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Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken

2014-09-30T16:51:34Z

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|date=[[September 17]], [[2014]]
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'''The mystery of the ''Lost Light's'' disappearance is solved, beginning a race against time to shut down the quantum engines and put things right.'''

==Synopsis==

As [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] lifts the unconscious [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] out of the [[Magnus Armor]] and lays him down, the little 'bot slowly awakens. [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] tries to make sure he's okay and talks him through the surprising sights that greet him—an [[Autobot]] Megatron, a living [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and [[Nautica]] being ''female''—but Nightbeat butts in, desperate to find out what happened on the ship. The detective is fascinated by their recent discoveries, and a closer examination of the poster for "Information Creep" has revealed its release date to have been only a weeks after the ship's original launch, all standing in contradiction to the history they know—but Rewind dissolves into whimpering, able to give no verbal answer, instead offering up a [[data slug]] to the detective.

Meanwhile, across the room, Nautica observes the [[quantum engines]]' [[quantum drum]]s floating in the web of [[quantum foam]], prompting [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] to make fun of her by suggesting her profession just involves putting "quantum" in front of other words. She responds with a (failed) joke about the way all quantum objects exist in two superpositioned states—which gives her a sudden realization that explains everything. She presents her theory to the crew: that upon launch, the malfunction of the ''Lost Light's'' quantum engines caused the ship to undergo a quantum duplication, yielding an exact copy, just as valid as the original, which materialized in the region of the space the ship was ''supposed'' to appear in, rather than jumping to the random planet that "their" ''Lost Light'' did. Nightbeat confirms her theory is correct with the data provided by Rewind, which reveals that the [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] they found in the coffin perished during the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] fiasco when his head was phased inside the engines instead of just his arms. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently took command, while Rodimus was interred by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]; the coffin proceeded to fall from the ship when it broke up following the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]'s attack—brought on, Rewind claims, by the fact that someone onboard ''deliberately deactivated'' [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s cell, allowing the DJD to detect his signal. Rewind explains that he was forced to film the villains' murder spree because they promised to let [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] live if he did so, but for added psychological torture, they then tried to force the [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] to wipe his own memories of Rewind, killing him with his own finger-needles when he refused.

Riptide brings Rewind's grim tale to an end by pointing out that the quantum foam floating outside is beginning to spread; Nautica realizes that it could potentially destroy [[Ofsted XVII]] down below by causing a chain reaction in the thinned-out space-time of the region and proposes shutting down the quantum engines entirely, which should also theoretically erase the "duplicate" ''Lost Light'' and reinstate their own. Megatron has no interest in risking his own life for a planet of non-Cybertronians, but Skids makes it clear it's not a choice: he is an Autobot now, and for that to ''mean something'', Megatron must put his life on the line for others. Unfortunately, the quantum foam is meshed around the drums so tight that a 'bot of Megatron's size cannot make it through; Rewind volunteers, but as both drums must be deactivated simultaneously, a second small 'bot is needed. Skids recalls [[Brainstorm]]'s [[mass-displacement gun]], capable of shrinking someone for the job, so the group heads for his lab to see if the "duplicate" Brainstorm invented the weapon. While searching the wrecked lab, Nightbeat and Nautica discuss the minutiae of the quantum duplication process, realizing that the Rewind "data ghost" and his altered message to Chromedome were the result of quantum "cross-contamination", and concluding that the erasure of their ''Lost Light'' was triggered when it came into proximity with Rodimus's coffin, making the paradox too blatant for the universe to continue "ignoring". Their conversation is brought to a shuddering halt when they lift a piece of rubble and reveal Brainstorm's body underneath... a discovery made all the more horrifying when Nightbeat picks up Brainstorm's disconnected faceplate, lying on the floor beside him, and uncovers a Decepticon insignia painted inside it. The ghastly realization that Brainstorm—and by extension, ''their'' Brainstorm—was the Decepticon mole who deactivated Overlord's cell has to be tabled by the crew in the face of greater concerns, and when it becomes apparent that the mass-displacement gun is not there, Megatron finally offers up a solution: he can use his own [[size changing|mass displacement]] powers, added to his [[spark]] to enable his old handgun mode, to shrink himself down and join Rewind in shutting the engines down.

A short time later, Rewind and the shrunken Megatron carefully make their way through the foam web, successfully reaching the quantum drums. As Nautica begins to walk them through the shutdown procedure, Rewind pauses, seeking belated confirmation of the fact that deactivating the drums will mean he and "his" ''Lost Light'' will cease to be. Nautica verifies this, and Rewind calmly resigns himself to this fact, given that his Chromedome is dead, leaving him with nothing to live for. He asks Megatron if the "other" Rewind and Chromedome are still strong, and after a moment of silence, Megatron tells him they are inseparable. Satisfied, Rewind throws the shutdown switch, and a wave of white light consumes everything.

===Epilogue 1===
Time passes. The deactivation of the quantum engines proves successful: the alternate ''Lost Light'' vanishes, and crew members slowly start appearing aboard the [[Rodpod]] in reverse order. When Chromedome is returned, however, Skids thrusts a pair of [[Magno-clamp|magna-clamps]] into his hands and tells him to go onto the pod roof... because somehow, the alternate Rewind has survived, and is waiting for him. The two 'bots look at each other in silent shock; Chromedome sits down beside his "resurrected" lover, and after a wordless moment of staring out at the stars together, the two embrace. Back inside, meanwhile, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] reports that the ''Lost Light'' has also reappeared, and as a course is locked in, Megatron requests that he open a secure channel so that he can inform Rodimus about Brainstorm. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] points out that he is not likely to be welcomed by the crew, and offers to depart for Earth, but Megatron invites him to stay, asking if the horrors he has seen the DJD perpetrate are enough to make him question his dedication to the Decepticon cause. Nightbeat and Nautica wonder how Rewind could have survived; Nightbeat jokingly blames "the power of love"... though that doesn't explain how he has managed to keep ahold of the dead Brainstorm's [[briefcase]]...

===Epilogue 2===
Back on the returned ''Lost Light'', Brainstorm squeezes his way through the crowd of revellers at [[Swerve's]], sitting down to next to [[Atomizer]]. Over Atomizer's protests, Brainstorm breaks the rules of the bar by undoing the clasps on his briefcase and opening it... and everyone in the bar except him collapses...

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
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==Quotes==

"Such a '''fuss'''. Is he important?" 
"Come now, Ravage. '''Everyone's''' important these days."
:—'''Ravage''' and '''Megatron'''

"I've never seen the quantum drums outside of the quantum engines... even hidden behind all the '''quantum foam''', they're impressive..." 
"Nautica, to be a '''quantum mechanic''', all you have to do is put the word 'quantum' in front of other words. True or false?" 
"Both." 
"Eh?" 
"It's '''both''', simultaneously. True and false. It depends on the quantized energy state of each proposition." 
"Eh?" 
"It's a joke." 
"Oh. Are jokes not funny where you come from?"
:—'''Nautica''' and '''Riptide'''

"If that planet were teeming with '''Cybertronians''', then yes, there'd be an argument for going back into the breach. But I doubt that's the case." 
"Ah, your '''true colors'''. I'd forgotten how '''purple''' they were." 
"You've forgotten something else: I am your prisoner. I've been granted '''conditional bail''' while we look for the Knights of Cybertron. Where in my bail terms does it say—where '''precisely''' does it say—that I have to risk my life to save a handful of strangers? Where does it say '''that'''?" 
''(Skids taps Megatron's Autobot badge.)'' 
"Right. There. What does that badge even '''mean''' to you? How has wearing it forced you to '''modify''' your behaviour? I'm serious! How has being an Autobot '''in any way''' prevented you from doing '''exactly''' what you want? Because if the answer is "'''it hasn't'''"—then nothing you've said or done in the last six months counts for '''anything.'''"
:—'''Megatron''' is read the riot act by '''Skids'''

"Before you volunteer, Ravage, I'm sorry, but you lack the manual dexterity to perform the task." 
"Touch me again and I'll kill you."
:—'''Nautica''' and '''Ravage'''

"I don't know '''all''' our undercover agents. To be honest, he's not our usual type." 
"There's a type?" 
"Hm. Have you never been approached?"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Nightbeat'''

"Here's a '''survival tip:''' When everyone's lining up to make sacrifices... always get to the back of the queue."
:—'''Megatron'''

"You should go first. You're still slightly larger than me, so there's a greater chance of you touching the foam and exploding... and if that happens there's no point in me putting my own life at risk." 
"And everyone says you were the kindhearted one." 
"Were?"
:—'''Rewind''' and '''Megatron'''

"What's left for me here? Chromedome's dead—which is just another way of saying '''I''' am. In fact I wanted to ask you earlier, but... on your '''Lost Light''', me and Domey... are we still going strong?" 
''(beat)'' 
"Megatron?" 
"You're inseparable."
:—'''Rewind''' and '''Megatron'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Sparkeater affair took place in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|issue #3]]; [[Animus]] died in that issue, but on this alternate ''Lost Light'', he survived long enough to lure the Sparkeater to the engine room, taking the place of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], who is noted to have been "lost" in the initial explosion on the "alternate" ship. This seems to be further implicit confirmation that Animus was a [[Point One Percenter]], if his spark (shown to be green in that issue) was strong enough to serve as a lure for the creature over all others on the ship.
*The DJD suddenly detected Overlord's signature in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|issue #8]]; at last, we learn that they were able to do this because the slow cell on the alternate ''Lost Light'' was shut down.
*With this issue, all the Autobots on the [[Necrobot]]'s list are shown to have died on the second ''Lost Light''; we don't see [[Dipstick]]'s corpse but his being shocked to death by Kaon probably counts.
*Brainstorm's [[mass-displacement gun]] previously appeared in the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 Annual]].
*Nautica finds the duplicate of Brainstorm's [[cyberwraith]] cadaver, first seen in [[Rules of Disengagement|issue #8]] and used to create [[Dead Universe]] forcefields in [[Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|issue #23]].
*Megatron recalls his old handgun transformation, which is an alternate form he hasn't had in IDW since ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]''.
*"No Briefcases" was established as one of the rules of Swerve's in [[Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|issue #18]].

===Transformers references===
*Brainstorm is revealed to have a mouth under his faceplate, leaving him evocative of his animation model for the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]]. He also had his faceplate removed more recently in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' [[Natural Selection, Part Two|#87]].
*The alternate Ultra Magnus was rid of his Nanocon infection using domesticated [[scraplet]]s, a form of mechanical parasite that originated in [[Crater Critters|issue #29]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US series]]. There have been a few sparse references to them in Roberts-written IDW stories before now, including a one-panel appearance by one taken from Rewind's database in [[The Gloaming|issue #16]].

===Real-life references===
*This story's subtitle comes from the Robert Frost poem, ''{{w|The Road Not Taken}}''.
===Crew manifest===
* All the vanished members of the ship return
* The Rewind of the "alternate" ''Lost Light'' survives the quantum reset and joins the crew

===Soundtrack===
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8MvFNPC64 Teenage Spaceship]'' by {{w|Bill Callahan (musician)|Smog}}
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIPyAuuQwJM Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space]'' by {{w|Spiritualized}}
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYoVLwawr5M Night and Day]'' by Pelvis
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6myNbk15sMs Pure]'' by {{w|The Lightning Seeds}}

===Other trivia===
*It's never actually explained what happened to all the ''other'' 'bots who weren't part of the original crew when their shuttles disappeared, but they all appear to be fine now that everything's over.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Regular cover:''' A shadowed Rewind, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' In the manner of {{w|Lady Justice}}, Tarn holds aloft a set of scales on which the rest of the DJD members stand, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''30th Anniversary cover:''' Tarn looms over [[Fulcrum (G1)|Fulcrum]], dripping [[energon]], by [[Sarah Stone]]; the second in September's series of 30th Anniversary covers commemorating moments from IDW history, this one representing the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]' meeting with the DJD in issue #8.
*'''Heroes and Fantasies Alamo City Comic Con exclusive cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (in his ''[[Grimlock (WFC)|War for Cybertron]]'' design) roars in front of the Alamo, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]; a banner reading "When Dinobots Ruled the Earth" falls in front of him, paying homage to the climactic scene of ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' (and not for the [[:File:AHM13Apocalypse Cover.jpg|first time]]).
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Simanzi Massacre

2014-07-27T14:32:08Z

Youreallycan: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

:''The Simanzi Massacre is a battle from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

The '''Simanzi Massacre''' was a watershed moment for the Cybertronian race - a titanic battle in the region known as [[Simanzi]] that raged for generations, annihilating half of the entire Cybertronian race and leaving the devastated planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] almost entirely under Decepticon control. Something called [[Crucible|The Crucible]] was at the centre of it; an associated event was known as the [[Forced Flood]]. So great were the forces unleashed that the planet's southern hemisphere was superheated.

{{quote|They said that after Simanzi, Cybertron glowed purple in the heavens...|Megatron, [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Simanzi Massacre occurred in the first cycle, 3178. As with many military campaigns, a number of [[M.T.O.|Made To Order]] soldiers were created specifically to fight in it. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Many Autobots would gain fame for their actions. Rotorstorm's timely intervention saved Autobot 9th Battalion from annihilation, earning him the [[Novic Medal for Outstanding Valor]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm's Profile}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] saved over a thousand Autobots (such as [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]) and neutrals from falling into The Crucible. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Pyro's Profile}} [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] became famous for the amount of Decepticons he killed at Simanzi. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[Image:MTMTE16 magnus on simanzi.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"When they told me Simanzi was a toilet, I thought it was a metaphor."]]

The [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|contemporary Ultra Magnus]] was killed five miles from the Crucible in the first year of the conflict. He and [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] had waded through a muddy muck of some kind in an attempt evade a troop of [[Cybernought]]s but were caught unawares. Magnus was gunned down{{storylink|The Gloaming}} and his replacement rushed into action.

The Massacre was one of the many things the [[Wrecker]]s ignored in favour of chasing [[Squadron X]]. {{storylink|Zero Point}} In response to it, the [[Endless Retaliation]] was performed.

The battle, or perhaps the Crucible, caused some kind of superheating of the planet's entire southern hemisphere, requiring some length of time to cool down. By that point, 99% of the planet was now under Decepticon control. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The Autobots responded with the [[Endless Retaliation]] {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} and the tide was turned, but Megatron would still consider it as the closest he'd ever come to winning. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Long after the battle, some survivors, such as the [[Duobot]]s [[Shock]] and [[Ore]], simply noted it as one of their bigger events. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Others were left mentally scarred: Rotorstorm was so haunted by what he saw that he had to create a 'cover personality' to compensate and Pyro's road to ''[[primus apotheosis]]'' began at the Crucible. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Rotorstorm's Profile}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Pyro's Profile}}

The Massacre was such an evil act on the behalf of the Decepticons that, years later, [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] used it to show [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] the true nature of the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} When a repentant Megatron admitted he'd seen Simanzi as a victory, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] was appalled. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Generation 1 history]]

Scattergun

2014-07-27T14:31:32Z

Youreallycan: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

:''Scattergun is a [[Transformer]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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Some Transformers can live out their entire lives without ever meeting someone to be their [[Conjunx Endura]]. In that respect, at least, '''Scattergun''' was luckier than most.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
According to [[Hoist_(G1)|Hoist]], who considered Scattergun a friend, Scattergun was warborn and [[Reproduction|constructed cold]]. Like a lot of Autobots of his era, Scattergun was a Made to Order soldier (an M.T.O.) specifically designed to fight for the Fourth [[Vorsk Offensive]] military campaign. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Scattergun was [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s Conjunx Endura. When he died, Chromedome found the grief too painful to bear and, against [[Brainstorm]]'s advice, used his [[mnemosurgery]] skills on himself to remove any memory of Scattergun. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

==Notes==
*Odds are that Scattergun was an [[Autobot]] given his close relationship with Chromedome and his friendship with Hoist, but you never know.

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]]

Thundertron

2014-07-01T10:01:48Z

Youreallycan: /* Notes */ So?

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{{disambig2|the Star Seeker leader|the character known in Italy as "Thundertron"|Abominus (G1)}}
:''Thundertron is a [[Star Seeker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Thundertronpackagingart.jpg|thumb|300px|"Do you fear [[death]]? Do you fear that dark abyss? All your deeds laid bare, all your sins punished?"]]

[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and its inhabitants will tremble, for they will hear the massive clang of steel amidst the sound of leonine growls, and fall before the might of '''Thundertron'''! The massive, peg-legged leader of the Star Seekers and Captain of the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', Thundertron claims to be "the mightiest freebooter on the spaceways". Aside from being a merciless pirate, the destruction of his home-world by Cybertronians has given him an unquenchable hatred and a desire for revenge. He vows to hunt down and slaughter any who come from Cybertron, and is equally brutal with anyone else who would get in his way.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Sensing the energy trail of a [[Ark (WFC)|Cybertronian ship]], Thundertron had his ship land on [[Velocitron]]. He quickly questioned [[Override (Prime)|the planet's leader]] if there were any Cybertronians there. She said there were none, but the leader's refusal to divulge where they were, her insolence in asking the fault of being Cybertronian, and [[Ransack (Prime)|her rival]]'s insistence that she was Cybertronian quickly made Thundertron lose his temper and ordered his crew to attack.

Following the energy trail, they traveled through a [[space bridge]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], where he found not only the Cybertronian ship, but [[Trypticon (WFC)|another]]. While the Cybertronians were fighting each other, Thundertron met with the [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|leader]] of the [[Junkion (species)|locals]]. He quickly forced the Junkions to repair his ship and attach a space bridge to it. He had [[Cannonball (Prime)|two]] [[Brimstone (Prime)|crew members]] show the Junkions they meant business by killing [[Arclight|one of them]]. As soon as the space bridge was attached, Thundertron ordered the Star Seekers to attack the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
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==Toys==
===Prime===
[[File:Prime voyager Thundertron.jpg|300px|thumb|Thunder! Thunder! Thunder! Thundertron, Ho!]]
*'''Thundertron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 006'''
**''Accessories'': Claw/Battle sword, claw/right foot

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Voyager Class toys, Thundertron converts from a robotic lion to a peg-legged space pirate and back! He features an incredibly long [[Facial hair|beard]] and looks like he's [[Transformer clothing|wearing a long-coat]], with the latter being due to the beast mode "wings" on his robot waist and the coattail-shaped panel on his back. He also features translucent plastic, such as his back and forearms/beast-mode forelegs, to accommodate his weapon's light-up [[gimmick]].

:For accessories, he has a short-bladed claw which is pegged (via [[5mm post|5mm peg-hole]]) into his peg-leg, and serves as his right robot mode and rear-right beast mode foot. He also has a long-bladed claw that transforms into a "Battle sword", the LED in the weapon illuminating the sword blade as a sort of "[[Energon]] glow". Either accessory can peg into his hands, forearms, robot and beast back, and into either side of his "wings". Additionally, the light-up weapon features a peg-hole on either side of the lever.

:In order for him to fit in the box, he is often mis-transformed in-[[Packaging|package]], with his chest panels not being opened, and his crest, "coattail", and pelvis being left in their beast-mode positions. His package-back also features a call-out to his static snap-on claw/right foot accessory, but it incorrectly points to his ''claw/sword'' accessory instead. Additionally, his [[stock photography]] depicts additional [[paint operation]]s not present in the final product, such as silver paint for most of his robot feet/beast hind-feet, and gold paint for the lower half of his peg-leg. Finally, his [[instructions]] forget to mention that the spurs on the sides of his rear feet have to be swung up and angled for lion-mode, as shown in his [[package art]] and stock photos.

:He was later redecoed into [[Lio Convoy#Prime|Leo Prime]], ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Go Prime]] and [[BotCon 2014]] [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Alpha Trizer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/StarSeeker/Thundertron/thundertron.htm More information on Thundertron at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
*Thundertron was designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]].<ref>http://santalux.blogspot.it/2012/11/thundetron-concept-sketches.html</ref>
*Thundertron's status as a captain of an independent ship, his apparent peg leg, and his unending quest for vengeance harken back to Captain Ahab from the classic novel, ''Moby-Dick''. [[Longtooth|He isn't the first.]]
*The Star Seeker pirates were first previewed to fans at BotCon, showing all new versions of familiar characters. This, combined with the way ''Exiles'' purposely hides their Captain's identity for an extended period, leads to something of a disconnect when, in what is clearly written to be a big dramatic reveal at the end of the book we find out the Captain IS... a new character we've never heard of?
*This assumed knowledge of the character's reputation is even more perplexing when you consider the fact that [[Alex Irvine]], author of ''Exiles'' has stated that he did not create the character of Thundertron, but couldn't speculate on Hasbro's reasons for his [[To sell toys|existence]]. This, combined with his prominent toy release would point to Hasbro thinking that we should all know and love the character, even though he's as good as unknown to many fans...
===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pò Tiān Léi''' (破天雷 "Heaven Breaking Thunder", China)

==Reference==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Prime Star Seekers]]
[[Category:Transformers Online characters]]

Beachcomber (G1)

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{{disambig3.5|the heroic Autobot|his evil counterpart|Beachcomber (SG)|Beachcomber}}

:''Beachcomber is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Beachcomber sawyer.png|upright=1.4|thumb|''Hippies.'' They're everywhere. They wanna save the earth, but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad.]]
'''Beachcomber''' has a hard time reconciling his love of peace and freedom for all creatures with the need to combat those who threaten it. Furthermore, however just the cause for which it was fought, the gruesome and destructive aftermath of any battle sickens him to the spark.

Sometimes, when the internal struggle gets too heavy, he simply has to wander into the wilderness and cleanse his soul. Even there, far from civilization, he sometimes finds strange substances to aid the Autobot cause, for Beachcomber is a skilled naturalist, and geology is his specialty, man. He often tries to preserve or even to hide these discoveries, but he has seen too much evil done by the ruthless Decepticons to conceal any possible source of aid completely from his allies.

Beachcomber's geology tools include a wide array of sensors (magnetic, seismic, sonic, infrared) and a 'sonic pick' which can cut through rock. Beachcomber can use his magnetic sensors to navigate like a compass, but local magnetic disturbances can cause this to lead him astray. His sonic probes possess only limited range.

Beachcomber is neither very fast nor very strong, and his antiwar sentiments gain him little respect from the more martial of the Autobots, yet he is agile and skilled in a fight, and his courage is beyond all reproach.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese) |[[Vladimiro Conti]] (Italian, second dub), [[Jorge García]] (Latin American)}}

[[File:Beachcomber with bird.jpg|thumb|left|He talks to the animals. Especially after a good hit of Kalis Mountain High.]]
Beachcomber showed up out of nowhere one day, helping [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] investigate some [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] attacks on an old growth forest. This unit proved to be sufficiently under-powered when it came to confronting freshly fed Insecticons, and their battle strategy amounted to hiding behind Hound's holograms until the bad robots went away. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}} He was next seen on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], worrying that the battle with the Decepticons would destroy the environment before it could be properly studied, but at least he was still fighting while complaining. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Beachcomber, along with the other Autobots, was exiled from Earth after Megatron allied with greedy businessman [[Shawn Berger]] to create anti-Autobot propaganda. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} He and the other Autobots managed to return to Earth thanks to [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]'s navigation. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:Goldenlagoonbeachcomber1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, he hangs out with a lot of birds.]]

Unlike the next time. On a geology expedition with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and several other Autobots, Beachcomber abandoned them in the middle of a firefight to explore a cave in the nearby cliffside. While his friends were dodging laser fire and trading blows, Beachcomber was learning to speak parakeet and communing with nature. He also found a golden lagoon full of [[electrum]], a naturally-occurring element which would make any Transformer impervious to harm. He dipped his hand into the lagoon, and it turned completely gold in color. Beachcomber hid this information from his fellow Autobots, and even kept his silence after [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] arrived coated in electrum and drove the Autobots into retreat, capturing two of their number in the process. Valuing the scenic beauty surrounding the electrum pool, Beachcomber still refused to warn his comrades after the ''entire Decepticon army'' arrived coated with invincible golden armor. He went solo to check on the lagoon, and was captured by the Decepticons. Some of the dumber [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] acted as his prison guards at the Decepticon sunken base, though, and Beachcomber managed to escape alongside his fellow prisoners Perceptor and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]].

Reaching the electrum pool, the trio was met by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the rest of the Autobots, who had independently uncovered the pool's location thanks to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. Realizing his golden hand would give him away, Beachcomber quickly dove into the electrum to disguise his prior knowledge of the substance. In the final battle with the Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] ordered the electrum pool destroyed rather than sharing it with the Autobots. In the aftermath of the explosion, the wilderness was totally decimated. Beachcomber never told the Autobots that he had known about the Decepticons' secret weapon and had kept silent, and instead sat around mourning the loss of the grass and trees.

Beachcomber is kinda a selfish dick, honestly.{{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

Beachcomber briefly maintained a position at the Autobots' New York City base inside [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug's]] garage. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} He was also seen attending Teletraan I when the Autobots were engaged with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] and [[Morphobot]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} Beachcomber was next seen protecting [[San Francisco]] from an alien bird-dragon unleashed on Earth by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. He tried appealing to the creature, thinking that we're all one with the same universe. Yeah... that didn't work well. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} When the energy creature called [[Kremzeek]] assaulted the Ark, Beachcomber was one of the first Autobots short-circuited by the little creep. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

Beachcomber was later kidnapped by a greedy toll booth and forced to drive in a circle while hopping over spike-traps. It might make more sense if we explained it better, but it would be nowhere near as funny. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

Next, after Megatron kidnapped Perceptor and then voluntarily let him go, Beachcomber joined the ''entire Autobot team'' in riding out a few miles from the base to retrieve their friend. Why several dozen Autobots were needed for such a simple mission... is unknown. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

In 2006, Beachcomber was stationed at the Ark with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and several others when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] came to destroy it. Their feeble efforts to defend the spacecraft were barely noted by the dinosaur robot. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:FSRLTFmanga8 Minibots.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
As a member of the [[4-Wheel-Drive Brigade]], Beachcomber confronted the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] out in the desert, only to be caught in an explosive mine trap and fall into a pit. Working together, Beachcomber and the others combined their Scramble Power and worked their way free of the pit. A concentrated Scrumbuster attack drove off the Decepticons, and the Autobots won the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Later, Beachcomber was part of a group who arrived to back up [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], who was defending a [[Murdered puppy|dog]] that had been cruelly experimented on by the [[Decepticon]]s from being hunted and captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. He and the other [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] [[Minibot combiner|combined]] with Powerglide in their vehicle modes thanks to the [[Decepticon super science|experimental energies]] within the dog, and spinning furiously, smashed through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s chest and out the other side in a flying drill attack.

No, seriously. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Beachcomber fought alongside the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s on Cybertron in 2011. [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic wave forced him and his allies to fall asleep. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

In 2010, Beachcomber was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He was led into battle by [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] as the Autobots came to the rescue of [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s forces at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland. In the aftermath of the battle, they were exposed to the mutating properties of [[forestonite]], developing new color schemes and abilities. Beachcomber became a ''real'' flower-child, taking on an environmentally-friendly green paint scheme and causing plant life to grow wherever he walked. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

A couple of years later, he and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] compared powers while standing around Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Smeltingpoolminivehicles.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|On Cybertron, Beachcomber basically transformed into whatever Kup does.]]
Beachcomber was a member of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]] on Cybertron who disobeyed orders along with most of the cell to help [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] recover [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] from the [[smelting pool]]. He actually demonstrated some uncharacteristic strength and gusto, tearing down a [[laser sentinel tower]] with his bare hands. The rescue mission failed, but they did recover Scrounge's stolen data, and learned that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] were alive and fighting on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Powerglidereadytoblastoffrightnow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Beachcomber's bloodthirstiest moment.]]

Soon after, Perceptor's crew began a mission to destroy the [[Space Bridge]] before the Decepticons on Earth and Cybertron could begin trading resources. Beachcomber used his geological skills to map out a safe path underneath the planet's surface to bomb the underlying support structures of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], bringing down [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s whole fortress. The unit failed to destroy the Space Bridge, however, and were ultimately forced to retreat across the Bridge to Earth. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

Beachcomber and his fellows were taken captive by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] and their commanding officer, the robot-hater [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], and their heads were mounted on the wall of their headquarters. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Circuit Breaker showed footage of their defeat to fellow RAAT operative [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]]. Meanwhile, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and the shifty human [[Donny Finkleberg]] were sent on a mission to determine their whereabouts, but Finkleberg sold out Skids to RAAT as well. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} Ultimately, Finkleberg redeemed himself by forcing the captured Autobots' release as part of a deal. If the combined bodies of Beachcomber and the other captives could successfully aid in the defeat of the vandalizing [[Battlecharger]]s, they would be set free. And so it was. ''Beachcomber and the others headed home, directed by Skids, when the time-traveling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] took their guide's place. Galvatron tore his way through the group, one by one, with Beachcomber one of his casualties. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}''

[[File:Beachcomberdarkstar.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|They're about to crash through Bruce Wayne's window.]]
Beachcomber managed to avoid virtually all kinds of fighting for the rest of his time on Earth, doing nothing more strenuous than getting shot at by the Ark's own defense systems. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} While he did champion Blaster for replacing [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] as the Autobots' commander, this didn't stop Beachcomber from whining about senseless violence throughout their duel on the moon. Luckily, a Decepticon strike force arrived to drown out his voice with some lasers and explosives. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

When the Autobots rescued [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] from the Arctic and were ambushed by the Decepticons, Beachcomber was among the first to be attacked, set upon and mauled by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

''Presumably, this rendered him non-functional, as Beachcomber was last seen laying deactivated aboard [[Ark (G1)|The Ark]] as [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] attempted to repair him. {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}''
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
''When the [[Quintesson]]s raided [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in 2008, Beachcomber and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] rushed to defend their home with a team of fellow Autobots. Unfortunately, the Quintesson shock troops were too much for them, and quickly overran the defenders. Beachcomber and his [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] buddy made a run for back-up, but were jumped from behind and taken out with the rest. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Beachcomber, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] maintained a 24-hour watch on the Decepticon hideout by taking turns. Beachcomber was once almost discovered by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], but simply remaining quiet and still was enough to fool the Decepticon, who was a noted idiot. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
{{Note|As the following stories are [[multipath adventure]]s, details will vary depending on the path taken. See individual pages for information on alternate paths.}}
====Attack of the Insecticons====
Beachcomber was witness to Ironhide testing the Sun-Pak, a new device of Sparkplug's invention that would solve the Autobots' energy woes. However, the Decepticons' discovery of the device forced the Autobots in a number of possible perilous situations. Notably, one such situation involved the Autobots being at the mercy of the Insecticons while trapped underground. If Beachcomber convinced Optimus Prime the best course of action was to entrust him with the Sun-Pak in order to recharge it, two possible outcomes were possible in Beachcomber's solo mission.

Beachcomber explored the system of underground lakes, marveling at the many strange things that lived there, and manages to find his way to the surface. While recharging the [[Sun-Pak]] he was attacked by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], and had to be saved by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]. How humiliating.

Alternatively, Beachcomber became lost when his magnetic sensors erroneously led him directly to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He did not regret this error for long. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Earthquake====
Beachcomber discovered [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] practicing his earthquakes near a concealed base and learned of a Decepticon plan to destroy nearby [[Center City]].

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] decided that such grave news required a pinpoint response with ''utmost'' secrecy... so he sent the recklessly impulsive [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], the bombastic [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], and Beachcomber to babysit the other two. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Csbeachcomber.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man. Bonnnngggg!!!"]]
Beachcomber was spurred into action against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s regime on Cybertron when Optimus Prime returned to the planet and rallied the Autobots into action. His actual contribution to the insurrection is undocumented, but it's entirely possible he may have even picked up a weapon. Really. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Afterwards, Beachcomber was assigned to a mission suitable for his pacifism, as part of Bumblebee's supply crew on the ''[[Orion]]'', bringing news and fuel to their comrades on Earth. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Little did they know they would be caught up in heavy combat with [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Beachcomber was supposed to be guarding Sunstorm's primary target, the Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], in an Alaskan bunker. Now, of course, the question isn't whether Starscream betrayed them at the first opportunity; It's whether Beachcomber even bothered to pick up his gun and try to stop Starscream, or just passively let the 'Con gun him down. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Beachcomber originally hailed from [[Ibex]], where he wrote ''[[Primal Prophecies|The Primal Prophecies: A New Interpretation]]''. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:SpotlightJazz-BeachcomberCosmos.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Beachcomber joins the surging "Occupy Jazz" movement.]]
Early in the war, Beachcomber, along with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], met with the damaged [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] when their transport ship returned to HQ. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

Four million years ago, Beachcomber was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Later, Beachcomber was captured by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who used [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to inject him with a [[cerebro-shell]]. Under its control, Beachcomber attempted on three occasions to assassinate [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Ultimately, Blaster confronted him about it and forced him to fight against his Decepticon control. Though his mental resistance shorted out the shell, his neural processors were severely damaged as well. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

After eventually recovering, Beachcomber ended up among the Autobot forces on Earth. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] visited to investigate [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s surrender, Beachcomber feared that they might all get arrested, and decided to leave the team. Alongside [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], he attempted to find and join [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]], who was trying to get off the planet, only to drive straight into a [[Skywatch]] ambush. Beachcomber was the first to be deactivated when a human named [[Campolongo]] zapped him using a hi-tech suit. The captured Autobots were brought into the hangar where Optimus Prime was imprisoned by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Major Witwicky]] in an attempt to get the Autobot leader to cooperate. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

After [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] became Autobot leader and formed an alliance with Skywatch, Beachcomber was freed. He would later completely ignore Bumblebee's leadership once [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] returned from space with the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and demanded to see Optimus Prime. Beachcomber was also amongst those (meaning everyone) who volunteered to return to a restored Cybertron and fight [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s army. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} Upon arriving, he transformed and rolled out alongside the other Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers}}

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==Games==
===Transformers Legends===
Bumblebee recruited Beachcomber to join the [[Bee Team]], a secret strike force. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} Chased by Decepticon forces, Beachcomber discovered a Golden Lagoon of [[Electrum]]. Unfortunately the Decepticons found it too, and in the resultant battle, both the lagoon and the surrounding glen were destroyed, much to Beachcomber's dismay. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Beachcomber toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My other alternate mode is a bong.]]
* '''Beachcomber''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-63'''

: Beachcomber transforms into a blue and gray 1982 Chenowth FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle). The figure came in several variants, one with "[[Hasbro]]" stamped across the left arm (removing half the "mesh" pattern), and one without (leaving the full mesh there).

: Later on, Beachcomber (along with all of the then-current [[Mini Vehicle]]s) came packaged with a bonus [[Mini-spy]] as well.

:Although not documented in his instructions Beachcomber's legs are extendable, adding several precious millimetres to his height.

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===Generation 2===
[[File:G2 Beachcomber photo.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Beachcomber went green before it was in vogue.]]
* '''Beachcomber''' (Mini Vehicle, 1993)

: ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Beachcomber uses exactly the same mold as his Generation 1 counterpart. However, this time around, the blue was replaced with a chrome green and the grey of the upper legs and lamps was replaced with [[neon]] red. This version removed the "half-mesh" on the left arm and simply replaced it with a large Hasbro copyright stamp.

: A rare variant exists that may have been a [[prototype|test shot]] run with gray legs. These figures were apparently given out internally by Hasbro as [[Christmas]] ornaments, as they have been found bagged with a string attached and a card reading "Transformers Christmas ornament" on one side and "Merry Christmas from the Boys' Toys Marketing" on the other. The same treatment has been seen with a ''Generation 2'' Seaspray.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Beachcomber/beachcomber.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Beachcomber at TFU.info]''

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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 Legends Beachcomber.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Has a [[fireblast]] of 1, yet is the only Legends Mini-Vehicle with a weapon.]]
*'''Beachcomber''' (Legends, 2008)
**''Series:'' G1 Series
:Released in wave 4 of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' (2008) Legends, Beachcomber is a new-mold toy of the original Beachcomber with a robot mode inspired by his [[character model]]; his alternate mode appears to be inspired by the Warthog vehicle from the ''Halo'' game series. He is labeled as being part of ''Universe'''s "G1 Series." Amusingly, the pacifist Beachcomber has a top-mounted machine gun in vehicle mode. Maybe it's a paintball gun?

:This mold is the basis for the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline's]] [[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUBeachcomber/beachcomber.htm More information on ''Universe'' Beachcomber at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei-toy Beachcomber.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, the pacifist is part of the "Attack Team" rather than the "Spy Team". Makes sense!]]
*'''Minibot Attack Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-18'''

: The ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release of ''Universe'' Beachcomber has more [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] colours and paint applications, his blue paint finish is flat and less vibrant than Hasbro's release.

: He was only available in a three-piece set with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]].
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==Notes==
[[File:TFTM-MaybeBeachcomber.jpg|thumb|See kids? This is what happens to hippies.]]
* A robot with a color scheme approximating Beachcomber's could be seen ahead of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] in line for [[Unicron]]'s smelting pool in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Being ahead of Spike means he would have been destroyed before [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] shot down the lid, and he wasn't seen afterwards in the escape from Unicron. But, while "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" is well known for its errors, Beachcomber's presence in those episodes means it probably was not him inside Unicron.
* Beachcomber's [[character model]] shows up during a flashback in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode, "[[Prehistory]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Beachcomber''' (ビーチコンバー ''Bīchikonbā'')
*''French:'' '''Déferlo''' (Canada), '''Pacifico''' (Canada ''Generation 2'')
*''Greek:'' '''Aggeliofόros''' (Αγγελιοφόρος, "Messenger")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Guberáló''' ("Scavenger")
*''Italian:'' '''Pulce''' ("Flea")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Onda''' (Portugal comics), '''Pacífico''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Shezlong''' (Шезлонг, "Lounge")
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Beachcomber/beachcomber.htm Beachcomber at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Beachcomber Beachcomber's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Employee/Gen2ChristmasOrnamentBCom.html Christmas Ornament Variant]

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Nebulos

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Youreallycan: oh my god are you joking

{{disambig2|the planet|the [[Targetmaster]] whose Japanese name is Nebulon|Nightstick (Ricochet)}}
[[File:Ringofhate-nebulos.jpg|400px|thumb|right]]
'''Nebulos''' (sometimes called '''Nebulon''') is a planet inhabited by lifeforms, most notably a race of humanoids called [[Nebulan]]s or Nebulons. These beings have found themselves involved with the [[Transformer]]s in several different dimensions within the multiverse and are usually responsible for or deeply involved in the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], [[Targetmaster]], and [[Powermaster]] technologies.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Bonk.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Read this in an Australian accent.]]

Ten thousand years ago, a conflict threatened to destroy the planet but the first incarnation of the [[World Watchers]] organisation defused it. In response to the near-disaster, the Nebulans turned away from the ways of war and locked away their weaponry under the watch of the, er, Watchers. The planet came under the rule of the democratic [[Council of Peers]]; an [[Zarak (G1)|aristocracy]] existed as well.

A group of Autobots led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] sought to relocate to Nebulos in order to escape their own millennia-old conflict on their own planet of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but their arrival created dissension and mistrust within the Nebulan community. The arrival of a group of [[Decepticon]]s led by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] soon afterward only escalated these tensions, and Nebulos' age of peace was lost as citizens binary-bonded to Transformers on both sides of the conflict to become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster]]s.

Realizing the damage that was being done to Nebulos' once-peaceful culture, the Autobots abandoned the planet to join Transformers already on the planet [[Earth]], believing (correctly) that the Decepticons would pursue them off-Nebulos. {{storylink|The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters}}

{{note|The UK's letters page states this story took place from the end of 1986 to the end of 1987 <ref>[http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=166&page=8 142's Grim Grams]</ref> (and based on when the Autobots learn about Earth, it's more into early 1988). That leaves Nebulos suffering over a year of destructive, open warfare.}}

After this the citizens of Nebulos tainted their own energy sources so as to be poisonous to any Transformers that might seek to return to their world. When Decepticons [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] arrived soon after the departure of the other Transformers, they soon found themselves victim of this poisoning, and lay dormant for a time. They were later revived by Nebulan traitors [[Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]], who had stolen power-conversion plans that eventually created the [[Powermaster]]s. Hi-Q, the creator of this process, eventually binary-bonded with a reborn [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], and several of his staff joined with other Autobots, in order to combat the threat posed by Darkwing and Dreadwind. They, too, eventually left Nebulos to join the other Transformers on Earth. {{storylink|People Power!}}

Known locations on Nebulos included:

* [[Koraja]], the capital city and home of the [[Council of Peers]] and the [[World Watchers]].
* [[Splendora]], a popular resort city.
* The [[Mercury Gardens of Melanossus]], the planet's greatest natural wonder.
* [[The Nursery]], Nebulos's most advanced botanical gardens and agricultural research center.
* The [[Gardens of Eternal Peace and Harmony Macrobiotic Restaurant]], a multi-level, high-class eating establishment
* The [[Arvassian Range]], a mountainous region where the Nebulans long ago locked away the implements of war.
* The [[Folassian Forest]], where [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] first encountered [[Gort]] and his consort [[Marita]].
* The [[Plains of Thok]], home of the [[Grax Communications Facility]].
* An unnamed swamp where the Autobots retreated as the Decepticons gained the upper hand.

News on the planet was reported by the [[Nebulan News Network]].

====''Regeneration One''====
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The scientist [[Borx]] began [[Project Lazarus]], an attempt to rebuild the Autobot Headmasters' bodies and connect them to their original heads. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} The attempt by Borx's team to access Zarak's files triggered the reactivation of Scorponok's head, and he was able to gain control over the Nebulans. Using the knowledge he gained from his link with Zarak, he was able to complete Project Lazarus, restoring his own body. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

At some point after Optimus Prime and company had left Nebulos, the planet was declared off-limits, presumably to keep the Nebulans from being further involved in Cybertronian affairs. This didn't stop [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] from announcing his intention to the [[Wrecker]]s that he intended to visit Nebulos, following their stopover on Earth, to tie up any loose ends. [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] would derail Kup's plans, though. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

Meanwhile, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had decided to violate the ban and visit Nebulos on his own, hoping to find a way to cure his fellow [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] from the effects of [[Nucleon]]. As he approached the planet, he received a report on Project Lazarus. However, upon reaching Koraja Spaceport, Grimlock was attacked by Nebulan forces, whom he noticed appeared to be under some form of hypnosis. Unable to stop them, Grimlock was captured. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

Grimlock found himself in the hands of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who had been successfully restored. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} The Decepticon explained his revival, and he offered Grimlock a new body for himself and his Dinobots, as long as Grimlock would agree to serve him. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

It was from Zarak's old base of operations on the [[Plains of Thok]] that Scorponok completed the restoration of the Autobots [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Highbrow (G1)|Hightbrow]], and [[Brainstorm]], only to infect them with his [[Gene Key]], which rewrote the Autobots' [[CNA]] to activate the so-called "Warrior Gene", turning them into violent berserkers. Grimlock joined Scorponok and his new warriors as they left for Cybertron, so that Scorponok could use the Gene Key on every Autobot on the planet. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Fortunately for the Autobots, Grimlock planned to betray Scorponok all along, and sacrificed himself to defeat the Decepticon's plans, a penance for the line the Dinobot commander had crossed. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] dispatched the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] to Nebulos, in the hopes that [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and his team could help the Nebulans break free of Scorponok's control and return to their normal lives. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Rebirth3 Nebulos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Not just Nebulos but nebulous as well.]]
Nebulos was a world whose inhabitants were enslaved by the Hive, a group of eleven Nebulon telekinetics whose focus on development of their mental powers had caused their bodies to wither, led by Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]. The populace was mainly forced to do routine farm work, watched over by the machines which the Hive controlled telepathically.

Several Transformers crashed on Nebulos, disrupting the status quo. Nebulon rebels, teamed up with the Autobots were able to defeat the Hive, which had teamed up with the Decepticons. The Hive fled the planet in [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth}}

====Nucleon Quest Super Convoy profile====
A scientist from Nebulos named [[Hi-Q]] assisted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on his quest for the potent energy source [[Nucleon]], which was located inside [[black hole]]s. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy's profile}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:LadybirdBooks Nebulos.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|It's pink because it's being slowly microwaved.]]
The planet Nebulos derived most of its power from a pulsar at the edge of its galaxy. A fluke of gravity lead most of the pulsar's radiation to be directed at Nebulos where it is focused on the northern pole. Nebulos's magnetic field was then used by the Nebulans to guide the energy to the areas of the planet it was needed. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

The planet contained a mysterious area known as the [[Nebulos Triangle]], where technology ceased to work. The area was made up of a large metal surface and a huge lake of mercury. It was the metal surface that caused the failure of technology although its origin was unknown. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

The planet lacked adequate resources to synthesise the lubricants used by Transformers in sufficient quantities. A vast underground lake of oil did however exist beneath a desert plain between mountain ranges. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

The Autobots and Decepticons remained on Nebulos for a lengthy period of time. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] were the local commanders at first; {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] later took direct control. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}} It was on Nebulos where the war ended, when the Decepticons were all sealed underground by [[Quickswitch (G1)|Quickswitch]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] using [[Nebulite]]. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Nebulon was the fourth world of its system. It had a dual set of rings circling it and multiple moons. It was inhabited by many wild organic lifeforms and the humanoid Nebulan species. The moons circling Nebulon contained their own civilizations. One of these was the Hive Moon, which was home to a green-skinned, somewhat insectoid off-shoot of the Nebulan race. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
Following the conclusion of the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon War]], the [[Autobot]] [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] spent some time on the planet Nebulon. There he picked up a new accent from the locals, which to some [[human]] ears resembles that of [[Australia]]ns. Sort of. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Jetfire's Cyber Key Code text}}

Nebulon's pea soup is notably thick. {{storylink|Challenge}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Nebulos laid in the [[Nebula Cluster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} The architecture of Nebulos strongly favored domes, rounded bulbous towers, and organic curves. Many of the buildings had a "cracked" ancient look to the outside and green moss-like growth could be seen in patches on their exteriors. The technology level appeared significantly in advance of Earth, but not yet at interstellar travel.

Scorponok had ties to Nebulos, having used businessman [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]]'s corporation as a front for his own operations: creating a fusion of Nebulan and Cybertronian technology that seemed to be a precursor to the various *-master technologies. These operations were apparently foiled by the timely intervention of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Scorponok, however, escaped. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

Nebulos was also the site of operations for a Decepticon infiltration team including [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Skullcruncher]], and others. It became the first target of the resurrected [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], as his controller [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] had some sort of plan to sacrifice Nebulos in order to restore [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Nebulos was partially, if not totally devastated in the attack, and the Decepticon infiltrators were either destroyed or fled. Thunderwing departed once Bludgeon's control system was destroyed, but the status of the planet and its inhabitants following his attack remains unrevealed. {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Nebulos was the lead planet of the [[Nebulon Republic]], a loose alliance between several planets with organic life. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} Nebulos had nice beaches, and energon "as smooth as a protoform's bottom." [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] suggested that the Decepticons could retire there if they sold the parts of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard#Animated cartoon|Elite Guardsmechs]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

===''United''===
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==Notes==
*Except for Nucleon Quest Super Convoy's profile, the planet Nebulos did not play a role in the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]. Headmaster and Targetmaster technology was developed by Transformers on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]].

==References==
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Blitzwing (G1)

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:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Blitzwingg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"Blitzwing has no feet. Blitzwing needs no feet!"]]
The other Decepticons don't care much for '''Blitzwing'''. Oh, they can respect that he's an absolute terror on the battlefield, using his triple-changing ability to maximum effect. Few things are more destructive and demoralizing to an enemy force than a ''tank'' landing on your front line at Mach 2. Blitzwing changes forms rapidly in battle to keep his opponents off-balance at all times. And through it all, he's laughing like a madman, because smelt it, it's just ''funny'' to him.

What makes him such a pain to his teammates is that Blitzwing's sense of humor rivals even [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s for brainless thuggery. He's an unlikable, blustering, loudmouthed jerk to everyone. The Decepticons as a group may be an unpleasant bunch, but Blitzwing takes the cake, platter, tablecloth, and has ground the table underfoot.

Recently, though, components of Blitzwing's abrasive personality seem to be splitting and amplifying; sometimes his cold-sparked strategic side is forefront, other times he remains consumed with raging bloodlust, and others, he's just plain I-think-I'm-hilarious bat**** ''loco''. You never know which of the three you're going to have to deal with at any given moment, as he will even change in mid-sentence... but all three outcomes are going to be unpleasant in some way.

{{bigquote|Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself!|Blitzwing|"[[Triple Takeover]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, "Triple Takeover"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Cosmic Rust", "Prime Target"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''2010'', ''The Movie'') |[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Thomas Rauscher]] (German, ''The Movie'' TV Dub), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "The Golden Lagoon" and "Prime Target"), [[Kai Taschner]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Triple Takeover")}}

[[File:G1 Blitzwing crushed season 2 intro.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Poor guy got crushed 49 times.]]
In an unknown battle, Blitzwing was crushed under the foot of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The damage looked extensive, but he was picked up by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and hauled away. {{storylink|Title sequence|Season 2 title sequence}}

[[File:GoldenLagoon BlitzwingWarpath.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|LANDMASTERS!!!]]
Blitzwing appeared out of nowhere to join [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces on [[Earth]] in 1985, and was first seen on a mission to steal [[energon]] from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} The [[Autobot]]s eventually arrived to halt their scheme, and Blitzwing got into a tank duel with [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Later adventures of Blitzwing included suffering from [[cybertonium]] depletion just like everybody else, {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} then fighting Warpath again and coating himself in [[electrum]]. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

Blitzwing and a team of other Decepticons came searching for the [[robotic insecticide]] the Autobots had come up with, but when they came to the valley, they found it full of [[Morphobot]]s. After the Autobots arrived to pick up [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], Megatron ordered [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and Blitzwing to attack. However, the Morphobots ended up incapacitating the Decepticons and slammed them on the ground. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

For someone as powerful as he is, Blitzwing did not have the best track record when it comes to decision-making. First, he and fellow [[Triple Changer]] [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] decided to do away with both Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and strike out on their own in search of fame, fortune, and energon. While this would normally be considered suicidal, the two Triple Changers somehow pulled it off and were free to finally do whatever it took to wipe out those pesky Autobots once and for all.

[[File:TripleTakeover Blitzwing coach.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|IMMA EAT CHOO!]]
The way they chose to do this, however, did not do much to inspire confidence in their abilities. While his partner went off to play with some trains, Blitzwing's personal strategy for victory was to kidnap a [[football coach]] under the mistaken impression that the human was some kind of master strategist. Blitzwing brought the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in on his plan, and used them to build a maze surrounding the entry to his base/stadium. To Blitzwing's credit, a lot of the Autobots crashed into each other (and required more extensive repairs once he got to them), but soon, the Constructicons demanded a share of the leadership, and then Astrotrain arrived. All three were beaten so quickly by Megatron that it was almost embarrassing, and Blitzwing crept carefully back to the [[Decepticon]] ranks, hoping that nobody would remember what had happened. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Not long afterwards, Megatron was impressed by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]'s Autobot-capturing skills, and sent Blitzwing and Astrotrain to negotiate a deal with the human. Shortly after arriving at Chumley's castle, Blitzwing got himself caught in a trap meant for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], and Chumley [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|captured]] both Triple Changers for getting in the way of his Autobot hunting. After all of his traps failed, Chumley released Blitzwing and Astrotrain as a last ditch attempt to capture Prime, but they just tried to stomp him to death before flying back home. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

A [[Size changing|strangely-enormous Blitzwing]] served as transport when the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] captured Perceptor, who had created [[Corrostop|the cure]] for [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|a disease Megatron had picked up]]. Although Blitzwing was stalked by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], a [[Lightning Bug]] attack from Dirge and Ramjet stalled them so Blitzwing could safely make it back to Decepticon headquarters. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:TFTM KupBlitzwing.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Viagra.]]
Blitzwing was also present during [[Battle of Autobot City|the infamous assault]] on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in 2005, where he was at the head of the first attack. Together with [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], he battled [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] at [[Lookout Mountain]], a fight that did not go in his favour (Kup being surprisingly nimble for an old guy). Blitzwing is also shown participating in the general carnage at Autobot City a short time later, and is one of the several Decepticons who ran afoul of Optimus Prime. Unlike his less fortunate comrades, Blitzwing was able to avoid getting run over, and even managed to shoot back a little before Prime beat him, which is more than most Decepticons expect when facing Optimus Prime. In fact, Blitzwing made it through the entire battle more or less intact, which meant he got to ride all the way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] without anyone trying to kick him out the back door when he wasn't looking. This is exactly what happened to Megatron, however, and Blitzwing's old desire for leadership blossomed back up as he joined in on the scuffle for leadership that followed. Ultimately Starscream was the winner, and Blitzwing attended his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on [[Chaar]] to bribe the [[Decepticon]] army with promises of [[energon]] and revenge, Blitzwing was the only one of his comrades to turn down their offers. He had met their kind before (or at least he thought they seemed familiar to him for [[Overcharge (G1)|''some'' reason]]) and did not trust them, though he could not remember why. Upon the triumphant return of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Blitzwing was the only Decepticon left to greet him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:FFoD5 Blitzwings betrayal.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|It's the look of absolute shock on Galvatron's face that sells this.]]
Later, during an assault on Cybertron, it was Blitzwing who discovered that the Quintessons were lying to Galvatron and plotting to destroy all Transformers (instead of just the Autobots, which Blitzwing had no problems with). He tried to report this to Galvatron, but when he could not convince the Decepticon leader, he turned to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] for help. Together, Blitzwing and Rodimus were able to stop the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] commando team that had infiltrated Cybertron. Galvatron, unfortunately, suspected that Blitzwing was trying to betray the Decepticons and steal the "[[Decepticon Matrix|Decepticon Matrix of Leadership]]" for himself and threw the Quintessons' [[Large switch|nullifying switch]], deactivating Transformers galaxy-wide until [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] destroyed it. With the Quintessons' deception revealed, Galvatron attempted to renew hostilities with Rodimus, but Blitzwing drew his weapon and targeted Galvatron, stating that the battle was over for now. Seething, but seeing little alternative, Galvatron accepted and withdrew his forces from Cybertron, but banished Blitzwing from the Decepticon ranks forever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:TVMagazineStarscreamsGhost1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{note|In the original script for ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'', after Blitzwing's banishment, Rodimus extended his offer to Blitzwing a second time, and in this instance, he did not accept, but did not ''refuse'', saying that he would think about it. The later episode, "[[Starscream's Ghost]]" was originally written to feature Blitzwing, but was later re-written to be about the newest Decepticon Triple Changer, [[Octane (G1)|Octane]], although there is no explanation offered for why Octane is friendly with the Autobots. It would seem that this would have originally been Blitzwing following up on Rodimus' offer. Blitzwing would reappear briefly in several crowd scenes, such as "[[Fight or Flee]]" and "[[The Ultimate Weapon]]", likely as the result of carelessness in production. Then again. Galvatron did forgive Scourge for [[Ghost in the Machine (episode)|his]] [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|antics]]. Plus, Galvatron is pretty insane.}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
Blitzwing, Starscream and Megatron attacked the [[Japan]]ese city of [[Yokohama]], causing destruction using Megatron's "Super Megatron Gun" form. Warpath stood against them, but Blitzwing simply charged onwards, crushing the [[Mini Vehicle]] under his tracks. The Decepticons were eventually vanquished when [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] used his aerial manueverability to trick Blitzwing and Starscream to crash into their leader, followed by all three getting a "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prime]]-[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Magnus]] Double Cross Kick" to their backs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}
{{note|Even though ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' was a sequel to the first three seasons of the original cartoon, Blitzwing was back in the ranks of the Decepticons, and with an almost regular presence, from the first to the last episode. This, however, would not be the most [[Prowl (G1)|inexplicable reappearance]] in the series.}}
[[File:FourWarriors SunstreakerBlitzwing.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|If I blow up pretty boy here, then maybe Galvatron would forgive me. Or not...]]

In the year [[2011]], Blitzwing participated in an all-out Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was seen chasing [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] around the planet until he took cover and Blitzwing crashed into a wall. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} He later helped Astrotrain, Octane and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fight the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on Earth, but the Autobot team was really just distracting them so that [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] could sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The three Triple Changers proceeded to help the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and watch [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his [[transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

In a rare occasion of being separated from Astrotrain and Octane, Blitzwing was set with patrolling [[Chaar]]'s perimeter and guard it from intruders. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] snuck past him easily, only for Blitzwing to return and reveal that it was a trap. He took Chromedome for a spin before throwing him to Scorponok, who punched both Autobots back into space. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Blitzwing and Astrotrain were present in the climactic battle against the Autobots in the Arctic, and fled into space when it seemed like the Earth was going to be destroyed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''Blitzwing was one of the [[Ten Deadliest Killers|most feared and deadly killers]] on Cybertron, and a specific target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. He'd have been killed in a [[Wrecker]]s ambush at the [[Imperial Amphitheatre]] if [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] hadn't abruptly called most of the gang to Earth.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Blitzwingg1mvl.jpg|thumb|Dern rickets!]]
Blitzwing, Astrotrain and Octane were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on [[Earth]] via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the [[Freighter pilot|crashed ship's pilot]], Blitzwing and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was also infected, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and his friends managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Blitzwing and the Triple Changers hooked up with Ratbat and Shockwave full-time after that, operating out of the Decepticons' tropical island starship. At that time, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had left Earth, allowing the other Decepticons to launch increasingly brazen raids; it was the happiest time in Blitzwing's life. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} ''On Shockwave's orders, he went up on a mission to [[London]] alongside [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] to retrieve the remains of [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] from the bottom of the [[Thames|River Thames]].'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} He was later part of a major offensive against the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], when the crews of the Ark and ''[[Steelhaven]]'' all gathered together as one big target. Blitzwing's fortunes changed, however, when he came [[sword]]-to-sword with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] — it seems the [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]] is mightier than the [[electron scimitar]]. Blitzwing was left in two pieces on the lunar landscape, and one can only assume his fellow Decepticons collected his pieces before fleeing. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Still smarting from his last fight, Blitzwing eagerly rushed into battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons when conflict broke out between the two factions. Turnabout is fair play, as this time it was Blitzwing who cut an opponent in two, slicing through [[Horri-Bull]]'s midsection. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Blitzwing was later destroyed in [[Buenos Aires]] along with the other Triple Changers as they tried to fight an [[Underbase]]-empowered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Triple changers shockwave secrets.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Blitzwing was loyal to Shockwave during the split in the Decepticon faction, a precursor to his [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|later career moves]]. At the [[Enclave]] between Megatron and Shockwave's troops, Blitzwing was seen talking to a Stunticon, and was later present during the huge melee initiated by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, having received insider information from a traitor in Megatron's camp, he joined Shockwave and the other Triple Changers in stealing an energon shipment right out from under Megatron himself, tossing the other Decepticon leader off a cliff in the process. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

[[File:Coneheads earthbase divide and conquer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
After the Decepticon factions reunited, they staged a major strike on the Autobot Earthbase. Blitzwing joined [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Octane in an airstrike on the Autobot compound, but they were eventually driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, he and Astrotrain received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. While fending off the live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Blitzwing demanded to know how this could have happened. Octane finally relented and told his fellow Decepticons that he had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Blitzwing and Astrotrain left him to his fate in the combat zone. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2004]], Blitzwing joined Astrotrain and Shockwave in an assault on Autobot City, but they were driven away when the rash and illogical [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] confused Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] forced the Decepticons into an ill-advised assault on [[Autobase]] in [[2008]], Blitzwing was right there on the front lines, charging headlong into battle with... [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]?!? {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Uh, somehow he survived that terrifying encounter, and was present at the second major Decepticon offensive of 2008, acting as one of [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s sub-commanders to ready his "team" for combat. Things turned ugly, however, when the [[Quintesson]] [[Trident Attack Craft]]s ambushed the Decepticon on their way to Autobase. Amusingly enough, Blitzwing and his fellow Decepticons only survived because [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots came to their rescue against the Quintessons. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Generation 2''====
Blitzwing was seen shouting Decepticon battle slogans like "Rip!" and "Tear!" just before the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] ripped and tore him a new one. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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By the year [[2012]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had forged an army of [[zombie]]s from the lobotomised remains of Starscream's Decepticon victims, including Blitzwing. They were deployed in [[California]] to track down any survivors after Megatron shot down the [[Wrecker]]s' ship, where Blitzwing got to ride on the back of Megatron's [[battle sled]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} He and the other zombified Cybertronians were offlined permanently once [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Regeneration One|Circuit Smasher]] frizzle-fried the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} After Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Blitzwing was among the Decepticons under [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|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}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
As part of a new surveillance system, Blitzwing was in command of [[Decepticon Space Station Argon]]. He and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] coordinated the activation of the [[refraction shield]], rendering it and the other two stations like it invisible to all sensors. Some time later, Blitzwing got another transmission ordering him to move the station to a specific set of coordinates. Unaware it was [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] imitating Soundwave's voice, Blitzwing had the station shifted, at which point it collided with the other two stations, destroying all three. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:1 blitzwing war within.jpg|left|thumb|This probably didn't happen.]]
Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was upgraded into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Blitzwing participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] where he demonstrated triple-changing abilities. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He was at Shockwave's side when the latter declared victory in Iacon with only a few Autobots left to mop up, {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} though Blitzwing and the other Decepticons did not have long to savor it - they were forced to retreat when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] accidentally-on-purpose destroyed the entire [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

[[File:2 blitzwing dark ages.jpg|thumb|This may have happened, but he probably didn't look like that.]]
After the disappearance of Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion, Blitzwing remained with Shockwave's Decepticon forces, but was captured and imprisoned by the Autobots as an experiment too dangerous to be set free. Due to some unique property of his [[spark]], Blitzwing was abducted from [[Autobase]] by [[the Fallen]] as part of the [[Unbinding]], and presumably released back to the Decepticons after the temporary truce that resulted from the Fallen's defeat. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

[[File:3 blitzwing micromasters.jpg|left|thumb|This could have happened.]]
Following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Blitzwing served as Shockwave's lieutenant, overseeing the introduction of [[Micromaster]]s into the Decepticon ranks. Shortly before the return of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]], Blitzwing appeared to be undergoing some sort of mutation which Shockwave did not fully understand, but which was also affecting [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Shockwave wanted to analyze and concentrate this mutation but his plans were cut short by the arrival of the two Micromasters - Blitzwing was knocked offline by Skyhopper, while Skystalker turned Shockwave into a glove puppet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

[[File:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|thumb|This almost certainly didn't.]]
At some point Blitzwing was reactivated and made his way to [[Earth]], where he was seen among the Decepticons captured and deactivated during [[Operation Liberation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

[[File:5 blitzwing new world order.jpg|left|thumb|Did this happen?]]
Somehow he avoided becoming one of the Transformers recovered and controlled by [[Lazarus]], returning instead to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where he fell once more under Shockwave's command. During this time, Shockwave had unified the Autobots and Decepticons, and Blitzwing now served alongside his former enemies as part of a combined force. Alongside his fellow [[Triple Changer]]s, Blitzwing accompanied Shockwave to Earth to capture the renegade forces of Optimus Prime and Megatron and even managed to cause Megatron some damage before he was badly bent out of shape by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the battle that ensued.

