted to call a truce with the Autobots for the good of the Transformer race, but the initial ceremony was interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s faction, the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. Soundwave was quite mad about this, telling the Predacons to perish for their crimes against Cybertron as he attacked them alongside several Autobots. Shortly after the Predacons were defeated, Megatron returned to Cybertron with his [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] and reunited the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} After falling back under Megatron's command, Soundwave reported the progress on his leader's plan to dig a hole to the core of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

In the year 1999, Soundwave was among the Decepticons defeated by the Autobots and their human allies on Earth. The ''[[Ark II]]'', the spacecraft that would have taken the Transformers back to Cybertron, was sabotaged by General [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], and it exploded upon liftoff, scattering the robots across the Arctic Ocean. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Three years later, Soundwave was unearthed by Rook (now calling himself "Lazarus") in the arctic. Seeing the Decepticon's inert form convinced a potential investor, [[Ratzenberg|Mr. Ratzenberg]], to fund Lazarus's black market organization. {{storylink|Prime Directive Preview}} Several more Transformers, Autobot and Decepticon alike, were recovered and reprogrammed by Rook to accept commands and were leased to terrorist organisations and military juntas as powerful weapons of war. As part of a demonstration to prospective buyers, Rook had Soundwave join an assault against the Smitco Oil Refinery alongside half a dozen Transformers. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} After Megatron freed himself and the other Decepticons from the human's command, Soundwave developed a 'metallic virus' that cyberformed Earth organics into cybertronic materials. Once this doomsday device was completed, Megatron had Soundwave unleash it onto the unsuspecting world. The Decepticons then met the Autobots outside, and the battle between the two factions began anew. Their brawl was briefly interrupted when General [[Robert Hallo]] dropped a low-yield nuclear weapon on the Transformers. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} But the previously unleashed virus absorbed most of the bomb's blast, leaving the Decepticons relatively unharmed. They recovered before the Autobots, and set off towards [[San Francisco]] to bring carnage upon the human city. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} The Autobots soon caught up, and during the Decepticons' subsequent battle against them, Devastator was felled. Despite this, the Decepticons overpowered their foes, and secured them with steel girders. Soundwave stood at Megatron's side as the Decepticon leader tried to convince Optimus to join forces with him, purporting that humans were too morally bankrupt to be worth his efforts. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} But with the humans' help, the Autobots were able to once more turn the tide of battle. Soundwave then detected a nuclear missile launched by Hallo heading for the city. He warned Megatron of the incoming payload, and the Decepticons used the distraction to escape. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

{{charstubfiction|[[The Transformers Trilogy]] ({{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}} / {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}})}}

[[File:Soundwaveg1vol2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Leader's pet.]]
The Decepticons were battling Optimus Prime's forces on the shores of [[Alaska]] when Shockwave and his followers ambushed both factions, denouncing them all as war criminals. Shockwave claimed that in the Earthbound Transformers' absence, the civil war had ended on Cybertron, and those who followed either Optimus or Megatron were now considered enemies of peace. Shockwave brutally deposed Megatron while Soundwave stood by in silence and did nothing to help his former leader. Though the Autobots escaped, the Decepticons who agreed to yield to Shockwave's regime were granted amnesty, among these Soundwave. Shockwave then had his new recruits go within his ship's [[CR chamber]]s while he made his way back to their homeworld. {{storylink|New World Order}}

Soundwave worked his way quietly into Shockwave's good graces, earning the ire of Starscream. After Shockwave offered Soundwave a position as his lieutenant, the latter was accosted by Starscream. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} It didn't take many words to bring Soundwave around to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s point of view. Later, when interrogated by Shockwave, a single, silent look from Soundwave stopped [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] from confirming that Starscream was behind Megatron's disappearance during their voyage to Cybertron. With this bit of non-verbal communication, Rumble and Frenzy understood they were to play along with whatever orders Shockwave issued them. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Soundwave aided Starscream in crippling Shockwave's surveillance systems, by delaying the video feeds being transmitted to his monitor womb. With this delay in place, Starscream was able to sneak up on the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio posted within the surveillance center, and assassinate them. In thanks for his contribution, Starscream rewarded Soundwave by reuniting him with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} As the battle between the Autobots and Shockwave's forces intensified, Soundwave followed Starscream's lead without a word, and helped him prepare for a return trip to Earth. Unfortunately, the shuttle they hijacked turned out to be the Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who took off of his own volition, trapping the Decepticons within himself. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

But Soundwave managed to hack into Sky Lynx's neural processor, forcing him to take the Decepticons to Earth. The Decepticons made their way back to the ''Nemesis'' and set about scavenging parts to restore the ship to working order. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} To this end, Soundwave was part of Starscream's initial salvo against the ''Ark'', a decoy to be deliberately taken prisoner in order to draw out the remaining Autobots where the newly reformatted [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] could get at them in their combined form. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Bruticus freed Soundwave from captivity, only for [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a derange and super-powered clone of Starscream, to arrive and disrupt the Decepticons' raid. Sunstorm's "purifying light" induced an energon overload in the Decepticons' systems, knocking them into stasis lock. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Soundwave and the other Decepticons were made the Autobots' prisoners once more, until Starscream negotiated a deal for their release in exchange for his aid against Sunstorm. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} Afterwards, Soundwave began to take steps to re-establish Megatron as the head of their troupe; though he had feigned subservience to Starscream, he had never stopped serving Megatron in secret. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} One of his communiques with the true leader of the Decepticons was almost discovered by Starscream when the Seeker unexpectedly returned from his final confrontation against Sunstorm, though Frenzy managed to warn Soundwave of his approach. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

Soon thereafter, Megatron traveled to Earth, with Soundwave granting him access to the Decepticons' base while Starscream was out training with the Combaticons. Upon Starscream's return, Soundwave wielded Megatron in his gun mode, and blasted Starscream through the chest before the true leader of the Decepticons revealed himself to his usurper. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I.Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Soundwavedevilsdue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Eject. Operation: Dynamic Group Shot."]]
Soundwave was among the Transformers on the ''Ark'' when it crashed long ago, and was discovered and reprogrammed by the human terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] in the present. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Arms dealer [[Destro]] made a visit to [[Cobra Island]] where [[Doctor Mindbender]] introduced him to Soundwave and his cassettes, who were under the complete control of Cobra's scientists. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} While Destro liked what he saw, he wanted to run a test, and personally operated Soundwave's controls during an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]].

Meanwhile, a picture of Soundwave was secretly sent out to hundreds of email boxes. The message turned out to be a [[Defense Matrix|secret signal]] from Optimus Prime, which alerted [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and Bumblebee to the location of Cobra's secret base where the rest of the Transformers were being held. When the two Autobots appeared to stop Destro's attack, the human brought Soundwave and himself back to Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

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Soundwave was released from Cobra control thanks to Wheeljack and attacked his former human masters. With Megatron and the other Decepticons freed, Soundwave went to work making energon cubes. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Just as things were going their way, Optimus Prime arrived, powered up using the energon, and punched his fist right through Soundwave's chest, taking him out of the battle. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} After the Autobots left on a return voyage to Cybertron, Soundwave's head and remains were taken in secret by human scientists for study. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Several years later, the scientists managed to use Megatron's technology to create the organic weapon [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head after getting free and downloaded data on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s history. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Along with the rest of the Decepticons, Soundwave was buried in the [[Fera Islands]] until 1938, when [[Cobra]] accidentally awakened them and used them to conquer most of [[Europe]]. He sent Laserbeak to spy on the [[United States of America|United States]]' reaction to this, and learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] had been created to battle the Cobra threat. Soundwave later helped Megatron and Starscream get rid of some Royal Air Force fighters above the English Channel, allowing Cobra to attack the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Line}}

When G.I. Joe attacked the Fera Islands, Soundwave infiltrated [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]]'s unit in the form of a radio transmitter carried by a disguised [[Zartan]]. Flint noticed that it wasn't their radio, but that didn't stop Soundwave from capturing him and taking him back to Cobra HQ. {{storylink|Wolves}} However, the Joes had managed to awaken the Autobots also buried on the island, and Soundwave soon found himself facing down [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. He lost the fight, and either died at the hands of Grimlock or when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] was smashed to pieces. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

{{Unreleased TFGJ comic}}
By [[1985]], Soundwave had returned by some unknown means. At some point, he and Starscream uncovered information about a "terrible secret" buried beneath Cobra Island, and set out to destroy Cobra Commander should the terrorist refuse to allow them access to it. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front|Divided Front #5}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Puzzled by the loss of much of their stock of weapons, Megatron assigned Soundwave to investigate. Using Laserbeak's spying abilities, Soundwave determined that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling the weapons on the black market, much to Megatron's outrage. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Soundwave participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. In its initial stages, the battle swayed in the Decepticons’ favour, and Soundwave defeated [[Twin Twist]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Another Con''===
Soundwave was present when Megatron was remade into the form of a {{w|Pikachu|small electrical rodent}}. {{storylink|Another Con}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Millions of years in the past, Soundwave was among the Decepticons who took on organic modes in order to battle the Autobots on prehistoric Earth. When an ice age approached, the Decepticons survived by powering down under what would eventually become the [[San Francisco]] Bay. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} Soundwave woke up in the mid-19th century, where he came under the command of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Along with several other Decepticons, he stood by Starscream as he and [[Tobias Muldoon]] discussed where they would build their headquarters. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

{{IDW HOS}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Soundwaves-allofustogether.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Don't you hate it when your codpiece rides up to your collarbone?]]

{{main|Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
An [[Outlier (group)|Outlier]] with extremely powerful hearing and limited telepathic capabilities, Soundwave's unusual powers made him a freak and an outcast in the stifling days of [[Functionism|functionist]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But after meeting [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]], Soundwave joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] movement, dreaming of a Cybertron where every Cybertronian could stand as true equals.

In this new role, Soundwave remained a loyal Decepticon for millennia—making one increasingly dubious compromise after the next—until after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], when Megatron, the 'bot who had led him down this path, saw the error of his own ways and defected to the Autobots. Grudgingly accepting cooperation with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] yet refusing to formally join the Autobot cause, Soundwave continued to proudly wear his purple Decepticon [[insignia]], a badge of honor that, to some, marked him as the last true Decepticon.
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===''Lil Formers''===
Soundwave ejected all of his minions from his chest compartment, only for the last in line, Rumble, to refuse to come out; with all the extra leg room he now had, he was too comfortable to relinquish his spot. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Soundwave participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all!

Later, Soundwave used the [[Autoscout]] to deliver a love-letter to [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Universe'' cartoon===
Soundwave was one of the many Cybertronians caught up in a civil war that emerged due to greed, corruption, and malice emerging in their planet's halls of power. During the early days of the war, he took part in a battle alongside Thrust. Soundwave was one of the first Decepticons to travel to Earth, and looked on as the Autobots took on alternate forms to disguise themselves amongst its populace. {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}
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===''TransTech''===
Soundwave—[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|in his Laser Cycle body]]—was seen among the inhabitants of the multiversal hub city of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
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===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave was one of the Decepticons who traveled to Earth to bring its people peace... through tyranny! He lay in wait until it was the moment to strike, at which time he unleashed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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===''United''===
After Megatron thought that Optimus had been vanquished once and for all, he declared himself Cybertron's "Emperor of Destruction". Soundwave was present for this proclamation. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Soundwave was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Oddly enough, he cheered when it seemed that the Autobots were going to win the match... {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}

Soundwave, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] enjoyed a picnic by the side of a road. When Bumblebee and Megatron raced by them, the picnickers waved at them. {{storylink|The Big Race}}

He was among the minions who passed Megatron his presents during the holiday season. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}

Soundwave helped Megatron get back into shape after a string of humiliating defeats by standing on top of him while the Decepticon leader did some push-ups, and holding on to his weights while he did some reps. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

Soundwave participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots... until Optimus Prime began talking about the plot of the [[live-action film series]] to the audience. Soundwave operated the boom-mike for the "recap" segments Optimus recounted until [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza on the phone started bleeping out Optimus's lines. {{storylink|Take Us to the Movies}} {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Soundwave was one of the [[Decepticon]]s who joined [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] in the ''[[Nemesis (Kre-O)|Nemesis]]'' to chase the [[Autobot]]s in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]''. After they boarded the ''Ark'', it crashed to [[Earth]] and the [[Transformer]]s fell to a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}}

Soundwave was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

Soundwave infiltrated into [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Autobot City]] as an inconspicuous music player. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}} Soundwave witnessed the combiners [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] trying to add the last piece of the Decepticons' new solar tower. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

Soundwave had his clones sold as music players to brainwash humans into slaves using hypnotic music. [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] opposed Soundwave, so Soundwave and his many clones unleashed a musical sound attack upon the Autobots, but Jazz and the others countered with a session of their own. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Soundwave was seen flying into battle with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Soundwave was a warm and emotional Decepticon with a sonorous musical voice and a love for life, the latter of which put him at odds with the brutality of other Decepticons. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}} He hooked [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s head up to a machine after Starscream had brought it to Megatron. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} Soundwave was opposed to the invasion of Earth, only for Megatron to coldly select him and his cassette children for the leading invasion force instead. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}} Together with Starscream and his [[Relatives|brother]] Shockwave, Soundwave and his cassettes traveled from Cybertron to Earth to demand the humans submit to Megatron. Their welcomers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], were unwilling to surrender and attacked the Decepticons, prompting Soundwave to capture a bunch of the humans and imprison them in his chest cavity where they were attacked by metal tentacles. After [[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] cut open his chest window to allow their escape, the Joes unleashed their [[Coltonbolt]] orbital weapon upon Soundwave, destroying his head. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}}

[[File:ISawThreeShips-chestprison.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Yummy yummy yummy, I've got Joes in my tummy.]]

The headless body of Soundwave was brought to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where [[Doctor Venom]] was tasked with repurposing it as a weapon for the Joes. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Using arcane knowledge, Venom sacrificed several Joe soldiers to turn Bumblebee's body into a robotic suit that could [[Binary bonding|binary bond]] with Soundwave's remains, becoming its head. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Taking control of Soundwave's body, Venom deployed his new weapon to defend T.H.E. P.I.T. from Optimus Prime, catching the attention of Shockwave who demanded the return of his brother. As Optimus Prime and Shockwave grappled over Soundwave, Prime was able to pry Venom and Bumblebee from his shoulders, deactivating his body once again. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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Reclaiming Soundwave's remains and collecting the shards of his head, Shockwave brought them to [[Kalis]] in hopes that [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] could resurrect his brother. However, Flame's twisted miracle brought him back not as his old, impassioned self, but as an emotionless, monotonous machine who denied any brotherly relation to Shockwave and only demanded to know the parameters of his next mission. When [[Snake-Eyes]] arrived in Kalis with a rebellious Ravage, Soundwave fought them both and reclaimed Ravage, who he manually transformed and inserted in his chest for reprogramming. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}

Regrouping with the rest of the Decepticons, Soundwave and his minions participated in the battle to defend Trypticon from the united "Jotobot" army. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} When Optimus Prime returned from the afterlife and defeated Megatron, Soundwave ordered Laserbeak to snatch the Matrix away from Starscream. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
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Soundwave was playing cards with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] attacked. He was upgraded using [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s torso and some other parts thanks to Megatron and his Construct-Bots terminal. He cringed when Megatron slipped and fell on some gumballs. {{storylink|Intro!}}
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Soundwave was among the Decepticon forces that attacked the Autobot ship in search of [[AllSpark]] only to be blasted back out into space by [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]'s water blasts. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
According to rumor in the 24th century, Soundwave sat at the center of the [[Mandala]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] for several centuries during one of the times Iacon was under Decepticon control. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

In 1984, Soundwave participated in a battle in [[London]], infiltrating the [[British Museum]] by pretending to be [[Noah Acton]]'s tape recorder and helping to steal the [[Rosetta Stone]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] upgraded into a [[Triple-Threat Master]] in the early 2030s, Soundwave estimated that he cut hundreds of thousands of solar cycles from his lifespan. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Soundwave died at some point after this, as [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, including Soundwave, were long gone by the time Cybertron was under the control of the [[Builder Assembly]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} Soundwave was of such renown that his face adorned the 100 denomination of [[Cyber Planet Key|cyber planet key]], a unit considered a symbol of wealth on 24th century Cybertron. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

===''Timelines''===
In [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Soundwave chased fellow [[Laser Cycle]] [[Jazz (G1)#Timelines|Jazz]] during the obligatory Battle of [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}} Later, communications officer Soundwave fought at [[Mirtonia]] in the final battle of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]]. Ultimately, however, [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] led the Autobots to victory over the [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]]. A stray missile blew up an experimental energon refinery, taking Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave with it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime profile card}}

===''Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Nobuhiko Okamoto]] (Japanese)}}

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===''Prime wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
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Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Soundwave spearheaded an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, only to be routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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Megatron and Soundwave duked it out against the Autobots before an earthquake made the battleground unstable, forcing both sides to retreat. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}

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===When Worlds Collide===
When the Autobots and their allies pursued Megatron and Cobra Commander in search of the stolen [[Matrix of Leadership]], Soundwave took part in the epic battle that followed, most likely fighting on the villains' side. {{storylink|When Worlds Collide}}

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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Four million years prior to the 23rd century, the ''Ark'' left Cybertron to clear a path through an asteroid field only to be boarded by the Decepticons. Out of control, the ''Ark'' crashed into a volcano on the nearby [[Earth]], knocking all combatants into [[stasis lock]] until the 20th century. Reawakened in the era of humanity, the Transformers began a covert war for the planet's [[energon]] supply until the outbreak of [[World War III]]. The brutal conflict convinced Optimus Prime to abandon Earth, leading his troops away aboard [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], with the Decepticons following aboard [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. After decades in space, the Autobots found energon on [[Cygnus Seven]], the Decepticons attacking and, once again, sending the Autobot ship hurtling towards a primitive planet, everyone within winding up in stasis lock. On stardate 5892.7, a survey team from the [[Federation]] unknowingly triggered Fortress Maximus' autonomic protocols, the repair beam striking Megatron first who healed his forces and led an attack on the surface. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

Despite the intervening centuries, human technology still proved woefully inferior to Cybertronian, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] making short work of the defences. When Optimus Prime entered the battlefield, he was struck down by [[James T. Kirk|a human]] who demanded the Decepticons identify themselves. When the Decepticons touched down, Megatron ordered Soundwave to use his audio disruptor waves against the organics, only for the weapon to allow them to call in a [[photon torpedo]] from the orbiting [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']], singeing Soundwave. When Megatron ordered the Decepticons to fall back until more information was gathered, Soundwave directed them to a nearby moon from which a Decepticon beacon was emanating. Upon arrival, the signal was found to be Trypticon who was infested with [[Klingon]]s. Megatron, however, managed to smooth talk their leader, [[Kuri]] into an alliance. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

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Before too long, Megatron grew tired of the Klingons, only being swayed when they revealed their cloaking technology, allowing Trypticon to scan their downed [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]]. The Titan used the cloaking device to bait a trap for the ''Enterprise'', crippling it, with Soundwave scrambling the human ship's distress beacon. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

During the attack on the colony, Soundwave hovered by Starscream before Optimus Prime and [[Spock]] surrendered themselves in exchange for the miners' safety. As Kuri beamed down to boast of the [[Klingon Empire]]'s superiority, Fortress Maximus suddenly burst out of the moon, now reformatted into a copy of the ''Enterprise'', and began duelling Trypticon. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

The battle came to a rather abrupt halt when Starscream, having been given a personal cloaking device by the Klingons, fled with a bounty of [[dilithium]], intending to conquer a planet. The act finally evaporated what little patience Megatron had for his traitorous SIC and he ordered all Decepticons after the traitor. As the Decepticons warped after the traitor, Soundwave attempted to dissuade Megatron from pursuit, noting that there were other planets in the universe with dilithium, only for Megatron to reveal his primary motivation was finally putting an end to Starscream. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}}

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The Decepticons caught up with Starscream at the Klingon homeworld of [[Kronos]] as he was displaying his superiority to the [[Klingon High Council]], Soundwave releasing his [[Mini-Cassette]]s to round up the Klingons before the Autobots and [[Starfleet]] arrived. Though the organics had donned [[Crewbot|Cybertronian-scaled mechas]], Soundwave again unleashed his audio disruptor waves, bringing Starfleet and the Autobots to their knees but the frequency he utilized was deaf to Klingons ears, allowing them to summon a warbird fleet that defeated the invaders. As part of the deal that Kirk negotiated with the Klingon High Council, Soundwave and his fellow Decepticons were left in Klingon custody. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}
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===''War For Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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On Cybertron, Soundwave was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Major]], whose function was a spy. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron, Soundwave placed some malicious code into the [[Stanix]] hub to breach the system's data. Being the most critical connection in the global communication grid, [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] discovered it and recorded the event in its data files. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

Closer than ever to reaching the AllSpark, the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]]. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Soundwave's function was communications, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a communications cassette player. His [[Concussion weapon|Concussion blaster]] and [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassette troop]]s were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his stoic, loyalty, and opportunism. Soundwave's message from the future was that an intruder may be more than they seem. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Edward Bosco]] (English), [[Shinnosuke Ogami]] (Japanese)|[[Milton Parisi]] (Portuguese), [[Laurent Maurel]] (French), [[Michael Kühl]] (German), [[Julián Rodríguez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Fidel Garriga]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:SiegeEp2-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Excuse my sudden visit, but I saw your fiasco on the picture show and I just couldn't resist."]]
At some point during the war, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attempted to clone Soundwave, which resulted in the creation of the amoral [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

After Megatron had taken [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] prisoner, Soundwave detected a low-frequency transmission from Magnus's holding cell and alerted Megatron that Magnus had caught wind of their plan to find the [[AllSpark]] and harness its power. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} When Magnus finally died and transmitted the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]] to its next recipient, Megatron ordered Soundwave to track the anomaly. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} Soundwave and Shockwave reported their findings to Megatron, who ordered him to find a way to stop the protocols from falling into Autobot hands using one of Shockwave's computer viruses. The virus did its job well: spreading quickly across the planet, it not only erased the code from [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s memory but also knocked systems offline across the planet and revealed the concealed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

Soundwave took part in the final battle to recover the AllSpark from Autobot hands. As Megatron ordered Soundwave to destroy the Autobot starship, Soundwave and reported to Megatron that Optimus was heading to Sector Seven of the planet and caused Megatron to realize that Prime intended to take the artifact off-planet. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

[[File:EarthriseEp4-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|300px"|"Hahaha! Why does anyone do anything? Sheer, absolute boredom!"]]

Soundwave and the other Decepticons were left stranded on the dying planet following the launch of the ''Ark'' and the destruction of the [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. As their fuel situation grew ever more perilous, Soundwave picked up a transmission from the ''Ark'' and passed this knowledge on to Megatron, who authorized the construction of a starship to pursue them. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Some time later, the Decepticons successfully launched the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and caught up with the Autobots at [[Nebulon Station]] during a fight with a rampaging [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When Megatron fell and Starscream seized command, Soundwave joined in the assault against the Autobots until dire circumstances forced a temporary alliance. Soundwave helped open a set of blast doors so that the Autobots and Decepticons could deal with Scorponok, but soon after Megatron took back leadership the truce broke down and the Autobots escaped amidst the confusion. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After a perilous trip through the [[Dead Universe]], the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' followed the trail of the AllSpark to prehistoric Earth. In the ensuing three-way battle between the ''Ark'', the ''Nemesis'', and the Quintesson [[Deseeus]] aboard the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', the ''Nemesis'' was badly damaged and crash-landed on the planet below. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

[[File:KingdomEp3-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Dear, if I wanted to hurt anyone here..'''I would have done so ALREADY...'''"]]

Soundwave and the other Decepticons worked to get their ship functional again until Laserbeak detected an intruder. Soon after encountering [[Megatron (BW)|the Predacon Megatron]] and his followers, time-travelling Cybertronians from a dystopian future, Soundwave and Laserbeak captured the [[Maximal]] spy [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and brought her back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} Armed with both the Matrix of Leadership and a mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] he'd obtained during his time in the Dead Universe, Megatron contacted Soundwave and informed them that his knowledge of future events meant that it was time for the Decepticon-Predacon alliance to press their advantage. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} Soundwave joined his Megatron in the subsequent search for the AllSpark; despite his increasingly ominous visions, Megatron dismissed Soundwave's fears that possessing the Matrix of Leadership would have adverse effects. When a repentant [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] had a crisis of conscience and ambushed his erstwhile allies, Soundwave unleashed a sonic barrage before Dinobot recovered and impaled him through the chest. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

Soundwave eventually recovered and joined the crew of the ''Nemesis'' during their final attack on the ''Ark''. From his station, Megatron ordered Soundwave to fire on the grounded Autobot ship below, but thanks to Airazor and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s sabotage, their guns were offline. Despite this, Megatron simply transformed and made a kamikaze dive toward the ''Ark'', which assumed a towering robot mode and grounded the Decepticon warship for good by punching it into molten lava. Soundwave and the other Decepticons were captured and imprisoned aboard the ''Ark'' as the ship returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} Soundwave was locked in a stasis field until he was freed to partake in a climactic showdown against [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], which ended with the arrival of spark spirits. After [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]]'s spirit bought a swift end to the threat, Soundwave and the other Decepticons came together with the Autobots to mark a tentative end to the Great War before departing under Megatron's command. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

=== 2019 IDW continuity ===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart3 AscenticonGuardVolunteers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Ladies and gentlemen... I give you the Beatles!"]]

Before fellow Senator [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ousted him from the position, Senator Soundwave served as head of the [[Senate]]'s intelligence division. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Eventually, Soundwave fell in with Megatron and his burgeoning [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement; a firm supporter of Megatron's grand designs, Soundwave aided his new leader as Megatron reforged the scattered remnants of [[Termagax]]'s vision into an effective political machine. Not only did he help to represent the Ascenticon interests within the Cybertronian senate, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} Soundwave also served as a liaison between the respectable veneer of the Ascenticon movement and [[The Rise]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s underground network assembled to foment dissent within Cybertronian society, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} and even helped recruit ex-intelligence operatives into the clandestine organization. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} In public, Soundwave remained one of Megatron's closest confidants, helping him to record his speeches that criticized the [[Nominus Edict]] the Ascenticons sought to overturn. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

One evening, Soundwave joined Megatron at an Ascenticon rally in Tarn, where the pair survived a suspiciously incompetent assassination attempt. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} The "attack" gave Soundwave an opportunity to reveal the next phase of the Ascenticon movement as he introduced the [[Ascenticon Guard]], a private security force sympathetic to the cause. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} In the meantime, however, respected scientist [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder—the first murder in millennia—sent ructions through Cybertronian society, and threatened the legitimacy of the Ascenticon platform when all available evidence implicated The Rise. While hunting for a [[Voin]] who might have witnessed the killing, [[Security Operations]] officer [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] discovered a loose end that tied The Rise to Brainstorm's murder, and passed this information to Soundwave, who in turn sent [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] to silence the Voin. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

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In the meantime, Soundwave attended Brainstorm's funeral alongside his leader, {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} and later recorded another speech of Megatron's, claiming that this one would reach a hundred thousand Cybertronians would hear it before the cycle's end. When [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] approached the Ascenticons for a position, he assumed that he'd be dealing with Guard leader [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]], but she sent Soundwave in his place to evaluate Bumblebee's fitness for the Guard during a secluded interview in an abandoned energon mine. However, Soundwave's [[electromagnetic suppressor]] prevented Bumblebee from receiving [[Rubble]]'s transmission, who'd had the misfortune of stumbling upon Quake killing the Voin and was himself murdered. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

With tensions on Cybertron mounting, Megatron paid Termagax a visit and confirmed to Soundwave that she would not be interfering with their upcoming plans. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} Eventually, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] discovered that Barricade had gone behind his back to tip off the Ascenticons, leading to Barricade deserting Security Operations and seeking sanctuary at [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Ascenticon Headquarters]]. Correctly deducing that Barricade could not fall into Senate hands, Soundwave denied Prowl entry into their building, leading to a tense standoff. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} When Megatron discovered this, he scolded an unresponsive Soundwave for his haphazard handling of the situation. When other business called Megatron away, he ordered Soundwave to use one of his secure drones to have someone come and collect Barricade, and to make it look good. That night, after the raid had spirited Barricade away, Soundwave recorded Megatron making another speech, one where he revealed [[Decepticon|a new direction]] for their movement and for Cybertron. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

With First Senator Sentinel Prime back from his colonial tour due to the unrest, Soundwave approached him as senator for the Ascenticons. Soundwave suggested accelerating the time table for senate elections to clarify the government's mandate was still among the people. Recognizing this as a tactic to gain a senate majority for the Ascenticons over the Autobots, Sentinel forcibly denied the request. Soundwave next decided to publicly insert the Ascenticon Guard into a developing situation involving Rise terrorists. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} Four members of the Rise had been caught trying to steal energon and fled inside an immersant Titan, then used stolen weaponry to keep Security Operations at bay in a stand-off. Soundwave presented himself as a neutral intermediary to negotiate with the Rise. He hoped to ensure safe passage for Ruckus and the other three, assuming they knew nothing of value that could upset the Ascenticon plans. Unfortunately, Ruckus not only knew Soundwave helped Barricade escape and that Shockwave was recruiting ex-intelligence types to the Rise on Soundwave's recommendation, he was also too dumb to even realize this was important information. Realizing Ruckus was a liability, Soundwave left his suppressor staff with the Rise while he "renewed negotiations" with Security. Soundwave had just finished telling Bumblebee and Elita-1 it looked like the terrorists had explosives when he detonated his staff, desecrating the Titan and eliminating the loose ends. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

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A Rise attack destroyed the [[Tether]] that connected Cybertron to its [[Winged Moon]], and Soundwave joined Megatron and his fellow Ascenticon senators as they surveyed the devastation. Having learned from fellow Senator [[Heretech]] that Sentinel Prime planned to arrest Soundwave during the next Senate meeting as part of a sting operation, Megatron put Soundwave under the protection of the Ascenticon Guard and sourced some extra muscle from The Rise in order to beef up their numbers. Soundwave announced that Elita-1, who had previously headed the Guard, would be relieved of command and confined to her quarters, while [[Flywheels|Skytread]] took over the day-to-day running of the Ascenticon Guard. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

When Quake was captured by the Autobots and marched through Iacon, Soundwave ordered Skytread to ensure the veteran was not taken into custody. Though Ascenticon supporters managed to free Quake, he was ultimately killed by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

When the Ascenticons - now rebranded as the "Decepticons" - took control of the [[Senate]], Soundwave stood by Megatron as the leader announced his new world order to the Senators. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} After calling [[Andromeda (G1)|Andromeda]] to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]], Soundwave stood by Megatron when Starscream arrived for a haggling session. Incensed by Starscream's theatrics and insults, Soundwave unleashed his sonic cannon on the Head of Intelligence, wounding his former colleague enough to give his information to Megatron for free. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Soundwave bore witness to Andromeda's first propaganda interview with Megatron, warning her to do as she was told. Once the recording was completed, Soundwave told Andromeda to submit the footage to him for a final review, that she would be called upon as needed and to get out. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Megatron arranged a holographic parley with Optimus Prime, in an effort to track his true position and send a strike force to end their feuding. Soundwave did track the transmission, but he alerted Megatron that Optimus Prime and the Autobots were out of range, having already abandoned Iacon to move beyond their reach. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}} Later on, Soundwave reported in to Megatron that Termagax had been located by the Seekers along the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}
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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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Soundwave and the other Decepticons were battling the Autobots for control of a space bridge when a freak accident teleported everyone to the Japan of another universe. As they scouted out the terrain, Soundwave and Laserbeak reported on the miraculous energy source beneath the nearby [[Photonic Power Laboratory]]. The Decepticons watched as the Autobots took on and later allied with [[Kōji Kabuto]] and his [[Mazinger Z]] super robot after realizing that [[Baron Ashura]] had deliberately misled them into supporting the evil [[Mechanical Beast]]s. Not long after the evil robots retreated, the Decepticons sought out their leader [[Doctor Hell]] and formed an alliance.

Backed by the Mechanical Beasts, the Decepticons made a second run on the Photonic Power Laboratory and did well up until Mazinger and Optimus Prime joined the fray, only for the tide of battle to shift back into the favor of the Decepticons when Starscream, now sporting an enormous Mazinger body, and took out the pair before turning on Megatron. When all three factions teamed up to destroy "Mazinscream", the destruction of his physical body created an energy vortex that sucked all of the Cybertronians back to their native dimension. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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When the Autobots fled Cybertron following the end of the Great War, the planet was visited by the supernatural menace known as [[Gozer]]. Soundwave, Megatron, Shockwave, and Starscream visited the [[Temple of Gozer|temple]] that Gozer had summoned in order to deal with the invader; although Soundwave advised caution, Megatron's recklessness and Starscream's ego quickly spiralled out of control, and Gozer transformed into a monstrous avatar of Starscream in order to destroy the doomed world. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

Soundwave grimly reported to Megatron that not even their strongest [[combiner]]s could outpower Gozer, before the 'bots of [[Decepticon High Command]] were approached by another ghostly entity: the electrical being known as "[[Kremzeek]] the Scavenger," who tricked the four 'bots into surrendering their physical bodies and turning them into [[ghost]]s. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} Kremzeek demanded them to help him find and absorb the [[AllSpark]], which the Autobots had taken with them; all but Starscream refused, however, and the trio were absorbed into Kremzeek's being.

