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Talk:Xant

2025-07-24T12:41:27Z

ZacWilliam1: Created page with " So if this Xant is based on the (now leaked) Micronauts cartoon he's actually, a good guy. A talkative benevolent ambassador, apparently a first for his kind. Just wanted to ..."

So if this Xant is based on the (now leaked) Micronauts cartoon he's actually, a good guy. A talkative benevolent ambassador, apparently a first for his kind. Just wanted to check if anything on this toy release, said he was "evil" there or if we should change the page to match the cartoon -Zac

Excellion (Cybertron)

2025-03-13T14:54:11Z

ZacWilliam1:

{{factions|velocitron|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot from ''Cybertron''|the Autobot from ''Animated''|Excellion (Animated)}}
:''Excellion is a [[Velocitron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:Excellionutcardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not Shot]]
A brooding loner from the planet Velocitron, '''Excellion''' has actually won more respect from the [[Decepticon]]s than he has the [[Autobot]]s by successfully infiltrating their base completely unseen on more than one occasion. While the Autobots appreciate his efforts, it's his attitude that has estranged him from his peers.

With any luck, his new mentor [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] can whip him into shape.

==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:Dark Heart Synthos attack.jpg|thumb|left]]
Following the war with [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], Excellion stepped up to join the Autobots and fell under [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'s command on board the ''[[Star Arrow]]''. During a space mission when they were transporting a valuable [[Force Chip]], the ''Star Arrow'' was shot down above the planet [[Sandokan]]. While searching for the means of repairing their ship, Excellion and the Autobots were attacked by [[Synthos]], the deranged creature who had brought their ship down. They managed to retreat to a cave where they set up camp to repair their injuries and signal for rescue. Unfortunately, things were never that simple. The Decepticon mercenary known as [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] arrived on Synthos, searching for their Force Chip and the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan|Dark Heart]] that powered Synthos. Excellion kept watch over their injured comrades [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] and [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] while Override and [[Swerve (Cybertron)|Swerve]] confronted the Decepticon. He was caught unawares by Astrotrain's [[Mini-Con]] partners, however, and lost the Force Chip to the mercenaries.

The Autobots raced after Astrotrain, and caught up with the Decepticon during a skirmish between him and Synthos. Astrotrain attempted to overpower the creature by using the Force Chip, but was fighting a losing battle. Synthos got possession of the Force Chip and nearly became unstoppable as he tried to add its power to his own Dark Heart. Luckily, Excellion and Blurr managed to fend off the creature and reclaim the Force Chip before any of their enemies could. In an ironic twist, the Autobots were then saved by the arrival of the space pirate [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]], Astrotrain's employer. As the Decepticons occupied themselves with the threat of Synthos, Excellion and the Autobots snuck aboard Cannonball's shuttle and assumed control of the vessel. With the Force Chip safely tucked away, they began their journey back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb-toy Excellion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Bizarro Hot Rod.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Excellion''' (Deluxe class, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, Velocitron style Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released in the sixth wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxes, Excellion is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]], now playing up the [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]-inspired design cues with a fiery red/orange/yellow paint-job, transforming into a modified {{w|Chrysler ME Four-Twelve|Chrysler ME 412}}. He comes with a Speed Planet [[Cyber Key]] that deploys transparent blue wings from his spoiler when the key is inserted into the rear of the car. The toy also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: His mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]] and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie universe]] [[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys|Breakaway]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Excellion/excellion.htm More information on Excellion at TFU.info]''
{{CybertronHotShotMold}}
{{--}}

===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy_ExcellVsThunder.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Excellion vs. Thundercracker: Opposites Attack''' (Multipack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, Velocitron style Cyber Key

: During [[Christmas]]time 2007, [[Walmart]] got several [[exclusive]] double-packs of ''Cybertron'' Deluxes sold under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner. For this series, Excellion came packaged with [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]. Both toys are identical to their original releases.
{{--}}

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Deluxe Excellion.jpg|thumb|300px|Why am I a Decepticon? I thought [[Sideways (Armada)#Age of the Primes|the other guy]] was the one who was switching sides!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Excellion''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, Velocitron Cyber Key, arm panels

: A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "[[Hot_Shot_(Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Hot Shot]]", ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Excellion is an updating of his original ''Cybertron'' toy, transforming into a red sports car.

: He comes with his blaster, modeled after the original toy's spring-loaded missile launcher, but the "missile" is now a permanent gun barrel that ends in a [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible peg. Like most ''Cybertron''-derived ''Legacy'' figures, he comes with an entirely non-functional Cyber Key, which means his originally-spring-loaded spoiler-wings must be folded out manually. His forearm panels can be removed as accessories, revealing a 5mm port underneath.

: Erroneously, an early sample, showed off at Excellion's first reveal at [[Toy Fair 2025]], shows Excellion's allegiance as being towards the Decepticons. Oops.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[Image:AttacktixExcellion.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He will crush you with his mighty parasol missile.]]
*'''Excellion''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF10
|faction=Autobot
|class=Warrior
|special=Sacrifice - 14/26 (54%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
{{-}}
: Part of the first series of ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Boosters, Excellion is a redeco of the Hot Shot piece (of course). His large missile makes him one of the more effective Transformers shooters. Excellion's Special Power ''Sacrifice'' lets you keep him in play by replacing one of your Trooper figures with him.

:Excellion's large base and wide stance make him an excellent defensive figure. He's even harder to shoot down when his missile is in place. The figure has four points of articulation; head, shoulders and waist.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixExcellion/excellion.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Excellion at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's both Hot Shot and not Hot Shot in one convenient package!]]
* Excellion is an homage to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] based on a Japanese DVD-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyDVD|''Galaxy Force'' Exillion]] (the Japanese version of the original ''Cybertron'' Deluxe Hot Shot toy), which uses a similar overall color scheme but has a number of deco differences and was released in limited numbers. He uses the ''Galaxy Force'' name for Hot Shot with a slight change in spelling from Ex'''i'''llion to Ex'''ce'''llion.
* A redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labeled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.
*The Hasbro sales copy for Age of the Primes Excellion on social media reveals him as a descendent of Amalgamous Prime.

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots‎]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Excellion (Cybertron)

2025-03-13T14:50:42Z

ZacWilliam1: Genealogy

{{factions|velocitron|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot from ''Cybertron''|the Autobot from ''Animated''|Excellion (Animated)}}
:''Excellion is a [[Velocitron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:Excellionutcardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not Shot]]
A brooding loner from the planet Velocitron, '''Excellion''' has actually won more respect from the [[Decepticon]]s than he has the [[Autobot]]s by successfully infiltrating their base completely unseen on more than one occasion. While the Autobots appreciate his efforts, it's his attitude that has estranged him from his peers.

With any luck, his new mentor [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] can whip him into shape.

==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:Dark Heart Synthos attack.jpg|thumb|left]]
Following the war with [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], Excellion stepped up to join the Autobots and fell under [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'s command on board the ''[[Star Arrow]]''. During a space mission when they were transporting a valuable [[Force Chip]], the ''Star Arrow'' was shot down above the planet [[Sandokan]]. While searching for the means of repairing their ship, Excellion and the Autobots were attacked by [[Synthos]], the deranged creature who had brought their ship down. They managed to retreat to a cave where they set up camp to repair their injuries and signal for rescue. Unfortunately, things were never that simple. The Decepticon mercenary known as [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] arrived on Synthos, searching for their Force Chip and the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan|Dark Heart]] that powered Synthos. Excellion kept watch over their injured comrades [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] and [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] while Override and [[Swerve (Cybertron)|Swerve]] confronted the Decepticon. He was caught unawares by Astrotrain's [[Mini-Con]] partners, however, and lost the Force Chip to the mercenaries.

The Autobots raced after Astrotrain, and caught up with the Decepticon during a skirmish between him and Synthos. Astrotrain attempted to overpower the creature by using the Force Chip, but was fighting a losing battle. Synthos got possession of the Force Chip and nearly became unstoppable as he tried to add its power to his own Dark Heart. Luckily, Excellion and Blurr managed to fend off the creature and reclaim the Force Chip before any of their enemies could. In an ironic twist, the Autobots were then saved by the arrival of the space pirate [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]], Astrotrain's employer. As the Decepticons occupied themselves with the threat of Synthos, Excellion and the Autobots snuck aboard Cannonball's shuttle and assumed control of the vessel. With the Force Chip safely tucked away, they began their journey back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb-toy Excellion.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Bizarro Hot Rod.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Excellion''' (Deluxe class, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, Velocitron style Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released in the sixth wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxes, Excellion is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]], now playing up the [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]-inspired design cues with a fiery red/orange/yellow paint-job, transforming into a modified {{w|Chrysler ME Four-Twelve|Chrysler ME 412}}. He comes with a Speed Planet [[Cyber Key]] that deploys transparent blue wings from his spoiler when the key is inserted into the rear of the car. The toy also comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching gun that can be carried in robot mode or pegged into the roof of the car mode.

: His mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Toys|Goldbug]] and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie universe]] [[Breakaway (Movie)#Toys|Breakaway]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Excellion/excellion.htm More information on Excellion at TFU.info]''
{{CybertronHotShotMold}}
{{--}}

===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy_ExcellVsThunder.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Excellion vs. Thundercracker: Opposites Attack''' (Multipack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, Velocitron style Cyber Key

: During [[Christmas]]time 2007, [[Walmart]] got several [[exclusive]] double-packs of ''Cybertron'' Deluxes sold under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner. For this series, Excellion came packaged with [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]. Both toys are identical to their original releases.
{{--}}

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Deluxe Excellion.jpg|thumb|300px|Why am I a Decepticon? I thought [[Sideways (Armada)#Age of the Primes|the other guy]] was the one who was switching sides!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Excellion''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, Velocitron Cyber Key, arm panels

: A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "[[Hot_Shot_(Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|Cybertron Universe Hot Shot]]", ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Excellion is an updating of his original ''Cybertron'' toy, transforming into a red sports car.

: He comes with his blaster, modeled after the original toy's spring-loaded missile launcher, but the "missile" is now a permanent gun barrel that ends in a [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible peg. Like most ''Cybertron''-derived ''Legacy'' figures, he comes with an entirely non-functional Cyber Key, which means his originally-spring-loaded spoiler-wings must be folded out manually. His forearm panels can be removed as accessories, revealing a 5mm port underneath.

: Erroneously, an early sample, showed off at Excellion's first reveal at [[Toy Fair 2025]], shows Excellion's allegiance as being towards the Decepticons. Oops.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[Image:AttacktixExcellion.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He will crush you with his mighty parasol missile.]]
*'''Excellion''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF10
|faction=Autobot
|class=Warrior
|special=Sacrifice - 14/26 (54%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
{{-}}
: Part of the first series of ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Boosters, Excellion is a redeco of the Hot Shot piece (of course). His large missile makes him one of the more effective Transformers shooters. Excellion's Special Power ''Sacrifice'' lets you keep him in play by replacing one of your Trooper figures with him.

:Excellion's large base and wide stance make him an excellent defensive figure. He's even harder to shoot down when his missile is in place. The figure has four points of articulation; head, shoulders and waist.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixExcellion/excellion.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Excellion at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:LOCExcellion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's both Hot Shot and not Hot Shot in one convenient package!]]
* Excellion is an homage to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] based on a Japanese DVD-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyDVD|''Galaxy Force'' Exillion]] (the Japanese version of the original ''Cybertron'' Deluxe Hot Shot toy), which uses a similar overall color scheme but has a number of deco differences and was released in limited numbers. He uses the ''Galaxy Force'' name for Hot Shot with a slight change in spelling from Ex'''i'''llion to Ex'''ce'''llion.
* A redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] Hot Shot uses Excellion's approximate coloration and paint scheme; however, the toy is not actually labeled "Excellion", merely "Hot Shot". The reason for this is unclear.
*The Hasbro sales copy for Power of the Primes Excellion on social media reveals him as a descendent of Amalgamous Prime.

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots‎]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Talk:Tarantulas (BW)

2024-03-31T19:50:45Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Tyrantulas */ new section

==Untitled==
Tarantulas is so awesome he makes me crap my pants!

Could we limit talk pages to relevant conversation, please? - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]] 23:12, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

*I agree, discussion pages are for descussions on the subject like sources and info and stuff like that. Mind you I agree with taratulas being cool.[[User:Troyb|Troyb]][[User talk:Troyb|(CIS ShadowFeed)]] [[Special:Contributions/User:Troyb|contribs]] 18:36, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Pre-earth form Question ==

hey i was wondering
If all the origonal cast of beast wars had pre earth modes based on cybertron and energon toy models , which toy was tarantulus based on
ALL The others I have worked out but I cant recognise his.

Can anyone help me
: The folks in the comic book [[Dawn of Future's Past]] who didn't get exclusive toys were not based on any existing toys. Tarry, Terry, and Scorponok were just made up, their forms being modifications of their Beast Wars forms. In [[Trent Troop]]'s [[Theft of the Golden Disk]] animation, they were Cyb Ransack, Energon Skyblast, and Cyb Shortround, respectively. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:27, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

==Question==
I didn't know where else to place this question, so I did it here. I've been thinking of doing an article on Tarantulas' lair, yet he had two lairs during the series: one underground near the ''Darksyde'' during Season 1, and one that he found during Season 2 and used for the remainder of the series. Should I do individual articles on each, or combine them under one article? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 18:46, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:I think it should be a subsection of Tarantulas's page, personally, but if it does end up being separate then they should definitely be one article. - [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 19:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
*I agree with T.[[User:Troyb|Troyb]][[User talk:Troyb|(CIS ShadowFeed)]] [[Special:Contributions/User:Troyb|contribs]] 00:48, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

==Origin controversy==
I recognize that everybody has their own different scale of valuing [[Authorial intent|author intent]], and also that various articles on this wiki come down on different sides of that (i.e. [[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]]'s gender). I tried to be very conservative in my edit. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 14:43, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

== Tarantulas' Origin ==

This may sound stupid of me, but has anyone already pointed out that Tarantulas (and maybe the Tripredacus council) maybe be decendants of the Quintessons? Just a thought.

:It's more a matter of the fact that they could be decendant from ANYONE really. The only thing we know is they aren't descendent from the Ark Decepticons. There's really too many other posibilities to list each unless there's something that specifically hints in its direction.
::It's not just "Ark Decepticons" that we know they aren't descended from. When Tigerhawk tells him that the timestorm from destroying the Ark would wipe out his entire races, Tarantulas responds "only those descended from Autobot or Decepticon." That's a much broader group. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 03:31, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
:::This is one of those tricky little bits where we're given so little information, and all of it vague, that IMO the best approach is just to provide all the relevant quotes verbatim and let the reader make his own conclusion. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 03:41, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
:::IIRC, didnt' Rattrap (or Rhinox) not fuzz out during Optimal Situation, and Bob Forward said in an interview this was deliberate because they always thought of them as older, and thus they wouldn't vanish from reality when Megatron enacted his 'shoot your grandfather while time-traveling' plan? Was this fan-speculation, or did he actually say this somewhere...? (It provides a counter-example to compare to, of someone else who was also not affected.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 03:46, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
::::Rhinox did fuzz out in "Optimal Situation". But I remember I didn't saw the scene Rattrap fuzzed out. Maybe it's just because the animator forgot to draw. But maybe this will become retcon or something else, for example, Rattrap will appear along with Optimus Prime and call Arcee "Great Ant" during pre-Beast Era in the BotCon Comic years later ''(er...)''. We just know about Rattrap is probably the oldest member of Axalon's crew. We don't know how old he really is. --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 04:41, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

== How is he based on Ransack? ==

He looks nothing like him in ''Dawn of Future's Past'' panel. [[User:Inferno'sQueen|The Big Q]] 19:30, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Ooops... hehe. My mistake. [[User:Inferno'sQueen|The Big Q]] 19:31, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

== "Mesothulas" ==

The relevant issue hasn't even come out yet. By the time this gets much notice, yeah, it will be a moot point, but is it OK to put information from issue previews into articles like this before the actual issue is published? What if there are delays that cause it to be pushed back a month? [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 11:33, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Put in the stuff from #1 and #2, but wait till #3 is released. But I'd just wait till Wednesday for a more comprehensive writeup. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:08, 25 January 2016 (EST)
::Well, I was more objecting to linking the issue 1 and 2 stuff at all before the release of issue 3. Yes, everyone's already GUESSED who he is, but it doesn't seem right to write things up based on conjecture or, heck, even based on issue previews. [[User:Magaroja|Magaroja]] ([[User talk:Magaroja|talk]]) 19:44, 26 January 2016 (EST)
:On a related note...
::"meh-SOTH-u-las?"
::"meh-so-THOOL-us?"
::"meh-SOE-thool-us?"
:How's everyone pronouncing it? Just doesn't roll off my tongue easy. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 18:00, 3 February 2017 (EST)
::No idea if this is what the authors intended, but more or less the third option you listed: "meh-SOH-thoo-ləs". [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 18:05, 3 February 2017 (EST)
::Based on the derivation from a generic name, the correct pronunciation is Meso-thew-las.

== Tyrantulas ==

So in Mark Maher's social media background post about the "prototype colors" Tarantulas in the upcoming "Prime Universe Cliffjumper VS Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas, G1 Universe Squeezeplay, Cyberverse Universe Tarn" set, he characterizes this toy as actually being "Tyrantulas" a drone used by Tarantulas that maybe has something to do with a team up between Tarantulas and Jhiaxus. That seems like something more fit for a note than it's own page, yes? --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] ([[User talk:ZacWilliam1|talk]]) 15:50, 31 March 2024 (EDT)

Talk:Romeo Tanghal

2023-03-23T23:24:19Z

ZacWilliam1: Um, "official Link" seems to be bad.

Um... I just tried the "official site" link at the bottom of the page and it took me to a no-english site flashing a million porn gifs. Can someone else confirm that very NSFW fact, cause I think we're probably gonna want to delete that.

-ZacWilliam

Venom (G1)

2022-09-05T18:17:06Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon|ultracon}}
{{disambig3|Venom}}
:''Venom is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Venom boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It may seem like he's just shaking his fist, but in reality his forehead is giving you the finger.]]
'''Venom''' (aka '''Venin'''<ref>Used for the ''Generations'' toy and the trading card, probably due to the existence of [[Venom (Marvel)|another character]].</ref>) is the official leader of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], but he's so paranoid about one of the others trying to usurp his position that he does more damage to his own standing among them than most of the plots they might hatch against him. He trusts none of them and suspects everyone of being after his place. He won't hesitate to utilize his manipulative and destructive psychological warfare techniques on those under him to stay in power: his self-esteem is based solely around his job!

The stinger on his head is loaded with all sorts of chemicals that can mess up organic and mechanical life... as long as it doesn't get stuck in an enemy and break off.<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html Extended bio at ''Disciplies of Boltax'']</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Venom}}
[[File:TimeWars VenomDies.jpg|right|upright=2.1|thumb|Ow. OW.]]
Venom and his teammates in the elite [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] were sent to aid the [[Wreckers]] against the team-up of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (or at least his [[Straxus (G1)|clone]]) and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Despite the Mayhems' reputation, however, they were no match for their opponents, and Venom was slain by Galvatron shortly after the battle began. Twice. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
{{-}}
====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:LooseEnds1 Soundwave Insecticons.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"Thank god, all Venom played was Eminem in there."]]
Venom, Chop Shop and Ransack were ordered by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to ensure the [[Skyscorcher]]s, under siege in the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]], would be "martyrs." The three Insecticons sneaked in and killed their targets, with Venom taking out [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]] and [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] with a sinister ''WRUP'', and arming a [[Warbird (weapon)|Warbird]] missile to detonate. However, the [[Wreckers]] blew in and captured them inside a [[detention-sphere]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Decepticons purge secrets and lies 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Early in the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Venom was part of a Decepticon assault alongside [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and the Autobot double agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
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===Kid Stuff storybooks===
[[File:SlavesoftheInsecticons Venom.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]]! See you.]]
Venom and his Insecticon forces were in charge of an oil-mining operation on the Pacific Rim island of [[Buru]]. Having enslaved the natives with their special venom, they patrolled the island to make sure that no Autobots interfered with the operation. Venom refused Megatron's orders to pump faster, saying it was impossible. When Megatron arrived on his [[oil driller and transporter]] to speed up the drilling operations, Venom boarded the vessel to meet with the Decepticon leader. He freaked out Megatron by just staring at him in total silence, leaving Megatron and Soundwave to whisper and speculate what he might be thinking.

{{note|Venom's lack of dialogue results from Kid Stuff's apparent desire to not have any speaking parts in their audiobooks besides the core cast of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave and Prowl.}}

Venom's forces were subsequently crushed underfoot by a horde of [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Ratbatwarwithin.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"The Frightful Four?? I wanted to be in the Sinister Six!"]]
8.2 million years ago, Venom participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He presumably retreated with the rest of the Decepticons when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the planetary engines, devastating the city.