While Shockwave returned to Cybertron with the captive ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crew, Blitzwing remained behind on Earth to assist [[Security Team Dion]] in apprehending the Autobots. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite his mutual antagonism with the [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|team's commander]], they managed to capture Prime's crew without incident, except when Blitzwing's goading of Optimus Prime caused him to smack the Triple Changer down. Blitzwing returned to Cybertron along with the prisoners aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}}

When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] attacked Shockwave's citadel Blitzwing crossed swords once more with Grimlock and though it was Ultra Magnus who took the Dinobot commander down, it was Blitzwing who made sure he ''stayed'' down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, during Optimus Prime's uprising of the Autobot resistance, Shockwave ordered Blitzwing to rally the troops and activate the defences. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Blitzwing subsequently joined Astrotrain on the front lines, and was about to take out that Autobrat [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when he was pummelled into the ground by a rejuvenated Grimlock and thrown at an approaching [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:6 blitzwing route of all evil.jpg|thumb|Eh, doesn't matter anymore.]]
Shockwave, Blitzwing, Astrotrain and the [[Conehead]]s went to ground in the Cybertronian wastelands, operating out of a hidden base. When their perimeter alarm was tripped by a reanimated [[Air Warrior]], Shockwave ordered Blitzwing and Astrotrain to investigate. The mindless drone was merely a distraction for a [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] attack and though Astrotrain surrendered and agreed to serve Megatron, Blitzwing's loyalty to Shockwave proved too great - he resisted and the Predacons tore him to pieces. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

His remains were then examined by an unknown Transformer. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|Blitzwing's history in Dreamwave's comics was rather convoluted and contradictory. His appearance among the captured Decepticons on Earth in ''[[Prime Directive]]'' is at odds with his later appearances on Cybertron in ''[[War and Peace]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Micromasters|Micromasters]]''. Furthermore, his earliest chronological appearance in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' depicts him as a Triple Changer, while in ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]'' he's an experiment that Shockwave had invested an "awful lot of time and resources in". ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' also states that Blitzwing's triple-changing was the result of one of Shockwave's experiments (though problematically it claims [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was perfected first) while in ''Micromasters'' Blitzwing appears to be naturally evolving into a Triple Changer. The answers to these conundrums, and the identity of the being who examined his fallen form (though it was likely [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]) will remain forever unanswered, due to the bankruptcy and collapse of Dreamwave.}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
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When [[Teletran 3]] sent a random selection of Transformers careening through the timeline, Blitzwing was one of the unfortunate victims. He was locked into the form of a private commuter jet in mid-70's [[San Francisco]] until a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] located him and slapped a [[disruption unit]] on him. Having no idea what the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] was going on, Blitzwing's first reaction was to attack the Autobots, only to be transported back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} Upon arrival, he was overpowered and tied up by the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} He was presumably saved when the Autobots were defeated and captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

After [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticon army, Blitzwing joined Astrotrain, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Blitwing was once a member of the [[Triorian Guard]], the [[Senate]]'s elite unit of Triple Changers. They were once charged with guarding the [[Primal Basilica]] and killing anyone suspicious. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

When [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] wanted to have a peaceful chat with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] in the early days of the Decepticon revolt, Blitzwing and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] held [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] hostage to make sure Orion didn't get any funny ideas. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} This went well until Autobot reinforcements arrived, at which point Orion blasted Blitzwing's arm straight off. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} Megatron and Orion Pax later formed an alliance to overthrow [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], and Blitzwing participated in their combined attack on Prime's [[Citadel]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}}

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With Zeta Prime dead, Megatron took control of Cybertron and had his Decepticons hunt down and arrest any Autobots who tried to resist. Blitzwing was part of a team who captured Bumblebee, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] in [[Ultrix]]. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} Put in charge of an armored division, Blitzwing and his subordinates were ordered by Megatron to contain the Autobot forces until he unleashed his little "surprise": the [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc annihilator]]. The plan failed and Blitzwing presumably retreated with the rest of the Decepticons after the battle. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Following Megatron's defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took control of the Decepticons and led Blitzwing and several other fliers on an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} He used his tank mode to blast his way into the building, allowing Scorponok to give chase to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} Scorponok later sent his Decepticons to attack [[Starsreach Spaceport]], where Blitzwing was unfortunate enough to run into a raging [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and get his arm ripped off. {{storylink|Massacre}}

Later but still during the early days of the war, Blitzwing served under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as part of a team sent to find the lost [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titan]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. On the two-hundred-and-thirty-eighth day of this grueling campaign, Blitzwing and his colleagues destroyed a [[Nibarian]] outpost because they believed it was between them and their quarry. A hunch from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] led them further to a planet inhabited by [[Urtuskian]]s. As Blitzwing 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. Blitzwing and the other the Decepticons retreated without accomplishing their goal and with Blitzwing less than happy with Thundercracker's performance as a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Millions of years later, Blitzwing was part of a Decepticon infiltration unit that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. He was assigned along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to destroy all traces of the [[Nebraska]] operation, including Megatron. Thus he was guarding the abandoned bunker when Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], and their human companions came to investigate it. Ratchet attempted to down him, but Blitzwing fired a direct shot from his tank-mode and then ran the doc right over. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} Unfortunately, he and Skywarp were interrupted in their bombing when Megatron, both obviously unhurt and seriously pissed, erupted from the rubble. Blitzwing, giving up on apologies, tried to actually fight "the Big Meg". This didn't end well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}

Apparently, Megatron forgave Blitzwing for the attempted coup (after nearly destroying him in Nebraska), as he was seen working alongside the Decepticon leader in their Russian operation a few weeks later, his tank form playing a key role in the plot. He showed the power to cloak himself and had a chance to take out Optimus, {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} but was blasted to bits by Optimus Prime's [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

He and the other Decepticons crapped themselves when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] was called in and realized Megatron was losing it, but didn't dare tell him that — and so went with Astrotrain's plan to bring back Starscream to do it for them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} When the [[Reaper]]s attacked, Blitzwing gave Megatron a very lame report on what was going on and tried to cover for an absent Astrotrain, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} before joining the fight against the aliens. With Megatron now knowing they'd plotted behind his back, Blitzwing still optimistically tried to say "well, it all worked out, eh guys?" and might have been killed by Megatron if Starscream hadn't pointed out that Earth was now aware of them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

When the Decepticons defeated the Autobots on Earth and planned to feed them to [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime punched Blitzwing and stole his gun, which allowed him to seal the [[space bridge]] before the other Decepticons could follow. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

One year later, Blitzwing participated in the massive Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], joining the other flying Decepticons in repelling an attack by human fighter jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} They then blew up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to prevent any humans from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} Blitzwing later approached Megatron in [[Israel]], worried about his leader going off on his own without any [[Mini-Cassette]]s to disrupt human missiles. Megatron replied that he needed some time alone, and that human weaponry was of no concern to him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} As the Decepticons returned to New York, Blitzwing witnessed Starscream incite a minor rebellion against Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} He then fought back against European jets and the Autobots who had returned from Cybertron onboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Decepticon forces were defeated, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Blitzwing and the others fled into space on Astrotrain. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13#Uneasy Lies the Head|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

It took three years, but Megatron was eventually repaired from the injuries he had sustained in New York, only to be very disappointed by the awful shape Blitzwing and the other Decepticons were in. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} Under his command, the Decepticons returned to Earth and attacked a [[Skywatch]] base in order to free their captured comrades. Blitzwing participated in the attack, and hauled [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s body out of the wrecked base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} He was later among the Decepticons who were eager to watch another duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, only to be caught in the blast when Prime dropped an entire satellite on his long-time enemy. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Megatron would later use space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Blitzwing and the rest of the Decepticons on Earth to him on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Question}} At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}} After the beast was defeated, the weakened Decepticons were rounded up and imprisoned by the Autobots. They were briefly released to help the Autobots beat down a [[NAIL]] riot, though with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] planted in their heads to keep them from being too brutal. Blitzwing was still pretty brutal. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Blitzwing and Astrotrain supported [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s attempts to restart the war with the Autobots, but their plan was nipped in the bud when Starscream and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] had [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] defeat the rebellious Decepticons and kidnap their leaders. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} However, Prowl turned out to be under the control of a returning Megatron, so instead of getting captured the Decepticons were upgraded and allowed to rejoin their old leader. Together with Astrotrain, Blitzwing went on to capture a group of Autobots sent to investigate Prowl's recent actions and bring them to the [[Black Room]] where Megatron was waiting. {{storylink|The Verge}} {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} He stood by Megatron's side as the Decepticons made their move to conquer Cybertron, but got a little panicky when their trump card, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], fell. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} After battle ended with a Decepticon defeat, Starscream took control of Iacon and banished all Autobots and Decepticons who wouldn't renounce their factions, including Blitzwing. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Shortly after being banished out into the Cybertronian wilderness, Blitzwing could only watch in horror as [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] started succumbing to the effects of [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest's]] [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

He and his pal Astrotrain were all too eager to take their anger out on Starscream and all of Iacon. But when Soundwave nixed the idea and tried to take command, Blitzwing and Astrotrain tried beating him to pulp, even threatening to exile him to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. But [[Needlenose]] broke up the fight before it got too serious. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Later, Blitzwing was one of the Decepticons waiting for Soundwave to return from the [[Crystal City]], demanding to know if Shockwave had been stopped. But he soon got an answer to his own question when he saw an ominous "sunrise" off in the direction Soundwave was coming from. He and the rest of Cons rallied behind Soundwave as he led them against Shockwave. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} By the time they arrived, the Autobots and a [[Necrotitan]] were already at the site waiting for them. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

Blitzwing was among [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s Decepticons when the group confronted Optimus Prime's team {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello, Cruel World}} and was therefore involved in pursuing the Autobots to the town of [[Poverty Flat]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

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Blitzwing accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]], hunting down the last pockets of Autobot resistance. Blitzwing and Astrotrain both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in, but was swiftly defeated by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. He held Optimus Prime back when Mirage prepared to carry out Megatron's order to kill the Autobot prisoners. {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
With his fellow Decepticons, Blitzwing fell under the thrall of an [[Elder God]] in [[1888]]. As part of the Elder God's forces, Blitzwing, 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, but was shot down. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Blitzwing was one of the many [[Decepticon]]s who menaced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{bigquote|It's triplechanging Blitzwing! With the ability to transform into a tank or a fighter jet, Blitzwing brings a special brand of Decepticon to every battle he joins!|The [[narrator]]|"[[The Transformers (PS2)]]"}}
:''Voice actor'': [[Alex Easley]]

In the Autobot story, Blitzwing appears to have been placed in charge of the Jaad wind power plant. When Optiumus Prime's squad team made it to the main station of the power plant, Blitzwing approached them in his tank form, expressing mock surprise that the Autobots managed to make it. He transformed to robot form, commenting how worthless his troops were, letting the Autobots reach the main station so easily. Blitzwing then announced that it didn't matter, because he was going to burn up the Autobots. However, Blitzwing failed to live up to his threat and was defeated by the Autobot squad team. Expressing disbelief that he was defeated, he decided to high-tail it out of there, transforming to jet mode and flying away. The Autobots faced Blitzwing once again inside the [[Monogan hydroelectric power station]] and yet again at the [[Karzite mine]]. They managed to defeat the triple changer along with his troops on both occasions.

During the Decepticon storyline, Blitzwing 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, Blitzwing and the others scattered across Zel.

The Decepticon forces went to Zel in order to investigate, and Blitzwing found them just when they were leaving the geothermal power plant. Expressing relief on how the Decepticons finally arrived, Blitzwing drove up to them in tank mode and transformed to robot mode. He complained about how late the Decepticons were and voiced his thoughts on how they were going to leave him behind to clean up all the pieces of the Autobots the Decepticons had defeated. Megatron briefly thought that he would have to bolt Blitzwing's mouth shut, but ultimately decided that he could use the triple changer and let him join his forces. What was Blitzwing's response? "Yes sir, Lord Megatron!" {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When he discovered the Quintessons were planning to betray the Decepticons, Blitzwing was forced to switch sides in an attempt to thwart the Quintesson plan. After the plan failed, Blitzwing prevented Galvatron from attacking Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Blitzwingg1toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from back-to-front tank to unflyable plane to feetless robot and back!]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer, 1985/2005)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''43''', '''TFC-17'''
**''Accessories'': "Gyro-Blaster Rifle", "Electron Scimitar", 3 [[concussion weapon|concussion missiles]]

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy (the only ''Transformers'' [[Triple Changer]] who had a previous ''Diaclone'' release), Blitzwing can transform from robot mode to two different vehicle modes; a Soviet MiG-25 fighter jet or a Japanese Type-74 assault tank. Like most early G1 toys, he has little or no articulation in robot mode, with only his arms being able to move up and down a little. He does, however, have a swiveling turret and deployable front landing gear in his vehicle modes. Originally released in 1985, he was re-issued two decades later in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "bookbox" [[The Transformers Collection]] series; despite being included in the instruction manual, the rub face decal was nowhere to be found on this version.
: All US versions had the spring-loaded missile launchers severely weakened. The Japanese releases, however, kept the full-strength launching mechanisms. The tank turret on the original Blitzwing toy can be taken off, while later releases feature a turret that cannot be removed.

: This mold was returned to its ''Diaclone'' coloration and re-released in 2005 as [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]], an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on Blitzwing at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-Voyager Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ich bin wieder da! Und wo ist der verfluchte [[Warpath (G1)|Bolschewist?!]]]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Triple Changer Voyager, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 002'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TG22'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, scimitar, [[missile]]

: Part of the third wave of [[2012]]-[[2013]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, '[[Thrilling 30]]' Blitzwing is a modern reinterpretation of his original toy, and transforms into two vaguely futuristic vehicles: a jet with an opening cockpit and back-mounted rocket boosters, as well as a tank with a rotating turret and a spring-loaded cannon that launches its missile when the barrel is compressed. The cannon can be swung out and deployed for use in jet mode. He comes with a blaster and a sword, both of which mount/are held by [[5mm post]]. He features 5mm ports for his hands, shoulders/vehicle sides, cannon base, and wings, while both weapons have numerous additional posts and ports.

:In a nod to his ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' [[Blitzwing (Animated)|incarnation]], he sports a face-swapping feature, allowing him to switch between a more traditional, visored face, a monocled face (inspired by the ''Animated'' character's 'Icy' persona), and a black jack-o'-lantern-like face (inspired by the ''Animated'' character's 'Random' persona).

:The toy is renowned for two significant [[design flaw]]s. The first is that tabs meant to anchor the robot shoulders to the chest never solidly lock into place—they are simply too far apart. This makes his shoulder assemblies swing up and out of his chest when the shoulders are rotated up. Pressing the shoulder slots into the chest tabs ''sometimes'' works to counter this, but it depends on the [[Quality control|tolerances]] of each individual figure. The problem can be completely eliminated with a little work:
:#For those not wishing to modify the toy itself, spacing material can be affixed to the back of the shoulder piece. This creates support in the back and allows the front tabs to remain in place.
:#Alternately, one can disassemble the figure and lightly sand the screw mounts and inside chest walls on the front half, bringing the back of the figure and the front closer together, and allowing the shoulder assemblies to lock in completely solid as originally intended. This has the potential risk of over-sanding, which prevents the legs from clipping securely to his chest for his vehicle modes.
:The second major flaw concerns the face-swapping feature; almost universally, this does not actually end up working because the rotating faces are rendered immobile by an excess of paint on the inside of the helmet, including the post the faces are mounted on. This can be fixed by dismantling the head, removing the faces, and trimming the excess paint in the helmet interior, or in some circumstances, by leaving the toy in a freezer until the inner-helmet paint becomes brittle enough to crack by exerting pressure on the faces, allowing the faces to move as designed.

:There are two [[variant]]s of Blitzwing: The first version sports an all-silver Decepticon [[insignia]] on its chest and has the missile inserted into the turret inside the packaging, no extra space for the missile in the plastic tray behind the turret and no holes cut for tying down the missile, while a later running change changed the Decepticon insignia's color to purple, with a silver outline, and has the missile tied down in the plastic tray behind the turret.<ref name="genvari1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/944880-variant-generations-blitzwing.html TFW2005 thread] about ''Generations'' Blitzwing's Decepticon insignia variant.</ref><ref name="genvari2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/897354-generation-blitzwing-packaging-bubble-variant-fyi.html TFW2005 thread] about ''Generations'' Blitzwing's missile-placement-inside-the-packaging variant.</ref> Oddly, the official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photo]] of the toy inside its packaging depicts the later version.

: The Japanese release sports a more metallic gold paint application as opposed to the lemon yellow gloss of his helmet, additional purple paint on his thighs and shoulders, dark metallic gray paint within his cockpit, and additional silver paint on his torso. The neck of the figure is now painted black rather than yellow to better blend in with the lower portion his three faces. Some of the silver detailing on his torso was changed to gold. The figure also features a lighter, more metallic purple, lighter tan, and silver paint on all his gray plastic. The rubberized nose cone's colors are now more in sync with the entire body's purple. The scimitar weapon is molded in a solid purple plastic as opposed to the Hasbro version's "blade" being painted in a lighter hue to simulate an "energon" effect. The same design flaws that plagued the Hasbro release were also carried over in the Tomy version with the exception of the face switching gimmick issue.

: Blitzwing was [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Doubledealer#Generations|Doubledealer]] and ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Starscream (Cloud)|Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenBlitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on ''Generations'' Blitzwing at TFU.info]''

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Blitzwing''' (1986)

:[[Decoy]] Blitzwing is a small, purple, soft-rubber figure that came randomly packed with smaller carded toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Blitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on Decoy Blitzwing at TFU.info]''

===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Blitzwing (Animated)|German accent]] not included.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' vs '''Blitzwing''' (2008)

:A [[super deformed]] Blitzwing sculpted holding his electron scimitar. He has articulation in his neck and shoulders and came in a two-pack with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/RHBlitzwing/blitzwing.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blitzwing at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:LaserdiscBookletDiacloneBlitzwingProtoFace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|No feet, no face, no service.]]
[[File:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The War Without?]]
*The earliest ''[[Diaclone]]'' catalog artwork to show the "Jet Fighter Type" Triplechanger depicted it with a less humanoid-looking face; this art took its cues from an unused, pre-production design for the toy's head. Images of both were featured in the booklet included with Japan's "Megatron Laserdisc" set in 1995.
*Blitzwing's [[Tech Spec]] [[Bio]] has a probable typographical error on it which gives him the function of "Ground and Air Commander" at a rank of ''six''. The actual function, which appears in other merchandise (such as the [[Action Cards]]) is "Ground and Air Commando".
*In the episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" several of the Stunticons fit inside of Blitzwing in his jet mode in a similar way to how Decepticons usually go inside of Astrotrain in his shuttle mode. It would seem as though Blitzwing can mass shift to make his flying alternate mode large enough to fit other Decepticons the way that fellow Triple Changer Astrotrain often does.
*A [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle scene from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (reprinted in [[Transformers Generations]]) appears to depict (one of?) Blitzwing's original alt mode(s) as a double-barreled tank - a good decade and a half before he received a Cybertronian makeover in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]''.
*The season 3 [[title sequence]] features a large row of tanks that look suspiciously identical to Blitzwing. If there was any significance meant by this is unknown (though almost certainly unlikely), but the oddity was later rationalized with the drone character [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blitzwing''' (ブリッツウイング ''Burittsuuingu'')
*''French:'' '''Le Blitz''' (Canada, "The Blitz")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Villámszárny''' ("Lightning Wing")
*''Italian:'' '''Triplex Due''' ("Triplex Two")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shǎn-tìen Yì''' (Taiwan, 閃電翼, "Blitz Wing"), '''Shǎndìan''' (China, 閃電, "Blitz")
*''Russian:'' '''Razryad''' (Разряд, "Discharge")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blitzwing Blitzwing's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World

2014-06-18T15:56:13Z

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|date=[[April 23]], [[2014]]
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|written by=[[John Barber]]
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'''Following a clue left by Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime leads a team of Autobots back to Earth, where an alliance of enemies old and new awaits them.'''

==Synopsis==

Six months have passed since the defeat of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] and his plan to fulfill the [[Dark Cybertron]] prophecy. But those events went unnoticed by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who is continuing to live his life on [[Earth]] in relative peace, his interest in human television having turned him into an aspiring writer. After a day flying around the globe while working on his screenplay—starring female human nurse "Susan Journeyer" and potential love interest "Josh Boyfriend"—he returns home to find that his dog, [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] has gotten out. Taking her back inside, he is greeted with an acerbic critique of his writing by his human liaison [[Marissa Faireborn]], who has come to request his help...

''Half a million years ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Decepticon]]s lay siege to the [[Autobot]] stronghold [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], with the Autobots incapable of doing little but fighting a holding action. When [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] returns from a scouting mission with news that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] shows no signs of letting up, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] decides to take the field of battle himself, much to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s consternation. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] speaks up in Prowl's favor, proposing an alternate tactic: fearful of the resurgence of dark secrets from Cybertron's past that Megatron and Shockwave's desire for a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] portends, Trion takes Metroplex and departs the planet, intending to stop whatever [[Regenesis|great game]] Shockwave has in motion out among the stars.''

In the present day, the ''[[Ark-7]]'' arrives in Earth orbit, only to be attacked by a barrage of missiles of highly advanced design that start burrowing their way through the ship's hull. Presuming the weapons to be of Cybertronian design but unsure of where humans could have obtained them, Prime orders the ship to pull back behind the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. A frustrated Prowl protests, assuming they are giving up, but Prime reveals that he has another plan in mind: he is going to take a small team down to the surface aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. As the team heads down, their rear is covered by a rather grumpy [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], who is unhappy to discover that the promise of building a new future that convinced him to leave the ''[[Lost Light]]'' has led only to yet more fighting.

''One month ago, back on Cybertron, shortly after the conclusion of Megatron's trial, Cosmos tries to have a conversation with Prowl, but the police-bot is more interested in having somebody to complain to about the trial's verdict and Megatron becoming an Autobot. [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] struts up to join the chat, further infuriating Prowl by comparing himself to him: perpetually destined to play second fiddle to his faction's leader... except Starscream has broken that cycle and taken leadership for himself. Optimus overhears and cautions Starscream to watch himself, his words backed up by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], who promise to keep an eye on their new city leader while Optimus is away. Because Optimus is now preparing to follow a message from Alpha Trion, passed on to him by Windblade... a message calling him to Earth.''

Reaching Earth's surface, Sky Lynx hides beneath the ocean for a time to be sure of shaking off their mystery attackers. After sending an update to the ''Ark-7'', Sky Lynx surfaces, and Prime takes [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to track down a life-sign they detected upon approach to the planet, while Prowl works to discover who launched the missiles. Cosmos tracks Prime's team's progress from orbit, letting them know their proximity to the signal, but as they arrive at the site, he suddenly goes mysteriously silent. Realizing that the signal belongs to Thundercracker, Prime opens the door to his home to find the Seeker in a malaise, cryptically commenting that he is happy not to see Bumblebee among the Autobots, since he "liked him". Puzzled and annoyed, Prime inquires as to the whereabouts of Alpha Trion, but Thundercracker merely laughs, not having a clue. The Autobot leader explains about the end of the war, but it takes the reveal of Megatron's change of heart to make Thundercracker believe him. At that moment, the walls of the building are torn open, and a platoon of Decepticons led by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] storms in, engaging the Autobots in battle! Thundercracker, it is revealed, was merely the reluctant bait to bring Prime in... but when the Autobots take the fight outside, they discover that Thundercracker is not Galvatron's only ally, as they are met by the armed forces of Marissa Faireborn and the [[Earth Defense Command]], the human half of the "Earth/Decepticon Alliance", who place them under arrest!

==Featured characters==
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==Quotes==

"Susan approaches the HOSPITAL and JOSH BOYFRIEND, a male Earth human who is handsome like an F-22 jet fighter, greets her."
:—One of many tone-deaf lines from '''Thundercracker'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s screenplay.

"Megatron has '''reasons''' for his actions? Fine—but he hasn't got '''justification.'''"
:—'''Prowl''' on Megatron

"If it'll help, I can go out there and '''blast''' the missiles myself. I have a jetpack and '''everything'''."
:—'''Sideswipe'''

"2000 years of studying at the '''Institute''' so I can pilot a spaceship on account of I turn into an '''airplane'''..."
:—'''Jetfire''', muttering to himself

'''Prowl:''' "We've no shortage of enemies on this planet." 
'''Jazz:''' "Maybe so, man—but only a few cats can keep a missile launch of '''that''' magnitude off the '''airwaves''', dig?" 
'''Kup:''' "You got a way o' speakin', Jazz—makes a fella miss havin' a universe to himself."

"'''Thundercracker.''' We come in peace." 
"Sure, that's what you all say—then somebody '''pulls''' a '''piece'''." 
"'''Wordplay''' from a Decepticon '''Seeker'''?" 
"I'm '''not''' a Seeker. I'm a '''writer'''. I write '''screenplays'''. Really good ones. I almost have an '''agent'''."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Thundercracker'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Thundercracker has been living on Earth since the end of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]; chronologically, he was last seen in ''[[The Question|Spotlight: Bumblebee]]'', in which he was packing up his old home (that's why he's got a new one in this story). He refers to his turning against the Decepticons during Megatron's attack on Earth, which took place in [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|''All Hail Megatron'' #12]].
*Marissa compares Thundercracker's screenplay to the TV show ''[[Nurse Whitney]]'', which Thundercracker was shown developing a fondness for in [[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|issue #4]] of the ongoing. 'Cracker's script includes the line "That would be just beautiful"; Nurse Whitney's catchphrase was "That's just beautiful."
*The reason and circumstances for Metroplex's departure from Cybertron have been a mystery up until now, hinted at only as a "secret mission" of some kind in the [[Primus: All Good Things|2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]]. It is here explained that he and Alpha Trion have been working against Shockwave's plans for the last half-million years—these activities are evidently tied in with the still-untold story of how Metroplex acquired the [[Ore-7]] that played a key role in "Dark Cybertron". The 500,000-years-ago timeframe of the flashback places it right around the time Shockwave himself left Cybertron to examine the fruits of his [[Regenesis]] program.
*After abandoning his faction to stay within Iacon in [[Second Exodus|issue #18]], Jazz is back on the Autobot side again.
*Prowl recalls Jazz's destruction of [[Skywatch]]'s stockpile of Cybertronian technology in [[Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|#29 of the ongoing]].
*Jetfire mentions studying at the Institute. Although there are several "Institutes" in IDW continuity, the context makes it sound more like the academic [[Institute for Higher Programming]], and not the secret brainwashing [[Institute]].
*Cosmos joins the cast of ''Robots in Disguise'' after spending the last two years over in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' on the ''Lost Light''. He didn't do much of anything over in that book, but did put in a couple of crowd-scene appearances that proved memorable because of how ''surprisingly gigantic'' he was. He's still bigger than you might imagine Cosmos being in his appearance this issue, but he's not nearly as huge as ''More than Meets the Eye'' depicted him.
*Kup reminds everyone of his last experience on Earth—being blasted through a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]—from ''[[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|''Infestation'' #2]].
*Prime references Jazz's killing of human [[John Powell]] from [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|ongoing #17]].
*Thundercracker remembers the last time he saw Alpha Trion as being the time he tried to kill him and Prime, as seen in ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''.

===Transformers references===
*"Buster" is a name with [[Buster (disambiguation)|history]] in the Transformers franchise, but ''has'' been used for a [[Buster (DOTM)|dog]] once before.
*John Barber seems to be taking a pop at his own writing style with Marissa's critique, as she notes it's "pretty hacky to use a voice-over". First-person voice-over narration has been a consistent element in Barber's Transformers work.
*Blitzwing appears with the design of his 2013 ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toy.
*Arcee's design is updated from her Dark Cybertron redesign, which was based on her upcoming ''Transformers: Generations'' toy. Her body is pink on the cover, contrasting with Hasbro's prior instructions to make Arcee red. <ref>https://twitter.com/dyemooch/status/468837384034189312</ref> . In the interior pages, Josh Perez colors her orange based on the rust red of her Dark Cybertron portrayal.

===Real-life references===
*This issue's title is, of course, an inversion of the cartoon-cliche pre-suicide phrase "Goodbye cruel world", which has also been used as the title of various [[Wikipedia:Goodbye Cruel World|songs and albums]], though its origins are unknown. The inverted phrase is also the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYbgWDA2U-M&feature=kp| title of a song] that, coincidentally, [[James Roberts]] selected as the theme for [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] in More Than Meets The Eye.

===Trivia===
*This issue's story is followed by a letter from John Barber welcoming readers to the book.
*Similar to the pre-launch promotion for ''More than Meets the Eye'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' two years prior, this series was trailed by a "scavenger hunt" for a series of six promo posters that were released to various sites around the internet: Optimus Prime on [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152330032183279&set=a.10150239372238279.337626.8473603278&type=1&stream_ref=10 IDW's Facebook page], Arcee on [https://twitter.com/theunderbase/status/458350741095075840/photo/1 The Underbase podcast's Twitter] (typo'd as "Acree"; a corrected version was released through [https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/458389167806758912/photo/1 John Barber's Twitter]), Cosmos on [https://twitter.com/trnsmissions/status/458357479403831296/photo/1 The TransMissions podcast's Twitter], Galvatron on [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-publishing-dawn-of-the-autobots-teasers-seibertron-exclusive-robots-in-disguise-galvatron/29977/ Seibertron.com], Jazz on [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/idw-rid-promo-jazz-is-beleaguered-179762/ TFW2005.com] and Prowl on [http://tformers.com/prowl-discontented-transformers-robots-in-disguise-exclusive-promotional-art-cover/23114/news.html TFormers.com].

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File:RIDpromo arcee.jpg|"Undecided"
File:RIDpromo cosmos.jpg|"Disgruntled"
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File:RIDpromo galvatron.jpg|"Uncivilized"
File:RIDpromo jazz.jpg|"Beleaguered"
File:RIDpromo prowl.jpg|"Discontented"
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===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime superimposed over the Earth, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Optimus, Sideswipe, Jazz and Arcee by [[Andrew Griffith]] and Lafuente, in homage to [[The Autonomy Lesson|issue #1]]'s cover E.
*'''Incentive cover:''' Optimus Prime by [[Livio Ramondelli]], part of a three-piece image alongside [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|''More than Meets the Eye'' #28]] and [[A 'Bot and Her City|''Windblade'' #1]].
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==External links==
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==References==
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Dawn of the Autobots

2014-06-18T15:54:17Z

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'''"Dawn of the Autobots"''' is a post-event branding used by [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation 1]] titles in the aftermath of the "[[Dark Cybertron]]" story. It encompasses the "second season premieres" of flagship ongoing series ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' as well as the four-issue ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' mini-series.

"Dawn of the Autobots" is marketed as a "jumping-on-point" for new readers and follows the adventures of three distinct groups of [[Autobot]]s (who have won the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]). ''More than Meets the Eye'' continues to follow the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. A few personnel changes aside, the big difference this time around is that the ship is now captained by new Autobot [[Megatron (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]! ''Robots in Disguise'' follows a small crew of Autobots led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] to [[Earth]] in search of [[Alpha Trion (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Alpha Trion]]. ''Windblade'' is set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and focuses on the young [[Windblade (G1)|title character]] who is trying to heal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] while Cybertronian leader [[Starscream (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] schemes.

 
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*[[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|#28]]
*[[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|#29]]
*[[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3|#30]]
*[[More than Meets the Eye issue 31|#31]]
*[[More than Meets the Eye issue 32|#32]]
*[[More than Meets the Eye issue 33|#33]]

 <div class="list-header">''Robots in Disguise''</div>
*[[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|#28]]
*[[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|#29]]
*[[Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|#30]]
*[[Robots in Disguise issue 31|#31]]
*[[Robots in Disguise issue 32|#32]]
*[[Robots in Disguise issue 33|#33]]

 <div class="list-header">''Windblade''</div>
*[[A 'Bot and Her City|#1]]
*[[Windblade issue 2|#2]]
*[[Windblade issue 3|#3]]
*[[Windblade issue 4|#4]]

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Omega Doom

2014-05-31T17:43:54Z

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:''Omega Doom is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:OmegaDoomStarkiller Reunification6.jpg|right|thumb|200px|I want to puke a pitch black rainbow up to the sun, up to the sun, to put it out...]]

'''Omega Doom''' is a super-weapon created by the [[Autobot]]s as a means to conquer and rule the galaxy.

==Fiction==
===''Shattered Glass''===
[[Image:OmegaDoom Reunification3.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Toy release: required.]]
[[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]]'s science squad left behind on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was building Omega Doom under [[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]]'s coordination. Ironhide told [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] that the construction was going well, and all needed security was in place. Prime was certain that with Omega Doom at their disposal, they would be unstoppable in subduing the rest of the galaxy.

Later, Aquarius tried to convince [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] that they were the only ones who could stop Omega Doom, though Landquake and Topspin were disbelieving of the notion that, even after finding their [[Heatwave (Timelines)|fifth teammate]], they could possibly stop a doomsday weapon with just the four of them and a [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|dead body]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

Later, Omega Doom showed up during [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion's]] attempt to kill Optimus Prime. As introductions were in order, Optimus Prime kindly introduced Alpha Trion to Omega Doom, and Omega Doom kindly introduced Alpha Trion to his cannon. Omega Doom was then ordered to search for and destroy the [[Decepticon]]s while Optimus Prime [[Sky Lynx (SG)|continued his]] [[Nightscream (TransTech)|killing spree]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}}

As Omega Doom reached the Decepticon base, he started gleefully attacking the defenders sent out to deal with him. When [[Abominus (SG)|Abominus]] vowed that if he didn't surrender this would be his last battle, Omega in turn promised to dispatch the "brave" Decepticon quickly. He fired off an eye beam that sent the combiner to his knees, but when he fired a second time, it was blocked by a [[force field]] from the newly arrived [[Nexus Prime]].

Omega found that Nexus's weapons packed a solid punch, and Nexus was able to deflect Omega's weapons in turn. Faced with an opponent that seemingly outmatched him, Omega changed tactics and fired his starkiller missile towards Cybertron's sun as a distraction. As Nexus Prime raced to deal with it, Omega turned his attention back towards the Decepticons, now led by [[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron]].

He was able to dispatch most of the defenders, but before he could finish off Galvatron, Omega found himself suddenly powerdived from above by Nexus Prime, who had successfully dealt with the starkiller missile. The resulting energy impact left Omega cracked and battered, and presumably damaged enough to no longer be a threat to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

==Notes==
* Omega Doom's character model is based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], with a color scheme based on ''Cybertron'' [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]].<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=75783&view=findpost&p=1726850 Post by Josh Perez on The Allspark]</ref>
* The scene of Omega being created is reminiscent of some classic images of [[Devastator (G1)|Generation 1 Devastator]] being built, though it also reminds some of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|another Omega]]'s creation in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.
* Not to be confused with [[Wikipedia:Omega Doom|the Rutger Houer movie of the same name]].

==References==
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[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]

Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard

2014-05-28T16:14:00Z

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'''Beset by the allied forces of the Decepticons and the Earth Defense Command, the Autobots' attempts to first fight back, then to flee are met with failure, forcing Prowl and his team to take devastating action.'''

==Synopsis==

''The forces of the [[Earth Defense Command]], led by General [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]] and Director [[Marissa Faireborn]], are summoned to a meeting with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] at the [[Antarctica|South Pole]]. Marissa angrily recounts her experiences in [[New York City]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of [[Earth]], questioning why the [[human]]s should trust them; Galvatron is all too willing to fight if that is their desire, but Soundwave keeps things calm, explaining to Faireborn that the Decepticons, at their core, have a belief in equality, and have distanced themselves from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], the mastermind of attack on Earth, and instead rallied behind Galvatron as their new leader on a path to "harmony". The [[Autobot]]s, however, have accepted Megatron into their ranks...''

Surrounded by the Decepticons and the EDC, a dumbfounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] tries to make sense of the situation, attempting to explain that the Autobots have only come searching for [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], and warning Faireborn against their current Decepticon alliance. Marissa is not interested in his words, however, and Prime is forced to accept the reality of the situation, suddenly ordering the Autobots into close-range combat to prevent the humans from utilizing their projective weaponry effectively.

On the [[Ark-7]], orbiting the far side of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and his little drone buddy [[D.O.C.]] try to hold the ship together as it is eaten alive by the micro-bots unleashed by the EDC's missiles. Deducing that the micro-bots have been reverse-engineered from Cybertronian biology, Jetfire hits upon the plan of using an aerosol made of the ship's liquid memory core to overload and short out the metal-munching menaces, but when he and D.O.C. head out to start spraying the ship, they find that the micro-bots have already been exterminated the old fashioned way by the unlikeliest members of the Ark-7 crew: the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]! Annoyed to learn that [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ignored him and called the Constructicons, Jetfire tries to raise the police-bot on the comm line, but the ex-Decepticons stop him with the assurance that Prowl has everything planned out...

As the Autobots continue their battle with the Decepticons and the EDC, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] pulls a particularly dirty trick, swooping low and causing [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to nearly shoot some human soldiers. Alarmed and distracted by thoughts of his previous killing of [[John Powell|a human]], he is clobbered by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], prompting Optimus Prime to call a retreat. Faireborn is happy to let the Decepticons give chase, as the 'Cons themselves know its in their own best interests to maintain a low profile—except, of course, for [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who has no intention of fighting and is happy simply to be reunited with his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]]. The fleeing Autobots are joined by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], sent in by Prowl, who is busy putting his own plan for retaliation into effect—he has taken [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to the Ark-7 for reinforcements and is now heading back down to Earth.

''A month ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], around a week after the conclusion of Megatron's trial, a furious Prowl rages at Optimus over the outcome of the judicial proceedings. Prime contests that Megatron is aware of this ''wrongness'' of his actions, and wonders how Prowl views his own ruthless deeds carried out in the name of the supposed "greater good". Struck by the remark, Prowl calms somewhat and admits that he has never been good at dealing with feelings, suggesting that the death of [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] is clouding his judgement. Prime invites Prowl to join him on his mission to Earth, and Prowl accepts, recalling the brief change of heart he experienced on the planet, and wondering aloud if perhaps it and its people have more to teach him. As soon as he's outside, though, Prowl is met by the Constructicons, and informs them that rather than going with Megatron on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', they will be accompanying him to Earth—because he knows that going back to the planet is a mistake, but a mistake he can't let Optimus make without him there to fix everything...''

With Prowl's plan having left them only one road to escape down, the Autobots' flight takes them to the small town of [[Poverty Flat]], but Galvatron is unfazed, sending Blitzwing and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to circle the town and cut off their means of escape at the other side. Horrified, and with Thundercracker playing the "I-told-you-so" card, Faireborn attempts to get the Decepticons to stand down; Soundwave sees the sense in her words, but Galvatron refuses to back down from a fight. Prime proposes that they mutually relocate to continue their fight, but just then, Sky Lynx appears in the night sky, and Prowl and the Constructicons leap out of him. Gathering the Decepticons in a human settlement and forcing them to risk exposure was Prowl's plan all along... and to exploit the advantage he has gained over the villains, he once again combines with the Constructicons to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (18)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (20)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (29)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (30)
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*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (6)
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*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (8)
*[[Needlenose]]? (10)
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*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (23)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (24)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (25)
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==Quotes==

"D.O.C.—'''synthesize''' the core fluid and load your '''hoses'''—we have a '''ship''' to '''clean'''." 
"'''BEE-BREEP?'''" 
"What? No, not at '''all.'''" 
"'''BREEEEEEP...?'''" 
"Okay, yeah, fine. It'll be '''just''' like spraying for Belvadurian rock-mites."
:—'''Jetfire''' and '''D.O.C.'''

"'''Attention terrorists!''' Step outside of your '''vehicles''' with your hands in the air, or we, the Army of the '''United Steaks of America'''—" 
"States!" 
"—whatever, we'll have to '''blast''' you to the '''Afterspark'''!"
:—'''Bitzwing''' and '''Brawl''' threaten the Autobots under false identities

"Oh '''yeah''', Thundercracker? You've been living by yourself in the mountains long enough to become a '''master''' of conducting '''covert operations?'''" 
"Well, I played a '''lot''' of real-time strategy games, so '''yeah'''. Basically."
:—'''Marissa''' and '''Thundercracker'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The issue opens on a flashback to the Decepticon attack on [[New York City]] as seen in the first few of ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', drawn by returning ''All Hail'' artist Guido Guidi.
*Prowl refers to the brief change of heart he had on Earth, as seen in ''[[Ride-Along|Spotlight: Prowl]]''.

===Real-life references===
*This issue takes its title from the [[Wikipedia: The Sisters of Mercy|Sisters of Mercy]] song of the same name.
*Marissa took part in the [[Wikipedia: Occupy movement|Occupy movement]]; see also "other trivia", below.

===Errors===
*When the Constructicons make their entrance, all their visible Decepticon symbols have been partially scraped away (but they haven't taken on Autobot symbols, which is why we list them under "Other" for now in the cast list). However, in the final panel on the same page, their symbols are intact.

===Other trivia===
*''All Hail Megatron'' was published in 2008, with logical extrapolation placing its events in 2007-2008 within the [[IDW timeline|IDW universe]]. Here, as what is presumable evidence of a [[Wikipedia:Floating timeline|sliding timescale]], its events are presented as concurrent with the Occupy movement of 2011.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime surrounded by the Decepticons and the EDC, by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]].
*'''Subscription cover:''' The Constructicons by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''30th Anniversary cover:''' Optimus Prime, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] embroiled in battle, by [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]. Part of a series of "30th Anniversary" covers by Matere, these appear to have been released in reverse-order, with this one depicting the characters on Cybertron and therefore logically coming first, [[Windblade issue 2|''Windblade'' #2]]'s cover showing them being rebuilt, and [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|''More than Meets the Eye'' #29]] depicting them on Earth, with Prime now in an Earth-mode body. This cover appears to be paying slight homage to the cover of the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue of the Marvel Comics series]], with Optimus crushing a Decepticon in mid-air.
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Main Page/schedule

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* '''[[Template:May|05–??]]''' — ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'' is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[May 24|05–24]]''' — The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[The Vigilant Town]]" premieres on [[Hub Network]].
* '''[[May 28|05–28]]''' — ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|#29]] is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[May 31|05–31]]''' — The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[Buddy System]]" premieres on [[Hub Network]].

* '''[[June 7|06–07]]''' — The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]" premieres on [[Hub Network]].
* '''[[June 14|06–14]]''' — The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[Bots and Robbers]]" premieres on [[Hub Network]].
* '''[[June 19|06–19]] —''' The first day of [[BotCon 2014]] in Pasadena, California.
* '''[[June 21|06–21]]''' — The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[Rescue Dog]]" premieres on [[Hub Network]].
* '''[[June 24|06–24]] —''' [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]] is released by [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]]. ''
* '''[[June 27|06–27]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' is scheduled to be released.
* '''[[June 28|06–28]]''' — The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[Changes]]" premieres on [[Hub Network]].

* '''[[August 17|08–17]] —''' "[[Hell Day]]": The Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] invade [[Earth]] with [[Teletran 3]]'s teleportation ability, and devastate the planet. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}
* '''[[August 23|08–23]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-20 Wheeljack]].
* '''[[Soon|Scheduled, but date TBD]]''' — ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' is released by [[Jagex]]. [[The Transformers: The IDW Collection|The IDW Collection]]'' Volume 2 (Red Label edition) and ''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 5]]'' are released by [[IDW Publishing]]. [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-21 Bumble]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-22 Ultra Magnus]] and [[Star Saber (Victory)#Masterpiece|Star Saber]].

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The Transformers: Robots in Disguise

2014-05-25T13:59:59Z

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[[File:RID vol1.jpg|thumb|250px|"Ironhide, Go-Bots ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
'''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an ongoing comic series begun by [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2012]]. The series focuses on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and the [[Autobot]]s trying to organize peace among the [[NAIL]]s and [[Decepticon]]s and bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to a new [[Golden Age]].

The series picks off from "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", the final issue of the previous [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]], and intertwines with events from the first new series for 2012, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', forming with it the fourth major "act" of IDW's ongoing [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation 1 continuity]].

{{chapters|series=rid|style=3 |prev=Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|next=|align=left|content=
*[[The Autonomy Lesson|#1]]
*[[The World & Everything in It|#2]]
*[[Stick Together|#3]]
*[[Devisive|#4]]
*[[A Better Tomorrow|#5]]
*[[Syndromica (1)|#6]]
*[[Interference Patterns|#7]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt|#8]]
*[[Night and the City|#9]]
*[[Syndromica (2)|#10]]
*[[The End of the Beginning of the World|#11]]
*[[City on Fire|#12]]
*[[The Verge|#13]]
*[[Before the Dawn|#14]]
*[[Plan for Everything|#15]]
*[[Heavy Is the Head|#16]]
*[[Shockwaves|#17]]
*[[Second Exodus|#18]]
*[[Homecoming (IDW)|#19]]
*[[Three Monologues|#20]]
*[[Shockpoint|#21]]
*[[Soundwaves (issue)|#22]]
*[[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|#23]]
*[[Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|#24]]
*[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|#25]]
*[[Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|#26]]
*[[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|#27]]
*[[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|#28]]
*[[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|#29]]
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*[[Primus: All Good Things|2012]]
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==Overview==
Based on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the series focuses on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s new government, and their attempts to lead and rebuild the primordial planet. They must deal with new arrivals daily—[[NAIL]]s, ex-[[Autobot]]s and ex-[[Decepticon]]s, along with the Decepticons left around after [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s disappearance, and attempt to unify them all. The series employs consistent use of first-person narrative captions, with each issue being narrated by one of the central characters of the series: Bumblebee himself, ineffective in his leadership role and struggling to do anything about it; sanctimonious NAIL representative [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]; [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], trying his hand at legitimately gaining power through political manipulations; security chief [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], slowly turning to the dark side as his past weighs down on him; under-appreciated but perennially upbeat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]; and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], who has seen a vision of the future and is trying to balance its meaning with present-day reality. Major supporting cast members include [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], now employed as a secret assassin by Prowl with plans of her own; [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], the former hoping that the war may be truly over and he can have a life of his own, the latter there to temper his optimism; and a retired [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], now running [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. A small circle of Autobots, Decepticons and NAILS make up a recurring group of tertiary characters that includes [[Needlenose]], [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]], [[Zetca (G1)|Zetca]], and others.

Tensions run high following the apparent destruction of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] plots to have [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] assassinate Bumblebee during a memorial for the ship. Prowl and Arcee foil the attempted murder thanks to Starscream, who sees no benefit to restarting the war, and begins to work with Bumblebee and Metalhawk to form a new united government for Cybertron. Though many Decepticons are provided with jobs and falls into line, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] continues with mysterious experiments that result in Prowl, at the end of his tether and increasingly emotionally closed-off, executing him. Fortunately, Ironhide is able to prevent events snowballing into chaos by successfully petitioning to have the [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] installed in the Decepticons turned off, restoring a sense of equality to the Transformer race. Ironhide then recruits the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to join him in venturing into the wilderness to searching for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], only to go missing themselves. It is while they are being searching for by the other Autobots, Decepticons and NAILs that something else is discovered instead: a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] has returned to Cybertron, and it dubs Starscream the destined leader of the Transformer race. Before Starscream can exploit this new standing to any great extent, Megatron makes a surprising return and is taken into custody, causing the Decepticons to riot in the streets. It turns out that Megatron has secretly been working with a small team of Decepticons in Iacon to perfect the combination process, and he creates a new, more-powerful [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] out of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and Prowl, who has been under the mind-control of the still-living Bombshell. Ironhide, the Dinobots and the Aerialbots—now [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]—make a triumphant return to take Devastator down, while Megatron himself is neutralized by a failsafe created by Wheeljack. In the chaos, however, Starscream kills Metalhawk and uses his death to secure his position as sole ruler of Iacon, casting the Autobots and Decepticons out into the wilderness.

Simultaneously with this story arc, the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] are chronicled in a few side-story issues narrated by Pax himself. Alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], Pax discovers that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] are carrying out a plan of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s that involves using the different ores of the [[Regenesis]] program to alter the future. With Megatron's defeat on Cybertron, Shockwave turns all his attention to his part of this plan, paving the way for the "[[Dark Cybertron]]" crossover event.

==Creative team==
The series is written by [[John Barber]], bringing to the book the eye for intricate continuity-handling and first-person-narrative flow that he implemented during his time on IDW's [[Dark of the Moon (comics)|''Dark of the Moon'' comics]]. Barber's ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' co-creator [[Andrew Griffith]] is the regular artist, basing his depictions of many characters on the designs used for their [[Aligned continuity family]] counterparts in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video games, with [[Josh Perez]] on colors.

[[Livio Ramondelli]] is the regular artist for the Orion Pax side-story issues, drawing and coloring in his unique painterly style. [[Casey Coller]] provides the "B" covers for the series, and stepped in to assist Griffith on the art for issue #5. [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Guido Guidi]] were on art duties for the 2012 annual and one issue each of the series, while [[Joana Lafuente]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]] have also contributed colors. [[Marcelo Matere]] regularly provides retailer incentive variant covers for the series.

==Collections==
* ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1'' ([[July 25]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613772912 / ISBN 978-1613772911
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* Bonus material includes art from most covers and notes on issue #3 by the author/artists.

* ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 2'' ([[January 2]], [[2013]] ) ISBN 1613775415 / ISBN 978-1613775417
:* Contains issues #6–9.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 3'' ([[April 17]], 2013) ISBN 1613776268 / ISBN 978-1613776261
:* Contains Annual 2012 and issues #10–11.
:* Bonus material includes cover gallery, and Barber's script notes and Guidi's sketches for the Annual.

* ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 4'' ([[September 18]], 2013) ISBN 1613777655 / ISBN 978-1613777657
:* Contains issues #12–16.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 5'' ([[December 4]], 2013) ISBN 1613778368 / ISBN 978-1613778364
:* Contains issues #17–22.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* ''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 1'' ([[April 22]], [[2014]] ''Amazon scheduled date'') ISBN 1613778910 / ISBN 978-1613778913
:* Contains issues #23–24, as well as [[Dark Cybertron]] issue #1 and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #23–25.
:* Bonus content is not known at this time

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Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World

2014-05-25T13:59:31Z

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'''Following a clue left by Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime leads a team of Autobots back to Earth, where an alliance of enemies old and new awaits them.'''

==Synopsis==

Six months have passed since the defeat of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] and his plan to fulfill the [[Dark Cybertron]] prophecy. But those events went unnoticed by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who is continuing to live his life on [[Earth]] in relative peace, his interest in human television having turned him into an aspiring writer. After a day flying around the globe while working on his screenplay—starring female human nurse "Susan Journeyer" and potential love interest "Josh Boyfriend"—he returns home to find that his dog, [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] has gotten out. Taking her back inside, he is greeted with an acerbic critique of his writing by his human liaison [[Marissa Faireborn]], who has come to request his help...

''Half a million years ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Decepticon]]s lay siege to the [[Autobot]] stronghold [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], with the Autobots incapable of doing little but fighting a holding action. When [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] returns from a scouting mission with news that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] shows no signs of letting up, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] decides to take the field of battle himself, much to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'s consternation. [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] speaks up in Prowl's favor, proposing an alternate tactic: fearful of the resurgence of dark secrets from Cybertron's past that Megatron and Shockwave's desire for a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] portends, Trion takes Metroplex and departs the planet, intending to stop whatever [[Regenesis|great game]] Shockwave has in motion out among the stars.''

In the present day, the ''[[Ark-7]]'' arrives in Earth orbit, only to be attacked by a barrage of missiles of highly advanced design that start burrowing their way through the ship's hull. Presuming the weapons to be of Cybertronian design but unsure of where humans could have obtained them, Prime orders the ship to pull back behind the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. A frustrated Prowl protests, assuming they are giving up, but Prime reveals that he has another plan in mind: he is going to take a small team down to the surface aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. As the team heads down, their rear is covered by a rather grumpy [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], who is unhappy to discover that the promise of building a new future that convinced him to leave the ''[[Lost Light]]'' has led only to yet more fighting.

''One month ago, back on Cybertron, shortly after the conclusion of Megatron's trial, Cosmos tries to have a conversation with Prowl, but the police-bot is more interested in having somebody to complain to about the trial's verdict and Megatron becoming an Autobot. [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] struts up to join the chat, further infuriating Prowl by comparing himself to him: perpetually destined to play second fiddle to his faction's leader... except Starscream has broken that cycle and taken leadership for himself. Optimus overhears and cautions Starscream to watch himself, his words backed up by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], who promise to keep an eye on their new city leader while Optimus is away. Because Optimus is now preparing to follow a message from Alpha Trion, passed on to him by Windblade... a message calling him to Earth.''

Reaching Earth's surface, Sky Lynx hides beneath the ocean for a time to be sure of shaking off their mystery attackers. After sending an update to the ''Ark-7'', Sky Lynx surfaces, and Prime takes [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to track down a life-sign they detected upon approach to the planet, while Prowl works to discover who launched the missiles. Cosmos tracks Prime's team's progress from orbit, letting them know their proximity to the signal, but as they arrive at the site, he suddenly goes mysteriously silent. Realizing that the signal belongs to Thundercracker, Prime opens the door to his home to find the Seeker in a malaise, cryptically commenting that he is happy not to see Bumblebee among the Autobots, since he "liked him". Puzzled and annoyed, Prime inquires as to the whereabouts of Alpha Trion, but Thundercracker merely laughs, not having a clue. The Autobot leader explains about the end of the war, but it takes the reveal of Megatron's change of heart to make Thundercracker believe him. At that moment, the walls of the building are torn open, and a platoon of Decepticons led by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] storms in, engaging the Autobots in battle! Thundercracker, it is revealed, was merely the reluctant bait to bring Prime in... but when the Autobots take the fight outside, they discover that Thundercracker is not Galvatron's only ally, as they are met by the armed forces of Marissa Faireborn and the [[Earth Defense Command]], the human half of the "Earth/Decepticon Alliance", who place them under arrest!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (20)
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==Quotes==

"Susan approaches the HOSPITAL and JOSH BOYFRIEND, a male Earth human who is handsome like an F-22 jet fighter, greets her."
:—One of many tone-deaf lines from '''Thundercracker'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s screenplay.

"Megatron has '''reasons''' for his actions? Fine—but he hasn't got '''justification.'''"
:—'''Prowl''' on Megatron

"If it'll help, I can go out there and '''blast''' the missiles myself. I have a jetpack and '''everything'''."
:—'''Sideswipe'''

"2000 years of studying at the '''Institute''' so I can pilot a spaceship on account of I turn into an '''airplane'''..."
:—'''Jetfire''', muttering to himself

'''Prowl:''' "We've no shortage of enemies on this planet." 
'''Jazz:''' "Maybe so, man—but only a few cats can keep a missile launch of '''that''' magnitude off the '''airwaves''', dig?" 
'''Kup:''' "You got a way o' speakin', Jazz—makes a fella miss havin' a universe to himself."

"'''Thundercracker.''' We come in peace." 
"Sure, that's what you all say—then somebody '''pulls''' a '''piece'''." 
"'''Wordplay''' from a Decepticon '''Seeker'''?" 
"I'm '''not''' a Seeker. I'm a '''writer'''. I write '''screenplays'''. Really good ones. I almost have an '''agent'''."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Thundercracker'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Thundercracker has been living on Earth since the end of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]; chronologically, he was last seen in ''[[The Question|Spotlight: Bumblebee]]'', in which he was packing up his old home (that's why he's got a new one in this story). He refers to his turning against the Decepticons during Megatron's attack on Earth, which took place in [[All Hail Megatron issue 12|''All Hail Megatron'' #12]].
*Marissa compares Thundercracker's screenplay to the TV show ''[[Nurse Whitney]]'', which Thundercracker was shown developing a fondness for in [[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|issue #4]] of the ongoing. 'Cracker's script includes the line "That would be just beautiful"; Nurse Whitney's catchphrase was "That's just beautiful."
*The reason and circumstances for Metroplex's departure from Cybertron have been a mystery up until now, hinted at only as a "secret mission" of some kind in the [[Primus: All Good Things|2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]]. It is here explained that he and Alpha Trion have been working against Shockwave's plans for the last half-million years—these activities are evidently tied in with the still-untold story of how Metroplex acquired the [[Ore-7]] that played a key role in "Dark Cybertron". The 500,000-years-ago timeframe of the flashback places it right around the time Shockwave himself left Cybertron to examine the fruits of his [[Regenesis]] program.
*After abandoning his faction to stay within Iacon in [[Second Exodus|issue #18]], Jazz is back on the Autobot side again.
*Prowl recalls Jazz's destruction of [[Skywatch]]'s stockpile of Cybertronian technology in [[Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|#29 of the ongoing]].
*Jetfire mentions studying at the Institute. Although there are several "Institutes" in IDW continuity, the context makes it sound more like the academic [[Institute for Higher Programming]], and not the secret brainwashing [[Institute]].
*Cosmos joins the cast of ''Robots in Disguise'' after spending the last two years over in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' on the ''Lost Light''. He didn't do much of anything over in that book, but did put in a couple of crowd-scene appearances that proved memorable because of how ''surprisingly gigantic'' he was. He's still bigger than you might imagine Cosmos being in his appearance this issue, but he's not nearly as huge as ''More than Meets the Eye'' depicted him.
*Kup reminds everyone of his last experience on Earth—being blasted through a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]—from ''[[The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|''Infestation'' #2]].
*Prime references Jazz's killing of human [[John Powell]] from [[Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|ongoing #17]].
*Thundercracker remembers the last time he saw Alpha Trion as being the time he tried to kill him and Prime, as seen in ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''.