Roughly a thousand years later on Earth, Kremzeek's physical body was destroyed when the Scavenger made physical contact with [[Killerwatt|an electricity consuming ghost]], freeing the three Decepticons. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}} Although Soundwave and Shockwave initially hoped to work with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ectotron]] to restore their bodies, the conflict quickly escalated and the pair joined the battle against the [[Ghostbusters]]. Soundwave released several of his equally ghostly cassettes to take on the humans, but he was quickly restrained by [[Winston Zeddemore]] and sucked into a [[ghost trap]]. At the conclusion of the battle, Optimus Prime agreed that he would take the three Decepticons into his care until he could find a way to revert them to their old selves. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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In the year [[1984]], Soundwave awoke aboard the ''Ark'' alongside Megatron and the other Decepticons, watched his leader execute [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and took part in the invasion of Earth that ended with the defeat of [[Skywatch]] and the extinction of humanity. In order to retroactively win the war, Skywatch's robotic defense network [[Skynet]] sent a [[T-800]] Terminator back in time to defeat the Cybertronians before they could menace Earth. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

In this new timeline, Soundwave awoke on board the ''Ark'' alongside Megatron and the other Decepticons, only for the Terminator to barge into the ship and confront the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}} After the robot's pinpoint aim blew out Megatron's optic, the tyrant sent Starscream and Soundwave to destroy the intruder; upon detecting [[Sarah Connor]], Soundwave unleashed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and disoriented the Terminator with his sonic blasts. Sarah managed to revive both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], however, and Megatron ordered a retreat to gather information on this new world. The Decepticons regrouped on the Oregon coast, where Soundwave repaired Megatron's optic. Once Starscream had deduced that the humans would pose no threat to their future energy-gathering efforts, the villains attacked the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility for its energy production facilities, suspecting a link between their mechanical attacker and the cybernetics facility. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

While the other Decepticons secured a perimeter, Soundwave and [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] siphoned electrical energy from the plant into [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}} However, when the Autobots attacked, Soundwave took to the front lines with the rest of the villains, and advanced on Bumblebee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] before he detected Sarah fruitlessly calling for help from within Cyberdyne's parking booth. Soundwave correctly deduced that no further Autobots would be arriving, but before he could inform Megatron of this development he was shot and fatally wounded by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who had double-crossed the other Decepticons with the assistance of the Terminator. A dying Soundwave confronted Sarah and the Terminator, accusing them of setting the events in motion that led to the defeat of the Decepticons; unmoved by his words, however, the two joined forces and shot him until he collapsed and died. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===Precursor World (1)===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a blue Soundwave (as opposed to the [[Soundwave (G1)#Precursor World (2)|other guy]]) was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. The Warrior received a direct hit from Ultra Megatron for his trouble. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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While fighting for control of a damaged [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Soundwave was among the many Decepticons transported through the bridge to [[Equestria]] as a result of [[Queen Chrysalis]]'s magic spell. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} Soundwave crash-landed in [[Ponyville]], near [[Fluttershy]]'s house while she was enjoying tea with [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and although his strange appearance confused the duo the presence of his cassettes soon convinced the animal-loving pony to try and befriend him and his "pets". Discord's mischievous behavior quickly grated on the nerves of the stoic Decepticon, but it was not until [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] upset Fluttershy that Discord retaliated in earnest by siccing a horde of robotic animals on the pair. Soundwave admitted that he, too, understood the value of friendship between him and his followers, and agreed that he could be friends with Fluttershy under threat of being turned into a pony by Discord. Indeed, when Megatron ordered his lieutenant to meet him at his current position, Soundwave—happily watching as his cassettes played with their new friends—told Megatron that they'd be there... eventually. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

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After the Decepticon forces had been reunified, Soundwave joined in the attack on the [[Crystal Empire]]. Met by the Autobot/pony alliance, Soundwave attempted to eject his cassettes only for [[Pinkie Pie]] to have inexplicably made his way into his chest and throw a pie in his face. The Decepticon invasion of Equestria was eventually halted when Optimus Prime and [[Twilight Sparkle]] combined the power of the Matrix of Leadership and the magic of friendship to send the invaders, Soundwave included, back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

After the Decepticons had discovered a means of returning to Equestria for magical samples and artifacts, Soundwave, unaware of [[King Sombra]] being unleashed on his planet, continued the mission of detaining any Equestrians. Discovering [[Octavia]] and [[Vinyl Scratch]]'s group, Soundwave responded to their aggression with his sonic cannon, trapping him and them under 500 tons of steel. With neither his sonic weapons nor his minions being able to clear the obstruction, Soundwave reluctantly agreed to ally with the Equestrians to blast their way to freedom. When Soundwave made contact with Megatron, he learnt of King Sombra and agreed to extend the alliance with the organics. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}

[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] airlifted Soundwave and Octavia into the fray during the final battle against a Sombra-controlled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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===Precursor World (2)===
[[File:Abominus2-GoldenSoundwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'd rather be shiny!]]

A Transformer resembling a particularly dazzling Soundwave (as opposed to the [[Soundwave (G1)#Precursor World (1)|other guy]]) was a follower of [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] in the [[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]]. Like his fellows, he dutifully assisted Primus in his efforts to confiscate the [[Star Power|Seven Lights]] from his dissenting army the [[Primus Vanguard]] and destroy the universe.

Soundwave was present in the strike team Primus brought to bear against the [[Powered Master]]s in an expedition to the year [[2050]] of the [[G1 World|next universe]] to capture its newly formed, empty [[Silver Matrix]] for his patsy [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

When all of the players were in place for Primus's grand plan, Soundwave ferried [[Primus's envoy|his master's envoy]] to the site of the final battle as his passenger dramatically proclaimed their master's impending victory.

Primus personally collected the assembled Seven Lights in short order, and his hype man continued to big up the boss from atop Soundwave as Primus brought their full power to bear, bringing about the end of the [[Precursor World]] the Golden Age had so long strived for, {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale 1}} only for Primus to be blown to smithereens by the massive battle mech [[Blue Planet (GS)|Neo Primus]]'s central cannon! The god's golden shell fell away to reveal his true form—a tiny energy being known as "Oracle". The surviving Primus Vanguard commanders whisked the now-exposed Oracle to safety. All this commotion left Soundwave vulnerable to hostile boarding by the future warrior [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]], having survived Primus's assault, who proceeded to drain his companion of [[Golden Power]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
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Million of years before 1984, Soundwave was one of the Decepticons who boarded the ''Ark'', winding up in stasis lock when the ship crashed on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}} In [[1985]], Soundwave and Megatron listened to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s report from [[Hill Valley]] as they watched [[Marty McFly]] travel back in time in [[DeLorean time machine|a specialized DeLorean]]. None of the Decepticons were sure what they were looking at until Ravage detected trans-temporal particles, suggesting that the humans had invented [[time travel]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

Rumble had managed to stow away on the DeLorean to [[2015]], discovering that the Decepticons had been defeated. Time travelling back to before the ''Ark'' had rebooted, Rumble reactivated the Decepticons ahead of schedule. Executing the stasis locked Autobots, the Decepticons conquered Earth, turning humanity into a labour force. In the altered 2015, Soundwave brought the coordinators of Pasadena and Arleta before Megatron when the two cities had fallen behind on their quota of energon cubes. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Say hello to my leetle friend!"]]

Original footage of Soundwave featured in several commercials:

*When Sideswipe, Prowl, and Jazz infiltrated the Decepticons' base, Soundwave reached into his chest compartment with his own fingers and threw out a (tiny) tape into the air. The tape transformed into Laserbeak, and Soundwave sic'ed on the three Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Soundwave|Soundwave commercial}}
{{note|Soundwave wasn't properly introduced in this commercial, only referred to as the "Decepticons' communications officer." This early animation featured a Soundwave model colored in lavender, versus the dark blue used later.}}
*Soundwave, Ravage, and Laserbeak were driven back by the Dinobots amid a thunderstorm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When Rumble strolled into his base carrying a radio, Soundwave immediately identified it as an "Autobot intruder" and dispatched Ravage and Laserbeak to attack [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}
*Soundwave was seen grappling with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] during a vicious battle on Cybertron. While some fought, others left Cybertron behind to expand the Transformers' war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}

Soundwave also appeared in online promotional videos:
*After Megatron learned about [[BotCon 2009]] from Optimus Prime, he led a small group of Decepticon representatives to the convention, including Soundwave. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}
*Soundwave was present with Megatron, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] when the topic about finding new ultimate weapon ideas changed to [[BotCon 2010]]. As Breakdown mentioned that one of the things he was looking forward to was the debut of the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], Soundwave turned to Counterpunch and pointed to himself. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}
*Soundwave, Rumble, and Frenzy had a dance-off against Blaster, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Blaster VS Soundwave 2013}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Soundwave could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress, diverting him into areas of the Decepticons' maze-like base. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
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{{voiceactor|[[Robert Belgrade]] (English)}}

====Decepticon story====
Soundwave and Starscream were sent to investigate strange reports of space-time warps and UFOs on the planet Zel Samine, bringing a space bridge with them on their shuttle that they would use to transport Megatron to the plant once they had landed. Inexplicably, their ship wound up crashing, and when they attempted to use the space bridge, it malfunctioned, dumping Megatron some distance away. After reuniting with his leader, Soundwave deduced that powerful electromagnetic rays from Zel Samine's sun, Paradius, were responsible for scrambling the systems of the shuttle and the space bridge, and that the Decepticons themselves would be subject to similar catastrophic system disruption if they tried venturing off the planet without a ship. The Decepticons immediately set about raiding local energy sources for energon to repair their craft, starting with a wind power plant on [[Mount Jaad]]. Then, after successfully draining the [[Ranpas Geothermal Power Plant]]—in part thanks to Soundwave deploying Laserbeak to locate any Autobot guards around the facility—Megatron chose the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]] for their next target. Soundwave pointed out the heavy Autobot fortifications that had been set up around the station and suggested a different target, but Megatron dismissed his concerns, and when the Decepticons did indeed emerge victorious, Soundwave apologized for speaking out of turn and doubting his leader.

Via Laserbeak, Soundwave soon discovered that the Autobots on the planet had made contact with the occupants of one of the strange UFOs, and suggested to Megatron that they send a task force to intercept them. In the process, the Decepticons wound up allying themselves with the ''other'' UFO's passengers: Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge, a trio of Decepticons from the future who had traveled back in time to locate and destroy the powerful [[Zel Quartz]], a weapon that threatened Galvatron's rule in their home time. Soundwave was teamed with Cyclonus to seek out possible locations of the quartz across the planet, and the communications officer stoically carried out his task, all the while struggling to keep Megatron and Galvatron from fighting with each other.

After failing to find the quartz at the [[Lazalt Ruins]], the Decepticons next decided to search the [[Karzite mine]]. Cyclonus informed Soundwave that he saw both him and Megatron as "worthless scrap", and warned the communications officer the mine yielded a similar lack of results, then he would be taking the blame, not Cyclonus. Soundwave agreed, but have a warning of his own: he charged a high price for being spoken to with disrespect. As it turned out, the quartz was not in the mine, and Soundwave accepted the blame as promised, only to then reveal his price: he had recorded his conversation with Cyclonus and played it back for Megatron, who did not take kindly to the future Decepticon's insults. At Megatron's command, Soundwave recorded Cyclonus's screams as the Decepticon leader subjected him to a vicious punishment.

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{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

====Autobot story====
Megatron had Soundwave send out a fake Autobot SOS transmission in an attempt to trick the Autobots into leaving their base. The plan was a success and Optimus Prime and his crew were lured out. When the Autobots realized that they had been deceived, Megatron sent a message through Soundwave's transmitter, gloating how he had tricked Prime and announced that his crew was going to steal the energon the Autobots had on their shuttle. When Megatron had finished his message, Soundwave returned to base. On the way back to their shuttle, the Autobots encountered Soundwave again, this time leading a hoard of Decepticon troops, and fought them. Despite his best efforts, Soundwave was overwhelmed and left to rejoin Megatron. Later, Soundwave fought the Autobots again while they were dealing with another swarm of enemies. He lost again, and left to fight another day.

Later on, Soundwave teamed up with his future self, Soundblaster, and with [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] as the final defense against the Autobots before they reached Megatron and Galvatron. When the Autobots arrived, Soundblaster started by expressing [[dull surprise]] at how the Autobots managed to survive up until the current point. Soundwave continued, warning the Autobots that he would not let them stand in Megatron's way. Both the present and future versions of the Communications Officer we all know and love put up the best fight they could, but even with Full-Tilt's help, the Autobots overpowered them.

===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Gluawakening soundwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Soundwave was among the Decepticons who pursued and boarded the Autobot [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. When the ship crashed on [[Earth]], all inside were sent into stasis, but the Decepticons woke up four million years later and resumed their conquering ways. When the Autobots began waking up as well, Soundwave was hot on their trail, and Ratchet and Bumblebee had to silence him before he could alert Megatron. After a series of skirmishes, Soundwave was among the Decepticons who failed to prevent the Autobots from finding the Decepticon [[space bridge]]. He accompanied Megatron back to Cybertron to lay a trap for the Autobots, but was equally unsuccessful as a prison guard. Trailing the Autobots to Earth, Soundwave was beaten up by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], took part in a disastrous assault on the Ark, and was unable to stop an Autobot attack on the Decepticon's Cybertron fortress. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Construct-Bots Builder''===
The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Soundwave were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Autobots! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Soundwave and his tapes conducted a covert infiltration of the Autobot base, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. He was eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], who sent him packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations}} On another occasion, Soundwave infiltrated a human science facility with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] to gain access to a technology to increase [[Energon]] production. The trio were faced by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and his tapes. {{storylink|Espionage}}

After Megatron and his men, including Soundwave, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}} The Decepticons manage to drive the Autobots off Earth, and proceeded to set about conquering the planet. Unfortunately for them, the Autobots soon returned and succeeded in badly damaging Megatron, resulting in Soundwave and the other Decepticons retreating with their wounded leader. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron (Legends)|All Hail Megatron}}

Soundwave was among those who supported [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s bid for leadership. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

When humans unlocked the secrets of [[Gravitronic Energy]], Soundwave and his minions attempted to take possession of the data, but were foiled by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Box Trap}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Chef Pig#As Soundwave}}
Soundwave appears as the third unlockable character and first unlockable [[Deceptihog]]. He is portrayed by Chef Pig. He also appears as an [[Chef Pig#As Energon Soundwave|Energon version]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The only character that can literally play his own boss battle theme.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]]}}

When a surge of [[plasma energy]] was detected in New York City, the Decepticons investigated, finding the ''[[Proudstar]]'', the lost ship of [[Nova Prime]], buried beneath the city. Assuming control, the Decepticons pushed forward the [[cyberforming]] protocols. When the Autobots breached the ship, Soundwave briefly fought them off before he was called away by Megatron. The Autobots eventually reached the ''Proudstar''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Plasma Core]] but the ship's security ejected it.

When the Core was located, it was found to have ruptured. Though the Decepticons attempted to seal the leak, the Autobots closed in, forcing Starscream to carry it away prematurely. Soundwave consulted [[Teletraan Alpha]] for instructions on how to repair it, learning that it could be done at a [[Plasma Energy Interface]] on Cybertron. When the Core was brought to the ''Proudstar''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command tower, it was sent through the [[space bridge]]. Once it was repaired and reinstalled, the cyberforming continued. When the Autobots tried to obtain the [[Ferrotaxis]], they faced off against Soundwave once again, defeating him. Though disappointed by his most loyal follower's defeat, Megatron noted it hardly mattered with regards to his plan. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Epic Soundwave Superior, but still inferior
]]
Soundwave participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward in the "Guess Who?" contest held on the Transformers: Battle Tactics' Facebook page. Then he was available as a reward in the delayed "Sonic Clash" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Soundwave-EarthWars.jpg|frame|right|200x200px|Operation: Invasion]]
'''Soundwave'''

Soundwave was in contact with the Decepticons on Earth, saying that it would be beneficial if [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], the only two cons on Earth at the time, to upgrade their HQ. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Get Megatron! Campaign}}

Soundwave came to earth during the battle for the [[Fractal Map]] and helped out in the battle for the [[Codex Key]] too. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Codex Showdown Campaign}}

Soundwave also witnessed the creation of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 3 star, (2 star in beta)
*'''Weapons''': Soundwave uses a gun of the same make as [[Jetfire (G1)|the traitor]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|the Aerialbots]] to blast targets from medium range. He then closes in on the target and smashes it with his fists.
*'''Ability: Deploy Minions''': Deploys Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw to attack targets for Soundwave. They will take damage like any other normal Con, just at less health. They all have unique attacks.
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points, +3 for every reuses.

Soundwave is one of two characters that has a special character victory pose, in which Soundwave has a chance to perform "the moonwalk". He can also transform to play "[[The Touch]]" while being viewed in the collection.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:soundwave Soundwave at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

'''Soundwave [[HISS tank|H.I.S.S.]]'''
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[[File:Soundwave GiJoe EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Cobra Command''' - Follow [[Cobra Commander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cobra]]’s command! Aim at a defence and the H.I.S.S. Tank will deal some damage. Defences in the area receive 20% (2-Star) / 30% (3-Star) / 40% (4-Star) more damage and get prioritized by all bots for 3.5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +3 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:soundwave-h-i-s-s Soundwave H.I.S.S. at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Soundwave TFO.jpg|thumb|right|"Oh lets break it DOWN!"]]
{{bigquote|The cries and screams of my victims are music to my audio receptors.}}

As early as 900 million years ago, Soundwave was already Megatron's loyal lieutenant when war broke out on ancient Cybertron. Often silent, but deadly, Soundwave amassed a regiment of Decepticons to gain intel from the Autobots. He would often take on the role of mediating quarrels, but Soundwave is not without his sense of intellect. If anyone were to threaten his position, Soundwave could blackmail his perpetrator with the latter's database. As a result of his greed, Soundwave was often hated. As long as knowledge is (within his) power, Soundwave always gets the last laugh.

In battle, Soundwave wielded the "[[Quantum Cutter]]" buzzsaw and a semi-auto "[[Super Annihilator Rifle]]" that comes equipped with two ammo mags. His active skill was "Sonic Shield":
*'''Sonic Shield''' — Soundwave projects a force field that reduces incoming damage by 50% to himself and his allies. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero11.shtml Soundwave on the Transformers Online website]</ref>

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Soundwave-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Definitely Superior now. (Just don't tell him about [[Windblade (G1)#games|Windblade]])]]
Soundwave was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around!

Soundwave has an offensive damage moveset for a bot in the Tech class; he generates Power connecting a Laserbeak Heavy attack, then re-charges to full Power connecting a Ravage Special attack, with a side of Shock and Power control. At every Power bar he activates a Sonic Shield that reflects projectiles. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOSoundwave.jpg|thumb|100px]]
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==Toys==
{{Main|Soundwave (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Soundwave (G1)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
*The Decepticon faction insignia appears to be roughly based on Soundwave's head.
*Though Soundwave's toy is a microcassette recorder, his fictional appearances depict him as a stereo cassette deck or Walkman. (Likewise, his microcassette tapes are depicted as regular audio cassettes.)
[[File:Bm soundwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Soundwave gets slagged by Vehicons, and Nightscream escapes. How's that for injustice?]]
*A 1986 [[Panini]] stickerbook sold in Belgium and the Netherlands gave Soundwave the alternate French language name "Stacar". Whether this name was used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown.
*Soundwave's computer model was used for one of the [[generic]] Transformers in ''Beast Machines''. It is seen in "[[Forbidden Fruit]]" during [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream's]] flashback being cornered by [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]] just before Nightscream flees into the lower levels of Cybertron. Though the model was recolored, it was still really 'Soundwavey,' causing much confusion among fans. His computer model as well as [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s continued to show up for the rest of the series, used to represent deactivated Transformer shells.
*Later, Soundwave's character model showed up numerous times in various color schemes as a generic background character in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.
[[File:Cyb ep34 G1 soundwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Ha ha ha, stop poking me, that tickles!]]
*[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] listened to music using a tape deck resembling Soundwave in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' episode "[[Memory (Cybertron)|Memory]]". Later, after a new [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] was found, ''Cybertron'' [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] held tape deck Soundwave in his arms. This caused a great disturbance in the [[force]]...

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu''), '''Soundblaster''' (''The Headmasters'', サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Jam Bo''' (音波, "Voice Wave")
*''Czech:'' '''Kyber'''
*''English:'' '''New Soundwave''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub Soundblaster)
*''French:'' '''Soundax''' (European French dub), '''Radar''' (Canada), '''Sonore''' (Canada Action Master, "Sonorous")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Gal Kól''' (גל קול, "Sound Wave")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Fülelő''' ("Listener"), '''Fürkész''' ("Seeker", ''The Movie'' 1st dub)
*''Indonesian:'' '''Gelombang Suara''' ("Soundwave")
*''Italian:'' '''Memor''', '''Vizar''' (Soundblaster)
*''Korean:'' '''Soundwave''' (사운드웨이브 ''Saundeuweibeu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shēng-pō''' (Taiwan, 聲波, "Soundwave"), '''Yīng-pō''' (Taiwan, 音波, "Soundwave"), '''Shēngbō''' (China, 声波, "Soundwave"),'''Yīnbǎn''' (China, ''The Headmasters'', 音板, "Soundboard") '''Shēng Pàu''' (Taiwan Soundblaster, 聲爆, "Sound Blast")
*''Polish:'' '''Dźwiękofalowiec''' (''The Movie'', "Soundwaver")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Onda-Sonora''' (Portugal comics), '''Microonda''' (Brazil comics, "Microwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Barkhan''' (cartoon, Бархан, "Dune")<ref>Dubbers thought his name was "Sandwave".</ref>
*''Spanish:'' '''Sam''' (America ''The Headmasters'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Zvukohvyl''' (Звукохвил, "Soundwave")

==References==
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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Blue Order]]
[[Category:Communications specialists]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Senators]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]
[[Category:Golden Age]]

Slipstream (G1)

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:''Slipstream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:LegendsSlipstreamArt.jpg|thumb|300px|Stole her missiles from [[:File:Timelinestoy-SlipstreamPrime.jpg|another universe]].]]
The only thing sharper than '''Slipstream'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s acerbic tongue is her keen mind—whether as a soldier or a spy-for-hire, she gets that job done and always keeps her true agenda shielded. Sometimes she's known to be a [[Cloning|clone]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]; in other times and places, nobody knows where she comes from at all. Who ''is'' Slipstream? Someone fast, deadly, and able to shield her energy signature is all ''you'' need to know.

Slipstream keeps herself a blank slate, but she's certainly got Starscream's legendarily volcanic temperament!

==Fiction==
===''Transformers: All Spark''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned from a previous defeat, Slipstream was among his new troops. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[The Change In Your Nature Part Three|''Transformers'' #15]]}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartThree-SixshotSlipstream.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Slipstream fought in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} After the end of the war and the ratification of the [[Nominus Edict]], she fell in with the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement; by the time that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had taken command of the organization, she'd already joined [[The Rise]], a radical splinter group who sought to change Cybertronian society through force. When Megatron put [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in charge of the outfit, she and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] became Shockwave's chief lieutenants. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} [[Security Operations]] learned of her membership following [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s investigation of the memorial crater. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

Slipstream was hiding out at one of The Rise's more remote bases when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] paid a visit. Summoned to the armory along with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Slipstream bore witness to the senator beating the scrap out of Shockwave in order to assert his dominance over both the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s and The Rise. When Shockwave agreed to fall into line, Megatron asked if anyone else required an explanation, with Slipstream noting that the situation was quite clear to her. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}

[[File:Transformers-2019-17-Team Stream.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

The Rise next launched a strike on a [[Titan Net]] subsidiary hub. Slipstream led "[[Team Stream]]" (the group was named by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]) to the remote outpost. They subdued any resistance and prepared a [[data-bomb]] to upload into the Titan Net, disabling all the massive Cybertronians in orbit. The only exception was [[Vigilem]], to whom [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] was bonded as a [[Cityspeaker]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} At Skystalker's direction, Vigilem prepared to make an attack on the [[Winged Moon]]. Their mission accomplished, Slipstream cleared out her squad from the hub, returning to their staging ground for the next mission. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

After Vigilem had severed the [[Tether]] that connected the [[Winged Moon]] to Cybertron, Slipstream and the other members of her team were sent to secure the moon and its [[energon]] supplies, {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} but discovered that [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s team of engineers had made it almost impossible for the team to break in. The arrival of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] broke the protracted siege, but in the ensuing battle the Decepticons were forced to forced to retreat after [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and his group sabotaged the moon's artificial gravity system and created a singularity that wrecked the moon and burned away any remaining energon. The team retreated back to Cybertron aboard Astrotrain, but not after first picking up an irradiated [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], who'd taken the brunt of the blast. {{storylink|War World: Moon}}

Slipstream and Team Stream remained on duty with Shockwave at the Rise's remote base despite the Decepticons' consolidation of control in Iacon. They were on watch when [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the infamous Lord of Misrule, returned to Cybertron looking for some fun. After Skywarp and a very heavy-armed Shockwave caught up, he fled. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheMagicOfCybertron-Seekers.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Slipstream, Thundercracker, and Starscream were sent to steal magical artifacts from the pegasus city of [[Las Pegasus]]. Although they were ordered to keep a low profile, Thundercracker promptly blew their cover, and the team were chased back through the [[Space Bridge|spacebridge]] portal to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Twilight Sparkle]] and her friends. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

Much later, after [[King Sombra]]'s defeat, Slipstream and Shadow Striker were at the space bridge terminal when Megatron bid the ponies farewell. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Slipstream and [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] were tasked with hunting down and capturing [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s squadron of [[Female Autobots]] that was attacking Decepticon bases. They succeeded at stopping the Autobots. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} Secretly allying herself with the [[Quintesson]]s, Slipstream entered the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]] in an effort to disrupt the spirit of cooperation the games represented between the Autobots and their allies. She was eventually found out and stopped by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|The Galactic Games}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Zeta#As Slipstream}}
Slipstream appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. She is portrayed by Zeta. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:SlipstreamEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
When Megatron was moping over Octopunch's failure on Aquatron, Slipstream suggested that he shouldn't send out his most incompentent, "rusty" soldiers next time, which he didn't take too well. And she didn't mean the Contructicons. Megatron then threatened to compress his troops into crystals if they didn't find more Ocean Amethysts for Shockwave's research. Slipstream made a remark on how "effective" his typical brute force solution was. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Shark Bait Event}}

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Slipstream fires her null rays at a target from short range.
*'''Ability:''' '''Fusion Bomb''' - Drop a [[fusion bomb]] on the target. If the target is destroyed within 20 seconds, the bomb explodes dealing massive damage to adjacent targets.
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points + 3 for reuses.

*[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:slipstream Slipstream at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOSlipstream.jpg|thumb|100px]]
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Slipstream was among the Decepticons under Starscream's command who invaded Earth in search of Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
As a mercenary Scout, Slipstream Backstabs targets on Critical hits, inflicting various debuffs and continues to Exploit Weaknesses.

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==Toys==
===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-Slipstream.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Slipstream''' ([[October 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG16'''
**''Accessories'': 2 guns
{{note|The ''Legends'' version of ''Animated'' [[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|Slipstream]] was repurposed as Generation 1 Slipstream in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]''.}}

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Slipstream is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]] with a new head, chest, and [[Null-ray|forearms]] based on her cartoon design. She transforms into a jet with tilting, spinning VTOL fans and fold in front landing gear. She features new arm-mounted weapons instead of Windblade's sword and scabbard. She was packaged with [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|volume 16]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends Bonus Edition]]'' comic.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir [[Airazor (BW)#Generations|Airazor]], and served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Stiletto (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stiletto]].
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Slipstream-Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Ultra Class, [[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': "Sonic Swirl"

{{note|Generation 1 Slipstream was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Slipstream]] in ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron|The Magic of Cybertron]]''.}}

:Ultra Class Slipstream is a roughly Voyager-sized mold. As this toy is the first ''Cyberverse'' Slipstream toy to ''not'' share a mold with Starscream, it is also the first toy of the character to feature show-accurate robot and jet modes. She features a "Sonic Swirl" Action Attack, which unfurls a large free-spinning rotor setup from her wings to the back of her jet mode when her left arm is pushed in. As this is not sculpted to resemble some kind of energy effect or in-motion part like other Action Attacks in the line, it comes across more as an odd form of propulsion for her jet mode.

:In an odd quality control error, Slipstream's packaging refers to her with the feminine inflections of "Seeker" in Spanish and Portuguese but the masculine inflection in French.<ref>[http://bwtf.com/toyreviews/cyberverse/ultra/slipstream BWTF photo review of ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Slipstream, 14 May 2019]</ref>
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:SDCC2018Slipstream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Slipstream, Strategic Seeker''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1C: Convention Pack 2018'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number:'' '''T02/T02'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Slipstream, Strategic Seeker was one of the preview cards for the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] and was available alongside [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], Renegade Warrior, as well as the battle cards All-Out Attack and Tandem Targeting System in an exclusive pack available initially at [[San Diego Comic-Con|SDCC]] 2018, and later briefly on Hasbro Toy Shop.

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[[File:EESlipstream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Slipstream, Strategic Seeker''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1C: Convention Pack 2018'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number:'' '''T02/T02'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Convention Pack 2018's Slipstream, Strategic Seeker. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Dan Khanna]].
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==Notes==
*''Legends'' and ''Earth Wars'' used different bios: the former having her as a quick-to-rage Starscream clone à la [[Slipstream (Animated)|''Animated'']], the latter as a mysterious spy, drawing on her [[Slipstream (WFC)|Aligned counterpart]]'s ''Timelines'' profile (which was rather circumstance-specific; see her page for details). This is to say nothing of IDW's comics, where she is more or less a straight port of her [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' incarnation]] as put-upon Decepticon middle management. We've bashed them all together until they fit.
*Slipstream's design in the 2019-2022 IDW comics is an original interpretation by [[Anna Malkova]] of [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Slipstream]]'s design. Malkova had intended to give Slipstream the same [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Starscream]] body as other Seekers, but Hasbro asked for ''Cyberverse'' styling.<ref>{{twitter|Initially I wanted to make Slipstream the same mold as siege seekers but was asked to make her look more like cbv so there's ques from both! TBH I wasn't really concerned about keeping her toyetic at the time - had a specific vibe for her in mind and adjusted things accordingly|https://twitter.com/Anna__Malkova/status/1419569073772453890|Anna Malkova|2021|07|26}}</ref> <ref>{{twitter|that vibe was "featuring Charlize Theron as Slipstream" haha!|https://twitter.com/Anna__Malkova/status/1419570330906107908|Anna Malkova|2021|07|26}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slipstream''' (スリップストリーム ''Surippusutorīmu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huá Liú''' (滑流, "Slipstream")

==See also==
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*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], the female [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone of Starscream]] from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon Seeker from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''.}}

==References==
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[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
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Optimus Prime (Movie)/games

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Lots of games involve Movie Optimus Prime!

==Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots==

Using the callsign 10-22, Optimus Prime stepped up to replace the missing Bumblebee as field director for the [[Chevy Autobot]]s in their struggles against [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]]. Under 10-22's leadership, the Chevy Autobots learned that Bumblebee and their other comrades survived inside their foe. Mainframe was capable of devouring the sparks of his opponents to increase his power, but the new sparks remained distinct within him for a time. Locating Mainframe in the Arctic, 10-22 dispatched the entire crew of Chevy Autobots to confront the Decepticon villain, and soon joined them himself. They fought their way through Mainframe and [[Maelstrom]], defeated their foes, saved their friends, and made the universe safe for femmebots and protoforms everywhere. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}}

==''Transformers'' (Glu)==

Upon his arrival on Earth, Optimus Prime was damaged and trapped inside Hoover Dam. [[You]] assisted him by monitoring his progress and directing his efforts with your cell phone. Well done, flesh creature. {{storylink|Transformers (Glu)}}

==''Transformers'' - The Game==
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Patrick Borg]] (French), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

===Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC/Wii/PS2===
===Autobot campaign===
Optimus Prime provided intelligence and missions to Bumblebee in his search for the AllSpark. Eventually, the clues led the Autobot to Sam Witwicky. After saving Sam from Barricade, Bumblebee finally completed preparations for the Autobots to arrive on Earth. Once on Earth and disguised as a truck, and having informed the two teenagers of their mission, Prime and the Autobots were discovered by Sector Seven. Optimus sent Jazz on a high-speed <s>destruction</s> distraction mission, then sent Ironhide to rescue Jazz from a double-threat posed by the government agents and various Decepticon scouts. When Bumblebee was captured, Optimus Prime chased the helicopter which from which the small Autobot was dangling. After a lengthy pursuit, Optimus managed to catch the net, only to be thrown off by another Cybertronian [[transition form|meteor]] passing nearby. As Bumblebee was carried away, Optimus promised he would not fail him again. Jazz informed him that the meteor was not an Autobot and Optimus confronted the new threat, who turned out to be the Decepticon triplechanger [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. The two battled it out across [[Tranquility]] before Optimus finally destroyed him, and in doing so, overheard [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]]'s transmission revealing the location of the AllSpark.

Optimus then returned to an intel role as he guided Bumblebee in his mission to retrieve the AllSpark from Hoover Dam. Unfortunately, the Decepticons managed to free Megatron, leading to the final battle in Mission City. As the Autobots engaged in an all-out urban war with the Decepticons to protect Sam and the AllSpark, things seemed to take a turn for the worse as Megatron finally arrived. But before the Decepticon leader could claim the Cube, Optimus Prime attacked. The two leaders duked it out until Megatron was finally on the ground, seemingly devoid of life. Optimus knelt to take the AllSpark as Sam handed it to him, but Megatron suddenly awoke, leaping at the Autobot with his chain-flail out, and making one last attempt at defeating his adversary. Optimus grabbed the chain, pulling Megatron in closer, and with the AllSpark clutched in his fist, delivered a punch through Megatron's spark. As Megatron died Optimus reflected on the losses and rewards of this battle, as the Autobots have a new home. Optimus planned to guard the humans in secret, "For freedom is the right of all sentient beings." {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===Decepticon campaign===
After Bumblebee, Jazz and Ironhide were all killed in Mission City, Sam and Mikaela informed their deaths to Optimus. Optimus noted their sacrifice and decided to defeat Megatron. In the final battle, Optimus Prime confronted Megatron at the top of a building, and fought back against Megatron while protecting Sam. Eventually beaten to the ground, and as he desperately crawled for the AllSpark, Megatron smashed his head with his flail, before using the Cube to destroy humanity. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===''Transformers: Autobots''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

Optimus helped to advise his warriors in some of their mission to try locate the Allspark. Arriving on Earth, Optimus met up with the other Autobots to give further commands to his troops. [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]], the new rookie, was eager to help in the cause, but Optimus tells him to sit back while the grown-ups take care of business. After Jazz learned that Sector 7 possessed both Megatron and the Allspark, Optimus solemnly decided to kill his brother, a notion Jazz questioned. Optimus deemed it a neccesary killing, and ordered Bumblebee to create a diversion so that they could get out of the city, but Create-A-Bot, fed up with the bureaucracy defied Optimus's orders and interfered in Bumblebee's mission, resulting in the scout's capture. Optimus decided not to rescue Bumblebee, deeming their mission for the AllSpark more important. Ironhide was enraged by this, voicing his opinion that Optimus cared for none of his troops, only for besting his brother. Optimus voiced no argument against this attack, and restated their mission to retrieve the AllSpark. With that, the Autobots began making their way to the Hoover Dam.