After the fragmentation of the Decepticon forces following Megatron's seeming destruction in a [[space bridge]] accident, Venom joined [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s. He accompanied Ratbat and fellow Ultracons [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]] and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] on a mission to the [[Tagan Heights]], where they unleashed the deadly [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on the [[Wrecker]]s. Capturing the Wreckers' leader, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], the Ultracons were prevented from executing him when Devastator's battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] raged out of control. {{storylink|Escalation}} In the chaos that ensued, Venom and his allies escaped, leaving Devastator behind. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Later, Venom, Chop Shop, and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] were involved in an altercation with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Venom also accompanied his leader to the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon peace ceremony at [[Tyger Pax]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

[[File:VictimsoftheRevolution Venom impaled.jpg|upright=0.85|left|thumb|[[Blaze Master|Lethal Defector.]]]]
Venom, along with Barrage, Chop Shop, and Ransack, remained on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. The planet's chronic [[energon]] shortage reduced them to a vampiric existence, forcing them to capture [[Micromaster]]s and drain them of their fuel. While pursuing [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]] and [[Flanker]] in the [[Wastelands]], they ran into the middle of a conflict between the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Race Track Patrol]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

After devouring Falcon, they soon set upon the other Micromasters, but were driven back by the timely arrival of [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]], who left with the Hot Rod Patrol. The subsequent arrival of Shockwave prevented them from devouring the Race Track Patrol, but Shockwave did surreptitiously toss them Flanker as a snack once the others had left. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} The Insecticons subsequently abducted the Race Track Patrol and several other Micromasters from [[Little Iacon]] in an attempt to ferret out the Hot Rod Patrol and gain some new recruits in the process. Venom berated Chop Shop after the latter accidentally snatched [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]], accusing him of trying to undermine the mission. As Venom attempted to persuade his captives to join the Decepticons, he ordered Barrage to blast [[Blaze Master]] as a show of force. Taking his captives and recruits back to Decepticon HQ, Venom passed along a communique from Shockwave (actually a disguised [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]) to [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and his teammates, summoning them to his quarters. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} While attempting to stop an invasion force of Micromasters from freeing their comrades, Venom was skewered by a revived Blaze Master. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}
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===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] confronted the two [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]s on the ''[[Trigger]]'', Venom was part of his forces. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, the [[Decepticon]]s battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the ''Trigger''. In the ensuing conflict, the ''Trigger'' was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the [[Earth]], becoming lost. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Venom was caught up in the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]' attack on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces and got knocked around by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Venom defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. During the battle, he and Barrage were pounded on by Snarl (again!) and [[Storm Shadow]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]}}
During the early days of the war, Venom served under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as part of a team sent to find the lost [[Titan (group)|Titan]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. On the two-hundred-and-thirty-eighth day of this grueling campaign, Venom and his colleagues destroyed a [[Nibarian]] outpost because they believed it was between them and their quarry. A hunch from [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] led them further to a planet inhabited by [[Urtuskian]]s. As Venom 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. Venom and the other the Decepticons retreated without accomplishing their goal. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

[[File:Relunctant Specialist Venom and Chop Shop.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|"Optics, cooling units, cosmitron. So many snacks, so little time..."]]
His experience pursuing Metroplex eventually brought him and his crewmates to the attention of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]], who recruited them to his [[Titan Hunter|Titan hunting crew]]. This found him boarding the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the sloughed-off portion of Metroplex that its crew had salvaged. Finding the only operational crewman to be the newly christened [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]], he opened fire on the hapless Autobot and pursued him through the corridors until a cruel trick resulted in his head having an unpleasant interaction with a closing bulkhead door. Incapacitated for the time being, he was dragged by Trailcutter back to Lockdown. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Venom was still working as part of Lockdown's crew on the "lost" [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where they found [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and a small landing party from the ''Lost Light'' investigating a [[Point One Percenter]] [[spark]] in a giant hot spot. They immediately attacked the Autobots (and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]) for "trespassing". {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Chasing the "trespassers" into a huge graveyard of deactivated Titans, Venom and the rest of the Decepticons were easily able to round them all up, whereupon they were delivered into the custody of Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:Legends webcomic xmas Waspinator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|Little guy on the right.]]

Venin and [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] were the sons of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], with whom they celebrated [[Christmas]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} When [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] tried to convert him into a [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] fan, Waspinator-turned-[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] refused on behalf of his kids, telling Tankor they had no idea who the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]] was. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Insecticon leader Venom discovered that [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had formed the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]] to strike at Decepticon bases worldwide. Luckily for the Decepticons, Venom and his colleagues managed to keep the Autobots at bay. {{storylink|The Bee Team}}

Venom was one of the Decepticons under the command of Galvatron when the latter attempted to steal an experimental space bridge from the Autobots. All combatants were sent hurtling back in time when a stray shot hit the device, and found themselves witnessing the epic battle between Primus and Unicron before Cybertron's creation. In a fit of madness, Galvatron ordered his troops to aid Unicron, despite the chaos bringer's victory meaning they would all be wiped from existence. The Autobots and Primus eventually sent Unicron into a retreat, and all time-displaced warriors were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1VenomToy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fear my docile, stingerless beast form!]]
*'''Venom''' (Deluxe Insecticon, [[1985]])
{{toydesigner|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Venom transforms into a robotic {{w|cicada}}. He uses the mold of the [[#Notes|Beet-Zaguna]] toy previously released in the Japanese ''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' toyline, with a new green and orange deco. He comes with a small blaster and an axe.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-deluxe-insecticons-venom/925/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Venom at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Venom/venom.htm More information on Venom at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy Venin.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Unfortunately, he can only fire his gun mode off once before dying.]]
*'''Acid Storm & Venin''' (Legends Class, 2014)

:Part of the seventh wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' '''Venin''' (renamed due to trademark reasons) is a [[redeco]] of [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]], in sorta-[[Insecticon (G1)|Generation 1 Insecticon]] colors. Venin can transform into a purple insect, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a gun with a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]]. He has an [[autotransformation]] feature that folds up his wings when his gun barrel is extended.

: He was only available in a two-pack with the Legends Class [[Acid Storm (G1)#Generations|Acid Storm]]. Compared to Waspinator, many of Venin's parts are considerably softer, giving him a much less solid feel.

:Venin was originally designed with Venom's usual colors, back when Acid Storm was going to be [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Thundercracker]],<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2517377 Joe Kyde's comment on allspark.com]</ref> but the colors were changed sometime between then and production, presumably to match his new partner.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenVenin/venin.htm More information on Venin at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsLegendsWaspinatorMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonVenin.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Venin, Insecticon Tyrant''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T17/T46'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Decepticon Venin, Insecticon Tyrant is one of forty-six character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game.
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==Notes==
[[File:1985MuralDXInsecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*Venom, like all of the Deluxe Insecticons, was designed by [[Artmic]] and originally produced by [[Takatoku Toys]] for inclusion in their ''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' toyline (甲虫隊ビートラス). Decoed in black and brown, the mold first saw release under the name '''Beet-Zeguna''' (ビート・ゼグナ ''Bīto Zeguna''). Takatoku Toys went out of business a short while later in 1984, and their assets were purchased by fellow Japanese toymaker [[Bandai]]. At that time, Bandai was not very active in the U.S. market, which made the company a competitor of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but not of [[Hasbro]]. Due to this, Bandai had no objection to licensing various Takatoku molds to Hasbro in 1985 for sale primarily in the United States as part of their version of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]]. Nowadays, Bandai has a worthwhile interest in every market and since it only once licensed the molds, there is little likelihood that Venom and company will ever be reissued.
*Since Hasbro and Takara shared the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] as promotional material for their respective versions of the toyline, Venom and the other Deluxe Insecticons were not included in its cast to avoid giving Japanese market-competitor Bandai free publicity. The group was also omitted from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comics]] and barely appeared in the UK Marvel comics, making them the least "successful" of the Takatoku molds. This trend has continued in fiction since, the team's current highlight being their role in the [[2004]] Dreamwave ''[[Transformers: Micromasters|Micromasters]]'' miniseries.
*Barrage, Chop Shop, and Venom (but not Ransack) all appeared in their ''Beetras'' color schemes on Hasbro's 1985 packaging mural, along with several other toys in early or unused color schemes.
*Because of the Deluxe Insecticons' regular absence from fiction, Venom has rarely acted as leader of the whole Insecticon group. Instead, the more prominently appearing Insecticon trio usually seems to be rather communal in leadership, though [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] often gets to be in a leadership position of sorts. Venom is presumably keeping an eye on him.
*Real {{w|cicada}}s have no venom. They don't even sting. They're just noisy.
*Perhaps related to this paperwork from 8/15/84 shared by Bob Budiansky at Botcon lists the cicada toy as being named "Chop Shop" and the name "Venom" as assigned to a Hornet. (Perhaps not coincidentally there was a hornet toy designed for the Beetras toyline. The engineering designs for it were among a packet of Beetras development documents sold online.)
** That said, like many {{w|Hemiptera|Hemipterans}}, cicadas ''can'' give a slightly painful (but completely harmless) jab with their {{w|Rostrum (anatomy)|rostrum}} in self-defense if you handle them carelessly and scare the poor little things.
*Venom has shown no evidence in any fiction of [[Venom (Marvel)|a desire to eat your brains]].
*''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class [[Bombshell (G1)#Generations|Bombshell]] had an alternate "pretooled" head designed by Hasbro for Venom, but this tooling was never used.
*In planning for the [[BotCon 2015]] [[Waruder]] four-pack ([[Storm Rider]], [[Paralyzer]], [[Parasite]], and [[Mudfighter]]), [[Fun Publications]] considered making one of the Deluxe Class wasps a version of Venom, who has long suffered from a lack of any available molds with a cicada alt-mode. However, they shelved this plan upon learning that Hasbro was considering the above Bombshell-based idea. Ultimately, Hasbro only produced a mass-retail toy of Venom (under the modern trademark-friendly name "Venin") from the small Mini-Con-sized Waspinator mold, and in different colours available from [[Acid Storm (G1)#Generations|Acid Storm]]'s sprue.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Venom''' (ヴェノム ''Venomu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/zeg/index.html Beet-Zeguna at Diaclone.net]

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Astrotrain (G1)

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:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Astrotraing1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Choo Choo Rocket]]
'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can. He wants more from life, but it's either fly the other Decepticons around, or get scrapped by them.

He also craves having power over a massive [[Astroforce|army of train drones]]. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.

{{bigquote|It's always the same thing. I fly them to points unknown, exhaust all my fuel, and they get to have all the fun.|Astrotrain on his eternal role as the Decepticons' ride|"[[The Gambler]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Mingyu]] (Chinese), [[Jorge García]] (Latin American), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Hoist Goes Hollywood'' & The Movie), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''The Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''The Killing Jar'' Generation 1 Dub & ''Triple Takeover'' Generation 2 Dub), [[Walter von Hauff]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, ''The Big Broadcast of 2006''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear''), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, ''Prime Target'' Generation 2), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine'' Generation 2 Dub), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[Júlio César]] (Portuguese, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), [[José Sant'anna]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Ronaldo Artinic]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[François Leccia]] (European French), [[Pierre Garin]] (European French, ''The God Gambit''), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, ''The Gambler''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, ''Triple Takeover''), [[Éric Legrand]] (European French, ''Chaos'')}}
[[File:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|It doesn't matter if you're grey or white... if you're a boy or a girl...]]
Astrotrain arrived on [[Earth]] during the second year of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s campaign to conquer the planet and its energy resources. His activities prior to that point remain unclear, but he was first seen guarding human slaves in an energy mine following the Decepticon takeover of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. When the Autobots returned from a brief exile in space, Astrotrain and his comrades were defeated and sent packing. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

He once transported Megatron to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] where he and the Decepticons' leader attempted to jam Earth's radio waves. The attempt was interrupted by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Astrotrain engaged in a bad pun, accused Omega Supreme of being too outdated to catch him, and then was the victim of a Cybertronian's impression of a sandworm (see image) before being thrown a few planetary diameters. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|Behold my mighty hand!]]
Typically one of the more easy-going among the Decepticons, even Astrotrain isn't above letting a little power go to his head. While tracking [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], he shot down the Autobot, who had been on a fuel scouting mission, and managed to trick the [[Titan (species)|people]] of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] into believing that he was one of their [[Sky God]]s, so that they would mine [[energy crystal]]s for him and the Decepticons. Astrotrain used [[Jero]], a corrupt High Priest who was as fanatical as he was ruthless, to further his ends. However, the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] arrived aboard Omega Supreme looking for Cosmos. Omega Supreme was virtually out of fuel after the trip, but the Autobots soon managed to refuel him using the energy crystals. Knowing that he, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] alone couldn't beat Omega Supreme, Astrotrain destroyed the crystals in a fit of pique before flying off, leaving Jero to die like the worm he was. Harsh, Astrotrain, harsh. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

[[File:Gambitastro&crystals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Astrotrain finds out he likes shiny things.]]
Astrotrain was used by Megatron to transport energy rich asteroid ore being mined by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in high orbit. Astrotrain maintained his shuttle mode so that [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] could load him with cargo. He apparently did not have very keen sensors in that form, as the Autobot Cosmos was able to very clumsily swipe some ore from his open cargo bay, then loudly fell over Astrotrain's side without the Decepticon even reacting. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Astrotrain later transported [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to the planet [[Monacus]] to check up on Decepticon sympathizer [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]]. When they learned that Gyconi had captured a number of Autobots and brainwashed them into mindless slaves, the Decepticons tried to stow them aboard Astrotrain to take them back to Megatron. However, their plan was stopped by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and [[Slizardo]], and the latter two followed Astrotrain into space as he escaped with his comrades. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

When [[Deceptitran]] sent word for assistance in overcoming [[Tlalakan (species)|Tlalakan]] rebels, Astrotrain transported Megatron and his warriors to that distant world to protect their energon horde. The rebellion gained Transformer aid of their own, though, and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and friends drove off the Decepticons and led the Tlalakans to freedom. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

[[File:TripleTakeover-ThrustAndAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.05|"What have you got there, Astrotrain?" "Go away, Thrust. Nobody likes ''your'' style!"]]
However, the incident on Titan had given Astrotrain a taste of power, and he decided he liked it. With the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze Megatron and Starscream in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. Although he managed to amass a surprisingly large amount of [[energon cube]]s, the productive day ended with him flooding the entire city after bursting a water main. Worse, Megatron thawed out. The embarrassment of these incidents forced Astrotrain to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly... at [[fusion cannon]] point. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

[[File:Search4atelitakicks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Boot to the head]]
[[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] used Astrotrain's likeness as a lure to capture [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Megatron later sent the real Astrotrain (as well as Blitzwing) to go negotiate with Chumley so they could team up to annihilate the Autobots. The Triple Changers arrived in time to see Optimus refuse to rescue a distressed young woman. Astrotrain was curious, but Blitzwing fell for the ruse and got stuck, so Astrotrain was left with no other option but going to the castle to free him. On his way there, Astrotrain found Chumley using a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|robotic scorpion]] to fight Optimus Prime, and proposed Megatron's deal. Chumley responded by flinging the Decepticon away, hanging him up to the walls, and defusing his weapons. Astrotrain was frustrated and explained himself, but Chumley rejected the notion and claimed he'd rather have the help of an aardvark. But as Prime inched closer, Chumley panicked and freed the Decepticons, who promptly made their getaway. He learned that day, to never trust Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|No razors here, folks.]]
Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got zapped by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:TFTM-AstrotrainCoronation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|I guess you could say it's his... ''crowning moment''! Gah ha ha ha!]]
Astrotrain witnessed Starscream throw a fit over Megatron's obsession with Shockwave, and was surprised as everyone else when the Seeker shot Megatron in the back. But when Megatron overpowered his subordinate, Astrotrain was disgusted and allowed Starscream to be humiliated. He was then present for a battle with Starscream's new team of [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], but didn't contribute anything in particular. At the end of the day, Megatron ordered Astrotrain to take the traitorous Starscream and the Combaticons to an asteroid floating through space, where they would be banished forever. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Astrotrain could be glimpsed on the simulation of Megatron's [[orbit disruptor cannon]], but did not get to actually see it in person. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

In the year [[2005]], he transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections [[Battle of Autobot City|handed to them]] at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He couldn't make it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard. After that, Astrotrain served as the ring for the subsequent fight among the Decepticons to replace the ejected Megatron, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] formed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] inside him (slag, Astrotrain is big!) and Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] used their piledrivers (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy!) Apparently, they all made it back fine, and Astrotrain was the one to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Astrotrain’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

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When the Decepticons lost their hold on Cybertron, Astrotrain went with the rest of them to [[Chaar]], where he was seen trying to deliver Energon cubes to the starving army. When he tried to take a cube for himself while the Constructicons were fighting amongst themselves for the energy, they merged into Devastator and kicked him aside. Devastator was then distracted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and Astrotrain made another move for the cube, only to be shot by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Such is life. When Cyclonus insulted the Decepticons for their behavior, Astrotrain somewhat notably mentioned that he knew [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and Megatron "were the same guy". Cyclonus later stated that he needed energon as it was needed to revive Galvatron, and Astrotrain gave him the rest of his supplies. He got an inspirational speech in return. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

When the Quintessons offered the Decepticons energon, Astrotrain joined his cohorts in the feasting, and when the Quintessons made a proposition, he agreed to go with it and went to battle the Autobots with everyone else. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} He later participated in a battle in space under unknown circumstances. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

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Astrotrain then helped Galvatron and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] with the plan to destroy Cybertron with a [[death crystal cannon]], supervising the loading of the cannon with the deadly crystals. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:GhostInTheMachine-AstrotrainPossessed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Starscream! This is ''[[Furmanism|the worst case of indigestion I've ever had!]]'']]
Later on, when [[Scourge (G1)|intruders]] found their way inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Astrotrain responded to the alarm but ended up being possessed by Starscream's [[Spark|ghost]] because of his useful cargo space. Starscream flew his body most of the way to [[Unicron]]'s head, then left it when he closed in on Cybertron, leaving Astrotrain to be shot down by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. Astrotrain was then captured and interrogated by the Autobots, but was as confused as they were about why he had been flying so close to Cybertron all by himself. He was later released as a way of thanking Scourge for revealing Unicron's plans to them. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Later, Astrotrain stumbled upon [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in space and battled him until the two were suddenly interrupted by a laser barrage from the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] and retreated. Astrotrain returned to Chaar to report this to Galvatron, who punched him in the face, insulted him and stated that he didn't care. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

Astrotrain was later seen participating in a Decepticon attack on Japan, trying to ram a bullet train head-on, before being driven off by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
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In the mid-1990s, Astrotrain ferried the Decepticons through space for their attack on the orbital interstellar teleportation platform known as the ''[[Trigger]]'', created as part of a joint effort between the Autobots and the American government. His shuttle mode serving as the perfect disguise to allow the villains to draw in close before striking, he raised brief suspicion by not matching any known Earthly spacecraft, but when Starscream and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] deployed from within him and flew on ahead, the impossible sight of jets flying in outer space led the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew to believe Astrotrain and his passengers were Autobots. This fatal mistake led to the deaths of three of the four-man crew at the Decepticons' hands before the Autobots arrived to rout the villains. Astrotrain transformed for battle ''without'' changing size and entered the fray as a gigantic robot, but even his huge size couldn't win the day, and the Decepticons withdrew. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Several months later, Astrotrain was employed by Starscream to carry the large payload of energon cubes he had gathered through a deal with the [[Prime Minister of Japan]] back to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]]. When the Decepticons came under attack by the Autobots, Astrotrain took flight, but his escape was barricaded by the time-displaced ghost of Starscream from the future (yes, really), {{storylink|Activation}} who spirited the present-day Starscream and the energon cubes away to the ''Trigger''. Astrotrain nervously reported this baffling turn of events to his leader, then joined with all the other Decepticons and Autobots in attacking the twin Starscreams, who had fused their body with the ''Trigger''. The battle ended when Optimus Prime and Megatron combined their power to destroy Starscream's new body, but the backwash from the explosion was so powerful that Astrotrain and all the other Transformers were sent hurtling down to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry, and were not heard from again for many months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and [[Octane]] were amongst the troops serving under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in Trypticon on Earth in the year 2011. Together, they helped Sixshot distract [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his warriors from assisting the Autobots' forces on Cybertron when Galvatron staged a major attack on the planet. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The three were later dispatched to protect Trypticon from an attack by the Autobot Triple Changers [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], unaware that it was just a distraction to allow [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to infiltrate the base. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} He also served as Galvatron's personal transport to the planet [[Praum]], where the Decepticons had set a trap for the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} He also transported Galvatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] to Earth from Chaar, where they prepared their strike on Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Astrotrain then went into Earth's orbit to help steal the energy-gathering satellite known as [[Sol 1]], {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and much later he witnessed [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his gigantic [[transtector]] at [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in the [[Arctic]] for [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]'s final assault on the Earth. When the Autobots proved victorious, he and the rest of the Decepticons were driven from the Earth and into the reaches of space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
When [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[blackball|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}}

During [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}}

When the Legends World was threatened by plasma energy bombs, Astrotrain was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Arriving first in [[2023]], Astrotrain joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer]]s in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} He later helped humans and Selectors flee from the [[Angolmois Energy]] eruptions plaguing the Earth. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in an assault on Autobot HQ in [[Arizona]]. This acted as a cover for Soundwave's covert operations in [[Japan]] (which were ultimately foiled).{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Later, when the Autobots began construction of the battle fortress [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], Astrotrain was assigned to carry out surveillance of the project with [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Using Reflector's camera mode to capture images of Scramble City's transformations, Astrotrain brought the images back to Megatron so he could deduce whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to their own near-complete battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
"Astrotrain" joined several legendary Decepticons in battle against [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]]. "Astrotrain" was ultimately revealed to be nothing more than a holographic illusion created by [[Giga]]. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year [[2001]], the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. As the Autobots evacuated off-planet, Astrotrain was one of the many space-worthy Decepticons who pursued them into orbit and attacked. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
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Astrotrain was among the Decepticons who were defeated by the Autobots after a battle in a city. When the city was subsequently invaded by [[Martian]]s, the Decepticons attempted to team up with them, only to be double-crossed. The Decepticons instead formed an alliance with the Autobots to see off the Martians, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] even saved Astrotrain from one of the Martian war robots, though they agreed to continue hating each other. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
When [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] got together for a little mischief, they spiced up the [[Battle of Autobot City]] with some [[GoBot]]s. In this new timeline, Astrotrain participated in the assault on [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City and killed [[Apollo (GoBots)|Apollo]]. Megatron battled [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] and fell in battle, and the Decepticons retreated aboard Astrotrain.

Then reality changed again, and the Decepticons now co-existed with the [[Renegade]]s. Astrotrain ordered his passengers to jettison weight, and they promptly did so. The group then turned their attention to nominating the next leader of the Renegade-Decepticon alliance, which quickly turned into a free-for-all. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In a universe where Megatron didn't survive his duel with Optimus, Astrotrain ferried the defeated Decepticons off of Earth and back to Cybertron, pausing only to jettison the casualties of the battle. Unsurprisingly, Starscream seized the title of Decepticon leader, and Astrotrain was present for his coronation on Cybertron... a coronation that was interrupted by Unicron. When Starscream pledged allegiance to Unicron and became "Megascream", Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who received an upgrade as part of the deal.