===Transformers references===
*"Buster" is a name with [[Buster (disambiguation)|history]] in the Transformers franchise, but ''has'' been used for a [[Buster (DOTM)|dog]] once before.
*John Barber seems to be taking a pop at his own writing style with Marissa's critique, as she notes it's "pretty hacky to use a voice-over". First-person voice-over narration has been a consistent element in Barber's Transformers work.
*Blitzwing appears with the design of his 2013 ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toy.
*Arcee's design is updated from her Dark Cybertron redesign, which was based on her upcoming ''Transformers: Generations'' toy. Her body is now pink, contrasting with Hasbro's prior instructions to make Arcee red. <ref>https://twitter.com/dyemooch/status/468837384034189312</ref>

===Real-life references===
*This issue's title is, of course, an inversion of the cartoon-cliche pre-suicide phrase "Goodbye cruel world", which has also been used as the title of various [[Wikipedia:Goodbye Cruel World|songs and albums]], though its origins are unknown. The inverted phrase is also the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYbgWDA2U-M&feature=kp| title of a song] that, coincidentally enough, [[James Roberts]] selected as the theme for [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] in More Than Meets The Eye.

===Trivia===
*This issue's story is followed by a letter from John Barber welcoming readers to the book.
*Similar to the pre-launch promotion for ''More than Meets the Eye'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' two years prior, this series was trailed by a "scavenger hunt" for a series of six promo posters that were released to various sites around the internet: Optimus Prime on [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152330032183279&set=a.10150239372238279.337626.8473603278&type=1&stream_ref=10 IDW's Facebook page], Arcee on [https://twitter.com/theunderbase/status/458350741095075840/photo/1 The Underbase podcast's Twitter] (typo'd as "Acree"; a corrected version was released through [https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/458389167806758912/photo/1 John Barber's Twitter]), Cosmos on [https://twitter.com/trnsmissions/status/458357479403831296/photo/1 The TransMissions podcast's Twitter], Galvatron on [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-publishing-dawn-of-the-autobots-teasers-seibertron-exclusive-robots-in-disguise-galvatron/29977/ Seibertron.com], Jazz on [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/idw-rid-promo-jazz-is-beleaguered-179762/ TFW2005.com] and Prowl on [http://tformers.com/prowl-discontented-transformers-robots-in-disguise-exclusive-promotional-art-cover/23114/news.html TFormers.com].

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===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime superimposed over the Earth, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Optimus, Sideswipe, Jazz and Arcee by [[Andrew Griffith]] and Lafuente, in homage to [[The Autonomy Lesson|issue #1]]'s cover E.
*'''Incentive cover:''' Optimus Prime by [[Livio Ramondelli]], part of a three-piece image alongside [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|''More than Meets the Eye'' #28]] and [[A 'Bot and Her City|''Windblade'' #1]].
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==References==
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Blackout (Movie)

2014-05-10T17:06:30Z

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon helicopter from the first live-action movie|the Decepticon helicopter from Revenge of the Fallen|Grindor (ROTF)}}
:''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]]. He is also known as N.B.E. 23.''

[[Image:MovieBlackoutHeatScrambleCard57.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He would appreciate you not trying to shoot him in the crotch. Really he would.]]

The massive '''Blackout''' has been described as the "hound" of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In better days he was always to be found looming powerful and silent behind his leader's right shoulder. When given a target he hunts it down with fierce determination. Blackout is not happy with the progress [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is making towards finding the missing Decepticon leader. He suspects (quite rightly) that Starscream would prefer Megatron to stay lost. Blackout is openly mutinous and will challenge Starscream's leadership at any opportunity, not for his own sake, but to better serve his ultimate goal of finding his lost master. Blackout has a sneaky side and uses his symbiotic companion [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s small size to great advantage.

{{quote|All hail Megatron!|Blackout|''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance2_Blackout_spacebattle.jpg|thumb|left|300px|In space, EVERYONE hears HIM!]]

In the distant past, Blackout was a member of the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]]. During an attack by unknown aliens on the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], he could be seen picking up a wrecked enemy tank. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1}} In the aftermath of the attack, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] consulted with [[The Fallen|the mysterious relic]] dug up near [[Simfur]] and (essentially) declared a military dictatorship over Cybertron. Blackout followed Megatron and the other flight-capable soldiers into battle, using his special powers to disrupt the enemy flagship's targeting array. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

After science division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] survived an attempted kidnapping by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s squadron, Megatron declared the scientist and his followers traitors, and reformed the army under a new banner: the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

[[Image:Movie BlackoutStarscream protoforms.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An ominous rumble is Blackout's only response...]]

During the subsequent civil war, Blackout fought alongside Megatron, until his master ordered 'this loyal hound' to assist Starscream's unit in keeping [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces busy, while Megatron pursued his destiny. Arriving soon after [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] delivered news of Megatron's location, Blackout and Starscream witnessed the successful Autobot launch of the [[AllSpark]]. Blackout restrained Starscream from going after it, the pair nearly coming to blows when Blackout launched Scorponok from his chest. Fortunately, Starscream calmed down, and after witnessing Megatron leave the planet himself, the group took on protoform transition forms and followed. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

Meanwhile, Starscream crew ''also'' went after Optimus Prime's starship in a Decepticon battlecruiser. Just before launch, Blackout listened to Barricade's not-so-quiet concerns that Starscream wasn't telling them everything. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, they were led into a trap by the Autobots, and their ship (and Starscream's advance scout [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]) was crippled by concussion chain mines. Blackout gave a detailed damage report when ordered but was berated for giving his observation on what had occurred, and was ordered to despatch Scorponok to retrieve Dreadwing.

[[Image:Movie Blackout TargetPrequel continuityheadache.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Beware, Qatar! Beware! Muhahahahahaha!]]

After making repairs to their ship, the Decepticons followed the AllSpark's trace energy and landed on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} There, they destroyed a primitive [[Beagle 2 Rover|human rover scout]] and decided to investigate the nearby third planet of this solar system. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}

Making planetfall on Earth in Afghanistan, Blackout attracted the attention of a military vehicle of the local creatures. Witnessing the ease with which [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] destroyed the carrier, Starscream pondered that Megatron would have been able to subjugate these beings if he was able to. Blackout replied that they needed to find out why he hadn't yet. Starscream's unit then attacked the nearby air base where Blackout scanned and adopted the form of an MH-53J 'Pave Low' helicopter, then easily hacked into the files of the human computers. Inside, he found files on something called 'Project: Iceman', which he suspected was related to Megatron. After the base's destruction, Blackout headed towards [[Qatar]], intent on attacking a similar military base there to access the information they needed. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

{{note|In several instances Planetfall contradicts both [[Movie Prequel issue 4|issue #4]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]]'' mini-series as well as the movie ''itself'' with regards to where & when the Decepticons arrived on Earth; they landed in the United States during 2003 in the Prequel mini. In this story, Blackout immediately leaves for Qatar after the attack (2007), whereas in the Movie itself, he assumed the form three months before attacking the SOCCENT base. However, this sequence was subsequently used in [[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]].}}

[[Image:Movie Blackout IDWprequel camoflageenabled.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Apparently the crew of military helicopters don't count as "witnesses".]]

Meanwhile, the unit ''also'' arrived on [[Earth]] in the [[United States of America]] in the year 2003. Blackout scanned a USAF [[wikipedia:MH-53_Pave_Low|MH-53 Pave Low]] helicopter, but apparently was not detected by the humans, nor caused any casualties, in contrast to his two comrades. When Starscream told the Decepticons that their mission was to find the AllSpark, Blackout reminded Starscream that they must also find Megatron.

Later, after being lured into a trap intended for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] set by a group of impressively equipped humans, Blackout attacked the organisation's bunker and attempted to hack into their main server, but failed after they disconnected their local systems. The only lead he got was a name...[[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers: Beginnings''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Brian Stepanek]]

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
During the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Blackout preferred to sow confusion and disarray before he attacked, rather than engage in direct confrontation and risk being killed. He would only go into ground battles under cover of loud noise and pyrotechnics (which he himself caused with his devastating sonic shriek emitters). Unfortunately for him, this meant he kept getting stuck leading the ''first wave'' of attacks! To protect himself, he used an army of drone troopers (presumably [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponoks]]) to draw enemy fire. These drones were called "the swarm" and Blackout deliberately encouraged rumours about them so their arrival would strike fear into the hearts of enemies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Blackout Profile}} Despite being a coward at heart, he began to ''revel'' in the chaos and carnage he was causing, even if the odd Decepticon ended up as collateral damage! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Jazz V. Blackout}}

{{Note|The following event is unique to the Titan Magazines continuity.}}

Half an hour after his death and before his body was dumped in the sea, Blackout was briefly turned into a rampaging zombie by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

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Blackout was not dead!

He assaulted an Autobot convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] as part of a general terror campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} Later, he was a key part in a Decepticon ambush, appearing from nowhere to blankside Autobot ground troops. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

He was one of the [[Decepticon Heartland]] generals, and had to report the grim news to Starscream of just how badly [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] had gummed up their advance. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part Two}} By the time the battle reached him in Philadelphia, he was commanding the only Decepticon force left standing. He rejected an offer to defect to Stockade's team, defiantly saying this planet was ''theirs'', and sicced Scorponok on him.

Scorponok failed and Blackout went down. Now he ''is'' dead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===
Blackout had spent thousands of years searching for Megatron and the AllSpark under Starscream aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''. While Starscream was hoping not to find Megatron, Blackout was working against him in hopes of restoring the former leader. Upon discovering [[Ghost 1|a vessel similar to Megatron's alternate mode]], Blackout became convinced that Megatron was nearby. However, the Autobots arrived in the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to investigate the ship, and Starscream ordered the Decepticons to wait while he investigated the alien ship. Growing impatient, Blackout convinced [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] to join him in an attack on the Autobots. Blackout, Scorponok, and Frenzy ganged up on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], but he managed to defeat them, forcing Blackout to call for a retreat. After Prime headed to investigate [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s disappearance, Starscream ordered them to attack, and Bonecrusher was given command. Blackout, however, was able to sneak Scorponok on board the ''Ark''.

After Starscream returned, Blackout demanded answers. Starscream claimed that Prime and Bumblebee were killed by indigenous worms, while the alien ship was destroyed when it fell into a cavern. Blackout, unconvinced, challenged Starscream, but was seriously damaged, and had to be taken back to the ''Nemesis''. However, Prime, Bumblebee, and the ship appeared soon after. When Starscream ordered the Decepticons to destroy the ship, Blackout demanded answers, which Bonecrusher and Barricade agreed to. However, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was able to force Scorponok off the ''Ark'', and Blackout, still healing, sped to his rescue. What a pal. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
[[Image:Movie Blackout Raptors.jpg|right|201px|thumb|This race sucks.]]
Blackout flew into the airspace of [[United States military|US]] [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] and refused to identify himself, prompting base commander [[Sharp|Colonel Sharp]] to dispatch two [[wikipedia:F-22_Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] to escort the Decepticon into their base. One of the Raptors reported that Blackout had the registry number of 4500X on his vertical stabilizer, the number of the helicopter Blackout had scanned and destroyed three months earlier in Afghanistan.

[[Image:Movie Blackout SOCCENTAttack1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|All your base are belong to us.]]
Once landed, Blackout was surrounded by the soldiers stationed at the base and ordered to power down and disembark his crew, or deadly force would be used. Seeing no reason to hide himself any further, Blackout transformed under a hail of automatic weapons fire from the shocked humans. Activating his heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, Blackout made quick work of the soldiers closest to him, then unleashed a massive shock wave that killed the rest of the troops and shattered their vehicles and the windows of the operations control tower. Blackout made his way around the base, tossing tanks aside, crushing soldiers underfoot and blowing up aircraft. Eventually, he reached the operations bunker and tore off the roof to link up with their server and download its files in an attempt to find information on [[Megatron (Movie)|Project: Ice Man]]. Unfortunately, the base commander intervened, cutting the physical hard line of the server, severing Blackout's connection and thwarting the primary objective of his mission.

[[Image:Movie Blackout holoavatar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Watch me twirl my [[Moustache Man|moustache]] as I contemplate the destruction of Earth.]]
Still, Blackout carried out his second objective—the destruction of the human base. As he proceeded, [[Robert Epps|a human soldier]] was nearly crushed. Instinctively, the soldier recorded images of Blackout, the Decepticon indulging this brief moment of curiosity by looking straight back at the human. Blackout then activated a chest-mounted laser cannon to put the fleshling out of its misery, but before he could do so, he was struck by a grenade fired by [[Jorge Figueroa|another soldier]], and the human made his escape. Enraged, Blackout fired flare countermeasures into the sky to confuse any other attempts to attack him, then ejected Scorponok from his back and sent his minion to track the [[William Lennox|fleeing]] [[Patrick Donnelly|soldiers]]. Blackout then turned his attention and his weapons back to the rest of the base, eventually destroying it, leaving no survivors.

Evidently, after the attack, Blackout flew back to the [[United States of America|United States]], as he was in the vicinity when [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] reported the discovery of AllSpark's location and Starscream ordered their forces to mobilize. Blackout was the last to acknowledge the order, then rallied in Megatron's name, perhaps to remind Starscream who his master was.

[[Image:Blackout is going to kill you.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Point that thing someplace else!]]
Blackout arrived at [[Mission City]] just as the final battle was getting underway. Megatron's order of "Decepticons attack" must have been music to his ears, and he followed his master's commands whole heartedly. He attempted to block [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]]'s path as the boy was trying to get away with the AllSpark, before he was attacked by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The Autobot threw a car at Blackout, who fired his laser cannon to destroy the vehicle and knock Ironhide over. He flew ahead of ladiesman217, attempting to use his rotor weapon to kill him, but the human managed to dodge this attack.

[[Image:Blackout movie dead.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Oh, God, I hope that stuff leaking out is Energon.]]
Blackout withdrew from the battle for a few moments, but returned as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron fought. Seeing his master under attack, Blackout came to the defense of his lord by activating his hand-held rotor weapon, but soldiers—including survivors of the SOCCENT base attack—attempted to stop him by painting him with targeting lasers for friendly F-22 Raptors to fire upon. As Blackout activated his cannon, he noticed the lasers targeted on him. Underestimating the fighting spirit and desire for vengeance of the humans, Blackout tried to finish them off until Captain Lennox, using an abandoned motorcycle, charged at him and fired a sabot round into his crotch (ouch), as F-22s pounded the Decepticon with missiles, extinguishing his [[spark]].

His remains were dumped in the <s>deepest</s> ''second'' deepest part of the ocean—the Laurentian Abyss—along with his fellow dead Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|The possible period of time that Blackout acquired his vehicle mode in the movie appears to contradict the origin of his vehicle mode in both [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]] and the second Target-sponsored prequel comic. See [[#Notes|Notes]] section below.}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
[[Image:BWDS 12.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
At some point, Blackout 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]]. {{Storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} Blackout joined forces with the Predacons. {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} With the combined might of both Predacon and Decepticon, they attempted one all-out attack, but the combined Autobot-Maximal force attacked with their own first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===Transformers Mix & Match book===
{{Note|Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match book, listed here is Blackout's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the [[Transformers Mix & Match]] page.}}
Perched atop a building, Blackout looked on as Brawl was about to engage Jazz, during a skirmish between the Autobots and Decepticons in a human city. Later, Blackout once again looked upon other robots fighting one another, this time while in Vehicle mode. He witnessed Optimus and Megatron duking it out atop a rooftop while the humans began an airstrike. {{storylink|Transformers Mix & Match}}
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===Transformers (2007) toy bios===
Blackout is extremely disciplined, and as such keeps his bodywork pristine. {{storylink|#PremiumSeries|Premium Series Blackout}} He is incredibly single-minded in pursuing his quarry. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Blackout}} He and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] have fought alongside each other for untold years, leaving nothing but devastated worlds in their wake as they searched for the AllSpark. {{storylink|#Unleashed|Unleashed}}

At some point, he had a knock-down, drag-out fight with Ironhide, possibly in a desert. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Ironhide Vs Desert Blackout}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
In the aftermath of the battle in Mission City, [[Sector Seven]] hauled away Blackout's corpse along with the other Decepticon bodies. The clandestine human organization brought the bodies to a secret facility in the Nevada desert, with the intention of getting every bit of information they could out of the dead Decepticons before they were forced to dump them into the sea. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy bios===
Ratchet and Blackout are apparently total opposites. {{storylink|#Titanium Series 2|Rescue Ratchet Vs. Blackout}} He may have once gotten into a fight where Optimus Prime deployed twin forearm swords. {{storylink|#Robot Heroes 2|Optimus Prime and Blackout}}

==Games==
===''Sector Seven'' game===
[[Image:S7_game_blackout_bravo_team.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
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{{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Transformers'' The Game (console)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Noah Nelson]]

====Autobot campaign====
During the battle of Mission City, Blackout suffered a humiliating defeat from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], even though he had help from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and two [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]]. That's got be the most humiliating thing for any of the characters in the videogame, losing to somebody a third of his size. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[Image:VGBlackoutE1M3Intro.jpg|thumb|250px|Time for a cool...Pepsi?]]
Blackout and Scorponok were sent to the SOCCENT Base to destroy the human military installation there and download information from the military servers on the location of the [[AllSpark]]. The pair were successful, though Blackout's escape was briefly interrupted by the arrival of a squad of human jet fighters. After blasting them to tiny bits, he made good his escape.

Blackout arrived at [[Hoover Dam]], where his scans failed to detect the energy signatures of Megatron or the AllSpark. Starscream ordered him to break the dam piece by piece. Blackout fired a pair of missiles and fought off a squad of [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot sports car drones]] that were defending the installation. As Megatron emerged, he bowed before his lord. He then followed the newly-revived Megatron to [[Mission City]], where he engaged in a final showdown with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who had just punted Scorponok. The Autobot warhorse certainly gave the massive Decepticon a run for his money. The huge number of Autobot drones backing Ironhide up didn't make things any easier.

During Megatron's battle with Optimus Prime, Blackout attempted to assist his master by charging Prime. Prime punched the massive Decepticon, sending him flying. How embarrassing. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}
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===''Transformers: Autobots''===
As Jazz retrieved Sector 7 vehicles for Optimus Prime, he happened upon their helicopter, which to his surprise turned out to be Blackout. The two battled at Tranqulity's power plant, where Jazz managed to defeat him. Humiliated, he transformed and flew away.

Blackout made his presence felt again as Bumblebee raced back to Tranquility carrying the AllSpark with him. He chased Bumblebee through the streets until he was intercepted on a rooftop by Ratchet, who put an end to his menace for good. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Decepticons''===
First arriving under the command of [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|a low-ranking soldier]], Blackout was sent out to destroy the communications arrays in the Qatar SOCCENT military base. When the task was completed, he returned for more orders.

Soon after, Blackout encountered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], who appeared at the base to stop them from blowing the hell out of everything. When he was defeated, Blackout disappeared until the other Decepticons arrived at Hoover Dam.

Dropping off some bombs for Brawl to set, he and the other Decepticons attempted to blow up the Dam to simultaneously release Megatron and thaw him out, but were thwarted by Jazz and his drones. Their heroic attempts were for naught, as Megatron managed to escape anyway while Blackout and Barricade retrieved Megatron's weapons chip. Afterwards, they encountered their leader and reactivated his weapons. After Megatron's charismatic speech, they set out to [[Tranquility]] to capture the AllSpark and defeat the Autobots once and for all.

Blackout arrived just in time to be blasted to [[Slag (slang)|slag]] by an AllSpark-powered Starscream with a single blast. That's still slightly less embarrassing than being beaten by a half-dead Jazz. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Blackout Legends toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I have no fingers? You did this, Starscream!]]
*'''Blackout''' (Legends, 2007)

:A much smaller and highly simplified version of the character, Legends Blackout features limited articulation and detail, with the helicopter mode not being a particularly faithful recreation of a [[wikipedia:MH-53_Pave_Low|Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low]] heavy-lift helicopter (the placement of the fuel tanks, in particular making him look more like a [[Wikipedia:CH-53 Sea Stallion|CH-53 Sea Stallion]]). Even though the robot mode sports an attempt to emulate the movie character's chest design, this does not involve the use of obvious fake elements of the helicopter mode's cockpit, unlike [[Jazz (Movie)|other]] Legends Class toys of movie characters. Curiously, the instructions on the back of the card show how to transform him from his alt-mode to his robot mode, which is the reverse of the rest of the Legends Class packaging.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LegendsBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Legends Blackout at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Movie Legends Ironhide DesertBlackout.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hey, look! It's Grindor! Stop! That is so dumb! Do something else!]]
*'''Ironhide vs. Desert Blackout''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2007)

: Desert Blackout is a tan redeco of the previously released Legends Blackout toy. He comes with an all-new Legends Class Ironhide. Oddly, he doesn't have a faction symbol anywhere on his body.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Desert Blackout at TFU.info]''

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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Voyager Blackout toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The largest Transformer in the film. Ironically, one of the smallest Voyager-class toys ''ever''.]]
*'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: Blackout transforms into a reasonably accurate MH-53 Pave Low, though he has a rather [[Show-accuracy|film-inaccurate]] slate grey base colour and a totally random gold radome. An aft "cage" compartment can be opened to release a small PVC figurine of his partner, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. A button on the very end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades. By attaching the Deluxe-class Scorponok to his underside, the rotor [[gimmick]] also spins Scorponok's claws.

: During transformation, Blackout's (mind-numbingly delicate) [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the gray chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position, and lifts his back assembly and locks into into place behind his head. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs—if you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit.

: In robot mode, Blackout appears closer to his original concept art, back when he was called "Incinerator" (seemingly also the basis for his Nintendo DS appearance). The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan weapon, to ''vaguely'' represent the hand-held rotor-blade weapon he wields in the film, also seen on [[#Titanium_Series|the ''Titanium'' figurine (see below)]]. Because of the size of his rotor assembly, Blackout is also much shorter than most Voyager-class figures despite his bulk, barely taller than a Deluxe figure.

: It is ''very'' easy for the gears in the cockpit/chest to become misaligned during transformation, enough so that the chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves. Getting the gears back into alignment is a veritable nightmare, as so many other parts shift and move as you attempt to manipulate the respective pieces. Swinging the legs down locks the back assembly into place for robot mode, but simply swinging the legs back does ''not'' ''un''lock it, with the user being required to actively separate the parts by hand. Failing to do so is sure to misalign your Blackout to bejeezus.

: An interesting side note is that the two hard points located on Blackout's shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx]] plugs on most [[Unicron Trilogy]] figures.

: His head is very accurate to the concept art [http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_35.html]

: This mold was [[Retool|retooled]] and [[Redeco|redecoed]] into [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] for the ''AllSpark Power'' refresh of the movie toyline, and was then redecoed into [[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This retool gave them a new head and replaced the tiny Scorponok figure with a lifeboat/gun, as well as giving them the new hands to allow them to hold it. The original Blackout mold was redecoed into [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] for the same line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Voyager Blackout at TFU.info]''

[[Image:Movie DecepticonDesertAttack 2pack.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ignoring the vast difference in scale between Scorponok's two figures while linked to Blackout takes some imagination.]]
*'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: This package, based on their first appearance in the film, features an unchanged Voyager Blackout packaged with an unchanged Deluxe Scorponok, which was exclusively available at Toys "R" Us stores. Since Voyager Blackout was gang-molded with the miniature Scorponok figure the single release came with, this means that the set contains two Scorponok toys in different sizes.
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[[Image:MovieVoyager_Blackout4500X.JPG|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Blackout Ver. 4500X''' (Lawson exclusive Voyager Class, Japan 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure, Autobot and Decepticon pins

: This Voyager class Blackout repaint is exclusive to the Lawson Japan convenience store chain, with the purchase of the movie DVD. He is redecoed in a somewhat more realistic color scheme for vehicle mode, 4500X markings and a drastically changed plastic color scheme in robot mode (many parts once black are now silver or the same colour as his helicopter hull). Additionally, the mini-Scorponok figurine has been repainted in metallic colours and detailed to resemble the deluxe-class toy (and the movie CG design, of course).

:Also included a set of two brass Autobot and Decepticon insignia pins.
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[[Image:Movie Blackout PremiumVoyager toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|NOW the size is perfect.]]
*'''Blackout''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, USA 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: This redeco of the Voyager Class Blackout toy is based on the same plastic color layout and paint mask as the Japanese Lawson exclusive "Version 4500X" redeco of Voyager Blackout, down to the improved paint on the Scorponok mini-figure. As a matter of fact, both toys were almost ''identical'', the main difference being that the paint used on Version 4500X's is more matte than the paint used on the Premium Series release.

: Unlike some of the early "Premium Series" toys, Blackout was available as a mass market release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Premium Series Blackout at TFU.info]''
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*'''Unleashed y Voyager''' (2007)

:Voyager Class Blackout was also available in a two-pack with ''[[Unleashed (toyline)|Unleashed]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#MexicoUnleashed|Bumblebee]] in Mexican markets. Both items are identical to their standard original releases.

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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Movie FAB Blackout.jpg|right|300px|thumb|... Brownout?]]
*'''Gyro Blade Blackout''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:A simplified version of Blackout, designed for smaller children. His rotor blade can be detached and inserted into his left hand to represent the hand-held rotor blade seen in the film, just like the Voyager class version. He also features a chest cannon which can be flipped up from his back. Oddly, you can only see one-fourth of Blackout's head from a 90-degree angle. Even less of it is visible when his chest cannon is flipped up. He features a firing missile.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].
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===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:Blackout DOTM Cyberverse.jpg|thumb|300px|At long last, not grossly undersized compared to his teammates!]]
*'''Blackout''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''005'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV15'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scorponok (Movie)#Cyberverse|Scorponok]]

:Blackout is a [[Cyberverse]] Commander-class figure, featuring a surprisingly complex transformation into yet another Sikorsky Pave Low. Curiously, despite the development of this toy after two live-action movies, his robot mode appears to have the same preproduction feet as the larger and earlier toys. Since his left arm ends up having the Pave Low's tail rotor, Blackout is able to use it as a weapon if one chooses and hold either Scorponok or any [[C joint]] accessory with his hands.

:He is mis-transformed in the package to better fit inside it, with the helicopter panels to his sides being spread out instead of being aligned parallel to his body, thus he appears that way in official photos.

:Blackout includes his symbiotic partner Scorponok, who has some minor tail articulation and transforms into a hand-held blaster weapon for Blackout (or any other Cyberverse figure with the appropriate hands). Scorponok can also be carried along on the underside of Blackout's vehicle-mode tail. Though unmentioned in the instructions, Scorponok can also peg into the (otherwise pointless) peg on the back of Blackout's robot mode, just under his rotor blades, mimicking the way he was stored and ejected off of Blackout in the movie.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Cyberverse Blackout at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Lunchables====
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* '''Blackout''' ("Pocket Transformers" toy prize, 2007)[[Image:Blackout Movie Lunchable Toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Now it will be impossible to shoot him in the crotch!]]

: What could only be called a "pseudo-figure" (and that's still being pretty generous), Blackout "transforms" from a flat, blueish-gray structure emblazoned with the Decepticon symbol and the word "Transformers" to a robot by folding out. Blackout is represented by stickers decorated with artwork of the character on the top, bottom, and two fold out "arms". His name is also spelled out, across his feet in this mode.

: This mold was also used to create the lunchables figure for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. A similar mold was used to create the Lunchables figure for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], though with the Autobot symbol sculpted in instead of the Decepticon one. Each iteration of this mold was made with a different color of plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LunchBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Lunchables Blackout at TFU.info]''

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====3D Battle-Card Game====
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Blackout.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
* '''Blackout''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)

: A 29-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Blackout "transforms" into a black helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], [[Vortex (Energon Wars)|Vortex]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]].
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====Titanium Series====
[[Image:Movie TitaniumRM Blackout.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Scorponok! I can't move! Quick, drag me away!]]
*'''Blackout''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Decepticon display stand

: This three-inch figurine, as with all Titaniums, is partially made of die-cast metal and plastic, sculpted holding his rotor-blades as a hand weapon. Interestingly, Blackout has a more unique sculpt to him; the weapon is sculpted as it was briefly seen in the movie, but on the wrong hand. Blackout ''himself'' has an altered leg & foot design as well as having the main rotor-blades on his back excluded, matching it up more with the fact that instead of using his tail rotor, he uses his ''main'' rotor as a multi-purpose melee weapon, echoing the game render. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, head and waist, and he comes packaged with a movie-style Decepticon symbol display base.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TitBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Titanium Series Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Unleashed====
[[Image:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds BlackoutBarricade.jpg|right|150px|thumb|After camping out in the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, the two vowed to never go spelunking again.....]]
*'''Blackout and Barricade''' (2008)

: The Blackout and Barricade turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters in both robot mode emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys.) The 'turnaround' aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Decepticon sigil instead.

: This product's release was cancelled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.
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====Radio Shack====
[[Image:Movie_Radioshack_RC_Blackout.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Blackout''' (2007)

: A remote control helicopter sold at Radio Shack, this little heli operates on 2-channels, features blades with a diameter of just under 5.5 inches and an LED light mounted on the front fuselage. The design of the helicopter is rather inaccurate to an MH-53 Pave Low, and is coloured black for some reason.

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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[Image:Movie Blackout screencleaner.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Blackout''' (2008)

:Released by [[Gacha International|Tomy Yujin]] on January 2008, this Dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Blackout printed on the other side.
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====Robot Heroes====
[[Image:RH Prime vs Blackout.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Blackout's hobbies include worshipping Megatron, and jumping out of bushes and yelling "BOOGA-BOOGA!" at small children.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Blackout''' (2007)

: Packaged with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Blackout is a cute style rendition of the character. Most notably, his face has been given a more traditional Transformer style mouth and nose, making him appear more like a grumpy old man. His articulation is the standard three points, however, the kibble in his design limits the movement. This mold was later redecoed into "Battle Damage" Blackout.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHBlackout/blackout.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blackout at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Robotheroesfinalbattle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Keeps 'em where I can sees 'em!]]
*'''The Final Battle''' (2008)

: Packaged with Autobot Jazz, Autobot Ratchet, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. "Battle Damage" Blackout is a slightly redecoed version of the two pack version. No molding has changed, and the articulation is still limited. His exclusive deco is a black paint wash over various parts of his body to evoke battle damage. Oddly, the undersides of his arms get this deco but not the top, meaning the toy is meant to only be posed with arms raised. The Final Battle 5-pack was sold exclusively in [[Walmart]] stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/RHWMBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Final Battle Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Burger King====
[[Image:MovieMerchandise-BurgerKingBlackout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Blackout''' (2007)

:This [[Burger King]] toy is a small plastic replica of Blackout's Pave Low vehicle form, with two special features:
:*Holding his cockpit window up to a light source and peering through a small lens behind his front landing wheel will reveal an image of his CGI-rendered robot mode.
:*His wheels are linked to his rotor drive shaft — spinning them will cause his rotors to spin rapidly, possibly flying off and disappearing under the nearest piece of furniture, where the cat will eventually find them and chew them to pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BKBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Burger King Blackout at TFU.info]''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Robot Heroes====
[[Image:Robotheroesoptimusblackout.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Sure you aren't [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] or somethin'?" "Nope."]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Blackout''' (2009)

:Just like his first ''Robot Heroes'' set, Blackout comes with Optimus Prime. While Blackout is a [[Redeco|redeco]] of the previous mold, Optimus Prime is an all-new sculpt with two swords. With his blue and tan, Blackout kinda looks like [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Robot Heroes Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Titanium Series====
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*'''Rescue Ratchet vs. Blackout''' (3-inch Robot Masters multi-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Movie Decepticon sigil display stand

:This [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive set features an unchanged version of 2007's ''Titanium Series'' Blackout and a [[redeco]]ed [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].
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====Figure Collection====
[[Image:ROTF-Merchandise Figure Collection Blackout.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Just pretend I'm Grindor if it makes you happy.]]
*'''Blackout''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Stand

:The [[Figure Collection]] edition of Blackout is based on his [[#Fast_Action_Battlers|Fast Action Battlers toy]], making him extremely off-model from his movie look. He is cast leaning back and has a chunk of kibble protruding from his back to stop him toppling forwards, however he's still very top heavy.

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====Missile Mania Board Game====
*'''Blackout'''
: Blackout is one of eight characters featured in the [[Missile Mania]] board game, represented by a small standee adorned with artwork of the character.
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====McDonald's====
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*'''Blackout''' (Happy Meal, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' rotor

[[Image:Revenge of the Fallen McDonalds Blackout.png|right|thumb|200px|]]
:Part of the 2010 [[McDonald's]] Revenge of the Fallen promotion, Blackout does not transform but features a spinning/firing rotor mechanism instead. The rotor can be placed on his back, or mounted on his arm to be fired. Blackout does not feature any [[light-piping]], but does have three points articulation. He was only available during week 6 of the promotion, and came with an instruction sheet that doubles as an ad for [[McWorld]], featuring an exclusive code for the website.

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==Notes==
[[Image:EarlyMovieBlackout.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Blackoutwave lives in constant fear of [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=dactyl-nightmare&page=detail&id=12493 pterodactyls].]]
* Blackout was originally conceived as [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], hence his symbiotic relationship with Scorponok, who was originally conceived as [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]. Though this obviously changed, his portrayal in the ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel is rather Soundwave-esque. Likewise, in the IDW prequel comic, Blackout is the only Decepticon to land on Earth and acquire his alternate mode without ''any'' witnesses, whereas Starscream and Barricade had to kill existing witnesses. In the film ''itself'', Blackout's only speaking role has him quickly reporting to Starscream's call... in Cybertronian, with he alone both hailing Megatron upon the AllSpark's discovery and attempting to aid him in battle against Prime. What's more, all this "Soundwave-ness" is further enhanced by Hasbro's official bio, calling Blackout "his leader's hound".
* Blackout wins the award for being the Transformers character from the 2007 movie that has gone through the most number of working names: Aside from "Soundwave", he was also supposed to be named "Grimlock",<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> "Vortex",<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1120447#post1120447 Unformatted script sample from first draft naming the Decepticon helicopter "Vortex" posted by Roberto Orci on Don Murphy's message board]</ref> "Devastator",<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_32.html "Devastator" concept art at Ben Procter Online Portfolio]</ref> and "Incinerator"<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_34.html "Incinerator" pre-production render at Ben Procter Online Portfolio]</ref> at different stages of the pre-production process. The name "Incinerator" was later used for a [[Incinerator (Movie)|different toy]] from the Movie toyline.
* Blackout's working name "Incinerator" is also accounted for in the aforementioned Hasbro bio, noting how Blackout will "fill the air with fire and burn the land clear to take his revenge".
* The period of time that Blackout acquired his vehicle mode in the film, three months prior to the unfolding events, appears to contradict the origin of his vehicle mode in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]]'' comics, with him apparently having scanned and destroyed the MH-53 Pave Low all the way back in 2003. It's maaaaybe possible that he just kept on destroying ''different'' Pave Lows over time to maintain his covert status (with the U.S. government covering it up) until he finally realized how close he was to a military network access point.
* [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok's]] alternate mode is actually a part of Blackout's helicopter mode; he's made up of a [[wikipedia:General_Electric_T64|General Electric T64]] turboshaft engine and various other helicopter bits. Considering Blackout didn't appear to be missing any integral parts of his alternate mode when answering [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] call or during the final battle in [[Mission City]], either Scorponok reattached himself to Blackout after he escaped the US Air Force's counter-attack in Qatar, or Blackout somehow magically regrew the parts that were previously made up by Scorponok.
* Blackout is never actually seen using his chest cannon in the film, even though he unfurls it quite emphatically on two separate occasions.
* During a transmission from Burger King's website, Optimus Prime has decreed that we are not to ride ''this'' helicopter. The current ridability of ''other'' helicopters the world over is unknown. Stand by for further updates as they become available.
*Blackout uses a [[mouthplate]] in the movie, seen in a brief shot of the side of his face before Epps takes his photo at the beginning of the film, and again when Epps was targeting him during the climactic battle.
* Whilst Blackout is seen using his smaller rear Helicopter rotor as a weapon in the film, the console game shows that he is able to detach the main rotor from his back and swing it around in a somewhat similar manner.
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' never explicitly establishes [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] as a separate character from Blackout. Screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], when asked, was not sure whether they were supposed to be the same character or not.<ref name="orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Q&A with Roberto Orci at TFW2005]</ref> In the [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answers|{{SITENAME_SHORT}} Hasbro Q&A for July 2009]], it was confirmed that Grindor, not Blackout, appears in the movie.
*Internal files for the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' video game identify Grindor as Blackout, indicating that the game had been developed with the understanding that they were the same character... but had dialog re-recorded to refer to him as Grindor.
*In addition to Orci, several other official sources were also confused if Blackout or Grindor appeared in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. The 2-disc special edition of the film features an inside look at some still poses of the Autobots and Decepticons, and names the helicopter as Blackout (he's 33 feet tall, by the way). The ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' also features Blackout instead of Grindor.
*In Hasbro's online "Vector Sigma: The Cybertronian Database" feature, Blackout's alternate mode is erroneously portrayed as [[Skyhammer (DOTM)|Skyhammer]]'s alternate mode. Likewise, his "Energon Wave" weapon is portrayed as Skyhammer's [[MechTech]] weapon.
*In the ''[[Dark of the Moon: The Ultimate Guide]]'' it also states that Blackout stands 33 feet tall.
*It's worth noting that in Transformers: The Game, if one stops climbing a building as Blackout, he will scratch his butt.
*Blackout's height is stated to be 33 feet. However, since he and Grindor are the same size (Grindor's robot mode was not changed at all, despite the new alt mode) and Optimus Prime is clearly half Grindor's size, he should be around 55 feet tall.
*In the Decepticon Chapter "''The Mighty Will Fall''" of [[Transformers The Game (console)|this game]], he was strong enough to defeat ''[[Class Beta drone unit|almost]]'' ''[[Swindle (Movie)|every]]'' ''[[Scrapper (Movie)|kind]]'' ''[[Dropkick|of]]'' ''[[Longarm (Movie)|drone]]'' and ''[[Ironhide (Movie)|this guy]]'', who was invincible during most of the battle, while in the Autobot Chapter "''Unfriendly Skies''", he was easily defeated by ''[[Jazz (Movie)|the shortest Autobot]]'', even though he ''[[Starscream (Movie)/games#Transformers: The Game|had]]'' ''[[Class Alpha drone unit|backup]]''. By Jazz. The guy who needed help to defeat a few drones. Then again, that's just one of the '''few''' plotholes from that game.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blackout''' (ブラックアウト ''Burakkuauto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kisülés''' ("Discharge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēi Mó''' (Taiwan, 黑魔, "Black Demon"), '''Xuan Yun''' (China, 眩晕, "Dizziness")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Vymyckach''' ("Switch Off")

==Footnotes==
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Body Augmentation Program

2014-05-10T17:01:08Z

Youreallycan:

:''The Body Augmentation Program is an upgrade process from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
The '''Body Augmentation Program''' allows for a [[Transformer]] to attain a more warfare-centric body.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Rejected from the [[Autobot]] front lines of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] due to his meager body, Pneumatix underwent the Body Augmentation Program, obtaining a body that transformed into a [[Class 3 Ruination Tank]]. His fuel consumption increased a hundredfold and he attained the name of [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] as a result. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[Category:Generation 1]]

World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace

2014-05-10T16:51:25Z

Youreallycan: /* Crew manifest */ Getaway was already onboard before. Also, we can probably assume Swerve is still around.

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'''The ''Lost Light'' has some new faces aboard, including a brand new captain... Megatron! But how did the fearsome former Decepticon's trial lead to him joining the crew, and why have things started to disappear all around the ship?'''

==Synopsis==

Six months have passed since the defeat of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], his attempt to fulfill the [[Dark Cybertron]] prophecy thwarted, and the ''[[Lost Light]]'' is back out among the stars. New crewmember [[Nautica]] returns from a visit to the fuel furnace, where the [[Pyrobot]]s are angry over some missing [[nucleon]] rods, and resumes her conversation with [[Brainstorm]], though she expresses some doubt in his idea for guns that shoot color-coded lasers which can tell if their wielder is "good" or "bad". As they pass by [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s quarters, they observe several of the crew listening at the door, which Brainstorm explains is because their captain is receiving his first session with the psychiatrist. Their captain... [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]!

''Six months ago, back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] arrives late to a meeting called by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], eager to get back aboard the ''Lost Light'' and off on their quest once again, only to be informed that nobody is going anywhere until the captive Megatron is put on trial in accordance with the public's wishes, during which Optimus himself will sit in judgement in the absence of a [[Chief Justice]]. Starscream and [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] show signs of uneasiness at a military trial, but Optimus points out the precedents of the [[Phobos]] and [[Desecrus]] trials. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], meanwhile, is disgusted with the whole idea of a trial, seeing it as pointless and urging for an execution, but brightens when he is appointed prosecutor; [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] is less enthused at speaking for the defense, but accepts the assignment quietly.''

''After the meeting ends, Optimus finally takes some time to catch up with Rodimus, and learns the disheartening news about the destruction of Rodimus's half of the Matrix. Rodimus explains that he is planning to continue his quest without the map the Matrix had held by seeking out [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who has professed to have had dreams that are leading him to the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. He also admits that he is worried about the great Autobot after recent attempts to reach him have failed, so Optimus takes him aside to show him a way that can hopefully expedite Megatron's trial and get him back on-mission quickly.''

Two hours into his session with Rung, Megatron is growing tired of the therapist's analysis of his [[fusion cannon]], so Rung takes a different tack, requesting that he describe some of the most significant encounters in his life. As [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] quietly listens from below the desk, Megatron describes how he met Rung himself, prompting Rung to consult what he describes as the only surviving original, unaltered copy of Megatron's own autobiography, "Towards Peace", to match up the dates. He asks a question about the work's history—namely, why Megatron removed a dedication to someone named "[[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]]" from a later edition of the book, deleting what he believed were all the dedicated copies, briefly digressing to offer up a candid opinion on the revealing nature of self-editing—but a sudden blackout that briefly plunges the room into darkness brings their session to an abrupt end. Megatron departs with the answer that Terminus was the one who taught him "not to get attached", and tells Rung that "self-editing" is not limited to just writings, but something that people do to their lives every day via denial, selective memory, and more. But sometimes, the former Decepticon notes, such editing is not enough, and one must start their lives over again—just like he is now.

''As the ''Lost Light'' gets ready to resume its mission, [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] holds auditions for new crewmembers with a little help from [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] and a disinterested [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]]. His criteria for admission prove deeply unusual, as he rejects [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] for being easily distracted and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] for looking too much like Prowl, but just as he is about to turn down a particularly enthusiastic Nautica for having a trisyllabic name, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] bursts in and reveals that the whole thing is a prank Swerve is playing—after all, Ultra Magnus would never have permitted the interviews to be advertised as "crewditions".''

''Optimus and Rodimus visit Megatron in his cell, bringing [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], intending to have him use his mnemosurgery skills to extract memories from Megatron's mind that can be used to corroborate his testimony in court, thereby ending the trial quicker. A horrified Megatron cries out for his guards, fearful that the procedure will be used as cover for tampering with his mind—something which he refuses to permit, and will die to prevent. A resigned Prime departs with Chromedome, but Rodimus remains behind a moment to deliver a final speech to Megatron, matter-of-factly stating how happy everyone will be when he is inevitably executed. Megatron takes his words in quietly, then calmly requests that he do him a favour, and hands him a [[communicube]].''

Nightbeat and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] try to check on Chromedome, who has slunk back into depression following the end of Megatron's trial, and now stays in his hab suite listening to [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'s final message on repeat. Unsurprisingly, he doesn't answer the door when the pair knock, and Nightbeat decides it's best to leave him be, more intrigued by the curious absence of the "8" from the suite's door number. As they leave, neither seems to notice that some letters have also disappeared from the "fuel furnace" sign behind them in the length of time they have been standing there... and neither is present to share in Chromedome's shock when Rewind's repeating message suddenly ''changes'', ending on a tortured scream.

Returning to his quarters, Megatron discovers his door defaced with graffiti denouncing him as a murderer whose time is marked. Seconds later, he blocks an arrow sent flying towards his head with his hand, and turns to see [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] standing with a bow. Whirl is apparently about to deny his actions, before suddenly savagely attacking Megatron, tackling him through a wall and into the fuel furnace below. Whirl claims that he is tired of waiting for Megatron to make his move to settle their old score, and so he has struck first. Boasting about his "immortality" as they fight, Whirl is offered a shocking revelation by Megatron: the only reason he has lived so long is because Megatron ''ensured'' it, ordering his Decepticons never to kill Whirl so that he could have him for himself. Taunted by the knowledge of what he turned Megatron into, a furious Whirl punches through Megatron's stomach... only to have his arm disappear, lost to the Gordian Knot of [[space bridge]] portals that Shockwave's manipulations have turned Megatron's innards into. Megatron instructs Whirl to clean up the graffiti in exchange for his keeping quiet about the attack, and leaves, muttering about the absence of the workshy Pyrobots from the furnace. Whirl recovers and follows a short time later, reporting to someone over a communicator that his attempt to bait Megatron into attacking him has failed...

''Before the assembled populace of Cybertron, the shackled Megatron is escorted to his hearing, and the trial begins. Prowl reads off his litany of charges, and Megatron quietly, calmly, pleads guilty.''

Megatron returns to the bridge for an update on the ship's progress tracking Thunderclash. Magnus also informs him that an unidentified object they had detected out in space earlier is now within visual range. Study of the [[Autobrand]]ed object's size and lack of engines suggests it is a ''coffin''...

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in the flashback portion of the issue.) 
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*[[Nautica]] (2)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (3)
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] (4)
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] (5)
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (6)
*[[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] (7)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (8)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (9)
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (10)
*''[[Atomizer]]'' (11)
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*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (17)
*''[[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]]'' (20)
*''[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'' (21)
*''[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]]'' (22)
*''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'' (23)
*''[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]'' (24)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (25)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (26)
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*''[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]'' (31)
*''[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]'' (32)
*''[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'' (34)
*''[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]'' (35)
*''[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'' (36)
*''[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'' (37)
*''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'' (38)
*''[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]'' (39)
*''[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (40)
*''[[Xaaron]]'' (41)
*''[[Powerflash]]?'' (42)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (43)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (44)
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*''[[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]]'' (46)
*''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'' (47)
*''[[Siren]]'' (48)
*''[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]'' (49)
*''[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'' (50)
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==Quotes==

"Color coded '''lasers.''' '''Red''' if you're an Autobot, '''purple''' if you're a Decepticon. And this is the best bit: '''the color changes depending on who's firing the gun.'''" 
"So the gun would—" 
"'''—know if you were good or bad!''' Yes! What do you think? Good idea? '''Amazing''' idea? Be honest." 
"Honestly? I think for an intuitive weapon to promote long-discredited notions of '''moral absolutism''' is problematic in the extreme." 
"..." 
"..." 
"It doesn't '''have''' to be red and purple..."
:—'''Nautica''' and '''Brainstorm'''

"Starscream! Will you stop saying "my people"? They're not your people. They're not your '''anything'''. They're ordinary Cybertronian citizens who went '''insane''' and put you in charge. Any day now they'll wake up, realize what they've done, and kill themselves. Suicide by '''face-palm'''."
:—'''Rodimus'''

"I hate to disappoint you, Rung, but sometimes a fusion cannon is just a fusion cannon."
:—'''Megatron''' on compensation

"My life is a succession of decisions made in '''confined spaces'''."
:—'''Megatron'''

"Here's a little—whatever. A little thing. A disclosure. An insight. '''Revisionism'''—I've always been fascinated by it. By the idea of a writer going back and altering things. Make no mistake: an edit is a '''profoundly aggressive''' act. As '''Froid''' once said, we grieve for the '''murdered word'''. If you want to get the measure of an author, don't look at what they've left on the page.... look at what they've '''taken away'''."
:—'''Rung'''

"I was once reprimanded for making an '''aside.'''"
:—'''Swerve'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Everyone crowded around Rung's door in the opening sequence is a new arrival on the ''Lost Light''. With the exception of Groove, all those present were shown to have been on Cybertron at various points during the first two years of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]''.
*In a long distance shot of Metroplex, we can see Atomizer supervising the spray-painting of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s name onto the ship; fitting, since he's a former decorator.
*Optimus refers to the trial of a character named [[Phobos]], adding context to the "Phobos controversy" mentioned in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]].
*Rodimus's Matrix-half was shattered back in [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|issue #21]]. That issue also feature the defeat of Tyrest that Rodimus mentions, which is why there is no Chief Justice available for Megatron's trial, forcing Optimus to take the chair. When he does, he wears a crown like Tyrest's.
*The ''Lost Light'' was previously shown to be searching for Thunderclash in [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|"Dark Cybertron" Chapter 1]]. The superlative Autobot's divine guidance towards the Knights of Cybertron was introduced when the crew first encountered him in [[Little Victories|issue #22]].
*Rung's "encounter" with Megatron (in addition to his meeting with Whirl) was shown in [[Chaos Theory Part 1|issue #22]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]. It was Rung's first pictorial appearance.
*Rung refers to [[Froid]], his psychoanalytical rival mentioned in "[[Signal to Noise]]".
*Riptide is one of the [[Hydrobot]]s, a team that was mentioned in [[Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|issue #24]]. We also hear of his teammate [[Aquabat]].
*We learn that the mines Megatron originally worked in (before he was reassigned to [[Messatine]], per [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|issue #9]]) were beneath [[Nova Point]], adding substantially greater meaning to the fact that he delivered his declaration of war from the top of this peak, as we learned in [[Rules of Disengagement|issue #7]].
*Rewind's farewell message appeared back in [[The Gloaming|issue #16]].
*In this issue, Rewind's message contains the line "And to think I'll never see you again," which is repeated twice. In its appearance in [[The Gloaming|issue #16]], the same line was rendered "And to think -- I will never see you again," without the contraction. Little edits...
*One of the slurs scrawled onto Megatron's door is 'spawn of [[Mortilus]]', an idiom previously used to refer to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in [[The Illusion of Control|''Monstrosity'' #10]].
*Broadside was last seen in [[Before the Dawn|''Robots in Disguise'' #14]], in which the building he was in was crushed by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The same goes for Sky High, who was crushed in Devastator's grip. Nice to see they're okay!
*Meanwhile, his fellow Triple Changer and former Wrecker Sandstorm reappears here for the first time since ''[[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Chaos]]''. And he's no longer [[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|hideous]]. Thank god for a new toy, amirite?
*If you're not darkening your pants at the use of the word "coffin" in this issue's final panel, it's 'cause you're not remembering the message from the future from all the way back in [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]] which warned "Don't open the coffin".

===Transformers references===
*Brainstorm's color-coded guns hearken back to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], in which each faction's weapons fired uniquely-colored blasts. However, in what might be an error, Brainstorm here suggests that Autobot guns would fire ''red'' energy blasts; in the cartoon, the Autobots' weapons fired ''orange'' blasts, this being their signature color in every respect save for [[insignia]] and their blue eyes, used for bases, technology, spaceships and more, in the same way the Decepticons used purple for everything (except their ''red'' eyes!). The idea of red energy blasts for Autobots wasn't introduced until the [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons.
*The Dostoyevsky quote on the first page is written in [[Richard Starkings]]' "Bithead" typeface which was first used way back in [[BotCon 1997]]'s "[[Ground Zero]]" for [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] dialog.
*The wireframe "X-ray" effect Rung and Megatron are drawn with during the brief blackout pays homage to [[Unicron]]'s reformatting of the abandoned Decepticons in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Megatron has taken up residence in hab suite 113, another of Roberts's [[113 (disambiguation)|multiple references]] to the number.
*Before Megatron and Whirl crash into the fuel furnace, a sign on the wall reads "P-38", in reference to Megatron's original Walther P38 pistol alternate mode. Below that is "C-16"; 16 was Megatron's original [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]], from before they started adding "C-" or "D-" to them to denote whether the toy was a "Cybertron" (the Japanese name for the Autobots) or "Destron" (Decepticon). Megatron's an Autobot now, hence this little "C-16" in-joke.
*Rung has a model [[Starhopper]] in his spaceship collection.

===Real-life references===
*The title of this three-parter is derived from the [[Wikipedia: Julian Cope|Julian Cope]] [[Wikipedia:World Shut Your Mouth (song)|song of the same name]].
*The issue opens with the dialogue "aaaaand... we're '''back!'''", which is, of course, a meta-reference to this issue's position as ''More than Meets the Eye''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 'second season premiere' after the interlude that was "Dark Cybertron".
*Megatron's "Sometimes a fusion cannon..." line is a paraphrasing of the famous quote "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar", a phallic imagery joke misattributed to [[Wikipedia: Sigmund Freud|Sigmund Freud]].
*Bluestreak directly references the 1994 movie ''[[Wikipedia: Shallow Grave|Shallow Grave]]''.
*Nautica is a quantum mechanic, a play upon the real-life field of {{w|quantum mechanics}}. The cheat engines and Möbius ships she professes interest in are also wordplays, on {{w|Heat engine|heat engines}} and {{w|Möbius strip|Möbius strips}} respectively.
*As with real [[wikipedia:Distilled beverage|distilled alcoholic spirits]], such as [[wikipedia:vodka|vodka]], "triple distilled" [[engex]], per Chromia's description of Nautica's demand for "really good" engex, is apparently the expensive stuff.

===Errors===
*There's a free-floating asterisk after Rodimus says "the greatest Autobot of all time" that doesn't have a footnote attached to it.
*As Chromedome listens to Rewind's message, it includes the line "I've probably got 0.8 seconds..." In issue #16, this was rendered as two sentences spliced together "I've probably got about n—ought point eight seconds"; the word "about" has disappeared from the line this issue. While it's tempting to draw a parallel with this issue's theme of editing, this accidentally-dropped word was actually a mistake by TFWiki when the speech was written up and edited for readability for issue #16's article (which also included turning "n—ought point eight" into "0.8"). Seems like Roberts knew he could source the quote from the article quickly rather than spend time searching his hard drive for the script!
*To the extreme left of the trial double-page splash, by Sandstorm's elbow, [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] appears to be sitting in the audience, despite having died in the [[...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|conclusion to "Dark Cybertron"]].

===Crew manifest===
*The crew gets a big overhaul. The exact number of 'bots aboard is presently unknown, having last been calculated at 190 functional crewmembers and several non-functional wounded. (In Roberts' letter at the end, he says there are 300, but that may be an inexact number.)
**Confirmed previous crew: Ultra Magnus, Brainstorm, Rung, Skids, Chromedome, Whirl, Perceptor, Mainframe, Blaster, Getaway, Swerve
**Confirmed new arrivals: Megatron, Nautica, Nightbeat, Mirage, Hosehead, Groove, Sky High, Bluestreak, Ravage
**Confirmed departures: [[Fizzle]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]

===Other trivia===
*Ravage's appearance on the ''Lost Light'' comes as a surprise. One of James Roberts's early ideas for ''More than Meets the Eye'' included Ravage stowing away on the ship; whether or not that's what happening here isn't quite clear yet.
*Rung reveals that his cute little round spectacle-like optics actually ''are'' a pair of spectacle lenses than he can remove, as he does so this issue.
*Bluestreak comments that this is his second attempt to sign up for the ''Lost Light'', an outside reference to the fact that Roberts tried to get the character for the book at its outset, but he wound up going to ''Robots in Disguise'' because that book's artist [[Andrew Griffith]] loves the character.
*This issue's story is followed by a letter from James Roberts welcoming readers to the book, which is missing from the Comixology download.
*Similar to the pre-launch promotion for ''More than Meets the Eye'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' two years prior, this series was trailed by a "scavenger hunt" for a series of six promo posters that were released to various sites around the internet. This round of '' More than Meets the Eye'' images featured a "tarot" theme, and included: Megatron on [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152346827453279&set=a.10150239372238279.337626.8473603278&type=1&stream_ref=10 IDW's Facebook page], Nautica on [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-28-seibertron-exclusive-nautica-teaser/30039/ Seibertron.com], Nightbeat on [http://bwtf.com/node/3262 BWTF.com], Riptide on [https://twitter.com/trnsmissions/status/460908171368738818 The TransMissions podcast's Twitter], Tailgate on [https://twitter.com/theunderbase/status/460886217186226176 The Underbase podcast's Twitter] and Trailcutter on [http://tformers.com/trailcutter-the-catalyst-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-exclusive-promotional-art-cover/23186/news.html TFormers.com].

<gallery>
File:MTMTEpromo megatron.jpg|"The Apostate"
File:MTMTEpromo nautica.jpg|"The Savant"
File:MTMTEpromo nightbeat.jpg|"The Inquisitor"
</gallery><gallery>
File:MTMTEpromo riptide.jpg|"The Knave"
File:MTMTEpromo tailgate.jpg|"The Ingenue"
File:MTMTEpromo trailcutter.jpg|"The Catalyst"
</gallery>

===Soundtrack===
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45vgN4F_6bk A Question of Trust]'' by [[Wikipedia: Their Hearts Were Full of Spring|Their Hearts Were Full of Spring]]
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPqsDU0j2I Mr Blue Sky]'' by [[Wikipedia: Electric Light Orchestra|Electric Light Orchestra]]
*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlX0Hfh1_3Y Let's Get Started]'' by [[Wikipedia: Frisbie (band)|Frisbie]]

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Megatron superimposed on a starfield as the ''Lost Light'' boldly goes forward, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Subscription cover:''' Megatron and the cast recreate [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]]'s Cover E, which was an homage to Kevin Maguire's 1986 ''Justice League'' #1, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Incentive cover:''' Megatron by [[Livio Ramondelli]], part of a three-piece image alongside [[A 'Bot and Her City|''Windblade'' #1]] and [[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|''Robots in Disguise'' #28]].

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File:MTMTE28 subcvr.jpg|
File:MTMTE28 cvrRI.jpg|
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
*[[Dawn of the Autobots]]
*''More than Meets the Eye'' #29
*''Star Mage''
*IDW: Getting Into Your Head for 15 Years (back cover)

==External links==
* [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/idw-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-28-full-preview/30044/ Preview]

Talk:Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

2014-05-08T18:36:29Z

Youreallycan: /* Lockdown */

==Trailer==

New Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv6fVuvcHis --[[User:BatboyEXE|BatboyEXE]] 08:44 pm, 2 February 2014

Does [http://jalopnik.com/did-transformers-4-rip-off-this-guys-design-for-the-ne-510655228 this] belong here? Should I keep it for later?