Jazz was able to locate Bumblebee in the dam, and Ironhide apologized for his outburst, though Optimus said no apology was needed between the two old friends. Optimus took pity on Create-A-Bot and allowed him the chance to redeem himself by freeing Bumblebee. After guiding Bumblebee to his weapon chip and the Allspark, Optimus and Bumblebee made their way down the highway when they were confronted by Barricade and a drone, and after defeating them Optimus realised they were a diversion so that they could unfreeze Megatron. Searching for his nemesis, he instead encountered Brawl, who he eventually killed before returning back to the city, where he rendezvoused with Create-A-Bot and Bumblebee with the Allspark, Megatron arrived and grabbed the llspark from him. To stop Megatron Optimus followed him, ordering Create-A-Bot to stay behind with Bumblebee. During the confrontation Megatron set Allspark drones on Prime, but Create-A-Bot, who tailed Prime to the fight sacrificed himself to weaken Megatron. Galvanized by the rokkie's sacrifice, Opimus fought Megatron in a final duel. After besting Megatron, Optimus decided the Allspark was worth sacrificing to stop Megatron. Megatron defeated, Optimus commended the dying young Autobot and swore he would always be remembered as a war hero, and sent out an interstellar message to any Autobots living among the stars to join them. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Decepticons''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

Landing on Earth, Optimus Prime quickly joined the other Autobots to attempt to stop the Decepticons. Optimus didn't appear on the battlefield until Megatron himself was released and Starscream escaped with the AllSpark. He stepped in to thwart the maniacal leader of the Decepticons, but alas, was struck down, left in the streets while Megatron gave chase to his traitorous second-in-command. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
After the AllSpark had been lost and Megatron followed it, the Autobots tracked both down to Earth, Optimus sending Bumblebee to scout the planet. After confirming the Decepticon presence, Bumblebee summoned the rest of the Autobots. Upon being informed that Megatron had not been seen, Optimus sent [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] to investigate what had become of him following the humans finding the Decepticon while Optimus led the rest to search for the AllSpark. After Bumblebee had been abducted by [[Sector Seven]] and brought to the Hoover Dam, where the AllSpark was, he broadcast another signal. As Optimus led the Autobots to the signal, he was forced to leave Ratchet and Ironhide behind to hold off the increasing amount of Decepticon [[drone]]s. When the two learnt of the origin of the drones from [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], Optimus sent Hound and Trailbreaker to deactivate them. Though successful, the mission cost Hound's life.

After freeing Bumblebee, Optimus served as his bodyguard against the remaining Decepticon army, briefly abandoning his charge to defeat [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]. As Optimus caught up to Bumblebee, so did Megatron, landing atop and killing the scout while absorbing the AllSpark into himself. With the cube's power still not fully integrated into his archenemy, Optimus managed to separate it from the warlord, whereupon Sam Witwicky inserted it directly into Megatron's spark chamber, killing the Decepticon leader. In the aftermath, Optimus sent out a beacon to any other Autobots in the galaxy to meet with him on Earth, though he was convinced that the Decepticons would one day return. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

==Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Autobots/Decepticons==
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==Datafile Decoder==
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] contacted the Lunchables Brigade and asked them to bypass Decepticon jamming and download essential datafiles for him via [[Cybertron Galactic Systems]]. {{storylink|Datafile Decoder|Datafile Decoder}}

==AllSpark Wars==
After the first battle with the Decepticons on Earth, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots went into stasis lock, held in storage around the world. He was revived in America during the course of the AllSpark Wars, which eventually led to the Decepticons' defeat, who were forced to flee soon thereafter. {{storylink|AllSpark Wars}}

==Allspark Highway==
The Autobots obtained the AllSpark, and needed to bring it to a secure location. Relaying it to one another, Optimus being the last link in the chain, the Autobots kept the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands until the evil robots simply gave up the chase. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
==''Transformers Video Mash-Up''==
{{note|Various short clips featuring Optimus Prime were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

==Autobot Stronghold==
The Decepticons were invading an Autobot stronghold in the city, and Optimus Prime and the Autobots placed themselves at key positions to defend it from attack. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

==Transformers: Battle for the Matrix==
[[File:BattlefortheMatrix Optimus on Sun Harvester.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{Note|Battle for the Matrix is a simplified retelling of the events of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]. It can be played from the perspective of either Bumblebee or Optimus Prime.}}
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==''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Game''==
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish), [[Patrick Borg]] (French), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Castilian Spanish)}}
===Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC===
====Autobot campaign====
[[File:ROTF game Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|One shall stand, one sha— oh, you know the drill.]]
Optimus Prime served as the Autobots all around fighter. Weapons wise, he possessed dual laser rifles and dual shell cannons. In melee combat, he possessed [[Dual Energon Swords|Dual Energy Swords]] in each hand. Finally, with his valiant leader ability, he could generate a shield around himself which would prevent his energy from dropping past 1%.

After overseeing Ironhide's defeat of [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and Ratchet's rescue of Ironhide, Optimus Prime took to the field when a previously unknown Decepticon named [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] began attacking the [[Shanghai]] waterfront. Optimus was finally able to defeat him, but Demolishor gave a single warning before he was killed: "The Fallen shall rise again". Optimus and the Autobots were at a loss as to what he meant. Back in the United States, Sam Witwicky gave Mikaela Banes a fragment of the AllSpark that he had discovered, which the Decepticons soon sought. Prime dispatched Bumblebee to rescue her. Following this, the Decepticons launched a raid on the city's oil refinery, where Ratchet rescued several engineers. Finally, Ironhide escorted a NEST team to safety in the city's canals. Their victories were short lived. The Decepticons soon learned about the AllSpark shard on Diego Garcia, stealing it to revive Megatron. Although [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] managed to save the fleet, Megatron was reborn. He soon made an attack on Sam, trying to access information in his mind downloaded from the AllSpark. Bumblebee managed to rescue him. In light of these attacks, Optimus decided to give NEST the [[Axiom Gun]] to better defend themselves against the Decepticons. The escort came under Decepticon assault, but Prime was able to beat back the attackers and deliver the Axiom Gun to NEST. Soon afterwards, Bumblebee escorted Sam to meet with [[Seymour Simmons]], who told him of Jetfire, who then took the boy to Egypt.

While there, Jetfire explained what was going on: Eons ago, Optimus's ancestors, the [[Thirteen|13 founders]] of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], built a star harvester to convert the energy of the sun into [[Energon]]. When they discovered the humans, they upheld their rule of the sanctity of life, but one of the Primes defied the rule and murdered his twelve brothers. This Prime was known as The Fallen, but the star harvester was hidden from him. While Sam made inquires to the [[Tomb of the Primes|Tomb of the Twelve]], Megatron and Starscream arrived in an attempt to learn the harvester's location and kill Sam. Optimus Prime was able to defeat both Decepticons with Jetfire's help, but Jetfire was stabbed in the back by Megatron. Dying, Jetfire offered his parts to Optimus, as only a Prime could defeat The Fallen. Finding the harvester at the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], Optimus challenged The Fallen. Despite The Fallen's powerful command of telekinesis and pyrokinesis, Optimus Prime was able to get past his defenses and kill The Fallen by stabbing him through the face. On the return trip home, Sam expressed gratitude at seeing the sunrise, and told Optimus he would have to trust him on it. Optimus Prime replied that he had always trusted Sam, and always would. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:ROTF game Prime dying.JPG‎|thumb|300px|Aw, shucks.....[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|not again]]!]]
When the revenant Megatron and the Decepticons rampaged across the United States of America, Optimus Prime faced him in a major city on the East Coast. The two leaders engaged in a titanic struggle that shook the city, but despite being aided by many Autobot drone units, Optimus was seemingly destroyed. However, much later, Optimus Prime reappeared when Megatron's master, The Fallen, activated the Star Harvester to drain Earth's Sun. The Autobot leader revealed that The Fallen's promise to make Megatron a Prime was a lie, as Primes were born, not made. When Megatron demanded his reward, The Fallen reneged on his promise. As the master and disciple of evil began to fight, Optimus left to find a way to disable the Harvester. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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===Wii/PS2===
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===PSP===
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==Transformers Battle Universe==
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Optimus Prime was among several warriors (and [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]]s) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}

==Starscream Showdown==
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] faced off against the bulk of [[NEST]]'s forces, Optimus Prime intervened and attempted to destroy the rampaging Decepticon. If Starscream managed to defeat Optimus, the Decepticon successfully completed his mission. {{storylink|Starscream Showdown}}

==Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise==
[[File:Devastatorsdemise optimus.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Optimus Prime was both fast and sturdy. His firepower blew obstacles to smithereens.

In order to defeat [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], Bumblebee, Optimus and Ironhide drove through Cairo and avoided obstacles. {{storylink|Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise}}
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==Hunt for the Decepticons==
Optimus coordinated the Autobots' efforts to hunt down the Decepticons still active around the globe. He assigned Bumblebee to take care of [[Axor]] in Shanghai before allowing you in the field alone to tackled the Decepticon threat. Once you proved your mettle against [[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], Optimus granted you access to the Autobots' secret training facility, so that you could ready yourself against the greatest opponent of them all: Megatron. When Optimus was satisfied that your speed, firepower, strength and skill were up to the task, he sent you out to tackled the Decepticon leader. If you were victorious in stopping Megatron from destroying New York City, Optimus would congratulate you, and give his sincere thanks on behalf of the Autobots for your contribution to their cause. {{storylink|Hunt for the Decepticons}}
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==''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' mobile game==
[[File:ROTFMobile Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|60px]]
After [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]'s destruction, Optimus hoped that they'd seen the last of the Decepticons and the Autobots began working with [[NEST]]. A signal in [[Shanghai]] led Optimus to discover a Decepticon invasion force there. He fought the foe solo, and followed an [[AllSpark]] signal to [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]]. Starscream managed to escape, and NEST reported that HQ was under attack. As he had to hang around to help clean up the mess in Shanghai, Optimus sent [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to help. Bumblebee was defeated by Starscream, but told Optimus that Starscream had said something about the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Believing he knew where the Decepticons were headed, Optimus went to find an old friend, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]].

In Egypt, Optimus lost contact with NEST while investigating an area. He told Bumblebee to rendezvous with Jetfire at the [[Great Pyramid of Giza|Great Pyramid]], warning Bumblebee that he believed an energy signature he was detecting was [[The Fallen]]. Bumblebee later reported that [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] had defeated Jetfire and taken the Matrix. By the time Optimus reached the site, [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]] had taken Bumblebee hostage and had possession of the Matrix. Optimus combined Jetfire's parts with his own, gaining enough strength to defeat Megatron. Exhausted by the fight, Prime was then confronted by The Fallen, but used the power of the Matrix to defeat the ancient Decepticon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)}}

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==Victory Is Sweet==
When [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] was in the process of stopping [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]]'s plan to destroy a city, Optimus turned up at the last moment to defeat the Decepticon and hog the glory. {{storylink|Victory Is Sweet}}

==''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''==
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Alfredo Martínez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Patrice Melennec]] (French)}}

===(Xbox 360/PS3)===
Three years after the defeat of the Fallen, Optimus attempted to hack into Decepticon transmissions in order to turn the tide in the war. He ordered Bumblebee to implant a virus into the transmissions. Just when Bumblebee was on his way out, a few Decepticons discovered him and decided to report back to Megatron. Optimus ordered Bumblebee to destroy their communications and after Bumblebee accomplished that task, he and Sideswipe saved him from a Decepticon ambush. However, the information in the transmissions allowed Optimus to get Ironhide and Ratchet to take care of an attack in [[Detroit]]. Later, Megatron learned of the virus and got Soundwave to remove all of the Decepticon information, getting rid of the Autobot's advantage. Starscream did, however, take a [[MechTech]] weapon with a tracking device on it. This allowed the Autobots to find the Decepticon hideout and attack it. Optimus got inside and fought Megatron. However, Megatron defeated Optimus and sent him down to a cryo chamber. Optimus would later discover that the chamber contained Shockwave and his pet Driller, who had been frozen by the Soviets and that Megatron's plan was to free them out of captivity. After a brief battle, Optimus had failed to prevent Shockwave from emerging out of his frozen state and was about to kill him when the Driller arrived and escaped with Shockwave. Optimus then vowed to not rest until every Decepticon was found and brought to justice. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)| Dark of the Moon}}

===Autobots/Decepticons===
[[File:DotM Autobots DS Optimus Prime.png|thumb|left|200px]]
Concerned that the Decepticons were behind recent attacks downtown, Optimus sent [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] to investigate and, it turned out, he was right. With more information, Optimus contacted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to alert him that the Decepticons were up to something involving the possible resurrection of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s. He encountered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] in the field, and took over Ratchet's mission as the medic was more valuable at base. During the course of the mission, Optimus encountered [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and chased him to a stadium where the Autobot leader was triumphant. Sometime later, the Decepticons attacked the Autobots' Pacific island base, and Ratchet and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] warned Optimus that [[Crowbar]] was around somewhere. Optimus bashed many Decepticons but didn't find Crowbar. When the Decepticons invaded a NEST base, Optimus was surprisingly keen for the Autobots to let [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] get away. They eventually tracked the Decepticons to a base in [[Siberia]], and Optimus insisted on going in alone, only to be overcome by [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], who got away despite the best efforts of the other Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}
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==''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' mobile game==
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==''Cyberverse Battle Builder''==
Optimus Prime joined his Autobot troops in combating the Decepticons on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes he was armed with the [[Armored Weapons Platform]]. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}
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==''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''==
[[File:OptimusRide.JPG|thumb|300px|"Great job doing nothing, recruits"]]

Detecting the distress signal of [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]], who had just arrived on Earth, Optimus welcomed the newcomer to the Autobot ranks. When Evac explained that he was the last of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Optimus showed him the last remaining shard of the [[AllSpark]], the energy of which unexpectedly reconfigured Evac with a super-speedy new alternate mode. Optimus appointed him "Guardian of the AllSpark", assigning him to use his new form to transport the shard and [[you|NEST personnel]] from base to base. Prime instructed Evac to keep his origins secret to everyone, so that the Decepticons wouldn’t find him. {{storylink|Prepare for Battle (website)|Prepare for Battle}}

It was while Evac was carrying out his duties that the Decepticons struck. Optimus attempted to guide Evac to safety, but wound up embroiled in battle with Megatron, trying to restrain the Decepticon leader as he pursued Evac and the AllSpark fragment. The pair's battle took them to the top of a building, where Evac, fed up with doing nothing but running, decided to fight back. He charged into the middle of Optimus and Megatron's fight, and while Optimus held the Decepticon in place, Evac thrust the AllSpark shard into Megatron's chest, overcharging him and killing him. In the aftermath, Optimus congratulated Evac and the NEST recruits on their bravery. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}

==''MechTech Weapons Challenge''==
[[File:Mechtech Weapons Challenge Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
After the Decepticons stole MechTech weapons technology from the Autobots, Optimus Prime sent Bumblebee out on missions on Cybertron, Earth and the Earth's Moon to retrieve it. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}
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==''Web Wars''==
[[File:Optimus Web Wars.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Optimus battled the Decepticons across the digital frontier, defending numerous websites across the internet from their encroachment! {{storylink|Web Wars}}
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==''The Fabulous Ponymaker''==
[[File:PonyMakerOptimus01.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]

Available as an online game on Hub Network's website beginning in summer of 2012, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140911135853/http://www.hubnetwork.com/shows/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic/games/the-fabulous-ponymaker-trick-or-treat The Fabulous Ponymaker]'' invited players to "build your own custom pony" based on the series ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''. One of the options allowed the creation of an Optimus Prime pony using parts like a film styled helmet, chestplate and boots. (Despite the presence of {{w|The Aquabats}}' logo among the cutie marks, there is no [[Autobot]] symbol. Sad.)

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==''Transformers: Human Alliance''==
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==''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' mobile game==
Optimus Prime was one of the Autobots, who helped destroy the Decepticons on streets of Texas, Detroit and Chicago. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Age of Extinction}}
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==''Dinobot Hunt'' online game==
Optimus Prime teamed up with Grimlock to destroy some Decepticon encampments, and collect some Energon along the way. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (online game)|Dinobot Hunt}}

==''Bumblebee Blast'' online game==
Optimus Prime sent Bumblebee to the Autobot training simulator so that the young Autobot could hone his marksmanship skills, in anticipation to future Decepticon attacks. {{storylink|Bumblebee Blast (online game)|Bumblebee Blast}}

==''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''==
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===3DS===
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==''Transformers Ultimate Allstars''==
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==''Transformers (Hasbro Arcade)''==
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Optimus Prime chased a Decepticon ship while trying to avoid getting hit by obstacles.
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==''Transformers: Battle Masters''==
[[File:Battle Masters game Silver Knight Optimus.jpg|thumb|150px|left]]
Silver Knight Optimus Prime was a participant of the Battle Masters contest, trying to become a champion and win the [[Earth Belt]], the [[Cybertron Belt]], the [[Galactic Belt]], the [[Unicron Belt]] and the [[Primus Belt]]. The winner of each championship is [[You|player]] dependant. {{Storylink|Transformers: Battle Masters (mobile game)|Battle Masters}}
{{Note|See [[Optimus Prime (Battle Masters)#Transformers: Battle Masters|here]] for Optimus Prime's other depictions in the game.}}
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==''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)==
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{{bigquote|If it is not your sacrifice, then it is mine.}}

At the Battle of Chicago, the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, repelled the Decepticons. However, planet Earth lost faith in the Transformers, which led to mankind establishing the "[[Cemetery Wind]]" task force to hunt them down. From the wreckage of Chicago, a mad scientist unearthed the secret of Cybertronian transformations, ultimately resulting in the creation of Galvatron from Megatron's remains. With Earth in danger once more, Optimus left hibernation to rise up and fight once more for the planet!

In battle, Optimus Prime wielded the "[[Sword of Judgment]]" and the rapid-firing "[[Cosmic Crazy Shark]]". His active skill was the "Verdict of Justice":
*'''Verdict of Justice''' — For 7 seconds, Optimus is suspended in midair with his shield raised against enemy attacks. Holding down the left mouse button will initiate a 360-degree onslaught to any surrounding enemies. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero1.shtml Optimus Prime (Age of Extinction) profile on the ''Transformers Online'' website]</ref>
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==''Transformers: Forged to Fight''==
[[File:Optimus-Prime-MV1-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|All Warrior bots shall heed to me, and GIVE ME THEIR FACES.]]
Optimus was one of the Autobots pulled from [[Tyran|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! He was one of the bots subjected to delusion and the effects of Dark Energon.

As a Brawler, He has strong Armor and Melee buffs, when Bleeding his Willpower lets his attacks recover some health and Power, and Bleeds enemies with his blades. At low health, He'll Take Them All On with a burst of damage and armor buffs. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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==''Transformers: Shadows Rising''==
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==''Adventures of Bumblebee''==
[[File:Adventures of Bumblebee game Optimus.jpeg|thumb|100px]]
After Bumblebee collected some Energon and succesfully evaded Sector 7, [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], Optimus Prime congratulated him through a hologram and told him to fight on. {{storylink|Adventures of Bumblebee}}
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==Notes==
*Optimus Prime's ''Rise of the Chevy Autobots'' codename, "10-22", is [http://www.truckercountry.com/cb-terminology.html#10c CB radio slang] for "report in person to." As in "Bumblebee, 10-22 to 10-22." Cute, huh?

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Human Alliance Autobots]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
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Ironhide (Movie)

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]], also sometimes known as the "[[Tooth Fairy]]".''

[[File:Movie Ironhide promorender2.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|A different kind of tooth fairy. He knocks them out for the one in the frilly dress to collect.]]
'''Ironhide''' is the Autobots' resident weapons specialist and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s old friend. He is old because he is ''hard''. He's probably had enough replacement parts to build a small army, but Ironhide doggedly refuses to roll over and die for anyone. He'll fight to the bitter end and take down more than his fair share of [[Decepticon]]s in the process.

Ironhide doesn't always see optic to optic with Prime, despite their friendship. He's perhaps the more practical of the two, and more than a little trigger happy, so he can be more willing to push the Autobot code to the limit if he thinks it will get the job done faster.

He has more guns than [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|a smaller third-world country]], and he may or may not have blown up a [[Kyber-5|planet]] with said guns. Ironhide possesses an unusual, vaguely Oceanic [[accent]].

{{bigquote|I'm a soldier. I'm ''made'' for war. Your kind simply... are not.|Ironhide's resume for joining the Autobots|[[Defiance issue 4|''Defiance'' #4]]}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}

====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Gai Wenge]] (Chinese), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Portuguese), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Ricky Coello]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Pascal Massix]] (European French), [[Manuel Tadros]] (Canadian French), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi), [[Roberto Pedicini]] (Italian), [[Kerem Atabeyoğlu]] (Turkish)}}

{{bigquote | Just kidding... I just wanted to show him my cannons.|Ironhide is eager to impress.}}

[[File:Movie Ironhide introduction.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Clint Eastbot in The Good, The Bad and The Metallic.]]

Responding to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s call for assistance, Ironhide and the other Autobots under Optimus Prime's direct command came to [[Earth]], with the old soldier landing in a suburban pool. As he climbed out of the water, a little human girl asked him if he was (of all things) the tooth fairy before he quickly hid behind some trees when the child's parents exited the house. He scanned their GMC Topkick truck and transformed, leaving the residence. He linked up with [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and they proceeded to the rendezvous point, where they met up with Optimus and Bumblebee. After meeting [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], Ironhide displayed an eagerness to show off his [[Weapon|cannons]], and made a classic {{w|Clint Eastwood}} impression to show it by saying "You feeling lucky, punk?"(which earned him an instant reproof from Optimus).

[[File:Movie Ironhide threatens Mojo.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Don't shoot! I swear I don't feel lucky!]]

Going to the Witwicky residence, Ironhide had lubricant released upon him by [[Mojo|a rodent]]. This unpleasant situation was made worse by Sam Witwicky's frantic refusal to let him shoot it. Ironhide relented, despite the fact that it would cause rust. He also suggested shooting [[Ron Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]], as they were interfering with Sam's search for [[Archibald Witwicky|Captain Witwicky]]'s [[glasses]]. Optimus reminded him that they don't hurt humans and scolded his weapons expert, to which Ironhide meekly responded that he merely thought it should remain an option.

After Sam, Mikaela and his parents were captured by [[Sector Seven]], Ironhide got a ''real'' good chance to show off his cannons when he and the other Autobots totally outclassed the S7 agents by instantly disarming them of their weapons, then rescuing the boy and his girl. Unfortunately, their escape was to be short-lived, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was captured by the mysterious agents after saving Sam and Mikaela's lives. The next morning, when Optimus Prime was pondering their next move, Ironhide asked why they had to save the humans, prompting Prime to go into one of his long speeches about freedom and sacrifice, concluding that the humans need not pay for the mistakes of Cybertron-kind, and if need be, he would destroy the AllSpark by fusing it with his own spark. Inspired by his words, Ironhide debated no further, and the Autobots set out for the location of the AllSpark, [[Hoover Dam]]. Halfway there, to their surprise, they saw Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles, so Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots joined the unit.

[[File:Movie Ironhide shootground.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Ironhide is a real showoff.]]

During the final battle at [[Mission City]], Ironhide realized that the F-22 Raptor that appeared to be providing [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] troops with air cover was in fact his former comrade [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Ordering the others to take cover, Ironhide and Bumblebee lifted a discarded truck full of ''[[Furby]]'' toys to protect the humans against Starscream's strafing run. It worked, but the explosion threw Ironhide back and crippled Bumblebee. Soon afterwards, [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] attacked, forcing Ironhide to do several somersaults to avoid the Decepticon's missiles, thus totally scaring the crap out of a lady sitting in the middle of the street.

[[File:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now you know why they call me Ironhide: every dirty job that comes along.]]
Ironhide and Ratchet took it upon themselves to protect Sam from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] as he made his way to a rooftop where he could pass the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]] to a military helicopter. Unfortunately, Starscream blocked off Sam's path, prompting the Autobot guardians to engage the more powerful Decepticon immediately. After taking several missiles in the gut, Ironhide implored Sam to keep running.

After the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, Ironhide cradled the body of the fallen Jazz and somberly informed Optimus Prime that there was nothing they could do. Ironhide then gave Captain Lennox a ride home and spent the remainder of the day observing Sam and Mikaela making out on the hood of Bumblebee's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]."}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Gai Wenge]] (Chinese), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Portuguese), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Ricky Coello]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Gilles Morvan]] (European French), [[Manuel Tadros]] (Canadian French), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi), [[Roberto Pedicini]] (Italian), [[Kerem Atabeyoğlu]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:ROTFPrimeandIronhide-Nottoday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We see you down there.]]
Ironhide acted as an Autobot support unit in [[Shanghai]] as [[NEST]] hunted for Decepticons. When [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]] told him that they had echoes of energy readings, Ironhide assumed robot mode and confirmed that their target was nearby, saying he could smell him. Unfortunately, the Decepticon in question turned out to be [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. Ironhide chased after the massive Decepticon as it roared through the streets before [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was deployed from the air and attacked Demolishor, allowing Ironhide to jump on his structure and shoot out his massive wheel, sending him crashing into a warehouse. Ironhide stood with his commander as Optimus prepared to deliver the killing blow, listening to Demolishor's warning about [[The Fallen]]'s return before he died. Ironhide returned to base, resting in his [[alternate mode]] in his hangar while Optimus conferred with [[William Lennox]], General [[Morshower]] and [[Theodore Galloway]].

[[File:ROTF Ironhide standoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"If you're gonna point a gun at someone, just keep it pointed away from him."]]
Later, Ironhide accompanied the Autobots to rescue [[Sam Witwicky]] from [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but was too late, for the revived Decepticon leader had killed Optimus in combat. When Ironhide returned to an American air base with Optimus' body, he was surrounded by military forces under Galloway, who had managed to secure NEST's deactivation following multiple Decepticon attacks around the planet. Furious that the humans dared to point a weapon at him, Ironhide almost lost his temper, but Lennox convinced him to not turn on the non-NEST soldiers. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] recommended leaving [[Earth]], but Ironhide argued he believed Optimus would not want them to abandon the humans, apparently becoming leader of the Autobots in the process.

Ironhide was to retreat with the other Autobots to [[Diego Garcia]] until Lennox received a message from Witwicky and his friends to come to [[Egypt]], having figured out the Decepticons' scheme. Lennox managed to trick Galloway into jumping out of the plane carrying the soldiers and Prime's body, while the rest of the Autobots in the second plane quickly cut through the nets containing them. Ironhide then advised the crew to open the doors and let him out of the plane. NEST parachuted into a small village near the [[Pyramid]]s, but soon lost communication when Starscream released an EMP blast at them.

[[File:ROTF Ironhide retreat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If I'm running you know its bad!]]
During the [[Operation: Firestorm|defensive operations of NEST's position]], Lennox decided to send a team to locate Sam, and Ironhide and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] immediately announced that they would lead the team. Transforming to vehicle mode, Ironhide rolled out with a number of soldiers and Arcee. After finding the humans, they were ambushed by [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|several Decepticons]], with both Arcee and Ironhide hit numerous times while providing cover fire for their friends, and told Sam and Mikaela to run while they drew their fire. Ironhide survived, albeit heavily damaged, and had to run for his life (ejecting his weapons in the process) when a [[United States Air Force]] B-1B Lancer bomber arrived delivering 2000-pound JDAM bombs, obliterating the remaining Decepticon troops in the area. Momentarily safe, Ironhide and the others witnessed Sam resurrect Optimus Prime with the [[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership]], and his leader's subsequent defeat of The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[Operation Autobot]]," "[[When Robots Attack!]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]."}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Gai Wenge]] (Chinese), [[Dafnis Fernández]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Ricky Coello]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Gilles Morvan]] (European French), [[Manuel Tadros]] (Canadian French), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi), [[Duda Espinoza]] (Portuguese), [[Roberto Pedicini]] (Italian), [[Galip Erdal]] (Turkish)}}

{{bigquote|Class dismissed.|Ironhide, after destroying the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]}}

[[File:DOTM-Ironhidecrashvault.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Who's that coming up on my right?]]

In the years since the defeat of The Fallen in Egypt, and with their human allies closely watching for signs of Decepticon activity, the Autobots have now dedicated themselves to resolving human conflicts, fearing that rogue elements of humanity might spark the sort of global conflicts that devastated Cybertron.

Shortly after returning to the NEST facility from an unspecified mission, Ironhide was inspecting a new weapon that [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] had created when NSA Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] arrived to speak with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. However, Ironhide and [[Dino]] let the human know that the Autobot leader was in a foul mood, believing that the US government had lied to the Autobots about disclosing all of their knowledge about the Cybertronians, given the discovery of an engine fuel cell from the long-lost ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' at [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]]. Mearing professed that she had not had clearance to this information until now, and introduced the Autobots to [[NASA]] administrators and famed [[Apollo 11]] astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]], who explained the truth about their mission to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] was to explore the wreck of the ''Ark'', and how they suspected that the [[Soviet Union]] had been trying to generate fissionable power with the fuel cell.

After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] had been rescued from the wreck of the ''Ark'' and brought back to Earth, Ironhide rushed into the chamber where he had been reactivated by the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after hearing of a commotion. After Sentinel realized that he was among friends, Ironhide witnessed him explain how his pillars were key to activating his [[space bridge]], a teleportation device that was crucial to the Autobot war effort.

[[File:DOTM-Mexicanstandoff.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|How did this happen?! None of us are even Mexican!]]

Soon, the human boy Sam Witwicky discovered that the Decepticons had stolen hundreds of pillars from the ''Ark'' decades earlier, and were now after Sentinel Prime and his control pillar to utilize the space bridge. As Sentinel, Bumblebee, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and Mirage neared the NEST base, Ironhide moved out to intercept their Decepticon pursuers, the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]. After colliding head on with [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] and [[Crowbar]], Ironhide and Sideswipe forced the Decepticons to drop their weapons after a tense "Mexican standoff". However, they deployed explosive spears, managing to hit Ironhide in the shoulder with one before recommencing their attack. The veteran Autobot caught a blaster tossed by Sideswipe and used it to shoot Crowbar in the face, before pulling the spear out of his shoulder, impaling it into Crankcase's face, slamming the Decepticon into an abandoned car and kicking the wreckage into a nearby auto shop as the spear exploded.

[[File:DOTM-Ironhiderust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You better [[:File:TFTM Ironhide dies.jpg|get used]] to [[Death|dying horribly]], buddy.]]

Arriving at the NEST base, Ironhide assured Sam and Colonel Lennox that he would protect Sentinel Prime from the Decepticons. However, the former Autobot leader had other ideas, explaining that he knew that they would never win the war, and to save Cybertron from destruction, a deal was made with Megatron. Before anybody could react, Sentinel shot Ironhide in the back with his hidden [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]] cannon. Succumbing to the effects of the rust, Ironhide demanded to know what Sentinel had done, but the Prime callously stated that he was merely "discharging" the soldier from duty, and dealt the finishing blow. As the traitor disappeared into the NEST base to retrieve his pillars, Ironhide died, crumbling into dust. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{note|Ironhide's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]."}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Ironhide was listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce, [[Cemetery Wind]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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====''The Last Knight'' film====
[[File:TLK-history-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left]]
Ironhide was active during the {{w|Battle of Trafalgar}} in 1805 and the [[World War I|First World War]] in 1914, where his exploits were documented and covered up by the [[Order of the Witwiccans]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}
Ironhide was among the Autobots fending off a wave of Decepticon forces led by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and was eventually ordered to retreat by Optimus Prime. Tasked with finding other Autobots scattered throughout the galaxy and rendezvous on [[Earth]], they left Cybertron in various escape pods. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

===IDW movie comics===
Thousands of years ago, with Cybertron's energy reserves dwindling and the Transformer race splintering into warring factions, Ironhide was part of the [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], violent militants who rejected the teachings of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. He was part of the battle to seize the retrieved [[AllSpark]] from Sentinel's band, but when that group used the AllSpark to revitalise Cybertron (proving Sentinel was right all along), the Thetacons lay down their arms. Ironhide did not understand what the Cube was going to be used ''for'' if not for subjugation, and Optimus informed him it was to spread "freedom". In gratitude, Ironhide spoke to his commanders about building a temple to house the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}

In the unified Cybertron, Ironhide became a captain in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s Cybertronian [[Defense Force]]. He grumbled about working with inexperienced recruits like [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], though he and Chromia shared a more merciful attitude than the rest of the force towards [[malcontent]]s opposing Sentinel's new order. He visited Optimus during an archaeological expedition by his [[Science Division]], expressing delight at how they were proving many beliefs Ironhide had deemed invalid after Sentinel proved he was a Prime. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Ironhide Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Sorry, we can't take you on in the Decepticons if you insist on having good-guy eyes."]]

Later, when Megatron had usurped leadership of Cybertron with Optimus to become [[Lord High Protector]], Ironhide and commander Starscream were to report to him, but Starscream was late due to an encounter with [[Ejoornian|hostile aliens]] from the [[Eshems Nebula]]. Later, during an attack by the same aliens, Ironhide commanded the ground defense units in the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], near the [[Simfur Temple]]. When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] were pinned down inside the temple, they considered contacting Ironhide for suggestions on what to do. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the aliens were driven out and Megatron assumed his dictatorship of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Ironhide found himself belonging to an increasingly violent and unstable military. He was present when Megatron ordered Starscream to conduct some clandestine operation of which Ironhide did not take part in. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} He and Chromia later saw Optimus Prime and his team leaving after setting up a bomb after defeating Starscream. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} The disenchanted Ironhide turned his back on the military after Megatron's declared Optimus's followers to be traitors, and that the army now flew under the banner of the [[Decepticon]]s. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance4 Ironhide madeforwar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Ironhide '''''REALLY''''' wants to join the Autobots.]]