During Unicron's final attack on Cybertron, Astrotrain accompanied Megascream when the Decepticon leader tried to steal the Matrix. Astrotrain's new upgrade allowed him to merge with his leader, and the five Decepticons transformed into a massive combiner that flattened Optimus. Astrotrain was presumably killed when Hot Rod opened the Matrix shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s demand, he [[Communicube|called]] a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Some time later, Megatron was teleported to Cybertron alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Straxus came to see Megatron as a liability and sought to take control of his more powerful body. Astrotrain witnessed the mind-swapping process, unaware that it had gone awry upon its completion, leaving both Megatron and Straxus trapped within the same frame.''{{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|left|thumb|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]
Later still, Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers 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. Additionally, while on Earth, the trio were tasked with enlisting the aid of a human with access to many "bucks" and connections to the automotive industry, to further help the Decepticons acquire fuel. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. The Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] came upon the site as well, and the Decepticons reveled at the chance at some destructive fun before their demise. Though Goldbug escaped, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and Octane cornered Blaster {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and took him prisoner. The group then holed up inside the ship, and Astrotrain updated Ratbat on their situation, urging him to send them a cure for the Scraplets. Instead, Ratbat sent over the captured [[Throttlebot]]s with canisters of acid, instructing them to eliminate all of the infected. Lucky for them, Blaster's friends had managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure for Scraplets, and prepared to use said cure instead. But Blaster, who had gotten himself infected as well during his fight with the Triple Changers, instructed the Autobots not to use the cure: he would rather die than be instrumental in allowing a Decepticon to live. Goldbug's hand was forced against Blaster's wishes when thousands of Scraplets combined to form a monster, and the only ones with enough firepower to take it down were the Decepticons. All those within the crater were doused with water, and the Triple Changers made short work of the remaining Scraplets. Following their victory, Astrotrain showed quick thinking when he identified a nearby [[G.B. Blackrock]] as a useful asset and [[stroboscopic opticon|hypnotically gained control of him]], thus ensuring the viability of [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|Ratbat's greatest plan]]. The Triple Changers then beat a hasty retreat, hauling away Ratbat's cargo. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

After delivering the [[Wash and Roll|cargo]] to its intended destination, the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} who soon fell under Ratbat's command. Astrotrain joined the Decepticons in an assault on the Autobot crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Relocated to the [[Arctic]], Astrotrain was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]] before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s armies temporarily came to blows thanks to [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] manipulating both sides, Astrotrain was seen rolling over [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in the melee. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Once the Decepticons united against a nearby Autobot regiment, Astrotrain again saw action when he ionically disrupted the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]. Both factions quickly learned they were both victims of Starscream's manipulations, and united to stop the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from attaining the power of the legendary [[Underbase]]. Through their efforts, Starscream was prevented from taking in all but a tiny fraction of the Underbase's energies. Unfortunately, this was still enough to endow the Seeker with unimaginable might. Three squads were formed to tackle Starscream as he attacked three different Earth cities, with Astrotrain being assigned to look over [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. He was destroyed, alongside the other Decepticon triple changers, in a blast of cosmic power. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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When [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] was completed in [[2004]], Astrotrain was one of several Decepticons brought by Shockwave to attack the opening day festivities. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

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[[File:Astrotrain space pirates.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You can't stop the Train, baby!]]
''In [[2005]], after the [[Battle of Autobot City]] went pear-shaped, Astrotrain acted as emergency escape transport for the Decepticons. However, he wasn't properly fueled for such a flight, and requested his passengers jettison some weight for the flight home.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} ''He was present when Megatron returned as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to overthrow the usurper, Starscream, and joined the returning Decepticon leader in another attack against the Autobots on Earth.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

In [[2008]], the Decepticons were tipped by the [[Quintesson]]s to an opportunity for wiping the Autobots off the face of Cybertron. Astrotrain acted as point-man for the invasion, not only leading the air force of flying [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Triple Changers and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], but also acting as transport for [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Commander Soundwave]] and the legion of ground troopers in his cargo hold. Things turned sour when the Quintessons ambushed the Decepticons on their way to [[Autobase]], though: Astrotrain was forced to dump the soldiers in his hold and quickly transform in order to greet their adversaries. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of [[2006]], Astrotrain discovered that the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] appeared to all be hypnotized. He flew to [[Chaar]] and timidly approached [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] with his report. Galvatron angrily hit him into a rock face and declared that he cared nothing about what the Junkions were up to. He told Astrotrain he should leave, so he did. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate version]] of [[2009]], Unicron had destroyed Cybertron and the Decepticons (under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s command) controlled America. Astrotrain and Octane were seen defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] from one last, desperate Autobot assault. They shot down the [[Pretender]] [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], when he was disrupting the base's [[Force field|energy field]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Astrotrain happily worked for Shockwave's faction in the [[Decepticon Civil War]], along with his fellow Triple Changers. He took the time to slug it out with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] after the [[Enclave]] between Shockwave and Megatron went sour. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Thanks to an inside informant, Astrotrain and the other Triple Changers joined Shockwave in surprising Megatron at an energon shipment rendez-vous point, overpowering him with blaster fire until the Decepticon leader fell off the side of a cliff. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

With [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in command, Astrotrain joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, Astrotrain and Blitzwing received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. After they fended off some live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Astrotrain and Blitzwing learned that Octane 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, Astrotrain happily buggered off and left him. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Astrotrain showed up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the [[Cybertronian (faction)|armies]] of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], just before they pretty much got slaughtered. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Astrotraincrossingovershuttle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Astrotrain is relieved he only has to carry five Constructicons now.]]
[[File:Devastatormegatronastrotraincrossingover.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Clearly, Astrotrain's interior is bigger than it looks.]]
Astrotrain's carcass lay undiscovered at the bottom of the sea for ten years until [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed to find him. His remains were excavated piece by piece by enslaved [[human]]s and transported to Megatron's base of operations within the wrecked [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in northern [[Canada]]. Using incomplete schematics and Megatron's memories of Astrotrain's old body, Astrotrain was finally reconstructed. Astrotrain was immediately put in charge of finding the remnants of the rest of the Decepticons who fell at the hands of the [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream, plus the unpleasant task of carting them back to their headquarters. This morbid job took its toll on Astrotrain, who yearned for real battle. He at one point snapped upon discovering a human space station in Earth's orbit, his last refuge from the organic vermin, and went on a two-day long rampage, sending several satellites raining down onto the planet's surface. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Astrotrain's profile in Club magazine #14}}

After the appearance of the mysterious crossdimensional Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], Astrotrain and the other rebuilt Decepticons under Megatron's command traveled to [[South America]] to investigate an equally mysterious power source that seemed to share traits with Landquake. En route, they were attacked by [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]]'s [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNT]] squad. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}} Astrotrain managed to shake off these interlopers just before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots arrived in search of this same power source, and a new battle between the factions began in the jungles surrounding the power source. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle escalated, Astrotrain joined with some of his peers in surrounding [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus]], {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} but ultimately, Megatron was forced to call for a withdrawal. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

Megatron soon granted the mysterious [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] and his rogue group of Decepticons an audience. However, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons under Megatron's command were forcibly implanted with reverse-engineered [[cerebro-shell]]s. Bug Bite's plan was cut short when a jammer activated by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] disabled the shells, and a fight soon erupted between Megatron's Decepticons, Bug Bite's Decepticons, and the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' command. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

When Megatron ended the [[Decepticon Civil War]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], Astrotrain was stationed aboard Starscream's warship. He informed his captain when the fortress below began powering down their weapons, thanks to the [[Seacon (G1)|traitors]] in Bludgeon's ranks eliminating the [[Pretender]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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Years after being killed by an Underbase-powered Starscream, Astrotrain was reanimated by Megatron and further lobotomized so that he would unquestioningly follow orders. Pressed into service as part of Megatron's [[zombie]] army in [[2012]], Astrotrain was part of a detachment ordered to chase down [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s. When [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] managed to subdue Kup, Astrotrain was ordered by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to return him to Megatron. {{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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====''Transformers '84''====
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As the [[Great War (G1)|war]] raged on Cybertron, Astrotrain was one of many Autobots and Decepticons seen in battle with one another. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"You win this round, squirrel!"]]
Astrotrain took part in a Decepticon ploy to take over Earth's communication satellites. Ferrying troops and weapons from Earth to the Decepticons’ ships in orbit, Astrotrain may have unknowingly been infiltrated by Hot Rod and Bumblebee. If so, Hot Rod may have commandeered Astrotrain's military controls to fire upon Cyclonus.

In another possible scenario, Astrotrain was sent into a wild spin out into space when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ computer systems. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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Astrotrain was stationed at the Decepticons’ lab, charged with guarding the [[Brain Drain device]], with which the Decepticons planned to syphon away the Earthlings’ intelligence and transmute it into energy. In one possible scenario, he was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert his post when a squad of Autobots stormed the lab. He was unsuccessful in fending them off. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Astrotrain warwithin.jpg|thumb|Finally, I get to fight instead of carry people.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] needed a major distraction to infiltrate the subsectors of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and establish Cybertron as a living war world, he sent Shockwave to command a full frontal assault against the Autobot capital. Astrotrain was among the many Decepticons who aided Shockwave in this siege {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} and aided several of his fellow airborne Decepticons in destroying bridges leading out of the Autobot stronghold. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} As the Decepticons managed to breach the Autobots' final defenses, Astrotrain came down to the ground to help in mopping up the last of the enemy soldiers. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Decepticons evacuated the area when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] destroyed the place. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

Later on, after Megatron's disappearance led to a factioning of the Decepticon army, Astrotrain began serving with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. One of the group's attempt to secure a plenty of energon was foiled by the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], led by Grimlock, who managed to distract Astrotrain and his teammates long enough to swipe their goods and make a quick getaway with them. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

The Predacons remained the only major hold out among the factions when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] negotiated a great peace between the Autobots and Decepticons due to low energon reserves planet-wide. Astrotrain and the Predacons attempted to prevent the peace treaty and the consolidation of their opponents, but their efforts were in vain until the surprise return of Megatron with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], thousands of super-charged warriors grown from [[Quintesson]] cloning technology. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

The Decepticons managed to establish an [[Age of Internment]] until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally returned to free the Autobots and equalize the sides once more. After the disappearance of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] and its crew, Astrotrain and his fellow future Triple Changers, Octane and Blitzwing, began serving directly under Shockwave's command. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Some time into Shockwave's reign, [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks. Astrotrain was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} During what was meant to be a suicide mission, the Decepticons nearly claimed victory against the Autobots... until both factions' Micromasters turned up to put an end to the conflict. After the miniature 'bots began brandishing about Shockwave's decapitated head, the Decepticon forces got spooked and fled the battlefield. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

When Shockwave learned how to perfect his Triple Changer process after the [[Great Shutdown]], due to [[Unicron]]ian technology he pilfered from [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Astrotrain was one of the first to benefit from the procedure.

In 2003, Astrotrain, along with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Blitzwing, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and Octane arrived with Shockwave on [[Earth]] to place the Earth-bound Transformers under arrest for war crimes and take them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|New World Order}} {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} They took Optimus Prime and most of his troops into custody, ferrying them back to the homeworld. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But Optimus and his followers were soon freed from their cells, leading to an Autobot insurrection of Shockwave's regime. Astrotrain guarded Shockwave's tower during the uprising, keeping Kup, Prowl, and Arcee from breaching its perimeter. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Despite his best efforts, the Autobots were victorious, and the bulk of the Decepticon forces were taken prisoners. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Despite Shockwave's defeat, Astrotrain and Blitzwing remained his loyal servants, and helped him set up a base of operations in Cybertron's wastelands. While on monitor duty, the pair spotted what appeared to be a derelict wandering about their perimeter. Shockwave sent out both triple-changers to investigate, and they made short work of the [[Air Warrior]] they found. While they were puzzling over what it was doing on Cybertron, they were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], who informed them that Megatron had returned to retake control of his troops! This news caused Astrotrain to switch loyalties, while Blitzwing was destroyed. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar3 OmegaSupreme Sixshot Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I choo choo choom you! And there's a picture of a trai...er, space shuttle]]
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron, Astrotrain attacked an Autobot peace ceremony alongside [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Blitzwing and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. The Autobots responded by activating [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who blasted Astrotrain out of the air. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} When he opted to fight on ground level instead and wounded a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] landed on top of him after falling from the sky, then proceeded to pummel the Triple Changer into the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Astrotrain participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. During its initial stages, the battle swayed in the Decepticons’ favour, and Astrotrain fired away at Powerglide as the Decepticon triple-changer stood atop the defeated Red Alert. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Infiltration issue 5|Transformers: Infiltration #5]]}}
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When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wanted to have a peaceful chat with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] in the early days of the Decepticon revolt, Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] held [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW 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 Astrotrain was punched out by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} He later transported the Decepticons back to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] after they saved Orion Pax from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s attack on [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Choices}} Astrotrain later dropped Orion Pax and Megatron into Zeta Prime's citadel and after Zeta Prime's death, Megatron broke the alliance between him and Orion's unit. {{storylink|Overthrown}} When Megatron was defeated in combat with Orion-turned-Optimus Prime, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought him to safety him by flying past on Astrotrain and grabbing him off the ground. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Looking to punish Megatron for leading the Decepticons into defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had Astrotrain carry his damaged leader into space and drop him off near [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Following a failed attack on [[Starsreach Spaceport]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s troops retreated on board Astrotrain, who brought them to the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery|Toraxxis crater]] on Scorponok's orders. {{storylink|Unleashed}} Astrotrain then took [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to the planet of [[Canis Tor]] in order to recruit the wayward [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] back into the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

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In the wake of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s world-ending rampage, {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}, Cybertron left was unable to support life and as the Cybertronian race fled to the stars Astrotrain fell under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} In the mid-19th century, Starscream formed a brief alliance with a swarm of [[Dire Wraith]]s led by [[Vekktral]] in the hopes of stealing an [[energon synthesizer]] that had been developed by the [[Solstar Order]] to nourish their Cybertronian recruit [[Stardrive]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

Astrotrain adopted a new [[alternate mode]] based off a [[Galactic Council]] shuttle and used it to ferry the Wraiths, disguised as Council representatives, to the Solstar Order station ''[[Orchid Crossing]]'' over the icy world of [[Xetaxxis]]. Vekktral soon revealed himself as a Wraith imposter and Astrotrain transformed into robot mode and opened fire on the [[Space Knight]]s, killing [[Auxin]], before he himself was pinned down by [[Sata]]. The situation quickly worsened when the Autobots arrived, {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} and an attempt by the Dire Wraiths to assimilate [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] turned him into an uncontrollable monster. Deciding to use the chaos to his advantage, Starscream told Astrotrain to aid him in retrieving the synthesizer, which was cut short when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] sabotaged the station and sent it tumbling towards the planet below. Starscream ordered Astrotrain to evacuate the Dire Wraiths in his shuttle mode; as the Decepticons and Wraiths regrouped, Vekktral used Astrotrain's sensors to deduce that the Wraith/Cybertronian hybrid had survived reentry.
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[[File:ShiningArmor3-AstrotrainAndVekktral.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Vekktral|He]]'s goin' off the rails on a crazy train.]]
The Decepticons caught up with the monster as it rampaged through a [[Xetaxxan|Xetaxxian]] village and eventually burned itself out, though Vekktral was enthusiastic about trying again, Starscream made it clear that it wouldn't be his men that Vekktral sacrificed. While Starscream and the [[Conehead]]s headed off to retrieve the synthesizer from the wreckage, Astrotrain hung back with Vekktral and his Wraiths to spring a trap for the Autobots. When a group of Xetaxxans — preying on [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] 's sympathy for the natives — revealed themselves as Wraiths, Astrotrain crashed through a wall to ferry Vekktral into battle, forcing Magnus to fight a rearguard action while Bumblebee and Sata made a beeline for the station. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

In the ensuing melee, Astrotrain wisely stuck to the sidelines and merely watched as Magnus battled — and eventually succumbed to — the swarm of Wraiths, observing with some discomfort as Vekktral used his [[magic]] to merge with the Autobot into another monstrous fusion. Astrotrain rejoined the other Decepticons as the Wraith-Magnus led the charge against the Autobot-Knight alliance... but was unprepared for Vekktral to backstab his mechanical allies, intending to turn them into more Wraith hybrids. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}} Ensnared by Wraiths, Astrotrain was rescued by Blitzwing; the two Triple Changers joined Starscream as he announced a new plan: to grab the synthesizer and get off world as fast as possible. Stardrive tailed them and managed to rip off Starscream's wings, forcing Astrotrain to carry their humiliated leader offworld as the Seeker detonated the energon synthesizer so that the Autobots couldn't have it either. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:Infiltration5 AstrotrainImwaiting.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Not even alien invasions can stop Astrotrain from updating his blog.]]

A century later, Astrotrain was still a part of Starscream's squad, now operating under the [[infiltration protocol]]. They arrived and worked covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Astrotrain oversaw the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} but despite having sampled its power, he was unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Later on, he took Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron, and continued to oversee the Ore-13 research. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} During Megatron's scheme to escalate the tensions between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]], Astrotrain served as air cover for their ground forces, but was severely damaged by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and later retreated.

After being humiliated in battle with Optimus Prime, Megatron ordered [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to come to Earth several phases before his presence is normally requested. Upon hearing this, the wire in Astrotrain's forehead nearly exploded, but Megatron told him to shut up. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

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Astrotrain was involved in Megatron's plot in the country of Latveria. He helped supercharge his fellow Decepticons with energy siphoned from [[Spider-Man]] as part of the Decepticons' "[[Mirror response mode]]." {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} While other Decepticons helped fend off the combined forces of the Autobots and the Avengers, Astrotrain remained within the Decepticons' Latverian installation at Megatron's side. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} When Megatron headed outside to deal with the opposition personally, Spider-Man broke free of his restraints, and Astrotrain attempted to subdue the super-hero once more. Unexpectedly, he was stunned by [[Doctor Doom]], the human villain being spiteful over Megatron's recent betrayal. After Earth's heroes managed to destroy the "Psycho-Prism" integral to Megatron's scheme, the Decepticon leader recognized that the current mission no longer served a purpose. Megatron warped Astrotrain and the rest of his troops away from the battlefield before retreating himself. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

Witnessing his leader straying further from protocol every nano-klik but knowing none of them would dare tell Megatron he was wrong, Astrotrain decided to do the unthinkable, something no sane Transformer would ever do except as a very last resort: deliberately reactivate Starscream so he could do it ''for'' them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}}

[[File:Devastation6 shownomercy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.95|Don't cross the streams, Blitzwing!]]
When the alien [[Reaper]]s suddenly attacked their headquarters, {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Astrotrain left his post (forcing Blitzwing to cover for him) to plot how to exploit the situation with Starscream (though he was openly concerned if the plan failed they'd be dead). The plan worked: Starscream successfully removed Sixshot from the board and attacked the Reapers, at which point Astrotrain popped up in the command bunker to go "look at how brave Starscream is bravely attacking the Reapers by himself!". Megatron deduced what was going on behind his back, but instead of punishment, led the Decepticons into battle. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} After the destruction of the Reapers, Astrotrain expressed surprise at their victory and callously declared that the deaths of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were acceptable losses. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:AHM3 Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Somebody didn't mind the gap.]]
A year later, the Decepticons on Earth, including Astrotrain, defeated the Autobots on the planet in a mighty battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons subsequently began conquering the planet, Astrotrain carried on being by-the-book and tactically minded in the attack on [[New York City]], suggesting they send the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to handle ground forces to avoid ballistic attacks. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} [[Marissa Faireborn]] would watch as Astrotrain and his fellow Decepticons went on a rampage through the city. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

He also took to the subway lines in locomotive form to eradicate the humans hiding in the subway stations. Inexplicably, his train mode was seen to resemble an outdated steam locomotive instead of the diesel freight engine it had been a year earlier. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Astrotrain was one of many Decepticons to listen to Megatron's speech about conquest. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} He later watched Starscream try to take control of the Decepticons using [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], although the revolt was interrupted by the arrival of human jets from [[Europe]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} This was soon followed by the return of the exiled Autobots, at which point Astrotrain wrestled with [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and laughed at the Autobots when they were seemingly retreating (in reality, they were just [[Omega Supreme (G1)|making room]]). Astrotrain was then tackled into a building by Roadbuster, who commented that the Decepticon was a "lightweight". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Megatron and his army were defeated, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Astrotrain served as their escape vehicle as they fled Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Three years later, Astrotrain was stationed on the desolate asteroid base where Starscream was in charge. He responded to [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s infiltration of the base, but ended up running straight past the intruder without noticing. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} When Megatron finally returned to take back command, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons watched him brutally punish Starscream for his actions. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} They then followed Megatron back to Earth for revenge. There, Astrotrain was present when Megatron was approached by a lone Optimus Prime, and was ordered to stop the Autobot when he apparently tried to escape. As it turned out, Prime was only getting some distance away from the imminent impact of a satellite he had arranged to be dropped on the Decepticons from space. Astrotrain and his comrades were blown sky high from the ensuing explosion. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Megatron then let himself be captured by the Autobots and taken to Cybertron, where he used the [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Astrotrain and the other Decepticons who were waiting on Earth. {{storylink|The Question}} At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} After the war, Astrotrain was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by Starscream to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. After following Starscream underground, they witnessed [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], a dying [[Titan (group)|Titan]], declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. Astrotrain and the other Cybertronians celebrated by carrying Starscream on their shoulders through Iacon. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

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In spite of his support of Starscream, Astrotrain's true loyalty lay with Shockwave and Soundwave, who were secretly in contact with Megatron. As part of Megatron's plan, he and the other loyalists were captured by a mind-controlled Prowl and taken to the [[Black Room]], {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} where they were upgraded into new forms in preparation of their leader's return. {{storylink|The Verge}} Astrotrain then proceeded to aid Blitzwing in capturing a mixed group of Autobots and [[NAIL|neutrals]] sent to investigate Prowl, running over [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and breaking off his arm in the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} While it looked like the Decepticons had the upper hand, Astrotrain was taken off guard along with the others when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] revealed her true loyalties to the Autobots and killed [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. In the Decepticons' resulting escape from the Black Room, Astrotrain helped provide covering fire. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The Decepticons went on to fight the Autobots over control of Iacon, but the battle ended with Megatron defeated and Starscream rising to leadership of the neutrals. Starscream's first action was to exile all Autobots and Decepticons who refused to abandon their factions, including Astrotrain. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:Winners&Losers-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Astrotrain lost his caboose.]]

