Barricade (G1)

2007-08-05T10:21:36Z

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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

'''Barricade''' learned how to take care of himself while running with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most vicious racing gangs, and he brings that same brutal edge to his position as leader of the [[Race Track Patrol]]. His troops know that the slightest mistake will result in a merciless dressing down in front of the others, and they strive to meet his exacting standards. His hard-nosed, abusive leadership style doesn't do much for morale, but he figures it's for their own good.

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' OVA===
Barricade and the Race Track Patrol are among the exceedingly few Decepticons in this franchise, as most of the Micromaster toys were sold in Japan as Autobots. He probably had a different name, and for all I know he might not have been in the fiction.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Micromasters''====
Originally named "Runner", Barricade was created as part of a cross-factional experiment in which new Micromasters were allowed to function as neutrals, and to choose their own affiliations. Barricade quickly saw the potential rewards of joining the Decepticons, and earmed the new moniker "Barricade" in recognition of his blockade-running tactics.

Barricade eventually became disillusioned by how the Micromasters were treated, and joined up with Decepticon Micromaster agitator [[Skystalker]]. Things kind of fell apart.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Race Track Patrol''' (1990)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-341'''

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm Barricade at TFU.info]

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Magmatron (BW)

2007-07-24T11:50:10Z

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:''Magmatron is a [[Predacon]] and a [[Dinobot]] in the [[Beast Wars]] and [[Beast Machines]] portions of the [[Generation 1]] continuity''

[[Image:Magmatronbm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Part robot, part 3 different prehistoric animals, and he can ''dance''.]]

As befits a decorated Warrior-General '''Magmatron''' is capable of both elegant, reasoned judgement and wild, vicious action. Once he has set his sights on a goal his drive to achieve it is unwavering and he will accept nothing less than total victory. Despite these attributes, and prodigious physical power, Magmatron's greatest advantage often lies in his charismatic leadership. Reveared and admired by his soldiers, Magmatron fits the title "[[Emperor of Destruction]]" better than most.

On the surface Magmatron seems to have much in common with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. Both are schemers and planners, willing to subvert the established Predacon power structure to suit their plans and ultimate ambition for power. Their key difference lies in their relationships to that power structure. Megatron is at heart a rebel, working outside existing society. Magmatron, on the other hand, values his position of power and eminence in the current Predacon hierarchy, and though he schemes to someday stand at the top of that body, he is unwilling to risk his current high-standings any more than he must even to achieve those future goals.

Magmatron possesses a [[wikipedia:mitosis|mitotic]] [[spark]] which allows him to seperate into three dinosaur forms called '''Landsaur''', '''Seasaur''', and '''Skysaur'''.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
'''Voice actor:''' ''[[Show Ryuzanji]] (Japan)''

After the defeat of [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], Magmatron became the new [[Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction]]. A loyal and effective servant to the cause of Predacon equality on [[Cybertron]], Magmatron was perfectly suited for the job. He had a long-standing rivalry with [[Big Convoy]], though there was a mutual respect between the two enemies.

On board his ship the [[Dinosaur]], he tracked Big Convoy and his [[Maximal]] recruits to the planet [[Gaia]] where he learned of the [[Angolmois]] capsules that had been launched from the self-destructing [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]. Magmatron immediately set a course to track them down, desiring their incredible power. Competing with Big Convoy, Magmatron secured numerous capsules for the Predacons.

However, he did not keep them long. The [[Blentron]]s, a trio of super-powerful and freakish Transformers, stole the capsules from both factions. As it turned out, the Angolmois energy was really the lifeforce of [[Unicron]]. Offering up Galvatron's corpse as a new body, the Blentrons released the Angolmois energy and Unicron was reborn.

Magmatron immediately challenged the Chaos Bringer but was quickly vanquished into a wormhole, leaving his crew of Predacons leaderless and rather ineffective. Magmatron escaped the wormhole toward the end of the Unicron battle, after Unicron had possessed Vector Sigma, and willingly fought side-by-side with Big Convoy and the Maximals to stop their mutual enemy.

After a lengthy battle, Unicron was defeated and driven from Vector Sigma by Big Convoy's Matrix Buster. Putting aside their rivalry, Big Convoy and Magmatron formed an alliance. The Maximals and Predacons then worked side-by-side and hand-in-hand to rebuild their ravaged planet.