Disillusioned with what the military had become, Ironhide wandered far from [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] to search for answers, and so preoccupied was his thoughts that he was captured by forces loyal to Optimus Prime in [[Burthov]]. Brought before the rebel leader, Ironhide pledged his allegiance to Optimus's Autobots, stating that he had no desire to destroy the innocent, and he knew the Autobots to be innocent of what Megatron charged them with. Besides, they needed somebody with his experience as a soldier. When the Autobots discovered that Megatron was building [[Nemesis (ROTF)|a massive warship]], they thought it would be best to build one of their own, though they lacked the means to do so. Ironhide, however, knew of [[Ark (Movie)|a fix-er-upper]] that they could repair in secret. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

As more gathered to Optimus Prime's cause, a young Autobot named [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] came to train under Ironhide. After Ironhide showed him the ropes, he went on to be assigned to a settlement of displaced Autobots. That assignment went disastrously, as [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] massacred the entire settlement, leaving Ironhide's student for dead. Sideswipe returned to the same unit as his former mentor embittered, suffering from survivor's guilt. Noting the new recklessness and ruthlessness that Sideswipe displayed, Ironhide attempted to reach out to his old student. Angrily, Sideswipe declared that he had grown beyond Ironhide's tutelage. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

As the war raged, Sentinel revealed he had constructed a [[pillar|torch]] that would end the war and prevent more deaths. It required the AllSpark to be activated, and Ironhide led the Autobot charge on Simfur Temple. [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] successfully activated the torch and delivered it to Sentinel, who boarded the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. The ship arrived at Simfur, but Starscream destroyed it. Ironhide carried Arcee and Chromia off the battlefield during the retreat. A vengeful Optimus led an attack on [[Lord High Protector citadel|Megatron's citadel]], and Ironhide stood by his side, sustaining heavy damage when he pushed Optimus out of the way of the [[smelting pool]]. Optimus entered the citadel to confront Megatron alone, while Starscream and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] attacked Ironhide. Optimus revealed the attack was a distraction from the theft of the AllSpark by [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]'s Autobots aboard the second [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]], and opted to rescue his best friend instead of killing Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

Optimus claimed they would take the AllSpark aboard the Ark as they left Cybertron, but what he didn't reveal to all but a select few was that they were really going to blast the AllSpark into deep space to both distract the Decepticons and to buy them valuable time. Ironhide was one of those who followed Prime on the ''Ark'' to chase after the AllSpark, which, unbeknownst to the Autobots, had locked onto the position of a [[Star Harvester]] in a distant star system. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

As the Autobots and their human allies made their way to Mission City, Ironhide rammed [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] into a support pylon on the freeway, putting the Decepticon out of commission. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:Alliance1 Ironhide Lennox realfirepower.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm not impressed by someone who blows up JUST ONE CAR."]]
In the immediate aftermath of the battle in Mission City, Ironhide accompanied Captain Lennox and his soldiers, hunting for [[AllSpark Mutation|creatures created by the AllSpark energies]]. They had already destroyed three of the creatures when [[Xbox 360 robot|another one]] fled into a red minivan, which Lennox's men peppered with small arms fire. Ironhide decided to show them what ''real'' firepower was and blew up the van with one shot. As the Autobots prepared to move out and flee the approaching Sector Seven and government forces, Ironhide placed Jazz's remains into a trailer [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] had found, and together the soldiers had a moment of silence for their fallen comrade. A month later, after he was approached by [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]], Lennox requested the Autobots help escort the human convoy transporting the remains of the fallen Decepticons. However, the Autobots had been shadowed on their way to the meeting place by a police car, whom both Lennox and Ironhide guessed was Barricade. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

[[File:Alliance1 Ironhide-Jazz momentofsilence.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|At least [[Human|they're]] more emotional about this than Prime, and ''they never knew him''.]]
Ironhide and the other Autobots arrived at Sector Seven's secret [[Nevada]] desert installation to participate in the convoy that would transport the Decepticon bodies to San Francisco. He disagreed with Optimus Prime's decision to leave the AllSpark fragment in the custody of Sector Seven while they were away, but nevertheless respected his commander's decision. On the freeway, Optimus Prime had a change of heart and sent Ironhide and Bumblebee back to retrieve the AllSpark fragment. Unfortunately, Ironhide, being the slower of the two Autobots, didn't reach the base until after [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream had caused significant death and destruction. During the cleanup, he could be seen comforting the injured Bumblebee. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}

[[File:Alliance3 Ironhide Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Amidst the scene of devastation at Sector Seven's Nevada base, Ironhide praised Bumblebee for his courage in attempting to defend the humans, but Bumblebee regretted that he could not save them all. After Jazz's burial two weeks later, Optimus Prime accepted a proposal from Captain Lennox that the humans and the Autobots form [[NEST|a special unit]] tasked with defending their mutual home. The Autobots began training with their human allies on the island of [[Diego Garcia]], however, the lack of coordination meant even Bumblebee showed up the humans. Ironhide opined that Bumblebee's shot was "awesome". Regardless of some teething issues, the team rolled out when the Decepticon [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] was spotted in [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

On the plane trip to the city, Ironhide commented on the likelihood of Swindle and [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] putting up a fight, and how he hated flying. On the safe, stable ground, Lennox gave orders, Ratchet and Epps were assigned to team two, who would set the trap. En route to the Decepticons, Ratchet and Ironhide bantered about how the former's vehicle mode was more suited to [[NEST]]'s cover story of a chemical spill, while the latter asserted that he was the more stylish of the pair. After the Decepticons were disposed of, Major Lennox and Optimus Prime decided to send Bumblebee back to the United States to once again assume the role of Sam's guardian. Ironhide reminded his little buddy to stay out of trouble, at least until the larger Autobot arrived to take over the protector role. Soon, more Decepticons were spotted on Earth, and Ironhide was deployed to [[Italy]] to deal with [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]]'s team. After [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] and [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] had been destroyed, NEST forces led Fracture to Ironhide, who rammed the [[Female Transformer|female Decepticon]] off the cliff road she was racing upon. Somewhere in the United States, Barricade managed to evade capture or destruction, forcing Ironhide to give Bumblebee warning. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

Ironhide was reunited with Sideswipe at [[Diego Garcia]] after the younger bot had answered Optimus Prime's homing beacon and joined [[NEST]]. He found that Sideswipe had changed little, and if anything had become even more of a loose cannon in his pursuit of Demolishor. Unable to reach his former trainee with words, Ironhide was reduced to performing damage control in the skirmish at [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. However, in the aftermath, Sideswipe saw the destruction he had wrought and the fear it engendered in the humans, begrudgingly admitting that Ironhide had been right all along. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

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Ironhide was part of the team that halted [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]'s rampage after the Decepticon stole an RV. He didn't contribute much to the battle, possibly because subtlety was called for. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} He joined Sideswipe in stopping three Decepticons fleeing a site in [[Utah]]. He warned Sideswipe of the possible effects of hubris, and rammed [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. When [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] seemed to surrender, Ironhide prevented Sideswipe from doing anything fatal to the Decepticon so they could have an interrogation, but Dirt Boss's surrender was merely to allow time for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to attack. Ironhide was pounced on by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and then shot at by Soundwave, but luckily [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] chose that point to come to their rescue and Soundwave was captured. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

Ironhide began preparing an old nuclear shelter in [[Texas]] to house Soundwave, though he was sceptical that the Decepticon would reach it. As it turned out, he was right, and Soundwave escaped en route. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} When he heard Galloway was under Decepticon attack, Ironhide put forward the opinion that the man was a "pain in the aft", but Optimus reminded him they should still help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}

Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but it was gone. Ironhide figured that it must have had something to do with the recent mysterious activities. Soundwave's research relocated the base in [[Utah]], so the Autobots drove there and attacked, only to find themselves facing brainwashed [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} Ironhide and Ratchet fought on, ramming a bunch of the brainwashed 'bots in their vehicle modes. They felt the effects when [[Carter Newell]] attempted to destroy all Cybertronian life on the planet using the [[AllSpark]] constructed by the Initiative, however the battle turned in the Autobots' favor and they eventually triumphed. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

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Ironhide was part of a human-Autobot joint strike team that took out a group of Decepticons dealing weapons to Earth's human populace. When Divebomb attempted to use Lennox, Galloway and another NEST soldier as a hostage to extricate himself from the situation, Ironhide blew a hole through the Decepticon, telling him not to threaten humans. This display of power was enough to make the remaining Decepticon, Fearswoop, surrender unconditionally. Ironhide escorted Fearswoop back to NEST headquarters, keeping his cannons locked on the 'con at all times. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} When Sam called in that he was being attacked by a group of Decepticons, after the [[Brains|Brain Unit]] that he had stumbled onto, Ironhide was deployed to help with the situation. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Ironhide's group arrived in Philadelphia just in time to rescue Sam from being killed by Starscream's hand. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} But Ironhide noticed something odd about the battle. The Decepticons weren't fighting back, merely trying to make their getaway. The battle had turned out to be a diversion orchestrated by Shockwave in order to get to several Autobot refugees left behind at the NEST headquarters. Shockwave himself soon joined the battle, turning the tide in the Decepticons' favour. The Autobots managed to send Shockwave fleeing with his pet Driller, but only just barely. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:Titan Ironhidetranisition.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Okay, when even your ''transition form'' has eff-off great weapons...]]
That mega-bazooka of his has been with him since he was a proto-chip. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

During the war, Ironhide ran training missions for the younger Autobot recruits. These missions would often have the recruits thrown into the sharp end: one, involving [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]], [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and [[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]], abruptly turned into a raid on a [[Deserted Decepticon outpost|Decepticon base]] and rescuing [[Longview (Movie)|a prisoner]]. He also developed skills at resisting psychic interrogation techniques. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost In Space 3: Ironhide}}

He would later be one of three Autobots who tried to prevent [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from reaching the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]]. They hadn't, however, expected for [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] to be demented enough to set off a [[foldspace warhead]] at pointblank range - a weapon that warped everyone to different parts of the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}}

After spending some time planet-hopping, Ironhide detected [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s homing signal and headed for it. En route, he was captured by an alien spacecraft, one that appeared to belong to immense entities that created the AllSpark and wanted it back. Ironhide, shrugging off a psychic probe, worked out these entities were an illusion - the ship was a derelict that had been salvaged by a group of aquatic aliens who wanted to find & exploit the AllSpark. Ironhide removed their ability to do so by taking the derelict's device that tracked down AllSpark energy. While he then went on his way, he was left wondering what race had originally owned this vessel and what their connection to the AllSpark was... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5|Lost In Space 3: Ironhide}}

[[File:Movie TitanTransformers6 Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[War Machine|HERE'S MY SUNDAY BEST!!!]]]]
After meeting up with Ratchet, the two began searching for Jazz. They found he was the prisoner of a living, predatory planet; Ironhide reasoned with the planet to let their friend go (i.e. shot it repeatedly with his slag-off great cannon) and they took him back to Cybertron with them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost In Space Part 4: Jazz}}

Following the [[Mission City]] battle, he got into ''another'' battle with [[zombie]] Decepticons. Already injured and exhausted from the last fight, he almost fell before Ratchet found a solution. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Movie TitanTransformers8 ScorpieIronhide1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Ratchet was right. That tingles!]]
After that, he worked with a [[United States Marine Corps]] team to track down [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. The Decepticon led them into a trap and took control of Ironhide's motor functions, causing him to attack the humans. They attempted to fight back - oh, you know those sabot rounds that are supposed to harm Transformers? They had no effect. Luckily, one of the soldiers was able to sever Scorponok's connection before he killed them all, and Ironhide killed the Decepticon the old-fashioned way: ''brutally''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8|Scorpion Sting}}

[[File:Ironhidetwins KLUNNG.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You may now kiss the bride.]]

Ironhide was later the commanding officer at the [[NEST]] base at Edwards [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Base, [[California]]. To his intense annoyance, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] had turned up, claiming to have a message for Optimus Prime and ''only'' him. Since they'd cried wolf before and Optimus was busy on another mission, Ironhide refused. So the twins ''ambushed him with piles of crates'' so they could reach NEST's ops room and send in a call. Ironhide hurt them for this.

He grew more frustrated when, after NEST picked up a Decepticon signal heading for [[Las Vegas]] and Ironhide headed up a strike team, the twins pleaded to come along. He bluntly stated they couldn't be trusted ''not'' to screw up the way they were going, and if they wanted his trust they'd have to earn it.

Once in Las Vegas, Ironhide led his team to capture [[Grindor (ROTF)|the Decepticon Grindor]]. The target used his rotors to blast cars at everyone, knocking Ironhide over, though the human soldiers under [[Dundee|Sergeant Dundee]] completed the mission. Then the twins turned up to earn his trust and show their skills! ...which caused Grindor to be accidentally freed. This time, seeming to notice his way of dealing with the twins wasn't helping matters, Ironhide calmly pointed out that they'd made a mistake, but so does everyone: the trick is to ''learn'' from them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

He had them sent to be trained by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], but didn't act on their claims of important info {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}} as he still doesn't trust them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Previously...}} Soon after that, they turned traitor ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|or so it seemed]]) and Ironhide worked with Optimus to capture them. When an anonymous tip-off came in that the twins were abducting [[Sam Witwicky]], Ironhide stated that the call seemed dodgy but they couldn't afford to not follow it up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

Later, after being alerted to the twins' position and while in a NEST carrier plane, Ironhide (with Sideswipe) watched the fugitives battle the very Decepticons they thought the twins had been aiding and abetting. With the plane unable to land, Ironhide continued to monitor the situation {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}} and would track the twins to the Decepticons' [[Mars (planet)|Phobos]] base. As a result, the Autobots cleared out a whole nest of [[Purple generic drone|drones]]. Finally realising that the twins ''had'' been innocent all along, Ironhide apologised to them and officially welcomed them into the Autobot's Earth division. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

[[File:Titan11 cleaningupHoist.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|"I think we've [[Hoist (Movie)|made a mistake]] here."]]

After the Fallen's defeat, Ironhide led clean-up operations against the Decepticon stragglers on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}}

[[File:Titan17 ironhideUGH.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|[[Ironfist (disambiguation)|Iron's fist!]]]]

In one different mission, he, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and [[William Lennox]] were investigating strange clearances in [[Peru]] alongside [[Redway|Doctor Redway]]'s ecological survey team. They found several statues of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in the jungle, while Ironhide was ''really'' eager to burn, but warned them the Decepticon was in the area. Ironhide identified blast damage as being caused by Starscream's Vulcan cannon, but before they could withdraw with the evidence the robot himself attack! Ironhide took him on, using his guns to clear the treeline and then engaging in hand-to-hand combat (and taking some major whacks to the face!), and eventually the Decepticon fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|The Kingdom of Starscream}}

As open battles were turning humans against the Transformers, Prime and Ironhide oversaw the creation of a secret covert unit that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. Ironhide was quite happy with the unit's performance, not knowing why Optimus was left disquiet about the tactics used.{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}} When preparing for an assault on [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]'s base, Wheelie offered to help out. Unfotunately, Ironhide made the tragic mistake of declining the offer, as it lead to Wheelie turning on the Autobots. During the battle, Ironhide used himself as a human shield while Optimus and Bumblebee opened fire on [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] and [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}

Sent on a mission with Ratchet, Ironhide confided in his companion that he would rather be on a suicide mission than where they were now—running public relations at an anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] rally outside the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]]. After Ratchet's attempts to mollify the crowd failed, Ironhide tried his hand, but only managed to panic them further. Then, Starscream and Barricade arrived, and Ironhide boldly charged at them. Though he deftly disabled Barricade, Starscream threw a tanker truck at Ratchet and the humans. Ironhide body-slammed it out of the way and was promptly caught in the explosion. As the Decepticons prepared to finish him off, they were besieged by the protesters, who were now adamantly pro-Autobot. He was later well enough to request one of Castor's anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

====Alternate timeline====
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In a reality where the Decepticons won, Ironhide was part of the Autobot resistance on [[Earth]] and was in contact with reinforcements from Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} He and Ratchet were in a mission in Savannah, Georgia, the site of the Decepticon's [[cyberforming]] process. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} Using [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] disguises, they sneaked in and Ironhide worked out how to destroy the facility and save the planet, only to find [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] let them in to kill them! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Ironhide got the slag kicked out of him until Ratchet saved him, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but he made up for it in keeping the Decepticons distracted while Ratchet finally took out the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

He was stationed near a refugee shelter in Savannah following the liberation of America. When Decepticons attacked the shelter, a position with no strategic value, Ironhide suspected it was a trap—which it was, an attempt to keep the Autobots in a position where a manipulated [[NATO]] could kill them all. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} Ironhide showed annoyance that the humans couldn't see the Autobots were just trying to help, and he replied with a curt "fine" when he was ordered not to return fire on any human tanks. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

Alongside [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], he protected San Diego from a Decepticon raid, talking the younger Autobot through how to best drive off the attackers. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

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When Optimus wanted [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] to be secretly brought from the long-dead Cybertron to Earth, Ironhide was the one chosen to lead the mission (Bumblebee, Arcee and Armorhide with him). Ironhide warned his team to be on their guard, trust nothing, and that they'd die if they got misty-eyed about being home. Soon after landing, they ran into [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]'s Decepticons, and Ironhide was challenged to hand-to-hand combat to resolve the situation. The look on Ironhide's face as Stockade shrugged off his strongest blow was a joy to behold (but not for Ironhide cos he got battered). {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}}

[[File:StockadeVsIronhide.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|...Well, ''that's'' never happened before.]]
Ironhide absolutely refused to back down or surrender, leading to Stockade beating him up a few more times. When it became clear the Decepticons were going to use all the Nucleon to summon an alien entity into Cybertron's core, Ironhide decided to provide the "distraction" so the other Autobots could stop the plan: that distraction being to run over [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] and smash into things, which ended when Stockade smashed him up one last time. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

When [[Unicron]] entered Cybertron's core and began reshaping the planet, Ironhide ordered Bumblebee to flee from falling rubble and not wait for him... and got squished. The other Autobots pulled him out, and he decided the only logical response to Unicron's invasion was to ''blow up the planet''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Luckily, a newly arrived Optimus had a better plan: Cut off the Nucleon that Unicron was using to power his physical form. Ironhide was part of this mission and led the defensive action against Unicron's internal defender drones, but lost his mega-bazooka in the process. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

Upon returning to Earth and being fired on by Decepticons (who had seized Autobase and the six hundred square miles around it), he said he's the last guy to run from a firefight but they should... run from a firefight. He was both respectful of the fact the Autobots had not been around to stop the Decepticons and recognised the President was a blatant Decepticon slave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

He was part of the raid to get [[Mikaela Banes]] back from the Decepticons, noting the Decepticons were letting them enter Savannah. His big contribution to the mission was to get thwacked by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Optimus and Ironhide both realised Allen would be used against them, and so two weeks before he ''was'', Ironhide covertly contatced [[Tom Banachek]] and set him up to identify ''every'' Decepticon cerebro-strip puppet in the US government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}} When it became clear Allen was going to order the Autobots off American soil, Ironhide headed off to do something ''mysteeeeerious'' with Bumblebee, which turned out to be setting things up so they could fake their own deaths. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} This gave the Autobots the freedom to rig up the means to forcibly exile the Decepticons on Cybertron, and once Banachek was done the Autobots returned to hit the [[Decepticon Heartland]].

Ironhide was in the spearhead, acting as Prime's second-in-command and having his dialogue stolen by [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]]. He forcibly teleported Starscream to Cybertron, helping finally win a lasting peace for Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}}

====Law and Disorder====
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[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was meant to be a solo letters page host, but Ironhide forcibly took co-ownership of the section. He spends his time undermining and dissing Barricade. Particularly, he used to seem focused on the fact Barricade was beaten by Bumblebee, viewing this as laughable and Bumblebee as a weak fighter (#2). ([[:File:Bumblebeehandlesthis.jpg|Maybe he's trying to cover something...]]) He later began to admit Bumblebee is hardcore (#3, #7), and started switching tactics to taunting Barricade for his absence from the new video games (#4, #12) and the awesome popularity of [[Live-action film series|the Autobot propaganda films]]. (#5) He did try once to get on with Barricade but the Decepticon was having none of it. (#6)

While he's happy to dish it, he's not so happy when the Decepticon wins out. When a [[Female Transformer]] wrote in and engaged in heavy flirting with Barricade, Ironhide got grumpy and abruptly decided that was all the letters they had time for and ran reader's photos instead. (#5) At other times, he's tried to shame readers for being too pro-Decepticon (#7, #8) and dissed their creative work. (#11, #12) He's even menaced ''[[Simon Furman|Furman himself]]'' into writing more pro-Autobot scripts! (#12)

From #9, he started offering Barricade the opportunity to defect to the Autobots. And he ''will not stop''. He's even admitted that the Decepticon has grown on him and he's becoming fond of him, something Barricade considers an act of psychological warfare. (#11)

Barricade likes and admires ''your'' anal-retentive knowledge of Transformers trivia! (#1) Very soon after announcing this, he turned against it (fans must've kept emailing him). (#7) Despite this, he often encourages and defends the younger Autobot fans, encouraging young kids to dress as Transformers and send in pictures; he's also a supporter of [[unofficial conventions|fan conventions]]! (#7) We're not just his fans, we're his "biological insurgents"! (#9)

Ironhide is in talk with some producers about the third film being focused on ''him'', but is disgruntled that they're insisting on Bumblebee being in it as his sidekick. (#8)

He's a big fan of video games, especially the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Xbox 360 ROTF game]] (#4) and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' (#12), and always loves playing against people in multiplayer! (#4)(#7) His other favourite things are [[Michael Bay]]'s explosive directing style (#5), and both heavy metal music and DJ Shadow. (#7) He also admires [[Batman]] cos his car has ''lots'' of weapons (#2).

Details about his past have been revealed: When Ironhide was four years old, he lived in [[Tyger Pax]] and assembled his first high yield plasma accelerator. He was often told off for hanging around the primary heat exchangers downtown. (#7) He's encountered the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticons]] before, along with Optimus, and warns readers to be careful around them! (#3) He has some awareness of [[Unicron]] too, describing him as being "as mad as his mouth is big, so pretty mad". (#6) More surprisingly, he was once active in the ''1980s'', [[Starscream (Movie)#Star Screams|similar to Starscream]], when he took the form of a [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|red version of Ratchet]]. He fought Barricade during this time, and still has disgust for mullets. (#12)

[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] annoys him. A ''lot''. (#9) Enough so that, upon hearing the punishment given to Decepticons who defect, he pleaded with Barricade to send someone to "collect" Wheelie... (#10)

Sometimes, he wistfully wonders what it must be like to have [[relatives|a son]]... (#10)

===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
During their long search for the AllSpark, the crew of the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' encountered a strange ship in an abandoned star system. Ironhide identified it as Decepticon, but on second glance wasn't so sure. Though he was all in favor of destroying the mystery craft in case it was a Decepticon trap, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] disagreed, believing it to be of alien construction. As [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] followed the ship down to a planet, Ironhide appeared to express concern for his fellow, though he later dismissed this as not wanting their numbers depleted. Ironhide and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] backed up Optimus when the Decepticons sprang an attack on them, though Ironhide was growing increasingly uncomfortable with the passive tactics they were employing. He and Jazz ejected [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the ''Ark''{{'}}s hangar. After the fight, Optimus departed to help Bumblebee, and left Ironhide in charge.

During a subsequent Decepticon attack, Ironhide and Jazz employed a new plan wherein Jazz distracted the foe, and Ironhide attempted to approach the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' from a sensor blind-spot. The plan might have succeeded had [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] not chosen that moment to return from the nearby planet. Jazz was badly damaged as a result, and Ironhide had to work with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to return them both safely to the ''Ark''. The return of Optimus and Bumblebee meant another battle, and Ironhide was matched up against Bonecrusher. He managed to avoid getting hit for the most part, though he did suffer some damage to his armor. Following the Decepticon retreat, and Optimus's news that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and possibly the AllSpark were located on Earth, Ironhide opined that Starscream would be reluctant to go there because he wanted Megatron to stay lost. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}

During a trip back to Diego Garcia, Ironhide's ship was stopped by Somali pirates. Although the crew could have taken them, they decided to let Ironhide handle it. Transforming into [[robot mode]], Ironhide instructed the pirates to "walk the plank". Most of the pirates opted to instead jump off the ship at running speed.

Following reports that Starscream was operating in [[Zambia]], Ironhide accompanied Optimus, Ratchet, [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Beachbreak]] to Africa with Captain Lennox, Sergeant Epps, [[Petr Andronov]], and [[Kaminari Ishihara]]. They confronted [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] on the Zambezi, where the Decepticons fought in the river, pulling the Autobots downstream. Optimus nearly fell over the falls, but was saved by Beackbreak, at the cost of his life. Ironhide got some payback at a dam down the river, which the Decepticons were trying to destroy. Macerator was killed and Payload swept away when they opened the flood gates rather than allow him to destroy the dam, but Ironhide was forced to let Dropkick escape since he was heading toward the humans.

Following this, two separate signals of Decepticon activity were detected, in [[Peru]] and the [[Australia]]n outback. Ironhide accompanied Optimus, Salvage, Lennox, and Kaminara to Australia. As they reached the outback close to dark, they decided to begin searching in the day, with Lennox taking Ironhide's cab, a situation the old Autobot preferred, as he would have turned one of his lesser weapons on Kami's music devices (stop looking at him like that, he wouldn't have hurt her). The next day, Lennox realized that the Decepticons were interested in the two regions because of energy sources, uranium in Australia's case, and Lennox theorized that it might the Decepticons might hope to use the energy to reactivate a depleted Spark. Considering the situation, Ironhide conceded that a spark could be restored via a focused energy blast, but doubted that human resources could do the trick, and the individual in question would be only partially revived at best. Two days later, the NEST team discovered the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]]. Ironhide wailed on Trample for a while before he grabbed Kami, but she used her weapon to disorient him and allow Ironhide to move in for the kill.

After their return to Diego Garcia, reports came in of [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] racing around in [[Rome]]. Ironhide went along as part of the NEST team, but found himself unable to enter the narrower streets that the two Decepticons were using to get around. Though [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] managed to deal with the two cars on his own, Starscream arrived and challenged Prime to one-on-one combat. It was a ruse to lure Optimus into a trap, leaving Ironhide, Ratchet and Knockout to fight Starscream themselves. They managed to hold their own against the much larger Decepticon, largely thanks to Ironhide's might, until Optimus got free of the trap and joined them, at which point Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified'' novels====
Ironhide took part in several [[Battle of Polyhex|battles]] in [[Polyhex]] with Optimus Prime during the war.

On [[Earth]], he and Optimus later used the same tactics while dealing with a trio of Decepticons who attacked the [[Nevada Test and Training Range]]. Also he killed [[Tracer (Classified)|Tracer]] by shooting the Decepticon in the face. Afterwards, Ironhide wondered if the humans might give them medals, but Optimus revealed that the trio had been communicating with an unidentified third party. Ironhide was annoyed when the humans later kept them out of the loop. Optimus and Ironhide later traveled to [[Hawthorne Army Depot]], where [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] had uncovered an ancient cache of weapons, including a personal [[force field]]. This made it difficult for Ironhide to use his guns on the Decepticon, and even trying to punch Reverb resulted in Ironhide being knocked backwards and being hit by Reverb's sonic cannon. He was too injured to do much for the rest of the battle, though a missile he later fired proved that Reverb's force field had failed. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

Ironhide was back up to fighting strength a month later, and helped [[Hyperdynamix]] test their new prototype tank, though he almost lost the battle with it. When Decepticons later attacked Hyperdynamix, he, Optimus and Ratchet went to defend the location, but had trouble locating the Decepticons in question. The game of hide and seek ended for Ironhide when he was sent by helicopter to [[Battle Mountain]] to pick up [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Kevin Bowman]], who had left the base without permission. To his disappointment, he arrived back at Hyperdynamix to find the three attacking Decepticons had already been finished off. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr. Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus, Ironhide and Ratchet and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant robot centipedes which came out of the meteoroids. Dubbing them "[[robo-pede]]s", Ironhide teamed up with Ratchet to take down two of them before they could reach a human town, and had to follow one into a lake to catch it. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}

===Toy bios===
Even before the war began, Ironhide loved weapons. Nothing made him happier than travelling to some remote asteroid field where he could let loose and blast rocks to his spark's content. These days, Ironhide's targets are all mobile, and the length of the war has started to take the fun out of heavy weaponry for him. {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Ironhide}} Nonetheless, he found time between fights to train Arcee in combat. {{storylink|Arcee (Movie)#Scout Class toys|Arcee (Scout)}}

Just before coming to Earth, Jazz was badly hurt in a battle with Brawl. As part of his recovery, Ironhide helped upgrade Jazz's endoskeleton reinforcements. {{storylink|Jazz (Movie)#Premium|Premium Series Jazz}}

When Ironhide got himself a new pulse cannon, he couldn't wait to test it out on the Decepticons. {{storylink|#Fast Action Battlers|Pulse Cannon Ironhide}} At some point, he had a knock-down, drag-out fight with Blackout, possibly in a desert. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Ironhide Vs Desert Blackout}}

With the war over, and infused with the power of the AllSpark, Ironhide felt like a young 'bot again and decided to spend his new spare time exploring Earth. Together with his new human friends, he's having the time of his life conquering the most challenging trails on the planet, from Death Valley to the darkest Amazon basin! {{storylink|#Voyager Class toys|Offroad Ironhide}} He does this with William Lennox, who he stays with; when the soldier's away, Ironhide watches his family for him. And he also gets to play with [[Sector Seven]] experimental weaponry! Yay peace! {{storylink|#Voyager Class toys|Premium Series Ironhide}}

During this relatively quiet period, Ironhide also began mentoring [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] in the ways of battle. {{storylink|Landmine (Movie)|Landmine (Deluxe)}}

With Megatron dead, the Autobots are able to go on the offensive. Hunting down and killing Decepticons is the most fun Ironhide ever had! {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Ironhide}} As part of this mission, he got spiffy new red armor, making him far tougher. {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Force Ironhide}}

Ironhide took on specific missions against especially dangerous Decepticons, such as leading a team consisting of himself, Mudflap, and [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] against the infamous and ferocious [[Sparkcrusher]] and [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]] {{storylink|Straightaway Shootout}} and using stealth tactics to hunt down the murderous [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] in Southeast Asian jungles alongside [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]]. {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Recon|Recon Ironhide}} {{storylink|Armorhide (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Armorhide (Deluxe)}}

Ironhide volunteered for a solo op against weapons specialist [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]], as the two used to belong to the same gun club on Cybertron. Knowing how dangerous Hailstorm is, he was eager to test ''his'' guns against him! {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Deluxe Ironhide}}

Somewhat disturbingly, Ironhide feels ''nothing'' matches the thrill of establishing a target lock, and the world slows down around him as he heads into battle. Part of him hopes he ''never'' runs out of Decepticons to kill... {{storylink|Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Robot Replicas Ironhide}}

Ironhide spent months training Skids on how to effectively handle himself in a fight. {{storylink|Skids (ROTF)#Cyberverse|Cyberverse Autobot Skids}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
At some point, Ironhide and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. A battle broke out between the four factions. The Autobots and the Decepticons eventually returned to their home dimension, leaving the Maximals and Predacons behind to settle the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Sam asked Ironhide and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] whether either of them ever thought of defeating [[The Fallen]] with water, him always being on fire and all. Ironhide responded that they had instead tried to "fight fire with fire" in the most literal sense, though the results were less than desirable. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Ironhide Cyber Missions.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.67|left|About to get a fright.]]

While reviewing some [[Datatrax|data tracks]] with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], an explosion was detected outside of [[NEST]] HQ. Ironhide told Bumblebee to lock down the most important data tracks while he went to investigate the explosion. As it turned out, it was [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], whom Ironhide had been hoping for a rematch. After a brief struggle, Bludgeon lured Ironhide into the jungle, and hit him with a tree. Bumblebee then contacted Ironhide (to inform him that Bludgeon was a feint to allow [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to break into the base) but Ironhide told Bumblebee that this was between him and Bludgeon. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} Optimus Prime, however, disagreed, and by morning, told Ironhide to not engage Bludgeon. The Decepticon made that difficult, but Ironhide eventually gained the upper hand, cornering him at a cliff. Deciding to extend the olive branch, Ironhide offered to ensure Bludgeon would receive amnesty if he joined the Autobots (and people say Ironhide is too aggressive). Bludgeon rejected the offer out of fear of Megatron's wrath and jumped off the cliff, escaping. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}}

Lost in the jungle, Ironhide stumbled onto a cave. There he was hypnotised by [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] and commanded to gather up the deposits of [[energon]] scattered around the cave floor. He remained that way until Optimus Prime was able to defeat Mindwipe, at which point he wondered what the heck had been going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Some time later, he took Bumblebee to train in some snowy wastes. While he was somewhat aggressive with his training methods, he suddenly stopped when he saw that they had almost crushed a flower growing in the snow. Bumblebee wondered what the fuss was, until Ironhide pointed out that the flower was giving off sentient life readings, and swore the smaller bot to secrecy, as the revelation might have weirded out the humans. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 8}}

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While speeding down [[Interstate 95]], Ironhide was pulled over by a police car. He was just contemplating Optimus's reaction to him having been pulled over by the Earth authorities, when he realised that he'd been ambushed by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. While he was holding them at bay with his bravado, Lockdown grabbed the missile right out of his launcher, only for the missile to explode and knock the Decepticon down. Ironhide followed this up by picking up a nearby dump truck and emptying its contents on Barricade, before chasing the two Decepticons off. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

Ironhide was one of the group of Autobots who went to aid Optimus Prime in a remote area of the [[Arctic]]. They were intercepted by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but brought the Decepticon jet down and caught up with Optimus in time to see him letting [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] go. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}} Ironhide took part in a gambit to trap the Decepticons. As Optimus and Megatron fought, Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee attacked the other Decepticons. Starscream tried to flee, but Ironhide fired on him, forcing the Decepticon to try and engage him in combat at ground level. Ironhide easily matched him for strength and, with the defeat of Megatron, the Decepticons fled. Bumblebee and Ironhide celebrated their victory as Optimus delivered yet another speech. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===''I Can Read!'' books===
[[File:OptimusandIronhide-TrainingDay.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Ironhide met up with Optimus, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Optimus tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Ironhide and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

[[File:ScalpelvsIronhide-RttR.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Ironhide and Ratchet encountered [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] at a sea-side dock. Ratchet was able to hold off the Decepticons with an electrical discharge, allowing both Autobots to escape safely. Ironhide later helped the Autobots defeat the Decepticons in Egypt. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
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Upon learning that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble, Optimus ordered Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots to roll out to face the Decepticons. Thanks to Soundwave's tampering with their communications, however, the Autobots arrived at an abandonned warehouse instead of where the trouble was taking place. Thankfully, Sam and Bumblebee met with the Autobots, and led them to the correct location. The Decepticons were defeated and the Autobots cheered Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}

===''Spot the 'Bots''===
Ironhide and a group of other Autobots duked it out against the Decepticons in an old warehouse in a battle that would decide the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
Ironhide was aiding N.E.S.T. operatives dispose of the remains of fallen Decepticons by smelting them when [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] attacked the group. He was unable to stop the Decepticon from teleporting away with several Decepticon carcasses, though the humans were kept safe thanks to his efforts. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Unite for the Universe #1|Ambition Instigated}}

===Transformers Annual 2011===
When Decepticon activity was detected in [[Tokyo]], Ironhide headed there with Optimus, Sideswipe and Ratchet. Unfortunately for him, he was elsewhere in the city when all the fun occurred. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

==Games==
===''Transformers'' The Game (Console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English)|[[Patrice Melennec]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====Autobot campaign====
Ironhide arrived on Earth alongside the other Autobots upon Bumblebee's call. As [[Sector Seven]] forces closed in on them, Jazz was given the task of drawing the human authorities' attention away from the others. When Jazz soon found himself trapped by both human agents ''and'' Decepticons, Ironhide was sent to rescue him (without, Prime ordered him, another incident like that on [[Kyber-5]]), a task that ended with his tangling with a [[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]] unit in a construction lot.

A brief aside with Optimus Prime during the rescue revealed Ironhide's actions may have resulted in the destruction of [[Kyber-5|a small planet]] at one point. Ironhide maintained that it was going to blow up ''anyway''.