Out in the wilderness, Soundwave declared that he would lead the Decepticons to hunt down the deserted Shockwave, but Astrotrain and Blitzwing were sick of listening to him after their recent failure and rebelled. They attacked the communications expert and fought his cassettes until the fight was broken up by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and Soundwave left to confront Shockwave alone. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} He soon returned and tried to rally Astrotrain and the other Decepticons again, claiming they had to save all Cybertron from Shockwave's machinations. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} As the Decepticon forces converged on Shockwave's newly arrived [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], they ran into the exiled Autobots and a battle broke out. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} They were rudely interrupted when the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed an energy wave that gravely wounded soldiers on both sides, among them Astrotrain. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

Having lost his legs and an arm to the death wave, Astrotrain was carried to safety and guarded by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. He let his defenders borrow his binoculars, explaining he had bad eyes but kept this secret so Megatron wouldn't consider him a liability. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Astrotrain wound up at the Autobots' wasteland camp, and when the Necrotitan was defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], he and the other death wave victims were cured from its corruption. He also got his limbs back somehow. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} He celebrated the victory by going to [[Swerve's]] to drink and sing alongside both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The celebrations came to an end when Shockwave put his final plan into action and summoned an army of [[Ammonite]]s to Cybertron, forcing all Autobots and Decepticons to fight back. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-SpaceBus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|In case that "Astrotrain" trademark falls through.]]
Following Shockwave's defeat, Astrotrain fell under the command of new Decepticon leader Galvatron, who took his troops to Earth under Soundwave's advice of starting a new approach to peace there. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} When an enraged Galvatron went on a rampage in their ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Astrotrain tried to calm him down only to end up redirecting the rage at himself. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When the ''Nemesis'' was brought down by Prowl during the Autobots' attack on the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base, Astrotrain was injured and had to be pulled out of the wreckage by Blitzwing. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:SouthOfHeaven-Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Astrotrain then ended up taking Galvatron to a swamp for a secret meeting with Arcee. Astrotain was a little stupefied when Galvatron offered to kill him after Arcee expressed annoyance at his not coming alone, and was also not happy about the bugs infesting the area; his intake manifolds got full of them, and a rather large one startled him when it flew up to his face. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Astrotrain next transported some tanks of oxygen, along with a group of Decepticons and humans, to the Decepticons' [[Jupiter]] commune, which was in the midst of being constructed (and which he considered to be a much better place to visit than a swamp). He thought the docking process could have been a little gentler, but didn't hold any ill feelings against the [[Stockbridge|human crew member]] responsible. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

As the Decepticons made preparations to board the Autobots' [[Ark-7|ship]] and seize its space bridge, Astrotrain wondered how long it would be before the craft's power ran out and the force field surrounding it was gone. He also expressed confusion at the idea that Galvatron had ever been young. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

Soon after, Astrotrain and the Decepticon elite were summoned to Shanghai, China by Galvatron, as the Decepticon invasion of Earth was to begin. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}. When Optimus Prime and his forces arrived in Shanghai, Astrotrain and the rest of the Decepticons present engaged with them. He was one of the Decepticons teleported away from the battle when the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] attacked the battling Cybertronians. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He dropped Galvatron off at the Copahua volcano for his "appointment" with Arcee, then later picked him up. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

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He was once again among Galvatron's Decepticons fighting forces defending the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' at the bottom of the ocean. When Galvatron turned the Earth into a giant [[Enigma of Combination]], Astrotrain was forcibly combined with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] into [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] (Astrotrain formed the left leg). Galvatronus punched [[Victorion]] and grappled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with support from two [[Seeker clone]]s. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} After Superion disabled the Earth Enigma, Galvatronus was disassembled into his components. Galvatron ordered Astrotrain to carry him away from the battle while under fire from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], leaving the rest of the Decepticons behind. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:NoFairFight-AstrotrainDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Then there was trouble..."]]
The two fled in the direction of [[Sanctuary Station]], but were pursued into space by [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and Arcee. Galvatron shot and disabled Cosmos, who was then able to shoot Astrotrain in the engine, forcing him to enter Jupiter's atmosphere. They were pursued further into Jupiter's atmosphere, but could not land due to Jupiter being a gas giant. Astrotrain tried to convince Galvatron to let him retreat to the space station, claiming he would be able to get free somehow, but Galvatron told him he was not yet through serving the Decepticon cause. Galvatron sacrificed Astrotrain by flinging him in his disabled shuttle mode at Arcee, who trisected him with her swords. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

His divided body was subsequently infected by an alien organism that altered his physiology, keeping his [[brain module]] alive, and seemingly moved him back to Earth where the three pieces crashed in different locations. They were targeted by [[V.E.N.O.M.]] and [[Destro]], who sought to use the organism as a genetic weapon, but [[M.A.S.K.]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] put a stop to their plan by retrieving them first. {{storylink|The Deathstone}}
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====Spotlight: Mirage====
With the Autobots reduced to a small rag-tag rabble, Astrotrain accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]]. Astrotrain and Blitzwing both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in. Astrotrain avoided death when Mirage forced Prime to lower his weapon in exchange for [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s life. He could barely hold Prime back as Mirage executed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], losing his grip when the furious Autobot leader attacked the mercenary.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Astrotrain HOS.jpg|left|thumb|That's Mister The Astrotrain.]]
Referred to as ''the'' Astrotrain, he was a black-and-purple locomotive, with a retracted propeller on the front and batwings along the side.

The Decepticons built (or modified) the Astrotrain to be the locomotive engine pulling their battle train to [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} En route he rammed through an Army blockade undamaged, but ended up driving off a cliff thanks to [[John Henry]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and apparently falling to his destruction... despite having wings. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Astrotrain loaned out his right hand to serve as a prop for [[BotCon 2006]]. Though he hoped to get it right back after the convention, it didn't seem that would be the case. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei astrotrain pack in.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who accompanied Megatron in his attacks on Earth in the 21st century. He was first seen going on a rampage in the Japanese district of [[Shinjuku]], forcibly pushing a train along from behind while in his own train mode, threatening to derail it. [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Grimlock]] arrived to save the train, prompting Astrotrain to switch to shuttle mode and take off through the city, shattering windows and forcing [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Bumblebee]] to shield human bystanders from the rain of glass with their own bodies. He then transformed into [[robot mode]] and began battling the Autobots, who were unaware he was merely staging a diversion so the other Decepticons could raid a power plant. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} The powerful Triple-Changer had the Autobots on the ropes until their newest ally, [[Hot Rod (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Rodimus]], arrived to join the fight. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
When the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of another universe attempted to attack [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Astrotrain and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] defended their leader. However, Starscream possessed Onslaught and used his body to knock out Astrotrain. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
Astrotrain was among the small group of Decepticons serving under [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] who departed Cybertron in pursuit of the [[Energon cube#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Energon Cube]]. When the Cube crash-landed on Earth and shattered into fragments, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and machinery to remain hidden while searching for the shards.

Eleven years after the crash of the Cube, when [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] and [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] found themselves battling the Autobots in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Ramjet put in the call to Astrotrain. Astrotrain passed the message on to Megatron, who departed the Decepticons' warehouse base to join the fight. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}}

Some time later, Astrotrain joined Starscream and Ramjet in attacking a hydroelectric power plant, and easily fended off the leaderless Autobots who resisted them, as [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] was incapacitated at the time. Astrotrain took down [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Mirage]] single-handedly, then transformed to shuttle mode so the other Decepticons could load the [[energon cube]]s they had gathered. When the revived Optimus Prime came speeding onto the scene soon after, Astrotrain quickly took off in a bid for escape, but was struck by a powered-up blast from Prime's [[ion blaster]] and disappeared in a colossal explosion. However, he was barely able to make it back to the Decepticons' undersea base to deliver the stolen energon cubes, but was denied any usage by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} Astrotrain did not reappear again throughout the Transformers' battles on Earth.

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
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Astrotrain was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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The Astrotrain, "the Hell Ride", was an old foe of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} and shuttled captured prisoners down the Polyhex Killway and to the horrifying [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. These passengers included some squishy humans, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Scarlett]], who sneaked aboard him. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} Shortly after, just before the destruction of Earth, Astrotrain engaged Omega once more and was soundly trounced. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Astrotrain was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Darkmoon]], who granted him cloaking ability, {{storylink|#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' Darkmoon/Astrotrain toy bio}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons dispatched to [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] in the hopes of intercepting [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]]. While the other Decepticons set up an ultimately bungled ambush, Astrotrain swooped down to try and capture the two Autobots. Later, Astrotrain was present for a Decepticon attack led by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Astrotrain-art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Much like my cartoon appearance [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|below]], I show up to places and do nothing.]]

{{bigquote|In confusion there is opportunity.}}

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

With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. During this period, Astrotrain's primary objective on this mission was creating confusion and his primary weapon was the "Ionic Displacer Blaster". {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Marcus Clark-Oliver]] (English)|[[Kevin Kraus]] (German), [[Sergio Becerril]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Mike Fédée]] (French)}}
Astrotrain was among the Decepticon troops that attacked the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' after its location had been discovered. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}} When the ship managed to escape through a space bridge, Astrotrain joined Megatron's crew to pursue it aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. However, their subsequent battle with the ''Ark'' resulted in a team of Autobots led by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] taking control of the bridge. Astrotrain and the other Decepticons present surrendered in response. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep1-Astrotrain-prepared.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
Following the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash on [[Earth]], Astrotrain was among the Decepticons attending to the ship's damage. He later accompanied Megatron outside to check a perimeter breach reported by Soundwave, where they encountered the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], one of which identifying himself as [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

Patrolling the halls of the ''Nemesis'', Astrotrain encountered [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], who was supposed to be guarding their prisoner, the [[Maximal]] scout [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and was put on edge. However, he saw nothing out of the ordinary, missing [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] due to him clinging to a ceiling. He eventually caught Rattrap outside Airazor's cell and closed in on the little Maximal only to be sent flying by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], took advantage of his unconscious state to impersonate him. Though he quickly awakened, he was overpowered by the disguised Mirage and trapped in a prison cell along with [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] while Mirage, Rattrap, and Airazor escaped. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}}

Having been freed from his earlier predicament, Astrotrain participated in another assault on the ''Ark''. This time, the Autobots gained the upper hand on account of the ''Ark'' assuming a massive robot mode. Astrotrain and the other Decepticons were captured and imprisoned aboard the ''Ark'' as the ship returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} Astrotrain was locked in a stasis field until he was freed to partake in a climactic showdown against [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], which ended with the arrival of spark spirits. After [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]]'s spirit bought a swift end to the threat, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons came together with the Autobots to mark a tentative end to the Great War before departing under Megatron's command. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #16]]

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart4-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|300px|I'm the last of the good ol' puffer trains. I'm the last of the soot and scum brigade. And all this peaceful living is drivin' me insane.]]

Astrotrain was a member of [[the Rise]], acting as transport for [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and "[[Team Stream]]" as they attacked a [[Titan Net]] subsidiary hub thanks to his large-scale size. The Rise injected a data-bomb into the hub to disable all the orbiting [[Titan (group)|Titans]] save [[Vigilem]] whom [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] imparted new orders on. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Once Vigilem moved into action, Slipstream ordered the Rise to depart before [[Security Operations]] arrived. Though Astrotrain was confident he could defeat anything Security threw at them, Slipstream deemed a confrontation unnecessary and reiterated her command. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

Later, Astrotrain brought Team Stream to the Winged Moon on a mission to claim its energon. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} However, an engineering team on the moon fortified the control center with barricades and booby traps that kept the Rise out. Worse, Astrotrain detected an incoming threat -- [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] of [[Colonial Security]]. Astrotrain engaged him, but Sky Lynx's other section landed Security forces on the moon for Team Stream to deal with. In the end, the energon stockpile was destroyed. Astrotrain evacuated the Rise and returned them to Cybertron. {{storylink|War World: Moon}}

Astrotrain and Team Stream ambushed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when he visited the [[immersant]] site of his mentor, [[Codexa]]. His [[Senate Guard|Guard]] got the Prime to safety, though, with the sacrifice of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. Astrotrain personally delivered the final blow bringing down the [[Great General]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

At the direction of Shockwave, Astrotrain intercepted a meteor passing by Cybertron. It carried the lost combiner, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], whom Astrotrain safely transported to the surface of Cybertron. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Astrotrain battle against both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As more Autobots joined the fray, Astrotrain feigned a retreat in his locomotive mode, only to take to the air and double back in his shuttle mode as the busted rails came to an end. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}
*Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] had the Autobots [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] pinned down, until [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] arrived to turn the tide of battle. Though the Decepticon triple-changers attempted to flee, their Autobot counterparts were able to keep pace by rapidly shifting through all three of their modes. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane|Sandstorm, Broadside, and Octane commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{bigquote|Astrotrain, the triplechanger! With space shuttle and train engine forms, this is the ultimate transporter. He carries the logistical burden of the Decepticons' evil plans!|The [[narrator]]|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}

====Autobot story====
Megatron sent Astrotrain to collect the energy they had drained from the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]]. When Astrotrain was almost at the generator, he had caught up to a squad of Autobots who had come to stop the Decepticons. Astrotrain got the Autobots' attention by blowing his train whistle and approached them in his train form. When he reached the Autobots, he transformed to robot form and announced that all the energy at the power station belonged to the Decepticons. He told the Autobot squad his orders, warned them that he would destroy the Autobots if they got in his way, and threatened to show them the true power of a triple changer. Optimus Prime requested that Astrotrain leave, but the locomotive/space shuttle Transformer brushed this off with a "whatever", and engaged the Autobots. Despite his best efforts, Astrotrain was defeated. Optimus told the triple changer to fly back on his prized wings, back to Megatron. Realizing that he was defeated, Astrotrain decided to retreat, transforming to his space shuttle form and blasted off. He faced off the Autobots once again outside ELTA. Despite having already fought Snapdragon, Apeface, and countless Decepticon foot soldiers in between them all, the Autobots managed to overcome the triple changer once again.

====Decepticon story====
Astrotrain 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, Astrotrian and the others scattered across Zel.

The Decepticon forces went to Zel in order to investigate, and Astrotrain found the Decepticons while they were at the hydroelectric power station. He called out to them in his train mode and blew his whistle. He rolled up to them and transformed to robot mode once he was close enough, expressing relief for finding them as his energon supplies had been getting low. When Megatron announced that he was sure Astrotrain would be useful, Astrotrain assured him that he was great in fighting, not just for transporting. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Astrotrain, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Astrotrain was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
After [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] crashed into a movie set, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and Astrotrain were sent to retrieve him and the weapon he was transporting. Unfortunately they got into an altercation with the Autobots and failed to destroy the film evidence of the crash, which subsequently made it into a blockbuster film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Astrotrain participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 100 units of Cybermetal, 50 units of Transmetal, and 30 exclusive cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Astrotrain-EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Astrotrain was sent to the [[Enigma of Combination|Enigma]] battlefield to grab the Enigma so the Decepticons could make combiners. But he ran into [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The two had some banter, until Astrotrain left, saying they would settle it later, Triple-changer to Triple-changer. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Triple Changer
*'''Weapons''': Astrotrain dual wields large laser rifles to deal damage to whatever he targets.
*Abilities: Being a triple changer Astrotrain is available to two abilities!
**'''Defensive Perimeter''': Bombard all nearby targets with 8 missiles that deal 27 damage. Also puts up a defensive shield that attracts defensives!
**'''Aerial Support''': Rush to a friendly bot healing heath in a wide area when landing.
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==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Astrotrain (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:TheTransformerTheMovie-Astrotrainexcaping.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Not shown: Thomas and the stationmaster's house.]]
*In an early Japanese sales catalog from 1985, the black and white Astrotrain was listed as an '''Autobot''' with the [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]] 16, with [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] being #17 (when released, Megatron was #16, while Astrotrain was #48). In fact, the more realistic black and white deco ''does'' look more like an Autobot...
*Paperwork from 8/15/1984 shown off by Bob Budiansky lists the then unnamed toys that would become Astrotrain and Blitzwing as Autobots, which is crossed off in pencil with "Decepticons" penciled in next to it.
*According to "The God Gambit", Astrotrain believes that [[Fandom|those who worship Transformers]] are fools.
*Astrotrain, along with Cosmos and Omega Supreme, was one of three space-faring characters added to the cartoon in 1985. In addition to the usual voice flanging given to the show's robotic characters, all three had an echoing reverberation applied to their voices, presumably to play up the "outer space" aspect.
*Astrotrain's voice in the G1 cartoon contained a peculiarly-modulated flange effect, mixing a normal voice with a higher-pitched version of the same recording.
*While Astrotrain does not appear in the [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|''Stormbringer'' comic series]] (due in part to him being on Earth at the time), the trade paperback includes a design sketch for a Triple Changer which appears to be intended as Astrotrain's pre-Earth Cybertronian form.
*In the [[2005 IDW continuity]] during [[Simon Furman]] and [[E. J. Su]]'s run, Astrotrain's flight mode was originally depicted as a realistically rendered space vehicle, while his train mode was a modern diesel-electric locomotive akin to a {{w|GE U28C|General Electric U28C model}}... with a decidedly non-standard giant cannon mounted on the engine cowling. From ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' onward, however, Astrotrain's robot mode was reworked to better resemble his ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toy... but rather than transforming into that toy's bullet train form, he instead becomes a purple D62 steam locomotive like his original toy. There is probably a [[Trukk not munky|good reason]] for that.
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===Character models===
[[File:AstrotrainCharacterModel.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|That ass be fly, yo. (''Final robot mode models pictured'')]]
* Astrotrain has at ''least'' three robot mode [[character model]]s that are known to exist:
** The first is a design that features a lot of extra lines and details on his arms, torso and legs. This model has a gray helmet and mostly gray wings.
** The second is the same model design, just with a purple helmet, which can be seen off and on throughout episodes animated by [[AKOM]] and the [[unknown Generation 1 animation studios]]. This could easily be written off as an [[animation error]], but given the rather large frequency it appears in the cartoon in non-[[Toei Animation|Toei]]-animated episodes, it would seem a variant like this existed.
** The third is his final model, which removes a lot of the details and redesigns the way his lower legs merge with his feet. The colours of this model follow a similar guideline to the second one, however; the wings have more purple covering them than gray.
* Astrotrain's [[robot mode]] models were based on an early prototype of his toy, with a different head design and color scheme. However, like most of the new season 2 characters, it is apparent that this character model was created with only a front-facing photo of the toy for reference—a ''mistransformed'' photo in Astrotrain's case, which did not have his shuttle tailfin unfolded into its chestplate form, leading to it being left out from future revisions of his models and by extension, his cartoon and comic book appearances.
* With the lack of any rear-view toy references, the animation model artist/s designed two entirely distinct rear-view robot mode models for Astrotrain:
** The first design features detailed wings that incorporates circular shapes which are reminiscent of either the toy's space shuttle thrusters or the train wheels—though it's not entirely certain if that was the intention by the artist/s or whether they were just made up greebles. This model was used in the [[Commercial/Generation 1|toy commercial]] advertising the [[1985]] [[Triple Changer]]s and a few scenes in the episode "[[Triple Takeover]]". This model so far, has yet to surface to the wider public.
** The second design (aka the final design) places the shuttle mode tailfin on his back (see right).
* Astrotrain's pre-final front-facing model was published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books alongside his final rear-view robot mode model and final vehicle mode models. This is down to the availability of animation models [[Jim Sorenson]] owned or had access to at the time of the book's creation.
* Due to the prominence of his Generation 1 cartoon animation model, Astrotrain is typically depicted without a chestplate in fiction and most toys, but the feature was however retained for the [[2006]] ''Classics'' toy. Both his pre-final and final models also feature two eyes, even though the original toy has a visor. The separate eyes were also used for subsequent depictions of the character in fiction, as well as his subsequent toys.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Astrotrain''' (アストロトレイン ''Asutorotorein'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrvonat''' ("Space Train"), '''Űrmozdony''' ("Space Engine", first ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Triplex Uno''' ("Triplex One")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tàikōng Huǒchē''' (Taiwan, 太空火車, "Space Train"), '''Dà Huǒchē''' (China, 大火车, "Big Train")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Astro-Comboio''' (Portugal, "Astro-Train")
*''Russian:'' '''Astropoyezd''' (Астропоезд, "Astrotrain")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Astrotyag''' (Астротяг, "Astrohauler")

==External links==
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Astrotrain_template.html Original Hasbro Astrotrain, original Takara Astrotrain and Takara reissue Astrotrain at TF-1.com]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html e-Hobby Astrotrain and original Astrotrain at TF-1.com]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Decepticon starships]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 gods]]
[[Category:Generation 1 starships]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One zombies]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]
[[Category:War Within Predacons]]

Pteraxadon

2020-11-11T17:14:35Z

ZacWilliam1: Undo revision 1458422 by ZacWilliam1 (talk)

{{faction|autobot|wreckers|quintesson}}
:''Pteraxadon is an [[Autobot]] [[Battle Master]] from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:SiegeArt-Pteraxadon.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[Samus Aran|RIDLEY CONFIRMED]]]]

An aerial powerhouse, '''Pteraxadon''' makes everyone aware of his presence whether by beast mode screeching or axe mode attack.<ref>''Earth Wars'' Pteraxadon bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
[[File:Selects Cutthroat Pteraxadons.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
Pteraxadons were created by the sadistic [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] with the help of a stolen [[Energon Matrix]] and [[Angolmois Energy]]. When the Terrorcons struck during the [[Selector]] revolt, Cutthroat abducted a wall of [[Doublecrosser]]s protecting [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and fed them to his Pteraxadons, who then went on to provide aerial support for the Terrorcons. {{Storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Pteraxadon EarthWars.jpg|thumb|110px]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:Siegetoy-BattleMaster-Pteraxadon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Lemme ''scythe'' you a questi-... wait.]]
*'''Pteraxadon''' (Battle Master, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S16'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SG-20'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[May 31]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': "Fire blast" impact effect

: Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Battle Master]]s, Pteraxadon transforms from robotic ''{{w|Pteranodon}}'' to a "Binary Edgewing Scythe". The weapon mode can be held by or mounted on other figures via [[5 mm post]]s. Though not shown in the [[instructions]], an extra post on the body of the weapon (attached to their head) allows this mode to be held like a blaster, with the handle forming the barrel; the tip of the handle/barrel has a small peg for attaching blast effects.

: Pteraxadon includes an effect piece to simulate their axe mode impacting another object that clips onto the blade-edge. It can also be mounted on the small blast-effect pegs of figures by the hole in the "impactee" side of the effect.

: Pteraxadon was redecoed into [[Terror-Daxtyl#Toys|Terror-Daxtyl]] and [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]].
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W3PrivatePteraxadon.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Private Pteraxadon, Air Command-Artillery/Binary Edgewing Scythe''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T17/T48'''
**''Stars: ''6

:Private Pteraxadon, Air Command-Artillery is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. As a [[Battle Master]], Private Pteraxadon, Air Command-Artillery begins the game in Bot Mode. Instead of being sent to the KO Area once his Health drops to zero, the card is flipped to the Upgrade side, becoming the Manifold Ion Particle Blaster, and equipped in the Weapons slot of another character on the player's side of the battlefield. In order to represent Pteraxadon's size as a Battle Master, the card is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Pteraxadon toy's packaging art. The Binary Edgewind Scythe received original artwork, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Caravan]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*The [[Flyt]], an organic animal species featured in the 2019 ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic series, are very loosely inspired by Pteraxadon.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anna__Malkova/status/1125840794991116288 @Anna__Malkova on Twitter, 7 May 2019]</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/Brian_Ruckley/status/1166726077902991365 @Brian_Ruckley on Twitter, 28 August 2019]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pteraxadon''' (テラクサドン ''Terakusadon'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Battle Masters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Quintessons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Pteraxadon

2020-11-11T17:13:50Z

ZacWilliam1: Expanded his bio with character info from his Earth Wars game web page

{{faction|autobot|wreckers|quintesson}}
:''Pteraxadon is an [[Autobot]] [[Battle Master]] from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:SiegeArt-Pteraxadon.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[Samus Aran|RIDLEY CONFIRMED]]]]

'''Pteraxadon''' is a super spy who uses fear, paranoia and surprise as his weapons of choice. In his skilled talons they are weapons deadly as any axe. He is a precision machine when it comes to unnerving and off-balancing his foes and his "friends" alike. <ref>''Earth Wars'' Pteraxadon bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
[[File:Selects Cutthroat Pteraxadons.jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
Pteraxadons were created by the sadistic [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] with the help of a stolen [[Energon Matrix]] and [[Angolmois Energy]]. When the Terrorcons struck during the [[Selector]] revolt, Cutthroat abducted a wall of [[Doublecrosser]]s protecting [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and fed them to his Pteraxadons, who then went on to provide aerial support for the Terrorcons. {{Storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Pteraxadon EarthWars.jpg|thumb|110px]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:Siegetoy-BattleMaster-Pteraxadon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Lemme ''scythe'' you a questi-... wait.]]
*'''Pteraxadon''' (Battle Master, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S16'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SG-20'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[May 31]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': "Fire blast" impact effect

: Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Battle Master]]s, Pteraxadon transforms from robotic ''{{w|Pteranodon}}'' to a "Binary Edgewing Scythe". The weapon mode can be held by or mounted on other figures via [[5 mm post]]s. Though not shown in the [[instructions]], an extra post on the body of the weapon (attached to their head) allows this mode to be held like a blaster, with the handle forming the barrel; the tip of the handle/barrel has a small peg for attaching blast effects.