Basically, allegations that Bumblebee's new (officially confirmed) alternate mode is directly based on some random guy's customized Camaro.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:31, 14 June 2013 (EDT)

It's called Transformers: Age of Extinction. - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 11:03, 2 September 2013 (EDT)
:That's not going onto the article 'til an official press release actually announces it. As of right now, it isn't officially confirmed. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:10, 2 September 2013 (EDT)

== Dinobots ==

Given that they've been officially confirmed, I would imagine they would be given a mention somewhere on this page. Not saying we should go so far as to add Grimlock to the featured characters, but I would have thought they'd have some sort of mention here or there.

== New Characters ==

I read online that Autobots "Crosshairs", and "Drift" will be joining the cast, along with Decepticon "Cyclonus". I also read that Dino/Mirage and Sideswipe will not be returning. Should we include this? {{unsigned|Deceptibot‎}}
:Is it from an official source, or is it from a leak? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:01, 7 September 2013 (EDT)
:Well, it came from Wikipedia, I just wanted to know if we should consider it.
::Looking at the Wikipedia article and its sources, these seem to be the usual mix of rumors and leaked production names (which are often chosen for purposes of misdirection). Don't think we need to bother with them. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 22:37, 7 September 2013 (EDT)
:Well,it also came from a leaked callsheet.Bay tried making a fake callsheet for ROTF but it failed because all that was in that callsheet appeared in the movie.Bay wouldn't try to do that again so it's basically confirmed that the names for the Corvette C7 and the Bugatti are Drift and Crosshairs.Also in that callsheet it said something about a spaceship crashing and "Cyclonus".Should we include this?P.S.I'm new to the wiki{{unsigned|Bumblebee Prime}} 14:17, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
::That's a very interesting definition of 'basically confirmed' you're using. If it hasn't been ''offically'' confirmed, by Michael Bay and/or a ''reputable'' news source, it ain't going on the article. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 15:39, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
::That's the same reasoning cardsharps rely on. "Oh, he really was bluffing those first four hands when I won a little bit of money, so he must be bluffing now when I am all in." In other words, leaked callsheets are not "confirmation" of anything.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:37, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
I've also seen pictures of Ratchet and Leadfoot prop vehicles on the set of TF4, should we note this?--[[User:Deceptibot|Deceptibot]] 14:41, 6 October 2013 (EDT)

we should more characters to the list, even Wkipedia has a complete list: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers:_Age_of_Extinction - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 14:21, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:No, these haven't been confirmeds, so we aren't adding them. This page seems like it needs to be locked soon. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 14:23, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
::I may have to start using Wikipedia for my Transformers info if Tfwiki refuses to keep up to date. - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 14:25, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::Well, we refuse to use rumors. Hell, half the time, information on Wikipedia on Transformers isn't even complete or factually right. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 14:28, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::This isn't TFWiki "refusing to keep up to date". This is TFWiki not reporting on hearsay and unconfirmed rumors (which is 90% of the "up-to-date" crap Wikipedia's got listed). We have [[Help:Official info|guidelines]] for official information regarding upcoming product and media. I suggest you familiarize yourself with them. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:56, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::How many different names did Blackout go through in the first film, again? How many ''DOTM'' character sheets use non-final names, again? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:07, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
::::Tfwiki should create a news page like TFW2005, to put news, leaks and unconfirmed info on, that way we could still have it, but it wouldn't mess up the article. - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 15:11, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::::Dear god, NO. We aren't a new site. We are a wiki. We don't do that crap. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 15:14, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
:::::Or, here's an idea, you use TFW2005 to get all your breaking scoops regarding leaks, rather than ask for TFWiki to emulate TFW2005. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:28, 18 October 2013 (EDT)
::::::It was just a suggestion, I will definitely continue using TFW. But how come everytime I make a change, on any article, it's always Detour, Escargon or Jaylaguy that answers, do you guys own this wiki, or something?
:::::::No, we're just regular contributors. ItsWalky is the top guy around here. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 15:35, 18 October 2013 (EDT)

Over the course of the last three movies, a blatant pattern has emerged. "Information" leaks, people jump all over it, it does not happen. The mad scramble for the latest pitiable scraps just means a lot of work cleaning it up later when it doesn't happen, meaning a lot of work that is ultimately unnecessary. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:23, 18 October 2013 (EDT)

Guys,these names appeared in the Hasbro Toy List and it seems legit:Crosshairs,Drift,Slog,Slug and Galvatron.I might have missed a few other names but no sight of Cyclonus. --[[User:Bumblebee Prime]] 19:36, 12 November 2013 (EDT)
:A list we were never meant to see and may not be final names, judging by a lot of things on it. So NO. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:36, 12 November 2013 (EST)

Shouldn't Grimlock be on the list? - [[User:Silverboltmtmte|Silverboltmtmte]] ([[User talk:Silverboltmtmte|talk]]) 15:48, 14 December 2013 (EST)
*No, until the character had officialy been confirmed to be in the film by Bay, Paramount and Hasbro. so far the confirmation of Grimlock appearance have not been officialy from Hasbro, Paramount and Bay, just leaks.

== Main cast names officialy revealed ==
the empire magazine officialy confirmed the names of the main characters

Mark Walhberg is Cade Yeager
Nicola Peltz is Tessa Yeager
Jack Reynor is Shane

its no longer unofficial info, now that its been officialy confirmed. dont you think we should edit the cast and chaacters section {{unsigned|Eagc7}}
:Yes, I think that's official enough! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 19:34, 28 November 2013 (EST)

== Lockdown confirmed? ==
according to UK Toy Fair 2014, the Lambo is officialy lockdown, http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/first-look-at-transformers-4-age-of-extinction-track-set-aventador-character-name-revealed-179111/ {{unsigned|Eagc7}}
:Do we use toyline stuff as references? I mean, it's not unheard of for a character's name in the toyline to be different to their name in the movie. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:24, 21 January 2014 (EST)
::Of course it's not unheard. But it doesn't happen very often. Scalpel, Mirage and Wheeljack were only character who had different names in films. The name change doesn't happen to ALL characters. But now that I think about, keeping names out from here actually keeps majority of the spoilers unrevealed. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 12:21, 3 February 2014 (EET)
:::I don't think people should expect to not be spoiled when they look at a wiki article for a movie. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:49, 3 February 2014 (EST)

== Lots of names confirmed by Toy Fair... ==

So Toy Fair is on, and Hasbro is showing off lots of stuff.
Shouldn't the now-confirmed names be added to the cast list? Like Lockdown, Slug, Scorn, Strafe, Crosshairs, Drift, etc.? --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 09:00, 16 February 2014 (EST)
:But just because we know the toy names doesn't mean we know the film names. For DOTM Mirage and Wheeljack toys were actually called Dino and Que in the film proper. Until we know for certain which names will be carried across into the film those don't belong here but in the AoE merchandise section. [[User:Mister Jazzz|Mister Jazz]] ([[User talk:Mister Jazzz|talk]]) 11:05, 16 February 2014 (EST)
::IMHO we should at least add the characters who are in the trailer. If their names are different in the movie, we can change them here when we get confirmation. Their articles will end up at the [[Mirage (Movie)|toy]] [[Wheeljack (Movie)|name]] anyway. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:37, 16 February 2014 (EST)
:::You mean like crosshairs and lockdown and stuff, right? [[User:CheeseMan|CheeseMan]] ([[User talk:CheeseMan|talk]]) 18:34, 16 February 2014 (EST)
::::Yes, Lockdown, Crosshairs, Strafe and Galvatron are all in the trailer and we have confirmed toys for 'em. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 19:11, 16 February 2014 (EST)
::But the name changes only happened once and their names were changed to match past characters. I could possibly see this being the case for some of the Dinobots, or maybe Galvatron, but definitely not characters like Lockdown, Drift or Crosshairs. --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 18:36, 16 February 2014 (EST)
:::About Lockdown, there already is an article [[Lockdown (ROTF)]]. Other characters had also articles combined with non-canon versions from previous sets. Except for Mudflap (whose both versions were from separate factions). --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 22:29, 17 February 2014 (EET)
:::By the way, even though it's not fully confirmed if Slug appears in film, he is indeed confirmed in toyline. So I created a disambiguation article about him. And I moved [[Slug]] into [[Slug (FOC)]] and edited the redirection of the original article to the disambiguation article. Even though article [[Slug (AOE)]] is not created yet, it will come. But I hope I didn't do this all too rashly. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 19:59, 18 February 2014 (EET)
::::I think there's usually only a disambiguation page when there are '''three''' characters with the same name... --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 14:04, 18 February 2014 (EST)
:::::There's a Construct-Bots Slug too. Unless we're counting the AOE Construct-Bots as the movieverse characters. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:03, 18 February 2014 (EST)
::::::We absolutely should count the AOE-branded Construct-Bots as the movieverse characters. I know the ambiguities of the previous Construct-Bots led to the characters getting their own pages, but when their packaging carries the AOE logo on it I think it's safe to put those toys on the movie's characters' pages. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 17:45, 18 February 2014 (EST)
:::::::Good point. Another option (especially now IDW Slag is called Slug) is to just combine the two disambiguation pages and put all the Slugs on [[Slag (disambiguation)]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:15, 18 February 2014 (EST)

:::::::: By the way I saw a picture from TunaKaan showing the unofficial fate of the autobots is this true saying that Sideswipe and Dino would get slain and Ratchet and Topspin are aprehended"?

:::::::::We shouldn't care about it, since it's only a fan-made picture. Kre-O toys have hinted appearances of Ratchet (with his first movie colors) and Sideswipe (with G1 colors and new face), but without any official information about the characters or Kre-O toys truly having any connection to plot, we can't add their names here. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 18:03, 19 February 2014 (EST)
:::::::::Forget Sideswipe, the Kre-O figure name is written wrong in the package, because by looking at it more carefully we can see that it's actually Leadfoot. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 19:11, 3 April 2014 (EST)
::::::::: Check that out: http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/kreon-autobots-543/sideswipe-lockdown-air-raid-7778/ --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 03:06, 4 April 2014 (EDT)

==Ratchet==
He appeared in the trailer, confirming his return

== Adding character(s?) ==

So the new teaser trailer was shown, starring Ratchet. He should be added to the character list, there's no reason whatsoever not to.
Also, maybe Stinger? He appeared, but that might not be his final name, considering how uncreative it is. But it looks like he's created by humans, so that could be on purpose. --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 01:20, 5 March 2014 (EST)

:But Stinger's name appeared on toy packages. But who knows, some names can be different in films (just like Scalpel, Mirage and Wheeljack were renamed Doctor, Dino and Que) But of course we can't assume that about all robots of this film. --[[User:CAJH|CAJH]] ([[User talk:CAJH|talk]]) 9:23, 5 March 2014 (EST)
::There's a poster visible in the trailer with Stinger's name on it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:31, 5 March 2014 (EST)

== Li Bingbing's character ==

I've seen news stories on a bunch of sites which report her name as Sue Yueming (or Su Yueming) but no links to an official source. TFormers says it's from Jack Reynor's official Facebook, but as far as I can tell, he doesn't have an official facebook! Is there an official site that's reporting this name or, well, where's it come from? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 00:58, 25 March 2014 (EDT)

== Minor changes==

"The first Age of Extinction "big game spot" is screened during the 48th Superbowl." The end of that sentence should be "Super Bowl XLVIII". --[[User:Cr85747|Cr85747]] ([[User talk:Cr85747|talk]]) 01:04, 16 April 2014 (EST)
:Fixed, thanks for pointing that out! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 01:53, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

== Lockdown ==

[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/04/11/transformers-age-of-extinction-sets-up-a-new-trilogy-michael-bay-says/ This] says Lockdown isn't an Autobot or a Decepticon. Shouldn't we take him out of that section? --[[User:Youreallycan|Youreallycan]] ([[User talk:Youreallycan|talk]]) 10:25, 17 April 2014 (EDT)
:Hellooooooooooooooooo? --[[User:Youreallycan|Youreallycan]] ([[User talk:Youreallycan|talk]]) 14:36, 8 May 2014 (EDT)

The Gloaming

2014-05-03T14:13:37Z

Youreallycan: /* Continuity notes */

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'''Rodimus and Chromedome wrestle with their emotions in the wake of Overlord's rampage, as Ultra Magnus hovers at death's door and Drift makes a fateful decision.'''

==Synopsis==
''Then:''

''At the [[Battle for Hell's Point]], amidst a raging firefight, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] tries to bluff the [[Warriors Elite]], only to be blasted point blank by [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] himself, sending him tumbling to the ground far below...''

''On the planet [[Clemency]], amidst the struggle over the [[Nightmare Engine]], Ultra Magnus issues orders to his troops - and then takes a direct hit from an explosive [[K-Class]] [[Torque (G1)|Decepticon]]...''

''During the battle known as the [[Simanzi Massacre]], Rotorstorm and Ultra Magnus pick their way through a swamp, trying to elude a troop of [[Cybernought]]s - but one Cybernought has found them, and unleashes its full firepower on Ultra Magnus...''

Now:

Fatally wounded by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], Ultra Magnus lies on [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]'s operating table aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]''. [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] sits by his bedside and plays his [[The Empyrean Suite|favorite song]] for him, and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] cleans his body. Neither of the little bots' efforts are particularly appreciated by Ratchet, nor is [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s disgust at his use of what he calls a "[[death clock]]": a medical scanning field that monitors the rate of contraction of Magnus's shrinking [[spark]] to calculate a time of death. With the clock giving Magnus only ten more days, Tailgate grows increasingly distraught, partially at the clinical approach the others are taking to the situation. Punctuating this sentiment, Swerve shushes him so they can hear an announcement over the tannoy by [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]], who vows to discover who is responsible for Overlord's being on the ship.

Worried about [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s emotional state following [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'s death, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] goes looking for him, and finds him outside the ship, on the hull, watching the stars as he used to do with Rewind. Discovering him to be quite calm and collected—eerily so—Skids leaves. Someone who is ''not'' so calm and collected, however, is Rodimus, who has just finished trashing his office in a rage when [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] enters. The pair talk about Magnus and the source of Rodimus's fury; Rung opines that his anger is not over his failure to protect his crew, but rather, over the fact that ''he himself'' was not responsible for defeating Overlord. The psychiatrist's words evidently strike too close to home, and Rodimus menacingly invites Rung to vacate his office, which he does with all due haste.

Presently, a group funeral is held for those who died during Overlord's rampage, and as everyone settles into place for the speeches, Swerve resolves to distract himself from Rewind's death by finding out what's inside [[Brainstorm]]'s briefcase. Proceedings soon get underway; Rodimus delivers a eulogy for popular crew member [[Tripodeca]], then invites Chromedome to say a few words for Rewind, noting—after a stern glare from Rung—the little archivist's central role in saving the ship. Chromedome delivers a brief, unemotional farewell for his partner and returns to his seat, piquing Brainstorm's attention. After the deceased's bodies are given a space burial, the scientist follows Chromedome back to his quarters, where he finds him sorting through Rewind's belongings and disposing of them. It turns out Brainstorm has seen Chromedome like this before: the surgeon has had several [[Conjunx Endura]]e in his life, and after the deaths of each one, the intensity of the emotional connections he forged with them repeatedly led him to use his [[mnemosurgery]] skills on himself, removing his memories of them in order to escape the hurt. Chromedome has been so disconnected because he has been planning to do this to himself; this, Brainstorm explains, is why he does not have any [[innermost energon]]—not because he was born without it, but because he has loved and lost so many that he has given it all up as deathbed offerings. Chromedome half-heartedly promises Brainstorm he won't go through with it, but Brainstorm knows better, having had this conversation with him before. The scientist sadly leaves the room after giving him one final gift: a [[data slug]] thrown through the doors of the [[slow cell]] by Rewind before they closed. Left alone, Chromedome plays the slug to discover a farewell message from Rewind, edited together from his database of video and audio clips in the final moments of this life, which entreats Chromedome to be strong, to go on without Rewind, and to allow himself to be happy. Rewind signs off by telling Chromedome he loves him, and Chromedome, after a moment, retracts his mnemosurgery needles back into his fingers.

As Chromedome is playing the message, much of the rest of the crew gathers in the shuttle bay, where Rodimus addresses them. An investigation into the culprit behind Overlord's presence was not necessary, as Drift has admitted responsibility and explained everything. With barely restrained fury, Rodimus strips him of his Autobot symbol and exiles him from the ship. As he walks towards the shuttle prepared for him, Drift is knocked down by a piece of debris hurled by an angry crew member; Ratchet helps him up, and Drift departs on his little ship.

Down in the medical bay, as Rodimus's announcement plays over the tannoy, Ultra Magnus's arm moves, and his hand clenches into a fist. A little later, Ratchet and Tailgate return to find that he has disappeared! Half-jokingly suggesting they look under the table, Tailgate leans forward, into the path of the scanning field... then looks up to see that the "death clock" is giving him just under three-and-a-half days to live!

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks and/or Rewind's video clips.) 
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*''[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'' (1)
*''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'' (2)
*''[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'' (3)
*''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'' (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*''[[Ore]]'' (12)
*''[[Shock]]'' (13)
*''[[Zetar (G1)|Zetar]]'' (14)
*''[[Cromar]]'' (15)
*''[[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]]'' (18)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (19)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] (20)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (22)
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*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (23)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (24)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (25)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (26)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (27)
*[[Xaaron]] (28)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (30)
*[[Brainstorm]] (31)
*[[Tripodeca]] (32)
*"[[Toxin]]" (33)
*[[Atomizer]] (34)
*''[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'' (35)
*''[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]]'' (36)
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*''[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'' (37)
*''[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]'' (38)
*''[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'' (39)
*''[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'' (40)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'' (41)
*''[[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]]'' (44)
*''[[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]]'' (45)
*''[[Ambulon (G1)|Ambulon]] (46)
*''[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]'' (47)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (48)
*''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'' (49)
*''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (50)
*''[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'' (51)
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*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (6)
*''[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'' (7)
*''[[Heretech]]'' (8)
*''[[Killmaster]]'' (9)
*''[[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]'' (10)
*''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'' (11)
*''Numerous [[K-Class]] 'bots'' (16)
*''[[Torque (G1)|Torque]]'' (17)
*''[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]'' (42)
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*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] (21)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (29)
*''[[Nova Prime]]'' (43)
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==Quotes==

"At the risk of sparking an '''ontological argument''', certain machines—machines like that—are an '''affront to nature'''."
:—'''Drift''', on the "death clock"

"Look, I know you want me to tell you it's going to be okay, but—" 
<big>"'''Yes!'''</big> Yes, I '''do'''! Because it's '''not''' okay! I '''know''' 'okay'—I '''specialize''' in 'okay'—and I can tell you pretty emphatically that '''none''' of this—none of this business with '''Overlord''' and '''Magnus''' and '''Rewind'''—none of this even '''approaches''' my definition of 'okay'!" 
"Maybe you should see '''Rung'''. You could be suffering from some kind of '''stress-related disorder'''..." 
"I'm '''upset'''! Doesn't anyone '''do''' upset anymore? What's '''wrong''' with you people? Is this a '''war thing'''?"
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Tailgate'''

"Rewind and I used to come out here a lot. Mapping the constellations... Heh—that makes it sound too grand. We used to make pictures with stars. Over there—look—we have the ''Vis Vitalis''. And there's '''Prowl''' being hit over the head by a [[fusion cannon]]. Whack!" 
"I'm struggling to see that one." 
"Yeah, I just made that one up for '''old time's sake'''. Prowl being battered was a Rewind special."
:—'''Chromedome''' and '''Skids'''

"Sir, I don't think you did this to your office because of Ultra Magnus. You're angry, but not about that." 
"I'm angry because I failed the crew." 
"Or maybe... maybe what's '''really''' making you angry is the fact that you didn't defeat Overlord yourself. Fortress Maximus and Chromdome and Rewind—dear Rewind—'''they''' got him off the ship. '''They''' saved everyone; not you. And you hate it, and you hate that you hate it." 
"I think you'd better leave now." 
"But my point is that you '''shouldn't''' hate yourself for feeling—" 
"'''Quickly.'''"
:—'''Rung''' gets a little too close to the truth with '''Rodimus'''

'''Skids:''' "I can't believe Brainstorm brought his '''briefcase''' to a funeral. Ever wonder what's in—" 
'''Swerve:''' "'''Absolutely all the time.'''" 
'''Whirl:''' "It'll be '''exquisite''', whatever it is. Brainstorm's a frikkin' '''artist'''." 
'''Swerve:''' "Okay, that's it, '''new mission:''' open the briefcase. It'll distract me from Rewind." 
'''Skids:''' "Great. I look forward to the crippling anticlimax." 

"It always ends the same way. I'll leave the room and you'll stick your fingers in your neck; and later, when I ask you how you're feeling, you'll give me that blank look. The '''worst''' look. Because then Rewind really '''will''' be dead."
:—'''Brainstorm''', to Chromedome

"Your attention for a moment. This is Rewind, showing you edited footage from my database. I've probably got about 0.8 seconds before game over, so hear me out. I've always been terrified that you'd die before I did, because you and me apart strikes me as intensely wrong. So promise me something. Be brave. And be strong. And keep going without me. And another thing: no more injecting. It '''will''' kill you. And remember: you deserve to be happy. The New Institute was the old you. You're a better person now—stubborn and frustrating, but wonderful. And to think, I will never see you again. One more thing—one last thing—because I don't say it enough: I love you."
:—'''Rewind'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s final message (edited together for readability)

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Magnus's first flashback is to the [[Battle for Hell's Point]], a conflict previously mentioned in [[Chaos Theory Part 1|"Chaos Theory," Part 1]] and Impactor's [[Autopedia]] profile in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]] (and sure enough, Impactor does cameo on the first page).
*The [[Warriors Elite]] were the subgroup from which the later [[Phase Sixer]]s would be chosen; they were first mentioned by name back in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]] and had their origins properly explained in [[Remembrance Day|issue #14]]. This issue gives us our first look at Heretech, only previously mentioned in #14, and reveals that the wand-wielding [[Killmaster]] (intermittently mentioned through Roberts's works starting with [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|issue #5]]) is also a member of the group. He was not listed among them in #14, indicating he was brought in after Overlord as the fifth (and final?) member.
*It was noted in "Chaos Theory" that the Battle for Hell's Point was Megatron's first outing with his pistol alternate mode, reflected in this issue when Magnus doesn't realize the gun Heretech is holding is Megatron until he speaks.
*Magnus's second flashback is to the battle on the planet [[Clemency]] which we saw the Decepticon side of in [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|issue #8]]. Clemency is revealed to be the location of the [[Nightmare Engine]], a mysterious Decepticon weapon mentioned in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]].
*Magnus's team is on Clemency to save [[Pious Maximus]], a religious figure who appeared in [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|issue #10]].
*The K-Class Decepticon with Magnus's name written on his side is [[Torque (G1)|Torque]], who appeared in issue #8 with Magnus's name on display even then.
*The third flashback takes us to [[Simanzi]], home to the [[Crucible]] and site of a famous massacre first mentioned in [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]]'s Autopedia profile from [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]].
*Magnus's team falls foul of a [[Cybernought]] on Simanzi; one of these gigantic battle mechs previously appeared in issue #8.
*We ''thought'' Magnus's flashbacks were offering us some insight into a few of his foibles in the ''More than Meets the Eye'' series: he smiles at the Warriors Elite (the "one time" that he smiled "and regretted it" referred to in his short bio on the "Meet the Cast" page), his Autobot symbol is crooked at Clemency, he's waist-deep in filth and called "Mags" at Simanzi. Rotorstorm even refers to Magnus' wisecracks, something Skids mentioned in [[Interiors|issue #6]]. All these ran counter to the grim, dirt-hating, badge-obsessive protocol freak we'd seen for the past year, and every time something horribly violent happened to him. Actually, the real reason was [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|something else entirely]]. At the time, an evil James Roberts said the flashbacks were so we could [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|"remember him as he was"...]] <ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-more-than-meets-the/19940/news.html</ref>
*Swerve is playing ''[[The Empyrean Suite]]'' for Magnus, a piece of music that we learned was running through Skids's head back in issue #8. There, we learned the music has a sinister connotation that we are not yet aware of, but which, per Swerve's dialogue, is evidently common knowledge.
*Skids refers to Trailbreaker's change of name (to Trail''cutter''), referred to previously in-dialogue in ''More than Meets the Eye'' in [[Interiors|issue #6]], which was explained the same month this issue was published in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''.
*We get our first glimpse of the decorative flames painted on Rodimus's doorframe, in imitation of those on his chest. They were previously described in the prose story [[Signal to Noise]].
*Unseen Autobots [[Spoke]] and [[Lockstock]] get another mention, having first been spoken of in [[Before & After|issue #12]]. The running gag is that they're clearly a big noise on the ship, but we never get to see or hear from them; here, they're established to be friends with the super-popular Tripodeca.
*Chromedome's lack of innermost energon was mentioned in issue #12.
*Five previously-seen scenes from the past issues of MTMTE can be spotted among Rewind's collage of video clips:
**Rodimus addressing the crew after the accident with the quantum engines ([[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]])
**Prowl urging Rewind to change Chromedome's mind ([[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|issue #1]])
**Brainstorm placing a bet on when Rodimus would say "Till all are one" ([[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|Annual 2012]])
**Tailgate inquiring about the ending of Rewind's "epic story" ([[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|issue #11]])
**Trailbreaker holding Shock's extracted [[brain module]] ([[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|issue #3]])
*Rewind's clips also include a "deleted scene" of sorts, of Swerve saying "this is" with Tailgate behind him. This is from when he introduced Tailgate to Rewind (obviously saying "This is Tailgate") which took place in issue #2, but only Rewind's response is actually in the issue itself.
*Also among Rewind's clips is a shot of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] behind bars. He's obviously in the brig of the ''Lost Light'' following his capture in issue #12, and is still sporting the stab-wound in his faceplate he sustained in that issue.

===Transformers references===
*Among Magnus's team on Clemency are the [[Powerdasher]]s, of whom the drill and jet types appear on-panel (but more are indicated to be present). Magnus issues orders to a character named "[[Cromar]]"—while this name is not explicitly attached to a character on-page, it was the name given to the jet Powerdasher when it was released by [[GiG]] and [[Joustra]] in Europe.
*Brainstorm names three of Chromedome's past lovers as [[Pivot]], [[Scattergun]] and [[Mach]]. The first two are new names, while Mach was the name of a member of the [[Multiforce]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''. Same dude? Why not!
*Tripodeca's design seems strongly influenced by [[Mini-Con]] [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers: Armada]]''.
*Artist Agustin Padilla accidentally drew Chromedome amongst the Autobots gathered in the shuttle bay on page 17. With a quick edit to the lineart and a new blue, green and white paintjob, colorist Josh Burcham turned the figure into "Toxin", an unofficial redeco of Chromedome created for fan-run Canadian convention [[Unofficial conventions|TFCon 2011]].
*The last clip in Rewind's message features a [[scraplet]] in a Petri dish. While they've previously been mentioned, this is the species's first on-panel appearance in the IDW continuity.

===Real-life references===
*"Gloaming" is an old Scottish word meaning "twilight". That it is also the name of a Radiohead song from their 2003 album ''[[Wikipedia:Hail to the Thief|Hail to the Thief]]'' is only coincidence [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=13702], despite Roberts' predilection for [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|dropping]] [[Momus|musical]] [[Under Cold Blue Stars|references]] into his work.
*The death clock may or may not be a reference to Professor Farnsworth's [http://theinfosphere.org/Death_clock invention of the same name and purpose] in the ''[[Wikipedia:Futurama|Futuama]]'' episode "[[Wikipedia: A Big Piece of Garbage|A Big Piece of Garbage]]."
*The name Chromedome gives a constellation, the "Vis Vitalis", is the name of a classical alchemical principle of a "life force" possessed by living creatures. It was later revealed that famed Autobot [[Thunder Clash]] has a ship named the ''Vis Vitalis''.

===Other notes===
*James Roberts cites this issue as the one he's most proud of, particularly the scenes with Chromedome and Brainstorm and Rewind's final message. He'd wanted to end the Chromedome/Rewind story with ''those'' three words but only told IDW & Hasbro late in the day, vaguely worried that this would be controversial. As it turned out, both were supportive. <ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:04 to 01:40:30]</ref>
*When it was initially released through digital retailer Comixology, buyers of this issue found they received a copy of ''[[Heavy Is the Head|Robots in Disguise'' #16]]'' instead. The comic was fortunately updated to the correct one within just over an hour.
*Rewind's shattered head-camera is among the drifting debris at the top of page 5.
*Chromedome is wearing a black Autobot [[insignia]] in mourning.
*We get one shot of Overlord's smashed body drifting in space, on page 7. He's... ''preeeetty'' clearly making a fist, with a handy piece of space debris floating past in the foreground obscuring what may or may not be ''in'' that fist. Worrisome.
*Among Rewind's belongings seen on pages 14 and 15 is a black tablet with a blank label. This is a copy of Rewind's ''Lost Light'' documentary, "[[Little Victories]]", which wound up not getting labelled before the issue went to print.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-comics-discussion/959698-mtmte-22-now-ibooks-here-spoilers-13.html#post10161727 Josh Burcham posts on TFW2005]</ref>
*The "Meet the Crew" page is completely overhauled this issue, with new mini-bios for everyone. The red "x" implying his death last issue is removed from Ultra Magnus's entry, while the dispatched [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and Rewind are replaced with Fortress Maximus and Perceptor. Chromedome's position is listed as "lamentatorem", Latin for "mourner".
*For the first time in the series, the last names of the inker and colorist of the issue were on the front cover.

===Errors===
*In both past and present sequences, Ultra Magnus is consistently drawn with his original Generation 1 body, a look he's never worn in IDW G1 continuity.
*The name of the Decepticons' giant battle mechs is spelled "Cybernaught" here, but was spelled "Cybern'''o'''ught" back in issue #8. The TPB retains the 'Cybernaught' spelling despite correcting all other typos.
*Swerve and Tailgate are both drawn at around the same height as Ratchet, when they should be much shorter.
*When Chromedome and Skids are standing on the Lost Light's outer hull, neither is wearing magna-clamps on his feet.
*The five coffins at the funeral are each marked by a colored flame. On page 11, they are red, green, white, and two are blue. On page 12, however, Tripodeca's flame is none of these colors, appearing yellow instead.
*As he contemplates playing Rewind's data disc, Chromedome's finger-needles are not shown. He extended them just before this scene, and he has them extended in the very next panel.

===Crew manifest===
*Tripodeca is revealed to have been among those killed in Overlord's rampage. Four other caskets are jettisoned along with his; assuming one contains Pipes, and that Rewind didn't get one since he left no remains to jettison, that would mean three other unnamed crewmembers were victims of Overlord too.
*Ultra Magnus has ten days of life remaining.
*Tailgate's only got three! Wha-huh?
*11 deaths, 1 fatal wounding, 5 new arrivals (plus 20 or so Faders), and 1 boxed since the launch.

===Soundtrack===
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn_uWqlbdOM Your Funny Uncle]'' by [[Wikipedia:Pet Shop Boys|Pet Shop Boys]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_2c_E_c-U0 Holes]'' by [[Wikipedia: Mercury Rev|Mercury Rev]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3uIwEY27DQ Tracy]'' by [[Wikipedia: Mogwai|Mogwai]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ57Ej8nAJY Les Jour Tristes]'' by [[Wikipedia:Neil Hannon|Neil Hannon]] & [[Wikipedia: Yann Tiersen|Yann Tiersen]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg1mVv3Z4Xk The Sadness of Things]'' by [[Wikipedia:Momus (musician)|Momus]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpBnX27eF_w Embers]'' by Byrne
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOBs8dU4Pb8 Run]'' by [[Wikipedia: Snow Patrol|Snow Patrol]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A80czw4uz60 Lullaby]'' by [[Wikipedia: Arco (band)|Arco]]

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Drift turns from a shattered Autobot [[insignia]], by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
*'''Cover B:''' Rodimus, post-tantrum, in his wrecked office, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
*'''Cover RI:''' Monochrome white (with a few red highlights) bust shot of Drift by [[Marcelo Matere]], continuing the previous three months' "bust" theme for the RI covers, paralleling the RI cover to ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Heavy Is the Head|#16]].

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==External links==
*[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t12365/ Preview]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/creator-commentary-with-james-roberts-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-ongoing-16/27146/ Creator Commentary with James Roberts]

==References==
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Ambulon

2014-05-03T14:09:50Z

Youreallycan: /* Fiction */

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the ''Kre-O'' Autobot|Ambulon (Kre-O)}}
:''Ambulon is an [[Autobot]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Ambulon.JPG‎|thumb|400px]]
'''Ambulon''' is the ward manager stationed at [[Delphi]]. He's known to be easily-offended and "a real gearstick sometimes." The gaps in his uneven paintwork reveal evidence of an earlier, buried portion of his life. Hint: He used to be purple.

Like [[First_Aid_(G1)|First Aid]], his fellow Delphi medic, Ambulon doesn't really have a complete alt mode - he turns into a leg. As to ''whose'' leg, we have yet to find out.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
As a test subject of [[Decepticon]] prototype [[combiner]] project, Ambulon got ''a right leg''<ref>http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?p=309412#p309412</ref> as his [[Alternate mode|alt mode]]. To escape the experiment, Ambulon went AWOL and defected to Autobots. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Upon joining the Autobots, he participated in the [[Act of Affiliation]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Ambulon and his team of paramedics were on duty when [[Dogfight]]'s squad arrived at Delphi after a skirmish with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. A soldier named [[Schema]] had taken serious fire and was Ambulon's primary concern while staff medic [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] examined Dogfight, [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] and [[Dodger]] for less-serious injuries. When First Aid began touching all their [[insignia]]s, Ambulon looked up from Schema long enough to tell Dogfight's crew that was just the medic's personal quirk. {{storylink|Bullets}}

When the [[Red Rust]] virus was unleashed, [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], First Aid, and Ambulon rushed to treat the infected. They were later accompanied by [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and while First Aid was bringing them up to speed, Ambulon worked on the wounded Backstreet. Later on, when Ratchet, Pharma, and Ambulon were exploring Delphi, they were cornered by the [[Genericon]]s, who had escaped during the outbreak of the virus. They were rescued by an angry Fortress Maximus {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} who made short work of the Genericons.

Pharma blamed Ambulon for the Red Rust incident, since he had been a Decepticon, but it was soon revealed that Pharma was behind this. Pharma shot the life support machine and fled through a tunnel in a [[CR chamber]], which had the medics scramble to save the failing patients. After Delphi's inhabitants of the virus were cured with the vaccine, Ambulon left aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' with other survivors. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

Following Fort Max's psychotic episode on board the ''Lost Light'' (during which he shot five of the crew and held [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] hostage) Ambulon, along with First Aid and Ratchet, was instrumental in saving Rung's life after he was accidentally shot in the head by [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}} When a number of offline Autobots suddenly awoke and squeezed their audio sensors, Ambulon was assigned to watch over them in the medibay. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} When Red Alert's deactivated body was retrieved and put on life support, Ambulon assisted First Aid in investigating. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

[[File:IDWMtMtE15-AmbulonLegOfAction.jpg|thumb|left|"Okay, so, ten out of ten for style, but minus several million for good thinking, okay?"]]
Ambulon crashed a [[Mobile Autobot Repair Bay]] into [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. It...lost the ''Lost Light'' a M.A.R.B. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

Along with First Aid, Ambulon gave a pretty good effort in fighting off the [[Legislator|Legislators]] when they invaded the Lost Light. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} The ship was soon overrun, and both 'bots found themselves teleported to Pharma's new lab on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. Unfortunately for Ambulon, he was to play a part in a med-bot contest between Pharma and Ratchet, a contest precipitated by Ambulon being horrifically sawn in half, ''lengthwise''. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

He did not survive the experience, but Ratchet made good use of Ambulon's senseless death. By fashioning a cannon from Ambulon's bisected remains, Ratchet was able to destroy the Legislator assigned to oversee the operation. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}
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==Notes==

*According to [[James Roberts]], Ambulon wasn't his original name, but he sticks to it because someone else we know goes by that name too. <ref>Letters page, [[Under Cold Blue Stars]]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Cybertron Guard

2014-04-26T18:11:37Z

Youreallycan: Oh jesus, is this the Stilted Prose Olympics?

{{disambig2|the Decepticon guard|the Autobot guard|Cybertron Elite Guard}}
:''The Cybertron Guard is a [[Decepticon]] army [[Subgroup|subset]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Shocksymb.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
The '''Cybertron Guard''' is the [[Decepticon]]s' home team, the soldiers that stay on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to ensure Decepticon reign does not falter. They are led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].

Known units include:
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]
* [[Rainmaker]]s
* Many [[generic]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]
* [[Watchdog (G1)|Watchdogs]]
* [[Head Guard]]
* [[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinels]]

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was given leadership over the Cybertron Guard when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] left with the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Travelling via the recently built [[space bridge]], several Autobots came to Cybertron to get [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] a new [[cosmitron]]. They got past Shockwave, but were chased by the Rainmakers, who brought down [[acid rain]] on them. The Autobots prepared to surrender, but a speech by [[Chip Chase]] restored their will to fight back. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] produced a force field to protect them, while [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] took care of both the rain and the Rainmakers. Then they got past Shockwave again to get the cosmitron to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

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==Notes==
* The Cybertron Guard's symbol originally appeared without true context in the [[1984]] episode "Divide and Conquer". 23 years later in [[2007]], the [[TakaraTomy]] website [[World of the Transformers]] went up, which gave a name to Shockwave's troops on Cybertron and established the symbol to be theirs.

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]

Red Energon

2014-04-17T14:29:24Z

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:''Red Energon is a form of energon from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
[[Image:NewRecruit Red Energon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|It's also raspberry flavored.]]
'''Red Energon''' is an extremely volatile and rare type of [[energon]]. When it is refined into fuel, it increases the user's speed and strength.

== Fiction ==
=== ''Prime'' cartoon ===
A meteorite of Red Energon was uncovered by a [[human]] construction team. Pictures of it found their way onto the [[Internet]] where they were found by both [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. By that time it had been removed from the construction site and was being moved by crane at a dock, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] had [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] clear the area. When the Autobots arrived at the dock, they were intercepted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] in his [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Starscream managed to break a chunk of Red Energon off, and after the quick-thinking [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] separated him from his armor with the [[phase shifter]], he blew up the rest of the Red Energon and made off with his piece. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

Starscream worked to refine the energon, but the process was slow and only yielded enough for one or two doses. He used it to get the drop on Smokescreen, knocking the Autobot out so Starscream could obtain an [[Omega Key]]. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} He used the remainder of it to infiltrate the Autobot base and swipe the other three Omega Keys. It lasted only long enough for him to steal the keys and wore off just as he stopped to taunt Optimus and the others. Luckily enough for Starscream he managed to open a GroundBridge in time. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

==Notes==
*In a description of "New Recruit" on [[The Hub]]'s website, Red Energon was labeled '''Hypergon''', however this name has yet to be used on the show.

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Talk:Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

2014-04-17T14:25:16Z

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Xantium (DOTM)

2014-04-16T09:31:31Z

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:''The ''Xantium'' is an [[Autobot]] starship from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:DOTM Xantium launch.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Also, for some reason it has a space shuttle stuck to the side of it.]]
The spaceship '''''Xantium''''' is old and battered, but still space-worthy enough to transport the Autobots around. It was pieced together by the [[Wrecker]]s, so likely its passengers take their lives in their hands every time they travel in it. It has a known weakness to being shot with missiles.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' comics===
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
[[Image:DOTM Xantium on launch pad.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Its next mission: determine who rode the wrecking ball into its guitars.]]

The Autobot spacecraft ''Xantium'' transported the second wave of Autobot refugees to [[Earth]], and thereafter was based at the [[Kennedy Space Center]] so that the [[United States of America|United States]] government could study and maintain military control over it. A trio of Autobots, dubbed the [[Wrecker]]s, were responsible for maintaining the craft while it was grounded.

When the Autobots learned the true nature of the Apollo [[Moon (moon)|moon]] landing missions, the ''Xantium'' was used to transport [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to the crash site of the long-lost ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' on Earth's moon, and successfully retrieved [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and his space bridge pillars.

Later, Sentinel Prime revealed he had made a deal with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] long ago, and coerced the human governments to exile the Autobots from Earth. The ''Xantium'' successfully lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, but true to the treacherous nature of the [[Decepticon]]s, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the craft, and seemingly, its occupants, during the ascent. Fortunately for humanity, the Autobots had hid themselves inside the booster rockets, which were jettisoned and landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===''Dark of the Moon'' novel adaptation===
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==Notes==
*The designation, ''Xantium'', comes from the Generation 1 spaceship ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'', which was also associated with the Wreckers.
*The ''Xantium'''s depiction in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]] is built around the distinctive orange Fuel Tank and white SRB boosters of the Space Shuttle launch stack, and later seen mated to the ''[[Discovery]]'' itself on the launch pad at [[Kennedy Space Center]]. However, its description in the novelization is that of a "Two-stage Saturn V rocket", an odd description as the Saturn V was a three-stage rocket, while the preceding Saturn IB was two-stage.
*Whenever it is mentioned in the film, it is referred to as the "Xan'''th'''ium", with an audible "th" sound. Associated media refers to it with its original spelling and pronunciation.

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Omega Sentinel (G1)

2014-04-03T16:42:08Z

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:''Omega Sentinel is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
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'''Omega Sentinel''' is immense—immensely strong, immensely logical, and immensely powerful. Once sent to Earth to locate the missing [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the Omega Sentinel was found instead by the Decepticons, and lent his awesome firepower to their cause. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] described him as a cross between [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s mind and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s power. Although not as ambitious as Shockwave, the Omega Sentinel was also loyal only to his sense of logic, and would switch allegiances at a moment's notice if his analysis dictated it. The Omega Sentinel's deep devotion to logic made dealing with the highly emotional human populace of Earth difficult at times. Fortunately, as a Decepticon, the Sentinel could simply destroy anything that struck him as illogical and be done with it.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
====''The Transformers Trilogy''====
The Omega Sentinel was apparently sent out into space some time ago, searching for Omega Supreme. He eventually found the planet Earth, but was taken in by the Decepticons before he could locate Omega Supreme. Through reprogramming, Megatron succeeded in bringing the Omega Sentinel in line with the Decepticon cause. He planned on using the giant as a secret weapon against the Autobots at a later date, but those plans were dropped once Megatron was kidnapped by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] assumed command of the Decepticons. Starscream activated the Omega Sentinel and brought him to the new Decepticon capitol, [[Las Vegas]]. Omega Sentinel was present in Vegas when Megatron returned from space with the Keepers in tow. Although he was too badly injured to retake command of the Decepticons by force, Megatron nevertheless refused to serve under Starscream, and several Decepticons made the same choice, including Sentinel, who did not find Starscream logical. The loss of the Omega Sentinel was one of the most crushing blows to Starscream's command.

The renegade Decepticons made an alliance with the Autobots against the Keepers, and returned to Las Vegas to annihilate the aliens after they executed Starscream and bestowed his corpse on one of their own as a host body. The Omega Sentinel planned to personally obliterate the Keeper-Starscream in battle, but he and Devastator were held back from the final conflict by an energy field generated by the Keepers. Worse still, this meant they were too far away from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when he used the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to defend all the other Autobots and Decepticons present from a nuclear blast, launched at the Keepers by the US military. Having absorbed the brunt of the radioactive fire, Omega Sentinel was rendered totally inoperative and unsalvagable. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

Or was he? The Sentinel was actually quite salvagable, and was quickly restored to full functioning. Megatron kept the Omega Sentinel's restoration a secret, in order to make him a secret weapon against the Autobots once again. This proved to be extremely fruitful almost immediately: due to a debt of honor, Megatron was able to convince Optimus Prime to hand over the Matrix to the Decepticons. Prime realized he was drastically inhibiting the Autobots' power, but little did he dream that Megatron would ever be able to actually tap the Matrix's power for evil purposes. In fact, the non-Decepticon origins of Omega Sentinel's circuitry allowed him to utilize the Matrix somewhat. He had it placed inside his chest panel and began drawing from its limitless power. His first act as a Matrix-enhanced being was to demolish the White House and retrieve the [[President of the United States]] for Megatron's amusement.

Using the Matrix improperly has its consequences, though. Despite the massive damage the Omega Sentinel caused in Washington D.C., not a single life was lost. And, when Megatron commanded the Sentinel to destroy the Keepers' puppets [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and Starscream, he found that he could not. Realizing that the Matrix was affecting the Omega Sentinel's systems, Megatron made his soldier remove the object as quickly as possible. Once the Sentinel threw away the Matrix, however, it was recovered by the Keepers' human agent [[Franklin Townsend]], leaving both the Autobots and Decepticons without its power.

The influence on Omega Sentinel's programming did not stop there, however. Even without the Matrix inside him, Omega Sentinel continued to prove unwilling to injure living beings. In a battle with the American military in the Nevada desert, he used a sleep-inducing ray on the soldiers instead of harming them. Ultimately, the Omega Sentinel's true command protocols as a [[Guardian robot]] reasserted themselves, and he turned against Megatron during the final battle to prevent the Keepers from gaining a foothold on Earth. The Omega Sentinel thrust himself through the gateway the Keepers had constructed for their arrival and crushed the crystal key that was the source of their power. The resulting discharge destroyed the Omega Sentinel, the Keepers, and the Void dimension they resided in. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

==Notes==
*The Omega Sentinel's appearance is unknown. Presumably, he looks like the typical "Guardian Robot" design used for Omega Supreme and other generic Guardians. He is first described as black and gold (''[[Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation]]'' p. 64), but later as blue and red (''[[Transformers: Fusion|Fusion]]'' p. 12), the latter being the traditional colors of the Guardians.

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Cyber Caliber

2014-04-01T16:41:38Z

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The '''Cyber Caliber''' is one of [[Artifacts of the Primes|the relics]] of the [[Thirteen]]. It is a large, powerful, and exceedingly sharp sword, and it is powerful enough that Nexus Prime was willing to sacrifice himself as to ensure its safety.

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
The Cyber Caliber was created by [[Solus Prime]]. After the defeat of [[Liege Maximo]], [[Nexus Prime]] took custody of the relic and decided it must be hidden away till it could not be done without. He separated himself into five beings, each carrying and guarding a fragment of the Cyber Caliber. Much later, a newly reformed Nexus Prime granted it to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who used it to fight [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to a standstill on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. After the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]] was fired from the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', the Cyber Caliber had disappeared, blown away by the explosion. After the battle, each of the five Nexus Prime Transformers once again took a piece of the sword as they split up and headed out into space in different directions. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

==Notes==
*"Cyber Caliber" was once believed to be an obscure alternate name for ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''-era [[Vector Prime]]'s sword, "[[Rhisling]]".<ref>Previous revisions of the [[Rhisling]] page on {{SITENAME SHORT}} reported this fact variously citing instruction sheets or Japanese sources.</ref> That may have been true, but if so, the source of the source of the information currently remains lost to the fog of time—or vanishing online content.
*The name may have been originally inspired by the famous fictional sword, Excalibur. If the original source of the name was Japanese, the English spelling of "Cyber Caliber" (as opposed to "Cyber Calib'''u'''r") may have come down to a transliteration choice.
*The name of this sword from ''Exiles'' is presumably an homage to Vector Prime's sword, which, as stated above, may or may not have actually been called "Cyber Caliber".

==Footnotes==
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Chaos Theory Part 1

2014-03-26T17:08:57Z

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'''Why did Megatron surrender...?'''

==Synopsis==

''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] are sitting in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's New Oil House]], discussing Megatron's treatise that calls for non-violent direct action to bring about a revolution. A bar fight involving [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] soon attracts Impactor's violent attention, despite Megatron's protests.''

Aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s rocket, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] scan the captured Megatron for weapons. A paranoid Ratchet worries about a rumor that Megatron can siphon [[antimatter]] from a [[black hole]] and release it through his eyes. Perceptor finds his paranoia ridiculous and turns the [[Decepticon]] over to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. While Megatron is being investigated by the scientists, Optimus watches with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Xaaron]], who came from [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]] to see Megatron for himself and offer [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] a position at Kimia. Optimus Prime questions Megatron's motives, wondering if his nemesis wants the war to be over as much as he does. Ironhide offers to handle the interrogation, but Prime considers Megatron as his responsibility and as his greatest failure.

''In a police cell, [[Springarm]], a police officer, checks Megatron's information and asks for his name and where he was created. Megatron asks of Impactor's whereabouts, learning that he is in a medical facility. However, the cadets he beat up are in a much poorer condition. [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] enters with a [[Communicube]] to relieve Springarm and warns Megatron that things for him will not turn out well if the cadets expire.''

Optimus Prime, alone and blocking out any prying eyes, engages Megatron in a "civilized conversation". After being released of his restraints and taking a seat, Megatron enquires about his troops back on [[Earth]], but Prime tells him to focus on the current topic. Megatron elaborates on the constants of his millions of years of war and conquering: hate, created in his stay in prison thanks to an Autobot, and Optimus Prime. Megatron does not hate Prime himself, just what he represents and the barriers he creates for Megatron's ambition. Megatron asks Optimus if he hates him; the question is first answered with a yes, but Optimus takes it back. "Hate" is too simple a word—it may sustain Megatron, but he is lessened by it. Megatron mocks Prime's rhetoric and claims to know the [[Autobot]] leader all too well. Optimus tires of the conversation, but Megatron points out that the war has changed; things are speeding up. Optimus asks him what victory is to him. It is dominion over the lesser species, the Autobots vanquished, and a new [[Golden Age]]—peace through tyranny. Optimus attempts to compare the two's desires for peace, but Megatron refuses to accept the parallel. Optimus has done nothing for his goal, while Megatron fought to address the injustice in their society. Optimus asks when the two first met, leading into the two recalling their battles over the years. Optimus wishes for Megatron's help in ending the war, but he refuses.

The [[Autobot High Command]] convenes to discuss the situation with Megatron. Xaaron wants to make sure that there is a proper public and independent trial. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] agrees and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] suggests Chief Justice [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]], seen as neutral by the [[Galactic Council]]. The conversation turns to the death sentence, but [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] fears making Megatron a martyr and turning away from the Autobots' principles. The ultimate decision, however, rests with Optimus Prime. [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] doubts whether Optimus can make the right decision and points out that, although there was no visual showing of the conversation between Optimus and Megatron, the audio feed was not shut down and everyone heard the cozy recall of memories. Prime is livid, and soon sits alone in despair.

''In a police cell, Whirl savagely beats Megatron for supposedly crippling his cadet friends and threatens to kill the prisoner, planning to claim self-defense. He notes his death will mean nothing. Before Whirl can carry out the threat, Springarm stops him, horrified at what Whirl has done. The prisoner is released under orders and Megatron is escorted to see the police captain, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]. Pax had read Megatron's treatise and surmised that he was not prone to violence and the bartender's evidence backed this up. Orion tells Megatron that, though he doesn't agree with the entirety the treatise, he is glad someone is voicing their concerns and encourages Megatron to keep it up.''

Annoyed, Optimus Prime returns to Megatron's cell and demands to know why he surrendered. The Decepticon is obtuse, telling him to rephrase the question. Optimus rants at Megatron, laying singular blame on him for millennia of conflict, the billions of lives ruined, and their race on the edge of extinction. Again, Megatron insists that Prime rephrase his question, and Optimus Prime asks if Megatron feels even the slightest remorse. The answer is "no"; Megatron's only regret is that he didn't do more while he had the chance, that he didn't kill even more. He will always respond by killing on an industrial scale, he will do anything to murder every single Autobot, and doing so will give him great pleasure. Megatron turns the conversation on Optimus Prime, stating that the war made Prime who he is now, and that he should be grateful to Megatron for starting it. Optimus realizes Megatron's attempts to bring out anger, but nevertheless activates the [[variable voltage harness]]. From the audience, Rodimus observes sternly. Recovering, Megatron tells Prime that they first met in [[Rodion]] and thanks him for what happened back then.

Leaving the cell, Optimus Prime tells Omega Supreme that he should have cut the power to the harness. Omega explains that he did and that, had he not, Megatron would likely be dead.

''Outside the Rodion police station, Springarm bids farewell to Megatron and hands back his non-violent treatise on Cybertronian society. Megatron looks at it briefly before smashing it through a large screen. He walks away with fresh determination and a new perspective.''

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==Quotes==

"[[Hasbro|They]] say he can use this weird inter-dimensional circuity to syphon anti-matter from... from a [[black hole]]. You know, in space. So." 
"With respect, Ratchet, that sounds—that just sounds ''stupid''."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Perceptor'''

"So. How are we going to play this? Are we going to spend the next hour ''posturing'', or are we going to rise to the occasion and actually have a ''civilised conversation''?" 
"'Rise to the occasion'? What is this, a summit meeting? I'm bolted to the wall, I'm riddled with inhibitor chips, and I'm precisely ''one rash gesture'' away from being ''electrocuted to death''. It's hardly conducive to a frank exchange of views." 
"Fair point. [unbolts] Take a seat."
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron'''

"I look back over the last four million years and recognize that there have been only two constants: hate... and you."
:—'''Megatron'''

"Look me in the eye and say you want it ended, and ''it will end''."
:—'''Optimus'''

"Do you even feel the ''slightest'' remorse?" 
"No."
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Megatron'''

"Understand ''this''. So long as you stand in my way- so long as ''anybody'' stands in my way, I will respond by killing. Murder on an ''industrial'' scale. Because in the final analysis, I would happily wade across a river of corpses, chest-deep in rust and grease and engine oil, just to crush the spark of the last Autobot standing. And I would do so not simply as a means to an end, no. I'd do it, Prime, because it would give me ''pleasure''."
:—'''Megatron'''

==Notes==
*'''JAMES ROBERTS!'''
*This was originally going to be a one-shot with ''Chaos'' as a mini-series. But the ongoing sells more than one-shots and minis, so in they went to the ongoing! (This is why the series ended on #31 and not #25.)<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref> Other early plans were that it would be set on Earth, the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] were going to attack, and Impactor would turn out to have been visiting Megatron in his cell. <ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:33:27 to 01:35:01]</ref>
*The flashbacks takes place before ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and fill in a lot of details that the miniseries left out: namely, ''why'' Megatron is already so angry and willing to turn to violence.
*Impactor and Megatron are sitting in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's NEW Oil House]].
*The "[[Knights of Cybertron]]" that are mentioned were going to be in a [[Mike Costa]] plot after "Chaos", but he never got into the idea; it was handed over to James Roberts.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/idw-transformers-comic-writer-mike-costa-reflects-on-transformers-173922/ TFW2005 interview with Mike Costa]</ref>
*Ratchet and Perceptor are discussing a superpower that Megatron was given in his original [[bio]]... and which almost every single G1 story since has ignored. Probably because, as Perceptor notes, throwing a black hole around is a little too silly. Ratchet talking about it as "the thing with the eyes" is apparently a reference to the story "[[Resurrection!]]", in which Megatron used said power to channel [[antimatter]] [[:Image:MegatronAntimatterUK.jpg|through his eyes]].
*On a related note, Ratchet worrying about the rumors of said superpower seems at odds with his later establishment in Roberts' ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets the Eye]]'' ongoing as a rationalist with no time for myths and legends. Roberts clarified <ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-more-than-meets-the-eye-annual Underbase interview with James Roberts]</ref> that Ratchet's concern over this particular urban legend was due to its being, to someone with his limited background in physics, relatively scientifically plausible. Perceptor, meanwhile, as a professional scientist, immediately sees it for the nonsense it is.
*Some graffiti in Megatron's cell reads "peace through tyranny", the motto from his original bio.
*Megatron correcting the guard on his name seems to be a reference to how [[Bob Budiansky]] came up with the actual name: combining the words "megaton" and "electron."
*The free lab on [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]] that Xaaron mentions is [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s old one.
*That's right, ''[[Zeta Prime (G1)|another]]'' IDW-created interim Prime! [[Nominus Prime]] comes before [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]].
*This is the first time we hear of racism shown by forged robots against those '[[Reproduction#IDW_Generation_1_continuity|constructed cold]]'; this is an idea Roberts came up with in ''Eugenesis''. Cybertron used to have apartheid based on your origin, which was ''supposed'' to no longer matter near the end of Nominus' reign (but obviously still does).
*The Transformers are established as a pariah race, shunned by the intergalactic community and [[Galactic Council]].
*The montage of war scenes include: ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'', "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]", ''[[The Transformers: Drift|Drift]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'', "[[Spotlight: Kup]]", "[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]", ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide|Ironhide]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'', "[[...For All Mankind]]", ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', and ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]''.
*The battles recalled by Prime and Megatron include one at [[Sherma Bridge]] (a nod to the infamous [[Sherman Dam]] punchup), the [[Siege of Massunstrad]], their relatively recent battle in [[Brasnya]], the [[Vorsk Offensive]], [[Rada Mor]], and the [[Battle for Hell's Point]].
*The [[variable voltage harness]] comes from [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the original Marvel comics]]. Also mentioned are [[Pathblaster]]s, [[communicube]]s and [[Shanix]] from the Marvel UK comics.
*The Tremorcons mentioned are from Roberts' "[[Bullets]]", while Rung is from the "[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]" [[Autopedia]] profiles.
*Based on his recollections of near-death experiences, ''[[The Transformers: Escalation|Escalation]]'' apparently wasn't the first time Megatron had taken on a gun alternate mode.
*The plot element of Optimus and Megatron having met before the war, and the former agreeing with the latter's ideals, is reminiscent of [[Transformers: Exodus|another]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. However, [[Nick Roche]] has said that Roberts hasn't read ''Exodus''.
*On page 17, a [[Diagnostic Drone]]-like drone appears.
*The screen that Megatron throws his treatise through ends up with a hole the shape of the Decepticon insignia.

===Errors===
*Jazz is seen amongst the Autobots who are viewing the captive Megatron, but [[Police Action: Part 1|issue #25]] will establish that he should currently be on Earth.
*Both ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' and "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]" had a pre-Prime Optimus sporting a body clearly inspired by Orion Pax. Here, before either story, Optimus is already in his usual Cybertronian Optimus Prime form. This would later be remedied in ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''.
*Despite Megatron's recollection of being trapped in a gun alt-mode after the [[Battle for Hell's Point]], Prime's recollection of the fight shows Megatron having the [[Don Figueroa]]-designed body that transforms into a Cybertronian tank. It is, of course, possible that Megatron was forced to withdraw and swap alt-modes in the midst of that battle, only to return later.
* The notion of Optimus and Megatron having their first (or second) meeting at [[Sherma Bridge]] would essentially be retconned away by ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy| Autocracy]]''. Chalk it up to Megatron switching the subject, perhaps?
*In the first panel Impactor either has a normal right hand which later transforms or his drill attachment is mis-colored.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Cover RI}}
*'''Cover A:''' Megatron's current head; art by [[Alex Milne]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]].
*'''Cover B:''' Megatron's head from [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]; art by Milne and colors by Perez.
*'''Cover RI:''' Both half-heads combined into one time-spanning B&W super head; art by Milne.

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...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale

2014-03-26T17:05:09Z

Youreallycan: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Dark Cybertron|The Transformers: Dark Cybertron]]'' Finale
|prev=Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11
|next=Robots in Disguise issue 28
|next2=Windblade issue 1
|next3=More than Meets the Eye issue 28
|image=DarkCybertronFinale_regcvr.jpg
|title="...And the Damage Done" Dark Cybertron Finale
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 26]], [[2014]]
|coverdate=March 2014
|written by=[[John Barber]] and [[James Roberts]]
|layouts by=[[Phil Jimenez]]
|pencils by=[[Brendan Cahill]]
|inks by=[[Brian Shearer]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[IDW timeline|Current era (2014)]]
}}

'''As Orion Pax and Megatron confront Shockwave together, the salvation of all reality hinges on one question: can a 'bot really change who they are?'''