In [[Mission City]], Ironhide once again was called to the rescue, as Bumblebee was trapped by a massive swarm of [[Energon drone]]s activated by the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|AllSpark]]. Ironhide waded into the thick of them and destroyed every last one. Shortly afterwards, he responded to Jazz's S.O.S. call, but was too late; the warrior had been killed by [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. Enraged, Ironhide engaged the tank, smashing through the backup drone-units before finally taking on Brawl himself. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

====Decepticon campaign====
As the Decepticons closed in on the AllSpark within Mission City, [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] was tasked with bringing down the mighty Ironhide. Ironhide's powerful cannons, force shielding and hordes of backup drones made this fight ''incredibly'' difficult for Blackout, but the mammoth Decepticon was finally able to take Ironhide out. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
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===Transformers Autobots===
Ironhide served as a mentor to the young [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] as he learned the ropes on Earth. He was a bit annoyed by the kid's spunk, but knew he had a good Spark deep down. He later accompanied him to the Arctic to find Megatron, but discovered that the Decepticon leader had been moved elsewhere. On their way out of the region, they were attacked by Starscream, but the old war horse was able to fend him off.

In Tranquility, Ironhide met up with his leader and the rest of the team, and laid low until Optimus summoned them. After revealing Sector Seven's custody of both Megatron and the AllSpark, Bumblebee was sent to create a distraction so the group could escape. However, the rookie ended up getting Bumblebee caught by trying to show off. Ironhide scolded him, but was enraged to learn that Optimus decided to leave Bumblebee behind in favor of the AllSpark. Ironhide blew up at his leader, claiming that Optimus only cared about killing his brother, a belief he'd apparently been bottling up for some time. Jazz coldly told him to leave, and Ironhide eventually joined the group on their way to Hoover Dam.

When Bumblebee was eventually found, Ironhide apologized for his attack on his leader. However, before he could finish, Optimus reassured him that no harm was done between the two old friends. When Megatron was released and the Decepticons set about to bomb the dam, Ironhide was able to halt the scheme and headed for Tranquility. In the ensuing city-wide battle, Ironhide fought off countless Decepticons with the help of the rookie, who himself fell in battle defeating Megatron. Ironhide joined the other Autobots in solidarity as Optimus called out for more to join them on Earth.

{{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}

===Transformers Decepticons===
Ironhide took part in the battle for Tranquility when Megatron stormed it for the AllSpark, and ran into his old nemesis Brawl. Despite his best efforts, Ironhide ultimately died defending the city.

{{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons}}

===AllSpark Wars===
After the first battle with the Decepticons on Earth, Ironhide and the other Autobots went into stasis lock, held in storage around the world. {{storylink|AllSpark Wars}}

===Allspark Highway===
The Autobots obtained the AllSpark, and needed to bring it to a secure location. Relaying it to one another, Ironhide being the third link in the chain, the Autobots kept the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands until the evil robots simply gave up the chase. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Ironhide were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===Autobot Stronghold===
The Decepticons were invading an Autobot stronghold in the city, and Ironhide and the Autobots placed themselves at key positions to defend it from attack. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)|[[Patrice Melennec]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
Ironhide was the Autobots' heavy weapons specialist, armed with dual pulse cannons firing shotgun-like energy bursts, and proximity grenade launchers. He could deploy missile turrets for added firepower.

Ironhide oversaw both [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]'s training in Tranquility, near [[Colin Banes|Mikaela's father's]] garage.

When [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] detected the presence of [[Stunticon (ROTF)|Stunticons]] in Shanghai, NEST deployed Ironhide to take them out. After fighting through numerous drones, their leader [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] appeared, leading the Ironhide in a pursuit through the winding back alleys of the city. Finally, the Decepticon was cornered on the roof of an apartment building, and with one mighty punch, Ironhide sent Sideways to the ground. Unfortunately, Ironhide was soon jumped by the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticons]] and [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] at the nearby spiral freeway and had to wait for Ratchet to rescue him. After being repaired, Ironhide returned to the spiral freeway and paid back Long Haul for his earlier defeat.

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{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Decepticon Campaign=====
After taking care of Sideways, Ironhide was sent to defend the spiral freeway to help the NEST units under attack by Long Haul. After a ferocious battle, Long Haul got the best of him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====Wii/PS2====
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====PSP====
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===Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Autobots/Decepticons===
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===Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise===
[[File:Devastatorsdemise ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ironhide was slow, but he made up for it in muscle. His 4x4 grip on the road was unequaled.

In order to defeat [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], Bumblebee, Optimus and Ironhide drove through Cairo and avoided obstacles. {{storylink|Transformers RPMs: Devastator's Demise}}
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===Hunt for the Decepticons===
Once [[you]] were welcomed into the Autobots, Ironhide trained you in order to improve your strength, in order to prepare you for your fight with Megatron. Once the Decepticon tyrant was defeated, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots thanked you for your contribution to the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Hunt for the Decepticons}}

===StrikeZone Showdown===
Ironhide, Ratchet and Bumblebee faced off against Megatron, Lockdown and Bludgeon in the middle of a forest in a battle to the death. Ironhide would launch missiles in high arcs to defeat his opponents. {{storylink|Transformers StrikeZone Showdown|StrikeZone Showdown}}

===''Web Wars''===
Ironhide battled the Decepticons across the digital frontier, defending numerous websites across the internet from their encroachment! {{storylink|Web Wars}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' - The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)|[[Pascal Casanova]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====(Xbox 360/PS3)====
[[File:Ironhide, Ratchet and Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] succeeded in planting a virus into the Decepticon's network, [[NEST]] major [[Reynolds]] picked up an attack on Detroit which was reported to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Ironhide was contacted and ordered to go in and assist in the evacuation effort (which would involve killing lots of Decepticons). Ironhide arrived and, as he transformed, Optimus ordered him to destroy all Decepticons with minimal environmental damage much to Ironhide's disappointment. Irohnide met up with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and pointed him in the right direction to the Decepticons. Ironhide went in to attack while Ratchet went to evacuate civilians. After fighting through many Decepticons, Ratchet sent out a distress call to Ironhide. Once Ironhide met up with Ratchet he discovered that the Decepticon, [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], had heavily damaged him. Ironhide managed to make Mixmaster fall through the floor and saved Ratchet. Ratchet then required self repair and had Ironhide cover him until the repairs were finished. Once Ratchet finished repairs, Ironhide was informed [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] would send a new version of Ironhide's [[Heavy Iron]] weapon to him. This Heavy Iron 2.0 would be able to penetrate Mixmaster's shield and destroy him.

[[File:Ironhide VS Mixmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Ironhide eventually found Mixmaster and, after a brief fight, managed to destroy him.

Much later, Starscream stole a piece of [[MechTech]] from a defeated [[Stratosphere]] and tried to use it as a new weapon for the Decepticon cause. Instead, the weapon contained a tracking system that allowed the Autobots to find the Decepticon hideout and launch a full-scale assault on it. While attacking the base, Ironhide managed to find Megatron and shot him, causing Megatron to go flying through a wall. Megatron survived and vowed that Ironhide would pay for his interference.

[[File:Ironhide and Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
Ironhide assisted Ratchet in the evacuation of the wounded soldiers after the battle. They tried to get a fix on Optimus' location with no success, while at the same time failing to notice Megatron in his new vehicle mode leaving the base. Optimus however was fine but busy fighting [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his [[Driller]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}

====Autobots/Decepticons====
[[File:DOTMDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Optimus Prime alerted Ironhide to the fact that [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] might be trying to bring the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s back online, but more importantly that [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was hanging around a nearby industrial park. Ironhide headed for the industrial park and protected a bunch of buildings from the Decepticons. Some time later, Mirage contacted Ironhide to tell him that Lockdown had infiltrated the NEST base, and Ironhide was eventually able to chase the Decepticon down. When the Autobots tracked the Decepticons to [[Siberia]], Ironhide was selected to gain access to their base by shutting down the radar installations surrounding it. Once they got inside and worked out where Megatron was, Ironhide asked Optimus who he was taking in with him. Optimus opted to go in alone, and was overcome by Megatron and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], leading Ironhide to go in himself. Despite the Decepticons escaping, Optimus complemented Ironhide's skills as a warrior. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (mobile game)===
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===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Ironhide joined the rest of the Autobots in combating the Decepticons on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
When Bumblebee was sent off on missions to retrieve stolen MechTech weapons technology from the Decepticons, Ironhide could provide him with a plethora of weaponry to aid him in his trials. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (mobile game)===
Ironhide was one of the Autobots, who helped destroy the Decepticons on streets of Texas, Detroit and Chicago (Despite his death). He also get a red paintjob too.
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===''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}

To his distaste, Ironhide had to try to whip some new NEST recruits into shape, and lectured them on how inferior they were to Cybertronians. He made it clear that the NEST recruits would not defeat any Decepticon on their own; rather, Ironhide promised that as a unit, they would defeat the Decepticons... as long as they stopped bringing in churros, that is. He could later be seen firing on Devastator along with Ratchet.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Ironhide-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|Are you glad to see me alive and kicking?]]
Ironhide was one of the Autobots pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Demolitions bot, his cannons tear enemies apart with Burning missiles that deal Obliterang amounts of Critical Damage. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
[[File:MovieIronhidevsLost.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|The crossover you never expected to see!]]

*In the initial draft of the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], Ironhide was not present among the Autobot cast. However, he replaced female Autobot [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] in later drafts and the subsequent final script.
*According to his animation files in the [[Transformers The Game|video game]], his alternate mode was going to be a GMC Dually instead of a GMC Topkick.
*In an earlier draft of the 2007 movie called the ''Prime Directive'', while introducing him, Optimus Prime adds that Ironhide was forged in the Tri-Peninsular Torus states of [[Praxus]].
*In the first movie, Ironhide's guns ''alone'' have 10,000 CGI parts ''each''. Yet this was somehow passed over in the Academy Awards for {{w|The Golden Compass (film)|talking polar bears}}.
*Ironhide's robot CG model in the first movie sports the [[license plate]] "4PCI382" on his chest. Despite not being visible in the movie itself, the GMC Topkick car prop used as his [[alternate mode]] sports the same plate (registered in California in January), as seen in set photos. This appears to be a license plate reserved for Hollywood productions, as it was also used for the ''{{w|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}'' season 5 episode "[[wikia:lostpedia:The Little Prince|The Little Prince]]", for the car driven by minor character Dan Norton. The ''Transformers'' version of the license plate was later auctioned off.<ref name="auction plate">[http://www.yourprops.com/Ironhide-Screen-Used-License-Plate-original---screen-used-movie-props-Transformers--2007--prop-15186.html Ironhide license plate prop for auction, YourProps.com]</ref> Oddly enough, in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide clearly sports ''no'' license plate in vehicle mode anymore, whereas on the [[Chicago]] set for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the GMC Topkick car prop sported a black plate with a [[NEST]] logo on it<ref name="chicago2">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=132&size=0&start=100 Dark of the Moon Chicago set (2)] at Seibertron.com.</ref>... yet his old "4PCI382" plate can still be seen on his [[robot mode]] chest in both movies.
*The GMC Topkick prop vehicle only has one vent on the right side above the front wheel well, however, Ironhide's CGI model sports one on either side of his chest. [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM animators]] had stated in the the "making of" featurette for the first film that some of the parts used on the robot modes were duplicated for symmetry even if the vehicle itself only has one of those parts present.
*Ironhide has a large scar covering most of the right side of his face, including his eye, which is kinda cool.
*Ironhide's movements throughout the films indicates that he walks and runs with a slight limp.
*Apparently, he's a bit of a fan of [[Batman]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}
*The [[NEST]] "Special Programs" logo on the first ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class Ironhide's toy is based upon a shoulder patch on [[Graham]]'s uniform.
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*[[TakaraTomy]] marketing director, [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], has claimed that the Japanese version of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' takes place in the Movie continuity and that [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (renamed Ironhide in Japan) would actually ''be'' Movie Ironhide. Yamazaki's statement has come under some contradiction, as he also said that Bulkhead would have his "world view" altered in the dub to reflect Movie Ironhide's when, in fact, Japanese Bulkhead remains the same in personality as US Bulkhead. So whether Bulkhead actually ''is'' Ironhide in Japan remains uncertain at the moment.
*During Chapter Two of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game, Ironhide's old cannons can be seen on his arms with battle damage, in following with his ejection of them during the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film and implying he retrieved them.
*Ironhide is the basis for the non-toy character [[Nagoya Prime]].
*In ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', Ironhide is seen on the cards [[Harold Attinger]] pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon'', and long before the final battle in Chicago.
*Ironhide's Cybertronian design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily inspired by his Generation 1 [[Ironhide (G1)|namesake]].
*A Seibertron article on [[Jon Bailey]]'s experience shows that Bailey auditioned for Ironhide, meaning he was originally meant to speak in ''Bumblebee''.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bumblebee-movie-voice-actor-jon-bailey-talks-about-his-experience/42553/ Seibertron article Bailey's experience]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Czech:'' '''Železňák''' (first movie's first dub only) ("Iron guy")
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Acélfej''' ("Steelhead")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (Taiwan, 鐵皮, China, 铁皮, "Iron Hide")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Staleshkir''' (Сталешкір, "Steelskin")

==References==
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Jetfire (G1)

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:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Science means that not all dreams can come true.]]

'''Jetfire''' (aka '''Skyfire''') is a bot of science, literally. Not only is his mind dedicated towards scientific pursuits, but his body is a testament to the technology he studies so intensely. (Some would say "religiously", but not in his presence.) Every inch of his chassis is cutting-edge and kept up-to-date. However, he does not have the trust of his teammates; it was not so long ago that he was a [[Decepticon]]. Jetfire is compassionate, so some Autobots feel that he could be soft on their enemies or, even worse, he may turn on them after realizing his "cold calculations" swing the other way.

Jetfire would find their misconceptions about science appalling. After all, is not science just the pursuit of truth? And truth, he maintains, walks hand-in-hand with liberty.

{{bigquote|Sorry, Sunstorm. I don't '''believe''' in destiny.|Jetfire|"[[Atonement]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Kunihiko Yasui]] (Japanese, "Attack of the Autobots", "Day of the Machines")|[[Yin Chaobin]] (Chinese), [[Javier Pontón]] (American Spanish), [[Olivier Destrez]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Attack of the Autobots" & "Day of the Machines"), [[Olney Cazarré]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons")}}
[[File:Jetfireskyfire.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|They dug him out of the Arctic to be their taxi.]]
[[MYA|Millions of years ago]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], before the war, Skyfire and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] were good friends and fellow scientists. On a mission of exploration to prehistoric [[Earth]], Skyfire was lost in a storm. Starscream searched, but there was no sign of his comrade. He returned home.

Millions of years later, after the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s had crashed and awoken on Earth, the Decepticons found Skyfire encased in a block of Arctic ice and revived him. Skyfire joined them due to his past friendship with Starscream, though he expressed discomfort with their methods. When Skyfire's compassion for [[human]]s and, later on, several Autobot prisoners led to his disobeying orders, Starscream, who had changed much in the intervening millennia, turned on his friend. Skyfire left the Decepticons and joined the Autobots, sacrificing himself to be buried beneath the ice again to stop the Decepticons' plans. The Autobots held a memorial service for him at the location of his involuntary burial. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:FireontheMountain Optimus pats Skyfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| Good boy, Skyfire. Wanna Snausage?]]
[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] returned later to dig him up when the Autobots needed a ride down to [[South America]]. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons were in [[Peru]] seeking the [[Crystal of Power]], which was kept in an Incan temple. He dropped off [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] so they could see what the Decepticons were up to, but a short time later had to go back and rescue them—intercepting them mid-jump—to return to [[Ark (G1)|Headquarters]]. Collecting the other Autobots, he took them all to Peru and earned a pat on his nosecone from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Scouting ahead, he arrived at the temple, only to be shot and disabled by Starscream. Skyfire was dumped inside the temple, where [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Luisa]] found him and effected emergency repairs while under attack from [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. Reactivated, Skyfire dealt with Ravage before giving the Autobots outside some much-needed aerial support as they attacked the Decepticon positions. He destroyed Megatron's cannon in a strafing attack and later helped Wheeljack cap the energy geyser that remained. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[File:TUD2 Skyfire catches Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55| Grand Theft Skyfire.]]When the energies unleashed by Cybertron's presence in Earth's orbit caused activity in the volcano in which Headquarters was embedded, Skyfire evacuated the base with most of the rest of the Autobots. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], Windcharger and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] were ejected from the top of the mountain in a violent eruption, and Skyfire swooped in to save them. Spike learned that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] had been taken to Cybertron, and Skyfire volunteered his services to fly the boy and several Autobots there. After some deft flying, they landed on the other planet, but Skyfire, Wheeljack and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] were separated from their smaller companions, who fell into a trap. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The trio caught up with their fellows in time to rescue them from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Skyfire thanked Shockwave for blasting a hole in the wall large enough for him to fly through. He provided air support against some [[Seeker (body-type)|tetrajets]], allowing the ground-based Autobots to reach [[Wheeljack's workshop]]. Once Wheeljack worked out a way to counteract the [[hypno-chip]]s which the Decepticons were using to control humans, Skyfire ferried everyone back to Earth to put the invention to good use. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[File:PlagueofInsecticons Skyfire sitting in puddle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I'm perfectly all right, Susan."]]
Following strange reports of giant robotic insects in [[Bali]], Skyfire carried Brawn, Windcharger and Spike there, only to discover a field being consumed by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. Despite believing the trio would be a pushover, the Autobots found themselves outnumbered by clones, and the arrival of Megatron and a couple of his goons didn't improve the odds. Fortunately, the rest of the Autobots arrived and, after a brief fight, the Decepticons departed for an oil refinery. Some quick repairs were made on Skyfire to fix his ability to transform, and the Autobots began the pursuit. The Insecticons latched on to Skyfire's wings until Wheeljack was able to lend a hand, or rather, a couple of missiles. A short time later, Skyfire caught Brawn after the latter's failed attempt at a mid-air brawl. When they reached the refinery, he kicked the battle off by physically knocking the Insecticons off the [[oil tanker]] they were drinking from. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:AttackOTAutobots Jazz on Skyfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|"I have an inside, you know."]]
Skyfire and most of the Autobots were distorted by Megatron's [[Personality destabilizer device|personality destabilizer]], turning them evil. As Skyfire was hunting down and blowing up human aircraft, Autobots who had been reverted to good by Sparkplug's [[attitude exchanger]]s arrived on scene and changed Skyfire back. He then flew the Autobots and humans to save Optimus Prime and the others. The Decepticons managed to launch a rocket they'd commandeered, so Skyfire dropped Optimus and Ratchet off on it so they could steal its cargo. As the Decepticons attempted to fight off the boarders, Jazz climbed on Skyfire's nose and used his [[sound and light show]] to provide a distraction. Finally, Skyfire flew them up into space, so the satellite from the rocket could be properly placed in orbit. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} When [[Carly]] was captured by the Decepticons, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] blamed himself, but was persuaded by Sparkplug to try and rescue her. Hitching a lift with Skyfire, Ironhide located Bumblebee and Spike before bailing out so he could tell them what had happened to Carly. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:Skyfire Gerwalk.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Mid-transformation, or a reference to the toy's "third mode"? CHOOSE WISELY.]]
Skyfire ferried Spike and Hound to the middle of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to investigate an unexplained change to oil tanker shipping patterns that converged suspiciously close to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]]. Flying overhead, the trio discovered that the bad bots were stealing the oil using a platform docking structure secured by a force field. Skyfire, Hound and Spike hid aboard one of the tankers and attacked Megatron and Hook as they siphoned the oil. As usual, Spike was captured by the Decepticons and held hostage, forcing Skyfire and Hound to surrender. Confined to a cell on a lower deck, Skyfire warned Spike to be careful of an [[electromagnet]] he found as the human put his escape plan into action. With Rumble and Ravage incapacitated by the magnet, Skyfire punched through the cell door. The three rushed to the control room for the force field generator. Skyfire and Spike kept [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] distracted as Hound blew up the generator, causing the force field dome to collapse. Facing defeat, Megatron activated the platform's self-destruct function, which left Skyfire and his two friends stuck inside as the structure began to sink. Optimus Prime ripped through the bulkhead above them, and the three were able to climb out. Skyfire then flew them all to safety. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

In [[2006]], Skyfire (or a very similar space vehicle) was briefly seen as part of the Autobot fleet attacking the [[Quintesson]]s. He was shot along with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and several [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

{{Note|The Aerialbots were later shown to have survived, so Skyfire could possibly have survived as well... assuming it was actually him getting shot. Due to the number of [[animation error]]s in this episode, it is by no means guaranteed that these were the "real" Skyfire or Powerglide "really" perishing. However, in "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]" when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] lists the then-active Autobots capable of spaceflight, he does not mention Skyfire.}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Dark Skyfire bio=====
In an era millions of years before the establishment of the Decepticon faction's army, Skyfire was specialized for outer space exploration, his entire body coated with a substance that protected it against unknown viruses, magnetic storms, and the like. Although he had a strong scientific curiosity, he agonized over it being at odds with his great combat skills. {{storylink|Jetfire (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Dark Skyfire toy bio}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
In the late 1990s, Skyfire was led to Japan by Optimus Prime, along with a small team of other Autobots, to stop the Decepticons’ latest Energon-gathering scheme. Optimus ordered him to pursue Astrotrain to prevent the Decepticons from escaping with their loot. {{storylink|Activation}}

Skyfire was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''[[Trigger]]'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the Trigger to create a powerful new body for himself, Skyfire had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Transformers Legends LG07 Jetfiresuitsup.jpg|thumb|]]
In the late 1980s, Skyfire was at the Autobot base when [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] wrecked its intruder alert in preparation for a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

As Skyfire grew more willing to fight for the sake of protecting innocents, he changed his name to Jetfire to symbolize his change as a person. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}} In 2004, he and [[R-Blade]] were working with a piece of [[solitarium]] at the Autobot base when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacked and blasted the material, causing an reaction that sent both him and Jetfire to [[Legends World|another dimension]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}} There, Jetfire witnessed [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] terrorizing the populace and stepped in to put a stop to it, blasting the villain so hard he turned back into the harmless [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. He then used another solitarium stone to open a portal back home, inviting Tankor's directionless cohorts, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], to come with him and join the Autobots. They accepted, and Jetfire attended the unveiling of their new unit, the [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}} {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}} He later told [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] of the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 56|Bonus Edition Vol. 56}}

In [[2022]], Jetfire battled the forces of the [[Concurrence]] alongside [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Over a decade later, he was present when Optimus Prime announced his plan to revive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Skyfire Headmasters Cameo.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
In [[2011]], Jetfire was present at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] (alongside [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]) while the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] were repairing [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

=====Metrowars=====
While Jetfire was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] during its rebuilding following an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the Decepticons attacked again. With fellow [[Cyberjet]]s [[R-Blade]] and [[Delta Seeker]], Jetfire helped defend the city. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}
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=====''G-2'' story pages and pack-in comic=====
{{note|While in the English continuity, ''Generation 2'' Jetfire was the same character as Generation 1 Jetfire/Skyfire, the same would not appear to have initially been the case in Japan. In Japan, the Generation 1 character was called "Skyfire" in the cartoon, which was the only Japanese media he appeared in, as his toy was never released in Japan. The "Jetfire" that appears in the ''G-2'' comic probably would have originally been a different character, though ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' backstory and the character's appearance in the ''15 Go! Go!'' comics seemed to consolidate the two retroactively. The [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' comic]] eventually confirmed this by having Skyfire explain he changed his name to Jetfire.}}

[[File:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Ten points if you can find Wheeljack and Perceptor in this picture!]]
Jetfire was once friends with the Decepticon [[Cyberjet]]s during his days back on Cybertron. However, after the war had raged on for centuries, two of his Cyberjet friends ([[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]] and [[Aero Raid]]) began to have their doubts about the Decepticon cause. Taking Jetfire's advice, the two Cyberjets switched sides and became Autobots. This act forever earned Jetfire, Strafe and Aero Raid the hatred of the remaining loyal Decepticon Cyberjets. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 4}}

At one point, Megatron kidnapped the Autobot [[Laser Rod]], [[Electro]]. While Megatron attempted to persuade Electro into joining the Decepticons, Jetfire infiltrated the headquarters. Busting-in at full-force, Jetfire took the Decepticons by surprise and managed to successfully rescue his fellow Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Jetfire was also the head of a research team staffed by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] that discovered a [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new attribute]] of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. This discovery allowed Optimus Prime to survive a fatal attack from Megatron and form a newer, more powerful body. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 4}}
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=====''15 Go! Go!''=====
[[File:TGGJetfire1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Whoever he is, he looks awesome.]]
[[File:TGGJetfire2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Bandai's gonna suuuuue.]]
On a trip into the future with her companion [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], the humanoid computer [[Teletraan 15]] encountered the Autobot scientist Jetfire. He immediately realized that they had come from a different time and cautioned them that the area was about to become a war zone. Recognizing Jetfire's scent despite the unfamiliar body, Steeljaw asked if he was the same being as his old warrior acquaintance. {{storylink|Steeljaw Volume}}

Concerned for the pair's safety, Jetfire offered to take them to his commander, unaware that the Decepticons [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] were following. Under heavy attack, Jetfire and his passengers were saved by the intervention of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Battle Convoy]]. {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

After the battle, Teletraan 15 recorded Jetfire's information and announced that her mission to restore [[Teletraan I]]'s damaged databanks was at last complete. Before she and Steeljaw returned to their own era, Jetfire asked 15 to tell him something: in her travels through time, had she ever discovered when the fighting would end? When would the progress of science finally bring about peace? {{storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 14|15 Go! Go! Volume 14}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Skyfire and the Autobots aligned themselves with the [[Selector]]s, a race of human-made robots who wanted freedom from their masters. The Selectors' revolution had injured Carly Witwicky, though, and so the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s sided against them. Skyfire confronted [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] in the air, but was coldly blasted down by the Dinobot bombardier. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}
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====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Jetfire aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], Skyfire was one of the few allies who [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found in his campaign against [[Cobra]]-controlled [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 13, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 13/06/2015}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Jetfireg1marvel1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Brainless Jetfire brings home small mammals.]]
Early in the war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] held the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] captive, hoping to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] he possessed to create a new army of Decepticons, including the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and Jetfire. Optimus Prime had secretly passed the energies of the Matrix onto the teenaged [[human]], [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], so although the Constructicons were brought to life {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}} Shockwave was stopped short of animating Jetfire's constructed body. Shockwave soon learned of the human's involvement, so he sent Jetfire after the human even though the lifeless robot could do nothing more than follow orders. When Jetfire found Buster, he was accompanied by the Autobots [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] for his protection, but it was Buster's Creation Matrix powers that ultimately disassembled Jetfire before their eyes. Buster reassembled Jetfire, and with Bumblebee's help, changes were made to allow Buster to directly control him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}}

[[File:Jetfireisafunnyguy.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|A sense of humor that borders on murderous negligence.]]
However, Jetfire's programming reasserted itself, and maneuvered so wildly that Buster, riding in the cockpit, blacked out. Buster woke up inside Shockwave's base at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], strapped to a machine ready to drill the Creation Matrix out of him. In the meantime, knowing that the Autobots were eavesdropping on him, Shockwave sent Jetfire to drop a fake Optimus Prime head at a disclosed location for the Autobots to find. The fake head attached itself to Optimus Prime's body and began attacking the Autobots, causing many injuries. At the last moment, Buster was able to control Jetfire once again, knocking out Shockwave, and delivering the true Optimus Prime head to the Autobots, allowing them a costly victory. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

With Optimus Prime fully restored, Jetfire was quickly given life and joined the Autobots. ''He was briefly mistrusted due to his Decepticon origin, and during the "Dinobot Hunt" [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] resented being given orders by someone with a Decepticon [[insignia]]; Jetfire proved himself by restraining [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]], and had his badge torn off in the process.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} ''[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], who still didn't trust Jetfire, almost deactivated him and returned him to the Decepticons as part of a deal for technology with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], but decided against it at the last minute.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

Having proven himself, he was granted the [[Rite of the Autobrand]] marking him as one of their rank. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} When Bumblebee, depressed, had left the Autobots and gotten himself attacked by the Decepticons, Jetfire eagerly came to his rescue. He arrived to the battlefront ahead of the rest of the Autobots and attempted to take on Shockwave and his troops on his own, but was no match for the Decepticon commander. The enemy was driven off when the rest of Optimus's troops caught up to him. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}} Later, Jetfire helped the Autobots approach the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]] to steal information that would allow them to build their own [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:DinobotHunt ironhide and jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
''When Optimus Prime and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] were lost in [[Limbo]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] assumed command of the Decepticons, Jetfire became acting leader. His headstrong tactics got the Autobots defeated several times, and out of desperation he even formed an alliance with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. He also mistrusted [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], thinking his arrival too convenient. However, after seeing Magnus be beaten half to death trying to stop Galvatron, Jetfire realised he was wrong and came to his aid. When the future Decepticon was driven off, Jetfire thanked Magnus for all he'd done.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Jetfire accompanied [[Donny Finkleberg]] to the spot where Finkleberg claimed seven Autobots had crossed over from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], though they found nothing but traces of [[Transformer fuel|fuel]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} ''Soon afterwards, he was sent to provide air support for [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and Prowl as they attempted to prevent Soundwave, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] from contacting Cybertron at a [[NASA]] facility. Ignoring Prowl's orders to stop Soundwave, Jetfire instead attempted to engage Kickback but the Decepticon merely shrank to insect size, effectively disappearing. This gave Dirge ample time to floor Trailbreaker, pick up Soundwave and escape, leaving Jetfire to be bawled out by Prowl.''

[[File:Jetfire jazz blackrocks chemical plant.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''Just before [[Christmas]] [[1986]], Jetfire and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] were taking delivery of a consignment of fuel at [[Blackrock's chemical plant]] when they came under attack from [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. An out-of-control fire threatened to set off a chain reaction within the plant that could kill thousands of people, and at [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]]'s urging Jetfire quickly saw off the Decepticons and extinguished the fire, averting disaster. The disparity between the results of these two missions made Jetfire worry that his response time was quicker when humans were in danger than Autobots were, and he talked with Buster Witwicky to come to terms with this; he came to realise that it was because he viewed Earth as his home, as he'd been built there.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

''At some point, Jetfire supervised the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] as they prevented the Decepticons from using a [[power siphon]] to drain a power plant of its energy. He was shot down early in the battle and so did not witness the Aerialbots' subsequent disunity, giving them a positive review in his report back to Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

[[File:Skalorjetfiredie.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|At least look at him when you're killing him, Starscream!]]
''After reviewing Jetfire and the other Autobots' performance against Galvatron, Optimus Prime decided that he needed to fake his own death in order to teach them how to cope without him. Jetfire was one of a team of Autobots that found a destroyed [[facsimile construct]] of the Autobot leader'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''and believing it to be the real deal, buried it with a headstone in accordance with Earth custom. However, Prime, who had been on Cybertron, was returned via space bridge before the funeral was even over.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

After Optimus Prime died ''for real,'' Jetfire was among the many Autobots who watched on as Ratchet futilely tried to repair his body. With the attempt a failure, Jetfire joined his teammates in paying their respects at Optimus Prime's funeral, where they blasted his body into space ''instead''. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

[[File:Jetfireyourehit.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Naw, you think?]]
After the death of Optimus Prime, Jetfire was among several Autobots gathered to determine who would next lead their forces. The meeting was interrupted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who demanded that command was handed to him. The other Autobots dismissed him at first, but when Grimlock proved himself a worthy leader against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], they reevaluated their opinion of the Dinobot. After Trypticon was driven off, Jetfire and the rest of the Autobots voted Grimlock to take command. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} He later seemed to regret this decision, offering to help [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] usurp him {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} and when the rivalry ended in a duel staged on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], he was among the Autobots who watched. There, the Autobots were ambushed by the entire Decepticon army and he was blasted out of the sky by both [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Jetfire was among the Autobots who responded to a distress signal sent out by Buster Witwicky, after the boy had been captured by the Decepticons and subsequently escaped their Arctic base. A confrontation against the Decepticons inevitably ensued, though it was cut short when both sides realized the whole set-up was a distraction, orchestrated to divert them from [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s bid for the legendary [[Underbase]]. They were unable to prevent Starscream from sampling the Underbase's power, allowing the Seeker to begin a rampage across the globe. Jetfire led the Aerialbots in the first attack against him in [[New York City|New York]]. Only Jetfire managed to evade Starscream's lethal retaliation but a second shot following the death of the [[Skalor|last]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] was not as easily avoidable. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

''Blaster later reported that Jetfire was alive but no further exploits have ever been detailed.'' {{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'N' Blast #301}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Jetfire was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of Snaptrap that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Optimus Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

====''Classics''====
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Jetfire, Prime, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] encountered Megatron just as he was smashing his way through the human [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNTs]] and a mysterious extra-dimensional arrival named [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 1|Crossing Over #1}} Learning that the Decepticons were staging an attack in [[South America]] to secure a new energy source, the Autobots traveled to face them, with Jetfire meeting with their aerial force as they tore through human-piloted jets. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} Jetfire engaged in a dogfight with Starscream and Ramjet while the rest of the Autobots dealt with the bulk of the Decepticon forces on the ground. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} Though Ramjet managed to bypass him, Jetfire kept Starscream busy until Megatron called for a withdrawal of his troops. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

After that battle came to an end, the Autobots reconvened at their headquarters. Optimus had Jetfire contact [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] to tell him not to have his troops engage the Decepticons without Autobot support again, as doing so always ended in too many human casualties. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

At another time, Jetfire fought alongside Prime, Ironhide, and Sunstreaker in order to protect some humans from [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Jetfire rodimus priam war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
After the [[Gene Key]] fiasco, Jetfire attended the Autobot leadership conference to get up to date. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

When the [[Warworld]] appeared in the skies over Cybertron, Jetfire and the flying Autobots attempted to engage it. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} He provided a smokescreen cover for the [[Wrecker]]s' vessel to land on the Warworld and infiltrate it. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Jetfire was at the next leadership conference when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was officially named Autobot leader by Optimus stepping down. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} He acted to support Rodimus during talks with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], but was shot by the visiting "delegate". {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

As the Autobots took the fight to Jhiaxus, Jetfire served aboard the ''[[Priam]]'' as part of Rodimus's bridge crew during the assault. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} Unfortunately, the enemy response was hopelessly beyond the Autobots' ability to counter, and they were captured until Jhiaxus was dealt with by an outside party. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Jetfire and the Autobots returned to Cybertron, only to find it overrun by [[Shadow-leech|shadow-demons]] that could turn Cybertronians into more of their number. He retrieved the [[Sword of Primus]] for Rodimus, who was able to use the blade to generate a temporary safe zone for the group. If Jetfire survived, he would have been rendered decidedly mortal by Rodimus's victory over the Dark Matrix creature, which cut them off from Primus and the wider multiverse, before setting off across the universe to spread a message of peace for the rest of his life. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:SecretsAndLies1 ShockwaveSkyfireBrain.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0]]
A close friend of Starscream's and a valued subordinate of Shockwave's, Skyfire was one of the Decepticons' top scientists, working on [[Project Dreadnought]]. After Cybertron had been sent hurtling out of orbit, Skyfire felt that the [[planetary engine|planetary turbines]] could have carried them to other worlds for resources and agreed with Starscream's assessment that Megatron's vendetta against Optimus Prime was detrimental to the foundation of the [[Decepticon Empire]].