: Pteraxadon includes an effect piece to simulate their axe mode impacting another object that clips onto the blade-edge. It can also be mounted on the small blast-effect pegs of figures by the hole in the "impactee" side of the effect.

: Pteraxadon was redecoed into [[Terror-Daxtyl#Toys|Terror-Daxtyl]] and [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]].
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W3PrivatePteraxadon.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Private Pteraxadon, Air Command-Artillery/Binary Edgewing Scythe''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T17/T48'''
**''Stars: ''6

:Private Pteraxadon, Air Command-Artillery is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. As a [[Battle Master]], Private Pteraxadon, Air Command-Artillery begins the game in Bot Mode. Instead of being sent to the KO Area once his Health drops to zero, the card is flipped to the Upgrade side, becoming the Manifold Ion Particle Blaster, and equipped in the Weapons slot of another character on the player's side of the battlefield. In order to represent Pteraxadon's size as a Battle Master, the card is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Pteraxadon toy's packaging art. The Binary Edgewind Scythe received original artwork, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Caravan]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*The [[Flyt]], an organic animal species featured in the 2019 ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' comic series, are very loosely inspired by Pteraxadon.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anna__Malkova/status/1125840794991116288 @Anna__Malkova on Twitter, 7 May 2019]</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/Brian_Ruckley/status/1166726077902991365 @Brian_Ruckley on Twitter, 28 August 2019]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pteraxadon''' (テラクサドン ''Terakusadon'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Battle Masters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Quintessons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Transformers: BotBots (toyline)

2018-11-08T23:52:27Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Toys */ New name from Unboxing video

[[File:BotBotsPromoArt.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Don't eat the ones that turn into food, or you'll get botbotulism!]]

'''''Transformers: BotBots''''' is a toyline set for release in late [[2018]], involving small, cartoony, [[super deformed]] robot characters who transform into mundane items. These 1-inch tall soft-plastic bots are marketed in the same style as the insanely popular ''Shopkins'' toys and other collectible mini-toys.

==Overview==
Each BotBot is a tiny, 1-inch tall soft-plastic toy that converts from a robot into... something else... in a few short, simple steps. Each character belongs to a themed team depending on the "store" their [[alternate mode]] is found in, though the individual members of the team are spread out among a '''''lot''''' of packages:

* Single-Bot [[Blindpacking|Blind Bag Mystery Figures]]
* 5-Packs with two Bots from the pack's theme team, two Bots from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed rare "Lost Bot"
* 8-Packs with two Bots from the pack's theme team, five Bots from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed rare "Lost Bot"

Naturally, there is a ton of overlap, with many figures available in multiple different packs. These redundant Bots are meant to encourage trading among the kids.

{{-}}

==Toys==
As each individual toy can appear in multiple multi-packs, we're simply listing them by team, with ''which'' packs they come in listed on the individual entries.

===Series 1===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Professor Wellread]]
* eraser (name TBA)
* [[Totes Magotes]]
* pencil (name TBA)
* [[Cranky]]
* ruler (name TBA)
* [[Snippy Snappy]]
* tape dispenser (name TBA)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Angry Cheese]]
* [[Duderoni]]
* [[Fottle Barts]]
* [[Hawt Diggity]]
* [[S'up Dawg]]
* [[Shredder Jack]]
* [[Spud Muffin]]
* [[Twerple Burple]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
* [[Batsby]]
* [[Fit Ness Monster]]
* [[Kid Klobber]]
* [[Laceface]]
* [[Pucksie]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''The [[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Bonz-Eye]]
* [[Burgertron]]
* [[Clogstopper]]
* [[Dimlit]]
* [[Frostferatu]]
* [[Game Over]]
* [[Stinkeye Stapleton]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TransformersBotBotstoys.jpg|thumb|right|250px|If ever there was a time to give us a new toy of [[Ejector]], Hasbro, this is it.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Cuddletooth]]
* belt sander (name TBA)
* [[Fun Gus]]
* hammer (name TBA)
* [[Rootwing]]
* power drill (name TBA)
* rock (name TBA)
* [[Venus Frogtrap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Cocoa Crazy]]
* [[Lolly Licks]]
* [[Nrjeez]]
* [[Plop Father]]
* [[Remorsel]]
* [[Sippy Slurps]]
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Unilla Icequeencone]]
* [[Waddlepop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Chilla Gorilla]]
* [[Dr. Moggly]]
* [[Fomo]]
* [[Goob Toob]]
* [[Raddhax]]
* [[S.A. Cheez]]
* [[Screen Fiend]]
* [[Skillz Punk]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Frohawk]]
* [[King Toots]]
* [[Nobeeoh]]
* [[Poo Sham]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubadub]]
* [[Stinkosaurus Rex]]
* [[Sudsbeard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* Hasbro press materials say that "Series 1" features 61 brand-new characters. <ref>[https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/hasbro-announces-collectible-new-transformers-botbots-range-exclusive-080930064.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1 "Hasbro announces collectable new Transformers BotBots range"] </ref> However, promo art shows two Bots (a Baseball and a Soccer ball) who are not pictured in any actual product photography, which would bring the number of bots up to ''63''. However as these are not included on the official Series 1 Checklist included with the toys it seems likely they are from a later series.
* All of the characters introduced thus far are entirely new, separate from any traditional "Generation 1" characters: a rarity in today's ''Transformers'' toy market.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:BotBots}}
[[Category:BotBots| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Titan Master

2017-06-07T22:10:17Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Titans Return marketing material */

[[File:crashbash_titan_master.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]].]]
'''Titan Masters''' are a diminutive breed of [[Transformer]]. Long ago, this ancient and mysterious group of Transformers worked within the gigantic bodies of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]], maintaining their complicated systems as the Titans journeyed across the [[galaxy]]. The Titan Masters were created as gifts, intended to be shared with other civilizations that the Titans might meet in their journeys. Each Titan Master possesses a unique [[Spark]] that allows them to transfer their innate powers into the bodies of other Cybertronians by forming their head, not unlike the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]].

With the resurgence of the Titans themselves, the Titan Masters, long forgotten by Cybertronian civilization at large, have re-emerged from the realm of myth and legend and joined the modern era of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s... representing a Pandora's grab-bag of superpowers sure to unleash earth-shaking results.

==Fiction==
===''Titans Return'' marketing material===

When the universe was still forming, before Autobots or Decepticons existed, the giant spaceship robots known as Titans were created and sent out to discover the powers and mysteries of the universe. Each Titan was crewed by Titan Masters, tiny robot caretakers charged with up-keeping their systems. The Titan Masters also had a greater purpose: Each had a unique superpower they could grant to other Transformers, a gift intended to forge links with other civilizations they might discover. The Titans and their crews were eventually forgotten by all but a few power-hungry and entirely unsuccessful legend hunters. Until the Titans mysteriously returned, and the Titan Masters partnered up with Autobots and Decepticons alike. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] vowed that the Decepticons would use the Titan Masters to rule the universe!

This new conflict quickly spread across the Transformer's universe. On [[Velocitron]] the Speed Planet's biggest race of the year was interrupted in the final lap. Blurr, a previous champion of all Velocitron's major races, had teamed up with Titan Master Hyperfire at his wheel. They vied with Wheelie for the lead when the Decepticon tracker Scourge and an allied Titan Master Crashbash attacked, trying to capture their assigned target: Hyperfire. Luckily Powermaster Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime and Hardhead were on hand to try and stop them.

Meanwhile, searching for info on the mysterious return of the Titans and their crews Alpha Trion followed a trail of clues to the "Beast Planet" Eukaris. Amid jungle covered buildings Alpha Trion and Titan Master Clobber located a mysterious ancient artifact that was linked to the Titans and Titan Masters. Mindwipe led Astrotrain, Wolfwire, and Titan Master Apeface in an Ambush to steal the artifact.

On the closest planet to Cybertron, Caminus, the Decepticon Skullsmasher aided by Titan Masters Grax and Terri-bull infiltrated Caminus and stole the codes to the intergalactic Space Bridge network for the Decepticons. An Autobot spy team lead by Blaster detected the theft. Blaster, Stripes, Rewind and the Titan Master Nightbeat chased down the thieves and battled for the codes in Caminus' streets.

Later, back on Cybertron, Soundwave led an all out assault. Scourge, Astrotrain, Skullsmasher, Laserbeak, Rumble and Ravage, among others, pressed the attack while Powermaster Prime, Chromedome, Highbrow, Wheelie, Blaster and Hardhead were among the defenders. The battle was interrupted when what first seemed like an Earthquake attack by Rumble was actually the landscape itself transforming into the Legendary Titan: Fortress Maximus, so large he uses two levels of Titan Master.
{{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

Later, back on Velocitron a new race was held. The prize? The power to temporarily control the speed of anything, even time itself. The Autobots sent a team lead by Laser Prime. At his command - Rodimus Prime, Nautica (a Quantum Engineer to supercharge their engines), Fastclash (a decoy and escape artist, to confuse pursuit and leave it in a wreck) and Quickswitch (a mercurial assault warrior). Rodimus Prime finished the race first and claimed the prize for the Autobots, but there was a catch! To gain the power he was transformed into a Titan Master himself, able to grant it to another. The Autobots faced a firefight to evade the Cons and leave the planet. Laser Prime saved the day, useing his Laserpoint System to open a portal away from the world of speed.
[[Chaos on Velocitron| Chaos on Velocitron poster bios and story blurb]]

In the depths of space the monster Titan Trypticon and his Titan Master Necro traveled in starship mode between worlds, landing as a dark fortress or a terrible giant beast, brining doom and ultimate destruction wherever they passed. Trypticon ever hungered for Titan Masters to devour the way another robot would Energon cubes, and the macabre Necro longs to harvest and devour the sparks of all Transformers who cross his dark path.
[[Trypticon (G1)| Titans Return Trypticon on-package blurb]]

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:TitansReturn Infinitus Sentinel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
The Titan Masters were an ancient race, dating back to the time of the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their diminutive stature belied their frighteningly alien physiology; not only could they puppeteer the decapitated bodies of any larger Transformer, but they had the ability to consume the [[Spark]]s of their victims as an alternative source of energy. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

At least two Titan Masters survived until the present day. [[Infinitus]], who had served his master [[Nexus Prime]] during the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], took on a new identity after the death of his Prime and became [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], "dying" during his first battle with [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Following the creation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], Infinitus was roused from his slumber and vowed to "purify" Cybertron from Decepticons and colonists. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[Sovereign]], the herald of [[Onyx Prime]], was dispatched to Earth to find the lost [[Enigma of Combination]]. Disguised as a [[human]], he eventually took on the alias [[G.B. Blackrock]]. {{storylink|White Light}} He remained unaware of his true heritage until Sentinel Prime travelled to Earth and forcibly re-awoke Sovereign from his human disguise. Although Sentinel Prime planned to use an army of undead Titans to cleanse his homeworld, he and Sovereign were defeated by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]], [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Beak]]. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
In the ten thousand years following the [[Grand Uprising]], the subclasses of [[Cyberdroid]] ([[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, [[Powermaster]]s) were misremembered as the "Titanmasters". [[Lio Convoy]] was thought to have been Titanmaster partners with the mech called [[Moon (BWII)|Moon or Mecha Usagi]], though this was unconfirmed. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Master''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Generations|Loudmouth]] with hovercar/hovertank}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#TitansReturn|Nightbeat]] with jet/drilltank}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Generations|Terri-Bull]] with tank/jet}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]] with gorilla/jet}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Brawn]] with hovercraft/treaded jeep}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Generations|Skytread]] with tank/jet}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)#TitansReturn|Autobot Ptero]] with pteranodon/jet}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Fangry]] with winged wolf/dragon}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Generations|Sawback]] with lion/jet}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Generations|Autobot Shuffler]] with elephant/tank}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#Generations|Repugnus]] with insectoid monster/blade shield}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] with rhinoceros/tank}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grax#Generations|Grax]] with [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Generations|Skullsmasher]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Duros#Generations|Furos]] with [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#Generations|Fracas]] with [[Scourge (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Haywire#Generations|Hyperfire]] with [[Blurr (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stylor#Generations|Autobot Stylor]] with [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|Chromedome]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Monzo#Generations|Monxo]] with [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Generations|Wolfwire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vorath#Generations|Vorath]] with [[Mindwipe (G1)#Generations|Mindwipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gort#Generations|Xort]] with [[Highbrow (G1)#Generations|Highbrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcana#TitansReturnIndividual|Autobot Teslor]] with [[Brainstorm (G1)#TitansReturnIndividual|Brainstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Generations|Firedrive]] with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Daburu#Generations|Daburu]] with [[Doublecross#Generations|Autobot Twinferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#Generations|Blowpipe]] with [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Generations|Triggerhappy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rev#Generations|Autobot Throttle]] with [[Getaway#Generations|Autobot Breakaway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Convex#Generations|Convex]] with [[Perceptor (G1)#TitansReturn|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#Generations|Flintlock]] with [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Freezeout (Generations)|Freezeout]] with [[Topspin (G1)#Generations|Autobot Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gatoraider|Gatorface]] with [[Krok (G1)|Decepticon Krok]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chasm]] with [[Quake (G1)|Decepticon Quake]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorchfire]] with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Flameout]] with [[Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Infinitus#Generations|Autobot Infinitus]] with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nucleon (Generations)#Generations|Nucleon]] with [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkmoon#Generations|Darkmoon]] with [[Astrotrain (G1)#TitansReturn|Astrotrain]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sovereign#Generations|Autobot Sovereign]] with [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Generations|Alpha Trion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doomshot#Generations|Doomshot]] with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Diac#Generations|Diac]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRTripleChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blunderbuss#Generations|Blunderbuss]] with [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Murk]] with [[Octane|Octone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hazard|Decepticon Hazard]] with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Cast#Generations|Twin Cast]] with [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Autobot Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hi-Q#Generations|Autobot Apex]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundblaster (Generations)#Generations|Soundblaster]] with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Revolver#Generations|Decepticon Revolver]] with [[Sixshot#Generations|Six Shot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ominus#Generations|Ominus]] with [[Black Shadow (Victory)#TitansReturn|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Giga|Dreadnaut]] with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Decepticon Overlord]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Emissary (Generations)#Generations|Emissary]] with [[Cerebros (G1)#Generations|Cerebros]] & [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|Fortress Maximus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wipe-Out|Necro]] with [[Full-Tilt]] & [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Wipe-Out|Necro]]]]
|}

{{comingsoontoy}}
===Premier Edition===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe''' ([[2017]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cogman#The Last Knight|Cogman]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*The "blueprint" like patterns on the inside of ''Titans Return'' packaging shows images of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|several]] [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|robot]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|heads]] and bodies interacting; interestingly, it shows the outlines of a [[Nebulos|ringed planet]] with lines coming from it and branching out to Titan Masters—possibly indicating that they are from that planet. While this may point to a storyline yet to come, it may just be a nod to the original concept of the Headmasters.
*Despite the opportunity for head-swapping being a hotly advertised feature of the toyline, the feature itself had a critical design flaw. Because the Titan Masters do not share head/neck-peg molds, a Titans Return figure's neck port was built specifically to accommodate the Titan Master head it was packaged with, which did not guarantee a comfortable fit with a Titan Master from any other figure or vice-versa. This design flaw ranged from a forcefully-applied fit to complete incompatability between the head and figure. In some cases, due to the noticeably poor quality control of the Titans Return toyline, even the Titan Master packaged with the figure was not guaranteed to properly fit with its figure. Fortunately, a common fix to an incompatible Titan Master is to turn its head/neck port around 180 degrees before attempting to plug it into the body, which usually ensures a smooth connection regardless of the issue.

==See also==
*[[Headmaster (technology)]]

[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Titan Masters| ]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

Titan Master

2017-06-07T22:06:14Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Titans Return marketing material */ Sketching this out. Will go back in to add links later.

[[File:crashbash_titan_master.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]].]]
'''Titan Masters''' are a diminutive breed of [[Transformer]]. Long ago, this ancient and mysterious group of Transformers worked within the gigantic bodies of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]], maintaining their complicated systems as the Titans journeyed across the [[galaxy]]. The Titan Masters were created as gifts, intended to be shared with other civilizations that the Titans might meet in their journeys. Each Titan Master possesses a unique [[Spark]] that allows them to transfer their innate powers into the bodies of other Cybertronians by forming their head, not unlike the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]].

With the resurgence of the Titans themselves, the Titan Masters, long forgotten by Cybertronian civilization at large, have re-emerged from the realm of myth and legend and joined the modern era of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s... representing a Pandora's grab-bag of superpowers sure to unleash earth-shaking results.

==Fiction==
===''Titans Return'' marketing material===

When the universe was still forming, before Autobots or Decepticons existed, the giant spaceship robots known as Titans were created and sent out to discover the powers and mysteries of the universe. Each Titan was crewed by Titan Masters, tiny robot caretakers charged with up-keeping their systems. The Titan Masters also had a greater purpose: Each had a unique superpower they could grant to other Transformers, a gift intended to forge links with other civilizations they might discover. The Titans and their crews were eventually forgotten by all but a few power-hungry and entirely unsuccessful legend hunters. Until the Titans mysteriously returned, and the Titan Masters partnered up with Autobots and Decepticons alike. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] vowed that the Decepticons would use the Titan Masters to rule the universe!

This new conflict quickly spread across the Transformer's universe. On [[Velocitron]] the Speed Planet's biggest race of the year was interrupted in the final lap. Blurr, a previous champion of all Velocitron's major races, had teamed up with Titan Master Hyperfire at his wheel. They vied with Wheelie for the lead when the Decepticon tracker Scourge and an allied Titan Master Crashbash attacked, trying to capture their assigned target: Hyperfire. Luckily Powermaster Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime and Hardhead were on hand to try and stop them.

Meanwhile, searching for info on the mysterious return of the Titans and their crews Alpha Trion followed a trail of clues to the "Beast Planet" Eukaris. Amid jungle covered buildings Alpha Trion and Titan Master Clobber located a mysterious ancient artifact that was linked to the Titans and Titan Masters. Mindwipe led Astrotrain, Wolfwire, and Titan Master Apeface in an Ambush to steal the artifact.

On the closest planet to Cybertron, Caminus, the Decepticon Skullsmasher aided by Titan Masters Grax and Terri-bull infiltrated Caminus and stole the codes to the intergalactic Space Bridge network for the Decepticons. An Autobot spy team lead by Blaster detected the theft. Blaster, Stripes, Rewind and the Titan Master Nightbeat chased down the thieves and battled for the codes in Caminus' streets.

Later, back on Cybertron, Soundwave leds an all out assault. Scourge, Astrotrain, Skullsmasher, Laserbeak, Rumble and Ravage, among others pressed the attack while Powermaster Prime, Chromedome, Highbrow, Wheelie, Blaster and Hardhead were among the defenders. The battle was interrupted when what first seemed like an Earthquake attack by Rumble is actually the landscape itself transforming into the Legendary Titan: Fortress Maximus, so large he uses two levels of Titan Master.
{{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

Later, back on Velocitron a new race was held. The prize? The power to temporarily control the speed of anything, even time itself. The Autobots sent a team lead by Laser Prime. At his command - Rodimus Prime, Nautica (a Quantum Engineer to supercharge their engines), Fastclash (a decoy and escape artist, to confuse pursuit and leave it in a wreck) and Quickswitch (a mercurial assault warrior). Rodimus Prime finished the race first and claimed the prize for the Autobots, but there was a catch! To gain the power he was transformed into a Titan Master himself, able to grant it to another. The Autobots faced a firefight to evade the Cons and leave the planet. Laser Prime saved the day, useing his Laserpoint System to open a portal away from the world of speed.
[[Chaos on Velocitron| Chaos on Velocitron poster bios and story blurb]]

In the depths of space the monster Titan Trypticon and his Titan Master Necro traveled in starship mode between worlds, landing as a dark fortress or a terrible giant beast, brining doom and ultimate destruction wherever they passed. Trypticon ever hungered for Titan Masters to devour the way another robot would Energon cubes, and the macabre Necro longs to harvest and devour the sparks of all Transformers who cross his dark path.
[[Trypticon (G1)| Titans Return Trypticon on-package blurb]]

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:TitansReturn Infinitus Sentinel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
The Titan Masters were an ancient race, dating back to the time of the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their diminutive stature belied their frighteningly alien physiology; not only could they puppeteer the decapitated bodies of any larger Transformer, but they had the ability to consume the [[Spark]]s of their victims as an alternative source of energy. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