==Synopsis==

As time and space collapse around [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s continue their seemingly-futile struggle against the insurmountable [[Ammonite]] legions. While [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] share a moment of levity amongst the chaos, aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] calls for battle statistics, but [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] make it clear that they have barely made a dent in the seventy-billion-strong horde...

In [[Crystal City]], a bewildered [[Brainstorm]] recovers from the surprise emergence of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team through his chest. Before any explanations can be offered, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] all collapse, the taint of the [[Dead Universe]] having left them unable to survive in the living universe. While Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] head off to intervene in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s currently-raging battle with [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], the redemption-seeking [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] forgoes the thrill of battle for once to help get the stricken to Brainstorm's laboratory on the ''Lost Light'' for treatment. As they climb back up to the surface, Rodimus details for Brainstorm how they heard the singing that had been going on in [[Swerve's]] through a portal within [[Nova Prime]]'s corpse, and used his technology to turn the deceased despot into a [[space bridge]]; Brainstorm is puzzled as to why ''he'' was on the other side of Nova's portal, but Nightbeat explains that it is because the scientist has been rendered undead as a result of vicarious exposure to Dead Universe energies during his research. As the team emerges on the surface, things suddenly take an even more unfathomable turn: with all of time contracting to a single point, the sky above Cybertron comes alive with images from the past, as every moment in time starts to occur at once.

Back underground, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] fights a losing battle against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who has replicated his new body with his [[reactive armor]], and is proving more adept at using it than Starscream himself. While they brawl, [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] accesses Jhiaxus's computers and learns how the [[Regenesis]] ores are being used to facilitate Shockwave's plan, channelled from Shockwave to the Ammonites through Jhiaxus's ship. With a final barb to Starscream on the nature of self-sacrifice, Metalhawk gives up his life to link the [[Ore-14]] that remains in his system into the delicate matrix, throwing the ores out of balance. Starscream is able to end Jhiaxus using the swords he didn't know his new body ''had'' until the scientist revealed them to him, then he and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] start heading back to the surface themselves...

...where Metalhawk's actions have successfully destroyed the Ammonites, causing them all to spontaneously explode and fall to Cybertron's surface in a burning rain. To take out the last remaining opponent, [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], Mainframe crashes the ''Lost Light'' ''straight into'' the combiner, shattering him into his component Decepticon pieces, then calls upon [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica]] to help finish the separated villains off. The ship then picks up Rodimus, Brainstorm and the wounded (with Nightbeat expressing some interest in the ship's mysterious origins), but Brainstorm soon begins to suffer some performance anxiety as the enormity of the task before him begins to sink in. Rodimus baits him by remarking that Perceptor would certainly be up to the task, and even though Brainstorm knows what his captain is doing, he sets to work with renewed vigor all the same.

No sooner have Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus arrived at the site of Megatron and Shockwave's battle than Magnus is felled by a blast from the cyclopean Decepticon. Prime attempts to remind Shockwave of the kindly [[Senate|senator]] he once was, using his own journey from Prime to Pax to Prime again as an example of how it is possible for a 'bot to change their path, but the words have no effect on Shockwave, so Megatron tries a more dramatic example: recovering the Autobot [[insignia]] from the fallen [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s body and with a heartfelt speech inspired by Bumblebee's own words, he places it upon his own chest, and declares himself an Autobot. Confused and distraught at this display, Shockwave begins to lose his focus, and his control of the chronal drive integrated with his systems slips away, setting his mind adrift in time and space. His old, pre-[[shadowplay]] self begins to re-emerge, and horror seizes his mind at what he has become; Optimus reminds him again of their friendship, of simple and intimate details like a wobbly bench at their old meeting place.... and Senator Shockwave quietly, calmly comes back to himself. Alas, he explains, the chronal drive cannot be deactivated, as it had been inextricably bound with him, and so he calls upon his old friend for one final, fatal favor. With the promise that he will always remember Shockwave as he was, Prime is joined by Megatron in firing upon Shockwave, destroying him and the time drive, which collapses into a singularity. Prime, Magnus and Megatron make a futile race for safety, forced to leave Bumblebee's body behind as the black hole expands... but at the last second, the ''Lost Light'' swoops in, and Rodimus and the rest of his successfully-cured team snatch the pair from the jaws of death, the singularity collapsing behind them.

Watching from afar, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] peers into Megatron's mind, and his aghast to see him wearing the Autobot insignia. [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] chooses that moment to make his entrance—rescued from Crystal City along with [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], he approves of Soundwave's disdain for Megatron's change of heart, and proposes a new approach...

Rattrap and Starscream haul themselves up to the surface, and Rattrap begins needling his "boss", suggesting that Metalhawk's sacrifice will mark the departed [[NAIL]] leader the hero of the hour, making it hard for Starscream to remain in control. Tired on the rat's scheming, Starscream drops his own dizzying spin on the situation, pointing out how Metalhawk's actions could be interpreted as the willful murder of seventy billion lifeforms, and making it very clear to Rattrap that treachery and distortion of the fact is ''his'' game to play. Of course, it turns out he's just done this in front of the assembled Autobots...

Some time later, Optimus and Megatron avail of a moment of isolation together on the ''Lost Light'' to talk through what has happened between them. Megatron vows that his change of heart is not a trick, while Optimus makes clear that if he could see through everything Shockwave had done and remember him as the friend he once had, he can do the same for Megatron. Together, the pair disembark the ship to meet the assembled crowd below, and to take the first steps into a new and different future.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in timey-wimey scenes. 
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*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (2)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (3)
*? (4)
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (5)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slug]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (9)
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (10)
*Blue guy (11)
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (12)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (13)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (16)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (17)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (18)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (19)
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*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] (20)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (21)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] (27)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] (28)
*[[Brainstorm]] (29)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (31)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (32)
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (34)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s corpse (36)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (41)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (42)
*[[Nautica]] (43)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (44)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (56)
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*[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (14)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (15)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (30)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (35)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (37)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (45)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (47)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (48)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (49)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (50)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (51)
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (52)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (54)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (55)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (57)
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*[[Ammonite]]s (1)
*[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] (22)
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] (23)
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] (24)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (25)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (33)
*''[[Deceptigod]]'' (38)
*''[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'' (39)
*''[[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'' (40)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (46)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (53)
}}

==Quotes==

"Did I ever tell you about how I started '''our''' war? You'll laugh your head off." 
"You know what, Whirl? We really should've hung out more..."
:—'''Whirl''' and '''Arcee'''

"'''That's''' how you want to end this, '''Jhiaxus'''—by '''cosplaying''' as me?"
:—'''Starscream''' is not too impressed with Jhiaxus's new look

"That's the single most unpleasant thing that's ever happened to me." 
"Could've been worse. We could've been doing the splits on the way out..."
:—'''Brainstorm''' just had five 'bots jump out of his chest, but '''Rodimus''' looks on the bright side

"All life '''is''' equal. I merely assign it a '''quantifiable value'''—'''zero.'''"
:—'''Shockwave'''

"Either someone just killed all the '''Ammonites''', or they're combining into a poorly coordinated '''fireworks display.'''"
:—'''Swerve'''

"What have I '''done?''' What '''happened''' to me?! '''What have they turned me into?!'''" 
"'''Fight''' it, Shockwave! Fight the Shadowplay! Think of who you were! Think of '''us!''' Think of—think of—think of our '''bench!''' The '''Ark-1 Memorial Park'''—our bench by the inscription! Next to the '''energon bar''' that was never open. The bench with the '''broken leg!''' Remember? You'd say, 'Forget overthrowing the Senate—I'd settle for a decent bench!'" 
"...And I fixed it myself in the end, didn't I. My greatest achievement. From fixing a bench to breaking the '''universe'''. How did that happen?"
:—'''Shockwave''' is brought back to himself by '''Optimus Prime'''

"On behalf of everyone you helped—every '''[[Outlier]]''' you tutored—every '''function runt''' you took under your wing—every naive young law enforcer whose eyes you opened—and every miner you made sure was safe—Senator Shockwave, I '''promise you'''—I will remember you as you were."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', before delivering the final blow

"After all Shockwave '''did'''—not just '''now''', with the ores and Nova and the Titan, but throughout the war... were you '''really''' able to look beyond all that and recognize him as your friend?" 
"Does it matter?" 
"If it didn't I wouldn't ask." 
"Then you already know my answer."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Whirl cracks about starting the Transformers war, which he essentially did by showing Megatron the path of violence when he beat him to within an inch of his life while he was in custody, as seen in [[Chaos Theory Part 1|issue #22]] of the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]. He's entirely aware of the consequences of his actions, and although he's putting a morbidly humorous face on it here, [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|''More than Meets the Eye'' #10]] showed us he's carrying a lot of issues over it.
*The idea that those tainted by the Dead Universe are unable to survive outside of it was a major plot point back during [[Simon Furman]]'s tenure on the IDW books, but it hasn't been a factor in any subsequent plots until now.
*The images that appear in the sky as time collapses include Windblade, Tailgate leaping onto Tyrest's back from [[Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|''More than Meets the Eye'' #21]], the [[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]] leaving Cybertron, the Deceptigod, the aged Ironhide from [[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|ongoing #31]], Megatron in his battered stealth bomber body from somewhere between [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|ongoing #30]] and [[Before the Dawn|''Robots in Disguise #14]], Megatron ripping the Matrix of Leadership out of Optimus from [[All Hail Megatron issue 7|''All Hail Megatron'' #7]], the aforementioned scene of Whirl beating up Megatron from ongoing #22, and Starscream in his original Earth-mode body.
*Nightbeat takes a curious interest in the ''Lost Light''; the ship's mysterious history has not been the subject of much discussion, but the unexpected presence of a [[sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] on board in [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|''More than Meets the Eye'' #3]] led [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to speculate that "horrific things" must have happened on board the ship in its past. Further, in what seemed like nothing more than an easter egg at the time, Nightbeat observed Rung constructing a model of the ''Lost Light'' in a flashback to four million years ago in [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|''More than Meets the Eye'' #9]], which suggests the ship had a reputation even then.
*Prime vows to Shockwave that he will "remember [him] as he [was]", which was the hope pre-Shadowplay Shockwave expressed in [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More than Meets the Eye'' #11]].

===Transformers references===
*Mainframe remarks on Prowl's "keen sense of spatial awareness", a reference to his ability to "observe 800 moving objects, compute their probable paths of movement, and determine the proper countermove" from his original ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]'' profile.

===Real-world references===
*The title of this chapter is a reference to the [[Wikipedia: Neil Young|Neil Young]] song, "[[Wikipedia: The Needle and the Damage Done|The Needle and the Damage Done]]".

===Errors===
*Brainstorm's got his [[briefcase]] cuffed to his wrist this issue, when he didn't have it with him in the last chapter—though that's almost certainly an error on the last chapter's part, not this one's.

===Trivia===
*When originally released on digital platforms, this issue was missing its final page.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Shockwave versus Megatron atop of a pile of the fallen, by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
*'''Sub cover:''' Shockwave crackling with power, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Josh Burcham]] (miscredited as [[Joana Lafuente]]).
*'''Cover RI:''' Wraparound cover of ''Generations'' Metroplex stomping over the surface of Cybertron as Optimus Prime leads a team of Autobots running ahead of him, by Jiminez and Fajardo Jr.

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Runaway

2013-12-12T10:48:59Z

Youreallycan: /* Foreign localization */ it means 'escape'

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{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=30
|prev=Desperate
|next=Past
|title="Runaway"
|furigana=かくれが
|japanese=逃走
|romaji=Kakurega
|translation=Run Away: Refuge
|image=runaway.jpg
|caption=
|production code=TF: A-30
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Isao Shizuya]]
|director=[[Mihiro Yamaguchi]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[March 22]], [[2003]] (English) [[August 1|1 August]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''The kids try to help the Space Mini-Con Team escape from the Decepticons ''and'' the Autobots by running away.'''

==Synopsis==
On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] are undergoing repairs and a tune-up following their defeat by the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] attempts to allay Megatron's concerns about the Autobots.

Meanwhile, the Autobots are having a heated debate about the [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] is hesitant to use them in battle, given their obvious reluctance to fight, while the other Autobots (particularly [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]) argue that it'd be better to use their power to destroy the Decepticons in one fell swoop. However, before Optimus can come to a decision, the Autobots realize the Mini-Cons in question are missing...

[[File:Arm30 nothingtoseehere.jpg|thumb|Suspicious Strangers are suspicious.]]

[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] are conspiring to sneak the Space Team away where neither the Autobots nor the Decepticons can find them. Bundling the Mini-Cons up in clothes, they buy bus tickets for [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] and make their getaway (narrowly avoiding detection by an alert canine named [[Sally]]) as the Autobots scour the city, intent on capturing the runaways.

However, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] has been monitoring human surveillance satellites above the Autobot base, and is puzzled as to why the humans are leading the Mini-Cons away. He becomes even more puzzled when he realizes Optimus Prime is tailing the bus at a distance.

Optimus is thrown off the trail when the runaways disembark in a cornfield and make their way to a dilapidated farmhouse, where the kids help the Mini-Cons set up a series of alarms, early warnings and traps in case the Decepticons come looking for them—as well as engaging in an FCC-mandated level of tomfoolery.

These preparations prove surprisingly useful as Thrust appears on the farm, declaring his intention to seize the Mini-Cons for his own. He is blinded, bruised, roped, tripped, and rolled over in short order, until he's steaming mad. While the booby-traps are insufficient actually to ''stop'' the Decepticon, they ''do'' buy enough time for Optimus Prime to arrive and drive Thrust off.

As the other Autobots make a belated appearance, Rad delivers an impassioned speech urging the Autobots to see the Mini-Cons as individuals, not tools to be used in their battle with the Decepticons. Optimus Prime agrees, reminding his troops that if they use these Mini-Cons against their will, the Autobots are no better than the Decepticons.

Hot Shot concludes that this means that they will fight with the Mini-Cons as a ''team'', yeah!

(Hot Shot is kinda an idiot.)

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (12)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (15)
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (16)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (17)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (18)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (19)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (20)

|c2=
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (8)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (9)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (23)
*[[Rad White]] (25)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (28)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (29)
*[[Carlos Lopez]] (30)
*[[Sally]]'s attendant (33)

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*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (2)
*[[Oval]] (3)
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (4)
*[[Spiral]] (6)
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (7)
*[[Liftor]] (13)
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (14)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (21)
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (22)
*[[Astroscope]] (24)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (26)
*[[Sky Blast]] (27)
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (31)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (32)
}}

==Quotes==
"Look! Your guardian star is very bright tonight, sir. I believe it might actually swallow up every other star around it! This must surely be a sign you'll crush the Autobots, conquer the universe and lead the Decepticons back to planet Cybertron!"
:—'''Thrust''', astrologer

"Huh, so humans are good for something after all. That's news to me!"
:—'''Demolishor'''

"Dear Mom, I just wanna thank you for all the great foods you've made me over the years. I especially enjoyed your spaghetti and meatballs; the sauce was a haunting blend of herbs and spices—and the things you can do with a pot roast are truly inspirational. Yours truly, your son, Fred."
:—'''Fred''''s letter home

"Come on, with a little TLC, this place will be good as new!"
:—'''Alexis''' auditions to become a real estate agent.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:Arm30 bobbleheads.jpg|thumb|"Uh, Megatron, sir, we told you that the punch was spiked."]]
* Starscream and Demolishor are noticeably off-model in the first scene at the Decepticon base—their heads are the size of their torsos.
*When Thrust is giving Megatron his fortune, the color for his eyes seems to have slipped down a bit so it appears he's blushing.
*In the first scene with the Autobots, Longarm appears miscolored as Sparkplug.

===Trivia===
*The kanji 逃走 would be pronounced as "''tousou''", while "''kakurega''" is used for 隠れ家.
*Thrust has to explain to Cyclonus and Demolishor what artificial satellites are; the concept is foreign to Transformers.
*Wow, Sparkplug was gone for a whole three seconds before reporting that the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] was gone.
*Why doesn't Red Alert use his siren to get through the traffic?

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Flucht der Mini-Cons'''" ("The Escape of the Mini-Cons")
:*''Original airdate:'' This episode was never shown on TV, but was dubbed in 2003. The dub premiered in 2009 with the German DVD release of the show.

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Menekülés'''" ("Escape")

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ucieczka'''" ("Escape")

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 8 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:10 ([[Warner Bros.|Warner Music Video]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Power of the Mini-Cons ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Star Saber (Thirteen)

2013-11-09T12:42:12Z

Youreallycan: /* Prime cartoon */

{{disambig3|Star Saber}}
[[Image:Star Saber(Prime).jpg|thumb|500px|''There's a Star Saaaaber putting out the Sun...'']]
Wielded by [[Prima]], one of the [[Thirteen|original thirteen Transformers]] at the dawn of time, the '''Star Saber''' sword was a weapon unlike any other. Though several other swords throughout the [[multiverse]] share its name, only one could snuff out stars and crumble the stuff of planets into dust. Many legends swirl around this blade of blades, from its origin to it its precise nature to the circumstances surrounding its disappearance into the annals of history, but somewhere between fiction and fact, the Star Saber waits to be discovered again by one worthy enough to wield its power...

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications comics===

Due to unknown circumstances, long before recorded time began, the Star Saber was shattered into five pieces. To keep its fragments from falling into the wrong hands, [[Nexus Prime]] decided to use his very body to conceal it. His fellow original Transformers [[Vector Prime]] and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] used the quantum edge of the blade (still functioning despite the sword's sad state), to carve Nexus Prime into five pieces, each of which became an individual: [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] and [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. The five pieces of the Star Saber were then scattered across the [[multiverse]], followed soon by the five components of Nexus Prime, their knowledge of the pieces' locations and of their own previous lives suppressed until such time as the sword was needed again. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime profile}}

Uncounted aeons later, the components of Nexus Prime found each other once again, and the titan was re-formed. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}} He proceeded to embark on a multiversal journey with the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|negative-polarity]] [[Quintesson]] [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] in order to recover the sword fragments, but one major obstacle stood in their way: Nexus Prime's memories had not returned entirely. He knew that he was searching for an artifact powerful enough to collapse the entire multiversal stack, but could no longer remember what the artifact was, what its pieces looked like, or where exactly they were. When the pair made a stop in the "[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]", however, Nexus felt that the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] symbol he spotted on a box was somehow a clue, one that finally got him started on the right track. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

After unknown further adventures, at least one fragment of the sword was successfully discovered in [[Axiom Nexus]], which Aquarius picked up from a [[Dorothy|courier]]. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 48|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

===Aligned continuity family===
===="Aligned" novels====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|right|thumb|]]
The Star Saber was one of the greatest weapons created by [[Solus Prime]]. To hide the full truth of its nature from any single Cybertronian, many myths exist about it; some claim that it was created out of three bots and wielded itself, others that it was integrated into the chassis of one of the [[Thirteen]], and others still that Solus forged it from the core of a star, using its own heat as her furnace. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}} More concretely, it is known that the [[Matrix of Leadership]] once adorned the sword's hilt. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

According to [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], the Star Saber was shattered into five pieces after the defeat of [[Liege Maximo]]. Per Trion's story, Nexus Prime gathered the pieces, broke himself into five bots—[[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]], [[Mainspring]], [[Chaindrive]], [[Pinion]], and [[Cannonspring]]—hid a piece inside each bot, and spread his component bots across the universe in order to keep the Star Saber away from [[the Fallen]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Following the [[Great Exodus]] of Cybertronians from Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was led across the galaxy by the Matrix of Leadership that he now bore, discovering on each stop blade-like fragments of Cybertronian metal. Optimus presumed them to be pieces of the Star Saber, but they were in actuality the [[Blades of Time]], another artifact entrusted to Nexus. However, Prime's journey had also led to the discovery of the five components of Nexus Prime, who reformed during a battle with the Decepticons on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. The sword he proceeded to summon was, contrary to legend, named the "[[Cyber Caliber]]", calling into question whether or not the story about him being guardian of the Star Saber was true. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|left|thumb|300px| I have the power!!]]

The Star Saber was held in the [[Vaults|Iacon vaults]] near the end of the war, and ejected into space with the rest of the items stored there. It found its way to [[Earth]] where it became entombed in rock. When [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] uncovered it, he found that its energy rendered the rock around it indestructible and he was unable to extract it. The Decepticons attempted to lift the whole rock face with the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', but Optimus Prime was able to pull it from the stone. With it, he split the entire mountain in half and unleashed a wave of energy that struck the ''Nemesis''. [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] later sent Optimus Prime a message using the sword. {{storylink|Legacy}}

[[Image:Prime-AlpgaOmegabrokensabre.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mazel tov!]]
Desperate to match Optimus' newfound power, Megatron transplanted the arm of a [[dead Prime]] onto himself, which allowed him to use the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to forge the [[Dark Star Saber]]. He challenged Optimus to a battle for the latest relic, and though their swords seemed to be equal when it came to flinging energy waves around, the original Star Saber proved to be less durable when Megatron managed to shatter it with his own blade. The shards from the blade dissolved into dust, and Optimus took the hilt back to base with him. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

After regaining the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Optimus used it to reforge the Star Saber and took it with him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He used it in battle with Megatron, matching the Dark Star Saber, and keeping his opposite busy while the other Autobots reclaimed the [[Omega Key]]s. Once they'd succeeded, he used the sword to knock Megatron flying so the Autobots could retreat. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

With the Decepticons threatening the kids, Optimus had no choice but to throw down the Star Saber. When it turned out Megatron intended to destroy Earth, he picked up the sword again, using it to slice off Megatron's right arm and destroy the [[Omega Lock]]. He later used it to destroy the GroundBridge controls so the Decepticons couldn't work out where the Autobots had retreated to, though as moments later the Decepticons destroyed the base with Optimus and the sword still in it, the act was rendered moot. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} The Star Saber was pulled from the remains of the base by the Decepticons, and it was stored aboard the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

When the Autobots assaulted the ''Nemesis'', [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] took the opportunity to retrieve the Star Saber. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] attempted to pass the weapon to Optimus, only to be blasted and killed by Megatron. The scout was subsequently restored by the power of the Omega Lock which the Decepticons had built into the starship, and he ran Megatron through with the Star Saber, ending the tyrant's life. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

Optimus Prime used the Star Saber during the ceremony to make Bumblebee a warrior. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
{{anchor|Voyager}}
[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-PrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Few people realise that mystical swords are dry clean only.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / 001'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon & battle sword

:''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Voyager|Optimus Prime]] includes a sword which, although not acknowledged on the packaging as such, is based on the Star Saber's show model. The hilt is slightly modified from the original design, losing the hand guard and gaining a wider pommel, whilst the blade has accurate detailing but is vastly scaled down from its gargantuan show proportions. The Saber has a [[5mm post|5mm]] handle, with an additional post and post hole on opposite sides of the hilt.

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[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-BattleShieldOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Battle Shield Optimus''' (Voyager, [[August 12|8-12]]-2012)
**''Accessories'': "[[O.P.#Gray|O.P. A]]", "[[Pral#Gold|Pral G]]", "[[Sais#Gold|Sais G]]", "[[Jayz#Gold|Jayz G]]" Arms Microns, sword, trailer

: [[Exclusive]] to Japanese [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#BattleShield|Optimus Prime]] is a [[redeco]] of the [[Arms Micron]] version of the figure and includes a recolored version of the Star Saber, cast in a darker, warmer shade of gray.

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[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMasterOptimus-Matrix.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Arms Master Optimus''' (Weaponizer, [[September 29|9-29]]-2012)
**''ID Number:'' '''AM-21'''
**''Accessories'': "R.A." Arms Micron & Matrix Blade

: Part of the seventh wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Weaponizer|Japanese release of Weaponizer Class Optimus Prime]] comes with a very large [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#ArmsMaster|Matrix]] which can tab onto his chest as armor or mount onto the back of the truck cab, with the Matrix also being covered in 5mm posts and holes so that [[Arms Micron]]s can be attached to it. He additionally comes with a clear-blue "Shining" version of the Arms Micron, [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|R.A.]], who can combine with the Matrix to form the colossal Matrix Saber.

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[[Image:PrimeDEtoy-OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Dark Energon Voyager, 2012)
**''Number'': '''002'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon, battle sword

: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#DarkEnergon|Optimus Prime]] is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco/retool of RID Optimus Prime, and includes the Star Saber, colored a pale blue.

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===Cyberverse===
{{anchor|BHCyberverse}}
[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Lance), Star Saber

: Part of the first wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#BHCyberverse|Optimus Prime]] is an all-new mold, and comes with the Star Saber. The Star Saber features [[C joint|3mm post]]s for its handle and on its hilt, allowing it to be held by his hands, or mount onto one of the two ports on the rear sides of his vehicle mode.

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[[Image:PrimeBHPRtoy-Cyberverse-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Predaking''' (Cyberverse Commander 2-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Lance), Star Saber

: Part of the [[Target]]-exclusive "[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising|Predacons Rising]]" subline, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]] is a redeco of his Series 3 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class toy. He still comes with the Star Saber.

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[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-BeastBladeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Beast Blade Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 008'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Lance), Star Saber, Battlewing Shield

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters Cyberverse'' Commander Class toys, Beast Blade [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#BBladeCyberverse|Optimus Prime]] is a jungle-themed green and blue redeco of his Series 3 ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class toy. The Star Saber is still included, and is unchanged from the original release.

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===Beast Hunters===
{{anchor|BHVoyager}}
[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Voyager-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|No, it's not lime-flavored.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G11'''
** ''Accessories:'' Two "Ionic pulse launchers"/"Eaglefire missile launchers", two missiles, Star Saber

: Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class toys, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#BHVoyager|Optimus Prime]] is a larger, all-new mold, and comes with a larger version of the Star Saber. The Star Saber features 5mm posts for its handle and on its hilt, allowing it to be held by his hands, or mount onto various ports on his backpack, front wheel panels, or upper wings.

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===Go!===
[[Image:Go!toy-HunterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now made with 100% natural Energon.]]
*'''Hunter Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[April 27|4-27]]-2013)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G11'''
** ''Accessories:'' Two missile launchers, two missiles, Matrix Saber

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Go!|Hunter Optimus Prime]] is a redeco of the Voyager Class "Beast Hunters" Optimus Prime toy. His "Matrix Saber" has been redecoed with a translucent blue blade, and uses a bluer shade of gunmetal paint for its hilt and handle.

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==Notes==
*At Botcon 2010, Fun Publications said that Hasbro has, in effect, taken custody of the character of Nexus Prime due to their plans for the Thirteen. Because of this, Fun Pub will not be continuing his story. Thus, whether or not we will ever find out the fate of his quest to reunite the Star Saber remains in doubt—though Fun Pub were able to make a quick nod toward his continuing mission a few years later in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 48|issue #48]] of their magazine.
*The sketchy relationship between the "Aligned" universe and the multiverse that Fun Publications' stories take place would suggest that the Saber's appearance in the ''Prime'' cartoon does not have any bearing on Nexus Prime's quest.
*The exact connection between Nexus Prime and the Star Saber in the Aligned novels is a bit of a mess, simply because ''Exiles'' is so riddled with plotting and continuity errors that it's hard to tell if the "Cyber Caliber" is actually a different sword from the Star Saber, or if the book just used the wrong name for a few pages. While continuity between the ''Prime'' cartoon and the novels is decidedly wobbly, the sword's later appearance in the cartoon—while probably not ''intended'' to solve the novel's errors—can be seen to suggest that Nexus never had the Star Saber, that just being another of the many myths surrounding the blade.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Matrix Saber''' (マトリクスセイバー ''Matorikusu Seibā'')
*''German:'' '''Sternensäbel''' ("Starsaber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Sable Estrella''' ("Star Saber")
*''Brazilian Portuguese:'' '''Sabre da Estrela''' ("Star Saber")

[[Category:Artifacts of the Primes]]
[[Category:Blades]]
[[Category:Iacon relics]]
[[Category:Mini-Con weapons]]
[[Category:Prime weapons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe]]

Cobra Commander

2013-11-05T17:08:47Z

Youreallycan: /* Animated cartoon */

{{factions|cobra|decepticon}}
:''Cobra Commander is a (more or less) [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:CobraCommander-150.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh yeah. I went there.]]

Whether he's the scion of [[Cobra-La|a bizarre ancient civilization]], a former used car salesman driven to the brink of insanity, or a renegade European scientist, '''Cobra Commander''' ''really'' hates [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. As the leader of the ruthless terrorist organization [[Cobra]], he frequently tries (and fails) to take over the world. No matter what maniacal scheme he comes up with, be it raising an island from the sea to form his own independent nation, editing elementary school text books to read pro-Cobra or ''etching his face onto the moon with a laser'', G.I. Joe is there to try and stop him.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[Bernd Simon]] (German)}}

[[Image:CC-OldSnake01.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Urban Cowboy/Terrorist]]
By the year 2006, the once mighty Cobra organization had apparently been defeated. Cobra Commander, who was the only one of his organization that had not been put in jail, was now going by the alias "'''Old Snake'''". He was left with little to do to pass the time but hire out his services. He was an independent contractor—''of terror''!

A mob boss named [[Victor Drath]] had hired Old Snake once in the past, and decided to hire him again to learn the secret of [[synthoid]] technology so that he might use it against the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. Snake took the job and used the synthoid technology to craft "human" bodies for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], then somehow transferred their minds inside them. Drath planned to then destroy the Autobots' now mindless robot bodies, but Old Snake dissuaded him, noting what excellent weapons they would make.

Eventually, the Autobots managed to return to their original Cybertronian bodies and Victor Drath and his gang were arrested. However, Snake managed to escape capture.

[[Image:CC-OldSnake02.jpg|right|180px|thumb|They don't make lozenges like they used to, either.]]
After watching Drath and his gang get hauled away, Old Snake walked into the sunset. He mused to himself that "they just don't make terrorists like they used to", and began shouting the old Cobra battlecry to the heavens, perhaps for old times' sake.

He was, unfortunately, cut short by a coughing fit. {{storylink|Only Human|Only Human}}
{{-}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
On [[Cobra Island]], Cobra Commander berated [[Zartan]] for the careless actions of his [[Dreadnok]]s, which had revealed Cobra's interest in [[Power Station Alpha]] to G.I. Joe, and ordered him to send [[Zarana]] to retrieve the uncouth mercenaries. He feared that the incident had left him vulnerable to the manipulations of his would-be usurper, [[Serpentor]]. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} He was right to be concerned, as he was apparently deposed soon after by Serpentor, who took command of Cobra. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[Image:ZaranaCommander_FinalTransformations.jpg|thumb|350px|right|No it isn't!]]

Years later, Cobra Commander was back in charge of Cobra and had killed many potential traitors on [[Cobra Island]]. This left him with a staffing issue: [[Zarana]] was now the ''de facto'' second-in-command and he had to bring [[Doctor Mindbender]] ''back'' from the dead after killing him the first time. {{storylink|Realignments}} He had a very large vocabulary and loves insulting people, ''especially'' if they were Zarana! For all his alleged smarts, he was honestly surprised to learn [[Scarlett|long-standing G.I. Joe members]] aren't really defecting but just pretend so they can spy on him. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

While the Commander was taking over [[Destro]]'s [[Silent Castle|shape-shifting castle]], a half-scrap [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] appeared (believing it was a Transformer). {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} Cobra Commander offered him a deal: a new body made by Doctor [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] in exchange for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology. Megatron agreed {{storylink|Realignments}} and led him to the ''Ark'', which was transferred to [[Milleville]]. The partnership, however, was pretty crap from the Commander's point of view: Megatron cared barely a jot for things like secrecy and helping out against a G.I. Joe raid. Cobra Commander complained about this but had his hands full bringing [[Doctor Mindbender]] back from the dead to work for him again and then dealing with the aforementioned Joes. {{storylink|Goin' South}} {{storylink|Sucker Punch}}

He was unknowingly betrayed by both Biggles-Jones ''and'' Megatron: she secretly infected Megatron's new [[rail gun]] with a computer virus to disable it, and he discovered it, removed it and transferred it to the Cybertronian technology he gave to Cobra. {{storylink|Final Transformations}} Not knowing this, Cobra Commander tried to transfer all that junk back to base anyway.

[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] found out about this, and couldn't let the technology fall into Cobra hands just in case they ''could'' get something out of it, so he attacked the Cobra convoy. With all the equipment destroyed, an angry Cobra Commander ordered his men to capture and dissect the Autobot as a replacement. Having taken heavy damage from Cobra Detonators and unable to keep fighting, Hot Spot chose to self-destruct rather than let his body fall into the clutches of Cobra. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF1_CobraCommander.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ooooh...shiny!]]
Following directions from [[Destro]], Cobra Commander and the [[Baroness]] unearthed an [[Ark (G1)|alien spaceship]] in 2003, before Cobra had made itself known to the world. Finding the ship full of [[Transformer|giant deactivated robots]], Cobra Commander ordered his troops to haul the aliens away and re-seal the craft. Cobra's scientists soon managed to reprogram the robots to be under their control, except for the one known as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who was merely locked into the form of a gun and held at Cobra Commander's side. Cobra revealed themselves to the world some time later, when Cobra Commander led an attack on a peace summit in [[Washington, D.C.]] using his new "[[Battle Android Trooper]]s". {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

After the attack, the commander returned to [[Cobra Island]], where he forced Megatron to give him information on [[energon]] and noted a breach in Cobra's network security. He also greeted Destro when the arms dealer came to check up on Cobra's progress in reverse-engineering the alien technology. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Cobra Commander was less than pleased when Destro decided to muscle in on things and take the upcoming attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]] into his own hands. He soon had other things to worry about, however, as the Battle Android Troopers broke out of Cobra's reprogramming and the commander found himself face-to-face with a very unhappy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

[[Image:Megatronddjoe.jpg|right|250px|thumb|And what do we learn out of this? Don't F**K with MEGATRON!]]
Cobra Commander tried to defend himself using Megatron, who strictly refused to fight unless he was restored to his normal self. Realizing he had no other choice, the commander released Megatron and ran away while the [[Decepticon]] clashed with Optimus Prime. He made it to the island's shore, only to have [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] blow up his escape ship and attempt to capture him. Luckily, he was saved by [[Storm Shadow]] and his [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The S.N.A.K.E. squad protecting Cobra Commander was then discovered and defeated by a different group of Autobots, forcing him to flee on foot while grumbling that he was going to need a new ninja. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Eventually, he stumbled across [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], immobilized and with a grenade about to detonate in his eye socket. The robot struck a deal with Cobra Commander: If the human removed the grenade, Starscream would in turn take him off the island. The commander accepted his offer, and the two began a grudging partnership as they escaped to [[Florida]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

[[Image:GIJoevsTFII_1_shutyourdamnmouth.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"With all due respect, shut your damn mouth." "And how much respect is that?" "Very little, actually."]]
Two years later, Cobra Commander had somehow turned this grudging partnership into something more pleasing for himself, as Starscream was now happily following his orders. After learning about the supercomputer [[Teletran 3]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], connected to Earth via a strange wormhole, Cobra Commander figured that the computer's [[teleportation]] technology would be invaluable to Cobra. He then traveled to [[Portugal]], where he convinced Destro to provide him with the financial support needed to hack the computer. When Cobra Commander and Destro were overseeing the process in their [[Boston]] facility the following day, they came under attack by G.I. Joe, and were suddenly sent to Cybertron when Cobra's wormhole computer malfunctioned. Cobra Commander wasted no time in ordering his troops to kill the Joes and steal Teletran 3, but was interrupted by the arrival of several Autobots and Decepticons. He mostly faded into the background after [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] called him imperious and Destro told him to shut up. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} When the whole affair was over, Cobra Commander argued with Destro some more and noticed that Starscream had fled, but he didn't really care about that. As it turned out, he had lined the jet's hull with plastic explosives, which later blew up as Starscream returned to the current Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], killing them both. As a result, Cobra Commander finally brought peace back to Cybertron, a fact which probably would've annoyed the heck out of him if he had been aware. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

[[Image:ArtofWar2_CobraCommander_Bumblebee.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh yeah. Hitting a giant alien robot in the face with an ineffective weapon. There's no way this will end horribly.]]
Thanks to [[Zarana]] infiltrating [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], Cobra Commander learned that US government had used Megatron's remains to create the "[[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]]", a biological android imbued with the experience of the world's greatest tacticians and warriors. Cobra Commander naturally wanted Serpent O.R. on his side, and staged a massive attack on Area 52, distracting its defenses with an army of new Battle Android Troopers while he and [[Zartan]] sneaked in on a [[Buzz Boar]]. After incapacitating [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], they freed Serpent O.R., only to learn that the android had retained some of Megatron's unpleasant memories of Cobra Commander, and definitely had no intention of being anyone's servant. While the commander had Zartan place a device on Serpent O.R.'s neck, they were quickly knocked out by his tentacles. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} After recovering, Cobra Commander cursed the day he found the Transformers, and was about to smash Bumblebee's face in with a lead pipe when G.I. Joe and some Autobots arrived and demanded answers. He briefly explained to them what he had come for, but was interrupted when Serpent O.R. reappeared and attacked everyone. While the Autobots and Joes were busy fighting back, Cobra Commander escaped with Zartan and Zarana. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

[[Image:JoeTFDrKnox.jpg|left|150px|thumb|DERP.]]
After returning to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]] in [[Siberia]], Cobra Commander worked with [[Knox|Doctor Knox]] to take control of Serpent O.R. using the device Zartan had planted on him. He happily claimed that with the power of a god, he wouldn't need any of his old underlings. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} The perfect chance soon came, as Serpent O.R. defeated Optimus Prime and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], transforming himself into the mighty "Serpentor Prime". Possessing the android's body, Cobra Commander killed two of his lieutenants, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], while laughing at Serpent O.R. for being willing to give his power up. He soon came under attack by the Autobots and G.I. Joes he had met at Area 52, but took most of them out using Serpent O.R.'s tentacles, all the while bragging that he would conquer everything from the comfort of his lab and only regretting that he couldn't kill Megatron and Starscream personally. However, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to absorb the power of the Matrix out of him. The power feedback reduced Serpentor Prime to a smoldering wreck and fried Cobra Commander's brain, leaving him an unresponsive vegetable in his control chair on Earth. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[Image:DWTFJoe3 cobra commander matrix.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Take this, all of you, and eat of it: for this is my body which will be given up for you.]]
In [[1938]], Cobra Commander learned that an "ultimate weapon" was hidden on the [[Fera Islands]], and ordered [[Major Bludd]] to retrieve it. When the major returned with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and a number of [[Decepticon]]s in tow, Cobra Commander started wearing the relic on his person and allied himself with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], leader of the Decepticons. By the summer of [[1939]], Cobra and the Decepticons had conquered several [[Europe]]an nations, and the commander anticipated that the [[United States of America]] would soon make their move. [[Destro]] suggested that they withdraw a third of their forces to defend their headquarters on the Fera Islands, but Cobra Commander angrily dismissed his idea, as the US troops didn't even know where Cobra's base was located. {{storylink|The Line}}

A few hours later, a US [[G.I. Joe (team)|strike force]] airdropped near the Cobra base while Cobra Commander was busy inspecting his jewelry. After verbally assaulting Destro for practically everything he said, the commander dispatched [[Zartan]] and a squadron of [[Rattler]]s to deal with the attackers. {{storylink|Transformed}} Shortly afterwards, Megatron that the Decepticon-Cobra allliance was no longer of use to him, and tried to attack Cobra Commander. In response, the commander revealed that he could use the Matrix to harm Megatron, bringing the Decepticon leader to his knees. While he decided to spare Megatron for now, Cobra Commander warned him that if he ever rebelled again, he wouldn't be so lucky. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

As the enemy troops, now allied with the [[Autobot]]s, closed in on the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Cobra Commander ordered Major Bludd to take the civilians and slaves in the area and use them as a human defense line. With the enemy unable to attack innocent people, the commander was free to pick them off using [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s cannon mode. As Shockwave fired on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], Cobra Commander held a dramatic speech about how people once saw him as a madman just because he saw his own destiny as future ruler of the world... but now, anyone who stood against him would burn! {{storylink|Trenches}}

However, despite Cobra Commander's efforts, the enemy continued to advance. His troops were scattered, his slaves were rescued, and Shockwave broke down from overuse. When he tried to get Megatron's help, the Decepticon leader only mocked him. Shortly thereafter, Cobra Commander was caught in a rockslide caused by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], which crushed his legs. His pleas for help were ignored by Megatron, who instead transformed into gun mode and offered Cobra Commander a quick and easy way to end it all. The commander held Megatron to his head, but ultimately threw him away, unable to kill himself. The gun was quickly picked back up by [[Baroness]], who told Cobra Commander that while he had always loved power, he had never known what to do with it. She then finished the job by executing him. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Some fifty years later, in 1986, Cobra Commander was back in action. On his base on [[Cobra Island]], he learned that an alien craft had crashlanded near [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], and dispatched a squad to retrieve it for Cobra. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

{{note|The Cobra Commander seen in [[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]] is most likely a different person behind the mask, but as Dreamwave folded after only the first issue was published, any details remain unknown.}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
By the 22nd century, Cobra Commander's face (or, rather, the visage of his mask) had been added to [[Mount Rushmore]]. We ''hope'' that doesn't mean he was a President. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} His likeness was used as a [[Halloween]] costume by a child in [[Detroit]]. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

===Commercial appearances===
[[Image:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|thumb|250px|Next week, [[Batman]] is coming. Prepare for his downfall.]]
During repeat marathons of their television series, Cobra Commander and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] carried on an argument regarding world domination. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}

===Kre-O cartoon===
Cobra Commander helpfully pointed viewers to Kre-O's website. {{storylink|Carnival Face Off}}
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==Toys==
===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
[[Image:StarscreamSkystriker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Starscream Skystriker with Cobra Commander''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' Megatron gun

: An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this flight-suited Cobra Commander action figure is included with a [[redeco]]ed [[Skystriker]] meant to represent [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He can pilot Starscream and comes with a tiny gun-mode [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] which he can wield.

: Cobra Commander has, of course, had [http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/cobracommander.shtml many many other toys] in the G.I. Joe line, but this is the only one to have anything to do with Transformers.

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==Notes==
*Cobra Commander has been played by several ''Transformers'' voice actors, including [[Chris Latta]], [[Michael Dobson]], [[Charlie Adler]] (all of whom have played versions of [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]), and [[Scott McNeil]].
*As "Old Snake", Cobra Commander appears in a [[super deformed]] [http://www.tfarchive.com/cartoons/japanese/pioneer/SDLDpostmovie.jpg cross-faction art piece] by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]], packaged with [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]]'s laserdisk collection of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]''.
* [http://www.joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dille.shtml When interviewed by G. I. Joe fansite Joe Headquarters,] [[Flint Dille]] was asked about the relationship between Old Snake and Cobra Commander. In his response, he explained:

:''"That was after my time, but I believe they were trying to discontinue the Cobra Commander character. One of the interesting things about working on shows in the 'toy' era was that characters would come and go based on marketing decisions. Cobra Commander had probably been around too long, so they decided to update him."''

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Snake''' (スネーク ''Sunēku''), '''Cobra Commander''' (コブラコマンダー ''Kobura Komandā'')

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/82/cobracommander.shtml Cobra Commander at Yojoe.com]

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Griffin Rock

2013-10-29T10:15:01Z

Youreallycan: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

:''Griffin Rock is a location from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:BotToTheFuture Griffin Rock.jpg|thumb|right|450px]]
The small island town of '''Griffin Rock''', [[Maine]], is a testing bed for all kinds of new experimental technologies and gadgets. It has a long history of fostering scientific research and producing many of the world's leading scientists. Most of the advanced technology on the island has a propensity for running amok or malfunctioning spectacularly, endangering the town's population. It's a good thing the island has its own [[Rescue Force Sigma-17|team of alien robots]] to protect the populace.

When ruled by [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]], Griffin Rock becomes '''Moropolis'''.
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==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[[Image:LostBell Griffin Rock circa 1812.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The town was established in [[1649]] {{storylink|Family of Heroes}} by [[Horace Burns]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}} In [[1812]], the settlement was attacked by the pirate ship ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', and the [[Settlers' Bell]] stolen. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}} Around the same time, [[Charlotte Wayne]]'s family set off for the mainland and disappeared. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}} In [[1939]] the [[Griffin Rock Technology Expo]] was held {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} and [[Mount Magma]] was moved to the island after the [[World's Fair]]. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} For the town's tricentennial in [[1949]], a number of famous citizens including its first woman scientist, [[Elma Hendrickson]], were reproduced as [[hologram]]s. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}} In the late 50s, scientists devised the [[Sanctuary Plan]] to keep the townspeople safe in the event of a cataclysm. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} During the 1960s, scientists set up a safe zone on [[Griffin Crest]] for people to go should the technology ever turn rogue. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]] used the town as a base when she investigated the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]] during the 1980s. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}} [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] was originally the island's chief scientist, but was expelled by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]], [[Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] and [[Doc Greene]] after his inventions proved inferior. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s were assigned to protect the island after arriving on [[Earth]], and were presented to the population by Chief Burns as hi-tech robots which would assist him and his family. After they successfully dealt with a fire at the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|natural history museum]], [[Cody Burns]] discovered that the four robots were aliens. He showed them the tunnels which ran all over the island from the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] bunker beneath the fire station, and they managed to stop a rampaging robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' that had escaped from the museum and was threatening the drive-in theater. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

Further trouble came when [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and Chief Burns had to stop a [[robo-landscaper]] that had gone rogue and begun carving up downtown. That same day, the rescue team had to deal with lava flooding out of the sewers, thanks to Mount Magma building up too much pressure. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} The town was also briefly threatened when Doc Greene's experimental [[solar car]] careened through the streets out of control. {{storylink|Hotshots}} During the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]], an accident with [[floatium]] and some lobsters created [[flobster]]s. The flying crustaceans quickly spread out over the town, causing damage everywhere, and had to be rounded up by the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}}

The town's population panicked when [[Huxley Prescott]] reported an alien invasion. When the power went out as well, many of them tried to evacuate on the ferry, only to overload it. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}} The escape of the [[Whiskers|lion]] and lemurs from [[Griffin Rock Zoo]] resulted in the destruction of the new [[Mayor Luskey Library]] before they were rounded up. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}}

Nanites from Doc Greene's lab caused the [[Scrapmaster]] to go berserk, and also made [[Boulder]] knock down trees in the park until the nanites were lured to [[Griffin Rock power plant|the power plant]]. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}} A blocked sewer pipe caused a sinkhole that almost swallowed the bank. During the rescue operation, the town's central water supply had to be shut off, forcing Cody to switch the island's power from the hydro-electric plant to the wind farm. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[Image:DeepTrouble Griffin Rock.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Griffin Rock was struck by a heatwave so hot that eggs didn't just cook on the pavement, they burst into flame. Doc Greene set up a weather machine that created a localized snowfall in the central park, but it went out of control, creating snow all over Griffin Rock and threatening city hall with a roof collapse until Greene could get it fixed. {{storylink|Christmas in July}}

A [[shark submarine|robotic shark]] destroyed the automated lighthouse's sensors and disrupted the annual [[Miss Griffin Rock]] pageant. {{storylink|Deep Trouble}} After the town's technology went wild thanks to a virus, the mayor fired Doc Greene as lead scientist. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} The return of Doctor Morocco with a new [[MorBot]] resulted in the mayor shutting down the Rescue Bots, despite the fact that the MorBot caused as much damage as it prevented. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} After Cody and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] uncovered evidence condemning Morocco, he fled the island and the Rescue Bots were reinstated. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[Griffin Rock dam]] nearly burst after Kade carelessly left a minivan blocking one of the overflow pipes. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} The Settlers' Bell was recovered by Cody Burns and the Rescue Bots, and used to mark [[Founders' Day]]. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}} [[Tracer (RB)|Tracers]], a leftover part of the [[Sanctuary Plan]], teleported most of the townsfolk to a cavern under the mountain of Griffin Rock. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} The town experienced a plague of so-called ghosts when [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] escaped and used the holograms from the tricentennial to distract the population while they went on a crime spree. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}} A series of [[earthquake (event)|earthquakes]] struck the town and were eventually traced to a subwoofer in a secondary storage facility under the island. {{storylink|Shake Up}}

[[Image:ItsABotTime Moropolis.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Down in front!]]
A temporal jaunt back to 1939 by Cody, Frankie and the Rescue Bots caused [[Dither]] to fall into Doctor Morocco's hands. This spawned an alternate timeline, in which Morocco built an empire from technology gleaned from the robot, taking over Griffin Rock and redubbing it "Moropolis". While MorBots patrolled the town, keeping its citizens oppressed, Morocco had the tunnels under the island sealed up for fear of the townspeople rebelling. In fact the Burns family was working on a rebellion but it wasn't until the arrival of the time travelers that they were spurred into action. Once time was corrected, Griffin Rock was restored to its normal state. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}
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==Notes==
* The town's (and island's) name appears to be principally derived from the largest mountain on it, the peak of which resembles a griffin.
* A town that's a testing ground for new technology is also the premise of the SyFy television series, ''[[wikipedia:Eureka (TV series)|Eureka]]''. Griffin Rock's resident scientist, [[Doc Greene]], also bears more than a passing resemblance to their chief scientist, [[wikipedia:Henry Deacon (Eureka)|Henry Deacon]].

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Shockpoint

2013-10-11T14:43:49Z

Youreallycan: goodness, that was a lot of typos

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'''Soundwave's history with Shockwave unfolds as the two come to blows over the future of Cybertron and the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==

''Months ago, immediately following the dissolution of the [[Deceptigod]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] watches as his fellow [[Decepticon]]s extricate themselves from the pile of deactivated [[Sweep]]s that now litter the landscape, synesthetically perceiving their emotions. When [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] surrenders on behalf of the faction and is taken away by the Autobots, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] proposes to Soundwave that they flee, at which point the ever-unreadable [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] appears from the mists with a message that sparks hope in Soundwave's heart: [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] lives.''

In the present day, in the subterranean [[Crystal City]], [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] marvels at the healing properties of Shockwave's [[Ore-14]], while Shockwave himself communicates with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Listening in on their discussion from afar is Soundwave, up on the planet's surface, now entirely aware of the extent of the cyclopean Decepticon's betrayal, and apologetic to [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] for convincing him to follow his plans. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] are a lot more angry than Ravage, however, and want to go back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to get revenge on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Soundwave is having none of it, declaring Shockwave the true enemy and making it clear that ''he'' is in charge... which promptly causes a battle to break out between the [[Triple Changer]]s and his [[Mini-Cassette|cassettes]]. Surprisingly, it is [[Needlenose]] who steps in to end the brawling, speaking for the other Decepticons: they trusted the chain of command before, in Iacon, and it lost them both the war and their chance for peace. The Decepticons are done being soldiers.

Abandoned and alone, Soundwave ventures into the planet's depths, still intent on ending Shockwave's life. As he goes, he remembers the inspirational leadership of Megatron, and the strength of his will: a strength so great that he was able to resist becoming part of the Deceptigod when all the other Decepticons succumbed to its pull, and in turn defeated it. But there was one other who did not become part of the Decepticon, who stood apart from the unity of purpose that allowed the being's creation - Shockwave. Approaching Crystal City, Soundwave calls Shockwave out, but is met in battle by Dreadwing, who ignores his pleas for alliance.

''Years ago, as the energy-deprived Decepticons languish on their asteroid, Shockwave returns to their ranks at last and confers on current events with Soundwave. The two unite their resources to repair the shattered Megatron, with Shockwave using the venture to complete his dual goal of perfecting [[space bridge]] technology.''

As the battle continues, Soundwave shreds Dreadwing with his shoulder cannon, leaving a smoking corpse. Shockwave strides from the darkness to face Soundwave, just as he did once before...

''Years in the past, Shockwave approaches the mode-locked Soundwave with a deal to free him from his alternate mode if he deactivates the bomb planted within him by [[Skywatch]]. Soundwave agrees on one condition: that Shockwave tell him the truth about his [[Regenesis]] program. Shockwave refuses, presenting the logical argument that Soundwave will lose ''any'' hope of gaining the information if the spymaster doesn't prevent the bomb from destroying him. Soundwave professes that the acquisition of information is not his only goal, but that he truly believes in Megatron's cause. All the more reason, Shockwave claims, for them to work together...''

Soundwave watches Ore-14's healing effect restore Dreadwing, and believes that it can be used to revive Megatron. Shockwave has no such plans for his ultimate creation, however, considering Megatron's failures a betrayal of the Decepticon cause, and his lack of trust in Shockwave his final undoing...

''Thousands of years in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s past, Megatron assigns [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] the task of looking into the absent Shockwave's projects. Soundwave, in turn, is tasked with watching over Bludgeon: it is clear to Megatron that Shockwave had a far-reaching plan in motion when he disappeared, and it will be Soundwave's task to discover and exploit it for the Decepticon cause. Even though Soundwave's mind-reading powers allow him to sense Megatron's mistrust of him, born of the hardships suffered throughout his life, he can also sense the honesty of his leader's [[spark]], and so he serves with a loyalty born of true hope for the future Megatron will make for them.''

And if Shockwave bars the way to that future, Soundwave's hope will crush him.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.
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*''[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]'' (5)
*''[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'' (6)
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*[[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (16)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (17)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (18)
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (19)
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*''[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'' (24)
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*''[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'' (26)
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==Quotes==

==Notes==

===Continuity notes===
*Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh-KAY!
*The first "past" sequence takes place immediately after [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|issue #30 of the ongoing]], showing us how the Decepticons wound up imprisoned in ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' with Ratbat as their spokesman. We also see how Shockwave, Soundwave and Bombshell's plan, working with Megatron from afar, got underway.
*Jhiaxus's appearance in this issue takes place shortly before [[Homecoming (IDW)|issue #19]], as he awaits [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s arrival on [[Gorlam Prime]], which took place in that issue.
*Astrotrain and Blitwing refer to the "last time" Shockwave and Soundwave conspired together, referring to the Decepticons' despondent cannibalistic phase during the [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]]. We get a glimpse of it later in the issue.
*Blitzwing threatens to "dump [Soundwave] on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]", hearkening back to when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] did the same thing to Megatron in ''[[Derelicts|Monstrosity'' #1]].
*Needlenose notes that he misses [[Horri-Bull]], who died all the way back in [[The Autonomy Lesson|issue #1]].
*Soundwave describes [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as a hero of the First Cybertronian Civil War, a conflict first revealed to have taken place in the [[Primus: All Good Things|2012 ''Robot in Disguise'' annual]]. The introduction of this war into continuity also patched an old error from [[Heart of Darkness issue 3|''Heart of Darkness'' #3]], in which Galvatron knew the "ancient Headmaster" [[Thinkbox]] from a time of war; that's flagged up again here where it is noted that Galvatron vanquished these mysterious ancient Headmasters.
*The energies used to create the Deceptigod are explored a little more here. As was implied when the same energies were used to forge the new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in [[Plan for Everything|issue #15]], a common way of thinking is used to unite the minds into the gestalt form; where [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were able to merge through their shared hatred of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], Soundwave here notes that he and his comrades were combined through their shared belief in the Decepticon cause.
*The flashback of Shockwave and Soundwave on the asteroid occurs concurrently with [[All His Engines|issue #7 of the ongoing]]; in particular, the scene of Decepticons cannibalizing one another is lifted directly from that issue and shows Needlenose, Shrapnel and Kickback eating Dreadwind.
*Soundwave notes that the present-day Bombshell is a "different Bombshell" that the one Shockwave knew from his time among the Decepticons prior to his dormancy on Earth, which is a nod toward an old IDW continuity error. Bombshell first appeared in IDW continuity in ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'', only for ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron]]'' to ignore that appearance and introduce the character in the present day as a newly-created being. The full extent of Soundwave's words isn't yet clear.
*Shockwave mentions Bludgeon and Monstructor's battles with Autobots during his imprisonment, which we saw in ''[[All Hail Megatron issue 15|All Hail Megatron'' #15]]. He also mentions "discussing the terms of his release"; we saw him doing that with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] in ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #3]].
*The flashback of Shockwave and Soundwave meeting on Earth is set between scenes of ''[[Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots'' #4]], specifically following directly after page 3 of that issue.
*In this flashback, Soundwave, still not knowing the full extent of Regenesis, believes that Starscream coined the name "[[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]]" for Ultra-Energon, as was the case in the original [[Simon Furman]]-written stories. ''Robots in Disguise'' has performed a gentle retcon on this, establishing at several points that the name originated with Shockwave, with no explanation for how Starscream learned it; that is papered over a little here, as Shockwave wryly notes that Starscream "has a way of knowing things".
*The final flashback of the issue takes alongside other flashbacks covered in the pages of ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]'', repeating the scene of Megatron tasking Bludgeon and then extending it.

===Transformers references===

*When describing his pre-war life, Needlenose recounts selling [[Chic Chips]], part of the character's history mentioned in his original [[The Transformers Universe|Marvel ''Universe'' profile]].
*Dreadwing manifests a glowing purple energy axe from his wrist when fighting Soundwave, in what seems to be a merging of Optimus Prime's orange [[energon-axe]] and Megatron's purple [[energon mace]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".

===Errors===
*In the flashback scenes set during the "[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]" storyline (covering their merge into the Deceptigod and the immediate fallout), the Decepticons are all drawn with the bodies based on their ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' designs that aren't supposed to get until some point between "Chaos" and ''The Death of Optimus Prime''.
*Moreover, Soundwave and the Constructicons appear in these scenes with the beefed-up designs (note Soundwave's extra little shoulder guns) that would did not gain until they were rebuilt in the [[Black Room]] prior to [[The Verge|issue #13]].
*Buzzsaw is colored red, like Laserbeak, instead of his normal gold on page 6. You can still tell the difference between them, though, because they have different bodies now.
*After appearing in more toy-accurate blues up until now, Frenzy has turned ''very'' cartoon-Rumble-purple in his one-panel appearance on page #6, much like Rumble did back during the ongoing when he was that color after it got changed the first time and oh blimey I've gone cross-eyed.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' Soundwave and his cassettes by [[Andrew Griffith]].
*'''Cover B:''' Shockwave and Dreadwing by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]].
*'''Cover RI:''' Shockwave by [[Livio Ramondelli]], in the second part of a three-part image formed with the RI covers of issues #20 and #22.
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Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It

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|date=[[January 11]], [[2012]]
|coverdate=January 2012
|story by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Nick Roche]]
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]
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'''It's launch day for Rodimus and the crew of the ''Lost Light''—what could possibly go wrong?'''

==Synopsis==
Following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|departure]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] publicly announces his intent to do likewise aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', following the map found within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] in hopes of locating the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] predicts virtually no [[Autobot]]s will respond to his open invitation to join him, but Rodimus winds up with a little over two hundred recruits, including (much to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s consternation) [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]—who believes he is getting old, a concern punctuated by his failure to save the life of a [[NAIL]] who has committed suicide as a political protest—[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]—the loss of whose scientific talents particularly infuriates Prowl, prompting him to order the loading of a mysterious cargo onto the ''Lost Light''—and Chromedome's friend, [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], of course, has misgivings about nearly every recruit, but Rodimus is thrilled to have so many.

In the skies above Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] grieves in his own way for the loss of the world he had known and all the memories he made there. Detecting a life-sign resembling [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s, he investigates a small shack, only to find the unhinged [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] talking to a collection of [[Sweep]] corpses that he has strung up inside. Cyclonus enters and interrupts him just as he is about to burn down the [[energon]]-soaked building, and Whirl immediately attacks him, professing innocence and explaining the bodies were already dead: he had merely collected them. Cyclonus, for his part, doesn't care in the slightest, but can't convince Whirl of this fact.