After the destruction of a half-completed turbine had sent the planet towards the [[Stellae Cimeterium]], Skyfire briefed Megatron on the situation. When the Decepticon leader learnt that the Autobots would be launching a ship to destroy an oncoming [[asteroid belt]], he ordered Skyfire to construct a ship in which they could pursue. Despite his accomplishment, Shockwave barred Skyfire from boarding the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']]. When a silent alarm was triggered at the destroyed turbine, Skyfire flew ahead to confront the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], initially holding the advantage until [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] sliced off his wing, sending him down to the ground as a fiery wreck. After Shockwave had blown up the Dynobots, he retrieved Skyfire's intact [[brain module]] and promised that his friend would live again. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
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===See & Read Video===
He went on a lot of suicide missions.

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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Skyfire was scouting the [[Kalahari Desert]], on the lookout for the many humans to have been abducted by the Decepticons. He found one of the humans, lying unconscious on the desert floor. Patching the information to Optimus and Prowl at Autobot headquarters, he continued his search.

Once the Autobots learned the full extent of the Decepticons’ plans, Skyfire was sent out to intercept the satellite they had been building as it launched from the Earth's surface. Optimus ordered Skyfire to destroy Megatron and his newest weapon, but his weapons were ineffectual against it. The satellite then soared out of Skyfire's range, and the Autobot superjet was forced to return to Optimus for further instructions.

Skyfire was retro-fitted with external fuel tanks in order to be able to reach the satellite in orbit. He then headed out to destroy Megatron's instrument of destruction, despite knowing that he would not have the fuel necessary to return safely from his mission. Out in space, he once more attempted to destroy the satellite with his arsenal of [[null-ray]]s and missiles, to no avail. His weapons and fuel depleted, Skyfire fell back to Earth and burned up on re-entry. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

Skyfire attempted to bring down the Decepticons’ hovercraft oil transporter after it had stolen several gallons of crude oil from the [[Prudhoe Bay]] company. He only had enough fuel to maintain his attack for a short period of time, but managed to do a substantial amount of damage to the Decepticons’ transport in that window of time. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

Skyfire spotted the Decepticons in the middle of their deforestation plot while flying overhead. He was able to make contact with Autobot headquarters, despite Soundwave's attempt at garbling his communication network. He returned shortly with Optimus and Bumblebee and forced the Decepticons to retreat once more. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}

Skyfire led the Autobot superjets on their routine patrols over the Pacific, on the lookout for Decepticon activity. His patrol was interrupted by Ramjet, Skywarp and Starscream in a hit-and-run attack. Skyfire gave chase. These kinds of attacks repeated themselves over the next several days. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:Autobots secret weapon autobot jets.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
As part of a strategy to liberate a group of Autobots held captive by the Decepticons, Jetfire and several other Autobots hid within a statue of Devastator that was then wheeled before Decepticon headquarters as a peace offering. Once the Decepticons had let down their guard, Jetfire and the others burst forth from within the statue and ambushed the evil robots. Though Megatron deployed the Decepticon jets to combat Jetfire and the other Autobot fliers, the Autobots nonetheless arose victorious from the battle that day. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
With [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] heading towards an asteroid belt, the Autobot leader Jetfire had an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] constructed with which to clear a path. The ship was attacked by the Decepticons, and Jetfire set the spaceship on a crash dive towards [[Earth]]. When it hit dirt, the crew were knocked out. Four million years later, an erupting volcano triggered the ship's computer, causing the systems to repair Jetfire and the other Autobots, as well as the Decepticons. Their civil war began anew on this strange new world. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Beehive Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticonjetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Jetfire was one of many to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He may have in fact been a Decepticon himself. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}
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===Attack of the Insecticons===
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Jetfire was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by Sparkplug that would end the Autobots' energy woes. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
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===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===
Jetfire was the Autobots' resident technological genius. After the Autobots and Decepticons had been left in a prolonged stalemate during their battles on Earth, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] devised of a plan that would at least temporarily rid the planet of the Decepticons. The Autobots concocted a story wherein Jetfire had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian spaceship, out-of-phase with their dimension, atop of [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]]. After Jetfire had managed to recall the ship to the material plane, the Autobots had discovered that it contained a star map which pointed the way back to Cybertron. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was allowed to "overhear" this story, and the Autobots then stationed themselves around their prop spaceship on the mountaintop. When the inevitable attack came from the Decepticons over control of the ship, Jetfire was easily batted away by Megatron. The rest of the Autobots made themselves scarce after a brief skirmish, and allowed the Decepticons to claim their prize. Once Megatron and his cronies were locked inside the vessel, it blasted off uncontrollably away from the planet. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

During an aerial patrol, Jetfire uncovered a Decepticon construction project on [[Clarke Atoll]]. His report confirmed information already uncovered by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]; Megatron was building giant rockets to shift the Earth out of its orbit. The Autobots launched a sabotage mission, hearing that the rockets would fire in twenty minutes upon their approach. The more maneuverable Jetfire and [[Deftwing]] entered the thruster tubes to destroy the rockets from within while the others kept the Decepticons busy. Finding that the engines were power by the [[Earth's core|Earth's molten core]], the pair set about disrupting the machine's electromagnetic coils and have the plasma wreck up the structure for them. Successfully doing so, Jefire and Deftwing then darted back to the surface to avoid getting caught in the resulting explosion. As the entire island was caught in a lava swell, they helped carry all earthbound Autobots to safety. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Jetfiredarkages.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|I bet Skywarp pulled that mask over his face a lot in junior high.]]
Before the war, the scientist Jetfire and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] were friends. But when Starscream joined the Decepticons in their assault on outlying city-states, Jetfire was torn. If he followed his beliefs and upheld justice and life, he would end up facing his dearest friend on the battlefield. Jetfire did end up with the Autobots, but not before a barrier of distrust had been built between them due to his inaction and his past loyalties.

These loyalties came to a head during a period when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were presumed lost forever, the two factions splintered into five. After going out for a routine metallurgical survey, Jetfire returned to the Autobots' base to find that the place was both deserted and on high-alert. {{storylink|Escalation}} Events conspired behind the scenes, building up to an unknown crescendo, and Jetfire was suspicious, not knowing that he was being targeted by [[The Fallen]] for an arcane ritual. Putting his already-shaky trustworthiness on the line, Jetfire met up with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in secret to discuss the looming front of darkness. However, The Fallen had leaked their correspondence to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who held a grudge against the scientist. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

[[File:Jetfireg1dw.jpg|left|thumb|I've always said there's nothing an agnostic can't do if he really doesn't know whether he believes in anything or not.]]

As Jetfire and Shockwave were exchanging information, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], three followers of The Fallen, attacked them. Jetfire found himself at their mercy, until Grimlock intervened and defeated all three mystics. Jetfire then tried to explain to Grimlock about the forthcoming evil he and Shockwave had discovered, only for Grimlock to assault Jetfire, intending to execute him for treason. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Before Grimlock could act, both Autobots were overwhelmed by The Fallen. The ancient Transformer dragged his victims far inside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and strapped them to a four-paneled contraption in the [[Well of All Sparks]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} Jetfire, Grimlock, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] were the "[[Angles of Dissolution]]", four "unique sparks" which could catalyze the breach of the [[Seal of Primus]]. Combined forces from several factions penetrated The Fallen's operation, but despite Jetfire and Grimlock's teamwork, The Fallen was destroyed only by his own scheme — the hand of [[Primus]] reached out, awakened from his slumber, and smote the enigmatic being to pieces. Jetfire, a skeptic towards things supernatural, began to wonder if there might be something bigger than them going on, something no one could comprehend. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Long after, Jetfire and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] were sent out into space to search for the missing [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as part of one of the last Autobot space programs. The two eventually parted ways with the other members of the operation in order to investigate a beacon emanating from the [[Solar System|Sol System]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Arriving on [[Earth]], they were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], whom Jetfire disabled him with an EM pulse from their ship. He then ventured outside to identify his assailant, and enclosed him within a stasis pod. But as he was dragging his prisoner along, he was caught in an avalanche and buried in ice. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

[[File:DWAtonement Jetfire Sunstorm.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The power of Primus compels you!]]
Millions of years later he was found by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and stored aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', still encased in a block of ice. When the zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] arrived on Earth, Starscream freed Jetfire from his icy prison to stop him. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Thanks to the radiation shielding built-in Jetfire's armor, he was able to defeat Sunstorm... only for his opponent to rapidly begin regenerating. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} With only a brief respite, Jetfire and Starscream traveled to meet with the Autobots aboard the ''Orion''. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} An uneasy alliance formed between Jetfire, Starscream, and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s team of Autobots as they tried to come up with a plan to stop the unbelievably powerful [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], but Sunstorm was unstoppable. Despite all signs pointing towards Sunstorm being a supernatural being, Jetfire stuck fast to his belief that what they were dealing with was simply "unexplained" and not "unexplainable." By pooling their knowledge on the clone, the Autobots were able to formulate a plan on how to stop Sunstorm; by creating a mock-signature based on Starscream for the clone to follow, they would distract him long enough to suppress his power-cells, putting him in stasis-lock. Though Jetfire protested the arrangement, Bumblebee was the first to take on Sunstorm next, while Jetfire was left behind to keep an eye on Starscream. The battle turned sour for the Autobots quickly, and Jetfire left his post to once more confront the super-clone. With his help, Bumblebee managed to attach an inhibtor on Sunstorm, but before it could take on its full effect, Sunstorm flew off. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} Jetfire and the others returned to the ''Orion'', only to find its entire crew disabled. After a brief scan, Jetfire concluded that it hadn't been Sunstorm responsible for this, but rather Starscream, who had betrayed them and fled. As the Autobots were tending to the wounded, they heard a distant explosion, signifying that [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], their last ace-in-the-hole, had tracked down Sunstorm and engaged him in combat. Bumblebee was confident that the titan would be able to subdue Sunstorm, but Jetfire warned him not to underestimate their opponent. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Indeed, Omega Supreme did not end up emerging victorious from the encounter. Leaving Cliffjumper behind to tend to the giant, Jetfire and Bumblebee blasted off together to track down Sunstorm once more. They came upon Starscream and his "brother" opening up an ancient Cybertronian bunker, and swooped down to stop whatever machinations the Decepticons were partaking in. Following them underground, Jetfire was able to subdue Starscream, only to find himself in a stare-down against Sunstorm, who had Bumblebee in his irradiated grasp. Unexpectedly, Starscream turned on his clone to bring an end to the stand-off... only to knock out Jetfire with his null-ray immediately afterwards. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Jetfire quickly recovered, finding Sunstorm ranting more deliriously than ever, while the energies within him erupted more and more violently. Jetfire came to realize that Sunstorm's internal fusion reactor was about to go critical. Turning to his Starscream one last time, and telling him he "owed him one," Jetfire left Bumblebee and his former friend behind to fly Sunstorm up into orbit. Contemplating how he had neglected to accept all possibilities during his struggles with Sunstorm, mainly ones of divine origin, Jetfire flew grappled with his opponent until Sunstorm went critical. The Earth was spared any damage from the blast, but Jetfire was annihilated. His demise caused Bumblebee to throw down his arms and quit the war. {{storylink|Atonement}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Returning to consciousness, Jetfire found himself within the Well of All Sparks, with the unnerving sensation that he was being watched by a familiar presence... In this place, he was witness to a vision of [[Primus]] deconstructing The Fallen with a gesture of his hand! Jetfire refused to believe the legitimacy of what he was witnessing, as it contradicted his long-held atheistic beliefs... only to be confronted by The Fallen, who informed him that his mindset would be the cause of Jetfire's undoing, and The Fallen's return to power!

After a brief scuffle with his opponent, Jetfire suddenly found himself elsewhen: on a prehistoric and mobile Cybertron, heading towards a [[Unicron|monstrous and enormous malevolence]]. In this era, The Fallen attacked him again, only for Jetfire's surroundings to shift once more. This time finding himself in a war-zone dominated by The Fallen, Jetfire took the initiative and struck against the fiery enemy, only to be returned to the Well of All Sparks. Now closer to the present, Jetfire looked on as Shockwave planted a siphon into the Well... and puzzled out that through it, The Fallen had been loosened from his prison. In time, The Fallen's essence found a home in [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], who transferred it into Jetfire upon his demise.

Jetfire's mind was finally returned to reality, where the Autobots were nearing freeing him from the icy prison he had found himself trapped in after his bout against Sunstorm. Though he tried to warn his comrades about The Fallen, his words were not heard by his rescuers... {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
In the aftermath of a brutal battle against first the Decepticons, and then [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form, Jetfire ran rescue by himself. He managed to pick up Springer and Wheeljack's unconscious forms before meeting with Optimus, still on the run from The Beast. Lowering himself, Jetfire picked up Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet and Bumblebee from Prime's trailer, leaving Optimus to finishing off The Beast on his own. He nonetheless gave The Beast a blast from his rockets as a parting gift. Jetfire managed to make it back to the battlefield after dropping off the Autobots within him, just in time to witness Optimus leading The Beast over the edge of a chasm. Swooping down at the last possible moment to rescue his leader, Jetfire then dropped Optimus off on the Cliffside, and both of them contemplated The Beast's inert form below them. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Jetfire AoW4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
During a Decepticon attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, Jetfire fought back and fired on [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], only to be ordered to cease fire as Optimus Prime was using the Decepticon to negotiate with [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] When it turned out that the negotiations involved Prime giving himself up to the Decepticons, Jetfire joined a team of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] who were planning on rescuing him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} Together with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], they fought and defeated Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Underworld-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'm a scientist, Ranger Brad. I don't believe in anything."]]

{{main|Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

A would be member of the [[scientific class]], the prejudice against those with aerial alternate modes drove a young Jetfire to join the Decepticons before the brutality of their operations convinced him to abandon the cause, later signing on with the Autobots after [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] had been overthrown, becoming one of their top scientific personnel. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

After the Great War had led to Cybertron becoming uninhabitable, Jetfire helped oversee the more scientific countermeasures against [[Nova Prime]]'s [[Expansion]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} before the [[Surge (event)|Surge]] all but destroyed the Autobot war machine, Jetfire being among those who sought refuge on Earth. When [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s Chaos War forced the Autobots back to Cybertron, Jetfire took part in the final battles of the Great War that ended with Cybertron's rebirth. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}}

Along with his drone [[D.0.C.]], Jetfire was part of the ''[[Ark-7]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, returning to Earth to retrieve [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and was later captured as part of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s schemes before Optimus annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], something Jetfire blamed the [[Torchbearer]]s' negative influence for. The Autobots' stay on Earth was cut short when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron, [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] bridging them all home where the Titan was slain and the Prime revealed as a temporally displaced Shockwave. Though the false Prime was defeated, his scheme had served to awaken the ultimate danger: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise}} {{storylink|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}}

Acting as the Council's scientific advisor during the crisis, Jetfire was teleported away to Earth when the monster attacked and destroyed Cybertron. During the last stand, Jetfire assisted in [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s plan to utilize the [[Enigma of Combination]] to reach the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], even if he couldn't fully explain what he was seeing, the psychic boost helping [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus]] defeat [[Unicron's creator]].

In the new era of peace, Jetfire left Earth, captaining a science ship with the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as his crew. As they flew through an ice field, they picked up an anomaly six light years out and set course for it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Transformers: Unicron|Unicron}}

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===''Classics'' toy bio===
The first Cybertronian to travel to the black depths of deep space, Jetfire encountered the [[Star pirates]] of the [[Blot Nebula]], and is the only one to ever have faced and defeated them. He was known as a famous hero for these deeds, but he disappeared millions of years ago, much to the dismay of Cybertron's populace. However, once he was uncovered from inside a glacier, he rose to challenge the threat of the Decepticons immediately. {{storylink|Jetfire (G1)/toys#Classics|Voyager Class ''Classics'' Jetfire toy bio}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei 04 autobot skyfire.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|No magic insignia-swapping stickers this time.]]
[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] questioned [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] about the new mech they'd found frozen in a glacier up in the Arctic Circle, but Starscream had ''unsavory'' plans for it involving a mind-control helmet.

Back in [[Japan]], the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] raided an energy plant, revealing the newcomer as Skyfire. Amidst the plundering, Skyfire pleaded with Starscream to stop shooting at the [[human]] workers, but to no avail. Luckily, the Autobots showed up to save the workers. Skyfire's pleas caused Starscream to yell at him, exclaiming that Skyfire's reason for living was to be a soldier. Just before getting shot at, Skyfire finally ripped off the control helmet and declared himself a scientist (with a sweet new Autobot symbol, too). However, he said he ''would'' become a soldier, if only to defend humans from those like his old friend. Watching the Seekers retreat, Skyfire wistfully reminisced that he and Starscream never really got along that well in the past, anyway. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===''BeCool'' shorts===
'''White Jet''' (白のジェット機 ''Shiro no Jettoki'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-3-Jetfire.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Somewhere, Harmony Gold is getting a greed-chubby.]]
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away the overzealous guard [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. In thanks, Megatron hosted a gathering in the base, which Jetfire attended. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}

===''Generations'' toy bio===
A peaceful scientist at heart, Jetfire preferred to stay in the background rather than on the front lines. The senseless violence of the Decepticons sickened him, and thus he left Cybertron and went into hiding on Earth. Upon being reawakened by the arrival of the war on Earth, Jetfire decided to join the Autobots. {{storylink|Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Jetfire toy bio}}

===''Timelines''===
In [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Jetfire was a member of [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]]'s newly reconstituted [[Firestormer|Firestormer Squadron]]. At the final battle of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]] on [[Mirtonia]], the General led the Autobots to victory over the [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]], though this ended with the General and [[Hound (G1)#TransTech|Sergeant Hound]] being blasted away by an energon explosion into [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime's profile card}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Jetfire was one of the many casualties of the Great War before the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]] in [[2035]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Jetfire was a repentant former Decepticon who became a member of the [[Rescuebot]]s, a team of Autobots dedicated to protecting humans. He formed one half of the torso of [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], the team's [[combiner]] form. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
In a manner reminiscent of [[Jetfire (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|other realities]], Jetfire was reportedly created by the Decepticons when they temporarily had access to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], or a reasonable facsimile. Fortunately for the Autobots, he ultimately chose to join their side. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}

Jetfire was a scientist working on the Ark project, designing heat regulators to compensate for quantum irregularities while moving at hyper-speed. The factory came under attack by the monstrous Decepticon creation known as [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]], however. The entity's toxic sludge made close quarters combat virtually impossible for most Autobots. Jetfire fared better than most due to the heat shielding in his exo-armor. With the death toll rising and the Ark damaged in the fighting, Jetfire ordered an evacuation of the facility. He apparently died in battle with Toxitron while trying to stall for his fellow Autobots to safely escape. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Jetfire-art.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|"I traded in my scientist origin for this kick-ass battle helmet!"]]
During the war for Cybertron, Jetfire was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Command Engineering Captain]] for the Autobots, whose function was Air Guardian. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> Amidst the chaos of the war, Jetfire was dispatched to the [[Neutral Territories|Borderlands]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Silverstein]] (English), [[Kenji Nomura]] (Japanese)|[[Serge Faliu]] (French), [[Florian Clyde]] (German), [[Manolo Rey]] (Portuguese), [[Iñaki Crespo]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Gilberto Vilchis]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:SiegeEp1JetfireSlicesStarscream.jpg|thumb|300px|Could be worse, could be ripping and tearing involved.]]
Jetfire was the fearsome leader of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. He and his Seekers discovered [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] investigating a [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] threatened to attack them without his command, Jetfire sliced his hand off at the wrist with his arm-blade. This earned the ire of Starscream and the other Seekers, and Jetfire briefly battled his own team instead of the enemy. He later threatened to "disarm" Starscream again. Megatron had to frequently silence their bickering. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}}

Megatron ordered Jetfire to lock [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] away in a cell when he failed to denounce the Autobots' role in the ongoing war. When Shockwave presented his plan to reformat the Autobots into Decepticons, Jetfire noted to himself that it would be a victory without honor. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[File:SiegeEp3JetFireBladeMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"If Sentinel holy blood is spilled on these grounds... you will lose all sovereignty here!"]]
When Starscream rallied Decepticons to denounce Megatron and the plan to reformat the Autobots, Jetfire berated him for his false sense of superiority, leading to another scuffle that Megatron had to break up. After ordering the Seekers to go on patrol, he was put off by Megatron's description of soldiers as "tools that can easily be replaced", and was appalled soon after when Megatron threatened to fire at Shockwave at close range. Later, when Ultra Magnus escaped torture and threatened to shoot Megatron in the back, Jetfire witnessed Megatron calling his bluff, believing he would never do something so dishonorable as fire at someone's back. Megatron was correct, and Jetfire subdued Magnus quickly. Megatron advised Jetfire to "take the shot" whenever the opportunity presents itself.

When Skywarp and Jetfire tracked Impactor's comm to Autobot Command, Skywarp was prepared to slaughter them all, but Jetfire took a stand and said wholesale annihilation for the sake of peace was wrong. Skywarp attacked him, but before Skywarp could report to Megatron, Jetfire shot him in the back, critically wounding him as he flew away. Jetfire apologized as he flew away.{{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

At [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]], Jetfire readied the Seekers to attack the alleged Autobot base underneath [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion's]] memorial. When Megatron realized Magnus was had lied about the base's location, he killed Magnus, and Jetfire witnessed his death. Megatron ordered him to take Ultra Magnus's corpse to Shockwave, but Starscream arrived and accused him of killing Skywarp, firing at him. Jetfire admitted to his actions and asserted that genocide is wrong. Megatron marked him as an enemy as he escaped, and the Seekers chased him and eventually shot him down. Eventually, he mustered the strength to fly to Autobot Command and expressed a wish to join them. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

The Autobots imprisoned Jetfire and remained skeptical of his intentions. He told Optimus Prime that Megatron intended to annihilate them all, and that the Decepticons had crossed a line. Later, when the Autobots needed to navigate the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], they learned that, as a Decepticon, Jetfire had a map of the area. To earn the Autobots' trust, he agreed to have a [[core override]] installed that would detonate his brain module by remote control. At the Sea of Rust, he provided safe passage for the Autobots through the electrical storm and saved Prowl from a metallic vortex. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

While battling the [[Zombie#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Sparkless]] with the Autobots, he provides an explanation for their zombie-like behavior while slicing them up. After returning to the Ark, he attacks his former Seeker teammates, not hesitating to destroy them. He was confronted by Starscream, and they had a one-on-one battle. When Megatron forced Starscream to suspend his duel and to attack the spacebridge, Jetfire followed him. He managed to knock Megatron flat on his back before being shot by his fusion cannon. Much later, after the Ark vanished and the spacebridge was destroyed, Jetfire offered his support to the remaining Autobots on Cybertron. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

[[File:Earthrise1AutobotsInFog.jpg|thumb|300px]]
{{charfictionstub|''Earthrise''}}
When the [[AllSpark]] was returned to the [[Temple of the Allspark]] on Cybertron by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Jetfire was among the Transformer spirits who witnessed [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] strike down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] before finally reuniting with the Allspark. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Jetfire, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream, and Megatron, Jetfire was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Gluawakening jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
The Decepticons found Jetfire on Earth and tricked him into joining their ranks. He joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in an attack on [[Dyson Dam]], however [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots were on hand to defend it. They badly damaged Jetfire during the battle, but were puzzled when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] could find no record of him existing. Once the situation was established and Jetfire realized he'd been duped, Optimus invited him to join the Autobots. Jetfire's first mission was to take out three power stations which were generating force fields. Despite Megatron's anger at seeing the traitor return, Jetfire was able to capture all three of the stations and bring the force fields down, revealing that the Decepticons had built a [[space bridge]]. He also later helped save [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from some attacking Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
Jetfire participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers: Legends''===
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left]]
Jetfire was dug from his icy prison by the other Autobots and sent to [[South America]] to help stop the Decepticons from building a cannon to harness the [[Crystal of Power]]. He and his teammates managed to destroy the cannon and cap the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}} Jetfire was part of an escort squadron led by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} When the [[Military Patrol]] team ran amok in [[New York City|New York]], Jetfire led a team including [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] which succeeded in driving them from the city. {{storylink|Full Assault}}

In the chaos following Optimus and Megatron's clash during a battle in Autobot City, Omega Supreme arrived with reinforcements, including Jetfire. The newcomers were able to bring some order to the battle. {{storylink|The Omega Corps}}

At some point Jetfire fought in a battle alongside [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}

Jetfire designed an experimental space bridge. Galvatron sought to take control of the device in order to teleport weapons into enemy territory, and Jetfire helped Rodimus defend his invention. A stray shot threw all nearby combatants into the distant past, where they witnessed the epic battle between Primus and Unicron before Cybertron's formation. The Autobots allied themselves with Primus while Galvatron joined forces with Unicron. The Autobots eventually prevailed, and were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Jetfire-II.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Jetfire participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Jetfire'' — This Rare character could be recruited by collecting 150 units of Cybermetal, 90 units of Transmetal, and 55 scout cores.
*''Jetfire II'' — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 50 exclusive cores, and 5 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''Jetfire'''
[[file:Jetfire-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|400px|I don't think I'm supposed to be fighting... I mean, I am only a scientist.]]

Jetfire was distrusted for his Decepticon past and, due to his daring in battle, often seen as just some gung-go dude. In fact, he thought the Autobots needed calm, methodical, lab-based scientific work if they really wanted to defeat the enemy. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire bio}}

Jetfire was the very first Autobot to reach Earth, and he set up base next to the Ark. Jetfire soon found a [[quantum crystal]] and brought Ironhide though. Ironhide stated that the base was in disarray and missing Energon. Lots of missing Energon. They built a harvester, and Ironhide decided it was time to beat up Decepticons. They destroyed a base and Blaster told them to upgrade the HQ. After that they received a transmission from Optimus Prime. Prime desperately needed to get to Earth or else Megatron would beat him there. They brought in another recruit and all three of them headed out to get a Leader Crystal to get their leader through. Prime came to Earth, then commanded Jetfire and Ironhide to help him find the [[Fractal Map]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Get Optimus! campaign}}

Jetfire and Ironhide started to worry about the mortar and beam lasers that are ahead of them at the next outpost. But Optimus told them not to worry and led the charge in an '''Inspiring Charge'''. Optimus then congratulated everyone on the victory, for which Jetifre was impressed. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|The Lost Map campaign}}

Jetfire was present for the battle for the Codex Key. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Codex Showdown campaign}}

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Jetfire uses a standard issue [[photon rifle]] to blast targets for moderate damage.
*'''Ability: Airstrike''': Hits the target with four powerful missiles dealing moderate damage!
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points, +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:jetfire Jetfire at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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'''Cybertron Jetfire'''
[[File:Cybertron_Jetfire_Earth_Wars.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

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*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: ''' Cybertronian Laser - Fire laser dealing damage to regular buildings or double damage to Cybertron raid event buildings (except HQ).
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points, +2 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cybertron-jetfire Cybertron Jetfire at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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'''Jetfire [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]]'''
[[File:Jetfire GiJoe EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]

Jetfire is accompanied this time with [[Snake-Eyes]].
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*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Ninja Strike''' - Fire 4 powerful rockets at a target building dealing damage. You also fire 16 missiles dealing damage in an area. In flight mode, the Sky Striker is invisible to the enemies.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points, +2 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:jetfire-skystriker Jetfire Skystriker at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:JetfireF2F.jpg|thumb|300px|Probably best friends with [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]].]]
Jetfire was one of many bots pulled from his universe to fight for the Quintessons. There are a lot of him running around! As a Tech Bot, his Parry Shield reflects Ranged and Melee attacks with well-timed blocks, each success granting him an Energy Charge which powers up his Heavy Shocks, Special attacks, or Damage Control Repair. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Tired of losing battles due to the Decepticons' air superiority, the Autobots created the ultimate flying warrior: Jetfire! The newborn Autobot managed to take down Starscream and Thundercracker, but was in turn countered by the Decepticons' newest secret weapon, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Jetfire and Shockwave|Jetfire and Shockwave commercial}}
*Jetfire was standing idle inside the Autobots' base when [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] reported back to Optimus on what he had recently found out about the Decepticons. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Jetfire (G1)/toys}}

==Why "Skyfire"?==
[[File:Jetfire-SkyfireModels.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I went from 98-ton weakling to muscle-bot on... the Dery plan!]]
We may never be certain of the exact circumstances behind the change from Jetfire to Skyfire. There are, however, a few known factors, and a lot of theories.
*Not all of Hasbro's ''Transformers'' product originated with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Among others, the ''Macross'' Super Valkyrie, the toy that would become Jetfire, came from a company called [[Takatoku Toys]]. Why did Hasbro market non-Takara product? [[Bob Prupis]], one of the original members of the Transformers marketing team, would frequently go to Toy Fairs in Asia, where ''"any product that really looked good that was exciting we didn't care where it came from. We did some work with Bandai, who had been working with other people, and took a few products that looked right for our line"''.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/94f5cb70b08a646d G1 Hasbro marketing executives panel]</ref> The Super Valkyrie, then, must have met their criteria for inclusion.
*As a larger toy, it would follow that Hasbro would want to sell Jetfire by including him in the Transformers animated series. However, even though Hasbro had the rights to release Takatoku's Super Valkyrie in the US ''Transformers'' toyline, Hasbro's chief collaborator on ''Transformers'' was still Takara. It may have been that Takara always had plans to air the Transformer animated series in their own market (as it featured a majority of their products), and objected to the inclusion of a competitor's product on the show. This may also be why no other Takatoku-designed toys appeared in the series, although their relatively smaller sizes as compared to Jetfire may have been a factor in Hasbro not including them.
*As the theory goes, the Jetfire animation model was adjusted to look less like the toy as a compromise to Takara. However - perhaps because it now failed to look like the product it was supposed to be advertising - the character became "Skyfire".
*Conversely, it is possible that licensing issues played in to the decisions to change Jetfire to Skyfire; the [[Production bible|story bible]] for G1 writers mentions how Jetfire had been "transformed" into Skyfire for "legal reasons". See also [[#Notes|Notes]].
*As a testament to how late in production Jetfire's name was changed, "[[Fire in the Sky]]" and "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]" were originally recorded using the name Jetfire, but the lines were re-recorded before broadcast.
*The evidence of ''{{w|Robotech}}'' influencing Jetfire-related decisions is murky. That show began airing in syndication in March 1985, whereas "Fire in the Sky", the first episode with Skyfire, aired [[December 8]], [[1984]] - and would have had to have been written and animated much before then. Statements indicate that it took nine months to edit Robotech together, placing the start of production somewhere around July 1984. So... who knows. All that's certain is that Hasbro licensing the Super Valkyrie seemingly '''did''' prevent the use of that toy in Matchbox's ''Robotech'' toyline.

Beyond Prupis's statement and the notes in the story bible, however, nothing supporting (or denying) any of the previous statements has come out.

==Notes==
[[File:TakatokuSuperValkyrie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|C'mon, Hasbro. You '''know''' you want to make a "Skull Squadron" version of ''some'' [[Jetfire (disambiguation)|Jetfire]]. What's [[Bandai]] going to do? Sic the Power Rangers on you? Oh wait, you now outright own Power Rangers.]]
*As mentioned above, unlike most of the early ''Transformers'' range, the Jetfire toy was designed by [[Takatoku Toys]], being a [[redeco]] (with a minor retool to blunt the nosecone) of their 1/55 [http://1501bc.com/pretf/macross.html ''Macross'' VF-1S Super Valkyrie]. Naturally, because he was not designed by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], Jetfire was not released in Japan, since the toy (or, at least, a dozen variations of it) was released by one of Takara's rival toy companies.
*The story bible for the original animated series contains a different character model for Jetfire, one clearly based on the actual toy. This model did appear three times "fictionally", once as a miscolored, partially-obscured background character in the [[The Last Stand|fourth Marvel Comics issue]], again in the Marvel Comics as a [[Ashes, Ashes...|spectator at Optimus Prime's funeral]] (right next to his "Skyfire" model) and finally in the [[In the Transformers|Milton-Bradley promotional comic]]. It would also occasionally crop up in secondary media, such as coloring books and the animated portion of the commercial for Jetfire and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].
[[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Lawsuit!]]
*In fact, the ''Transformers'' story bible offers seemingly contradictory statements on Jetfire. An early page notes how ''"JETFIRE has been "transformed" into SKYFIRE — with a different model — due to legal reasons. Do not use this character unless necessary"'',<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#012 Transformers Production Bible at Tfarchive.com]</ref> whereas a subsequent page on new Season 2 characters notes that ''"Although Reflector should no longer be used as a character in the series, JETFIRE will be redesigned and reintroduced in the near future"''.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#090 Transformers Production Bible at Tfarchive.com]</ref> As the Valkyrie-derived animation model never appeared in the cartoon, and Skyfire was never redesigned, it's uncertain just what these notes refer to. Either way, it seems they took the former advice, as Skyfire appeared in only three early episodes of the second season, and more or less vanished after "[[Day of the Machines]]."
*"Jetfire" is listed as a "Special Guest Star from Cybertron" on the [[Sunbow Productions]] cast list entry for "Fire in the Sky". Later, on the cast list entry for "Fire on the Mountain", "Skyfire" is typewritten as part of the main cast list, but a drawn dash pointing to (or from) it leads to the handwritten name "Jetfire". From there on out, Skyfire is referred to as Jetfire in the listings.
*In the aforementioned Jetfire commercial, it claims that the ''Autobots'' created Jetfire, the "ultimate robot jet", to counter the Decepticon planes. As Sunstreaker, Hound, and Prowl are under attack, the trio release Jetfire from within an opening cliffside, revealing their new creation. (See image above.)
*Jetfire had the preliminary name of '''Fireball'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on The Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
[[File:Jetfire-Dutch.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Crazy moonman language!]]
*When Hasbro launched the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|''Transformers'' line on the European continent]] using the domestic subsidiaries of [[Milton Bradley]] in 1985, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] was notably absent from the initial line-up and ''Jetfire'' was declared leader of the Autobots instead. He not only appeared in that function in a [[pack-in material|pack-in]] mini-comic, but Dutch comic book publisher [[Junior Press]] even changed Optimus Prime's name to "Jetfire" in their translated version of the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comic]] until the Optimus Prime toy was released in Europe after all, and Junior Press corrected the name for subsequent issues. A commonly cited explanation for this is a [[trademark]] problem,<ref name="optimusdutch">[http://www.oocities.org/futuristgroup/veuro2.html The origin (?) of the "Optimus trademark conflict in Europe" rumor?] at Fred's Complete Transformers Variants and Variations Page (oocities mirror)</ref> but a more likely theory suggests that an exclusive contract between [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and French toy company [[Joustra]], which allowed Joustra to release their own version of Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' line in Europe, initially made all the toys released by Joustra (which included the Optimus Prime sculpt) off-limits for the MB line-up until a deal was made between MB and Joustra.<ref name="mijofive">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/mb-transformers-part-5/ Mijo's "MB Transformers: Part 5" article] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref>
[[File:EvolutionSkyfire.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Curiously, for the toy commercial the animators chose to go with the 1st version of the Jetfire model rather than any of the two revised versions.]]
*The ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Omnicon]] [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] was created as an [[homage]] to Skyfire. He [[Blastification|would have been given the name "Skyfire" as well]], but the [[trademark]] had been secured (and registered) by Hasbro rival Mattel. Also on the homage front, ''Robotmasters'' [[R-Blade]] features a very Jetfirey deco.
*In the 1980s, [[Larry Hama]] kept a Jetfire [[prototype]] on his desk in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] offices. This, apparently, kept Hama safe from paper clip thieves.<ref>[[Letters page|Transmissions]] page, [[Warrior School!]]</ref>
* In a decidedly unusual move, Jetfire in the Japanese ''Kre-O'' manga is ''not'' based on the actually-in-the-cartoon-that-aired-in-Japan "Skyfire" cartoon model. No, he's based on the didn't-appear-in-the-cartoon-and-never-sold-in-Japan-as-Jetfire-because-it's-from-major-competitor-[[Bandai]] [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Jetfire toy]]. His parts in the comic are mostly concealed by his placement in the panel. However, he seems to use the ubiquitous [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet and a similar wing construction to [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Thrust]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skyfire''' (スカイファイアー ''Sukaifaiā''), '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'', ジェットファイアー ''Jettofaiā'')
*''Czech:'' '''Premiant'''
*''Cantonese:'' '''Tin1 Fo2''' (Hong Kong, 天火, "Sky Fire")
*''French:'' '''Bolide''' (Canada toy, "Meteor"), '''Aérobo''' (Canada cartoon)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Sh'méy Ésh''' (שמיי אש, "Skies of Fire")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Röptűz''' ("Fly Fire")
*''Italian:'' '''Aquila''' ("Eagle")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiān Huǒ''' (China, 天火, "Sky Fire")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Jacto''' (Portugal comic, "Jet")
*''Russian:'' '''Istrebitel'''' (Истребитель, "Aircraft Fighter")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Blyskavka''' (ICTV, Блискавка, "Lightning")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://transfans.co.uk/media/2KX/media/comics/the_transformers_uk/darnnblast/Issue301.jpg Transformers #301 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/g2scans/G2Trans16.jpg English translation of Japan G2 minicomic #16]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/g2storypages.php?dgallery_show=g2story/G2StoryPage4a.jpg Japan G2 story page with English annotations]

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Shockwave (G1)

2022-06-04T22:27:32Z

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Shockwavearealldead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transformers images don't get much more awesome than this. [[:File:1_blitzwing_war_within.jpg|Or]] [[:File:R0S 1 b.jpg|more]] [[:File:OP1 Riptcvr.jpg|imitated]].]]