===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===
Magmatron and all his forces were changed into Transformers from actual animals by the power of the [[Angolmois]] capsules. Magmatron and [[Big Convoy]] battled across the cosmos, until Magmatron was finally felled by the might of [[Unicron]]. In his dying moments, he repented of his wrong-doings, and indeed, Big Convoy struck the blow that finished Unicron once and for all with Magmatron's own sword.

===''Universe: The Wreckers'' comics===

Magmatron had become the leader of the new Dinobots, and led them to a mission given to them by the [[Oracle]]. The mission was a trap, and Magmatron and his Dinobots were attacked by the [[Trans-Organic]]s.

===IDW Beast Wars comics===
[[Image:Magmatron cybertronian.jpg|thumb|Apparently, one of his vehicle modes has tentacles... What the Hell could he possibly turn into?]]

Magmatron is a schemer, and forms an elegant and tightly-knit plan to travel backwards in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] and reprogram all of the remaining [[protoform]] [[Maximal]]s into [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]].

Tired of waiting for the [[Tripredacus Council]] to act, Magmatron recruited a small band of disenchanted warriors. Keeping his plans secret until the last moment, he revealed that the Council has ordered him to pick up where their previous agent failed: capture the rogue [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]].

Chronally displacing his crew, so that they cannot be detected by the beast warriors who are already there, they set to work. He ordered [[Razorbeast]] to begin activating the [[stasis pod]]s while [[Spittor]], [[Manterror]], [[Transquito]], and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] reported on their progress. They witnessed the birth of three Predacons, but Spittor was greeted by the Maximal [[Polar Claw]]. More Maximals were spotted, revealing Razorbeast as a spy. The red warthog escaped into the wilderness. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 1}}

Once his new army was assembled, Magmatron ordered them to hunt down the Maximals. [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] and Spittor, however, accompanied Magmatron on his personal quest to find Razobeast. He located the spy and quickly gained the upper hand with his three dinosaur modes. But Razorbeast pulled a fast one, and buried the Predacon leader beneath a mountainside. Magmatron soon recouped his losses though, by recovering the [[spark]] of Tripredacus agent, [[Ravage]]. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 2}}

Iguanus, having located a blank protoform, assisted Magmatron with rebirthing Ravage in a new, [[Transmetal 2]] body. After issuing seek-and-destroy orders to his new lieutenant, Magmatron set forth on his next mission. He located Megatron, and the two engaged. Megatron insisted that Magmatron was foolish for coming after him alone, like Ravage, but Magmatron was not alone. Iguanus and Drill Bit ambushed Megatron.

With the [[transwarp shunt]] set up and ready to send Megatron into the hands of the Council, it was with reluctance that Mamatron again did battle. This time, an intruding [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] challenged the Predacon schemer. A tough fight, Magmatron's triple beast modes eventually won out. Grimlock was enough of a distraction, however, to let Razorbeast and [[Optimus Minor]] enter his camp. Magmatron was thwarted by Razorbeast in hand-to-hand combat. As the Predacon lunged toward Minor, who is sitting upon the unconscious Megatron, the monkey activated a chronal displacement device. This sent Megatron back into his own chronal place, making Magmatron stumble onto the transwarp shunt. Razorbeast activated it, sending the warlord to parts unknown. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 4}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
*'''Magmatron''' (Ultra, 1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-35'''

:Magmatron was first available in Japan, both individually and in a two-pack with Big Convoy. He transforms into three prehistoric reptiles- a Quetzalcoatlus, a Giganotosaurus, and an Elasmosaurus. The three can combine into some horrible, chimeric dragon-like creature.

*'''Big Convoy vs Magmatron''' (Vs pack, 1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-35'''

===Beast Machines===
*'''Magmatron''' (Ultra, 2000)

:For ''[[Beast Machines]]'', Magmatron was brought over in a box that reflected his Japanese origin. He was only slightly changed from his original release, with his missiles and sword "rounded off" in order to better conform with US safety laws. He was available as an [[exclusive]] to Target stores.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Magmatron/magmatron.htm Magmatron at TFU.info]

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