Elsewhere, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] is running security checks on the Autobots who have signed up to join the ''Lost Light'': [[Brainstorm]], carrying a mysterious briefcase but exempted from security checks by Rodimus; [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], in the mood for "a good quest"; and [[Rung]], whom Red Alert does not recognize at first, despite having been a patient of his for six centuries. Rung tempts fate by commenting on his knack for staying out of trouble: before the sentence is even finished, Cyclonus and Whirl's running battle swoops through the area, and Rung winds up with his forearm cleaved off by Cyclonus's wing.

Ratchet, Chromedome and Rewind, meanwhile, are making for the ''Lost Light'' through the [[Mitteous Plateau]], but are running behind schedule due to Rewind's lack of a vehicular [[alternate mode]], a trait of his that Chromedome has never understood. Just as the group are about to start having an argument about the validity of alt mode variety, Cyclonus and Whirl come crashing down out of the sky, their battle at an end with Whirl the victor. Whirl spins a few quick lies and is about to deliver a killshot when a sudden, unexpected energon explosion from beneath the ground blows him to bits. Peering into the blast crater, the Autobots find [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who, unbeknownst to them, is a Cybertronian from six million years ago who was supposed to be on the ''[[Ark (G1)#IDW Generation 1 comics|Ark I]]'', but became trapped underground in a subsidence. He has spent the past six thousand millennia periodically going offline and reawakening, unaware that any time has passed, until he was just now finally able to detonate the energon rations he had with him in bid for freedom. Panicking and passing out before he can tell anyone any of this due to his belief he has killed Whirl, Tailgate is brought aboard the ''Lost Light'' by the Autobots, as is Whirl. Rewind takes advantage of the brief confusion to slip off and purchase some golden discs from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]].

Soon after, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, and Bumblebee complains to Prowl that he thought he had a plan... at which point the ship is crippled by a mysterious explosion that forces the ship to [[quantum jump]] before preparation is complete, hurling it off to some far corner of the galaxy. A fifth of the ship's crew is sucked out into space before the breached hull repairs itself, and Rodimus orders them to set down on a desolate nearby planet, where they watch as the Autobots come raining down, burning up as they enter the atmosphere. All in all, as Rodimus succinctly puts it: "Not a good start."

And back on Cybertron, as Bumblebee sits in horrified mourning, back in Prowl's quarters a scrambled transmission plays. A transmission from one of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. A transmission that has been sent back in time, from the future. But it has arrived too late, and now Rodimus will never hear the warnings of the dangers that await them...

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==Quotes==

"Did he give you all that scrap about finding the Knights of Cybertron and retracing our steps to the Golden Age? It's all scripted, you know, Drift writes it for him."
:—'''Bumblebee''''s not bitter!

"You know what '''your''' problem is, Chromedome? You think that just because the war is '''over''', we can afford to stop '''fighting'''!"
:—'''Prowl''', summed up in one sentence.

"'''Please''' tell me you're here to wave us off." 
"No, no, no, I'm here for the quest. Love a good quest. Haven't been on a quest since the whole Luna 1 thing. The Moonquest." 
"Stop saying 'quest.'" 
"So, can I go on board?" 
"Of course—if you promise to never, ever speak."
:—'''Red Alert''' and '''Swerve''' evidently have a history.

"Oh, it's started. The alt mode bashing. Every time you get '''agitated'''... Let's have a go at Rewind because he turns into a '''giant memory stick''' and not a... '''super space tank''' or—or—whatever..."
:—'''Rewind''', on the defensive.

"Remember the old saying? 'Everyone's shape serves a purpose.'" 
"Yeah? Tell that to Sky Lynx."
:—'''Rewind''' and '''Ratchet''' have a difference of opinion.

"Don't open the coffin. Don't let them take [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. Don't go to Delphi. And do not — I repeat do not — look in the basement. And for the sake of the Cybertronian race itself, please don't''kzzzzzzzk''"
:—'''Ominous Future Message'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*[[NAIL protester|The NAIL]] who dies on Ratchet's table could previously be spotted in three scenes in ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'', carrying the placard that lies discarded in the corner of the room in this issue. He was red in that issue, indicating that he has turned grey upon his death, a trait that stretches back to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', but which has only been seen in IDW continuity before now in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', which was, not-coincidentally, the work of this issue's creative team.
*Tailgate thinks the ''Ark'' is doomed without him. We [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|later find out]] that Tailgate is lying about his service record. Since the ''Ark'' mission ''did'' go [[Spotlight: Galvatron|horribly wrong]], this line is a way of getting the reader to assume Tailgate must indeed be some hot shit.
*After having spent the entirety of ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' and ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'' being misidentified in-story as a Decepticon, Cyclonus is finally back to asserting that he is an unaffiliated Cybertronian.
*Several concepts introduced in Roberts's earlier story "[[Bullets]]" reoccur: Brainstorm's [[Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen|mysterious briefcase]], Rung's fondness for model spacecraft, Whirl being kicked off the Wreckers under unspecified circumstances, and an unseen Autobot named [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]].
*It's hinted strongly that Prowl did something to the ''Lost Light'', but in a shocking twist next issue it'll turn out [[Ore|to be something else]] that dun it.
*The future warning forewarns us about the "Remain in Light" 5-parter ([[Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|Skids taken]] and [[Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|the fate of the Cybertronian race]]); and the thing found in the basement [[Interiors|in the sixth issue]] and the [[Life After the Big Bang|Delphi 2-parter]], both of which will partially tie into "Remain in Light".

===Transformers references===
*Prowl explicitly states one of the capabilities originally outlined in his ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, that he can observe 800 moving objects and almost instantly compute their trajectories.
*The trailer Tailgate is carrying his equipment in is a [[Micro Trailer]].
*Tailgate's role was originally going to be taken by [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] until the latter appeared in the present day during Chaos.
*Brainstorm's security pass sports a [[Tech Spec]]s graph and a [[rubsign]].
*Their small size makes them hard to determine, but at least some of Rung's model spaceships are recognizable: they at least include the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]] from Beast Wars, and a [[Trident Attack Craft]]. We wager there are more familiar ships in there!
*Among the list of lost Autobots is one new name: [[Polaris]]. This ''might'' be a reference to online Transformers fanzine [http://www.polarismagazine.co.uk/ Polaris Magazine], whose publisher Graham Thomson is a long-time member of Transmasters, the UK fan group that Roberts and Roche were both major contributors to.
* Geographic features that Cyclonus mourned the loss of due to the rebirth include [[Mesmerica]], [[Obex]], [[Pess Pess]], the [[Pious Pools]], [[Subterrania]], [[Tetrahex]], the [[Transeptum of Infinite Reach]], the [[Vaulted Heights of K'th Kinsere]], and the [[Warrior's Gate]].

===Real-world references===
*The title of this issue pays homage to the Dexy's Midnight Runners song, "Liars, A to E" (with A and D of course standing for "Autobot" and "Decepticon"). James Roberts previously used it as the title for a comic-strip prequel to his unofficial Transformers novel, "Eugenesis", published in the souvenir magazine for UK convention Transforce 2001.

===Trivia===
[[File:Mtmte brainstorm teaser.jpg|thumb|Because the picture just wasn't obvious enough.]]
*The release of this issue was preceded by a "scavenger hunt" of sorts on [[January 10]]th, with one each of a series of twelve images spotlighting individual characters being released to twelve different websites, both Transformers fansites and popular comic book new sites. Only eight actually made it up before the book's release: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/transformers-mtmte-1-promo-image-out-tomorrow-174117/ Brainstorm at TFW2005] (at right), [http://www.newsarama.com/8925-exclusive-idw-teaser-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye.html Drift at Newsarama], [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36350 Ratchet at ComicBookResources], [http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/10/exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-image Red Alert at IGN], [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-promo-art/23642/ Rewind at Seibertron], [http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets/16985/news.html Rung at TFormers], [http://www.allspark.com/content/view/9829/ Swerve at the AllSpark] and [http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/idw-transformers-more-than-meets-eye-1-treasure-hunt-exclusive-image-2604/ Whirl at FullMetalHero]. Subsequently revealed were [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=269973&highlight=#269973 Chromedome on the IDW forums], [https://twitter.com/#!/TheJohnBarber/status/157175756353585152/photo/1 Cyclonus on John Barber's Twitter], [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150512162858279&set=a.10150239372238279.337626.8473603278&type=1 Rodimus on IDW's Facebook] and [http://ryalltime.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/mtmte-teaser-ultra-magnus/ Ultra Magnus on Chris Ryall's blog].
** Brainstorm's suitcase would become a running C-plot in the comic, following on from "[[Bullets]]".
** Drift's poster says he's "Trying Too Hard", and his obsessive optimism in the quest will have a slight crash in the 2012 Annual.
** "Ratchet knows his time is up": Ratchet's character arc from this issue to #5, regarding his hands.
** "Red Alert is hearing things": this happened in #5, starting a plot that would lead to horrific events in #15.
** "Rewind does things he shouldn't": applying to his deal with Swindle, and also his jumping into fights. Both things get their explanation in #12.
** "Rung wants to be remembered": the fact hardly anyone remembers the poor guy was a running C-plot throughout the series.
** "Swerve doesn't know": referring to the heartbreaking truth that we, the reader, learn in #13.
** "Whirl hates everyone": he so does.
** "Chromedome is being used": this is part of a character arc that starts in this very issue under our noses. What it means, we'll learn in #14.
** "Cyclonus is key": so far, this one hasn't been answered....
** "Rodimus believes his hype": for real.
** "Ultra Magnus won't make it": forewarning us of #15 ''and'' #19.
* Nick Roche's design for Ultra Magnus's vehicle mode went unused, but he revealed it on the blog [http://eclecticmicks.blogspot.com/2012/01/almost-met-eye.html Eclectic Micks] on January 6th. Alex Milne chose to use a different design in the next issue.
* In the TPB Roberts claims that the hardest part about writing issue 1 was spelling the "transformation sound" phonetically. The result; 'Tsche-chu-chu-chu-tsche', is used when the NAIL suffers from rigor morphis.

===Crew Manifest===
*Drift stated the crew had 208 sign-ups and rising. The total number of crew members prior to launch is unknown. Whirl and Tailgate were included as last minute additions.

===Soundtrack===

*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhMEKiIb86I Across the Universe]'' by [[Wikipedia:Fiona Apple|Fiona Apple]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r92_t9Qk9LU Absent Friends]'' by [[Wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]]

==Covers (7)==
All seven covers to this issue feature a silver foil-stamped logo.
* '''Cover A:''' Ratchet by [[Alex Milne]] and Josh Perez
* '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover C:''' Rodimus by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover D:''' Drift by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover E:''' The assembled cast by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham, in homage to [http://www.comics.org/issue/42881/cover/4/ 1987's ''Justice League'' #1].
* '''Cover RIA:''' Fold-out gatefold cover combining the interlinked covers A-D.
* '''Cover RIB:''' Hand-drawn Sketch Covers by Josh Burcham

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Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It

2013-10-04T17:10:08Z

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'''It's launch day for Rodimus and the crew of the ''Lost Light''—what could possibly go wrong?'''

==Synopsis==
Following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|departure]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] publicly announces his intent to do likewise aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'', following the map found within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] in hopes of locating the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] predicts virtually no [[Autobot]]s will respond to his open invitation to join him, but Rodimus winds up with a little over two hundred recruits, including (much to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s consternation) [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]—who believes he is getting old, a concern punctuated by his failure to save the life of a [[NAIL]] who has committed suicide as a political protest—[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]—the loss of whose scientific talents particularly infuriates Prowl, prompting him to order the loading of a mysterious cargo onto the ''Lost Light''—and Chromedome's friend, [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]], of course, has misgivings about nearly every recruit, but Rodimus is thrilled to have so many.

In the skies above Cybertron, [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] grieves in his own way for the loss of the world he had known and all the memories he made there. Detecting a life-sign resembling [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s, he investigates a small shack, only to find the unhinged [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] talking to a collection of [[Sweep]] corpses that he has strung up inside. Cyclonus enters and interrupts him just as he is about to burn down the [[energon]]-soaked building, and Whirl immediately attacks him, professing innocence and explaining the bodies were already dead: he had merely collected them. Cyclonus, for his part, doesn't care in the slightest, but can't convince Whirl of this fact.

Elsewhere, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] is running security checks on the Autobots who have signed up to join the ''Lost Light'': [[Brainstorm]], carrying a mysterious briefcase but exempted from security checks by Rodimus; [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], in the mood for "a good quest"; and [[Rung]], whom Red Alert does not recognize at first, despite having been a patient of his for six centuries. Rung tempts fate by commenting on his knack for staying out of trouble: before the sentence is even finished, Cyclonus and Whirl's running battle swoops through the area, and Rung winds up with his forearm cleaved off by Cyclonus's wing.

Ratchet, Chromedome and Rewind, meanwhile, are making for the ''Lost Light'' through the [[Mitteous Plateau]], but are running behind schedule due to Rewind's lack of a vehicular [[alternate mode]], a trait of his that Chromedome has never understood. Just as the group are about to start having an argument about the validity of alt mode variety, Cyclonus and Whirl come crashing down out of the sky, their battle at an end with Whirl the victor. Whirl spins a few quick lies and is about to deliver a killshot when a sudden, unexpected energon explosion from beneath the ground blows him to bits. Peering into the blast crater, the Autobots find [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], who, unbeknownst to them, is a Cybertronian from six million years ago who was supposed to be on the ''[[Ark (G1)#IDW Generation 1 comics|Ark I]]'', but became trapped underground in a subsidence. He has spent the past six thousand millennia periodically going offline and reawakening, unaware that any time has passed, until he was just now finally able to detonate the energon rations he had with him in bid for freedom. Panicking and passing out before he can tell anyone any of this due to his belief he has killed Whirl, Tailgate is brought aboard the ''Lost Light'' by the Autobots, as is Whirl. Rewind takes advantage of the brief confusion to slip off and purchase some golden discs from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]].

Soon after, the ''Lost Light'' takes off, and Bumblebee complains to Prowl that he thought he had a plan... at which point the ship is crippled by a mysterious explosion that forces the ship to [[quantum jump]] before preparation is complete, hurling it off to some far corner of the galaxy. A fifth of the ship's crew is sucked out into space before the breached hull repairs itself, and Rodimus orders them to set down on a desolate nearby planet, where they watch as the Autobots come raining down, burning up as they enter the atmosphere. All in all, as Rodimus succinctly puts it: "Not a good start."

And back on Cybertron, as Bumblebee sits in horrified mourning, back in Prowl's quarters a scrambled transmission plays. A transmission from one of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. A transmission that has been sent back in time, from the future. But it has arrived too late, and now Rodimus will never hear the warnings of the dangers that await them...

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*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (3)
*[[Dipstick]] (4)
*[[Xaaron]] (5)
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*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (17)
*[[Rung]] (18)
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (19)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (21)
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==Quotes==

"Did he give you all that scrap about finding the Knights of Cybertron and retracing our steps to the Golden Age? It's all scripted, you know, Drift writes it for him."
:—'''Bumblebee''''s not bitter!

"You know what '''your''' problem is, Chromedome? You think that just because the war is '''over''', we can afford to stop '''fighting'''!"
:—'''Prowl''', summed up in one sentence.

"'''Please''' tell me you're here to wave us off." 
"No, no, no, I'm here for the quest. Love a good quest. Haven't been on a quest since the whole Luna 1 thing. The Moonquest." 
"Stop saying 'quest.'" 
"So, can I go on board?" 
"Of course—if you promise to never, ever speak."
:—'''Red Alert''' and '''Swerve''' evidently have a history.

"Oh, it's started. The alt mode bashing. Every time you get '''agitated'''... Let's have a go at Rewind because he turns into a '''giant memory stick''' and not a... '''super space tank''' or—or—whatever..."
:—'''Rewind''', on the defensive.

"Remember the old saying? 'Everyone's shape serves a purpose.'" 
"Yeah? Tell that to Sky Lynx."
:—'''Rewind''' and '''Ratchet''' have a difference of opinion.

"Don't open the coffin. Don't let them take [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. Don't go to Delphi. And do not — I repeat do not — look in the basement. And for the sake of the Cybertronian race itself, please don't''kzzzzzzzk''"
:—'''Ominous Future Message'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*[[NAIL protester|The NAIL]] who dies on Ratchet's table could previously be spotted in three scenes in ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'', carrying the placard that lies discarded in the corner of the room in this issue. He was red in that issue, indicating that he has turned grey upon his death, a trait that stretches back to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', but which has only been seen in IDW continuity before now in ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', which was, not-coincidentally, the work of this issue's creative team.
*Tailgate thinks the ''Ark'' is doomed without him. We [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|later find out]] that Tailgate is lying about his service record. Since the ''Ark'' mission ''did'' go [[Spotlight: Galvatron|horribly wrong]], this line is a way of getting the reader to assume Tailgate must indeed be some hot shit.
*After having spent the entirety of ''[[Infestation (IDW)|Infestation]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'' and ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]'' being misidentified in-story as a Decepticon, Cyclonus is finally back to asserting that he is an unaffiliated Cybertronian.
*Several concepts introduced in Roberts's earlier story "[[Bullets]]" reoccur: Brainstorm's [[Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen|mysterious briefcase]], Rung's fondness for model spacecraft, Whirl being kicked off the Wreckers under unspecified circumstances, and an unseen Autobot named [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]].
*It's hinted strongly that Prowl did something to the ''Lost Light'', but in a shocking twist next issue it'll turn out [[Ore|to be something else]] that dun it.
*The future warning forewarns us about the "Remain in Light" 5-parter ([[Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|Skids taken]] and [[Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|the fate of the Cybertronian race]]); and the thing found in the basement [[Interiors|in the sixth issue]] and the [[Life After the Big Bang|Delphi 2-parter]], both of which will partially tie into "Remain in Light".

===Transformers references===
*Prowl explicitly states one of the capabilities originally outlined in his ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, that he can observe 800 moving objects and almost instantly compute their trajectories.
*The trailer Tailgate is carrying his equipment in is a [[Micro Trailer]].
*Tailgate's role was originally going to be taken by [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] until the latter appeared in the present day during Chaos.
*Brainstorm's security pass sports a [[Tech Spec]]s graph and a [[rubsign]].
*Their small size makes them hard to determine, but at least some of Rung's model spaceships are recognizable: they at least include the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]] from Beast Wars, and a [[Trident Attack Craft]]. We wager there are more familiar ships in there!
*Among the list of lost Autobots is one new name: [[Polaris]]. This ''might'' be a reference to online Transformers fanzine [http://www.polarismagazine.co.uk/ Polaris Magazine], whose publisher Graham Thomson is a long-time member of Transmasters, the UK fan group that Roberts and Roche were both major contributors to.
* Geographic features that Cyclonus mourned the loss of due to the rebirth include [[Mesmerica]], [[Obex]], [[Pess Pess]], the [[Pious Pools]], [[Subterrania]], [[Tetrahex]], the [[Transeptum of Infinite Reach]], the [[Vaulted Heights of K'th Kinsere]], and the [[Warrior's Gate]].

===Real-world references===
*The title of this issue pays homage to the Dexys Midnight Runners song, "Liars, A to E" (with A and D of course standing for "Autobot" and "Decepticon"). James Roberts previously used it as the title for a comic-strip prequel to his unofficial Transformers novel, "Eugenesis", published in the souvenir magazine for UK convention Transforce 2001.

===Trivia===
[[File:Mtmte brainstorm teaser.jpg|thumb|Because the picture just wasn't obvious enough.]]
*The release of this issue was preceded by a "scavenger hunt" of sorts on [[January 10]]th, with one each of a series of twelve images spotlighting individual characters being released to twelve different websites, both Transformers fansites and popular comic book new sites. Only eight actually made it up before the book's release: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/transformers-mtmte-1-promo-image-out-tomorrow-174117/ Brainstorm at TFW2005] (at right), [http://www.newsarama.com/8925-exclusive-idw-teaser-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye.html Drift at Newsarama], [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=36350 Ratchet at ComicBookResources], [http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/10/exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-image Red Alert at IGN], [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-promo-art/23642/ Rewind at Seibertron], [http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-more-than-meets/16985/news.html Rung at TFormers], [http://www.allspark.com/content/view/9829/ Swerve at the AllSpark] and [http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/idw-transformers-more-than-meets-eye-1-treasure-hunt-exclusive-image-2604/ Whirl at FullMetalHero]. Subsequently revealed were [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=269973&highlight=#269973 Chromedome on the IDW forums], [https://twitter.com/#!/TheJohnBarber/status/157175756353585152/photo/1 Cyclonus on John Barber's Twitter], [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150512162858279&set=a.10150239372238279.337626.8473603278&type=1 Rodimus on IDW's Facebook] and [http://ryalltime.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/mtmte-teaser-ultra-magnus/ Ultra Magnus on Chris Ryall's blog].
** Brainstorm's suitcase would become a running C-plot in the comic, following on from "[[Bullets]]".
** Drift's poster says he's "Trying Too Hard", and his obsessive optimism in the quest will have a slight crash in the 2012 Annual.
** "Ratchet knows his time is up": Ratchet's character arc from this issue to #5, regarding his hands.
** "Red Alert is hearing things": this happened in #5, starting a plot that would lead to horrific events in #15.
** "Rewind does things he shouldn't": applying to his deal with Swindle, and also his jumping into fights. Both things get their explanation in #12.
** "Rung wants to be remembered": the fact hardly anyone remembers the poor guy was a running C-plot throughout the series.
** "Swerve doesn't know": referring to the heartbreaking truth that we, the reader, learn in #13.
** "Whirl hates everyone": he so does.
** "Chromedome is being used": this is part of a character arc that starts in this very issue under our noses. What it means, we'll learn in #14.
** "Cyclonus is key": so far, this one hasn't been answered....
** "Rodimus believes his hype": for real.
** "Ultra Magnus won't make it": forewarning us of #15 ''and'' #19.
* Nick Roche's design for Ultra Magnus's vehicle mode went unused, but he revealed it on the blog [http://eclecticmicks.blogspot.com/2012/01/almost-met-eye.html Eclectic Micks] on January 6th. Alex Milne chose to use a different design in the next issue.
* In the TPB Roberts claims that the hardest part about writing issue 1 was spelling the "transformation sound" phonetically. The result; 'Tsche-chu-chu-chu-tsche', is used when the NAIL suffers from rigor morphis.

===Crew Manifest===
*Drift stated the crew had 208 sign-ups and rising. The total number of crew members prior to launch is unknown. Whirl and Tailgate were included as last minute additions.

===Soundtrack===

*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhMEKiIb86I Across the Universe]'' by [[Wikipedia:Fiona Apple|Fiona Apple]]
*''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r92_t9Qk9LU Absent Friends]'' by [[Wikipedia:The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]]

==Covers (7)==
All seven covers to this issue feature a silver foil-stamped logo.
* '''Cover A:''' Ratchet by [[Alex Milne]] and Josh Perez
* '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover C:''' Rodimus by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover D:''' Drift by Alex Milne and Josh Perez
* '''Cover E:''' The assembled cast by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham, in homage to [http://www.comics.org/issue/42881/cover/4/ 1987's ''Justice League'' #1].
* '''Cover RIA:''' Fold-out gatefold cover combining the interlinked covers A-D.
* '''Cover RIB:''' Hand-drawn Sketch Covers by Josh Burcham

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Wing Saber (Animated)

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:''Wing Saber is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AAII Animated Wing Saber.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

'''Wing Saber''' is an Autobot Air General. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
*Wing Saber is one of the characters you can choose to play as in ''The AllSpark Almanac II'''s [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] board game.
*Wing Saber's appearance is based on [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|his ''Cybertron'' design]].

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Wing Saber (Animated)

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:''Wing Saber is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[continuity family]].''

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'''Wing Saber''' is an Autobot Air General. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
*Wing Saber is one of the characters you can choose to play as in ''The AllSpark Almanac II'''s [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] board game.
*Wing Saber's appearance is based on [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|his ''Cybertron'' design]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wing Saber''' (ウイングセイバー ''Uingu Seibā'')

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Guardian robot

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:''Guardian robots are a type of [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Guardianrobotminicomic.jpg|300px|thumb|SUMO!]]
The '''Guardian robots''' were once the peacekeepers of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], powerful giants that guarded cities and quelled uprisings. The Guardians gave the [[Decepticon]]s much trouble at the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]], but by the modern era they were no longer so prevalent.

The most notable surviving Guardian is [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who is the only one seen to have his own name, distinct color scheme, and personality; it is unknown how unique these qualities actually are.

They are sometimes known as '''Omega Sentinels''' or '''Omega Destructors'''.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' ? (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)
[[File:G1 GuardianRobots WarDawn.jpg|left|thumb|Mega Man really let himself go.]]

When the [[Quintesson]]s ruled over Cybertron, they employed [[Dark Guardian]]s against the growing Autobot insurgency. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} By the time of the [[Golden Age]] millions of years later, the Autobots themselves were using their own Guardian robots (visually identical to the Dark Guardians except for their colors) to maintain supremacy. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s uprising began, his troops feared the giant enforcers, but in time they eventually fell before the Decepticon onslaught. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

One tool Megatron used in his strategy was the [[Robo-Smasher]], a brainwashing device. He used it to turn the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to his side, then he had them destroy [[Crystal City]]. The city's Guardian, Omega Supreme, was heartbroken and enraged by this betrayal, especially because he had been friends with the Constructicons. He tracked them down and reprogrammed them to be free of the Robo-Smasher's influence, but he was not thorough enough. They feigned rehabilitation, but only long enough to lure Omega into a trap. Megatron had given them a [[combiner]] mode, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], which they used to pin Omega against a wall while the Robo-Smasher pounced on him. The Guardian was able to destroy the machine, but it left him a taciturn, vengeance-driven shell of his former self. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Millions of years later, after escaping an Autobot attack on their [[Kronosphere|time machine facility]], some Decepticons found the remains of the decapitated Guardian robot. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] said that it gave him the creeps, and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] remarked on how the Guardians had given them a pounding in the old days. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] repaired the giant and send it to battle against the Autobots, lamenting that the lack of a head would limit its maneuverability. Nevertheless, it was a formidable foe for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his small team; the tide was only turned with the arrival of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Guardian was able to put up a strong fight against [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at first, but the combiner eventually destroyed it. {{storylink|War Dawn}}

====E-Hobby pack-in comic====
Megatron and his [[Silver Soldier]]s had just successfully invaded Sectors 2, 4 and 6, killing as many Autobot civilians as possible. Megatron began to remark how easy things were proceeding, when all his soldier units began reporting sightings of a terrifying figure before their communications were cut off.

As Megatron began to wonder what they were talking about, he soon came face to face with the Guardian Robot that was single-handedly destroying entire units of Silver Soldiers; its firepower impossible to evade. {{storylink|64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[File:Dreamwave OmegaSentinels.jpg|thumb|*sigh* "I really got to get that transfer to Earth."]]

Known as Omega Sentinels, these massive mechanoids were seen guarding various strategically vital locations in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. During the Decepticon attack on Iacon, they were among the first ''and'' last lines of defense standing between the Decepticons and the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Despite their power, the Omega Sentinels began to fall under the Decepticon onslaught over time, with deactivated Sentinels littering the Iacon landscape. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] managed to kill two Omega Sentinels during the battle.

With one shot. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5}}

Millions of years later, during the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]' rampage on Iacon, Shockwave activated the Sentinels to stop them, brushing aside the trappings of peaceful coexistence and instituting martial law. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} The Autobot insurrection began in full force after that, with Optimus Prime leading the various splinter units into battle. United as one, the Autobots fought their way through the Omega Sentinels and Shockwave's loyal Decepticons, reclaiming Cybertron in the name of peace. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Omega Sentinels were once the guardians of [[Crystal City]], but by the time the lost city was rediscovered by [[Nova Prime]], only their leader Omega Supreme remained. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

[[File:Autocracy5 Nyon burns.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
In the days of the [[Senate]], the Omega Destructors were massive enforcer units employed by the government, though they were very rarely used. They were of similar design to Omega Supreme, but it's unknown if they had any other connection to the Omega Sentinels of legend. The Omega Destructors were deployed by the ruthless [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] to stamp out any resistance to the Autobot regime in the early days of the war. The behemoths required large amounts of energy to function, which was an issue since [[energon]] was in short supply, but Zeta solved the problem by equipping them with [[vamparc ribbon]] weapons designed to drain energon straight from the bodies of Cybertronians. {{storylink|Parasites}} The modified Destructors were first unleashed on the rebel-infested city of [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Ruins}}

To buy time for the insurgents to evacuate the city, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and his Autobot unit poured all their firepower on one of the Omega Destructors, but only succeeded in distracting it. Giving up on his attempts at evacuation, the rebel [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] then detonated a large number of powerful explosives hidden throughout Nyon, destroying both the city and the Destructors. {{storylink|Purge}} The remaining Omega Destructors were standing guard at Zeta Prime's [[Citadel]] when the combined forces of Orion Pax and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] attacked. Thanks to [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], who knew that the giants could be brought down by concentrated fire at a seam-junction in their undercarriages, the attackers succeeded in defeating the Destructors. The final one gave them some trouble until it was destroyed by a full power blast from [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s gun mode. {{storylink|Overthrown}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Ehobby City Guardian Toy.JPG|400px|thumb|The most expensive [[army-building|army-builder]] ever?]]
*'''GADEP''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''64'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle half (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

: An [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]], this toy is a redeco of the ''Generation 1'' Omega Supreme toy. Using the same tooling as the Encore reissue Omega, this toy features the same retooled head.

:The Guardian transforms into three individual components simultaneously: a large rocket base, a rocket and a tank. The Guardian robot involves next to no actual manipulation of the parts, "transforming" instead by being disassembled into its component pieces, which are then put back together in a different configuration.

:The Guardian's distinctive forearms (left large cannon and right large, three-fingered claw) disconnect from their arms at the elbow and plug together end-on-end to form the rocket. Its legs are composed of quite a few independent parts; the outer casing of each one is a "shell" made up of two pieces held together by three sliding blue clips, concealing two further "shell" pieces which clip around the leg proper and are held together by its feet. All of these parts are removed and reassembled to form the "core" of the rocket base, which is completed with the addition of the Guardian's backpack and feet as a gantry for the rocket to stand astride, and its wings (made up of six individual pieces themselves, which can be assembled in various configurations) as an ovular track that encircles the whole affair. This leaves the Guardian's torso, which then undergoes some actual transformation to become a tank that rests on the track. The torso features a battery-operated motor which propels the tank around the track as its turret spins and flashes with orange light, or allows the Guardian to walk (very slowly) forward in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/GuardianRobot/guardianrobot.htm More information on the Guardian robot at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Although no toy of the Guardian robots was made during the original ''Generation 1'' toyline, they are clearly a slightly more [[Floro Dery|Dery]]-ized, chubbier version of Omega Supreme. E-Hobby capitalized on this similarity by releasing an Omega Supreme redeco as a Guardian over twenty years later, though it is unknown if the Guardians in the cartoon were actually capable of transforming, as the toy does.
*The Japanese name for the Guardian robots, "GADEP", comes from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon]], but the only known source for what the acronym means is the e-Hobby toy bio. E-Hobby's excessively clunky answer, "Groundling Auto-Destruct Powerbroker", sounds like a back-formation, and some fans think the acronym originally had a different meaning, "Guardian/Defender/Protection". However, no official confirmation of this theory has been found.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''GADEP''' (ガデプ ''Gadepu'', '''G'''roundling '''A'''uto-'''De'''struct '''P'''owerbroker)<ref>GADEP [[bio]] in the [http://web.archive.org/web/20100102193520/http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/texts/e_gentei/tfe28_j.html original Japanese] and [[Talk:Guardian robot#Big in Japan|fan-translated English]].</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''Ohrannik''' (Охранник, "Guard")

==References==
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Scorponok (G1)

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:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Scorponok-Annual.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok's American look… taken from a British publication.]]
'''Scorponok''' is frequently in a position of Decepticon leadership and is usually the arch-foe of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He is often partnered in some way with a being named [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]].

In some universes, he becomes '''BlackZarak''' (ブラックザラック ''Burakkuzarakku'').

{{note|Other than these base facts, much about him differs by continuity; from personality to [[Scale|size]]. See separate character notes in the sections below.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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Scorponok was a Decepticon commander on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was a rival of the [[Autobot]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. ''Some time in the past, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] were displaced from the year [[2008]] and fell under his command.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} In the modern day, Scorponok led his troops in a raid on an Autobot city on Cybertron, leveling the city and leaving its remnants in flaming ruins. A long line of captives was taken from the battle; as they marched to their doom in the [[smelting pool]], Scorponok took a sadistic glee in ordering them to move faster or feel his sting. He wasn't so gleeful when Fortress Maximus led an ambush on his squadron; his troops were overwhelmed by the Autobots' righteous fury, and Scorponok ordered a retreat so that they might live to fight another day. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

Soon after, Fortress Maximus and his followers quit the war and left for the planet [[Nebulos]]. Scorponok invaded the Autobots' abandoned base, but found nothing, not even the obligatory trap that Scorponok expected. They did receive a communication from Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] on Nebulos, who informed them of the Autobots' arrival there and requested their help. Scorponok happily led his troops there, vowing to conquer the new planet.

[[Image:Loveandsteel-scorponokispissedoff.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not having a good day here.]]
Upon reaching Nebulos, Scorponok immediately confronted Zarak and obtained the location of Fortress Maximus, learning that he had surrendered himself and four of his followers to ensure peace for the Autobots. Scorponok decided to attack there first, ignoring Zarak's protests. Scorponok and his troops laid siege to the capital city of [[Koraja]], demanding the surrender of the Autobots and blasting away at its newly erected defensive walls when they were refused. It seemed the Decepticons would capture the city, until the gates opened to reveal the Autobots. They had not come to surrender, but to fight. With their newly enhanced [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] powers, they easily overwhelmed the more numerous Decepticons; Brainstorm and Chromedome effortlessly penetrated Scorponok's defenses, blasting him. Faced with this unexpected development, Scorponok ordered a rather ignominious retreat.

Scorponok and his troops began investigating ways to dispose cleanly of the Nebulans, such as dumping them into space inside anti-gravity-powered [[polymer alloy]] bubbles. In the midst of this research, Apeface and Snapdragon returned from a failed mission, defeated by two of the Autobot Headmasters, and Scorponok gave them a good smacking around. When the captive Lord Zarak suggested that there might be something to this whole "working with fleshlings" thing, Scorponok nearly smacked ''him'' around too, before conceding that perhaps sharing his power might indeed be in his best interest.

And so, Scorponok underwent the Headmaster process, along with five of his troops; Zarak became his binary-bond partner. Using Zarak's daughter [[Llyra]] as bait, the Decepticons lured the Autobots into a trap. During the ensuing battle, the Decepticons trapped a group of Nebulans inside the floating polymer bubbles. When Scorponok noticed Llyra was inside one of the bubbles, he found himself conflicted, his feelings as Zarak the father battling against his legacy as Scorponok the Decepticon. The Decepticon won out, and plan went forward: While the Autobots were busy saving the nebulans, Scorponok and his troops defeated them and took them captive. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

[[Image:Terrorcons-rollout1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Terrorcons are too dumb to notice that they're hanging out with a headless dude.]]
Scorponok continued to dominate Zarak's personality more and more, driving him to a battle lust at the [[Mercury Gardens of Melanossus]], and again at [[The Nursery]]. Zarak broke free of Scorponok's influence long enough to free the captive Autobots, but the Nebulan was soon back atop his partner, urging his troops onward to destruction. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''Apparently having difficulty perfecting the [[Targetmaster]] process, Scorponok kidnapped [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and their respective partners to study. When the Autobot Headmasters attempted to free their comrades he revealed that it had been a trap and promptly abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], as it was the Headmaster process that he couldn't perfect. Scorponok was dismayed to find that Highbrow and [[Gort]]'s mental disunity matched that of his own Headmasters, but realised that the process was sound—the issue lay with the compatibility between the Headmaster partners themselves. Before he could eliminate the now-useless Highbrow, Scorponok was driven off by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]].'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

''Scorponok and Zarak challenged Fortress Maximus and Galen (here called "Kord") to a duel to settle their differences. Kord/Maximus won by cheating, but it didn't matter because the duel was a ruse to distract the Autobots while [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] stole Autobot fuel converters. The Deceptions had bugged the Autobot base and learned of Earth. They needed the converters to travel there. The Decepticons left for Earth and the Autobots followed.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|The events in this UK story differ in significant ways to the ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' miniseries.}}

When [[Galen]] decided to leave Nebulos for [[Earth]], Scorponok and his forces again followed, leaving the war-torn Nebulos behind. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Scorponok's first action upon arriving on Earth was to track down the signal that had led Fortress Maximus's crew there. At first, he found only an [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|impudent fleshling]], but soon Fortress Maximus and the Autobots returned to the cave from which the signal had been sent. In the ensuing battle, Scorponok nearly took the human hostage, and he used him as a tool to kill Zarak's old nemesis, Galen. At first, he thought this would leave Fortress Maximus helpless, but the human took Galen's place, and Fortress Maximus drove the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

[[Image:Scorponokpretendertothethrone.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Nya ha ha!]]
Scorponok took his time establishing a beachhead on Earth. First, he covertly seized a genetics lab and created the Decepticon [[Pretender|Pretenders]], hoping to disguise his troops' robotic natures. It was during this operation that he first crossed paths with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], within a computer-simulated world. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Scorponok then sent [[Skullgrin]] to the planet to establish a fuel depot for the Decepticons' eventual landing. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}} Scorponok used his human component to head up a covert operation by the [[Z Foundation]], in an effort to get humans to destroy the Autobots for him. When the plan failed, Scorponok himself attacked [[Roadjammers|some of the same humans]] in a brutal battle in a parking garage. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''When Scorponok sought to have [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] brainwash the Autobot [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], his plans couldn't have gone more wrong. Mindwipe neglected to hypnotise Highbrow's partner [[Gort]], and the Nebulan managed to regain enough control of Highbrow's body to rip Scorponok's head clean off his shoulders. The sudden separation without any mental command caused both Scorponok and Zarak to black out, and Highbrow returned to base with Scorponok's head in his grip.'' {{storylink|All in the Minds!}} ''Highbrow found himself unable to kill Scorponok in cold blood despite his desire to end the threat he posed, but as he ruminated on the matter outside the Autobot base, he was attacked by a group of Decepticons who had come to reclaim the head of their leader. The chronal crisis known as the "Time Wars" soon erupted, during which Scorponok was reunited with his head and reactivated, at which point he joined with the various Transformers of two worlds, two factions and two eras against the fighting-mad [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

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Not long afterwards, Scorponok was contacted by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], representative of another faction of Decepticons operating on Earth under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Scorponok immediately brought his ship to this group's location in the [[Arctic]], only to find his vessel under attack by [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Starscream soon arrived to smooth things over before any damage could be done, but relations were off to a rocky start. Things got worse when Scorponok revealed his partially fleshling nature to Ratbat's group, worse still as a tour of Ratbat's base seemed to be a pointless delaying tactic, and even worse when he learned of Ratbat's plan to seize the legendary power source known as the [[Underbase]]. Furious that Ratbat had clearly never intended to cooperate with his group, Scorponok attempted to lead his troops away, only to find his path barred by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Seeing their leader besieged, the rest of Scorponok's troops stormed to the attack. A battle soon erupted between the two sides, with Scorponok mercilessly ripping, tearing, smashing and blasting his way through Ratbat's soldiers. Only the sight of Starscream stealing his ship in the midst of the battle caused him to call a cease-fire. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

The arrival of the Autobots caused another battle to break out, this time with the Decepticons united against a common foe. But Ratbat and Fortress Maximus called for a cease-fire so they could unite against Starscream. The group was unable to stop Starscream from uniting with the Underbase, and he destroyed Scorponok's ship. Optimus Prime saved the allied groups, bringing them all aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Scorponok found the proposed alliance "detestable" and was eager to take action against the traitor; he was disgusted by Optimus Prime's apparent cowardice in refusing to join the attack teams against Starscream on Earth.

[[Image:Ratbatdarkstardeath.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sorry, no, I'm a $40 toy. I am NOT getting upstaged by a cassette.]]
Scorponok was co-commander of an attack team in [[Tokyo]], where an offhand comment by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] caused him to realize what Optimus Prime must be up to. Abandoning the fight, Scorponok returned to the Ark aboard the Autobot shuttle that had ferried him to Earth. He found that Ratbat had the same idea; the two confronted Optimus Prime, who had just launched a rocket into space to bring the Underbase to Earth. Seeing the Autobot leader's apparent treachery, Scorponok blasted him. When Ratbat stated his intention to take the Underbase himself, Scorponok blasted him, too, taking him out of the picture permanently. Rocketing into space, Scorponok was nearly in range of the Underbase, when Optimus Prime—now recovered and with his [[Powermaster]] partner back in place—pushed them both out of its way. The two leaders watched in horrified fascination as Starscream arrived, absorbed the entire Underbase, and promptly self-destructed.

Impressed by Prime's actions, Scorponok agreed to a temporary truce, long enough for both sides to gather up their fallen. With Ratbat and Starscream out of the way, Scorponok's command of the Decepticons on Earth was assured. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

The truce at an end, Scorponok attempted to assassinate his old foe, Fortress Maximus, by having [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Snarler]] try to kill his human partner, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}} ''In return, Scorponok granted Pretender shells to them, as well as [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]], who was monitoring the mission.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

Scorponok finally made a permanent landing on Earth, establishing [[New Jersey base|a base in New Jersey]] as part of a plan to gather energy. The plan failed, but Scorponok kept his base there. {{storylink|King Con!}}

Zarak continued to function as a covert human for Scorponok, allowing the Decepticons to counter the growing popularity of [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

[[Image:Scorponok all the familiar faces.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Scorponok found himself drawn into a battle at [[MacDill Air Force Base]] by his newest recruits, the [[Air Strike Patrol]]. Announcing his arrival in no uncertain terms, he attacked the Autobots who were harassing his troops, only to have those same troops cut and run. Optimus Prime, meanwhile, tried talking to him about alliance and cooperation, of them both being manipulated by some unknown player. Scorponok wasn't very interested in listening, but his memories of Prime's selfless actions during the [[Underbase Saga]] finally got the better of him. Just as he was ready to compare notes, the [[Classic Pretender|Pretender-enhanced]] Starscream arrived. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} The Autobots and Decepticons eventually overpowered him, and Starscream begged Scorponok to take him back. {{storylink|Skin Deep|Skin Deep}} Badly in need of additional troops and firepower, Scorponok agreed, but this decision proved to be very unpopular with his troops. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}} It eventually cost him the loyalty of [[Triggerhappy]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], who deserted him after Starscream went missing again. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

In [[1991]], Scorponok made Decepticon history as Optimus Prime formally offered his surrender in hopes of making a new force to combat the Dark God [[Unicron]]. Scorponok initially planned to betray Prime's trust to bolster his own leadership position, but Prime eventually convinced him of the Chaos-Bringer's threat and persuaded him to unite their forces—just as a contingent of rebel Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command attacked Scorponok's base. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

[[Image:Allthisandcivilwar-arethey.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wildman and Baskerville, pretty well summed up in one panel.]]
Scorponok arose from the wreckage of his base and quickly put down most of the rebels. He then went mano-a-mano with Shockwave, in a protracted battle which spilled into New York Harbor and across the river into the city's Battery Park. Optimus Prime and Nightbeat interrupted the fight, as did the arrival of the human mutant squad the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Though initially scornful of the humans' efforts, Scorponok was downed by two of them and was nearly killed by [[Circuit Breaker]]. The battle came to a conclusive end when Circuit Breaker used all her power to knock out Shockwave, and Scorponok agreed to stop fighting.

In a sign of the growing alliance, Scorponok was actually inquiring as to Prime's well-being, when they, along with every other Transformer on Earth, were transported by Primus to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

Faced with Armageddon, Scorponok confessed his fears of dying to Optimus Prime, who reassured him that there was no shame in it. Scorponok vowed that he would be proud to go down fighting alongside Optimus... which he nearly did, when the two came under attack from a group of [[Unicron cultist|Unicron cultists]]. Though Scorponok had the option of leaving Prime to his fate, the Decepticon portion of him wouldn't hear of it, and he attacked the cultists in a rage. With the battle won, Scorponok spared one of the cultists at Optimus Prime's behest. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

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Unicron arrived at Cybertron mere seconds later, and the final battle began. Scorponok was at first paralyzed by the sheer size of their foe, and later further terrified when Optimus Prime was batted aside with ease. But he rose to the challenge, calling on his Decepticon heritage, and attacked Unicron viciously. While he was tearing into the giant's foot, Unicron blasted him with a stream of fire, mortally wounding him. Optimus Prime knelt over him as he lay dying, providing solace in the final moments of his life. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Mindwipe attempted to hypnotise Scorponok but failed, and was thrown out of the Decepticons for his trouble. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}}

{{note|Scorponok does not appear in the Earthforce stories himself, and is only ever referred to once.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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In an alternate [[1991]], near the end of the [[Decepticon Civil War]] between the forces of Scorponok, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], and Shockwave, Scorponok found himself separated from his troops and hounded by Megatron's [[Air Strike Patrol]]. He attracted the attention of the Autobots by rampaging through a human settlement, and immediately surrendered to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], leader of the Autobot unit. As Autobot ethics require the protection of prisoners, Scorponok had maneuvered Hot Rod's team into fighting his battle for him. With the frustrated Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons focused on each other, Scorponok was free to walk away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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Scorponok was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

====''Classics''====
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Scorponok and Zarak's remains on Cybertron were discovered and studied by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|The New World}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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The Headmasters' original heads had been left behind on Nebulos, and Nebulan scientists led by [[Borx]] began experimenting with rebuilding the Autobot Headmasters' bodies, under the aegis of "[[Project Lazarus]]". Though early attempts failed to work, the reports that [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] reviewed were promising, as he sought to cure himself and his fellow [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] from the effects of [[Nucleon]]. However, Grimlock was ambushed at [[Koraja]] Spaceport, and taken away by something that strongly resembled Scorponok's scorpion alt form. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2|Loose Ends #2}} As it turned out, it was indeed Scorponok - the original - who had captured Grimlock. He decided to make the Dinobot commander an offer - if he and his Dinobots were to join Scorponok, not only would they be spared, but they would be given new bodies. As an incentive, Scorponok even had a duplicate of Grimlock's original body prepared.{{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5|Loose Ends #5}}

As Scorponok studied the effects of Nucleon on Grimlock, the Dinobot commander questioned his captor's sudden scientific bent - a stark contrast to the hard warrior he had faced millenia ago on Cybertron. Scorponok revealed that his [[binary bonding]] with Lord Zarak had provided him with this new expertise, which he embraced fully; he went on to mention that had Zarak shared as equally in Scorponok's warrior nature, he would have survived longer. Scorponok revealed that Zarak had left behind a ghost protocol which reactivated Scorponok's head when the Nebulans attempted to decrypt his database, and he was able to take control of the scientists' minds, ordering them to construct his new body. He once again offered the new body to Grimlock.

Grimlock attempted to escape, only to be beaten down by his fellow Dinobots - except that it turned out to be a simulation provided by Scorponok. Grimlock, shaken by the experience, relented, agreeing to serve Scorponok in exchange for new bodies for his Dinobots. Scorponok then revealed that his Nucleon research has produced a [[Gene Key]], a program capable of rewriting the genetic code of a Transformer. With this key, Scorponok intended to awaken the "warrior gene" of every inhabitant of Cybertron, turning the entire population into Decepticons! {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part 1|Natural Selection #1}}

Scorponok demonstrated his Gene Key on three of the former Autobot Headmasters, [[Brainstorm]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. Once activated, the trio attacked Grimlock, but the newly-restored Dinobot was able to disable them. Scorponok, satisfied that the Gene Key worked, ordered them to depart for Cybertron. Grimlock's shuttle arrived at the [[Cybertropolis]] Spaceport, where he was taken into custody under the orders of temporary Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]]. While the Autobots were distracted by Grimlock's arrival and the return of his ability to transform, a second shuttle landed in the [[Badlands (Cybertron)|Badlands]], from which Brainstorm, Hardhead and Highbrow disembarked. The altered trio made their way to the Iacon Civil Defense Hub, clearing the way for Scorponok. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part 2|Natural Selection #2}}

Scorponok arrived up at [[Fort Scyk]] to meet with the Decepticons there, intending to rally them to his cause. At first surprised by Scorponok's survival, the Decepticons found themselves more confused than convinced by his words. When [[Misfire]] pointed out that they were under [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s command, Scorponok killed his former subordinate on the spot as a demonstration of his authority.

With [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] still on [[Earth]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] and his crew still in space aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'', and Hot Rod searching underground for the [[Primus]] chamber, the Autobots in Iacon found themselves overwhelmed by their Key-altered brethren. Grimlock was out looking for the Dinobots when Brainstorm passed on Scorponok's order to return to the Civil Defense Hub. Back at the Hub, Grimlock demanded that Scorponok complete his side of their bargain and provide new bodies for the Dinobots, but Scorponok had other plans. The Decepticon had discovered that at least one Autobot, [[Punch (G1)|Punch]], was immune to the effects of the Gene Key, and thus surplus to requirements. As a test of loyalty, Scorponok ordered Grimlock to execute Punch, but Grimlock instead attacked Scorponok, only to be repelled by a force field. Scorponok then produced a crystal that gave him control over the new body he created for Grimlock, using it to subdue the Dinobot. He communicated with Perceptor, who had begun construction of a giant Gene Key at the [[Sonic Canyons]], one capable of converting every Autobot on Cybertron at once! {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part 3|Natural Selection #3}}

Scorponok headed to the Sonic Canyons to supervise the completion of the Key, and proceeded to pontificate to all within earshot about how he would be the one to heal the rift in Primus's great plan, uniting Cybertron under the Decepticon banner and getting his just due as the architect of peace. Perceptor countered his bold proclamations, however, by suggesting that, as chaos was the natural order of things, perhaps the schism that led to milennia of civil war was ''part'' of Primus's plan all along. Scorponok didn't care much for Perceptor's theory, however, and could barely contain his rage. He insisted to himself that he had evolved beyond being a creature of aggression.

When the ''Valiant'' dropped out of hyperspace and contacted Cybertron for landing instructions, [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]] contacted Scorponok for direction. He had them provide the Autobot cruiser with a flight plan, and then to use the planetary defenses to blow the ship out of the sky. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part 4|Natural Selection #4}}

Grimlock and [[Grapple]] and their teams stormed the Civil Defense Hub, taking the control room from Pounce and Wingspan. Grapple set out to recover the data on Scorponok's new technologies, but also discovered that the incoming ''Valiant'' had been targeted by the defense systems. As Grimlock and the Dinobots headed to the Sonic Canyons to confront Scorponok, Crosshairs got the lockout code from Pounce... by killing Wingspan when Pounce initially refused to cooperate.

At the canyons, Perceptor announced another delay in the activation of the Gene Key caused by a minor technical issue, which was enough to send Scorponok into a rage and knock [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]] into the canyons. Scorponok continued to rant as the other Decepticons watched with silent concern, only for Grimlock to show up on a [[sky-sled]] and attack Scorponok, lecturing the Decepticon on loyalty, and how it must be won through action. Scorponok, thrilled to have an opponent, transformed and blasted Grimlock off his sled. He then subdued Grimlock with his failsafe crystal, and ordered Perceptor to activate the Gene Key. Scorponok continued to remind Grimlock about how he was bringing about the true unification of Cybertron... only to discover that the Key had reverted the altered Autobots back to normal! As it turned out, Grimlock's betrayal of Scorponok's grand scheme went back to his encounter with Perceptor. The Dinobot never actually used the Gene Key on the scientist, who then pretended to go along with Scorponok's plan only to sabotage the larger Key, all the while needling the Decepticon!

Fully enraged, Scorponok prepared to attack Perceptor, but Grimlock jumped him from behind, and ordered the Dinobots (who had been hiding nearby) to strike. A fierce battle ensued on the bridge over the canyons, which was damaged to the point of collapse. Grimlock, refusing rescue, continued to grapple with Scorponok as the two plummeted into the bottomless darkness of the canyons, sacrificing his life to ensure he took Scorponok with him. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part 5|Natural Selection #5}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Stephen Keener]] (English), [[Eiji Itō]] (Japanese), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German)

Scorponok was a gigantic Headmaster robot built from scratch by Lord Zarak, the secret ruler of Nebulos, upon learning of the Transformers. Working from the Headmaster process designed by the Autobot [[Brainstorm]] and later applied to his allies in the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] and the Decepticons, Zarak used his mental powers to reconstruct the Hive's entire city into a robotic body for him to binary bond with. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} With Scorponok under his command, Zarak was able to retrieve the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from the Autobots and carry the Decepticon forces back to Cybertron to reunite with Galvatron. In the end, a bolt of [[plasma energy]] zapped Scorponok in his city mode, launching the massive Headmaster (and the collected Decepticons inside) far out into space. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{Note|Like Fortress Maximus, it is unclear if Scorponok has a life of his own or is simply a large machine that Zarak can control. There is no explanation of how Zarak could've brought him to life and his one line of "Autobot Die!" isn't exactly the most sophisticated of expressions.}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
{{note|In this continuity, in a reverse of the standard western naming, Scorponok is the name of the being who becomes the ''head'' of the giant robot, taking the place of Lord Zarak in Japanese fiction. The giant robot's name is '''MegaZarak''', but it's simply a lifeless [[Transtector]] that serves as a larger body for Scorponok. Scorponok's size varies over the series, from human-sized to full Transformer-sized.}}
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Scorponok headmasters shadows.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Well-manicured eeeeevil.]]
Scorponok was one of a group of diminutive Transformers who left Cybertron four million years ago to escape the Great War and took up residence on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. To survive the harsh environmental conditions on Master, the Transformers built large, lifeless robotic bodies called [[Transtector|Transtectors]], to which they could connect as heads, increasing their size and power. Scorponok underwent the training to become one of these "Headmasters," but he chafed under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], and he led several like-minded Headmaster warriors in a rebellion that ultimately ended with their defeat and exile from Master. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

By the year [[2011]], Scorponok had teamed up with Galvatron and the Decepticons, and his three minions, [[Weirdwolf]], Mindwipe and [[Skullcruncher]], joined Galvatron's forces in an attack on Cybertron in 2011. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Scorponok himself, on the other hand, refrained from making appearances on the battlefield, sticking to the shadows (in the most preposterously literal way imaginable) and emerging only to lure the Autobot Headmasters into a trap on the planet [[Praum]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Not long thereafter, when Galvatron discovered that [[Vector Sigma]] was in the midst of developing a powerful [[Cybertonuron|new alloy]], Scorponok advised against attacking the planet, suggesting instead that they destroy the alloy, rather than risk the Autobots gaining control of it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} In truth, Scorponok was more concerned about ''Galvatron'' obtaining the alloy's power, and determined to stop anyone from acquiring it by taking out Cybertron itself. He had Mindwipe plant powerful bombs in Vector Sigma's chamber, which went off and devastated the planet, ostensibly taking Galvatron with it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[Image:Scorponok headmasters smallrobot.jpg|left|225px|thumb|"Mine is an evil laugh! Moo hoo ha ha!"]]
Scorponok subsequently took control of the Decepticons, falsely claiming that Galvatron was alive and commanding him from afar. He immediately put a series of far-reaching plans into action, starting with the creation of a massive Transtector for himself, which would put him on equal footing with Fortress and his Transtector-scum-battleship, the ''Maximus''. Enslaved [[Beastformer|Beastformers]] were put to work on the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]] to construct this Transtector, and to provide it with power, Scorponok had the Decepticons steal [[Sol 1]], a human solar-energy-gathering satellite, which beamed its power reserves to Zarak. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} While the construction was going on, meanwhile, Scorponok focused his attention on harnessing the power of the [[plasma energy]] released in the destruction of Cybertron. Seeking to generate even more of the energy for his plans of universal conquest, Scorponok used the energy he had already obtained to create bombs that were planted beneath the surface of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], which would rip the planet apart. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} While the Autobots were busy fighting the Decepticon contingent on Mars to prevent the planet's destruction, Scorponok unveiled his completed Transtector to the rest of the Decepticons on [[Chaar]], stepping from the shadows for the first time as he brought all his troops aboard his new battleship-body and flew to Mars. Once there, he transformed into robot mode and spitefully attacked the immobile Maximus before fleeing into space just before his plasma bombs detonated and blew Mars to cosmic rubble. The Maximus was able to absorb some of the energy released in the initial stages of the explosion, and Fortress was able to transform into Fortress Maximus and escape the blast. Fortress Maximus cleaved Scorponok's shoulder with his [[Master Sword]], forcing the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

[[Image:Scorponok headmasters megazarak.jpg|right|225px|thumb|"Hello? My visor seems to have fallen down over my face. Little help?"]]
Believing that his deeds had cemented his position of power, Scorponok arranged to be coronated the new Decepticon emperor on Earth's moon, but in the midst of the ceremony , Galvatron returned alive and well and retook leadership. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Galvatron's return saw Scorponok relegated to the insulting position of interplanetary short bus as the Decepticons traveled from world to world, pillaging copious amounts of energy. Scorponok transformed to robot mode only once on the journey, to battle Fortress Maximus on [[Hive (planet)|Hive]]. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} When the Decepticons returned to Earth, diminishing Scorponok's immediate usefulness to Galvatron, the wicked Headmaster returned to this own schemes, ignoring Galvatron's orders {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} and planting more plasma energy bombs along the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Everything turned around for Scorponok when Galvatron faced the Autobot Headmasters alone in a battle in Alaska, and was finally destroyed when they collapsed an iceberg on top of him. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} This allowed Scorponok to once again seize leadership of the Decepticons, appointing himself the "Emperor of Terror" and resuming his plan for the destruction of Earth by attempting the detonation of his plasma bombs. During the previous interplanetary quest, the Autobots had made contact with [[Tekna]], one of the Beastformers who had worked on the construction of Scorponok's Transtector, and he was able to provide them with encrypted data that pinpointed the location of the Transtector's weak spot. After [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] decoded the data, he raced to Earth where the battle was already in progress and gave Fortress Maximus the information, allowing the Autobot leader to perforate Scorponok's weak spot, and send the critically wounded Decepticon fleeing off into space. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

[[Image:Scorponok headmasters scorpionmode.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Claws...check. Stinger...check. Multiple gun turrets...check. Giant, vulnerable weak spot dead center on the chest...check mate.]]
Moving his attentions away from Earth for the time being, Scorponok led the Decepticons back to planet Master in search of a weapon to counter the power of Fortress's Master Sword. The Autobots pursued them, which unfortunately resulted in [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] being captured by the villains and ransomed for the secrets of the Master Sword. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Using this information, Scorponok forged the [[Zarak Shield]] out of [[G-Metal]], and when the two weapons clashed, the Zarak Shield emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} Emboldened by this victory, Scorponok led the charge back to Earth, intending to finally destroy it, pausing only in the asteroid belt to effect repairs on his Transtector, and to betray and dispose of [[Sixshot]], whom he had never trusted. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Upon his return to Earth, Scorponok promptly had the Decepticon launch an energy-gathering satellite into orbit, and then withdrew to the sunken continent of [[Lemuria (G1)|Lemuria]], where already had numerous Decepticons working to mine the legendary [[crysmagnetal]]. Scorponok raised "Death Towers" of this metal in five strategic location all over Earth all, which proceeded to generate waves of energy that were gathered by the satellite. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} For the final part of his plan, Scorponok lured the Autobots to the North Pole, where he clashed with Fortress Maximus for the last time atop a sixth dais of crysmagnetal. As soon as the two combatants were upon the dais, Scorponok had the satellite beam its stored energy down into his Transtector, and through it into the dais, creating an exponential loop that threatened to tear the Earth apart. Scorponok disconnected from his Transtector and retreated into space with the Decepticons to watch the Earth's destruction, only for Fortress Maximus—supercharged with the combined energy of the Autobot army united in a [[Head Formation]]—to destroy his Transtector, breaking the circuit and saving the Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
With the Decepticons at last forced off of Earth, the Autobots also left the planet, and Transformers' war transitioned into a series of space-based exchanges between Chaar and [[Athenia]], which became known as the [[Master Wars]]. To rejoin the fight, Scorponok had a new Transtector constructed, much smaller than his old one (comparatively speaking – it was still taller than a [[combiner]]), but outfitted with hyper-dense armor. Before he could connect with this new body, Scorponok was captured by the mysterious alien entity [[Devil Z]], who had been in hibernation on Earth until recently, and saw a use for Scorponok in his plan to create the ultimate lifeform. Devil Z brainwashed Scorponok, placing him, and by extension the entire Decepticon army, under his control, and then allowed him to link up with his new Transtector. Rather than forming the head for his Transtector, however, Scorponok controlled it from within its chest cavity, wired directly into its systems from there, with a new "decoy" head placed between its shoulders. Now, Scorponok was '''BlackZarak'''.