'''Shockwave''' has been referred to as "a computer on legs." This is not far from the truth. Logic rules Shockwave's thought processes and is the source of his every inspiration. He sees emotion as a weakness and a distraction. His cold and calculating ''modus operandi'' is supported by his frightening and exceptionally powerful form.

Shockwave is possibly even more powerful than [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Perhaps logic may one day dictate that the time to replace Megatron's flawed, emotion-fueled rule is at hand. After all, the only logical choice for [[Decepticon leader]] would be Shockwave himself.

When he is an [[Action Master]], he is [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Fistfight (G1)|Fistfight]].

Pretty much everything is his fault.

{{bigquote|Ultimately, I serve only one master... pure logic.|Shockwave on his true loyalties|''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
[[File:ShockwaveSecondGeneration1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Yep, that about sums him up.]]
An adherent of his twisted version of logic, Shockwave was Military Commander of the Decepticons, conceiving the original plan to assault the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. However, when the Ark crashed onto [[Earth]], Shockwave followed in [[Nemesis (G1)|the Decepticon ship]], but the planet's magnetic fields caused that ship to crash in the [[Savage Land]]. There, he was confronted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and their battle brought them to a tar pit that held them in stasis for millions of years. When Shockwave was reawakened in [[1984]], he immediately set out to disable the Autobots and take Decepticon leadership away from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Using Earth's infrastructure and resources, Shockwave sought to create powerful Decepticon soldiers, but was foiled by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] hiding the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in the human boy [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. At the end of this caper, Shockwave ended up in a swamp.

What followed was a struggle for Decepticon leadership between Shockwave and Megatron that finally reached a climax when both leaders were defeated in battle by the Autobots. Megatron argued that his aggressive leadership was superior to Shockwave's hesitant and slow action. Conceding to his logic, Shockwave gave him full command of the Decepticon troops on Earth. However, when Optimus Prime seemingly died, Megatron lost his sanity and, with some help from Shockwave, apparently killed himself in a [[space bridge]] explosion. With his rival completely out of the way, Shockwave took up leadership again. He would soon collude with Decepticon fuel auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who was leading the Decepticons on Cybertron. Together, they conceived of the [[Club Con]] plot, but a battle with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] in space sent Shockwave plunging through the atmosphere.

In one chain of events, Shockwave would quickly get back on his feet, and fight against Decepticons from the future whose apparent successes against him in the present and the future would make Shockwave lose his mind. He regained his sanity enough to help seal the [[time rift]] that threatened all of reality.

He would soon fully resurface and act against [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] and [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]'s leadership of the Decepticons. The coup was interrupted when [[Unicron]] threatened all [[Transformer]]s. After Unicron was defeated and [[Primus]] destroyed, Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] hijacked the Ark to escape the quickly decomposing Cybertron. Unknown to him, Megatron was in stasis aboard the ship and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] boarded it. Both fought against Shockwave while [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], who also emerged from stasis, crashed the ship onto Earth.

In one timeline, Shockwave ended up as a head kept in Megatron's chambers. In yet another timeline, Shockwave again joined forces with Starscream after being jury-rigged into the Ark to serve as its operating system. Once restored, Shockwave was witness to a great upheaval in Cybertron's population that left Transformers an endangered species. With the Decepticon faction functionally extinct, Shockwave converted to the ways of peace, serving as emissaries along with Starscream and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]].
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:ShockwaveDesertionOfTheDinobots1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|My toy's so great, I bought one myself!]]
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Appointed as Guardian of Cybertron by Megatron, the loyal Shockwave remained stationed on the planet for millions of years, even while his teammates slumbered on Earth. He was singlehandedly (ha) responsible for menacing the remaining Autobot resistance movements on Cybertron, and when Megatron was reactivated in 1984, assisted in the development of Space Bridge technology. In 2005, Shockwave may or may not have been killed during the [[Unicron War]], though either way he was never seen again afterward.

In a [[Transformers Legends (comic)|splinter timeline]], Shockwave was shown to have definitively survived Unicron's attack on Cybertron. Travelling to another dimension to aid Megatron, Shockwave formed a friendship with [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] and the two resolved to conquer the world of business and entertainment via shadowy corporate dealings and pop music.

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Shockwave constantly attempted to usurp Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. In his latest attempt at a coup, he promised Megatron's minions an abundance of oil if they were to follow him. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Shockwave led an attack on a human village, intending to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Confident that the Autobots wouldn't learn about the attack until it would be too late for them to do anything about it, Shockwave tasked the Constructicons with building his installation. Little did he suspect that [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] was spying on them from orbit. A convoy of trucks and cars soon arrived, claiming to be hauling supplies for Shockwave and his troops. Angered and confused by this interruption, Shockwave demanded to see the supplies he was certain he had never ordered. From within the vehicles stepped out the Dinobots. Alongside the Autobots in disguise, they proceeded to trounce Shockwave's troops. Shockwave ordered Ravage and Kickback to flank the new arrivals and attack them from behind, but this tactic proved futile, as Cosmos was still spying down on the scene. Shockwave was tied up, shoved down into a hole with his troops, and had quick-drying cement poured on them to stop them from going anywhere. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Shockwave was present when the Decepticons tormented their new toy, [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], after the architect was cerebro-shelled by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Battle Drive====
In one possible scenario, where Megatron and his troops had tracked down Sparkplug to a cave in the mountains, Shockwave was amongst the Decepticons present, ready to pounce on the human. Then a small squadron of Autobots arrived to rescue Sparkplug. In the event that Megatron was destroyed by Swoop, Shockwave, along with the rest of the Decepticons, were easily defeated by the Autobots. In the event that Swoop retreated, Shockwave was amongst the Decepticons who remained at the cave instead of pursuing the Dinobot. Shockwave stood next to Megatron in a military formation, along with Buzzsaw, Ransack, Frenzy, Skywarp and Thundercracker, while Megatron delivered his sanction to the Autobots in the cave; "Prepare to die!" The battle that ensued lasted for two full days before the Decepticons were ready to move in for the kill. In the event that Swoop returned in time with reinforcements, Shockwave and the rest of the Decepticons were forced to retreat, but not before Shockwave got "The shock of his life!"{{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Decepticon Poison====
In one possible sequence of events, Shockwave accompanied Megatron in order to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the now-cured Autobots, but gained the upper hand early in the fight nonetheless. Shockwave was downed by a hit from Optimus Prime himself when the Autobot leader led a back-up squadron of Autobots into battle.

In another possible scenario, Megatron and his Decepticon squad were tricked into thinking that the Autobots were already dead, and strode into the Autobots’ base. The Decepticons lay down their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots’ "corpses," but were ambushed once they had disarmed themselves. Shockwave and the others were then quickly defeated.

In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Project Brain Drain====
Shockwave was involved in a Decepticon plot to use a [[Brain Drain device]] on the crowd goers of a rock concert to syphon their intelligence into Decepticon fuel.

In one possible scenario, Galvatron had to recall his troops from the concert at the last minute when Ultra Magnus and his troops began a timely assault on the Decepticons’ headquarters. Shockwave participated in the battle that ensued, which ended in a loss for the Decepticons when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche, burying Galvatron and shattering the Brain Drain device {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
[[File:InvisibilityFactorGalvatronShockwaveandScavenger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In one possible scenario, Shockwave accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Shockwave and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by Shockwave and the rest of the Decepticon patrol.

If the Autobots did not attack immediately, Shockwave took care of taking the Invisibility device as the Decepticons headed back to their headquarters. Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, where they managed to tricked Shockwave and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the other Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions, while Shockwave looked around bewildered, still clutching the Invisibility Device.

If Hot Rod snuck down and snatched the device out of Shockwave's grasp, Shockwave called his fellow Decepticons to give chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon's walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Shockwave and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

In another possible scenario, Shockwave and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Shockwave and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Shockwave and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking most the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. Now outnumbered, Shockwave was quick to fall to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
While fighting the Autobots to gain a powerful energy source, the sinister Shockwave decided it was time to betray Megatron and seize control. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}

===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
Shockwave participated in the Decepticons' attack to capture a crashed spaceship from the Autobots atop [[Table Mountain]], blasting Optimus Prime with a laser. Alas, the "spaceship" was an Autobot trap that fired Shockwave and the other Decepticons randomly into space. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Shockwavedwtww1.jpg|thumb|left|Dreamwave is all his fault.]]
When Optimus Prime was first inaugurated as leader of the Autobots and bestowed the Matrix of Leadership, he was bestowed visions of the many enemies he would one day face. Among the foes he saw in these prophetic visions was Shockwave. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} After Optimus had been goaded into seeking out Megatron, following the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], Shockwave led the main attack on the Autobots' stronghold in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} He instructed the troops following him to give the Autobots no mercy or quarter in their assault on the Autobot stronghold. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Mid-battle, Shockwave contacted the [[Kolkular|Cradle]] only to find that Starscream was sitting in the command room instead of Megatron. He claimed he would rectify this after having taken Iacon, and then sent his soldiers for the final push against the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} In this penultimate attack, Shockwave personally destroyed two [[guardian robot]]s with one blast in his alternate mode. With the Autobots' last defenses now felled, Shockwave had his troops penetrate the Autobots' stronghold, where he gunned down Prowl upon entry. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Unfortunately for Shockwave, at that point, a [[planetary engine]] activated under Starscream's orders caused Iacon's destruction. Shockwave ordered a hasty retreat back to [[Kolkular]] in order to avoid annihilation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

After Megatron's apparent death in an early space bridge test, the Decepticon faction splintered, with [[Air Commander]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] creating the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] and High Auditor [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] the [[Ultracon]]s, while Shockwave led the Decepticons through the [[Dark Ages]] of Cybertron. During this period he was contacted by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. The Autobot had uncovered behavioral patterns in each faction, indicating that they were all being manipulated by an outside force. Shockwave's penchant for logic allowed him to put aside his differences with Jetfire, and he agreed to meet up with his fellow scientist in a neutral zone to further discuss the matter. {{storylink|Devastation}} During their conference, the two of them were attacked by the [[Chaos Trinity]], and Shockwave was taken down. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} He rebooted shortly after the three mystics and The Fallen left with both Grimlock and Jetfire in hand. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} Recovered by the newly built [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Shockwave organized a counter strike against the three mystics that included Trypticon, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Exactly how logic dictated that Shockwave bring an entire army to deal with three rogue Decepticons is unknown. Grimlock's [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] arrived, saying that they had a stake in this, and Shockwave agreed to a temporary ceasefire. After the Autobots managed to defeat The Fallen, Shockwave and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] agreed to seal the [[Well of All Sparks]] with six coded barriers for each faction. They were to remain in place until Cybertron was united. Or, as Shockwave put it, [['Til all are one|until all are one]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

At some point, Ultra Magnus took command of the Autobots, and reunited them into a single faction. Under his leadership, the Autobots gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. No longer able to hold his own against the Autobots, Shockwave was forced to sign a peace treaty, and put an end to hostilities between his own faction, the Ultracons, and the Autobots. Despite this being the most logical course of action, Shockwave made no attempt to hide his contempt for Ultra Magnus, making it clear he was only ceding to his forces out of necessity. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream and his forces, though Shockwave was spared any harm thanks to the defensive measures put into place by the Autobots. This act of aggression only served to further unite the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons... until Megatron made a dramatic returned, accompanied by an army of [[Air Warrior]]s. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Megatron easily subdued Ultra Magnus while Shockwave and Ratbat looked on, and all of the splintered Decepticon factions united under the rule of their returned ruler. Afterwards, Shockwave was tasked with reverse engineering these [[Quintesson]]-created clones Megatron had brought back to the planet with him. He ran into difficulties accomplishing this due to Megatron's refusal to divulge their origin, though he was greatly intrigued by the warrior units nonetheless. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}} Progress wasn't helped by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], who seemingly thrashed his whole lab after he stepped out of it for a few moments. Shockwave cooly informed the two diminutive Decepticons that Megatron would not be pleased now that his project couldn't be completed on schedule, and dismissed them. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3|The Age of Wrath #3}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}

Shockwave nonetheless managed to modify some drones in his possession to Megatron's requirements; they would now only obey the Decepticon leader, and not their [[Quintesson|original creators]]. After sharing his find with Megatron, Shockwave was assaulted by one of the drones, though it had become horribly mutated... for it contained the persisting essence of Grimlock! {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}

Shockwave was left behind on Cybertron while Megatron's forces pursued Optimus Prime and were subsequently lost on Earth for four million years, and became Decepticon leader on the planet. He began experimenting with cloning, and through studies of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], began to conceive the idea of a Transformer with multiple [[alternate mode]]s. Cybertron, however, was steadily growing lower and lower on energy, and in an attempt to create new energy-conservative Transformers, Shockwave allied with the Autobots for a pooling of resources that created the [[Micromaster]]s. One of the Decepticon Micromasters working for Shockwave, [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], transmitted back to Cybertron news that the Autobot [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] had appropriated an important artifact while on an interstellar mission. After receiving this message, Shockwave set about manipulating Micromasters on both sides to acquire the artifact for himself. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} After one of the Decepticons' Micromaster patrols returned from an Energon-gathering mission, [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] approached Shockwave, complaining that he and the other Decepticons of his size weren't getting their fair share of fuel. Instead of taking their appeal in consideration, Shockwave dismissively shooed the Micromasters away and partook in a conference with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and Ratbat. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Barricade and his comrades then opted to desert the Decepticon army, and headed out for [[Little Iacon]]. Shockwave caught up with the group partway there, after the diminutive robots had narrowly avoided being devoured by some vampiric [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Shockwave informed them that he had taken it upon himself to check up on them as a "show of good faith," but they were otherwise free to continue on their own path if so they chose. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} At this time, Shockwave planted a transmitter on one of smaller 'bots, as he knew that the group had already been contacted by Countdown. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} All of the Micromasters left, save for [[Flanker]], who was convinced to return to the Decepticon army by Shockwave's gesture. With no witnesses around, Shockwave tossed Flanker to the Insecticons as a snack. In return, he asked the cannibals to complete a mission for him: invade Little Iacon. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

Shortly thereafter, Skystalker and [[Skyhopper]] returned to Cybertron. Shockwave welcomed them back to the Decepticons' base, updating them on the progressing retrieval of the Golden Disk they coveted. Shockwave then overlooked Blitzwing, and upon his analysis, found that internal mutation in his fellow Decepticon were making him stronger. But Shockwave was unaware to what extent Skystalker had come to resent him in his absence... and how much more powerful the Micromaster had become. As he and Blitzwing were discussing the changes happening inside the latter, they were ambushed by the Skystalker, who managed to overpower both of the guzzlers. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Skystalker overthrew Shockwave's command, knocking him offline and decapitating him to use in a grotesque puppet show, giving orders to the other Decepticons by holding Shockwave's severed noggin up to a video screen. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} When Skystalker was defeated, Shockwave was repaired, but eventually, he and all the other Transformers on Cybertron succumbed to stasis as the planet's energy ran out, and it entered a hibernation phase known as the "[[Great Shutdown]]".

3000 years ago, Unicron's herald [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] located the dead planet, and reactivated Shockwave for study purposes. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} However, when Shockwave was attacked by a swarm of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], Scourge intervened and saved him, {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} only to be shot in the back by the Decepticon and captured. Dissecting and studying Scourge, Shockwave learned many secrets about the function and purpose of Transformers and Cybertron from the secrets hidden within him. Using that knowledge, Shockwave steadily worked to restore Cybertron, reactivating its population and solving their energy needs, ending the war and unifying the planet. He also continued his experiments into multiple transformations, yielding the unstable [[Duocon]]s, and then successfully mastering the process with [[Triple Changer]]s. Capturing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Shockwave sought to unlock the full secrets of [[Vector Sigma]], having already learned of the mysterious significance of Earth to the Transformer race. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} In preparation for the invasion of the planet, Shockwave subliminally influenced the population of Cybertron to become more violent, {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} and prevented the return of Optimus Prime and Megatron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'' by having a [[Robert Hallo|human agent]] blow it up. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{note|''[[The Transformers Trilogy]]'' novel ''[[Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired]]'' made a brief reference to Shockwave being part of the Decepticons on Earth, but having been incommunicado for months prior to the disappearance of Megatron in [[Tokyo]]. This statement is at odds with continuity established in [[War and Peace|''Transformers: Generation 1'' vol. 2: War and Peace]], after the novels' publication.}}

[[File:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Déjà vu all over again.]]
In [[2003]], Shockwave made his move, heading to Earth with his Triple Changer troops and capturing Megatron and Optimus's forces, planning to try the two leaders as war criminals. Megatron was jettisoned into space by Starscream, {{storylink|New World Order}} provoking Shockwave in disciplining the Seeker. After making it clear he would not tolerate further insubordination, Shockwave presented his new recruits to a unified Iacon, cementing his claims that Cybertron was finally at peace. To better assimilate the Decepticons into his new society, Shockwave told them of a new device he had devised to render them more energy-efficient, but his presentation was interrupted by a report from Perceptor. Shockwave dismissed his audience to speak with Perceptor in private. Afterwards, he approached Soundwave, claiming that his plans for Cybertron was moving at a faster pace than anticipated, and offered him a position as his lieutenant. He left Soundwave to ruminate on his options, and next contacted Ultra Magnus, ordering to deactivate the Autobots in his custody, Optimus among them, once they made planet-fall. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But Ultra Magnus refused the order outright. Shockwave's plans were now meeting resistance on multiple fronts, with Ultra Magnus's insubordination and the captive Alpha Trion's continued resistance to his probing. In a bid to deal with at least one of these problems, Shockwave had Rumble and Frenzy free the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from prison, hoping the chaos they'd generate would be distraction enough for Ultra Magnus to be out of the picture while Optimus was dealt with. Shockwave also broadcasted footage of the Autobots' battles on Earth all around Cybertron, to turn public opinion against Optimus Prime's troops. But more unforeseen interference propped up; between the Dinobots arriving to sow their own brand of havoc, and Sandstorm and Broadside turning traitor, Prime managed escape from Shockwave's clutches and fell in with a rebel group. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Shockwave was next forced to deal with Grimlock personally, but even with the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], found himself being overpowered by his opponent. Ultra Magnus's timely arrival helped tip the scales in Shockwave's favor, and Shockwave then unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] to quell further insurrections. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Mobilizing the planet's Autobots, Prime led an attack on [[Shockwave's Tower]]. As news of the insurrection reached Shockwave, he finished supercharging himself in anticipation to an inevitable confrontation against the rebels. He was first met by Ultra Magnus in his throne room, but after declaring that he no longer had a use for him, shot Magnus in the back. Shockwave was next confronted Shockwave by Optimus himself, whom he defeated with ease. He then proceeded to rip the Matrix free from Optimus's chest compartment. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Using the Matrix to activate Vector Sigma, Shockwave downloaded the compressed contents of the mega-computer into his network, but before he had an opportunity to view the data, he was pulled into a battle with the returned [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. In the course of the fight, the fuel line to his cannon was severed, and the resulting explosion destroyed his citadel and knocked him into a chasm. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

While the rest of Cybertron believed Shockwave to be deceased, he had actually survived the explosion and gone underground in the wastelands of Cybertron. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} In addition to re-establishing communications with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] on Earth (who had been operating there as an advance squad preparing the way for his invasion), {{storylink|Extermination}} Shockwave continued his experimentation, resulting in the creation of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Soon after, however, Megatron returned to Cybertron and bested Shockwave, crippled his offensive capabilities, and took control of his troops. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Shockwave was then taken to Earth, where Megatron similarly overpowered Starscream. But now, the three players were assembled, each knowing certain dark secrets of Cybertron's past... {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
During his reign over Cybertron, Shockwave had discovered the Well of All Sparks, and broken the [[Seal of Primus]] itself to siphon from within it the power needed to create life. Little did he know that he had loosened the essence of The Fallen in the process, a consciousness which had gone on to take root inside Sunstorm. {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Shockwave Trenches TF GI Joe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]
As one of the Decepticons who crashed to [[Earth]] in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' millions of years ago, Shockwave was retrieved by [[Cobra]] and pressed into service, taking on the alternate form of a massive artillery cannon. Chafing under the leadership of [[Cobra Commander]], he was ordered to transform and destroy the [[Autobot]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Trenches}}
[[File:Shockwavetfjoetrenches.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.55|First guy to call him "Big Bertha" gets it in the face.]]
Although he did so, he was forced to fire sixteen consecutive times, despite needing to repair himself after every shot. The resulting strain on his structure irrevocably damaged him, and Cobra Commander refused to allow [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to use the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to restore him. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Shockwave participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Shockwave was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Shockwave-ddp2-2b1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|There are so many ways to make him look awesome.]]
In the absence of Megatron, Shockwave had assumed command of the Decepticons on Cybertron, and had successfully driven the Autobots into an underground resistance movement. When a number of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] troops, along with the captive Starscream, accidentally arrived on Cybertron via an overloaded wormhole gate, Shockwave and his troops immediately surrounded them. The same wormhole malfunction blasted a number of Transformers away from Cybertron and into random points of Earth's past, a temporal anomaly that threatened to scour the Earth's face with fire if the Transformers were not brought back.

Ultra Magnus and Perceptor arrived and were able to hold off the Decepticons for a time with a force field, while teams of humans were time-ported away to retrieve the missing Transformers and end the anomaly. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Magnus's force field power ran out before all the teams had returned, and Shockwave had his troops capture the Autobots. He took personal pleasure in blasting Ratchet when he was returned through the gate.

[[File:Shockwave and Starscream GIJoevsTFsII4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Revealing that he had intended all along for the humans to discover the wormhole gate technology, Shockwave set the gate to continue operating but blocked the last remaining group from returning—thus condemning Earth to destruction, easy pickings for conquest. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}} Fortunately for Earth, two members of the G.I. Joe team were able to reactivate the gate, allowing the newly created Dinobots to return to Cybertron. The Dinobots' power quickly drove Shockwave's Decepticons into retreat.

Regrouping on the other side of the planet, Shockwave had the long-missing Starscream brought before him. As Starscream attempted to explain his way out of being seen as a traitor, a recording of Cobra Commander's voice suddenly began to play, explaining that he had lined Starscream's hull with explosives. Shockwave leapt to try and stop the process, but the entire building exploded, apparently taking the two Decepticons with it. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

With Shockwave's defeat, peace returned to Cybertron, and the Decepticons were driven back to a region known as the [[Gladiator Zone]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} One of the mish-mash of robot parts known as the [[cannibalizer]]s was seen with Shockwave's blaster hand grafted onto its arm. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

In an [[Hell Day|erased future]], Shockwave would've led a Decepticon conquest of Earth. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
In one reality, Shockwave fought under the command of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] in the war over control of the [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

During a gladiatorial match in the depths of Cybertron, Shockwave detected incoming security forces and raised the alarm. When Megatron mused that perhaps it was time to start their rebellion by destroying the incoming forces, Shockwave suggested they wait and build up their numbers. Megatron agreed and the pair departed. {{storylink|Parts}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:Spotlight Shockwave cvrB.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|IDW is so much [[Regenesis|his]] [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity#Onyx Prime|fault]], it might be a record.]]
Once a right-hearted [[Senate|senator]] of the corrupt pre-[[Great War (G1)|Great War]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Shockwave ran the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology|Academy of Advanced Technology]], protecting "[[Outlier (group)|outliers]]" from the [[functionism|functionists]] who held sway and secretly retrofitting several 'Bots who he felt were of good character, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], to carry [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] chambers. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory}} With his influence waning and the ruling caste unhappy with such activities, he was sent to the [[Institute]] to undergo [[Empurata]] and a "[[shadowplay|total personality inversion]]", leaving him a faceless, handless, and emotionless mech. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Shadowplay}} Later, he became a [[Decepticon]] and helped [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to overthrow the corrupt government. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

Millions of years later, he predicted the demise on Cybertron due to the energy consumption of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Knowing that control of resources would be crucial, he initiated a project he called [[Regenesis]] to "seed" several planets with potent [[Energon]] distillates, generating "crops" for him to harvest. Deserting when the time came to stabilise the planets, he was stymied on [[Earth]] by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s—out for revenge on an unrelated matter—and fell into stasis-lock, {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} but not before reconditioning a crew of lost [[Maximal]]s into re-enacting the Great War in miniature. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

10,000 years later, his body was discovered and he was reawakened by [[Skywatch]]. Forming an alliance with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] to disable the bomb they placed in his head, he fought [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] until the blue Decepticon managed to disable it, but was stopped from leaving by the Dynobot leader's bomb. Subsequently, they were taken to [[Garrus-9]] by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots}}

Freed from the prison by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], Shockwave ultimately chose to rejoin his fellow Decepticons and returned to Earth. During [[D-Void]] war, he was summoned to Cybertron by Megatron. Once [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] was defeated, the weakened Shockwave was captured by [[Autobot]]s along with other Decepticons. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

Forming a surreptitious alliance with his old master [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and their student [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to aid them in a quest for the remains of his Regenesis program while remaining on Cybertron himself, he was convinced to act on the planet by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but was illegally rendered into [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s custody by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} His capture was part of a charade, however, as Prowl was being controlled by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] at the behest of Megatron, who would use the Autobot strategist as a component in a newly recreated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Verge}} {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

Shockwave ultimately opted out of Megatron's latest insurrection, however, and retreated to the site of the previously-destroyed [[Crystal City]]. Shockwave found that the city had been restored by the Energon ore he had seeded there long before, which he now dubbed [[Ore-14]]. Shockwave successfully tested Ore-14's restorative properties on [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} In light of recent events, Soundwave confronted Shockwave over the latter's abandonment of Megatron and betrayal of the Decepticon leader's ideals, but to no avail. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}}

Shockwave's endgame was now in motion. Gathering the various Ores together would give him the power to manipulate reality itself. With the aid of Jhiaxus' [[chronal drive]], and harnessing the energy of the [[Dead Universe]] itself, Shockwave intended to collapse all of reality into a singularity, save for Cybertron itself, which would be eternally powered by the singularity. Shockwave nearly succeeded, thanks in part to the distractions of his [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] and the [[Ammonite]] legions he set loose upon Cybertron, but there was one thing he did not anticipate: Megatron having a change of heart, and befriending [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] in the process. After Shockwave killed Bumblebee, Megatron took the fallen Autobot's [[insignia]] for himself, renouncing the Decepticon cause; this distraction allowed Optimus Prime to reach Shockwave and cause the former Senator to recall his pre-Shadowplay self. Horrified at what he had become, but unable to shut down the drive himself, Shockwave allowed Optimus and Megatron to save reality by destroying the drive, and him along with it. {{storylink|Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron}}

Or so it was believed. In truth, the Ore-1 within the drive allowed the singularity to manipulate time as well as space, the gravity dragging Shockwave's broken body to twelve million years in the past, in the era following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Aimlessly wandering the Sea of Rust for years, Shockwave chanced upon the shepherd Onyx, slaying him and taking on the identity of "[[Onyx Prime]]" so as to engineer a perpetual [[Decepticon Empire]]. Masterminding a war to bring together the [[Thirteen]] Primes, then using the failed conquest on [[Antilla]] to trigger the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] that tore them apart, Shockwave fled Cybertron and returned to the dead Antilla with his [[Maximal]] army. There, Shockwave found that the planet had been refashioned into a dormant anti-Cybertronian superweapon, making plans to use it. Recovering the core of the transmutation device, Shockwave dubbed it the "[[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]" and sent it to Earth while he and the majority remained on Antilla.

In late [[2017]], Antilla was activated, dubbed [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] by the Talisman. Putting the final phases of his plan into motion, Shockwave reunited with [[Liege Maximo]], the two returning to Cybertron atop [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. After sowing chaos across the planet, Shockwave revealed his true identity to the populace, revealing that the Primes and the Chosen One prophecy were nothing but fictions, as was all of Cybertron's religion. Though taken prisoner, Shockwave was unconcerned as Unicron was already consuming the [[Cybertronian colonies]]. When the Chaos Bringer arrived at Cybertron, Shockwave teleported himself to Earth so he could begin building his new empire only for Unicron to follow. Deducing that the Talisman had been brought to Earth, Shockwave quickly located it, ordering his servants to retrieve and use it against Unicron only to find that his grand plan had shattered ''their'' faith in him as well. Taken prisoner by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Stardrive]], Shockwave played a brief role in Optimus's plan to defeat Unicron before his limbs were taken from him and he was chained up in the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Lemuria'']]. Suffering an identity crisis after wearing so many faces, Shockwave confessed to Prowl that he did not know which persona was the "real" him. With little sympathy, Prowl said that they'd all been him.

What Shockwave had always failed to realize was that people were judged, and defined, by their actions, not the intentions that they'd set out with. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Transformers: Unicron|Unicron}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:ShockwaveVictorianbody-HOS2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"There's a giant cyclops who guards the outskirts of the city and preys on innocent sea creatures."]]
After awakening in 19th century America, Shockwave took on the form of an ironclad warship and recruited inventor [[Tobias Muldoon]] to the Decepticon side (by pretending to be a friend to humanity). {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} He took Muldoon to his Decepticon comrades underwater, where he was questioned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

Years later in [[1888]], the surviving Decepticons came under the influence of the invading [[Elder God]]s. Shockwave was among those who accepted the beings as their new masters and defended [[Port Cenotaph]] on their behalf from intruders. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He soon defended the town against an international fleet, but was shot down. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

{{note|"[[Strange Visitors]]" establishes that events identical to those of ''Hearts of Steel'' and ''Infestation 2'' occurred in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]; however, they happened to [[Maximal]] explorers brainwashed by the IDW Shockwave into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War. Shockwave reconstructed [[Maximal Shockwave|one of these Maximals]] into a duplicate of himself.}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Timelines''====
[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] alternatively served the Decepticon cause on Cybertron under Shockwave's command or on Earth during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Buzzsaw (G1)#Timelines|BotCon 2006 Buzzsaw profile card}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Early in the Great War, the nonaligned Cicadacon was gravely wounded. Shutting off his emotional processes, he was able to successfully self-repair, but he lost much of his memory. Joining the Decepticons, he served as one for centuries until [[The Transformers: The Movie|Unicron's attack on Cybertron in 2005]] reawakened his true self. {{storylink|Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon profile card}}

{{note|Cicadacon's profile card does not specify his Decepticon identity, but who else does this description match?}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Shockwave participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! Unfortunately, Shockwave forgot to mention to Megatron that their main target, [[Eric Siebenaler]] wouldn't be in attendance, and the plot wound up falling apart.