At least two Titan Masters survived until the present day. [[Infinitus]], who had served his master [[Nexus Prime]] during the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], took on a new identity after the death of his Prime and became [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], "dying" during his first battle with [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Following the creation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], Infinitus was roused from his slumber and vowed to "purify" Cybertron from Decepticons and colonists. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[Sovereign]], the herald of [[Onyx Prime]], was dispatched to Earth to find the lost [[Enigma of Combination]]. Disguised as a [[human]], he eventually took on the alias [[G.B. Blackrock]]. {{storylink|White Light}} He remained unaware of his true heritage until Sentinel Prime travelled to Earth and forcibly re-awoke Sovereign from his human disguise. Although Sentinel Prime planned to use an army of undead Titans to cleanse his homeworld, he and Sovereign were defeated by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]], [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Beak]]. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
In the ten thousand years following the [[Grand Uprising]], the subclasses of [[Cyberdroid]] ([[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, [[Powermaster]]s) were misremembered as the "Titanmasters". [[Lio Convoy]] was thought to have been Titanmaster partners with the mech called [[Moon (BWII)|Moon or Mecha Usagi]], though this was unconfirmed. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Master''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Generations|Loudmouth]] with hovercar/hovertank}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#TitansReturn|Nightbeat]] with jet/drilltank}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Generations|Terri-Bull]] with tank/jet}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]] with gorilla/jet}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Brawn]] with hovercraft/treaded jeep}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Generations|Skytread]] with tank/jet}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)#TitansReturn|Autobot Ptero]] with pteranodon/jet}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Fangry]] with winged wolf/dragon}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Generations|Sawback]] with lion/jet}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Generations|Autobot Shuffler]] with elephant/tank}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#Generations|Repugnus]] with insectoid monster/blade shield}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] with rhinoceros/tank}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grax#Generations|Grax]] with [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Generations|Skullsmasher]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Duros#Generations|Furos]] with [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#Generations|Fracas]] with [[Scourge (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Haywire#Generations|Hyperfire]] with [[Blurr (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stylor#Generations|Autobot Stylor]] with [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|Chromedome]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Monzo#Generations|Monxo]] with [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Generations|Wolfwire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vorath#Generations|Vorath]] with [[Mindwipe (G1)#Generations|Mindwipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gort#Generations|Xort]] with [[Highbrow (G1)#Generations|Highbrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcana#TitansReturnIndividual|Autobot Teslor]] with [[Brainstorm (G1)#TitansReturnIndividual|Brainstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Generations|Firedrive]] with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Daburu#Generations|Daburu]] with [[Doublecross#Generations|Autobot Twinferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#Generations|Blowpipe]] with [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Generations|Triggerhappy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rev#Generations|Autobot Throttle]] with [[Getaway#Generations|Autobot Breakaway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Convex#Generations|Convex]] with [[Perceptor (G1)#TitansReturn|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#Generations|Flintlock]] with [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Freezeout (Generations)|Freezeout]] with [[Topspin (G1)#Generations|Autobot Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gatoraider|Gatorface]] with [[Krok (G1)|Decepticon Krok]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chasm]] with [[Quake (G1)|Decepticon Quake]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorchfire]] with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Flameout]] with [[Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Infinitus#Generations|Autobot Infinitus]] with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nucleon (Generations)#Generations|Nucleon]] with [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkmoon#Generations|Darkmoon]] with [[Astrotrain (G1)#TitansReturn|Astrotrain]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sovereign#Generations|Autobot Sovereign]] with [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Generations|Alpha Trion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doomshot#Generations|Doomshot]] with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Diac#Generations|Diac]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRTripleChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blunderbuss#Generations|Blunderbuss]] with [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Murk]] with [[Octane|Octone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hazard|Decepticon Hazard]] with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Cast#Generations|Twin Cast]] with [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Autobot Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hi-Q#Generations|Autobot Apex]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundblaster (Generations)#Generations|Soundblaster]] with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Revolver#Generations|Decepticon Revolver]] with [[Sixshot#Generations|Six Shot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ominus#Generations|Ominus]] with [[Black Shadow (Victory)#TitansReturn|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Giga|Dreadnaut]] with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Decepticon Overlord]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Emissary (Generations)#Generations|Emissary]] with [[Cerebros (G1)#Generations|Cerebros]] & [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|Fortress Maximus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wipe-Out|Necro]] with [[Full-Tilt]] & [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Wipe-Out|Necro]]]]
|}

{{comingsoontoy}}
===Premier Edition===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe''' ([[2017]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cogman#The Last Knight|Cogman]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*The "blueprint" like patterns on the inside of ''Titans Return'' packaging shows images of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|several]] [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|robot]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|heads]] and bodies interacting; interestingly, it shows the outlines of a [[Nebulos|ringed planet]] with lines coming from it and branching out to Titan Masters—possibly indicating that they are from that planet. While this may point to a storyline yet to come, it may just be a nod to the original concept of the Headmasters.
*Despite the opportunity for head-swapping being a hotly advertised feature of the toyline, the feature itself had a critical design flaw. Because the Titan Masters do not share head/neck-peg molds, a Titans Return figure's neck port was built specifically to accommodate the Titan Master head it was packaged with, which did not guarantee a comfortable fit with a Titan Master from any other figure or vice-versa. This design flaw ranged from a forcefully-applied fit to complete incompatability between the head and figure. In some cases, due to the noticeably poor quality control of the Titans Return toyline, even the Titan Master packaged with the figure was not guaranteed to properly fit with its figure. Fortunately, a common fix to an incompatible Titan Master is to turn its head/neck port around 180 degrees before attempting to plug it into the body, which usually ensures a smooth connection regardless of the issue.

==See also==
*[[Headmaster (technology)]]

[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Titan Masters| ]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

Talk:Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

2014-03-08T02:24:48Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Continuity */

==Swindle, Jetfire and Kickback==
Shouldn't Aligned Swindle, Aligned Kickback and Aligned jet fire be on the list? Swindle appeared in a pic and he is in plain view. Jetfire and Kickback were from the commercial, both in their Alt modes and Robot modes, so shouldn't they be added?
:Yes they should [[User:Shado prime| --Shado Prime]] ([[User talk:Shado prime|talk]]) 16:18, 23 February 2014 (EST)
::NEW INFO: I rewatched the trailer, and found out that Kickback was actually Sharpshot (still aligned)! Also, Aligned Sideswipe made an appearance in the trailer, so if you could rename Kickback (Aligned) and add Sideswipe (Aligned), that would be helpful. [[User:CheeseMan|CheeseMan]] ([[User talk:CheeseMan|talk]]) 19:56, 28 February 2014 (EST)

== Continuity ==

Is this game suppose to connect the movieverse to the alighned universe and make them one continuity?
:My guess is that the people who made it have no fucking idea that they're seperate continuities, and used designs from both. They're still seperate, because there would be so inconsistencies that they could never be the same. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:12, 7 March 2014 (EST)
::I believe they said it's explicitly a multiversal crossover between two different and still separate realities. --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] ([[User talk:ZacWilliam1|talk]]) 21:24, 7 March 2014 (EST)

Deadly Depths

2014-03-06T14:29:05Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Notes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''
|prev=Circuit Breaker (Legends)
|next=
|title="Deadly Depths"
|image=TFL-DeadlyDepths.jpg
|caption=
|written by=?
|release date=[[March 5]], [[2014]]– [[March 11]], [[2014]]
}}

'''Something smells fishy with this event.'''

==Synopsis==
As a huge storm lashes the coast, [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Waverider]] swing into action helping the [[human]]s evacuate a number of oil rigs. Seaspray becomes suspicious that the Decepticons might use the cover of the storm to try to steal the sweet [[oil]] from the rigs, and before long he's proved right when the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]s attack the pair.

{{note|You play as the Autobots}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|nonumbering=true
|h1=Bosses
|c1=
* [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]]
* [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
* [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]
* [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
|h2=Raid cards
|c2=
* [[Waverider]]
* [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]
}}

==Notes==
*This is a raid event.
*For some reason Seawing's card bio bares very little resemblance to previous descriptions of the character.

==External links==
*TBA

[[Category:Transformers Legends episodes]]

Heatwave (RB)

2014-03-03T16:01:52Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

{{factions|rescuebot}}
{{disambig2|the Fire-Bot from ''Rescue Bots''|the ''Timelines'' combiner|Heatwave (Timelines)}}
:''Heatwave the Fire-Bot is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

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

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

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

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==Fiction==
===Storybooks===
{{Charstubfiction}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Erich Räuker]] (German), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}
[[Image:FamilyOfHeroes Heatwave roll to the rescue.jpg|thumb|left|350px|My head looks nothing like my toy, that's how much of a rebel I am!]]
On Cybertron Heatwave was three time [[Lobbing]] champion.{{storylink|Road Trip}}

Heatwave was part of a team of Rescue Bots drifting through space when their spaceship received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus appointed Heatwave team leader and assigned them to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, following which Heatwave and his new partner, [[Kade Burns]], drove to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. Heatwave was disgruntled when Kade took the credit for his saving Burns and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur statue head. That night, [[Cody Burns]] discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, and after they helped stop a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Chief Burns revealed the truth to the rest of the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

Heatwave and Kade continued having trouble working together, with Kade even preferring to drive a non-transforming firetruck. After [[Mount Magma]] started spewing lava and threatening the island, the pair were forced to work together, driving through a tunnel under the island to stop the lava from reaching the bunker under the fire station. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Following the rescue of [[Doc Greene]], Heatwave felt under-appreciated by the humans. He was amused when [[Dani Burns|Dani]] fitted a scoop claw to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], but less so when the pair started upstaging the other Rescue Bots at rescues, and even threatened to forcibly remove the device from his comrade. Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots came to Blades's rescue when he was struck by lightning and unable to fly, after which Dani sent some appreciation their way and Blades promised not to use the claw as much. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

{{spoiler|Road Trip|March 8}}
{{spoiler|Sky Forest|March 8}}
Heatwave soon learned to drive the newly-acquired [[Mobile Headquarters]], using it to stop a speeding driver. An incident with Doc Greene's [[teleporter]] resulted in the Mobile HQ and three of the Rescue Bots being teleported around the island. After a stop atop [[Mount Griffin]], Heatwave threw the device away, only to find they needed it to rescue Kade from the forest. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[sky forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot nonelectronic.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (2011)
:Heatwave transforms into a red and grey fire engine of likely fictitious origin. In keeping with the simple transformation scheme of the line, Heatwave transforms from vehicle mode to robot mode by simply pulling up the ladder and folding down the feet.

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

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[[Image:RescueBots electronic HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
*'''Electronic Heatwave the Fire-Bot Set''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Cody Burns
:This non-Transformable version of Heatwave features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a storybook titled "[[Rescue Bots Respond]]" which details his adventures, and a redecoed Cody Burns figure.
{{charstubtoys}}
[[Image:RescueBotstoy-Fire Station Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Fire Station Prime''' (playset 2011)
:A Heatwave vehicle is included with the [[Fire Station Prime]] playset. It "transforms" much like [[Robot Powered Machines]] Mini-Vehicles. An image of Heatwave is molded on the bottom of the vehicle and it can be stood up on end.

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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Energize Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' "Water" cannon
:The original Heatwave toy was released as part of the "Energize" line, retooled to add sockets into the top of his emergency lights, and with translucent blue plastic. Also added is a "water" cannon in the same plastic which can slot into the new sockets. The word "water" is in scare quotes in the product descriptions because the "water" cannon doesn't actually shoot water.

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[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot KadeBurns energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Energize Heatwave the Fire-Bot and Kade Burns''' (2013)
:Available in a two-pack with his human partner, Heatwave is a non-transforming figure but possesses more in the way of articulation than previous Heatwave toys, in addition to being more [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]]. His left hand is replaced by a fire ax.

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[[Image:RescueBots FlipChangers HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Flip Changers Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (2013)
:A highly simplified version of Heatwave with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed fire engine—pulling out the lever on the rear of Heatwave's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.
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==Merchandise==
[[Image:RBMerch-Heatwave costume.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
*'''Heatwave Toddler Halloween Costume''' (2012)
:Dress your kiddie up in this Heatwave Halloween costume so he can go door-to-door shaking down people for candy. 100% polyester!
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Comicon2012MeetHeatwave.jpg|thumb|Kids, come meet the surly loner! It'll be fun for the whole family!]]
*An in-costume actor portraying Heatwave appeared at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012.

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzlovag''' ("Fireknight")

==External links==
*[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/heatwave Heatwave's profile] at hubworld.com.

[[Category: Rescue Bots Autobots]]

Cybertronian sport

2014-03-03T15:59:32Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Lobbing */

[[Transformer|Cybertronians]], both Autobots and Decepticons, are known to engage in '''Cybertronian sports'''. Several are well documented, including gladiatorial combat, mecha-soccer and various races. In fact, the [[Autobot]]s helped organize the first [[Galactic Olympics]] during a time when they thought the [[Decepticon]]s defeated and the great war over. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Some athletes of note include [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]].

==Bar games==
[[File:Generic decepticons marvel uk 240.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
Some [[generic]] [[Decepticon]]s were shown to indulge in [[Wikipedia:darts|darts]] and [[Wikipedia:arm wrestling|arm wrestling]] during their stay at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}} Whether these activities should be classed as sports is a matter of contention here on [[Earth]] (and the prevailing Cybertronian opinion remains unrecorded) but they are included here for the sake of completeness.
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==Basketrek==
{{main|Basketrek}}

==Cards==
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] has been seen playing holographic card games, but it is unknown what games he was playing. {{storylink|Power Surge}}
===Cyber poker===
Decepticons have been known to play [[Wikipedia:Poker|cyber poker]]. {{storylink|Turbo Master|Turbo Master's toy bio}}

===Praxus Fold 'Em===
[[Wikipedia:Texas hold 'em|Praxus Fold 'Em]] is an addictive chip and card game on [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] and [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]] are avid players and use [[Energon goodie]]s and the swapping of chores as prizes between them. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Brimstone's Cyber Key Code text}}

==Fullstasis==
[[File:Eye of the Storm Autobot Powermasters relax.JPG|thumb|150px]]
Analogous to [[chess]] on Earth, "Fullstasis" is apparently both the name of this game and what one says upon victory, like "checkmate". It's played on a diamond-patterned board and includes pieces called a "Quarg" and a "Vig". [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]] played Fullstasis (or a game very much like it) aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] shortly before [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] attacked. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}} Later, [[Getaway]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] were seen to enjoy a game during downtime. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

[[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] played Fullstasis in [[Axiom Nexus]]. [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] accidentally used his luck-warping field to send Gutcruncher's hand into superposition, meaning that Hubcap lost 53,000 credits on the game. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

[[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] played [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] at the game aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]''. In victory, he was [['Til all are one|less than gracious]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}
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==Gladiatorial combat==
{{main|Gladiatorial combat|Games}}

==Hunting==
[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was known to hunt [[turbofox]]es before the war broke out. Additionally, [[Sixshot]] makes reference to "shooting [[cyber-duck]]s in a barrel." If the phrase is analogous to the comparable English phrase, it would imply that cyber-ducks are hunted by Cybertronians. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

Both [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] {{storylink|Island of Fear}} have revealed a fondness for [[Wikipedia:fishing|fishing]] while on Earth, and [[Longtooth]] indulged in a spot of [[Wikipedia:whaling|whaling]] on [[Pequod]]. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} It is unknown whether these activities have a Cybertronian equivalent.

[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was known to be an expert shot, and frequently hunted turbofoxes. {{storylink|Arcee (Movie)|Arcee's 2007 toy bio}}

==Lobbing==
[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] both indulged in a sport called "Lobbing", a game popular amongst the warrior class on Cybertron. The game is played similarly to the human game of catch, albeit with a large, heavy ball of metal. In order to keep up his cover [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], disguised as Wheeljack, played this game with Bulkhead at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot Central Command]]. {{storylink| Con Job}}

During a broadcast of ''[[Around Cybertron]]'', [[Andromeda (G1)|Andromeda]] hosted a segment with some Lobbing champions, and managed to hit [[Bishop (Autobot)|Bishop]] in the head. {{storylink|Around Cybertron#Around Cybertron #18|Around Cybertron #18}}

Back on Cybertron, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] was a three time Lobbing champion. {{storylink|Road Trip}}

==Mecha-soccer, AKA football==
{{main|Mecha-soccer}}

==Pole vaulting==
Millions of years before the human race even existed, the Transformers were already organizing [[Pole vault Transformer|pole vault]] competitions. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

==Races==
Transformers are well known for participating in races, which might explain why they so readily participate in human races, such as the [[Europa 2000]], "[[The Autobot Run|the greatest automobile race in history]]" and [[Skid Z's Choice|numerous]] [[The Great Car Rally|others]].

===Autobot Grand Prix===
{{main|Autobot Grand Prix}}

===The Iacon 5000===
The Iacon 5000 is a race involving 50 circuits of a 500 mile track. It used to be a traditional race, but the Decepticons decided that it would be more fun if some elements of a demolition derby were added. Known participants include [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]].<ref>Detailed in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)| letter page]] of Marvel UK #326.</ref>

===Velocitron's races===
The planet [[Velocitron]] is known to host several planet-spanning super-races, including the [[Speedia 500]] and the [[Planet Cup]]. In fact, the winner of the Planet Cup becomes the planet's ruler and receives the planet's [[Cyber Planet Key]] as a prize.

===Other races===
The planet Cybertron has various racing seasons, with multiple championships per season. Races are combination foot and vehicular mode contests, with obstacles that appear after the races begin. Champions are treated as celebrities and can parlay their success into upgrades to help them win additional races. The races were shut down in the early days of the war after a large arena was destroyed by an explosion. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} Before their closing, one of the races was known as the [[Ibex Cup]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

==Retro-wing gliding==
Mirage also enjoys retro-wing gliding. {{storylink|Power Play!}}

==Tear'n'chase==
Tear'n'chase is a game similar to hide and seek. One mech runs or drives off and the rest of the party follows some time later. They have to find and catch up with the runner. While it is obvious when the chasing party wins, it is unclear what the requirements are for the runner to win. Either there's a time limit per game or the runner has to find a way past the party back to the starting point to win. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

==References==
<references/>

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[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Cybertron franchise]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Sports| ]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Duststorm (Prime)

2014-02-28T15:47:21Z

ZacWilliam1: From her Game Profile page

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Duststorm}}

:''Duststorm is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

The two words that stand out in descriptions of '''Duststorm''' are "tainted" and "corrupted" inside and out. She is a mechanoid after [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s own spark. Ruthless and efficient and geared towards doing maximum combat damage either up close or from a distance. Her weaponry keeps any "predators" at bay, and though her defensive armor and durability are low, she specializes in stunning opponents and making speedy getaways. Many victims never see more than the sickly glint of her distinctive augmented optic prosthesis before she pops their hoods from a distance.

<ref> http://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/duststorm </ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers: Universe'' (PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' ???

==Notes==
*Her in-game Weapons are the [[Droma Blaster Rifle]], [[Praxa Pistols]], and a [[Stygian Sniper Rifle]].
*Her in-game abilities are [[Projectile Accelerator]], [[Ammunition Bridge]] and [[Shockwave Rounds]]. Her active subsystem is "Lifeforce Capture" which repairs her with an opponent's energy when she offlines them..

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe Decepticon]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

Meltdown (Prime)

2014-02-28T15:17:46Z

ZacWilliam1: Missed the character blurb at the top of his game page. Added that info.

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Meltdown}}

:''Meltdown is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Meltdown''' despises war but wouldn't dream of leaving a fellow Autobot behind to face it alone. His specialty is using beam weapons for repair or, if absolutely necessary, combat. It is rumored that he cares "too much" and has some emotional issues with combat, even closing his eyes rather than watching his missiles hit a living target. Still, those issues aside he is the best kind of health insurance to have on a battlefield. An Autobot "Guardian," he is designed to absorb massive amounts of damage and outfitted with everything needed to repair himself and other robots around him. Meltdown is all about controlling the battlefield and in addition to his durability and repair capabilities he can also paralyze and repel opponents.
<ref> http://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/meltdown</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers: Universe'' (PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' ???

==Notes==
*His in-game Weapons are the [[Protex Rocket Launcher]], [[Boraya Beam Gun]], and [[Starstream Beam Gun]].
*His in-game abilities are [[Beam Polarizer]], [[Repulsor Probe]] and [[Beam Protector]]. His active subsystem is "Positronic Conduit" which repairs him for a percentage of damage.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Transformers Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Meltdown (Prime)

2014-02-28T15:07:25Z

ZacWilliam1: From his bio on the Game Website.

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Meltdown}}

:''Meltdown is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Meltdown''' is the best kind of health insurance to have on a battlefield. An Autobot "Guardian," he is designed to absorb massive amounts of damage and outfitted with everything needed to repair himself and other robots around him. Meltdown is all about controlling the battlefield and in addition to his durability and repair capabilities he can also paralyze and repel opponents.
<ref> http://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/meltdown</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers: Universe'' (PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' ???

==Notes==
*His in-game Weapons are the [[Protex Rocket Launcher]], [[Boraya Beam Gun]], and [[Starstream Beam Gun]].
*His in-game abilities are [[Beam Polarizer]], [[Repulsor Probe]] and [[Beam Protector]]. His active subsystem is "Positronic Conduit" which repairs him for a percentage of damage.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Transformers Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Talk:Transformers Universe (Jagex)

2014-02-27T19:00:52Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Disambigs for New Game Characters? */ new section

Folks looking to add information to the article should check out the [http://www.edge-online.com/features/jagexs-transformers-universe-is-a-massively-multiplayer-action-rpg-that-puts-the-toy-box-robots-onto-the-battlefield/ Edge Online article], and the commentary on said article from [http://www.polygon.com/2012/12/10/3751092/transformers-universe-originally-a-traditional-mmorpg-moved-towards Polygon]. Looks like the game has been changed from the initially promoted MMORPG-style game, to a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena). [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 10:04, 13 December 2012 (EST)

==beta==

Beta is open. Should we put that on this page? [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] 09:38, 12 June 2013 (EDT)

==This game is never coming out, is it==
Seriously. It's not. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:56, 1 November 2013 (EDT)
:If it does, it'll basically be the TF equivlant of Duke Nukem Forever. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:59, 1 November 2013 (EDT)

== Meltdown and Bumblebee Revealed ==

The character Meltdown will appear in Transformers Universe, so don't erase my edit, please. I didn't know wether to put hum under Prime or Universe, though. Bumblebee appeared in the "Test your metal" trailer, so don't erase that, either. [[User:CheeseMan|CheeseMan]] ([[User talk:CheeseMan|talk]]) 18:57, 26 February 2014 (EST)
:Could you provide a source for Meltdown's appearance, please? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] ([[User talk:SFH|talk]]) 20:53, 26 February 2014 (EST)
::Apparently [https://www.vineclient.com/v/q2CsUPOpBpb this Vine]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:33, 26 February 2014 (EST)

== Screencaps - Meltdown and Duststorm ==
After seeing the two super-short clips on Vine, I thought the designs were worth grabbing screenshots of so people could get a better idea of them both. Would those be of any use to the wiki? -- [[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] ([[User talk:Boy Blunderous|talk]]) 13:57, 27 February 2014 (EST)

== Disambigs for New Game Characters? ==

Wasn't sure what disambig to use for the new characters Meltdown and Duststorm since we have a Universe fanchise already. I went with "Game". Anyone have a better idea, that's cool too. Thoughts? --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] ([[User talk:ZacWilliam1|talk]]) 14:00, 27 February 2014 (EST)

Transformers Universe (Jagex)

2014-02-27T18:58:40Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Featured Characters */ Not sure what disambig to use for these new guys...

{{disambig3|Universe}}
[[Image:TransformersUniverseMMOlogo.jpg|thumb|250px]]
'''''Transformers Universe''''' is a free to play browser based massively online tactical action game, or MOTA<ref>http://www.transformersuniverse.com/en/news/2014/2/state-of-the-factions-050214</ref> set to begin in 2014. It is being developed by [[Jagex]] and it is set in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' universe. Gamers can choose to be an [[Autobot]] or a [[Decepticon]] and choose their class, while gameplay is very team-based. The game will feature ''Prime'' characters as well as introduce new ones like [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] and [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]].

== Synopsis ==
{{comingsoon}}

== Featured Characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]
* [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]
* [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]
* [[Meltdown (Game)|Meltdown]] <ref>https://www.vineclient.com/v/q2CsUPOpBpb</ref>

|c2=
* [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]
* [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]]
* [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
* [[Duststorm (Game)|Duststorm]]<ref>https://vine.co/v/MKe2bbKmlFV</ref>
|nonumbering=true}}

== Notes ==
*[[BotCon 2012]] attendees were able to reserve their in-game name at the convention.
* The game has gone through a couple of genre shifts. Initially slated to be released as an MMORPG with multiple classes and conventional character creation, but the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|difficulty of customizing robots]] was cited as part of the reasoning in changing it to the quickly expanding MOBA genre. Right. <ref>
http://www.edge-online.com/features/jagexs-transformers-universe-is-a-massively-multiplayer-action-rpg-that-puts-the-toy-box-robots-onto-the-battlefield/</ref> It has since been declared to be a massively online, tactical action game by Mark Gerhard, CEO/CTO of Jagex.