The former Decepticon ninja, [[Sixshot]], learned what had befallen Scorponok, and alerted the Autobots to the existence of Devil Z on Earth. The news of this shadowy controller reached the Autobots just as the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]] reported the first sighting of BlackZarak in the shadows of a meteor cluster, and the concerned Autobots decided to send a collection of Transtectors to the small Autobot group under the command of [[Metalhawk]] that was still on Earth, which he used to transform human beings into Autobot warriors to aid in the battle against Devil Z's forces. {{storylink|Master File No, 1}}

{{note|Following ''The Headmasters'', Japanese continuity branches off in two similar but distinct directions: one is depicted in the ''Super-God Masterforce'' animated series, leading into the ''Zone'' cartoon, while the other is told through the ''Super-God Masterforce'' manga, which leads into the ''Zone'' manga and story pages. However, Scorponok's activities ''between'' the end of ''The Headmasters'' and the beginning of ''Super-God Masterforce'', told through his own packaging [[bio]] and [[TV Magazine]] articles, apply to both continuities.}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon continuity====
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] (Japanese, when merged with Devil Z)

[[Image:Blackzarak robotmode.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Also known as "African-Alien" Zarak.]]
After numerous failures by Devil Z's forces on Earth resulted in multiple [[Godmaster]] warriors joining the Autobot ranks instead of the Decepticons, the incensed alien summoned BlackZarak to Earth. Observing BlackZarak's activities, Fortress Maximus's younger brother, [[Grand Maximus]], raced to Earth ahead of him and warned the Autobots of his coming. In preparation for BlackZarak's arrival, the Autobots worked to construct a power-up drone named [[Godbomber]] for their most powerful member, [[Ginrai]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} While they worked, the approaching BlackZarak bombarded the Earth with meteors as part of a complicated scheme by Devil Z's ambassadors, [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] to publicly discredit the Autobots, which was ultimately foiled. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}}

Giga and Mega combined into their robot form of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and headed to Earth's moon to rendezvous with BlackZarak, but before BlackZarak arrived, Ginrai merged with the completed Godbomber, and pursued him into space. BlackZarak showed up in the midst of their battle, and promptly impaled Ginrai with his Tyrant Spear, sending him crashing to the moon's surface. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} BlackZarak and Overlord followed him down to the moon, and hunted the wounded Autobot, who was in dire straits until the timely arrival of Grand Maximus. With the sides now more evenly matched, the two Decepticons attempted to break off the battle and head for Earth, but Ginrai and Grand brought them back down to the moon with a bump. BlackZarak instructed the damaged Overlord to flee the battle, and although he was furious at being ordered around by this newcomer, Overlord could do little to argue, and left BlackZarak to face the two Autobots alone. Grand and Ginrai double-teamed BlackZarak, and eventually, Ginrai was able to decapitate the Decepticon with his God Fire Guts attack. Although Ginrai thought his opponent was done for, BlackZarak's headless body hauled itself back up, and retreated off into space, with Grand Maximus hot on his tail. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Blackzarak scorpion mode.jpg|left|215px|thumb|The scorched remains of two fans who wouldn't stop asking why Devil Z made so many Autobot Transtectors.]]
During this extended stay in space, BlackZarak mastered localized gravity manipulation and gained the ability to open black holes, which he could use to teleport himself across the galaxy at will. After trapping Grand Maximus inside one of these singularities in order to keep him out of the way, BlackZarak teleported directly to Earth and immediately tore through [[New York City]] as part of Devil Z's "Operation M-1". He proceeded to attack [[Tokyo]] alongside Overlord, but was foiled when Ginrai freed Grand Maximus, and the two Autobots stopped the villains by tricking them into blasting each other. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With the failure of this scheme, Devil Z initiated "Operation M-2" and had BlackZarak withdraw to the far side of the moon, where he would unleash the atmosphere-destroying [[Death Para-Machine]] against the Earth. Thankfully, BlackZarak was only able to get off one shot from the deadly weapon before Ginrai destroyed it with his God Fire Guts attack. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[Image:Blackzarak dakatsu mode.jpg|right|215px|thumb|A dog chasing its own tail has nothing on Hydra Mode.]]
BlackZarak returned to attacking cities around the globe, and soon struck in a city where [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] went to, with a trio of [[Sparkdash]] drones to back him up. Luckily, Autobot Godmaster [[Road King]] was on patrol in the area, and soon called him Ginrai to help him take BlackZarak down. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} Later, after battling Grand Maximus in [[Moscow]], BlackZarak was present at the Decepticon base when the Autobots attacked it. During this clash, Devil Z took his brainwashing to the next level, and actually merged his consciousness with BlackZarak, entering his body and taking control of it himself. For his first act in BlackZarak's body, Devil Z collapsed the Decepticon base in a failed attempt to destroy the Autobots {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} and then led the Decepticons in an attack on North America, bombarding the country with his [[Devil Power]] from a strategic staging point in the heart of the [[Grand Canyon]]. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}}

Devil Z next took the Decepticons to the peak of the Matterhorn, where he unleashed his Devil Power upon Europe until God Ginrai arrived to challenge him. The battle was fierce, and Ginrai thought he had won when he once again cleaved BlackZarak's head from his shoulders, but the decapitation of his host meant little to Devil Z, who simply transformed BlackZarak's body into a new, twin-headed serpent form, and kept the fight going. Uniting his Chōkon Power with that of the [[Headmaster Junior|Headmaster Juniors]], Ginrai unleashed his most powerful God Fire Guts yet and dove through BlackZarak's body, finally destroying the giant Decepticon in a huge explosion that left only ash and shrapnel. Although Devil Z survived the blast, he now no longer had BlackZarak's body to enclose him, and was wide open for Ginrai's finishing move: the Final Fire Guts, which utterly obliterated the evil alien. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japanese)

[[Image:ZarakZone1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Aye aye aye—sharpen your boot, and bludgeon your eye]]
Several years after the conclusion of the [[Masterforce War]], when the supernatural entity [[Violen Jiger]] seized control of the Decepticons, one of his first actions was to recruit "[[Nine Great Demon Generals]]" from Decepticon history. Using his mysterious powers, Violen Jiger resurrected BlackZarak to serve as his "Evil Spirit General," and outfitted him with new armor and weapons to make him more deadly than ever before. It was never explicitly stated if he possessed the consciousness of Scorponok or Devil Z, but he seemed to have a serious ''pirate''-vibe going on, now sporting a hook for a hand and an eye-patch.

[[Image:Zone blackzarak.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Aye aye aye—the blarney stone brings a tear to me eye]]
BlackZarak was part of the team of generals who attacked planet [[Micro|Zone]] in order to steal its precious [[Energon Z]] for Violen Jiger's schemes, but BlackZarak refrained from participating in the assault, hanging back on the fringes of the planet's atmosphere to cover his allies' rear. As his fellow generals made good their escape with the Energon Z in hand, BlackZarak barred the way of the [[Super Car Patrol Team]] and [[Battle Patrol]] as they attempted to pursue in the [[Rocket Base|Galaxy Rocket]]. The Demon General managed to trap the rocket in a crackling field of electricity, and then departed to rejoin his fellow Decepticons, leaving the electric net to slowly destroy the rocket. Luckily for the Autobots, the [[Jet Patrol Team]] arrived to destroy the net, and [[Sunrunner]] proceeded to use his radar to track BlackZarak back to the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic continuity====
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
[[Image:Blackzarak manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Black-and-WhiteZarak]]
When it became apparent that the small force under his command on Earth lacked the manpower to handle the Autobots, Devil Z chose to unite them with the Decepticons in space, and ordered the combined army to attack Athenia. Ginrai (who was on the planet at the time to be appointed Supreme Commander of the Autobots) was able to win the battle by defeating [[Scramble 7]], but after the fight, BlackZarak made his first appearance before the Autobots, carrying Hydra, Buster and the Decepticon Headmasters, who announced that they were returning to Earth. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

BlackZarak joined the Decepticons in travelling to Earth, battling [[Raiden]] and the Autobot Headmasters outside the planet's atmosphere while Ginrai confronted Overlord for the first time down on its surface. After defeating his opponents, BlackZarak turned towards Earth, only to find Ginrai streaking towards him, with Overlord in close pursuit. At the last moment, Ginrai spun out of the way, causing the two Decepticons to accidentally strike each other, and damage one another quite badly. While the wounded Overlord returned to Earth, BlackZarak limped back off into space. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

BlackZarak later battled Grand Maximus and the Autobot Godmasters in space, with the aid of [[Darkwings]], {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} after which Devil Z spirited him away to carry out some upgrades. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} These upgrades complete, BlackZarak was soon returned to Earth, and joined Overlord in attacking another city, where he wound up battling Grand Maximus and the Autobots Godmasters once more. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} Later, BlackZarak attacked China with a trio of [[Sparkdash|Sparkdash drones]]. Decepticon Headmaster Junior [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] happened to be in the city at the time, and when the Autobots arrived to battle BlackZarak, he displayed his disdain for humans—even comrades—by seizing Cancer and using him as a shield to keep the Autobots at bay. It was then that Overlord arrived, and surprised everyone by viciously attacking BlackZarak, disgusted by his treatment of Cancer. While the two Decepticons were fighting, the Autobots exploited their conflict to attack and force them to retreat. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

[[Image:Devilz head on%21.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Head? I don't need a head. Heads are for wimps!]]
Overlord's betrayal proved to be the last straw for Devil Z, and he took matters into his own hands by connecting himself to BlackZarak's Transtector as a new head of sorts. Now in control of the Decepticon's body and mind, he transformed BlackZarak into a new serpentine form, and attacked Overlord, the Headmaster Juniors and Ginrai, intending to absorb their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]], in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. His Jinchōkon-absorbing beam was blocked by the wholly-robotic Autobot [[Pretender|Pretenders]], and the Autobots and Decepticons united to destroy Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. Uniting their powers in the "Perfect Transform Attack", all the Autobots and Decepticons boarded Grand Maximus, who collided with BlackZarak, destroying the Decepticon and his alien passenger in an explosion of pure Chōkon Power. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
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=====''Zone'' comic and story pages=====
[[Image:Blackzarak zone manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]

Years after the end of the Masterforce War on Earth, the creature known as [[Violen Jiger]] took control of the Decepticon forces and created an elite fighting force by recruiting "[[Nine Great Demon Generals]]" from throughout Transformer history. BlackZarak was selected to be one of these generals, and Violen Jiger used his strange, supernatural powers to bring the Decepticon back from the dead, dubbing him his "Evil Spirit General" and increasing his strength with new armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

BlackZarak was part of the contingent of generals sent to planet Zone to steal its super-energy, Energon Z, for Violen Jiger. After his fellow Decepticons succeeded in purloining the Energon Z, BlackZarak covered their escape, seizing the Galaxy Rocket carrying the pursuing Autobots in an unbreakable grip. He proceeded to coat the rocket in a cocoon of strange energy webbing and then departed to join his fellow generals, but fortunately for the Autobots, the Jet Patrol Team arrived to cut them free before they lost BlackZarak's trail. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

BlackZarak later attacked Earth, and met resistance in the form of [[Landshaker]] and [[Sky Hyper]]. BlackZarak seized Landshaker, easily shrugging off Skyhyper's blasts, but was suddenly stunned by a barrage from [[Sonic Bomber]], as he and Dai Atlas came swooping onto the battlefield. Exploiting the opening, Dai Atlas fired on BlackZarak, proving once again that the Autobots' desire to save their comrades would always best the Decepticons' evil. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 5}}

Along with the other Generals, BlackZarak schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them formidable oponents for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[Image:Decepticonsatthepole.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Put me on the Naughty List, will you?!"]]
Scorponok was originally a large, mobile Decepticon base on [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} Through means unknown, he became a Transformer, as well as smaller and sentient, and took command of the Decepticon forces from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]].

He matched wits with Optimus Prime himself, at one point trying to lure him into surrendering in exchange for a hostage's life. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}} Eventually, the Autobots became too big a nuisance, and Scorponok had the Decepticons move en masse to a secret underground city in the Nebulos Triangle, but this backfired when the Autobots sealed him and his army underground for good. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Seeking a new [[Energon]] source, the Decepticons flew Scorponok to an out-of-the-way asteroid, where he served as a base of operations. When a fight inevitably broke out, Scorponok flew to the battle scene. After he pucked up [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and tossed the Autobot into the distance, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] angrily bodyslammed him, and the pair began grappling. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Scorponok, accompanied by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Octane]], intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], as the Autobot was heading for [[Andellor]]. Scorponok threatened to destroy the Autobot unless he revealed where he was headed. Cosmos complied, but Scorponok was keen on destroying him anyway. Cyclonus insisted they investigate, and recalled the history of Andellor. Scorponok realised that the [[Prism of Power]] which Cosmos sought was the only thing that could stop the Decepticon's new weapon, the [[suspension-ray beam]]. 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]]. Ironhide shrugged off Scorponok's mightiest blast, and defeated both him and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

After the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s failed to obtain the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], Zarak mocked Galvatron's skills and, combining with Scorponok, reasserted that he was leader of the Decepticons now. While the pair were still in disagreement, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] broke into their base with the intention of destroying Galvatron's [[Nullification Cannon]]. During the battle, Scorponok took a swing at Prime which accidentally connected with the Cannon, causing it to explode. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Transformers PD Type===
Scorponok and Fortress Maximus met in battle, with Scorponok vowing to crush Maximus with his bare hands. Unfortunately the two giant Transformers, engrossed in their fight, began to topple over, sending their smaller comrades fleeing for their lives. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
[[Image:DestinedforNothing_Scorponok.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Universal greeting| Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong]], you have reached Decepticon Headquarters, your call is important to us, please hold.]]
Shortly before the [[Great Shutdown]], Scorponok attended a teleconference with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], where he criticized the latter for "thinking like a calculator instead of a warrior". {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Scorponok was one of the [[gladiatorial combat|gladiators]] from [[Kaon]] who rallied under [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] when he formed the Decepticons. He knew the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] from these days, having considered their leader [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] one of the greatest gladiators around. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} When Megatron was defeated in his first battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], Scorponok swiftly moved to replace him as [[Decepticon leader]], believing he had failed the Decepticons by showing weakness. Rather than just killing Megatron, however, he wanted a punishment that would go down in history and opted to exile him to the deadly world of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Most Decepticons fell under his command without complaint, but [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]] and his [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were disappointed that he'd failed to kill Megatron and set out to finish the job, leaving Scorponok with the promise that they'd deal with ''him'' afterwards. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}}

Scorponok's first goal as leader was to break up the [[Grand Convocation]] set up by Optimus Prime to restore order, something he planned to do by conquering Cybertron's last major source of [[energon]], the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], thus forcing the factions of the Convocation to fight amongst themselves over the little energy that was left. He led a strike force to the refinery only to find that it was already being robbed by the Dynobots, who summoned the Autobots to their aid. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Angered, Scorponok followed Grimlock into the refinery to kill him, but was overwhelmed when the Dynobot became increasingly ferocious and started transforming into a monstrous alt-mode. When the Autobots arrived to arrest Grimlock, he got desperate and threatened to blow up the whole refinery, something which Scorponok encouraged. Grimlock eventually backed down, but Scorponok had no qualms about enacting his devastating plan, leaping to the refinery's fusion-regulator and deactivating it before anybody could stop him. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} The ensuing explosion killed thousands, including many Decepticons, but Scorponok survived and encouraged his troops to scavenge parts from their dead comrades, calling them weaklings and failures. One Decepticon protested against his lack of respect for the casualties, but Scorponok responded by crushing his head for daring to claim Megatron would have treated them better. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}}

[[Image:SpotlightUltraMagnus Scorponok.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If you insist on sticking your olfactory sensors where they don't belong, I'm just going to have to take them from you!]]
Long ago, Scorponok once robbed an installation that the Dynobots were guarding—it was something Grimlock wouldn't forget. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}} Scorponok was under Deadlock's command at some point. {{storylink|Drift issue 3}} After the destruction of Cybertron, Scorponok became a criminal known for his flagrant violations of the [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]]. His traditional modus operandi was to make contact with ambitious non-Cybertronians on a developing world, work with his contacts to develop advanced weaponry using Cybertronian technology, then eliminate his partners when he had what he wanted. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] had been seeking him for some time.

On the planet Nebulos, Scorponok was in league with [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]], head of the [[Zarak Consortium]], a cabal of really smart scientists. Presumably with input from Scorponok, the Cranium had created hybrid Nebulan/Cybertronian beings. Unfortunately for Scorponok, Ultra Magnus had tracked him down. Claiming to be on the verge of something "breathtaking", Scorponok proceeded to beat the snot out of Ultra Magnus, before transforming into beast mode to finish him off. Unfortunately, Zarak ran out, begging Scorponok not to fire, or risk destroying what they had built. Unable to abort his shot, Scorponok killed Zarak (revealing to Magnus that the Nebulan had also been infused with Cybertronian technology). Shocked at his actions, a furious Scorponok turned to Ultra Magnus, and Magnus shot Scorponok in the head. However, Scorponok managed to escape through an artificial wormhole generator. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

Shortly after the [[Brasnya]] conflict, Ultra Magnus contacted Optimus Prime, saying that he had a new lead on Scorponok's whereabouts, but he did not elaborate on the specifics. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

At some point over the last twenty years, Scorponok chose [[Earth]] as the location to continue his experiments. Making contact with a man named [[Abraham Dante]], Scorponok established an underground organization of human agents known as the [[Machination]], based out of [[Tampa]], [[Florida]]. With their assistance, Scorponok began further developing the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology he had begun on Nebulos, designing the means for cybernetically-enhanced humans to bond with mechanoid bodies. This technology now had great personal value to Scorponok, as he had been reduced to little more than a disconnected head without a body, apparently due to the head shot Ultra Magnus gave him in their last encounter.

{{note|It is unclear whether Scorponok pre-dated the Decepticon infiltration unit on Earth or not.}}
[[Image:Devastation6 Scorponok liveagain.jpg|left|200px|thumb|That must have been one hell of a stag night.]]
The Headmaster process was completed shortly before [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] initiated Phase Two on Earth—all it needed was a test subject. To accommodate this, Scorponok and Dante sent agents out into the field to locate the Autobot and Decepticon bases, and conceived tactical scenarios for forcibly acquiring a Transformer as a "guinea pig" before Scorponok underwent the process himself. When the discovery of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]] accelerated the conflict on Earth, the Machination accelerated their plans as well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

When the Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] next left the ''[[Ark-19]]'' in [[Lake Michigan]], Machination agents surprised them on the highway and kidnapped Sunstreaker, leaving behind a heavily-scrapped replica to throw any pursuers temporarily off the scent. As a bonus, they picked up Sunstreaker's passenger as well, [[Hunter O'Nion]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Taking advantage of the situation, Scorponok and Dante attempted to have Hunter brainwashed and subjected him to the same bio-mechanical engineering as their own agents, creating a small squad of [[Sunstreaker clone|Sunstreaker clones]], each with their own human cyborg controller modified to act as the head in robot mode. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

With the Headmaster process a success, Scorponok proceeded to the next stage: revitalizing himself. Abraham Dante underwent the Headmaster process and donned an exo-carapace of his own. The two of them binary bonded just in time to test-drive their union against Hunter O'Nion, who had managed to shake off their brainwashing attempt and was trying to escape the Machination compound. Despite his renewed size and power, Scorponok failed to prevent Hunter from binary-bonding with one of the Sunstreaker drones, and escaping the Machination. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[Image:SpotlightGrimlock punch KLUNG.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oh come on, I just got this head!]]
The Dante/Scorponok merge went well; even Dante considered them one being. He planted a mole named [[Kloss]] into [[Skywatch]], who planted a virus into Grimlock, freeing him from Skywatch's control. When Grimlock escaped, Scorponok met Grimlock with an offer of an alliance for world conquest. Grimlock refused and they battled, with Grimlock losing. Before he could be killed, Grimlock teleported to his still-functional ship. Dante/Scorponok later planned to take control of the other Dynobots and use them to destroy Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was "the price of failure". {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[Image:ScorponokHotRodMaxDino02.jpg|left|200px|thumb|No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to listen.]]
Following his bonding with Dante, he became a lot chattier and willing—nay, ''desperate''—to monologue his evil schemes.

Once his agents had ensured Skywatch had reprogrammed the Dynobots (reprogramming ''he'' could remotely control) and an army of Sunstreaker clones had been built, Scorponok arranged for Grimlock to be orbital-bounced to [[Fallon]], [[Nevada]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}}

When Skywatch turned up with the Dynobots, he ensured a massive, destructive fight took place, all a set-up so Skywatch would be discredited and his Headmasters could "save the day"... intending his puppet companies would get all the lucrative anti-Transformer defense contracts from a panicked US government. While his attempt to exploit the Dynobots' internal divides failed, he ''did'' get to beat Hot Rod half to death and yell a lot. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

When Scorponok's control of the Dynobots was lost, he sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They might have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. Scorponok caught him and blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before Scorponok could find Hunter, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection to Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[Image:Scorponok-Rebirth.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Not [[Elton John]]."]]
Scorponok has an odd history of [[Commercial|television commercial]] appearances:

*Like any proper flagship toy, he appears in a 1987 commercial largely devoted to him. As Galvatron narrates, the Technobots attack his base mode, prompting him to transform and counterattack, bashing Computron with a boulder. Notably, the commercial identifies Scorponok as Galvatron's "[[Triple Changer]] Headmaster base". Some of the animation was recycled for the Season 4 cartoon opening.
*In [[1989]], a [[Giant Decepticon Soldier|Frankenstein Decepticon]] appeared in one of the first Micromaster commercials, getting swarmed and overwhelmed by hordes of Micromasters. While not using the same character model, this character was partially based on Scorponok's appearance, including his distinctive head antennae and some of his color palette.
*In [[1990]], a Scorponok toy painted white and gray appeared in the stop-motion animated toy segment of a commercial advertising the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Construction Patrol]]. Like his cel animated counterpart, he gets overwhelmed by his smaller foes, who blow up a bridge beneath him, sending him tumbling into a ravine with an amusingly unthreatening cry of "RAWRRR."

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
As the Decepticons rampaged over Earth, Cybertron, and some place called "Jail", Scorponok waited on the Last planet (seriously, THE last planet) for Fortress Maximus to show up and challenge him. And Fortress did. And he won. Yay. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If a camel is a horse designed by committee, then Scorponok is… er…]]
*'''Scorponok''' (Headmaster, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-93'''
**''Accessories:'' Lord Zarak Headmaster unit, helmet, Scorponok's rifle, rifle cover, Scorponok's shield, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]], Fasttrack's 2 guns, 2 ramps, 4 double cannons, 4 antenna, 2 leg shields, 1 claw arm, 1 side gun arm and 1 elevator.

:The largest Decepticon toy in Generation 1, Scorponok's beast mode is a robotic purple, green and orange scorpion. The pincers have multiple points of articulation, and the ratcheting joints are strong enough to grasp a smaller Transformer. His eight legs are also independently jointed. There are two wheels with rubber grips underneath Scorponok's beast mode body, and pushing him along will cause the scorpion legs to move, simulating the motion of walking. Lord Zarak can sit inside the scorpion head/cockpit while in robot form, or he can be stored inside the chest compartment.

:Like many large Generation 1 Transformers, Scorponok has a base mode, with various ramps and towers for smaller Transformer toys to interact with, though it is quite out of [[scale]] for larger toys, such as his fellow Decepticon Headmasters. The central ramp (formed out of his beast tail) is designed with Fasttrack in mind and features a minor gimmick — placing Fasttrack on the orange panel and pressing the small black button will cause the back of the orange panel to rise, sending Fasttrack rolling down the ramp.

:Scorponok's robot mode is impressively large, and still remains one of the largest Decepticon toys in the ''Transformers'' franchise. As with all Headmasters, Scorponok has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Lord Zarak (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket while in head mode. As Lord Zarak is about the same size as the Headmaster units of smaller Headmaster toys, Scorponok would thus have a pretty small noggin if not for the large helmet (that was the beast mode scorpion head) that is placed over the Headmaster. The helmet also features a flip-down visor, which was homaged in ''Energon'' [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. The 2-part rifle and shield plug into Scorponok's pincers.

:Also, he has a [[die-cast]] ass.

:Fasttrack transforms into a small six-wheeled attack vehicle. He comes with two small, easily lost orange guns.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm More information on Scorponok at TFU.info]''
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===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Blackzarak toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Stingin' and blingin']]
*'''BlackZarak''' (Headmaster, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-311'''
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok Headmaster unit, face cover, two-piece "Tyrant Spear", "Black Hole Cannon", cannon cover, "Shield Tower"/"Plantium Shield", four "Blacking Cannons", two "Combat Ramps", two "Maintenance Arms", four "Radar Sensors", elevator, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Black Roritchi]], Black Roritchi's two lasers

:This Japanese-exclusive [[retool]] of the original Scorponok figure [[Redeco|redecoes]] the figure in black, gold and red, and equips the figure with a new helmet/scorpion head that features a better-proportioned face sculpted directly into it. As such, it's not really necessary to plug the Scorponok Headmaster unit between the shoulders, since the new helmet-head conceals it completely, but it does fit. The figure includes a small red visor-like mask that clips over the robot mode face, hiding it from view for scorpion mode.

:BlackZarak comes with one major new accessory—his red, two-piece "Tyrant Spear", which he can hold in robot mode—and also includes all of Scorponok's original accessories, appropriately redecoed, including a gold redeco of [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]] named "Black Roritchi". BlackZarak is notoriously difficult to find complete, due to many of his accessories, and even body parts, suffering from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. Even sealed box samples have horrified owners who opened the toys for the first time to discover broken parts on their previously-untouched toys.

:Like [[Sixshot]] and Overlord, with their respective "Wingwolf" and "space jet" alternate modes, BlackZarak's instructions do not feature the additional two-headed serpent mode, created as it was by the production staff after fiddling around with the toy and dubbed the "dakatsu" mode. As such, it's entirely possible to transform the toy into this form, but if you try, be aware that it was seriously streamlined for animation, and doesn't look nearly as good in plastic as it does on the screen or comic page. (Also, if the toy hasn't shattered yet due to GPS, putting the toy into dakatsu mode will probably finish the job.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/BlackZarak/blackzarak.htm More information on BlackZarak at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Parody Deformed===
[[Image:Scorponok pd model.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Sets a new standard for "mega"]]
*'''MegaZarak''' (1990)

:A small white and red, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Scorponok was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of [[Candy toy|candy toys]]. The fourteenth figure in the series, he came with a "[[Transformers PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Watch Out! MegaZarak!", and something that could charitably be described as "gum".
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===Super Collection Figure===
*'''BlackZarak''' (2001)

[[Image:Scorponok scf.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Me and myself]]
:BlackZarak was the "Build-A-Figure" from the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s line of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC figurines, available in eight out of every ten cases. He was divided into six parts, each one packaged with one of the silver metallic "pewter" versions of the other six figurines in the line (the regular, color versions of the figures didn't come with BlackZarak parts): his head and torso came with Ginrai, his left arm with [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]], his right arm with Metalhawk and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], his waist and tail with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], his left leg with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his right leg with Overlord. BlackZarak's parts were available in both full-color and smokey translucent plastic (in an equal ratio of 4 out of every 10 cases each), meaning that there were two versions of the figure to collect.

*'''MegaZarak''' (2002)

:Like BlackZarak before him, this version of Scorponok was the Build-A-Figurine from the line's eighth wave. His six components were packaged with the regular color versions of the other figurines in the line: his head and torso came with Fortress, his left arm with Dai Atlas, his right arm with Star Convoy, his pelvis with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], his left leg with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and his right leg with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Like BlackZarak, there was both a regular full-color figure to collect (available in 6 out of every 10 cases) as well as a rarer variant version, this time in metallic silver (available in 4 out of every 10 cases).

==Notes==
*Scorponok's colors are distributed differently in [http://www.botchthecrab.com/gallery/catalog_1988_b.jpg the 1987 and 1988 toy catalogs] as compared to the finished product.
[[Image:Rebirth3-legdoor.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Have fun crawling through the joints.]]
*Both Scorponok and Fortress Maximus suffer from the writers struggling to reconcile the characters' high rank with their size. In their comic appearances, they are portrayed as commanders in some capacity but are shrunk down to interact with other Transformers, and their city modes pretty much don't exist. Conversely, the cartoons have opted to portray them as giant city Transformers, though they seem to be merely extensions of the smaller beings that bond with them, with no real life or will of their own.
*When Scorponok prepares to leave [[Nebulos]] in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]," he opens a ramp for the other Decepticons to board him. Curiously, the ramp leads up into one of his scorpion-mode legs.
[[Image:Zazorigun.jpg|thumb|300px|His name is about as clever as his progenitor's.]]
*The [[Action Master Elite]] [[Double Punch]]'s mold looks just like an [[Action Master]] version of BlackZarak, right down to the molded details, including the head. The coloring (black/red/purple) is similar to BlackZarak's coloring (black/red/gold) as well. This is very strange, considering that Japan never got Action Masters, and Europe never got BlackZarak.
*Scorponok served as the basis for the evil "Zazorigun" (ザゾリガン ''Zazorigan'', a play on サソリ, ''sasori'', meaning "scorpion") mecha in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave of Gold Goldran]]'' series. Unlike fellow ''Goldran'' baddie Deathgarrygun (who was derived from [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]]), no toy or merchandise of Zazorigun was ever released. At least one enterprising Japanese fan, though, has [http://mamao2.cside.com/contents/toys/gd/zazorigan.html created a custom one] for himself.
*The Latin American dub of ''The Headmasters'' displayed some inconsistencies with Scorponok's name. On his first appearance, Galvatron calls him "'''Lok'''". Later, Skullcruncher calls him '''"Gronko"''' (episode 7 only), later in the series, he's named "'''Scorponok'''", and during the space travel event, he's called "'''Chandler'''", the last two names being the most used during the ''Headmasters'' series. It should be noted that no name makes a distinction between Scorponok and his Transtector.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scorponok''' (スコルポノック ''Sukoruponokku''), '''MegaZarak''' (メガザラック ''Megazarakku''), '''Zarak''' (ザラック ''Zarakku'', see above), '''Scorpion''' (スコーピオン ''Sukōpion'', "The Rebirth")
*''Italian:'' '''Scorpion'''
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Skorpiy''' (cartoon, Скорпій, "Skorpiy")
*''Russian:'' '''Skorponog''' (cartoon, Скорпоног, "Scorpoleg")
*''Spanish:'' '''Lok''', '''Gronko''', '''Chandler''', '''Scorponok''' (all America, see above)

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Rhisling

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Youreallycan: /* Cybertron cartoon */

[[Image:Cyb_ep50_rhisling.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Not so much [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AudibleSharpness audible sharpness] as ''deafening'' sharpness.]]

'''Rhisling''' is a sword that is able to open [[dimension gate]]s.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
Rhisling was owned by [[Vector Prime]]. After his death, his [[Spark]] communed with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and gave the sword to him, albeit increasing its size, weight and power immensely. Optimus wielded Rhisling for the remainder of his battle with [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], using it to impale his longtime foe, killing him and at last ending their conflict. The sword then disappeared soon after Galvatron's body did, going back to its master in the afterlife and being used by Vector Prime's spirit in further battle against that of Galvatron. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
* '''Vector Prime''' (Voyager, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Planet Key

:Vector Prime came with a sword accessory, though it was not named as Rhisling on the package.

:This sword was [[redeco]]ed into [[BotCon 2007]] [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s sword.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sword''' (ベクターソード ''Bekutā Sōdo'')

[[Category:Blades]]
[[category:Cybertron weapons]]

Cyber Caliber

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Youreallycan: /* Notes */

The '''Cyber Caliber''' is one of [[Artifacts of the Primes|the relics]] of [[Thirteen]]. It is a large, powerful, and exceedingly sharp sword, and it is powerful enough that Nexus Prime was willing to sacrifice himself as to ensure its safety.

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===
The Cyber Caliber was created by [[Solus Prime]]. After the defeat of [[Liege Maximo]], [[Nexus Prime]] took custody of the relic and decided it must be hidden away till it could not be done without. He separated himself into five beings, each carrying and guarding a fragment of the Cyber Caliber. Much later, a newly reformed Nexus Prime granted it to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who used it to fight [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to a standstill on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. After the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]] was fired from the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', the Cyber Caliber had disappeared, blown away by the explosion. After the battle, each of the five Nexus Prime Transformers once again took a piece of the sword as they split up and headed out into space in different directions. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

==Notes==
*"Cyber Caliber" was once believed to be an obscure alternate name for ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''-era [[Vector Prime]]'s sword, "[[Rhisling]]".<ref>Previous revisions of the [[Rhisling]] page on {{SITENAME SHORT}} reported this fact variously citing instruction sheets or Japanese sources.</ref> That may have been true, but if so, the source of the source of the information currently remains lost to the fog of time—or vanishing online content.
*The name may have been originally inspired by the famous fictional sword, Excalibur. If the original source of the name was Japanese, the English spelling of "Cyber Caliber" (as opposed to "Cyber Calib'''u'''r") may have come down to a transliteration choice.
*The name of this sword from ''Exiles'' is presumably an homage to Vector Prime's sword, which, as stated above, may or may not have actually been called "Cyber Caliber".

==Footnotes==
<references/>

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Devastator (G1)

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Youreallycan: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DevastatorManga1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He devastates things. Devastates them right in the mouth.]]
'''Devastator''' is an immensely powerful warrior, and in that sense the combination of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] into a merged being is a huge success. Mentally, on the other hand, he's very much less than the sum of his parts. Devastator's primitive psyche is limited to only the thoughts and actions on which all his components can agree, which results in raging bouts of destructive fury. Given the sheer power Devastator brings to these rages, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] has no complaints.

As an [[Action Master]], he is [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Scorpulator]].

Normally he is composed of the six robots...

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (leader) — right leg
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] — upper body
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] — left arm
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] — lower body
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] — left leg
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] — right arm

However, in at least one reality, he goes from being a six-robot combiner to a five-bot one, Hook and Mixmaster being replaced by [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. In another, Hook replaces Scrapper as the right leg, with Hook's original spot taken by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]].

{{bigquote|Nothing defeats the Devastator, nothing!|Devastator|"[[Heavy Metal War]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Arthur Burghardt]] (English), [[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)|[[Guillermo Romano]] (Latin American), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear''), [[Werner Abrolat]] (German, The Movie TV Dub), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Core'' & ''The Master Builders''), [[Klaus Kessler]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Triple Takeover''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade'')}}

[[Image:HeavyMetalWar_preparetomeetyourdoom.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
The ability to merge into Devastator was given to the Constructicons by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] around nine million years ago, not long after he brainwashed them into his loyal servants using the [[Robo-Smasher]]. Their former friend [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] learned of this new ability first-hand when the Constructicons combined in order to hold Omega fast, so that the Robo-Smasher could be turned loose on his mind. Omega overpowered Devastator, however, and tore himself free of the Robo-Smasher, left not subservient to Megatron, but with a burning desire for vengeance against the Constructicons. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Millions of years later, in [[1984]], having joined Megatron on [[Earth]], the Constructicons were charged with tunnelling under [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headmasters]] in order to destroy [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]]. Confronted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and forced back outside the volcano base, the Constructicons realized they were no match for their new opponents, and combined into Devastator to fight back—the first of several battles between the giant and the Dinobots that wound rage throught the Transformers' time on Earth. The Dinobots fared poorly in their first meeting with Devastator, but before they fell, their fellow Autobots returned to lend them a hand. [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a hologram of [[Halonix Maximus|a giant Autobot]], allowing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to blast him dead center, causing him to disengage into the separate Constructicons. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Image:CityofSteel_devastator_kong.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Puny Autobot stole Devastator's sunglasses!"]]

Devastator was next called into action when the Decepticons were attempting to conquer and recreate [[New York City]], his height and power being required to stop a group of Autobots scaling the [[Empire State Building]], which had been seized by the Decepticons. With Optimus Prime playing Fay Wray to his [[King Kong]], Devastator climbed to the top of the building, fighting off attacks by remote controlled drone helicopters courtesy of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] along the way. Once Devastator reached the peak, however, Optimus was able to gain remote control of his own dismembered gun-wielding arm, which had been mounted on top of the building as an artillery unit, and blasted Devastator off the building. Plummeting back to street-level, the combiner split apart on impact. {{storylink|City of Steel}}

After Megatron's [[Transfixatron]] scheme failed, Devastator was unleashed upon the Autobots, and began to mop the floor with them using finger lasers, optical tractor beams, and really heavy fists. The tide turned when Wheeljack and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] used the Transfixatron against Devastator, successfully cancelling out the Constructicons' combined form. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

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When Megatron attempted to tap the Earth's core to give the Decepticons a limitless supply of geothermal energy, Devastator defended the project from Autobot attack. To get around the giant combiner, [[Chip Chase]] and Wheeljack created [[dominator disc]]s which forced the Constructicons, and thus Devastator, into serving the Autobots. Unfortunately, Megatron had anticipated this plan and built a device to override the dominator discs. When he turned Devastator against the Autobots, Wheeljack turned up the power on the dominator discs, which only served to fry Devastator's [[Circuits|logic circuits]] and sent him berserk, damaging the controls for Megatron's drill just as it was about to pierce the Earth's core. Working together, both factions restored Devastator to Megatron's control and sent him into the ground to take out the drill before it could destroy the Earth. Devastator was surprised by Megatron's cowardly absence after he returned surface, but merely believed Megatron left to plan their next attack. {{storylink|The Core}}

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Allying with Autobots [[Grapple]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to construct a [[Solar Power Tower]] of Grapple's design that they could then steal for the Decepticons, the Constructicons formed Devastator to install the sun-harnessing sphere component on top of the tower. After the villains took control of the tower, the other Autobots arrived to stop their plan and were confronted by Devastator once again, but managed to fell him by tricking him into collapsing the tower right on top of himself. {{storylink|The Master Builders}}

Devastator got his first rematch with the Dinobots when the prehistoric anti-heroes attacked the Constructicons as they were unloading a supply of [[Cybertonium]] from the [[space bridge]]. Scavenger was caught off-guard by the Dinobots before he could join his team-mates in forming Devastator, and the one-armed giant was unable to prevent the Dinobots from transporting themselves to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Devastator had pulled himself together by the time [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Carly]] arrived, hot on the Dinobots' trail, but Carly's superior driving skills allowed her to navigate around his stomping feet and make it into the bridge as well. Not one of Devastator's better days. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} [[File:SecretofOmega devastator vs omega.jpg|left|thumb|250px]] Another rematch of a different kind was soon to come when the Constructicons crossed paths with Omega Supreme, but the Autobot titan's rage allowed him to quickly overcome Devastator, burying him beneath an avalanche. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

After the [[Triple Changer]]s temporarily disposed of Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], the Constructicons threw in with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] as the new Decepticon leader, building a maze around his base of operations. Unsurprisingly, Blitzwing refused to uphold his part of the bargain and make the Constructicons his leadership partners, so the enraged team formed Devastator to improve their bargaining posture. Megatron soon returned and put Blitzwing and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in their place, but Devastator did not fall in line so easily, and continued his attack against them all, forcing all the in-fighting Decepticons to team up to eventually take him down. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Betrayals remained the order of the day when Devastator next saw combat, called up by Megatron to deal with another plot by Starscream and his new troops, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Starscream had forseen Devastator's involvement, however, and had given his Combaticons the power to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who soundly defeated the Constructicons' combined form. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM Devastator.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Come on boy, fetch!]]
Devastator played a key role in the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle]] of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year 2005, smashing the artillery that lined the city and, after an all-night seige, successully breaching its walls with his prodigious strength. Before he could progress inside the city itself, though, his old foes the Dinobots arrived to halt his progress, dropping on him from an incoming shuttle. Devastator kicked [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] out of the air, slammed [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and hurled him aside, but was brought low by [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], who pushed him through a wall. Even from this position, though, Devastator managed to take out [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] immediately after, as he dodged an attack from the flying Dinobot and caused some rubble to collapse on him. The battle was brought to an end when Megatron was defeated and the Decepticons retreated from Earth aboard Astrotrain, arguing amongst themselves who would lead them now. Scrapper argued for the Constructicons, since they formed Devastator, "the most powerful robot", and the team proceeded to merge to prove their point, but were shaken apart mid-transformation by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

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Following the battle with [[Unicron]], the defeated Decepticons were exiled to the burnt-out world of [[Chaar]], where they scraped by on diminishing amounst of [[energon]]. When Astrotrain returned from an energy run, the Constructicons fought over the few scraps of energon he brought back, but banded together to form Devastator to make sure Astrotrain couldn't take any for himself (though Bonecrusher lacked the energy to hold on to his teammates). Just as Devastator was about to tuck into his hard-won [[energon cube]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] hacked him apart with his sword and drove the Constructicons off. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

In 2006, the Constructicons formed Devastator when fighting the Autobots on an asteroid [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] was trying to turn into a mobile weapon, but he was flattened when a cunning [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] transformed to aircraft carrier mode in mid-air and landed directly on top of him. The battle carried to the planet [[Eurythma]], where Devastator was formed again, but he was quickly blasted apart into his component robots by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Devastator got a little revenge on Broadside later in the year when he teamed up with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] to confront him in the seas of [[Japan]], though the huge waves the Autobot kicked up when he fell under their laser fire forced the team to separate and withdraw. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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Devastator once faced his old nemesis Omega Supreme during the midst of [[:File:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|another, larger battle]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Story page # unknown}} At a presumably later date, Devastator clashed with Optimus Prime, Wheeljack, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] in... space, or something? Well, Cybertron was in the background, so it was probably space. The battle was so great that Prime even needed to call in the extra firepower of his [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]], which flew through space (or whatever) to join the fight. It was kind of a weird day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 6|Story page #6}}

Later, Devastator and Menasor were making trouble for the Autobots, but were dealt with by the Autobots' newest combiner warrior, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] gestalt took Devastator out by launching his right arm—[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]—at him, who transformed to robot mode mid-flight and shattered the Decepticon giant's chestplate with his mighty right hand. Devastator seemed suitably horrified. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 12|Story page #12}} Not nearly as horrified, though, as anyone who gazed upon his and the other Decepticon combiners' [[:File:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|deformed bodies]] when they later gathered for another major battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 16|Story page #16}}
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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In the late 1980s, in search of a location that could serve as a base for their new battle station [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Megatron brought the Constructicons to a utopian island to begin deforestation and construction. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] arrived to stop the Decepticons, the Constructicons merged into Devastator and announced that he and Trypticon would take on the Autobot combiner (overkill much?). Trypticon did not approve of sharing his prey, however, and he picked up Devastator and threw him into a nearby rockface, shattering him back into his individual components. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====

:''Voice actor:'' [[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)
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Discovering the location of the secret factory in which the Autobots were constructing their mobile fortress [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], Megatron dispatched the Constructicons to destroy it. Confronted by a team of Autobots led by Optimus Prime, they formed Devastator, who quickly took the upper hand in the battle by hurling giant boulders and opening fire with his cannon. Observing Devastator's attack from within Scramble City, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ordered the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] into the fray, and a speedy hail of laser fire from above courtesy of the airborne Autobots soon cut Devastator down to size and had the Constructicons retreated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

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

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)
[[File:SOSfromSandra devastator vs defensor.jpg|left|thumb|250px|SHORYUKEN!]]

In 2011, Devastator was among the Decepticons who attacked Cybertron in an attempt to seize the planet by taking control of [[Vector Sigma]]. While [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] had [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] engaged, Devastator tried to shoot the Autobot combiner in the back, but evil plan was foiled by Optimus Prime, who struck Devastator with a flying jump kick and knocked his blast off-course so that it hit Abominus instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As the battle progressed, Devastator joined forces with [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and Abominus to drive back the Autobot combiner robots, but where then felled themselves by the power of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Later, during another major battle on Cybertron, this time over [[cybertonuron]], Devastator was presented with another chance to shoot Superion in the back as he battled Abominus, but yet again shot Abominus instead as the pair broke their grapple at the last moment. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} This affair concluded with the destruction of Cybertron, so it was on Earth that Devastator next fought, battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] as part of a Decepticon effort to hijack an Autobot energy shipment to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

Devastator disappeared from view following this; in truth, he and many other Decepticons had secretly withdrawn to the hidden, sub-oceanic continent of [[Lemuria (G1)|Lemuria]], where Devastator oversaw the processing of [[crysmagnetal]] for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Death Tower]]s. Once the towers were deployed around the world, Devastator joined the entire Decepticon army in battling the Autobots at the North Pole, and fled into space alongside them upon their defeat. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga=====
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Years later, the image of Devastator was among a group of holograms of older Decepticons projected by [[King Poseidon]] to deceive and confuse the Autobots under [[Ginrai]]'s command. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' catalog=====
At some point after the year [[2025]], Devastator joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Micro|Zone]], led by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

=====''Zone'' manga and story pages=====

[[File:Zonemanga devastator magmastorm.jpg|left|thumb|Hot soup!]]

Devastator was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violen Jiger]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—incluing a large arm-mounted drill—Devastator was christened the "Technology General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violen Jiger's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

One element required for Violen Jiger's plan was the mysterious life-giving [[Zodiac]], hidden somewhere on Earth. Devastator accompanied [[King Poseidon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] to the planet, cutting a swathe of destruction through the cities of Earth as they converged on [[Mount Fuji]], where the Zodiac was believed to rest. Arriving at the mountain, the four generals were confronted by a small army of Autobot Micromasters, which prompted nothing but laughter from the villains... until a rock clonked Devastator on the head, hurled by the newly-arrived Autobot [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]]. As battle erupted, Devastator broke away, using his drill to burrow into the Earth in hopes of locating the subterranean hiding place of the Zodiac, but Dai Atlas pursued him into the planet's depths. There, Dai Atlas used his "awareness of the flow of nature" to summon up a torrent of magma that took Devastator out of the fight. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
[[Image:DevastatorZone1.jpg|right|thumb|215px|PHALLIC!]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]]
{{note|The ''Zone'' cartoon tells a slightly different, expanded version of Devastator and the other Generals' first battle with Dai Atlas.}}
Dispatched to Earth with Trypticon, Predaking and King Poseidon by Violen Jiger to acquire the Zodiac, Devastator destroyed the [[World Trade Center]] while searching the planet for the mysterious energy source. By the time Devastator arrived in Japan, Trypticon and Predaking were already embroiled in battle with Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber; he burst up out of the ground while Dai Atlas was grappling with Predaking and attempted to run him through with his drill, but was stopped by a barrage of missiles from the acting Autobot leader. Predaking ordered him away to seek the Zodiac, and Devastator obeyed, drilling down into the Earth, but Dai Atlas pursued, following Devastator into the subterranean cavern in which the Zodiac rested. Devastator snatched the enigmatic orb and fled, handing it off to King Poseidon before turning back to resume his battle with Dai Atlas, whom the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] combiner had restrained with a chain. Before Devastator could drill a hole through him, though, Dai Atlas shifted to drill tank mode and dragged the Decepticon into a vein of molten magma, which swept him away. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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After being Robo-Smashed into loyal Decepticons, the Constructicons were upgraded by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], at Megatron's orders, using the combiner technology stolen from the conquered warlord [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. The newborn Devastator joined the Decepticons in an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] one week later. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The Autobots attempted to stop him by shooting down a live energy conduit which stuck his right arm, but it barely phased the Decepticon. When they followed that up by shooting him in the knees, however, Devastator toppled over backwards. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

Nine million years later, during the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, after breaching the city walls, Devastator was confronted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and a small group of Autobots. He invited them to surrender, but they responded by blasting him into his component parts. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
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No sooner had the Constructicons been created—by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], on Earth, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] and the facilities of [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]—than they were dispatched on their first mission to construct a massive communications dish that would allow [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to broadcast a message to long-lost Cybertron. When the dish came under attack by a squad of Autobots, the Constructicons merged to form Devastator for the first time, much to the surprise of the attacking Autobots. The titan shrugged off the Autobots' attacks, even including [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s liquid nitrogen blasts, but things took a turn for the worse when Soundwave, wired into the dish and unable to defend himself, made the mistake of calling on Devastator to destroy a ''specific'' Autobot—[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], who had slipped close to the dish in the chaos. The dull-witted Devastator struggled to process this precise instruction, taking out each Autobot one after the other until he found the one that Soundwave had been talking about; fortunately for the Decepticons, Huffer's own indecision gave Soundwave time to successfully transmit his message. The dish was subsequently destroyed by Huffer's human ally [[Bomber Bill]], and Soundwave ordered retreat, grading Devastator's performance as "notably deficient." {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[Image:UK62 Devastator.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Concept art for Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter vs Transformers]]

''Following this poor initial outing, Devastator was subsequently put through training and tests that managed to improve his operation and co-ordination. With the Constructicons now operating better together, Shockwave charged them with attacking a demolition derby that the Autobots' human friend [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] was attending in order to kidnap him for use as leverage. Faced with Buster's Autobot protectors, the Constructicons formed Devastator to deal with them, but the very sight of the combiner sent Buster catatonic. While Devastator battled the Autobots—during which he was toppled by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and blinded by [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]'s [[black beam gun]]—Soundwave scanned Buster's mind to discover what had happened to the human, and immediately ordered the Constructicons to separate and retreat unpon discovering that the Matrix had implanted a vision for the future of combiner technology in Buster's brain.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''Seeking to make a reality out of the information the Matrix had planted in Buster's mind'', the Autobots staged an attack on the Decepticon's [[Wyoming base]] in order to draw out Devastator so they could observe his technology in action. When Shockwave ordered Devastator into action, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], watching from afar, monitored and recorded the Constructicons' transformation pattern. He reported his success to Optimus Prime, who ordered a retreat, and the Autobots subsequently used the information derived from Devastator to create their own team of [[combiner]]s, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

Devastator next appeared to defend the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] from a joint attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the [[Autobot]]s. He brawled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in his coupling links and he broke up into his components. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

{{note|Given that Devastator never reappeared in the "main" US or UK Marvel continuity, and that when he ''did'' turn up next in the [[Earthforce]] stories (see below), he was being rebuilt as a separate robot, perhaps Superion's attack ''permanently'' destroyed the Constructicons' ability to combine.}}

====Earthforce====
[[Image:Devastator rebuild.png|right|thumb|Did they forget he'd need two legs or what?]]
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''For reasons unknown, the Constructicons were rendered incapable of combining at one point. Unwilling to lose Devastator's raw power, they attempted to construct a new and separate version of him in the Bahamas, surrounding the construction side with an [[Automated defence ring]]. [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were able to master the ring's challenges, and wrecked the project before the new Devastator could be completed. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}''

====''Classics''====
{{note|Classics is a [[splinter timeline]] that takes place after Marvel US continuity, but disregards ''Generation 2'' and Marvel UK material.}}
[[File:CrossingOver3 devastator vs grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Mixmaster was voted off the combiner.]]

The Constructicons were among the Decepticon warriors assembled by Megatron as he re-established his power base on Earth 15 years after the fall of [[Unicron]]. For some unexplained reason, Hook and Mixmaster were no longer part of the group, replaced by a new Constructicon named [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. As a result, Devastator's combination was significantly altered.

The giant Decepticon warrior was assembled to battle the Autobots in the Southern Hemisphere, when both groups were seeking out the source of a new set of energy readings. Devastator confronted the Dinobot [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and the force of their battle was enough to cause the landscape to cave in, revealing the caverns below. The Constructicons were disassembled by the impact, however, and were force to fight Grimlock individually. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
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[[File:DarkAges2 cybertronian devastator.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Cybertronian-mode Devastator.]]
Devastator was the first combiner, the end result of the Constructicons' research into [[mass intellect]]. However, he suffered a huge drawback in that he would only do what his components agreed on, which was usually smash stuff. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Although the process would later be refined, leaving the method by which Devastator was formed considered primitive by comparison, the sheer destructive power of the combiner was so great that the Constructicons were actually forbidden from trying to modifying their own combination for fear that Devastator's effectiveness would be compromised. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #2}}

During the [[Dark Ages]], between 7.4 and 6.5 million years ago, when the Decepticons and Autobots fractured into several smaller factions, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] was signed, ruling the [[Special Teams]] non-aligned. However, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to convince the Constructicons to side with the [[Ultracon]]s, and they accompanied him when he made his push to take the [[Tagan Heights]], forming Devastator to battle the [[Wrecker]]s. Hopelessly outmatched by the giant, the Wreckers were bailed out when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] chose to disobey the accord and aid them, merging into Defensor to give Devastator a run for his money. {{storylink|Escalation}} The resultant clash of titans destabilized the surrounding area, but in the end, Defensor realized he couldn't beat Devastator with strength. While the Wreckers stepped into distract the Decepticon, Defensor split back up into the individual Protectobots, and plugged Devastator into the local power grid, hitting him with a massive electrical shock that overloaded his combination system and forced him to to separate. {{Storylink|Devastation}}

In 2002, when the Decepticons returned to menace Earth after a period of inactivity courtesy of the schemes of [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], Devastator played the central role in the grand display of destruction a furious Megatron unleashed upon humanity. At Megatron's command, Devastator disembarked the Decepticons' temporary base in the [[Northwest Territories]], walking along the seabed down the west coast of North America, heading for [[San Francisco]], destroying a US Navy submarine along the way. [[File:DW devastator.jpg|left|thumb|300px]] Bursting from the waters of San Francisco Bay, the absolutely gigantic Devastator immediately set to work putting the city to ruin, until confronted by Superion. Devastator speedily triumphed in the battle that followed, reducing the Autobot combiner to his component Aerialbots, {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} then turned on the other Autobots who had arrived, stomping Trailbreaker flat despite his [[force field]] and slamming [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] between his monolithic palms. To no-one's surprise, it was Optimus Prime who was finally able to take the giant down, ramp-jumping to his head-height in vehicle mode so that he could shot him point-blank in the face, blowing much of his head and shoulders to bits and sending him toppling into the waters below. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

''Over the following months, Starscream had the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] secretly rebuild Devastator and the Constructicons without Megatron's knowledge. When Megatron vanished off the face of the Earth, Starscream took the opportunity to bring his secret weapon back into the light. Devastator made his return debut in the canyons of Nevada, where Starscream led the unwitting Autobot named [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] right into a blast from Devastator's [[solar energy rifle]]. He was a major force in Starscream's control of [[Las Vegas]] as well, and battled [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] when the Dinobot commander attempted to free the city from Decepticon domination. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''When Megatron returned from deep space, Devastator unhesitatingly remained at Starscream's side, and was prepared to tear his former leader limb from limb at Starscream's command. When the Decepticons split into two factions between Megatron and Starscream, the Constructicons were steadfastly loyal to Starscream. They were captured, along with the rest of Starscream's men, when the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] settled in Las Vegas. Trapped inside an energy net, Devastator tried to bludgeon his way out at first, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] convinced the Constructicons to separate so they could dig their way out from underneath the field. Once they were freed, the Constructicons reformed Devastator as the Autobots and Decepticons united in an attempt to destroy the Keepers before the American government carried out the final solution and nuked Las Vegas off the map. Didn't work—the xenophobic [[President of the United States|President]] jumped the gun and fired off the nuclear missile early in the hopes of eliminating the Transformers as well as the Keepers. Still, the impending nuclear holocaust wasn't enough to deter Devastator's one-track mind, and he continued to hunt down the Keeper-possessed [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (since that was the one Autobot [[Starscream (G1)|mommy]] and [[Megatron (G1)|daddy]] would let him destroy at the moment). During the fight, the Keepers managed to trap Devastator and his massive comrade [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] outside a protective field, while they engaged the smaller Transformers inside. This eventually meant that Devastator was too far away to be protected by Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-constructed shields when the nuclear missiles finally struck. The combined Constructicons suffered massive damage as a result. {{storylink|Annihilation}}''

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''In the aftermath of the nuclear assault on Las Vegas, the Constructicons were trapped permanently in their Devastator form as a result of their injuries. Devastator was present in the Nevada desert when the American military forces ambushed the Autobots and Decepticons. After that, Megatron sent him and Omega Sentinel to keep watch on the Void gateway being built on [[Allister Greaves]]' property to allow the Keepers back into normal space. Optimus Prime and Megatron soon joined them there, and began the final battle against the Keepers' pawn, [[Franklin Townsend]], and his puppets Bluestreak and Starscream. Devastator attempted to swat Starscream out of the sky, but eventually stopped when the Keepers' power faded and Starscream returned to his ever-so-likeable self. Instead, he was forced to contend with the far more formidable Omega Sentinel, who had broken free from Megatron's control and returned to his original Guardian programming. Ultimately, the Omega Sentinel sacrificed himself to stop the Keepers by plunging into the Void, and pulled Devastator with him. When the Keepers' control crystal was shattered, the Void was destroyed and Devastator fell back out into real space. He floated in the vacuum between Mars and Jupiter, in deep stasis lock. A secret American space venture, the starship ''[[Bounty]]'', happened across the gigantic Decepticon on their mission, and made plans to bring him back to Earth. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually fell into the hands of [[Earth Defense Command]], and was being studied at their secret bunker. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' comics===
[[Image:GIJoevsTF5_Devastator_wrecked.jpg|thumb|left|200px|No Bumblebee... 'twas beauty killed the beast.]]
The Constructicons formed Devastator to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] control center on [[Cobra Island]] from the attacking Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. After telling the [[Cobra]] troops that he'd help them since he hated Autobots just as much as he hated humans, Devastator killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] with a single shot from his gun. Unfortunately, this angered the Autobot's friends, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], who attacked Devastator along with a squad of human tanks. The combiner was overrun by their numbers and was defeated after having his left arm blown off. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

For the remainder of the battle, Devastator's body was used as cover by human troops as they continued the fight against Cobra and the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[Image:AHM2Devastator.jpg|right|thumb|225px|"Has anyone seen my chestplate?"]]