After being nominated two years in a row, Shockwave was sure he'd be a shoe-in for [[2011]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. He discussed the topic with Jazz and Grimlock until [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] came along. The trio mistook Erector for Bumblebee, and so spared him any ridicule, but verbally tore into Waspinator. After insisting that the Predacon would never stand a chance against them, Shockwave and the others walked off in a huff. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===Robot Heroes===
Shockwave was one of the Decepticons who helped Megatron start trouble on Earth, though he only fought for himself. When they ran into the Autobots, Shockwave was beaten up by Prowl. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:BotStars-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|"Algebra? Really?"]]
During a robot dance competition, Shockwave was among the three judges, all of whom were Decepticons. Despite [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s phenomenal performance, he scored the Autobot at 1/2. For [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], despite awful technique and a nasty fall, he scored the Decepticon a 10². The commentator was skeptical. {{storylink|Bot Stars}}

He was present in the audience during Optimus, Bumblebee, and Megatron's boxing match. He also cheered when Megatron lost... {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}

Shockwave, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] enjoyed a picnic by the side of a road. When Bumblebee and Megatron raced by them, the picnickers waved at them. {{storylink|The Big Race}}

He was among the minions who passed Megatron his presents during the holiday season. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}

Shockwave helped Megatron get back into shape after a string of humiliating defeats by standing on top of him while the Decepticon leader did some push-ups, and holding on to his weights while he did some reps. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}

===San Diego Comic Con tech specs===
Shockwave ran through all the variables and decided that if he was going to further his goals of conquest, it would be rational to work with the human weaponeer [[Destro]]. He now sports a snazzy [[HISS tank]] [[alternate mode]] with his astroblaster integrated into the design <ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ Shockwave H.I.S.S. page at yojoe.com]</ref> and in return, he gives Destro loads of money. When Shockwave and Destro's goals no longer mesh, Destro will 'deal' with the Decepticon himself (yeah, good luck with that, mate).<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/action/12/destro28.shtml Destro v.28 page at yojoe.com]</ref>

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}}}

===Starscream's New Power===
[[File:Starscream's New Power Starscream vs. Decepticons.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
Shockwave attempted to apprehend Starscream as the latter infiltrated his [[Shockwave's Tower|personal lab]] on Cybertron. He was driven back once Starscream got his hands on some of his weapons. {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Shockwave was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:ISawThreeShips-shockwavealtmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Together with Starscream and his [[Relatives|brother]] Soundwave, Shockwave traveled from Cybertron to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron. They were met with resistance from their welcomers, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], leading to a battle that ended with their defeat. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Retreating and forming an alliance with [[Cobra]], Shockwave and Starscream attacked the aircraft carrier [[USS Flagg|U.S.S. ''Flagg'']], which supposedly contained the body of Soundwave killed during the last battle. Enraged by his brother's death, Shockwave immolated many a Joe with an eye beam before tearing into the ship to retrieve his remains, but retreated with the others when they found no trace of Soundwave. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

[[File:ExpelledFromTheGarden-unattack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]

Shockwave, Starscream, and Cobra next attacked the [[United Nations]] headquarters, arriving at the same time as a vengeful Optimus Prime attacked G.I. Joe and was met with [[Doctor Venom]], who had [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] with Soundwave's body to control it as a weapon. Shocked and disgusted by this desecration, Shockwave began grappling with Prime over his brother's reanimated remains, shouting that he'd take Soundwave home where Megatron could make him whole again. After Venom had been separated from Soundwave, Shockwave calmed down and declared that he wouldn't let such sentimental emotions get to him again. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

In spite of his emotionless façade, Shockwave couldn't help but feel somewhat remorseful for the death of his brother. Shockwave, Rumble, and Laserbeak collected what they could of Soundwave and travelled to the city of Kalis. There, they presented Soundwave's remains to the Autobot apostate [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]], who used his knowledge to bring the spymaster back to life. However, Soundwave returned as a mere shell of his former self, an emotionless machine who could no longer recognize his brother. Watching Soundwave coldly defeat [[Snake-Eyes]] and seize Ravage for reprogramming, Shockwave sadly mused that ''he'' was now the compassionate one of the duo. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}

===''Angry Birds'' comic===
[[File:ABTF1 Optimus+HeatwavevsShockwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Shockwave was among the Decepticon troops who attacked the Autobot vessel carrying the [[AllSpark]], but they were blasted into space by [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]'s water cannon and the Autobots escaped via [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Shockwave developed the [[infiltration protocol]], {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} and was recorded as having posed a challenge to Megatron's leadership position. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] lamented that all the great and famous Cybertronians, including Shockwave, were long gone by the time Cybertron was controlled by the [[Builder Assembly]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Shockwave had a secret lab in [[Ultrix]]. A year after the [[Grand Uprising]], [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] had based himself in the lab where he operated on [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. He was tracked down by [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] who killed the scientist and destroyed the lab. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]] formed the [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals#Ask Vector Prime|Thirteen Great Demon Generals]], he summoned Shockwave to join. He declined and sent his brother, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], in his stead. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 27, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 27/06/2015}}

===''Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kaito Ishikawa]] (Japanese)}}

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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:Of Masters and Mayhem flashback.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
In one universe, Shockwave fought alongside his fellow Decepticons against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|History}}

As scientific research supervisor for the Decepticons, Shockwave monitored an experiment by [[Loudpedal]] and [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]] that engineered a test subject resembling a twisted version of Optimus Prime. Although initially designed as a potential new [[Combiner]] component, the test subject somehow developed an entirely unexpected ability to produce toxic sludge.[[File:KnockOutShockwave TheToxicTransformer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]] This "[[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]" subject was overseen for a time, until he escaped and murdered his creators, causing Shockwave to abandon the project. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

Earlier, however, experiments with Toxitron had used whatever connection he had to Optimus Prime to grow the "shell" of a Matrix inside his body. Shockwave acquired this shell before the research bunker was destroyed, and used it to contain the mutated spark of the scientist known as [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. This creation, later known as the [[Matrix of Malice]], became the centerpiece of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]'s new combination form as [[Thunder Mayhem]], much to the horror of all of Cybertron. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}{{-}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:POTP vote Shockwave.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
{{quote|The rashness of action has led us here. Now is the time that clarity of thought shall rule.}}

Shockwave created [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Shockwave (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Combiner Wars Shockwave toy bio}}

Shockwave was a potential bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. As a force for order, Shockwave planned to create a new, strict civilisation to save Cybertron, declaring himself to be the only bot with the technical prowess to mastermind it. Instead, the Matrix went to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Fan polls#2017|''Power of the Primes'' fan poll}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Shockwave-art.jpg|thumb|100px]]
During the war for Cybertron, Shockwave was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Space Force Applied Sciences Major]], whose function was a scientist. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> Being one of the most secure and heavily fortified zones on Cybertron, Shockwave would spend most of his time in the Decepticon-conquered city of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}<ref name=Siege/>

Shockwave was also known to make and upgrade Decepticon weapons during the war. He designed both [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s "D50-R35 Fusion Cannon" and "HPR Telescopic Laserstrike Launcher". Both of these could combine and modlock into the "NFM Particle Beam Megalauncher" using the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files#Weapons database|Decepticon weapons database on Hasbro Pulse}}<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-megatron-combat-weapons-guide "''Siege'' Megatron C.O.M.B.A.T. Weapons Guide" on Hasbro Pulse]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Todd Haberkorn]] (English), [[Chafūrin]] (Japanese)|[[Hercules Fernando]] (Portuguese), [[Jérémy Prévost]] (French), [[Nicolai Tegeler]] (German), [[Txema Moscoso]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Eduardo Tejedo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:WFC-Siege-Ep2-Shockwave-proposes-a-plan.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]
A scientist, Shockwave deleted his emotions to improve his capacity for logically processing data. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} During the era of the Great War, Shockwave joined with the Decepticons, becoming the faction's chief scientist. For cycles, Shockwave had been researching the ancient secrets of Cybertron. By the time that Ultra Magnus had surrendered himself to Megatron, Shockwave had confirmed using [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s studies that the Allspark, the mystic source of all Cybertronian life, was real. Convinced that he could manipulate the Allspark's creation powers into a reformation wave to turn all Autobots into Decepticons, Shockwave brought this information to Megatron. Uneasy about such a drastic measure, Megatron took the idea under consideration.

Soon afterward, Soundwave detected Magnus passing information about the Allspark onto the Autobots. After a failed attempt to bait the Autobots, Megatron gave Shockwave the approval to enact his plan. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

Until the Allspark could be found, Shockwave was tasked with interrogating Ultra Magnus for the location of [[Autobot High Command]]. Despite Shockwave's best efforts, the Autobot commander remained steadfast, even breaking free at one point. When Magnus was recaptured, Shockwave increased the torture's intensity until the Autobot finally gave in, revealing the location of Autobot Command. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

In short order, however, Magnus lied and Megatron executed him outright. When Magnus' death unleashed the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Megatron had his corpse delivered back to Shockwave so the scientist could determine how to counter them. Shockwave was later present when Megatron promoted [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to the command of the Seekers, fearing that such an act would not bode well. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep1-Shockwave-hologram.jpg|thumb|300px]]
When Soundwave and Shockwave understood how the Alpha Trion Protocols functioned, the latter proposed using a special virus to destroy the Protocols, even as Soundwave warned that such an act could adversely affect a large portion of the planetary infrastructure. Granted permission to proceed, Shockwave used Ultra Magnus' corpse as a transmitter and unleashed his virus. As the virus disabled Autobot systems, Shockwave and Soundwave rushed to tell Megatron that it had uncloaked the ''Ark'' and the Autobots. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

In the aftermath of the Battle of the Space Bridge, which saw both the ''Ark'' and the Allspark leave Cybertron, Shockwave was tasked with Project: Nemesis, designing a star cruiser capable of carrying the Decepticons to a new world. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} With Cybertron dying, however, the Decepticons began harvesting the remaining population, Autobot and Decepticon, to fuel their escape ship. At Shockwave's request, Megatron inspected Sector 12, which had fallen behind on production, and gave Shockwave the authority to shut it down and harvest its resources. As Shockwave brought Sector 12's staff to the gladiatorial arena to be harvested, Megatron brought Elita-1's Autobots to bear witness, declaring that they would be Shockwave's next victims. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}

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Before Shockwave could harvest the Autobots, a power outage caused by [[Scrapface]] allowed them to escape. Though Shockwave noted that another Sector would have to be harvested, Soundwave soon discovered that the ''Ark'' still functioned. At Megatron's command, Shockwave then activated the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' ahead of schedule. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}

Shockwave did not board the ''Nemesis'' however, remaining behind to maintain order on Cybertron. He called for all Decepticons to present themselves to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena under the guise of helping them, but in actuality, so he could harvest their sparks to power himself and his guards. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

By the time that Elita-1's forces returned to sabotage the arena, Shockwave had developed cloaking technology for himself. Having bolstered himself on the harvested sparks, Shockwave was quickly able to overpower Elita and restrained her for experimentation. Before he could do anything, however, he was called away to oversee the capture of the other rebels before the explosives that they had planted detonated, consuming the arena and killing all present. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOFCybertronPart4-youstillfunction.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

After the Decepticons won the Great War, the malevolent entity known as [[Gozer]] appeared on Cybertron to Decepticon High Command. Though Shockwave advocated caution, especially given that Gozer's power was beyond his sensors' ability to categorize, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] fired his [[null-ray]] at the entity who reflected its power back at the Decepticons. When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] approached the invader, it offered him the choice of which form it would assume to destroy Cybertron before it disappeared, declaring that the choice had been made. It was then that a guilty Starscream spoke up, his mind having drifted to his first conception of a being capable of destroying Cybertron which was revealed to be himself as Gozer rematerialized as a titanic version of the Seeker. After an enraged Megatron shot Starscream, Shockwave tended to the Seeker as the Decepticons fought back against the extradimensional menace. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} Even with their mightiest [[combiner]]s however, the Decepticons could not match Gozer's power, before [[Decepticon High Command]] was approached by [[Kremzeek]] the Scavenger who turned the quartet into [[ghost]]s. In return for this however, Kremzeek wanted their aid in finding and absorbing the [[AllSpark]]. Along with Megatron and Soundwave, Shockwave refused, resulting the trio being absorbed into Kremzeek's being. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

Roughly a thousand years later on Earth, Kremzeek's physical body was destroyed when the Scavenger made physical contact with [[Killerwatt|an electricity consuming ghost]], freeing Shockwave's spirit. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}} Though Shockwave, along with Soundwave, was initially willing to work with the Autobots to get his physical body back, the conflict quickly escalated and the scientist opened fire on the [[Ghostbusters]]. Being retained by an overeager [[Ectotron]], Shockwave fired his cannon, declaring that he no longer wished to owe his life to such a cretin. While his stray shots broke [[Peter Venkman]]'s focus and allowed Starscream to flee the planet, Shockwave himself was soon sealed within a [[ghost trap]]. Once the battle ended, Optimus Prime took Shockwave's trap, along with Megatron and Soundwave's, hoping to one day rehabilitate the three and use the [[AllSpark]] to revive them. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]]}}

[[File:Escape-3-Skywarp cloning procedure.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Time to make everything my fault again!"]]
During the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], Shockwave voluntarily collaborated with the evil [[Exarchon]] as the mad tyrant waged war against Cybertron, with the promise of Shockwave being allowed to indulge his every scientific curiosity. Together, the pair experimented with [[cloning]], with one of their early results being [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} {{storylink|War's End Part One}} In an effort to mass-produce an army of teleporting warriors Shockwave attempted to clone his fellow collaborator [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. The resulting [[Skywarp drone|clone army]] lacked Skywarp's teleportation powers, but proved valuable warriors all the same. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} At some point during the war, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s approached Shockwave to see if they could be cloned as well. A battery of experiments revealed that the trio were ideal candidates for cloning; although he obtained all the necessary data required to clone an army of Insecticons, Shockwave chose to keep this information to himself out of fear that the ambitious Insecticons were more powerful than anyone, including themselves, realized. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

After the end of the war, Exarchon vanished and his co-conspirators were banished from Cybertron by [[Nominus Prime]]. Eventually, however, [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] senator [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] contacted Shockwave and put him in control of the radical group known as "[[the Rise]]", in the hopes that Shockwave's logic would rein in their worst impulses while stoking preexisting societal tensions so as to legitimize the [[Decepticon|Ascenticons]] in the optics of the public. Eventually, Megatron was able to smuggle Shockwave back to Cybertron, who set up shop in one of Exarchon's abandoned bunkers in the deepest reaches of the badlands. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart2 ShockwaveBombshellChat.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"Status report! What percentage of stuff is my fault so far??"]]
While coordinating the activities of the Rise on Cybertron, Shockwave also began reaching out to other Cybertronians who'd been banished from the planet. These included the Insecticons, with whom he finally struck a bargain: in exchange for their service, he'd clone them so that they could eat as much as they desired. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} To accomplish this goal, he reunited with his old minion [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]], who recruited [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and a group of mercenaries to establish a profitable "splice-thieving" operation on the planet [[Kworia]], an organ-harvesting scheme that stripped Cybertronian victims for parts and shipped them back to Cybertron for use in Shockwave's experiments. Eventually, Shockwave constructed a number of Insecticon clones, but chose to keep this knowledge a secret for the time being. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}} {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

In the meantime, Shockwave had the original three Insecticons recruit the exiled [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] into assisting his goals. Shockwave contacted their leader [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] when progress on that front was taking too long, but Bombshell shrugged off his concerns. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Bombshell eventually convinced the group to rebel against the [[Senate]], and Shockwave sent the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to extract them from Mayalx along with a stockpile of [[Energon]] they had harvested. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}} Shockwave allowed the Constructicons to go off on their own, but planned to one day bring them back to Cybertron when the time was right in the belief that [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s loyalty gave him a monopoly on [[combiner]] power. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

After [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] had been murdered, [[Security Operations]] officer and Ascenticon sympathizer [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] discovered that a [[Voin]] scavenger might have witnessed the murder. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} Reporting this to Soundwave, Barricade was instructed to inform Shockwave who dispatched [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] to tie up the loose end. Though Quake killed the Voin, this gruesome act was witnessed by [[Rubble]], the zealous veteran killing the newborn to prevent his crime from being reported. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartThree MegatronBeatsShockwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Awww, c'mon. I had barely even started..."]]
Following a Senate meeting, Megatron visited Shockwave and told him to get the Rise under control lest the Ascenticon deliver him to the authorities. As Megatron drove off, Shockwave mused on other ideas. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} When Megatron found that Soundwave had given Barricade sanctuary, he sent a message to Shockwave to come collect the rogue Security officer, but to do it neatly. Shockwave sent [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Whisper (G1)|Visper]], and [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] to retrieve Barricade, the trio performing to Megatron's expectations. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

Still, Shockwave continued to assert the Rise independently of Megatron's control. The evacuation of the memorial crater left the Rise's energon reserves dangerous low. Shockwave sent out Ruckus and three others to acquire fresh supplies, but they were spotted by Security and got caught up in a stand-off at an [[immersant]] Titan. After Soundwave surreptitiously killed the Risers to keep them from talking, Megatron made another personal appearance at Shockwave's hideout. After summoning the Rise lieutenants Sixshot and [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], Megatron brutally beat down Shockwave in a show of dominance. The Ascenticon senator made it abundantly clear to Shockwave and his officers that the Rise was NOT a separate organization in league with the Ascenticons. They were all, unquestioningly, under Megatron's control and Megatron's alone. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} Shockwave began to recover from his injuries thanks to [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]]'s services. He was enraged when Sixshot informed him that [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] had requisitioned troops and left the base without permission. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Mindwipe later called in to report that their base was compromised by Storm Cloud. Shockwave began evacuations and swore to rip Mindwipe's wings off. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

[[File:StormHorizonPart3-InsecticonClones.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|"Okay, back on track!"]]
At some point after Shockwave relocated his base of operations to another of Exarchon's hidden bunkers, Soundblaster returned from deep space after his defeat at the hands of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. Though Soundblaster did not perform to Shockwave's high standards, he had brought back enough materials for the scientist to create an army of [[Insecticon clone]]s, a performance that Shockwave found acceptable. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}}

As Shockwave tended to his machines, the original three Insecticons entered and demanded an audience, only for the cyclops to wave them off. As the three left, Shockwave confided in Soundblaster that the project no longer needed the Insecticons and that they would have to keep an eye on Bombshell. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After learning that the Insecticons had betrayed him, stolen some of his old cloning equipment, and gone rogue, Shockwave dispatched [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and [[Hydradread]] to hunt them down. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Shockwave Rebake Full City.]]
Despite his best efforts to exterminate the traitors, the Insecticons and their new clone army proved too numerous to exterminate and as a result Shockwave was forced to admit defeat and leave the three to their own devices, under the stipulation that they'd obey his commands when ordered. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} After Slipstream's [[Team Stream|team]] returned from the [[Winged Moon]], Shockwave took custody of the radioactive and insane [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and spent time analyzing his growing abilities. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Shockwave contacted Bombshell and ordered his Insecticon swarm into action to take out [[Termagax]]'s walking [[House (building)|House]] and seize the [[Enigma of Combination]], a battle that would assuredly leave their clone army weakened. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} When a recently-returned Skywarp arrived, Shockwave adopted a powerful new suit of armor to confront his old partner, but upon hearing about the Enigma, Skywarp teleported away once more. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}}

Following Skywarp being grievously injured in his attempt to retrieve the Enigma, Shockwave tended to him, mainly just to see if he could, before Flatline arrived. Though initially dismissing the medic's strange speech pattern, Shockwave quickly realized that Exarchon had returned, the warlord declaring that they had unfinished business to complete. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} After sufficiently repairing Skywarp, Shockwave spoke with Exarchon enough to confirm his identity. When Skywarp awoke, Exarchon attempted to win back his subordinates, promising Shockwave to reveal more arcane sciences when the scientist noted that the Decepticons were offering the same deal. Following the arrival of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and Skywarp teleporting away, Exarchon identified a hidden base of his in the [[Sonic Canyons]], where he was already dealing with the Autobot interlopers. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} As Shockwave sent his forces to reinforce Exarchon, Skywarp informed the Decepticons that the scientist had betrayed them. When Team Stream attempted to confirm this by informing him of their mission against Exarchon, Shockwave told them to stand down, the unusual order dividing the team. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}}

On Shockwave's order, Devastator returned to Cybertron, being given the instructions to find Soundblaster. As the combiner made his way to the Sonic Canyons, Shockwave showed Exarchon around the bunker, though he adamantly refused the Threefold Spark's request to release Sunstorm so that Exarchon could usurp him. When Megatron arrived, Shockwave was sent to collect him, bringing the Decepticon leader to Exarchon. Returning, Shockwave demanded that Exarchon return Sunstorm to his tube, though he was largely ignored as the warlords talked. After Megatron had shot Exarchon into Sunstorm's arms, killing that iteration of the Threefold Spark, the Decepticon ordered Shockwave to tell him all that had been transpiring. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} Subordinate to Megatron once again, Shockwave was part of the Decepticon leader's entourage as he made to meet with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|End of Time}}

====Alternate future====
In an alternate future where Exarchon returned to Cybertron and conquered the planet, Exarchon killed Shockwave and stole his body to become one-third of his latest iteration, alongside Megatron and Onslaught. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}}

===Precursor World===

A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a particularly bricky Shockwave was a member of the [[Purple Order]]. He oversaw the containment of Megatron and his turncoat [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]] followers by the Order's [[Pretender Monster]] creations such that Wicked could propose an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheyEatPoniesDontThey-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

During a battle, Shockwave briefed Megatron that a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] was reaching into another reality, instead of other planets. The portal eventually connected with the [[magic]] of [[Queen Chrysalis]] in the realm of [[Equestria]], the combination of energies dragging all combatants, Shockwave included, to the magical realm. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}}

Still able to use the space bridge to teleport around Equestria, Shockwave crashed the set of ''[[Preppin' with Pinkie]]'' to determine how many equines it took to make [[energon cube]]s only for [[Gauge]] and [[Pinkie Pie]] to chaotically force him back through the portal using a variety of kitchen appliances. {{storylink|They Eat Ponies, Don't They?}}

[[File:Finale-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"If anyone gets to do a TRON reference it should be me, dammit!"]]

The Decepticons and changelings eventually launched an attack on the [[Crystal Empire]], the Autobots and ponies coming to its defense. At Megatron's order, Shockwave attempted to procure samples of the arcane from the castle but found his firepower outmatched by the power of friendship. When the Decepticons eventually returned to Cybertron, Shockwave revealed that they had not managed to claim any magic but that he had saved Equestria's coordinates. Rather than return to the realm, however, he proposed bringing magic to Cybertron. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Some time later, Shockwave and the other Decepticons constructed a second spacebridge and used it to return to Equestria. However, their activities in the magic realm provoked [[Twilight Sparkle]] and the other ponies into chasing them through the portal and back to Cybertron; the brief battle freed the evil [[King Sombra]] from his prison, who set about mind-controlling as many Decepticons as he could find. By the time that Optimus Prime arrived to investigate, [[Applejack]] and [[Rarity]] told Shockwave and Optimus that the only way to survive what came next was to team up. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

In the final battle against King Sombra, who'd stolen the body of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Shockwave and Rarity worked together to restrain Pinkie Pie and [[Fluttershy]]. After attuning the pony's emotion-powered [[exosuit]]s to match Scorponok's natural frequencies, the pair helped battle and eventually vanquish the brainwashed [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
Shockwave was one of the Decepticons who boarded the ''Ark'', winding up in stasis-lock when the ship crashed on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*When the Autobots unleashed their newest super-warrior [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Decepticons retaliated by revealing their own secret weapon, Shockwave! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Jetfire and Shockwave|Jetfire and Shockwave commercial}}
*Shockwave created a "continuum transmorpher" for Megatron, a device capable of breaching dimension barriers. He then showed Megatron around his lab, pointing out all the upgrades he made for the place. {{storylink|Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}

[[File:Ps2tatakai shockwave1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Absolute Power, etc., etc.]]

{{bigquote|Megatron's personal watchdog. With the ability to transform into a laser gun, Shockwave boasts a powerful attack!|The [[narrator]]|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}

In an alternate future, the Shockwave of that time grew frustrated with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s increasingly abusive leadership, and when he discovered the [[Zel Quartz]], which could vastly boost the power of a Transformer, he implanted it into himself and staged a one-robot mutiny. Unfortunately, the power proved too much for Shockwave's systems and he ran wild. Neither the Autobots nor the Decepticons could stop him and they took massive casualties in the attempt. Shockwave eventually destroyed Cybertron, then set out on a quest to destroy all planets with life. Elite teams of Autobots and Decepticons traveled to the past to prevent these events by either destroying or seizing the Zel Quartz years before Shockwave would find it.

[[File:Ps2tatakai shockwave2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|{{w|Dynasty Warriors 3|Feel the power of my magic!}}]]
In the Autobot story, the present-day Shockwave was the main boss in the geothermal power plant, protecting the main turbine of the plant. When Optimus Prime and his team reached the main turbine, Shockwave slowly descended from the ceiling in his alternate form. He then changed to his robot form and dropped to the floor, announcing that he was collecting energy for Megatron. He warned the Autobots that anyone who stood in his way should not expect any mercy from him. When Optimus Prime stated that the Autobots were going to stop the Decepticon's plundering of [[Zel Samine]]'s energy, Shockwave suggested that they should settle this feud, by fighting. Eventually, the Autobots over-powered the Decepticon, and a battered Shockwave warned Optimus that he would remember the outcome of the fight before disengaging and fleeing the power plant. Later, Shockwave appeared in the valley where the Autobots detected an SOS signal and had a rematch with the Autobots, but was defeated again.

During the Decepticon storyline, Shockwave was a member of a team that Megatron sent to investigate a mysterious UFO that was spotted in the area of Zel Samine. Something caused the team to lose contact with the main Decepticon forces, and they found out that they could not leave the planet, as Zel's sun, Paradius, emitted electromagnetic rays that was harmful to them. Unable to contact Megatron and with no way to leave the planet safely, Shockwave and the others scattered across Zel, with Shockwave himself eventually finding his way to the Atalstan gem mine. When the Galvatron of the alternate timeline told the Megatron of the present the "truth" about the Zel Quartz, he asked his past self if Shockwave was around before telling it.

Once the main Decepticon forces arrived at the Atalstan gem mine and found the giant ore that they suspected to be the Zel Quartz, Shockwave analyzed the group and when he concluded that they were Decepticons. He hovered downward in his handgun mode. Transforming into [[robot mode]], he made a short drop to the floor and announced that he had finally achieved rendezvous with his fellow warriors. When Megatron expressed partial surprise in the fact that Shockwave had survived, Shockwave confirmed him and announced that he was awaiting Megatron's orders.

For the remainder of the game, Shockwave remained ignorant of the circumstances that prompted their arrival. What's more, despite which side won, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally negated the quartz's powers, and Shockwave's reign of terror in the future was averted. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===
[[File:Gluawakening shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Doctor|Logic allows me to be wrong with authority]].]]
When the Autobots and Decepticons left Cybertron, Shockwave remained on the planet and enslaved every Autobot left behind. He ruled for four million years before the Transformers on Earth revived. He planned a "welcome party" for the returning Autobots when they arrived through the space bridge, captured them, confiscated their weapons, and put them in a prison which used to be a field hospital. The Autobots then escaped back to Earth, but later returned to assault the Decepticon fortress. Shockwave defeated Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in combat, but they were saved by the arrival of Grimlock, who beat Shockwave, freeing the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening|Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Shockwave experimented on the Lightning Strike Coalition, transforming them into the monstrous Dinobots. This backfired against the Decepticon Scientist when the Dinobots used their newfound power to rise up against Shockwave and thrash his lab. Shockwave escaped, swearing revenge against Grimlock and his team {{storylink|Rescue the King}}

Shockwave uncovered ancient [[CNA]] and used it to clone [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. The beasts promptly escaped, and Shockwave had to recapture them with the help of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] before Megatron found out. {{storylink|Unleash the Beasts}} When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] marched on the Decepticon base, Shockwave spotted them approaching and grabbed [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. This fearsome Decepticon team was able to stop the Dinobots in their tracks. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 2}} Shockwave and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] were dispatched to rein in the Constructicons when the team started getting friendly with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}} When the Decepticons used [[Chronogon]] portals to send the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] back in time, Shockwave was part of an operation to try and prevent Orion Pax's recreation as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

Megatron and Shockwave slyly suggested to Grimlock that he should be leader of the Autobots, believing that if he took over, it would make their job of overcoming the Autobots easier. As it happened, once Grimlock took over, the two Decepticons were instead captured by his forces, and only escaped once he turned the reigns back over to Optimus. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}}

Shockwave took part in an all-out assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} He later aided [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} Shockwave was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After encountering [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|King Pig#As Shockwave}}
Shockwave appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by King Pig. He also appears as [[King Pig#As Energon Shockwave|Energon]] and [[King Pig#As Major Shockwave|Major]] versions. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Technodrome: The Final Shell-Shock!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Darryl Kurylo]]}}
Shockwave assisted Megatron in his efforts to control the [[Plasma Core]] and use it to cyberform Earth. He later confronted the Autobots after they reached Cybertron. Finding the logic in their arguments about the dangers of the Plasma Core to be flawed, Shockwave attacked them, claiming that the Decepticons would not only control the Plasma Core, but also use it to save Cybertron. During the fight, he demonstrated the ability to create clones of himself that fought for him. He also could open portals to redirect the beams from his gun mode, allowing him to cover much of the arena. He was ultimately defeated, but revealed to the Autobots that [[Nova Prime]] was the one who originally conceived the idea of cyberforming populated worlds with the Plasma Core, which Optimus refused to believe. After his defeat, the "Shockwave Blaster" weapon became unlocked as a new weapon that could be found. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:ShockwaveEarthWars.jpg|thumb|All Medical terminology and processing is logical.]]

Shockwave came to Earth after Megatron found the Enigma of Combination, although he kept in contact with Megatron during the hunt for the [[Fractal Map]].

He then advised Megatron it would be logical to create Devastator as soon as possible. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}

At some point, he created [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] via cloning.

*'''Class''': Medic
*'''Lowest star rating''': 3 star
*'''Weapons''': Shockwave shoots a heal beam to heal other friendly units. He also uses his signature arm cannon to neutralize targets where there are no other allies.
*'''Ability: Combat Stimulants'''- Amplify the movement speed and attack speed of friendly Cons for 8 seconds!
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +2 points for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:shockwave Shockwave at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Shockwave-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It is logical to use my mini-me-gun for ranged attacks.]]

Shockwave was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s. He seemingly didn't fall under their influence, however, and began plotting to unite the Decepticons and take over [[New Quintessa]]. He was working on two devices: one which would allow him to harness Unstable Energon, and an Aim Enhancer, though the Commander and his party became a problem. He sent [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to keep them busy, though they ultimately failed, resulting in Shockwave being forced to face the Commander's party himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|A Shocking Revelation - Chapter 1: Here All Along}}

There are at least a few of him running around, some of which join the Commander! As a Tech bot, He absorbs energy attacks as Energy Charges which he can then shoot back at enemies to Shock them and drain their Power. In addition, he Repair Blocks and sometimes Undo damage on him. He also gets some Synergy Bonus from literally every Tech bot. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Shockwave was one of the Decepticons under Starscream's command during an invasion of Earth. He could be found overseeing the Decepticon's mining efforts, forcing the Autobots to fight through his underlings before he could be confronted. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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==Toys==
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Shockwave (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* [[Bob Budiansky]] said Shockwave was "my attempt to take [[Spock]] from ''[[Star Trek]]'' and make him into a Decepticon".<ref>[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Rusting Carcass interview]</ref>
[[File:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's not easy being grey. It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.]]
* Shockwave's cartoon portrayal is highly inconsistent with his appearances in all other fictional media. Instead of a coldly logical, power hungry rival to Megatron, in the cartoon Shockwave is consistently loyal and subservient. In a [[Shout! Factory|2009 retrospective documentary about the brand]], [[Hasbro]] staff said this disparity was a simple—though extreme—result of there not having been enough time during the production of the Generation 1 cartoon and comic to get all the story basics firmly and consistently established from the outset. The character descriptions in the cartoon's [[production bible]] are mostly abridged versions of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s original character writeups, which went on to become the toys' [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]... yet Shockwave's show bible description is entirely different from his tech spec [[bio]]. Later versions of the character would split the difference between the two interpretations.
* According to early drafts of the script for the series's [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|pilot episode]], Shockwave was at one point to be called "'''Flash Beam'''". At TFcon Los Angeles in [[2019]], [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]] displayed an early model sheet labeled "Decepticon's Flash Beam", using a preliminary color scheme inspired by Astro Magnum/Galactic Man.<ref>https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1107973728179290112 Tweet by @JesseWittenrich, 19 March 2019</ref>
* A Cybertronian battle scene illustrated circa [[1985]] by [[Studio OX]] for ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in the [[2001]] guidebook ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]'') depicts Shockwave not in purple, but in the original grey color scheme of the Astro Magnum/Galactic Man toy.
* Shockwave has been periodically drawn with two hands in various media. He first shows up this way in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", and the condition briefly reappears in "[[Divide and Conquer]]". He also wound up this way on the cover of [[Ashes, Ashes...|''G.I. Joe and the Transformers'' #3]].
* Voice actor Corey Burton based Shockwave's voice on that of actor {{w|David Warner (actor)|David Warner}}, specifically his role as evil computer thingy {{w|Sark (Tron)|Sark}} in ''{{w|Tron (film)|Tron}}''.<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/corey-burton/corey-burton-1.html Corey Burton interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> Burton even provided the voice of Sark in the video game ''{{w|Kingdom Hearts II}}''.
* In the Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon, Shockwave's personality was altered from the American interpretation—he was presented like a grizzled old man with a loud, raspy voice and a very short temper.
* A company named Lanard Toys held the "Shockwave" [[trademark]] in the "toys" field for several years. For that reason, the ''Energon'' character was given the substitute name "[[Shockblast]]". The same name was later given to the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' version of Shockwave for the same reason. However, by that point Lanard had abandoned their "Shockwave" trademark, making it available to Hasbro again. Unfortunately, the packaging for ''Alternators'' Shockwave had already been printed by that point, so Hasbro decided to go with the substitute name. They then slapped the name "Shockwave" onto the [[Shockwave (Cybertron)|next available]] [[Mini-Con]] just so they could reclaim the trademark. Subsequently, all new toys of Shockwave, as well as [[Shockwave (Animated)|homage]] [[Shockwave (Movie)|characters]], were released under the name "Shockwave" again. (Ironically, [[Hasbro]] later used the name "[http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/shockblast.shtml Shockblast]" for new toys of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' character originally also named "[http://www.yojoe.com/action/88/shockwave.shtml Shockwave]", possibly in order to avoid brand confusion; apparently, Hasbro view the name "Shockwave" as more iconic for the ''Transformers'' character than his ''G.I. Joe'' namesake.)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ ''Rēzāwēbu''), '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Razič'''
*''French:'' '''Onde de Choc''' (Canada, "Shockwave"), '''Clignotant''' (Canada, ''More than Meets the Eye, Part 1'', "Blinker"), '''Choc''' (France, "Shock")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Gal Hellem''' (גל הלם, "Shock Wave")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sokkoló''' ("Shocker")
*''Italian:'' '''Brutal'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhènbō''' (Taiwan, 震波, "Shockwave"), '''Zhèndàngbō''' (China, 震荡波, "Shockwave"), '''Zhèndàngbō''' (Taiwan, ''Siege'', 震盪波, "Shockwave")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Onda-Choque''' (Portugal comic, "Shock-Wave"), '''Onda de Choque''' (Brazil comic, "Shock Wave")
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Shokun''' (Шокун, "Shocker")

==See also==
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*[[Shockblast]], the murderous Decepticon berserker from [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']].
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the loyal Decepticon spy from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']].
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

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