Not long after the outbreak of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]—student of the creator of [[combiner|gestalt technology]], [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]—became obsessed with perfecting his mentor's work. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} He began work on the Constructicons that would eventually be finished millions of years later by the scientifically-minded [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in the year that followed the thwarting of the [[Expansion]], which successfully granted the team the ability to combine into Devastator. Where previous experiments with combination had struggled to unite the minds involved in the process, the Constructicons' shared appetite for destruction allowed Devastator to remain relatively mentally stable, if angry. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

When the Decepticons initiated the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], striking at Autobot outposts across the galaxy simultaneously, Devastator was a key component of the squadron [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] himself led to [[Earth]], where he made short work of the local Autobot unit, who were exiled back to Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons then began conquering the planet, starting with [[New York City]]; Devastator cut off the human population's means of escape by wading into the waters around the city and destroying the bridges and tunnels. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

In time, the apparent lack of direction Megatron had for the Decepticons after their conquest of Earth caused a schism in their ranks, and Devastator sided with Starscream, attacking and attempting to kill Megatron. Their fight was soon interrupted by the arrival of jets from the European Union, which Devastator had to fight off. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} A much greater opponent then appeared in the form of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who arrived with all the exiled Autobots and engaged Devastator in battle. With buildings being shattered by their titantic clash, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered Omega to move the battle with Devastator to a safer area. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Omega responded by hauling the combiner out into the bay, where he slammed him against the [[Statue of Liberty]] and blasted him through the chest, taking him out and leaving to sink into the waters below. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

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Several years later, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] tracked Scrapper down and killed him to make sure Devastator could never be formed again. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}} This did not prove as permanent a solution as first appeared, however: after the Decepticons liberated Scrapper's body from [[Skywatch]] {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} they were summoned back to Cybertron for a battle with the Autobots, where the Constructicons proved capable of combining with Scrapper's corpse. The resultant Devastator suffered from a "dead leg" that he could not move properly, allowing the Autobots to outrun him, and his other leg was also soon taken out of the equation when [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] tricked the giant into stomping on his explosive-laden wheelchair. Just as the giant was about to crush him with his fists instead, he was mentally taken over by the [[D-Void]] and forced to merge with all other Decepticons and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep]] army to form the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

The defeat of the D-Void was followed by the reversion of Cybertron into a primordial wilderness into which Megatron fled, leaving the leaderless Decepticons—the Constructicons among them—to live in the rebuilt [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], under the unstable governance of Bumblebee. Megatron soon discovered that the combination of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]] and [[space bridge]] technology in his new body allowed him to tap the energies from within Cybertron that the D-Void had used to create the Deceptigod, and in this force's ability to subjugate individual will and facilitate combination, he saw the means to finally perfect the combination process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} [[File:IDWRID14 prowlstator.jpg|right|thumb|230px|"Nothing is more of a prick than Devastator, nothing!"]] Megatron tested his theories upon the Aerialbots, fusing them into "The Superion", and also secretly conspired with several of the Decepticons in Iacon, allowing Bombshell to experiment with the energies, with which he seized control of the mind of the Autobot police officer [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. Faking both his own death and those of the Constructicons, {{storylink|Devisive}} Bombshell withdrew them all to Prowl's [[Black Room]], where the Constructicons' bodies were rebuilt to the specifications of a new, modular Devastator design that moved Hook to Scrapper's old position as right leg, and would allow others built with compatible forms to serve as the combiner's head. The intent was for Megatron himself to become Devastator's new head, but rather than risk his own mind and body in a test run, it was arranged for the mind-controlled Prowl to become part of Devastator first, to ensure the process worked.

When Megatron returned to Iacon and his plan went into action, the Constructicons and Prowl combined into the new and improved Devastator, under the complete control of Bombshell via Prowl. Under Megatron's orders, the revamped Devastator proceeded to destroy Autobot High Command with the sweep of a hand. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} The giant then continued on to the Iacon med-centre, which he also devastated, before menacing the Autobots, NAILs, and disillusioned Decepticons trying to defend it. Superion arrived from Cybertron's wilderness and proceeded to engage Devastator in combat, and two giants' battle continued for some time until, elsewhere, Bombshell was stabbed through the head by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. With his controlling influence gone, Devastator fell into a stupor, just as Prowl—his mind still partially aware within the combiner—turned his thoughts to the one thing he and the five Constructicons agreed on: a hatred of Spike Witwicky. This unifying idea caused Devastator to reawaken, now of one mind, and with just one goal: to never be controlled ever again. With that, Devastator grabbed Superion, tore the combined Autobot in half, {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} and proceeded to destroy everything he saw. However, the giant was surprised when [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] got a boost up onto his shoulders and began to call out to Prowl inside his mind. After some well-placed punches and a speech from the Autobot veteran on the topic of free will and personal change, Prowl wrestled enough control to cause Devastator to tear off his own head, spontaneously un-combining the gestalt. Shortly afterwards, Megatron attempted to reform the combiner, this time with himself as its head, but the well-timed activation of a stasis field secretly built into the Decepticon leader's spark casing by the late [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] stopped the process in its tracks. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}
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==Commercial appearances==

[[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|right|thumb]]

*Masquerading as construction vehicles, the Constructicons horrified their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Constructicons commercial}}
*Causing chaos at a construction site, the Constructicons merged into Devastator, who created a huge fissure by stabbing a girder into the ground. The Dinobots emerged from the crevasse, and Grimlock seized Devastator's leg with his jaws and threw the combiner aside. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2|G2 Constructicons & Dinobots commercial}}
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==Games==
===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===
[[Image:DreamMix-Devastator.jpg|thumb|left]]
Devastator was an onlooker in one of the arenas where the combatants of the [[DreamMix TV]] ''[[World Fighters]]'' program did battle. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}
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===''Sector Seven'' ARG===
[[File:SectorSeven devastator cgi.jpg|right|thumb]]
User jayeljay posted a photograph of a [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]] to the [[Stop Sector Seven]] website, noting its similarity to Devastator as he appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|1980s cartoon series]] [[Sector Seven]] had developed as part of their [[Hungry Dragon]] initiative. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven ARG}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1devastator toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Devastator was here first, Scramble-boys!]]
*'''Devastator''' (Giftset, 1985/1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''37'''
**''Accessories:'' Robot head, head laser, 2 forearms/launchers, 2 fists, 2 drills, "super wing" chest plate, "missile mount" hip connector, "wing" pelvis armor, "magna laser"/"solar energy rifle", individual robot guns, Mixmaster's 2 missiles

: The first [[combiner]] toy in the ''Transformers'' toyline, Devastator originated in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, where he was the unnamed combined form of the "Construction Vehicle Robo" team. He is created by assembling all six Constructicons, who, unlike the later [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiners, cannot be rearranged into other configurations. The large pieces of vehicle-mode weaponry the Constructicons came with form important connector pieces for the giant robot—in particular, his forearms are the missile launchers that came with Scavenger and Bonecrusher. These launchers can be equipped with silver-chrome drill attachments instead of his fists, but their spring-loaded firing mechanism was severely weakened by [[Hasbro]] [[for safety reasons]]. He is armed with Mixmaster's magna laser, though his own [[bio]] identifies his weapon as a solar energy rifle.

:In the United States, Canada and Japan, the Constructicons were originally available both sold separately on individual blister cards (with the additional Devastator parts split up between them) and as a boxed [[Giftset|gift set]] of all six. On the European continent, the individual Constructicons were first released individually by Hasbro subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] in 1985 (with a giftset rumored to exist, but with no proof as of yet<ref name="mbredtr">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous/mb_template.html "Milton Bradley and the red TF Tracks"] at TF-1.com.</ref><ref name="mbcollection">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/transformers/mb-transformers-collection/ "MB Transformers Collection"] at 20th Century Toy Collector.</ref>), then re-released in 1986 by Hasbro proper, this time in a ''yellow'' coloration manufactured by [[Joustra]].<ref name="frenchcon">[http://tfsource.com/blog/french-connection/ "French Connection"] at the TF Source blog.</ref><ref name="europestrange">[http://tfsource.com/blog/europes-strangest-attractions/ "Europe's Strangest Attractions"] at the TF Scource blog.</ref><ref name="frenchconst">[http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vjap6.html "French TFs: G1 Yellow Constructicons"] at Fred's Workshop.</ref> These figures are not to be confused with the yellow European Constructicons released in 1992, who featured grey parts and could not combine into Devstator, nor with the yellow ''Generation 2'' Constructicons (see below), who lacked the [[rubsign]]s and forearm-launcher tabs that this version featured.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Devastator/devastator.htm More information on Devastator at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:ActionMaster Devastor.gif|right|300px|thumb|Scorpulator, alligator.]]
*'''Devastator with Scorpulator''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories'': "Magnifier Blaster"

: A non-transforming action figure compatible with any other [[Action Master]] vehicle or accessory, Devastator's sculpt is based largely on his original [[Character model|animation model]], but with a great many toy-based elements added for extra detail. Most notably, his head is based on the toy instead of the very different animation model. Released in the second wave of carded Action Master figures, Devastator came with his small animal [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Scorpulator]], who transformed into an acid spray gun that Devastator could wield and a "Gripper Backpack" that plugged into Devastator's back.

:As an [[Action Master]], Devastator received a set of Power Plans, viewable [[:Image:Devastator_Power_Plans.jpg|here]]. Not surprisingly, none of his listed parts line up with those found in the STARS manual (see notes). [[:Image:1990protoactionmasters.jpg|A prototype of Action Master Devastator]] features a different head coloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Devastator/devastator.htm More information on Action Master Devastator at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Devastator toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So neon and Playskoolish, even though real construction vehicles are yellow.]]
*'''Devastator''' (1993)
**''Accessories:'' Robot head, head laser, 2 forearms/launchers, 2 fists, 2 drills, "super wing" chest plate, "missile mount" hip connector, "wing" pelvis armor, "magna laser"/"solar energy rifle", individual robot guns, Mixmaster's 2 missiles

:[[Redeco]]s of all six Constructicons were released individually as part of the first assortments of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' products, now colored yellow like the European version from 1986. They were not identical to that earlier version, however: they featured a lighter purple plastic, lacked rubsigns, had all their spring-loaded accessories (such as Devastator's forearms) [[retool]]ed to remove the firing [[gimmick]] completely, and both Hook and Bonecrusher featured a ''Generation 2''-style Decepticon [[insignia|logo]] and the word "DECEPTICON" [[tampograph]]ed on them. Aside from that, ''Generation 2'' Devastator was functionally identical to his ''Generation 1'' predecessor.

:Famously, a later—and seemingly less common—run of the figures changed the yellow plastics to rich orange. Unverified rumors claim that this version of the team was exclusive to [[KB Toys]] stores. Whatever the case, neither color version was available as a gift set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Devastator/devastator.htm More information on Generation 2 Devastator at TFU.info]''
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===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And then there were five.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Two claw [[energon weapon]]s, two pincer energon weapons

: ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Devastator is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' combiner [[Constructicon Maximus]]. As this mold is a five-bot combiner in the "Scramble City" style, rather than Devastator's traditional six, the team now consists only of Scavenger (redecoed from [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]]), Scrapper, Bonecrusher (both redecoed from the [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]]/[[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] mold), Long Haul and enigmatic new member [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] (redecoed from the [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]]/[[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]] mold). Hightower replaces Mixmaster and Hook, but his bio combines elements of both the missing members', leading to some interesting speculation.

:Scavenger forms Devastator's main body, while the other four robots attach via universal connectors to form any of his limbs, using their energon weapon accessories to form clawed hands and feet for their combined form. Being a redeco, this of course means Devastator's components can also connect with any of the other combiner robots from the ''Energon'' series. Devastator was only available in a full five-pack, [[exclusive]] to Wal-Mart stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsConstructiconDevastator/constructicondevastator.htm More information on ''Classics'' Devastator at TFU.info]''

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===Encore===
[[File:G1toy_encore_devastator.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Devastor''' (Gift Set, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''20'''
**''Accessories:'' Robot head, head laser, 2 forearms/launchers, 2 fists, 2 drills, "super wing" chest plate, "missile mount" hip connector, "wing" pelvis armor, "magna laser"/"solar energy rifle", individual robot guns, Mixmaster's 2 missiles

:The Devastator Gift Set was made available once more as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series of reissues. Apparently cast from a newly created set of molds, (given the presence of a Tomy copyright stamp rather than the original Hasbro/Takara one) the team feature numerous small difference from the original toys, though none that serve to change Devastator's appearance in any significant way.
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[[File:G1toy_encore_anime_devastator.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Shown here without consumer-applied [[sticker]]s, for maximum cartoon-accurate effect!]]
*'''Devastor (Anime Color Ver.)''' (Gift Set, 2013)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''20A'''
**''Accessories:'' Robot head, head laser, 2 forearms/launchers, 2 fists, 2 drills, "super wing" chest plate, "missile mount" hip connector, "wing" pelvis armor, "magna laser"/"solar energy rifle", individual robot guns, Mixmaster's 2 missiles

:Initially solicited as a "yellow version", this second ''Encore'' release of Devastator instead proved to be a redeco and retool based upon the character's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon. All six figures feature assorted different paint details, most notably a brighter, more yellowish-green plastic color and a purple mixing drum for Mixmaster; Devastator now comes with black forearms, and most significantly, a new headsculpt based on the cartoon's visored look. His package art is modified to reflect these changes, and an additional window is added to the box to showcase his new noggin in-package.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[Image:Devastator_decoy.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Devastator was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" soft rubber ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the figures in the series, Devastator featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. He was available in purple as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, in peach as part of various other randomly-packed box sets released by Takara subsidiary [[Seven]], and in a wide variety of different colors in "gachapon" capsule machines.

*'''Devastator''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''48'''

: The Devastator figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Devastator/devastator.htm More information on Decoy Devastator at TFU.info]''

===Hard Hero===
[[Image:Devastatorbust.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Duh, gee Devastator, how you gonna get through these bars? I dunno, moron, suppose I devastate them? Duh, ok!"]]
*'''Devastator''' (Bust, 2003)

:This bust of Devastator was released by [[Hard Hero]], and was based on his G1 cartoon appearance. The eighth release in their main bust series, Devastator was limited to 3500 pieces, with an additional 100 specially signed by the sculptor.

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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:HOC_Devastator.jpg|thumb|right|250px|DEVASTATOR... JUST WANT TO... SIIIIIIIIIIIIING!]]
*'''Devastor''' (Super Collection Figure, 2001)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
: A three-inch tall PVC figure based on the cartoon rendition of Devastator was part of the fifth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like the other figures in the wave, Devastator was available in both full-color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, at a ratio of one each per case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of the figure came packed with the waist and tail for the wave's collectable [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Destron/PewterDevastor/devastor.htm More information on pewter Devastor at TFU.info]''

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Heroes of Cybertron, 2003)

: This Hasbro-released version of the SCF Devastator figure uses the same sculpt, but is molded in red translucent plastic and painted over to allow for a [[light-piping]] gimmick in its eyes. The figure was sold on an individual blister card rather than blindpacked, and came with a collector card and the left arm for the [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/HoCDevastator/devastator.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Devastator at TFU.info]''

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===Generation 1 Figure-Collection===

[[Image:Bottlecap_devastator.jpg|right|thumb|]]

*'''Devastor''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Devastator "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===KT Figure Collection===
[[File:Kt devastator.jpg|right|thumb|He looks so happy!]]
*'''Devastator''' (KT Figure Collection, 2004)

:Devastator features as part of [[Kaiyodo]] and Takara's [[KT Figure Collection]], appearing in a small diorama figure that recreates the scene from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' of him ripping through the walls of Autobot City, with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] added into the mix. Designed by [[Yūki Ōshima]], the figure was available in an individually-sold blindpacked box, or as part of a complete box set of all five figures from the series and came with a card featuring some artwork of Devastator from [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[Prime Directive issue 5|''Prime Directive'' #5]].
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===Palisades===
[[Image:Palisades Devastator.jpg|right|thumb|Brother, won't you spare a dime?]]
*'''Devastator''' (Statue, 2006)

:Standing at over a foot tall, [[Palisades Toys]]' statue of Devatator was one of the final products released by the company before it folded. It was limited to only 421 pieces, and in a cute touch, came disassembled in box, requiring the buyer to "combine" the limbs and arms with the torso to ready Devastator for display on his large Decepticon insignia base.

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==Notes==
[[Image:PreDevastator.jpg|right|150px|thumb|This is why "revisions" exist.]]

*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] contains two descriptions of each Constructicon, and half of them were typed referring to their combined form as "'''The Destructoid'''". This was then crossed out by hand, with "Devastator" written above.
* Devastator's (or rather, his ''[[Diaclone]]'' counterpart's) concept design was decidedly less imposing than the final. Interestingly, it is only composed of five components, the core being a long-nosed truck cab.
* Devastator had two different [[character model]]s in the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; at the least, he had two different head designs, one with a visor and one without. Sometimes his head would change designs within a single episode—the "visorless" look is how he appeared for the majority of "[[Heavy Metal War]]", but he appears with his visor on in a few shots. While both head designs would continue to be used (almost at random) in subsequent episodes, the visored design was used for his dramatic scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and thus seems to have "won out"; it appears on all modern Devastator merchandise.
* As it was most commonly flanged and synthesized in the Generation 1 cartoon, Devastator's voice carries one or more slightly-offset repeats of itself, presumably intended to convey the idea that he's made up of several individuals.

[[Image:G1DevastatorHeads.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Shades optional.]]

*Devastator received a [[Power Plans]]-esque diagram in the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] [[Tech-Spec Manual]], which named various components of his body in... somewhat unusual ways. Notably, [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s shovel (and thus Devastator's foot) is listed as a "rotational angle adjuster", while [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]'s shovel (part of Devastator's shoulder) is listed as "coolant".

[[Image:STARSDevastator.jpg|thumb|150px|His crotch is a "shock absorber". Make of that what you will.]]

* In later years, toys sporting the name "Devastator" required an additional "Constructicon" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Constructicon Devastator'''".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Devastor''' (デバスター ''Debasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Dévastateur''' (Canada)
*''German:'' '''Vernichter''' (''Generation 2'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Mash'midán''' (משמידן, "Annihilator")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pusztító''' (Marvel Comics, second ''The Movie'' dub) '''Mega-robot''' (second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Uragan''' (Action Master)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hǔei-mìeh Chě''' (Taiwan, 毀滅者, "Devastator"), '''Róu-lìn Chě''' (Taiwan, 蹂躪者, "Devastator"), '''Da Li Shen''' (China, 大力神, "Titan")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Devastador'''
*''Russian:'' '''Rasroushitel''' (Разрушитель, "Devastator")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Devastator Devastator's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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V3

2013-05-03T14:54:00Z

Youreallycan: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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{{noname-unconfirmed}}
[[File:ReluctantSpecialist-V3.jpg|thumb|180x400px|V3, Shiro Kazami, is an altered cybertronian. Mortally wounded by [[Destron]], he is rebuilt by [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] and [[Chop Shop]], reborn as V3!]]
:''"V3" is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
'''V3''' is a [[Decepticon]] mercenary.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
V3 was part of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s crew of [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] hunters. After they invaded the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where almost the whole crew had been paralysed by one of [[Brainstorm]]'s little mishaps, to retrieve a piece of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for tracking purposes, he stood near their boss shortly before [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailguy]] made threats against him, before retreating when Lockdown crumbled. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

==Notes==
*"V3" is based on the title character of [http://www.kamenrider.net/riderv3/aboutv3/aboutv3.html Kamen Rider V3].

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V3

2013-05-03T14:51:50Z

Youreallycan:

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
[[File:ReluctantSpecialist-V3.jpg|thumb|180x400px|V3, Shiro Kazami, is an altered cybertronian. Mortally wounded by [[Destron]], he is rebuilt by [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] and [[Chop Shop]], reborn as V3!]]
:''"V3" is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
'''V3''' is a [[Decepticon]] mercenary.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
{{spoiler|The Reluctant Specialist|May 2 2013}}

V3 was part of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s crew of [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] hunters. After they invaded the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where almost the whole crew had been paralysed by one of [[Brainstorm]]'s little mishaps, to retrieve a piece of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for tracking purposes, he stood near their boss shortly before [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailguy]] made threats against him, before retreating when Lockdown crumbled. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

==Notes==
*"V3" is based on the title character of [http://www.kamenrider.net/riderv3/aboutv3/aboutv3.html Kamen Rider V3].

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Flareup (Animated)

2013-04-12T13:53:29Z

Youreallycan:

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{{disambig3|Flareup}}
:''Flareup is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Animated_flareup_character_model.jpg|frame|"Who designs a robot with high heels?"]]
You do NOT want to get on '''Flareup'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bad side. This girl's a feisty one, alright, with a high aptitude for blowing slag up and not caring who gets hurt. You get her mad, she blows up your bunk to kingdom come.

But she also has the CUTEST pair of [[Heel struts|high heels]]!
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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Susan Blu]] (English)
''Flareup demonstrated her fondness of blowing stuff up with [[Autosanrin (Animated)|Autosanrin]]'s bunk at [[Autobot boot camp]]. She was punished by being assigned to search and rescue.''

''Later, Flareup met her love, [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]], while taking down a [[Decepticon]] satellite dish at [[Diablock Rock]].'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[Image:TFAni ThisisWhyIHateMachines Flareup.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Mah eyes are up HERE.]]
Flareup was among the crowd welcoming home [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] and cheering on the capture of several [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

When a [[Carmine Fanzone|disgusting organic]] teleported to Cybertron, Flareup was among the crowd of Autobots that panicked, telling her larger friend [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] to step on the disgusting thing. However, [[Ratchet (Animated)|some old medibot]] transwarped into the region and saved the fleshling. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

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==Notes==
* The "half-a-sliced-orange" forehead ornamentation on Flareup's character model comes directly from [[Firestar]], on whom the [[Flareup (G1)|original Flareup]] was based.
* Flareup's legs resemble pants with extremely wide bottoms... commonly known as ''[[wikipedia:Bell-bottoms|flares]]''.
* Flareup's voice has a Southern twang to it, in a [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1747703793 confirmed homage] to [[Anastasia Matejka]]'s Southern-styled performance as the original Flareup in [[BotCon 2008]]'s "[[Bee in the City]]".
*She is ''astonishingly'' male in the Latin American dub of the third season along with [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] and ''probably'' [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. Maybe [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] is one lucky girl.

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Airachnid (disambiguation)

2013-04-01T15:42:37Z

Youreallycan:

'''Airachnid''' may refer to:

{{disamb|y=2011|[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], the Decepticon spider-copter from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Airachnid's specimens]], the unlucky specimens from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Airachnid's ship]], Airachnid's spacecraft from ''Prime''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Airachnid (Kre-O)|Airachnid]], the Decepticon [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Airachnid Attacks!]], a story book that focuses on the ''Prime'' character.}}

'''Airachnid''' should not be confused with:

* [[Arachnid]]
* [[Blackarachnia (disambiguation)|Blackarachnia]]
* [[Spider]]

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Hyperion (G1)

2013-04-01T11:33:22Z

Youreallycan: /* IDW Generation 1 comics */

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{{disambig3|Hyperion}}
:''Hyperion is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hyperion_IDW.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Wrecking and ruling didn't work out, so he settled for crashing and burning.]]

'''Hyperion''' is a former field leader for the [[Wrecker]]s.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 comics===
During Hyperion's time with the Wreckers, the team's 11th iteration battled [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]. Hyperion's arm was severed and the team suffered three casualties, including field leader [[Crest]]. Hyperion apparently succeeded Crest as leader after this battle. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}}

Many years later, as [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] went over the candidates for new recruits into the Wreckers, he mused about how [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], [[Crest]], and Hyperion had made the same choices before him. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Hyperion joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Hyperion out of the ship, and he fell to a nearby planet, burning up as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] stumbled upon the bodies of Hyperion and [[Polaris]] while escaping from a pair of [[Legislator|killer robots]] chasing him, and borrowed Hyperion's gun and Polaris's body to destroy one of his pursuers. The surviving robot then stomped Hyperion's corpse into pieces. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

==Notes==
* In "[[Out of Bullets]]", Springer thought of the three Ds that removed 'bots from the Wreckers: death, dishonorable discharge, or dementia. Considering that Hyperion was still alive after he left the Wreckers, it makes you wonder which of the latter two Hyperion had...
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Nautilator

2013-03-31T10:45:10Z

Youreallycan: /* Hearts of Steel */

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:''Nautilator is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Lobclaw_cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Doctor Zoidberg in Decepticon form.]]
'''Nautilator''' is a genuine card-carrying bungler in every conceivable way, shape and form. Anguished, rage-filled bellows of ''"Nautilatooooooooorrrr!!!"'' echo endlessly throughout the corridors of the Decepticon Headquarters, as both his peers and superiors struggle in vain to cope with his brand of oafish buffoonery. A total train-wreck of a soldier, Nautilator can hardly manage to ''swim'', much less follow complicated instructions within an aquatic environment. It is often said that the only positive quality he brings to the table is his inexplicable ability to return from the ocean depths with objects of value... but only ''after'' he's sunk himself there and had to be rescued.

Of course, if one were to question Nautilator as to why he's such an incompetent doofus, he'd be quick to point a claw at anyone but ''himself''. After all, it's certainly not ''his'' fault that the pencil-pushing eggheads at Decepticon Command chose to turn him into a lobster when he ''clearly'' had no deep sea combat training of any kind (or at the very least, they could have issued him some floaties).

When he isn't sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic, Nautilator can combine with his fellow [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
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[[Image:Nautilatorenemyaction.jpg|150px|thumb|As performed by Joey Lawrence, apparently.]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Nautilator and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Seawing and [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] managed to momentarily stun Galvatron, but in the end even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat him. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}''

''After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission. ''The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] acquired the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around Manhattan, but were destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

====Earthforce====
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''Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] traveled back in time and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}''

====''Classics''====

When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled Snaptrap, Nautilator and the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was [[Hun-Grrr]], leader of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] formed inside the Decepticon armory, Nautilator and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.

The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. Nautilator slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished.

Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice the Seacons merge once more. The real traitors, they formed Piranacon and obliterated Bludgeon using their mass compression cannon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

{{note|For some reason, Nautilator was depicted using his original weapons mode, a torpedo cannon, instead of his upgraded coral cannon.}}

As the universe was obliterated, Nautilator was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], much to Megatron's displeasure, and both Nautilator and Tentakil were sent outside to secure the area. The pair spotted a herd of buffalo, but before they could open fire, they were both incapacitated by [[energon radiation]]. Moments later, the herd trampled them to pieces. {{storylink|Shattered Time}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers''===
[[Image:ArtofWar2_Nautilator.jpg|right|250px|thumb|And the judges say it's a 6.4]]
While making his way through the [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator found himself under attack by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who were none too happy about the Seacon intruding on their territory. Nautilator retreated to his comrades and combined with them, leading to a fight between Piranacon and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Piranacon was defeated, but before the Predacons could finish the Seacons off, they were interrupted by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

As Piranacon, the Seacons helped capture the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] that had followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then fought [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] during an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Piranacon was defeated when [[Sixshot]] rammed into his face, and Nautilator and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] were subsequently assigned to guard the humans. Unfortunately, while the two were curiously inspecting [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Scarlett]], the ninja prisoner hypnotized Breakdown into gunning down poor Nautilator. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Like his fellow Seacons, Nautilator was awakened from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Following the end of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Snap Trap's group, including Nautilator, invaded [[Temptoria]] in search of resources. They set up "[[The Battery]]" and began using [[pink alchemy]] to convert the natives into [[energon]]. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, Nautilator was on watch and called [[Blip]] in to show him what was happening. Blip was at first distracted by the fact that Nautilator sounded exactly like [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] to look at the monitor. During the fight, Nautilator had the misfortune of going up against [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and attempted to surrender. Whirl was likewise amused at Nautilator's voice and attempted to do an impression of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] before getting annoyed and blowing the Decepticon's head apart. {{storylink|Before & After}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Nautilatorg1toy.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tastes great with butter.]]
*'''Nautilator''' (Seacon, 1988)
**''Team ID number:'' '''SE3'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Triple crusher cannon]]", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

: Nautilator transforms into a robot lobster. He also has a third [[Targetmaster]] mode,<ref>1988 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog</ref> a [[Torpedo cannon|heat-seeking torpedo cannon]] that can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination; the instructions included with the individual Seacons depict Nautilator as the right leg of Piranacon, while most other art depicts him as the right arm. The instructions and boxart associated with the Piranacon giftset omit Nautilator entirely, since he himself was omitted from the set.

: His beast-mode lobster-claws are not really meant to be separate accessories and are not listed as such in his instructions, but they are easily removable, and therefore often missing from loose samples.

: This exact toy was released in Japan as the [[Lobclaw]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Nautilator/nautilator.htm More information on Nautilator at TFU.info]''

===Timelines===
[[Image:Nautilatortimelinestoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|For the seafood lover in you!]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2008)

: A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''Timelines'' Nautilator was available exclusively as part of a [[Official Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the right arm of the combined super robot. He now transforms in his weapon mode into a [[Coral Cannon]].

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking, but this other Nautilator's name would have remained Nautilator.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCNautilator/nautilator.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Nautilator at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers (2010)===
* '''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
**''Accessories'':

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==Notes==
[[Image:Nautilatorsback.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Look, Ma, no backpack!]]
* How big a screw-up is Nautilator? Well, he was ''left out'' of the US/UK Piranacon gift set and he's the only Seacon not to be [[redeco]]ed for the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Seacon (BWII)|subgroup]]. He wasn't even drawn in the super-robot art.

*Poor Nautilator is ''so'' incompetent that his fellow Seacons prefer to relegate him into taking on the Targetmaster role when combining, since this means they don't have to mentally merge with him. They have discovered that when he does participate in the primary gestalt, Piranacon's effectiveness is noticeably impaired.<ref>Nautilator and Piranacon profiles from Dreamwave's [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]] issue #5</ref>

* Nautilator has the worst backpack [[kibble]] of the Seacons, but you wouldn't know it from reading the Marvel Comics. Artist [[José Delbo]] must have only had art of Nautilator's front, since he drew Nautilator from the back twice, and not only are his lobster head and claws not there, but it's a different set of details each time.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Nautile''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Medusa'''

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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Nautilator Nautilator's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity

2013-03-30T12:34:23Z

Youreallycan: /* Regeneration One */

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[[Image:MegatronTFUMarvel.jpg|thumb|250px|Head on - apply prototypical helmet directly to the forehead.]]
Humiliated, but never humbled, '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s tale in [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics]] is one of survival against all odds!

==Marvel Generation 1 comics==
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Megatrong1marvelarmy.jpg|250px|left|thumb|No, not fascist at all.]]
Four million years ago, ''rising from his beginnings as a gladiator for the city-state of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]],'' Megatron and the Decepticons developed the ability of transformation, using it to begin the war against the Autobots, who fought back by mimicking the technology. Megatron declared his intent to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a "cosmic dreadnought" to conquer the universe. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} ''However, he would only get as far as building massive engines deep beneath the planet's surface.'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

Megatron also vowed to possess the planet's superdatabase, the [[Underbase]], for himself, so he followed a young [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] on his quest into the [[Temple of Knowledge]], where he destroyed the temple's curator, [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]]. In order to keep the Underbase out of Megatron's hands, Optimus Prime destroyed the temple and launched the Underbase into space. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

[[Image:Megatrong1earlymarvel.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Check out my awesome preproduction model!]]
''After the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Megatron's troops poised themselves around the Autobot capital city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], slowly disintegrating its defenses. [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] chose Optimus Prime, a warrior, to take the [[Council of Autobot Elders]]' place as leader of the Autobot forces. Optimus Prime and Megatron's armies then met in battle, and Megatron's forces were defeated—with help from an exploding bridge.'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}

In time, the war grew so fierce that Cybertron itself was shaken from its orbit, and set adrift in the cosmos. Eventually, over a thousand years after Megatron's war had begun,<ref>The length of the war is given as "over a thousand years" in [[The Transformers (issue)|Marvel Comics #1]], but it's said to be just a hundred years in Marvel UK's [[Legion of the Lost!|Legion of the Lost!, Part 1]].</ref> the planet fell into the path of an asteroid cluster in the Sol system that threatened to destroy it, and so Optimus Prime led a contingent of his troops in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to reduce the asteroids to rubble, saving Cybertron. The plan was a success, but immediately afterwards, Megatron and his troops attacked, forcing Optimus Prime to crash the Ark into prehistoric Earth.

Four million years later, in [[1984]], the Transformers were reawakened, and Megatron immediately set about trying to locate a source of fuel for the Decepticons. Unable to ingest common Earth gasoline, the Decepticons kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and forced him to develop a conversion process. Megatron soon found his Decepticons and his base of operations under siege by the Autobot [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and a strange super-powered human named [[Spider-Man]]. The pair escaped with Sparkplug, but not before he had managed to convert Earth fuel into usable energy. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

[[Image:Megatrong1marvelblackhole.jpg|left|250px|thumb|In early Marvel UK stories, Megatron's colors were blinged up to match his box art.]]
''After an argument with Megatron, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] left their headquarters and set about on a plan to position himself above Megatron in the eyes of his comrades. [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], sent by Megatron to spy on Starscream, was discovered overhearing Starscream's treachery, and so Starscream tried to eliminate the elusive jaguar. This enraged Megatron, who punished Starscream by having him duel the Autobot [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]].'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Soon, Megatron and the full fury of the Decepticons under his command laid siege to the Ark itself, but his attack was stopped short by a malfunctioning [[Aunty|Auntie]], the Ark's computer system. Captured with Optimus Prime in a stasis field, Auntie's fatal intentions towards them prompted Megatron to activate his rarely-used ability to tap into the power of a black hole. This proved unnecessary after [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] saved them, so Megatron moved to use his cosmic power on Prime—until Windcharger magnetically launched him out of the Ark and into the stratosphere.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

While Sparkplug was kidnapped, this had only afforded him the chance to poison their fuel, and the Decepticons were forcibly deactivated at the end of a climactic fight between the two factions. The Autobots were not saved, however, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] suddenly arrived and defeated the Autobots with a single blast. He brought the Decepticons back online to serve him—including Megatron. {{storylink|The New Order}} Chafing under his command, Megatron battled Shockwave, but was soundly defeated. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[Image:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Get used to this, Megatron.]]
This forced Megatron into an alliance with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], who located and reactivated the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who had defeated Shockwave in the past. However, Ratchet loosed them on Megatron, and was willing to sacrifice himself to knock Megatron off a cliff. While Ratchet survived, Megatron disappeared for some time. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

Soon, however, Megatron re-emerged, trapped in pistol mode, his higher brain functions disconnected. Used as a weapon by wannabe gangster, [[Joey Slick]], Megatron eventually restored himself, and was impressed enough with Slick for standing up to him that he allowed him to live. {{storylink|Shooting Star!}} At this point, Megatron was desperately low on fuel and attacked a [[Wyoming base|coal mine]], finding the coal to be an unsuitable type of nourishment. He eventually completely ran out of fuel and froze in place. He was located by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who brought him back online, and they subsequently entered into an alliance with the human [[Donny Finkleberg]], who used the alias of "Robot-Master" to con humankind into thinking the Transformers worked for him. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

Shockwave and Megatron entered into a period of shared leadership, but when a two-pronged attack by the Autobots saw Megatron defeated by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and Shockwave allowing the Autobots to capture the secrets of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Megatron was able to spin the situation and reclaim his leadership. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[Image:Megatrong1marveltarget2006.jpg|left|250px|thumb|SPOILERS!]]
''A mysterious Decepticon called [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with his henchmen [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], entered the Decepticon camp and claimed he was the future Decepticon leader from the year [[2006]]. Megatron found this preposterous, but though he tried to destroy the alleged impostor, he and Soundwave were buried under rubble by the powerful newcomers. Megatron was retrieved from the rubble by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and he and the Autobots forged an uneasy alliance against Galvatron. This was still not enough, as Galvatron (who was revealed to be Megatron himself from the future) easily disposed of all of them, and was only deterred when he was tricked into believing he had traveled back in time to a past that would not become his own future.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Megatron summoned the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to Earth with the intention of having them hunt down Optimus Prime, but Shockwave used the opportunity to try and remove Megatron from the picture. After trailing Prime through a forest and bringing him to his knees, the Predacons turned on Megatron, blindsiding him, stealing his fusion cannon, and absconding.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''When Megatron came to, he continued hunting Prime, but when the Autobot leader attacked him, he summoned the [[space bridge]] in hopes of escaping to Cybertron, only for Prime to be transported with him. On Cybertron, Megatron established contact with local Decepticon commander Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], whose body had been destroyed by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], leaving him a head floating in a jar.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[Image:MegatronAntimatterUK.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Cry me an antimatter river.]]
''Straxus soon came to consider the irrational Megatron a liability and sought to dispose of him by transplanting his mind into Megatron's body, giving him mobility again while trapping Megatron in his remains. Megatron resisted the transfer, however, and the process went awry, leaving both Straxus and Megatron's minds trapped in Megatron's body together. Outwardly, Megatron seemed to become more and more unstable as the two personalities inside him battled for control; when attacked by Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], he even proved desperate enough to use his [[antimatter]] manipulation powers, nearly destroying the entire [[Polyhex Decepticon stronghold|Decepticon complex]], until [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] activated the space bridge and sent him back to Earth. Straxus's consciousness fled Megatron's body, and Megatron himself was left with no memory of the whole affair.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[Image:Megatrong1marveltooclever.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Yes, you're very smart. Shut up.]]
Megatron saw the [[Dreadnok]]s' failed attempt to steal [[Power Station Alpha]] on television and set his own plan in motion to steal it for himself. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} In order to attain possession of a new energy-generating device, the hydrothermocline, Megatron battled Optimus Prime in a video game duel, using a cheat code to continue the fight after he had lost. Prime defeated him again, but at the expense of some of the game's characters, and ruled himself the loser because he would not have committed such an act in real life. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} Prime was destroyed, and Megatron's elation soon turned into paranoia, as he had not killed Prime with his own hands, and believed he could still be alive. Bringing the Predacons ''back'' to Earth, Shockwave had them pose as Autobots and attack Megatron in another attempt to remove his threat, but the plan failed when the deranged Megatron defeated even [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Believing (correctly, as it would turn out) that Prime's mind could have been preserved on computer disk, Megatron descended into outright insanity, and boarded the space bridge, vowing to go where Prime could not follow—right before he blew it up with his fusion cannon, apparently killing himself. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} However, the explosion had merely deposited him in [[Dead End (place)|the Dead End]] region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an [[empty]], with no recollection of who he was. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[Image:Megatrong1marveltwomegatrons.jpg|right|200px|thumb|buggabuggaWHA?]]
''Megatron's absence allowed a contingency plan arranged by Lord Straxus to be put into motion. In the event that his attempt to seize Megatron's body failed, Straxus had had [[Hapless trooper|a clone]] of Megatron created, complete with a copy of his brain patterns, into which his consciousness retreated following the previous debacle. Straxus lay dormant within the clone, which was activated following Megatron's seeming demise, and sent to Earth, to the sewers beneath [[London]]. There, the clone—believing itself to be the genuine article—battled the Autobots, [[G.I. Joe (team)|Action Force]], and the mechanoid [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]], and wound up submerged in the [[Thames|River Thames]].'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

''Some time later, it was salvaged by Shockwave, who brainwashed it and unleashed it on [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], a recreated future version of Megatron who had traveled back in time from the year 2006 and posed a threat to Shockwave's leadership. The clone Megatron, however, saw a possible partner in Galvatron, and the two teamed up to battle Autobots and Decepticons from both present and future in the apocalyptic [[Time Wars]]. Subsequently, the clone returned to Cybertron, where it defeated the ruling Decepticon [[Triumverate]],'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''but was then confronted with the ''real'' Megatron—''who was still wandering incoherently through Dead End until he had saved [[Blackjack|a Decepticon]] from Autobots and regained his memories. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}'' The clone Megatron subsequently destroyed itself to prevent Straxus, buried inside its mind, from taking over.'' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

[[Image:Megs ratch.jpg|left|200px|thumb|As you can tell, the Marvel Comics weren't very good to Megatron. Or Ratchet for that matter...]]
While Megatron's [[Micromaster]] [[Air Strike Patrol]] created a diversion which pitted Optimus Prime's forces against [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s, Megatron sent his Micromaster [[Sports Car Patrol]] to capture Ratchet from the Ark, bringing him to [[Megatron's base|his base]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Threatening Ratchet with the destruction of the Ark and all of his patients aboard, Megatron forced him to recreate Starscream as a [[Pretender]]. Ratchet did so, but also restored [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in the same manner, thwarting Megatron's scheme, and also bringing the explosives on board the Ark through a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] into Megatron's base. When Megatron then attempted to flee through the portal, Ratchet tackled him as the Decepticon's base exploded around them, apparently killing them both. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

Soon after, however, Autobot detective [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] discovered that the explosion had actually blown them through the portal, and he dispatched a probe to pull them back from the gaps between reality. However, when they rematerialized, it was revealed that the explosion had fused the two enemies together, into a hideous, twisted mockery of a being, which ran rampant through the Ark. The half that was Ratchet begged Optimus Prime to kill them, but Prime could not, and had the Micromaster [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] separate their bodies. Unfortunately, Fixit could not separate their minds, as they were bonded at a molecular level; one could not survive without the other. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

[[Image:Galvatron2vsmegatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Two mes enter, one me leaves!]]
Their separated bodies lay in the Ark's medbay until Grimlock pumped them full of [[Nucleon]], though the revitalizing effect took some time to help Ratchet and Megatron come to. Megatron awoke to find [[Galvatron II]], a''nother'' version of him from the future, wandering the halls of the Ark as it returned to Earth. Galvatron II, driven to insanity, initially tried to kill Megatron to purge the memory of him that haunted his mind. Megatron was in no state to comprehend what was going on around him, and began interpreting Galvatron II's blows as coming from Ratchet.

Though Galvatron II and Megatron eventually came to terms with each other while beating up Shockwave (he and Starscream had stolen the ship), vowing to join forces and take over the galaxy, Ratchet doomed them all by igniting the Ark's engines and spiraling the Autobot spacecraft into the Earth below. Megatron was presumed dead among the remains that constituted the crash site in northern [[Canada]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}

===''Robo-Capers''===
At some point during the conflict on Earth, Megatron questioned why he should fear [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. In response, Swoop pooped on him. {{storylink|Robo-Capers issue 87|''Robo-Capers'', UK issue #87}}

===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
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[[Image:Megs comic-magazin9.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Neon|NEON]] RULEZZZ!]]
Megatron held the rank of Headmaster and served as joint leader with his rival Shockwave. Together, they worked out that hijacking the oil reserves of [[Alaska]] would make more sense than hitting oil refineries, and battled the Autobots to seize the Alaskan oil. Megatron ordered his forces to ensure not a single Decepticon was downed, or they'd be overrun and forced to retreat. And they ''did'' retreat! {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Transformers in Action: Attack at Dawn}}

He had the more fiendish plan of making peace gestures to Humanity, and made a public speech in [[New York City]] of how the Decepticons would now agree to live peacefully under human laws (adding in the threat that humanity couldn't ''make'' them do it). As a gesture, a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] was placed in New York, and he promised Decepticons would help patrol the city, assist in human space programs, and help "secure" oil reserves. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}

A more standard plan involved seizing an oil tanker, in order to distract the Autobots from sudden blitzkrieg strikes across America. However, Megatron's plan was thwarted, as Optimus had placed [[Micromaster|Micronaut]] squads across the continent. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin|Transformers in the Battle for Peace: A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} He later tried to seal off New York's harbour with a mine belt but was conned into heading for the Rocky Mountains for fake oil deposits. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

Megatron had three nuclear missiles stolen and threatened to nuke New York, Berlin, and Moscow if he was not given one million tons of oil! His demands were met...and he threatened to nuke the same cities unless the world's arsenal was handed over! At the same time, he had Starscream made into a [[Pretender]] to kill Shockwave for him. The Autobot [[Classic Pretender]]s wrecked these plans, though, and Megatron was shot down by the mighty Bumblebee! {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Transformers in Action: Megatron's Ultimatum}}

When both an oil tanker crashed at Alaska ''and'' an interdimensional portal ripped open, Megatron—now holding Powermaster rank!—naturally decided the tanker was more important. He got the tanker to surrender to him by threatening to make the oil spill worse. Battle broke out with an Autobot rescue team, and the Decepticons were driven off, all while Megatron politely ignored the extradimensional battle raging in eyeshot. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

===Marvel UK future timelines===
[[Image:Megatron bludgeon aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
In an alternate [[1990]], Megatron was in control of Decepticon forces on Cybertron, including [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], and [[Warmonger]]. After they captured a trio of Autobots, the heroes somehow managed to escape custody. They were recaptured, but Megatron realized there must be a traitor in his midst. Accusing Bludgeon of the crime, he attempted to beat the [[Pretender]] into confessing. Instead, Bludgeon demanded a trial by combat, as was his right as a Decepticon. Megatron agreed, and sent him out into the wreckage surrounding the base, with his three fellow Decepticons chasing after him, eager for the kill. Octopunch and Stranglehold both tried and failed to destroy Bludgeon, but Warmonger managed to get the drop on him. When Warmonger hesitated to kill a helpless foe, however, Megatron executed him as the REAL traitor. He then revealed this was his plan all along, to draw out the traitor by trusting in the sickeningly honorable [[Autobot Code]] to make the spy reveal himself. Megatron also made it clear he would have had no regrets if Bludgeon had died in the "testing" process. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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{{note|The above story is the earliest known account from the Marvel UK alternate "Movie" timeline. The split between the main comic and the future stories almost certainly took place in [[1989]], either due to the Time Wars, the events of "[[Primal Scream]]" where Primus alerted Unicron to his location 15 years early, or both.}}

===Earthforce===
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[[Image:Megs earthforce.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The real culprit behind global warming!]]
Somewhere in the Arizona desert, Megatron and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] built a [[Global warming satellite|satellite]] that would launch into Earth's atmosphere and detonate, converting the atmosphere into [[energon]]. The Decepticons were interrupted by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and though Megatron insisted they were too late to stop the rocket, {{storylink|Starting Over!}} Prowl rode the rocket into the atmosphere, and was able to destroy the satellite the rocket carried before it released its gas canisters. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

Now that [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] had installed itself to counter Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Decepticons on Earth, the two leaders decided to hold an [[Enclave]] to foster unity. This event was sabotaged by the Earthforce by staging an assassination attempt on Megatron, and once again, Megatron and Shockwave's respective groups were at each other's throats. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

After being ambushed at a secret energon drop by Shockwave and the [[Triple Changer|Triple Changers]], an enraged Megatron demanded that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] use his mind-reading powers to find the traitor who betrayed his location to the enemy. Of course, Soundwave WAS the traitor, so this proved difficult. He managed to satisfy Megatron, though, by framing the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] named [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] for leaking the information, knowing Megatron would destroy Wildrider before he could explain himself. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} When Megatron gained information as to Shockwave's whereabouts, Megatron ambushed him, unaware the information had been deliberately leaked by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. Starscream and Soundwave subsequently deposed their respective leaders and when they came under attack from the Autobots (who had been alerted to their position by Starscream) Megatron and Shockwave were forced to join forces to escape. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

Megatron and Shockwave soon hired a [[Louisiana bounty hunters|group of inept assassins]] to attack Starscream, knowing he would believe Soundwave had sent them and thus initiate a confrontation between the pair. {{storylink|Assassins}} They then hired the surviving members of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]—Bludgeon, Octopunch and Stranglehold—to kill whichever one of the two survived. {{storylink|External Forces!}} The plan failed thanks to the intervention of the Autobots, who needed Starscream's help to save [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and Megatron and Shockwave were forced to retreat again. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

==="Another Time & Place"===
[[Image:TFAnnual1991rip.JPG|right|100px|thumb|Prime and Grimlock disapprove of Megatron's Bludgeon cosplay.]]
Trapped in non-transforming Action Master bodies, Grimlock and the Dinobots snuck a shuttle to [[Hydrus Four]], where rumor had it a new, less destructive brand of [[Nucleon]] had been developed. However, the allegedly defeated Decepticons were waiting for just such a trip, and followed the Dinobots to the planet's surface, where they were ambushed and captured. Grimlock woke up to hear endless chants of "Megatron! Megatron! Megatron!" as technicians had strung up the late Decepticon leader's body, culled from his supposed doom on Earth, for repairs. Bludgeon would revive him and revive their fallen, and then the war would begin anew.

But Bludgeon wouldn't get the chance. The cavalry arrived, and Optimus Prime's Autobots quickly quelled the Decepticons' would-be resurgence. As Bludgeon was taken to pieces by a vicious repair spider, a partially-restored Megatron, a visual monstrosity, lunged half-alive at Grimlock and Optimus Prime. With a double-teamed punch, Megatron's undead corpse was easily defeated. The war was truly over. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

==Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic==
[[Image:Megatrong2cobra.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Green with evil!]]
Although thought dead for a year or two, Megatron had actually survived the Ark crash (though his mental link with Ratchet was forgotten), and had quietly worked to repair it, concealing it beneath the ground. From there, Megatron tracked a signal, mistakenly believing it was another Transformer, but instead he found the shape-shifting castle of the terrorist organization, [[Cobra]]. {{storylink|Unfoldings!}} He entered into a bargain with its leader, [[Cobra Commander]], offering him the technology of the Ark in exchange for the new weapons his organization was developing. {{storylink|Realignments}} Reconstructed into a new tank body with a powerful [[rail gun]], Megatron defeated a squad of Autobots sent to stop him, and then turned on Cobra, capturing the scientist who had developed his gun, Doctor [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] and escaping in the Ark. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

Both [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] had snuck on board, and following a clearly one-sided battle with Spike's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Megatron was seemingly killed again when Fortress Maximus threw himself into the Ark's power core, destroying it once and for all. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}} But Megatron (and a repaired Starscream) rejoined the Decepticons on Earth to challenge the current Decepticon leader, Bludgeon. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} Bludgeon was deposed, fatally, though Megatron continued many of the Pretender's ongoing projects, such as calling the attentions of Optimus Prime to Earth by indiscriminately rampaging across it. When Prime finally showed up, Megatron's old foe at first attempted to talk and join forces against the new threat of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Advanced-Decepticons]], but Megatron ignored him, ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from his chest, and left to infuse a [[Bludgeon's new army|new generation of warriors]] with life. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} His new warriors proved to be highly successful, and helped Megatron secure the galvanizing additive known as [[Rheanimum]]. Immediately thereafter, however, Megatron's Decepticons came into conflict with Jhiaxus's forces. Many of Megatron's troops were killed in the resulting battle, and Megatron himself was humbled brutally in battle against Jhiaxus, getting knocked out of space and crashing with immense force into the planet below. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

[[Image:Megatrong2idiot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Megatron's getting a little too self-aware.]]
In order to gain revenge, Megatron entered into an alliance with the Autobots to "put their house in order". He was forced to deal with Prime's more altruistic streak, but toughed it out for the sake of the alliance. {{storylink|Escalation!}} But, of course, they were betrayed by Starscream, who joined forces with Jhiaxus' troops, alerted Jhiaxus to the location of the Autobot/Decepticon camp on Earth, and then again betrayed both sides by using the opportunity to steal the Creation Matrix and Megatron's [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|Total War!}} Starscream, using the powers of the Matrix, fused himself with the Warworld, which gave Megatron and Optimus Prime great difficulty as they fought their way through its shifting insides. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}} Ultimately, Starscream relinquished the Creation Matrix to Optimus Prime when it was discovered that the artifact was making him nice, allowing Megatron to load a ship with canisters of [[Rheanimum]] gas and head back to Earth, where the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] was beginning its attack. Megatron arrived just in time to coat the remaining Transformers with the gas, which protected them from the Swarm long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat the Swarm with the Matrix. The Swarm departed, changed into a force for good, leaving both Autobot and Decepticon seemingly united for good. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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==Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic==
[[Image:Optimus megatron war without end.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] launched an all-out attack on [[London]] to attract the attention of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], Megatron waited nearby, where he encountered and subdued [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Once Optimus had confronted and defeated Bludgeon, Megatron revealed his presence. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

In a new body (constructed with the aid of human scientists) that was more even powerful than before, Megatron easily knocked Optimus down, but before he could finish the job he was attacked in turn by Bludgeon's Decepticons, Grimlock's [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and Prime's Autobots. Facing so many enemies and dangerously low on [[energon]] reserves, Megatron called [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and retreated. {{storylink|War Zone}}

Some time later, Bludgeon attempted exactly the same plan again, bombarding Earth with the [[Warworld]] to attract the attention of Optimus Prime. However, this time it was Megatron and Starscream who answered the call and the former [[Decepticon leader]] demanded his position back. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)#"Tales of Earth Part One"|Tales of Earth #1}} Although Bludgeon attempted to put up a good fight, he was no match for Megatron in his upgraded body and was quickly despatched. Megatron once again assumed leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory#"Tales of Earth Part Two"|Tales of Earth #2}}
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==''Classics''==
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[[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] believed that Megatron was a key factor in the splintering of this universe from it's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|core universe]]. The creation of this universe caused the [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]], which began to replace Bug Bite's [[GoBots (franchise)|home universe]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

[[Image:Megatronclassicscrossingover.jpg|right|175px|thumb|I got your child safety right here pal!]]
Fifteen years had passed since Megatron supposedly died along with Shockwave, Starscream, and Ratchet when the Ark crashed violently into the Yukon. The defeated Decepticon army scattered, and the Autobots were able to return to a peaceful Cybertron.

Inexplicably, Megatron returned (in a new body) and once again stalked the Earth, rallying the remaining Decepticons to him. Megatron rebuilt many of these Decepticons using altered specifications created by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who was now nothing more than a disembodied head summoned by Megatron when he desired counsel. Eventually, Megatron happened across [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], who had travelled from [[Unicron Trilogy|their universe]] in a fantastic energon/force field explosion, but his evil intentions for them were interrupted by human-piloted [[Armored Robot Hunters]] (or RUNTs) and subsequently a small team of Autobots led by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 1|Crossing Over #1}}

Megatron managed to escape with Landquake and return with him to the Decepticons' base of operations, where he had Landquake restrained, interrogated, and inspected. Megatron was intrigued by Landquake's claims of being from another dimension. He was further intrigued by a radiation wavelength signature detected in [[South America]] that exactly matched Landquake's readouts, and so Megatron led his Decepticons to the source of the signature. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2|Crossing Over #2}} There, he encountered not only a fleet of jet-piloting RUNTs, but also the Autobots again. This time, with the might of his Decepticons behind him, he eagerly engaged in battle. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3|Crossing Over #3}}

The Autobots and Decepticons continued their struggle while events of cosmic significance took place beneath their feet. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5|Crossing Over #5}} Ultimately, Megatron was unable to claim the power he coveted, as an explosion sealed the area from any further recovery efforts. The Decepticons were forced into a withdrawal. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6|Crossing Over #6}}

Megatron soon received word of a delegation of Decepticons from those loyal to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] seeking a parley. When Starscream brought [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] and his agents back to the Ark, Megatron was surprised to see all the Decepticon troops turn against him. Bug Bite had a personal vendetta against Megatron, and had modified Cerebro-shell technology to amass enough forces to overpower the Decepticon leader. Or...so he thought. Megatron overcame the effects of the Cerebro-shell used against him and, even during an Autobot raid, saw fit to behead Bug Bite with his fusion cannon for the pathetic attempt on his life. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

In a plot to end the Decepticon civil war with Bludgeon, Megatron distracted him with a space fleet performing [[Offensive Strategy LV-117]] while his mole in Bludgeon's forces, [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], assassinated the [[Pretender]]. Assuming leadership of all Decepticons, Megatron shared his philosophy on the natured of the Transformer race with Ratchet before leaving him in a [[CR chamber]] for the [[Autobot]]s to find. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

During the destruction of the universe, Megatron's ship, the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' was pulled through into the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)| Shattered Glass]]" universe along with the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. Both ships were shot down during the ensuing battle, and crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]]. Megatron sent [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]] and [[Nautilator]] outside to secure the area, only to discover the [[Energon radiation]] that threatened them. He eschewed [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]'s suggestion of organic alternate modes in favor of energon-absorbing armor. {{storylink|Shattered Time}}

==''Regeneration One''==
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Megatron was sent offline by the crash of the Ark, and, with the other Autobots having withdrawn entirely from Earth, Spike Witwicky and Fortress Maximus took it upon themselves to protect the crashed ship to ensure that he could never be revived. Unfortunately, a group of humans were able to penetrate the ship in [[1994]], unwittingly causing Megatron's reactivation. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} Awakening to a world abandoned by Optimus Prime, Megatron immediately set about attempting to get the attention of his old enemy by rampaging across the planet. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} When Prime did not appear, his swathe of destruction only grew wider, forcing humanity to turn to nuclear tactics—Megatron was able to hack their missiles and redirect them to major population centers, reducing much of the Earth to wasteland. With still no sign of Prime, Megatron's schemes grew even more outrageous: returning to the Ark, he used the technical knowledge gained from his mind-merge with Ratchet to get the ship's computer back online, and to reanimate the various deceased Decepticons and Autobots in the Ark's stasis capsules as lobotomized [[zombie]]s that would eliminate the last of the human resistance. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} Only two Transformers were spared the full extent of this process: Ratchet, reduced to a decepitated head on the prow of Megatron's [[battle sled]], whose bond with Megatron meant that the Decepticon would die if he did, and Starscream, kept alive as torture for years of treachery. These two were granted a small spark of conciousness beneath the mental conditioning, allowed to be aware of their hideous plight but entirely unable to do anything. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} But still, Prime did not appear...

In the year 2012, the [[Wrecker]]s arrived on Earth, unaware of the planet's fate, merely having been convinced by Kup that they needed to recover the Ark, Megatron and the other traces of their technology left there. Scanning the planet from orbit, they discovered its grisly fate, and were horrified when Megatron took control of their probe questioning them from his throne in the ruins of Washington D.C. why they took so long to notice what he had done. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}} After blowing the Wreckers' ship out of the sky, Megatron set his zombie army to track down any survivors and bring them to him so that he could snuff out their [[spark]]s utterly. When they captured Kup, Megatron explained that he was ''allowing'' the other Wreckers to carry out their plan to contact Cybertron, in hopes that ''that'' would bring Prime to him. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

After the Wreckers had sent their message, Megatron infected Kup with [[Scraplet]]s from the Ark's mech-hazard lab, and proceeded to use him as bait to lure the other Autobots to Washington. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] willingly walked into the trap in order to keep Megatron's attention on him while the other members of his team focused on retaking control of the Ark, but before Megatron could finish him off, a familiar voice reached Megatron's ears: Optimus Prime had come to face Megatron at last. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} Before engaging his eternal foe, Megatron coldly killed Springer, sending Prime into a rage. As they battled fiercely, Megatron gleefully revealed that he had taken steps to ensure that this would be their last confrontation: when their duel reached its end, whatever the outcome, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s computer would launch nuclear missiles all across the world, destroying winners, losers, and everyone else. As Prime prepared to crush him with a huge chunk of rubble, Megatron laughed that doing so would make Prime as bad as he is, forcing the Autobot leader to relent. Megatron seized the opening to stab Prime with a shard of debris, turning the tables and allowing Megatron to lean in for the kill. It was at that point that Megatron's own hubris proved his downfall: fighting against all his conditioning, the small spark of life in Starscream revealed to Kup how to kill Megatron: by killing Ratchet! Kup shot the Autobot medic point-blank, causing Megatron to convulse in agony, and allowing Prime to plunge his fist into the Decepticon's chest, ripping out his spark and killing him once and for all. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] stopped Megatron's final solution by shorting out the Ark's computer systems, shutting down it, the missiles, and the zombie Decepticons. Curiously, just after the death of Megatron, in the frozen wastes of the [[Yukon]]... a crack appeared in the ice... and from the frozen depths, [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] emerged! {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}
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==Notes==
*In the Marvel Comics, Megatron was often drawn with his chest [[insignia]] off-center to his right. This is probably due to his [[character model]] (as seen at the top of this page). In that pose, the insignia is centered with respect to ''his belly'', but because of the way his upper body is drawn, it actually is located farther to one side of his chest. (Compare the distance the insignia is from one side of the line above it to the other.) If he moved to any other camera angle, the insignia would look off-center.
*Megatron [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|once]] crushed [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s head with his bare hands!
* In the UK comics, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] explains that Megatron is the equivalent of a 'blueblood,' possessing some royal lineage. {{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings #227}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Megatron Megatron's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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