==See also==
*[[Transformers Online]], the game's counterpart for Asian markets.
*[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)| War for Cybertron]], a store-bought game with online multiplayer gameplay.

==External links==
*[http://transformersuniverse.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyc0fuDuPcc&feature=player_embedded Video interview]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Gamestub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Universe}}
[[Category:Aligned video games]]
[[Category:Online games]]
[[Category:Prime media]]

Talk:Insecticon (G1)

2013-09-09T16:00:48Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Dead Link -Betrass Concept Art */ new section

I feel like there should be bit outlining how the Insecticons (1984) fit intot he larger concept of the Insecticon clans.

I mean, it basically requores you ignore the original reason given for their insectlike behavior in their intro episode. (Whichw as suppostion, and their identi-computer may have been damaaged on TOP of them being Insecticons already I suppose...)

It fits better witht he Insecticons considerign themselves MEgatron's allies, not his underlings. An assesment he shared. (Theys eemed to view him this way even in his intro ep.) So it's not an untenable concept- but tit is a retcon, and I'd liek to see it highlighted as such, or at least the 84 insects places relative to the retcon. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:33, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I think [[Macabre]] from Target: 2006 had a bat alt-mode, rather than being an Insecticon. I'm pretty sure this was stated in an answer to a letter a few issues after Target: 2006 finished, but don't have the comics with me to check right now. --[[User:Tribimat|Tribimat]] 13:42, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

:You're right - specifically, Macabre turned into "a bat-winged air current glider". Edited. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 13:53, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

While I agree there is a strong case to be made for their presence, we never see Ransack or Barrage with the Mayhems, which I think should be noted. -[[User:LV|LV]] 18:24, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

==Cartoon Origin?==

Not to be picky, but are we determined that they definately came from the Nemesis in the cartoon like it says? I always felt that was a little bit up in the air. Megatron says their pod crashed here before the Nemesis went down, but that's not quite the same as saying it came from it. And they don't seem to know Megatron and co. and, more, Megatron and co. don't seem to know them. Plus they never, throughout the series, really show any impulse to join-up with his troops officially or follow his orders when not actively bribed. Thoughts? -- [[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 01:12, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

:I think it's probably worth mentioning here that the series bible specifically notes that thier pod was "part of the Decepticon spacecraft that jettisoned away just before the Autobots and Decepticons crash landed on Earth." - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 01:59, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

::They mention their identi-computers are damaged/degraded by such a long stay on Earth.
::Really, everything points to the Insecticons having been functional on Earth for 4 million years with no other TF's... and going native/a little crazy. (which yes, means they were active on Earth both during the BEast Wars and the time Metalhawk's crew was on Earth, whatever.)
::The Insecticons are very consistent on referring to the Decepticons as 'other' (not including themselves under the Decepticon banner) and MEgatron even (in their 23nd ep IIRC) refers to them as 'our Insecticon allies.' At the time, this was just an acknowledgment that they were seperate fromt he main decepticon force. Post-universally, we now take it to means the Insecticons were Megatron's allies fromt he ancient Insecticon clans-- a view that is nonsensical when discussing the cartoon cannon in any strict sense. -Derik

== Opening section NOT continuity neutral. ==

The opening section of this article is not even pretending to be continuity neutral. (That is the goal right?) Everything in that first paragraph except the power description refers pretty exclusively to the cartoon version. Now that IS where they got the most air time, but SOOOO much of the begining here is true nowhere but the toon. Should that not be changed? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.235.142.128 ([[User talk:71.235.142.128|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/71.235.142.128|contribs]]){{#if:00:54, 5 September 2007| 00:54, 5 September 2007|}}.
:Well, here's the opening paragraph:
::The '''Insecticons''' are an individualistic, greedy, arrogant group of troublemakers that have an on again/off again affiliation with the Decepticons. The Insecticons also display a wide array of unique abilities including eating both organic and inorganic matter for energy, creating clones of themselves, weather control, and [[cerebro-shell|cerebro-shells]].
:Which portions do you find objectionable and/or what things do you feel should be added?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 00:59, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

::Basically they've never been shown to be especially individualistic or greedy anywhere but the sunbow toon. Likewise, they never had an "on again/off again relations with the Cons" outside the toon. Nor did they ever eat anything organic or inorganic for for food anywhere but the toon that I can recall. All of that doesn't belong if we're going continuity neutral. Right?
:::There's the DW comics, where they pretty clearly devour things for food. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 01:21, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
::::Heck, in [[Transformers: Micromasters|Micromasters]] they were ''frigging cannibals''.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 01:50, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

== Insectrain ==

Isn't the combined form just the three train cars linked together like train cars? 'Cause that really isn't a combined form. (FortMax)
: It's not clear from the text. The fact that the joined form has a name (even if only in the concept art) suggests that it's a combiner. (By contrast, the Micromaster combiners ''don't'' have names for their combined forms.) I decided to err on the side of coolness. [[User:JW|JW]] 17:51, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

== Waspinator ==
He's an Insect Decepticon standing among the Deluxe Insecticons on a mission. I think we're being excessively obtuse in deciding that this somehow doesn't make him an Insecticon. --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 13:55, 26 February 2013 (EST)
:But the Deluxe Insecticons aren't a recognized subgroup in IDW. Insecticons weren't even a thing in-universe till AHM. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 14:57, 26 February 2013 (EST)
:: That was true UNTIL Spotlight:Thundercracker introduced the Deluxe Insecticons and put Waspinator with them. They now clearly are a thing in IDW because they're right there on the page. How and why we don't know but they DO exist and Waspinator is a part of the group as far as we see. --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 15:05, 26 February 2013 (EST)
:::What? The individual characters already appeared before the Spotlight. The Insecticons are a very specific group in IDW, and characters aren't part of it just because they happen to have insect alternate modes. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 15:20, 26 February 2013 (EST)
::::The Deluxe Insecticons still ARE Deluxe Insecticons in IDW. Just because the Swarm/Small Insecticons got a particular origin in IDW and these guys showed up without one, does NOT make them not Insecticons. They are Insects. They are Decepticons. They are the Deluxe Insecticon characters. They are Insecticons as much in IDW as they ever have been. And waspy is one of them. --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 15:59, 26 February 2013 (EST)
:::::Yes, the Deluxe Insecticons still are Deluxe Insecticons. But Waspinator being with them doesn't make him one too. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 16:40, 26 February 2013 (EST)
::::::Astrotrain and Thundercracker are also Deluxe Insecticons! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:31, 26 February 2013 (EST)
:::::::Just like how Ironhide and Sky Lynx have become Dinobots in RID! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 18:41, 26 February 2013 (EST)
::::::::Guys, the difference is none of those characters are the same type of robot (insect former) inserted into an existing team of exactly that type of robot. Make the situations actually compairable. Say Goryu was suddenly in the book and on missions among the Dinobots. I'd say it was fair to say the book was considering him a dinobot then. Remember Scoop and the Wreckers? This just seems clearly what the cameo was intending imo. --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 20:51, 26 February 2013 (EST)
:::::Kick-Off exists in IDW and doesn't like alt-modes, therefore Action Masters exist in IDW. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 20:24, 26 February 2013 (EST)
::::::The difference is THESE guys are still Insect Decepticons in IDW. You know: Insecticons. If Kick-Off was in IDW AND was non-transforming due to Nucleon, then YES Action Masters would exist in IDW whether they said the words or not. THAT is what this situation is. --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 20:51, 26 February 2013 (EST)
Being an insect Decepticon is NOT the same as being an Insecticon... By that logic, all Insecticons would also be Predacons because they turn into animals! Unless Waspinator is called an Insecticon in canon, he's just an insect Decepticon who happened to be with some Insecticons one time. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 03:42, 27 February 2013 (EST)
:Yeah, Sky Lynx is a dinosaur, and worked with the Dinobots in RID, so he's totally a Dinobot now, right? If the issue specifically identified the insect guys as being a team, and that TC and Blitzwing were just hanging out with them, I could buy Waspinator being an Insecticon, but as it is... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 03:46, 27 February 2013 (EST)
::Oh, and Swindle's a car and worked with, among others, the Stunticons in the ongoing, so he goes on their page, right? And Overlord has a jet mode and commanded some of the Predators, so he's now a Predator, yes? Plus Jetfire hung out with the Technobots in Stormbringer and he's also a scientist with a futuristic vehicle mode, so he needs to go on their page. If we're going to do this, we can't have double-standards, can we? [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 04:22, 27 February 2013 (EST)

OK, reading the issue, Zac has a fair point. Based on the aesthetic it DOES seem like Waspinator in this continuity would probably be a Deluxe Insecticon. However, since as people point out above we don't even know if Ransack, Barrage et al ARE Deluxe Insecticons in this continuity, we'd be overreaching to categorically declare that Waspinator is one too. At best at the point it's a triva note, and if we get more evidence one way or the other in the future we can revise our stance.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 20:20, 2 March 2013 (EST)

== Dead Link -Betrass Concept Art ==

The images of Beetras concept/design art auctioned off in Japan have been removed from the location we link to in our reference section. I have them saved on my computer though. Do we want to host them here? Two pics: a huge stack of Beetras designs and then a detail of the unproduced Bee's TF sequence. They do not seem to be up online anywhere else to link to elsewhere that I can find. --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 12:00, 9 September 2013 (EDT)

Talk:Insecticon (G1)

2013-02-27T01:51:18Z

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Talk:Insecticon (G1)

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ZacWilliam1: /* Waspinator */

Talk:Insecticon (G1)

2013-02-26T20:59:46Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Waspinator */

Talk:Insecticon (G1)

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ZacWilliam1: /* Waspinator */

Talk:Insecticon (G1)

2013-02-26T18:55:26Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Waspinator */ new section

Cougaraider

2013-02-26T15:35:29Z

ZacWilliam1: Created page with "'''Cougaraiders''' are a "cat-like" form of natural Cybertronic fauna. After the creation of the prototype Recordicon Laserbeak (G1)| was successful a cougaraider was alt…"

'''Cougaraiders''' are a "cat-like" form of natural Cybertronic fauna. After the creation of the prototype [[Recordicon]] [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] was successful a cougaraider was altered from a normal [[mechanimal]] into the [[Decepticon]] spy [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]].

It is likely, but unstated, that the other Recordicons that share Ravage's body-type share this origin as well.

{{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|The Transformers Menagerie Part 1: Cassette Technology}}

[[Category:Cybertronic wildlife]]
[[Category:Generation 1 species]]

Buzzsaw (G1)

2013-02-26T15:29:37Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Buzzsaw}}
{{featured}}
{{factions|decepticon|predacon}}
:''Buzzsaw is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1BuzzsawJapaneseArt.jpg|right|325px|thumb|He hovers like some vast, predatory bird—if vast, predatory birds struck out in sudden, frightening death from above over and over and over, with no escape.]]
'''Buzzsaw''' is a very ''specific'' kind of artist—he likes to make art out of ''his victims''. He approaches them with reasoned clarity and sophistication, gutting them with what he believes to be inspirational precision. However, his ego is easily wounded, and he's not adept at improvisation. If one of his "masterpieces" is interrupted and he cannot proceed as planned, he would rather retreat to sulk than rethink his approach.

He will kill you. It's not a matter of ''if'', but a matter of where, when, and how painful it is.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuty===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Buzzsawyikes2.jpg|left|120px|thumb|He shot Gears right in the face!]]
Buzzsaw was among [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s attack party which ambushed the [[Autobot]]s aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], crashing on [[Earth]] 4 million years ago. When the Autobots and Decepticons were revived in [[1984]], Buzzsaw was given the [[alternate mode]] of a gold cassette tape. As Megatron gave a roll call to determine who had survived the crash, Buzzsaw noted that his beak "has carved many an Autobot warrior into a masterpiece of scrap metal." {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[Image:Buzzsawlaststand.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sweet Primus!]]
The Decepticons soon attacked [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]] to use as material to build a [[Fortress Sinister|new headquarters]], and Buzzsaw was able to fly through its reinforced concrete walls as if they were paper. It was discovered that the [[human]] ally of the Autobots, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], may know of a way to convert Earth fuel into a form Transformers can use, and so Buzzsaw and the Decepticons led an attack on [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|his auto repair shop]]. Though [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] scored a direct hit on Buzzsaw, he was able to return with his fellow Decepticons to their base with Sparkplug. {{storylink|Power Play!}} The human military surrounded the Decepticons' headquarters, and Megatron ordered his warriors to "greet" them. Buzzsaw happily cut through the wings of the fighter jets while disparaging their primitive technology. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''When [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] fired upon his teammate [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] for eavesdropping on his plot to overthrow Megatron, Buzzsaw and the other Decepticons sought deadly revenge on the Decepticon Air Commander.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Though Starscream escaped, the Decepticons soon regrouped to attack the Ark. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] was the first casualty of the raid, which Buzzsaw quickly reported back to Megatron, but their battle was ended prematurely when [[Aunty|Auntie]], the Ark's computer system, magnetized the walls, immobilizing both factions.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}} Buzzsaw also travelled with the Decepticons to the [[United Kingdom]], where he and his teammates attempted to take control of the [[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]]'s ship. When [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fired upon the ship, destroying it, the Decepticons could no longer take the ship and learn from it the location of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], so they left. Notably, in the battle against the Autobot's ship, Buzzsaw's attacks were [[:Image:Arkshuttle2.jpg|visibly of greater power than his comrades...]] {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

The Decepticons were successful in learning from Sparkplug Witwicky how to convert Earth fuel for themselves, and they attacked the Ark in force. The Autobots were weakened from their own lingering fuel problems, and Buzzsaw noticed that even [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had trouble hitting him with a shot from his rifle. The Decepticons were clearly the imminent victors in this lopsided battle, and as Buzzsaw tore through the head of one of the final remaining Autobots, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Decepticons declared victory. ...Or, they would have, if Sparkplug hadn't poisoned their fuel, causing the Decepticons to stumble over themselves in pain. It was only the surprise arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] that saved Buzzsaw and the others from certain defeat. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

[[Image:Buzzsawyikes1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Holy crap!]]
After Shockwave assumed command and set up shop at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], Buzzsaw would perch on Shockwave's shoulder and keep his unruly troops in line. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Buzzsaw, though unnamed, later accompanied Soundwave and most of the other cassette-tape Decepticons to aid their impostor Optimus Prime's ambush of the Autobots, though all of them were easily defeated once the real Optimus Prime was restored. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

[[Image:Buzzsawyikes3.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Aieee!]]
Unlike the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], Soundwave, Buzzsaw, and the other animal cassettes remained more loyal to Megatron than to Shockwave, and so when the former Decepticon leader was discovered in a coal mine, they arrived swiftly to refuel and reclaim him. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}} (Meanwhile, Buzzsaw also supported Shockwave, including his unsuccessful plot to kidnap and brainwash [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] into being a Decepticon. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}) One of Megatron's first acts upon returning to the Decepticons was to attack the Ark while seemingly all of the Autobots were attacking the Decepticon base, and he took the Seekers and all of the cassette Decepticons (minus Ravage) with him. Unfortunately, the Ark was now defended by the newly-built [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. All of the attacking Decepticons except for Laserbeak and Megatron were obliterated. Buzzsaw's destroyed body was kept in storage within the Ark for several years. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

Buzzsaw's body and the others destroyed by Omega Supreme were lifted from the Ark by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] while the rest of the Decepticons (now under leadership of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]) ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[Image:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Run for your freakin' lives!]]
Soon a civil war erupted between Ratbat's Decepticons and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, during which Buzzsaw brutally (and literally) disarmed [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]. {{storylink|Cold War!}} However, it was discovered that the civil war was instigated by Starscream to distract from his evil intentions for the [[Underbase]]. The Autobots also showed up, as part of Starscream's diversion, and the two Decepticon armies teamed up to destroy them. Just before strafing [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], Buzzsaw cannon-blasted Omega Supreme. However, he had little time to celebrate what may be the single most lop-sided takedown in Transformers history, as he was destroyed by the Underbase-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] soon afterwards. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
{{-}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
{{ongoing}}
[[Image:Buzzsaw loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Oh great, now we gotta worry about ''zombie'' Buzzsaw.]]
After his death during the Underbase affair, Buzzsaw's remains were among the many gathered up by the Autobots and stored aboard the Ark. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} After the vessel crashed back to Earth in 1991, Megatron used the medical and scientific knowledge he gained through his mental link with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to re-animate Buzzsaw and the other fallen Decepticons as lobotomized [[zombie]] "Ex-Bots", with which he laid waste to the Earth over the following twenty-one years.

When the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s came to Earth to investigate in [[2012]], Buzzsaw and the other zombies were charged with tracking them down, but were led away from the main group by [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] running interference. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] was subsequently captured for use as bait to lure in the other Wreckers, and Buzzsaw and his former flying partner Laserbeak took part in ambushing them, blowing big holes in [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} When [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] shut down the [[Aunty|Ark's computer]], the signal animating the zombies cut out, and they all returned to death. {{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 1}}
{{-}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Image:Buzzsawcityofsteel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|There's nowhere to hide!]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), ? (Japanese)

Buzzsaw first saw duty on Earth during the Decepticon plot to transform [[New York City]] into [[New Cybertron]], appearing with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to strafe [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] on the roof of the Constructicons' newly-constructed skyscraper. {{storylink|City of Steel}} Later, the twin cassette condors located the energy-rich underwater city of [[Sub-Atlantica]] for [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], leading to an alliance between the Decepticons and King [[Nergill]] to conquer [[Washington, D.C.]]. Buzzsaw helped the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns capture the Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] when he was investigating the situation. His luck didn't hold out when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came to occupied Washington, though: [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] outflew Buzzsaw and Laserbeak, shooting them down with air-to-air missiles. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

When the Decepticons teamed up with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to take the [[Nova Power Plant]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] unleashed Buzzsaw and Laserbeak on [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. Laserbeak was quickly shot down, but Buzzsaw managed to avoid the Autobots' laser fire and flew off. Later, he lost control of his faculties when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used his [[cerebro-shell]]s to turn the Decepticons against Megatron, before their fearless leader could turn against them. He was presumably restored with the others when Bombshell's excess power was negated. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}} Soon thereafter, Buzzsaw took part in the Decepticons' attempt to capture the [[Negavator]], trapping Autobots inside their command bunker with a pile of rubble so [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] could steal the weapon. Eventually, however, the Autobots got free and the Decepticons were driven away. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}
{{-}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[Image:JHeadmasters02BuzzsawLaserbeak.jpg|thumb|left|Unfortunately, you're more likely to die of boredom than Buzzsaw in ''Headmasters''.]]
In the year [[2011]], Buzzsaw accompanied Soundwave on his mission to search Earth for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]], joining Laserbeak in attacking [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] when the young Autobot got in their way. When [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] intervened, a fierce battle ensued that resulted in the death of both communications officers. Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] gathered Soundwave's scattered remains and took them back to the Decepticon base on [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} There, the technology of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], courtesy of Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] commander [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], was used to rebuild Soundwave into Soundblaster, much to Buzzsaw and the others cassettes' joy. Soon after, Twincast—the similarly-rebuilt form of Blaster—and his cassettes arrived on Chaar to stop Soundblaster's remote control of the newest Decepticon weapon, the [[Madmachine]], and Buzzsaw, Laserbeak and Ratbat barred his way. [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] kept the tapes busy while Blaster progressed on to complete his mission. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Later, Buzzsaw took part in a spy mission to Cybertron, which uncovered that [[Vector Sigma]] was producing a new alloy named [[cybertonuron]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Later still, after the new spy [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] had joined the Decepticon ranks, Buzzsaw joined the other cassettes in grousing about how they were all being shown up by the new guy. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
Buzzsaw and the rest of the cassettes gathered over a comically-defeated Soundblaster (at the hands of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]) as [[Sixshot]] announced his intent to defect from the Decepticons and travel the universe. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
When [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] reported on the Autobot expedition to [[South America]], Buzzsaw was one of the Decepticons [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] took with him to investigate. They soon found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team, though Buzzsaw wondered why they were looking into the [[Mount Sheelah|strange hollow mountain]]. The Decepticons attacked their foe, but were forced to land on the other side of the crater, where they kept firing until the Autobots retreated. The reason for the retreat soon became clear, as the volcano erupted, trapping Buzzsaw and the other Decepticons in lava, where they remained while Laserbeak went back to base for help. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
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[[Image:DarkAges-Buzzsaw.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Story]]
Buzzsaw was part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Decepticon faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}

''Buzzsaw was involved with Starscream's occupation of the human city, [[Las Vegas]]. Presumably, he came in under Soundwave's direction. The Decepticons initially worked closely with the Las Vegas Police Department, with Buzzsaw and Laserbeak serving as "watchbirds" to keep an optic open for any unlawful activity in the city limits. Buzzsaw even served as a passive deterrent when necessary, divebombing a hold-up artist named [[Bernie Kalus]] before he could enter the convenience store he had targeted. {{storylink|Hardwired}} Later on, after the Autobots had invaded Las Vegas, Buzzsaw tried to eliminate [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and a wounded Bumblebee, but was chased off the hunt when Optimus Prime got involved in the skirmish. When Megatron and Starscream divvyed up the Decepticon forces, Buzzsaw somehow managed to be on BOTH factions simultaneously. In the final fight with the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] in Las Vegas, he joined [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], Laserbeak and the Autobot flyer named [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in performing aerial assaults on the alien beings. {{storylink|Annihilation}} Several days later, Buzzsaw and the Decepticons joined the Autobots again in defending against an ambush by the American military in the Nevada desert. The Army had reverse-engineered some Cybertronian technology to create the [[Deconstructionite|deconstructionites]], microchip-sized projectile sprays that drained the Transformers of their processing power on contact. Buzzsaw caught heavy flak in the first salvo, and quickly found himself unable to fly. He was dragged to safety by Megatron himself, but was left incapacitated for some time thereafter. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''
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===''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers''===
[[Image:Decepticons art of war issue 4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Decepticons are not running ''into'' battle. They are running ''away'' from Buzzsaw.]]
Buzzsaw was part of the army of Decepticons that surrounded [[Teletran 3]] while several of the building's inhabitants were thrown into various Earth historical periods. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Buzzsaw was seen again on Cybertron as part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s invading forces, assaulting an Autobot peace ceremony alongside [[Sixshot]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He was later part of a Decepticon force preparing to fight off a major Autobot-[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===Dawn of Future's Past===
[[Image:Laserbeakbuzzsawdawn.jpg|left|200px|thumb|T-REX, WE PUT OUR MINDS TO IT AND TAUGHT OURSELVES ENGLISH!]]
At the end of the great war, most Decepticons who were granted amnesty simply retired and vanished from public life. So too would have been the fate of Buzzsaw if not for the intervention of the [[Predacon (G1)| Predacon]] [[Divebomb (G1)| Divebomb]]. Divebomb granted Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] a new lease on life, rebuilding them into members of the new faction of Predacons.

Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] was closely watched by Divebomb, who sent Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to ensure Megatron and his rogues reached their destination. [[Buzzsaw and Laserbeak's ship|Their ship]] intercepted the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', pummelling it with missiles. Before it could come back for another pass, it was fired upon by the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', giving the ''Axalon'' enough time to restore enough power to return fire and completely destroy Laserbeak and Buzzsaw's ship, with the pair inside. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Image:MegatronOrigin2-LaserbeakBuzzsawFastback.jpg|right|thumb|200px|It's a birdemic! WHO WILL SURVIVE??]]
Buzzsaw was seen among Soundwave's cache of cassettes on Cybertron millions of years ago. He and Laserbeak helped catch the Autobot spies [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] when Soundwave introduced himself to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He later helped devastate the [[Senate]] and free the captured Decepticons in their Trojan Horse play at [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

When Soundwave was ambushed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] while fleeing from a failed infiltration attempt, he tried to eject Buzzsaw to aid him. Unfortunately for him, Orion smashed his torso in before he was able to. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}}

Four million years ago, Buzzsaw charged the Autobot position with Soundwave and a horde of Decepticons, in a vain attempt to keep them from interfering with an energon convoy headed for Megatron's troops. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[Image:UneasyLiesTheHead-Buzzsaw.jpg|left|thumb|250px|A rare maiming that Buzzsaw was not responsible for.]]
During the modern-day invasion of Earth, Buzzsaw participated in the Decepticon attack on [[Beijing]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} When the invasion failed he escaped Earth onboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and was seen perched on Soundwave's shoulder while his master tended to their fallen leader, Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Buzzsaw was later among the Decepticons outfitted with [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s by the Autobots, {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}} Later, Buzzsaw was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by Starscream to pressure Prowl into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Later underground, they witnessed a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Buzzsaw could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, by stalling him and giving him a flat tire. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
Buzzsaw was among the Decepticons who tried to prevent the Autobots from recovering the scattered pieces of their [[Energon cube]]s. Created by the power of [[Robo-Cloning]], innumerable duplicate copies of Buzzsaw bedevilled the Autobots on their quest. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1toy-Buzzsaw.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The hook at the end of his beak is so that when he punctures you, you can't just yank him out. You'll rip off a wad of flesh.]]
*'''Soundwave w/ Buzzsaw''' (Decepticon Communicator, 1984/1985/1986)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Twin Mortar Cannons"

:Coming only with the [[Hasbro]] release of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] (the Japanese version had [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] instead), Buzzsaw transforms from a microcassette to a robotic condor. His cassette mode can fit into the tape compartment of the Soundwave and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] toys. Unlike the other four original Mini-Cassettes, Buzzsaw's deco is unique to the Transformer line rather than originating from [[Micro Change]]. In 1985, a heat-activated [[rubsign]] was added to his cassette-mode front; unlike other toys, this did ''not'' replace his existing Decepticon [[insignia]], located on his head.

:This mold was also used to make [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Garboil (G1)|Garboil]], and [[Sundor]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Buzzsaw/buzzsaw.htm More information on Buzzsaw at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:G1toy vsz set.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Sunstreaker & Skids vs Buzzsaw''' (Multi-pack, 1985)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VSZ'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Twin Mortar Cannons", tape case

:Despite the Japanese cassettes being available singly in Japan, rather than in double-packs as in Hasbro markets, Buzzsaw apparently didn't warrant a solo release, and instead came in a multi-pack with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. Like most Japanese cassettes (and all future Japanese releases of Buzzsaw), he came with a clear-plastic tape case to be "stored" in.
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[[Image:Buzzsawg1toycondor.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Fort Max's weakpoint may be his shoulder, but Buzzsaw always goes straight for the eyes.]]
*'''Soundblaster w/ Buzzsaw''' (Decepticon, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-106'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Twin Mortar Cannons", tape case

:During ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (toyline)|Headmasters]]'', Buzzsaw saw re-release as a pack-in with Soundblaster. This version replaces the tape-spool decal with a new sticker featuring [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s weak spot, revealed through the clear-red tape-doors of the Soundblaster and [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] toys. Soundblaster himself is given the ID number "D-101", while Buzzsaw is separately labelled as "D-106".
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===The Transformers Collection===
[[Image:G1toy TFC buzzsaw.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Soundblaster w/ Buzzsaw and Ravage''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''18'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Twin Mortar Cannons", tape case

:The ''Headmasters'' version of Buzzsaw was included in the Soundblaster reissue, though this time the duo also came with a similarly-sticker-altered version of [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]].
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===Timelines===
[[Image:Buzzsawtimelinestoy.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Sure, it seems like an improvement, but he still has to pick everything up in his jaws.]]
*'''Laserbeak and Buzzsaw''' (bagged souvenir set, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Left & right energon blades, Energon star

:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] mold, Buzzsaw gains a humanoid mode along with his robot-falcon form. He came with a set of clear-indigo [[Energon weapon|energon weapons]] that could combine to form a large blade, plus an indigo [[energon star]]. He was available only in a "souvenir" 2-piece set with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], sold at [[BotCon 2006]], and limited to 500 pieces.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Predacon/BCBuzzsaw/buzzsaw.htm More information on BotCon 2006 Buzzsaw at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Universe2008toy soundwave.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right "Twin Mortar Cannons"

:In 2009, Buzzsaw was included with yet another reissue of Soundwave as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, this time as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive that was prominently offered at San Diego Comic-Con 2009. Included were his weapons and his own cassette case.
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===Encore===
[[Image:G1toy encore cassettes1.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Great Cassette Operation''' (2009)
**''Encore number'': '''15'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right "Twin Mortar Cannons", tape case

:As part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' [[Generation 1 reissues|Generation 1 reissue]] line, Buzzsaw was released along with [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]]. Unlike most ''Encore'' figures, he features no significant differences from his various previous releases.
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===Masterpiece===
[[Image:MPtoy-Buzzsaw.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Whose bright idea was it to give this murderer more articulation??]]
*'''Frenzy and Buzzsaw''' (2013)
: A redeco of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], Buzzsaw transforms from a micro-cassette tape into an accurate-to-the-animation golden condor. He comes packaged with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], even if we thought [[:Image:Buzzsawyikes1.jpg|he wouldn't hang with him anymore.]]
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==Merchandise==
===Mega Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:MegaSCF buzzsaw.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Megatron Metallic Ver.''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''03-X1'''
:Exclusive to Hobby Expo 2002 and Wonderfest 2002, this PVC figurine of Buzzsaw came packaged with an exclusive metallic version of the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Mega Super Collection Figure]]'' Megatron. It was redecoed from the Laserbeak included with the original mass-release version of Megatron.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/mega+scf/metallic+megatron+/2054 More information on Mega SCF Megatron and Buzzsaw at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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==Notes==
*Though Buzzsaw is portrayed as transforming into a normal audio cassette in the various fictions, his original toy was a ''micro''cassette. (Likewise, Soundwave's toy was a microcassette recorder, rather than the "stereo cassette deck" he's stated to be elsewhere.)
*Buzzsaw's scant appearances in the original animated series come as a result of a note in the [[production bible]] that says he should only "be used occasionally". This, presumably, is due to the fact that his toy was only available packaged with Soundwave, and hence did not need to be advertised via the show. Poor little guy didn't even get an individual bio in there. (No wonder he took it out on everybody.)
[[Image:C64TransformersTitleScreen.jpg|thumb|250px|Even Soundwave's chest is terrified of the guy.]]
*Buzzsaw could talk in the Marvel UK Comics, as well as in some episodes of the Japanese Headmasters cartoon (where he even commented on how tired he is of seeing Scourge and Cyclonus always lick Galvatron's feet modules). In all media though, he certainly possesses normal transformer intelligence.
*The title screen to Ocean's ''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|Transformers]]'' game for the Commodore 64 depicts either a Laserbeak or a Buzzsaw that is primarily red with gold wings. Get on it, [[e-HOBBY]]!
*At BotCon 2006, the signboards advertising the Laserbeak/Buzzsaw set incorrectly identified him as "Buzzclaw". This was the only place the error appeared.
*Accoording to Fun Pub's [[The Transformers Menagerie Part:1 Cassette Technology]] Buzzsaw was part of the second group of [[Recordicon]] created along with Ravage, following the original Laserbeak. He was altered from a normal Cybertronic [[Cryo-Condor]] to a full [[Transformer]] capable of changing into a standard [[Datatrax wafer]].
*Buzzsaw is ''the'' coolest cassette. Don't ''even'' bother arguing.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buzzsaw''' (バズソー ''Bazusō'')
*''French:'' '''Condor''' (Canada)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Zamzam''' (זמזם, "Buzzer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Körfűrész'''
*''Italian:'' '''Micro'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Serrote''' (Portugal comics), '''Serra''' (Brazil comics)
*''Russian:'' '''Lobzik''' (Лобзик, "Fretsaw")

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

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Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ravageboxart.jpg|right|350px|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character_model#Model_sheet_poses_used_in_fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]

No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage'''. One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

At various times, Ravage has been referred to as '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', or '''Kurohyō Man''' (クロヒョウマン "Black Panther Man"). It's all very confusing.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel Generation 1 comics====
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[[Image:Contentedfools.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ravage, here in his first appearance, is the first Transformer to have dialogue in the first Transformers story.]]
''Ravage was a loyal bodyguard for the [[Overlord (rank)|Overlords]], the Autobots that once ruled all of Cybertron, for generations. He witnessed as their planet-wide rule crumbled into a loose collection of feuding city-states. Like ancient Rome, the last Overlord barely managed to hold together the autocracy through the gladiatorial games, which allowed the city-states to vent their frustrations over low fuel supplies on each other in scripted, controlled conflicts. A war broke out between [[Vos]] and [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], however, and Ravage and his partner [[Nightstalker]] attempted to escort the Overlord to safety. Joined by the gladiators [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], their journey was perilous. The Overlord was now an enfeebled mechanoid who required constant re-energization to survive, and constantly slowed them down. After Prime raced ahead to get help, Nightstalker self-destructed himself in a final loyal act to defend the Overlord, leaving the ruler alone with Megatron and Ravage. Though the Overlord was near death, Ravage refused to give the Overlord any of his energy, instead allying himself with Megatron, whom he believed would be the future ruler of Cybertron.'' {{storylink|State Games}}

[[Image:Tellhimwhodefeatedyouthisday.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Holy crap, Ravage is HUGE!]]
As a member of Megatron's Decepticons, Ravage attempted to hijack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] four million years ago, only to fail and fall into deactivation sleep until 1984. The detonation of the volcano, [[Mount St. Hilary]], reactivated the Autobots and Decepticons, unleashing their war on Earth. The two factions soon found themselves battling on the site of a drive-in movie theatre, where Ravage was able to distract [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] from determining the location of [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], who had gone missing. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} The Decepticons found themselves in need of energy, so Megatron ordered Ravage to investigate [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]]. Jumping into one of the plant worker's cassette recorders, he learned not only of the energy-harnessing technology of this new world, but that its primary inhabitants were not the vehicles they transformed into, but their weird organic operators! Ravage and the other Decepticons immediately attacked Harrison Nuclear and claimed it for themselves. Afterwards, Ravage concealed himself within the boom box of [["O"]], the friend of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and learned that Buster had allied himself with the Autobots. He quickly returned to Megatron to report this information, and the Decepticons launched another attack, this time on Buster's neighborhood. Ravage jumped [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and the reluctant Autobot wrestled with the Decepticon until Ravage was knocked away by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]. The Decepticons retreated after kidnapping Buster's father, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Power Play!}} Ravage returned with his comrades to the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister|new base]], constructed out of materials salvaged from Harrison Nuclear, and coerced Sparkplug into converting Earth fuel into a substance they could use. Soon, their base was infiltrated by [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and the amazing [[Spider-Man]], and although the latter was as fast and agile as Ravage, the former put Ravage out of the fight with a punch. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

[[Image:RavageEnemyWithinColour.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He's so cute when he's angry.]]

''Shortly into their stay on Earth, the ever-treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] attempted to build up support against Megatron by demanding action when Megatron cautioned patience, knowing his fellow Decepticons were getting restless for battle. Fearing that an outright execution of Starscream would turn popular opinion against him, Megatron asked Ravage to spy on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] and find him an excuse to get rid of Starscream. Ravage was discovered, though, and critically injured by Starscream during their fight. Ravage managed to crawl home across the desert, however, and reported the betrayal to Megatron. Having dishonored himself by attacking his fellow Decepticon, Starscream was forced to engage in a trial by combat with the Autobot [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], who had fallen into a similar situation by unrelated circumstances. After defeating Brawn in combat and flying back to Decepticon headquarters to declare his victory, Starscream was shot down by the vengeful Ravage on Megatron's orders. Ravage reported the Autobots were responsible for the attack, and thus Megatron was able to galvanize the Decepticons for battle himself, effectively stealing Starscream's thunder and punishing the mutineer in the process.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}

''As the Decepticons assaulted the Ark, Ravage fought against the magnetic Autobot [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], employing his own electromagnetic shield to protect himself from his opponent's powers. When Optimus Prime attempted to awaken the ship's computer [[Aunty|Auntie]] during the battle, however, she awoke in a scrambled state and turned against all the Transformers, using magnetic force to hold all the combatants against her hull... except for Ravage and Windcharger. Forced to work together for the benefit of both their armies, they managed to deactivate Auntie.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

[[Image:LastStand-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Ravage, why must we fight, we are not enemies!"]]

Megatron ordered Ravage to sneak into the Ark and provide him with news of the Autobots' fuel situation. Fortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots had failed to find a source of fuel, so the time came to strike. During the Decepticons' immediate attack on the Ark, Ravage singled out Mirage, intent on finishing the job he had begun earlier. Ravage ignored Mirage's pleas for a peaceful discussion and removed Mirage's arm with his teeth. Mirage's resolve against the Decepticons strengthened, he blasted Ravage, removing him fully from the rest of the battle. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} The chance arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was all that allowed ultimate Decepticon victory, and Ravage, his deposed leader Megatron, and several others were nursed back to full operating status. {{storylink|The New Order}} Though Megatron rebelled against his usurper, he failed, and Shockwave paraded Megatron's beaten form in front of Ravage and the other Decepticons. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

Ravage accompanied several other Decepticons, under the command of Soundwave, in an assault on the Autobots after they had been duped by a bogus Optimus Prime under Shockwave's control. Ravage, the impostor Prime, and the other Decepticons made short work of the Autobots until the real Prime was restored. The Autobot commander turned the tide easily and Ravage and the other Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''While eavesdropping on the Autobots' arguments over whether or not to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to build an army of powerful superwarriors, Ravage's presence aboard the Ark was detected. The Decepticon spy made a run for it, but was caught in a web by Mirage and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. Ravage, however, is nearly impossible to kept locked up, and so he was able to quickly escape. Optimus Prime ordered Bumblebee to track him down, but Ravage's capture was part of a larger scheme, and he led Bumblebee right into a trap.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

[[Image:Laserbeakravageirobotmaster.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ravage loves to play peek-a-boo.]]
While sitting in their [[alternate mode]]s inside a [[Portland]], [[Oregon]], electronics store, Soundwave, Ravage, and Laserbeak awaited news of Megatron's location during their former leader's disappearance. After his fuel-deprived body froze in nearby [[Wyoming base|mining pit]] in the [[Powder River Basin]], they left the store and brought fuel to Megatron. Here they successfully fought the American military and found a new ally, [[Donny Finkleberg]], who claimed to control the Transformers as the supervillain Robot-Master. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

''Ravage was given the task of being Finkleberg's "minder." He kept an eye on the fabricated supervillain even while "Robot-Master's" film crew captured a battle between Shockwave and Megatron for Decepticon leadership.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} Retaking command, Megatron re-established his Decepticons in the basin, at the protests of Shockwave, while Ravage continued to watching over Finkleberg. However, during a sudden Autobot attack, Ravage was distracted and Finkleberg was able to escape. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[Image:Showdown-RavageSkids.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Nothing can sway him except, of course, rubbing him just in the right spot on his tummy-tum."]]
Ravage relentlessly tracked the human's scent across the [[Pacific Northwest]] towards [[Wyoming]], despite Finkleberg's discarding of most of his smell by exchanging clothes. At this point, Ravage had apparently given up on returning Finkleberg to the Decepticons alive, and had begun shooting to kill. This change in protocol resulted in a melted campsite where Finkleberg had abandoned his clothes, but little else. Days later, Ravage tracked the human down in Wyoming, where he was protected by the Autobot named [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and the Autobot's human companion [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]]. Ravage chased the trio through a small downtown area where he subdued Skids. Skids (and Finkleberg, by extension) was rescued by an unlikely hero, [[Jake Dalrymple]], when Jake rammed his sports car into Ravage, toppling the Decepticon momentarily. After a protracted battle with Skids, Ravage was sent tumbling down a mine shaft and rendered inoperative on impact. {{storylink|Showdown!}}

At the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]], Ravage tried to cheer up a down-in-the-dumps Megatron with some words of encouragement, but Megatron was too preoccupied to listen. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} Later, he informed Shockwave of [[Cobra]]'s arrival. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

''Three years later, Ravage was awakened by a series of earth tremors, set off by the time storm raging throughout the universe. Finding much had changed since his deactivation, Ravage stumbled into the underground bunker of none other than [[Straxus (G1)|"Megatron"]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Initially siding with his old leader(s?), during a battle with the [[Wrecker]]s, Ravage was surprised to learn that the presence of Galvatron and Scourge in the present was the source of the time storm. Though he was blasted by [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (who had temporarily teamed up with the Wreckers), Ravage abandoned the battle and sought out the reclusive Shockwave. Shockwave was nearly catatonic over the irrationality of the time paradox that threatened to destroy them all, but Ravage managed to use logic to convince his former leader to come to his senses. At Ravage's suggestion, Shockwave gave up the body of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], tossing it into the timestorm, which ended the threat to the present and future.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[Image:Megatrong1marveltwomegatrons.jpg|left|200px|thumb|A common lament.]]
''In the aftermath, he hooked up with Megatron and they [[Decepticon heavy transport|returned]] to Cybertron to seek new fortunes. In the Decepticon capital city of [[Helex]], though, they found Autobots wandering around unmolested, and the area free of Decepticon supervision. After deposing the inadequate [[Triumverate]], Megatron established a new beachhead for his conquests, with Ravage by his side.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''Before long, though, Ravage's Megatron was destroyed by the original Megatron, who revealed that the Megatron from Time Wars was a reconstruction of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]].'' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

[[Image:Weirdwolfthevoid.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Close your mouth, Ravage.]]
Ravage eventually resurfaced on Earth, working with Starscream and Shockwave in an auxiliary Decepticon army, planning to overthrow then-leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. After recruiting more of Scorponok's disgruntled soldiers, including [[Triggerhappy]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} Ravage returned with his fellow insurgents to an [[Nemesis (G1)|underwater headquarters]] to plan their attack. As Scorponok began to forge a very unpopular alliance with the Autobots due to the threat of [[Unicron]]'s coming, Ravage and the other Decepticon insurgents attacked the Decepticon base in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]]. {{storylink|Surrender!}} Scorponok survived, and as he emerged from the wreckage, he swatted Ravage aside easily. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

Their coup was interrupted when [[Primus]] summoned all the Transformers of Earth to Cybertron to do battle with Unicron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Ravage and the other teleported Transformers witnessed Primus, speaking through the body of [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]], tell the history of their supernatural war with the Dark God. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Ravage was last seen fleeing, along with several others, immediately after Unicron's approach. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2003, Ravage was on a routine mission to infiltrate the Ark when he came across [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s huge new plans for a transforming fortress known as [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City: Earth]]. Upon hearing that [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] would be transporting a simulation tape of the City's blueprints to all the human leaders of Earth, Ravage skittered off to inform his [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] comrades so that they could intercept the information in transit.'' {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

''Five years later, Ravage was seen on the field of battle with Soundwave, when the Decepticon commander desperately radioed the Autobots for assistance against their [[Quintesson]] attackers.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[Image:Ravage uk258.png|left|100px|thumb|Imagine a plate of spaghetti in front of him here.]]
''Ravage was seen when an alternate-reality [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] probed [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s mind. Wheeljack remembered running into Ravage at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], following the [[Dinobot Hunt!|Dinobot hunt]], where Wheeljack was looking for the technology used to make [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] so he could repair the injured Autobots. Ravage and Wheeljack made a deal: In return for the technology, Wheeljack would brainwash Jetfire into returning to the Decepticons. Despite not trusting Jetfire, Wheeljack backed out at the last minute. Good job too, as he later found out Ravage had destroyed the factory, meaning he'd almost betrayed his comrade for no end result.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Ravage remained on the side of Shockwave and Starscream during the [[Decepticon Civil War]], fighting against his longtime commanders, Megatron and Soundwave. During a fight with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Ravage was faced off against [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. Not... exactly... equal. Poor kitty ended up taking the horns to the hind quarters before the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}}

''Ravage was seen at the [[Enclave]], when the two Decepticon factions met to discuss peace and common goals. Someone brought him a saucer of milk. Awwwwwww.'' {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

''Sometime later, the Decepticon factions managed to combine under the joint leadership of Soundwave and Starscream. Ravage began operating out of Soundwave's chest compartment again, just like old times.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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====''Classics''====
[[Image:CrossingOver4-LaserbeakRavage.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Quick, Laserbeak, let's remind them that we talk in this universe.]]
Fifteen years after the battle on [[Klo]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] resurfaced on [[Earth]], and the loyal Ravage joined his former leader. Ravage participated in a battle in [[South America]] where a strange anomaly had been detected. Megatron had [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] send Ravage and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] after [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], and [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]. All of them disappeared in a sinkhole, where they awoke to find a strange underground chamber. Ravage and Laserbeak attacked, though while Laserbeak was hit and sank into a strange pool, Ravage was able to escape the overwhelming odds.
{{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 4}}

Some time after this, while Ravage was patrolling their [[Ark (G1)|new base of operations]], he realized he was being scouted by [[Elita One]]. Though he was able to counter both her repartee and her [[Circuit-Su]], he was eventually blinded by the color-change properties of her skin and taken out of commission. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

[[Image:Recordicons10-RavageRavage.jpg|right|thumb|250px|And the winner is--'''Ravage!''' But which one?]]
Disgusted by the arrival of his [[Ravage (SG)|negative universe counterpart]], Ravage hunted down his doppelganger with the intention of removing his opposite from existence. When the other Ravage asked for a timeout to update [[Yatter]], Ravage turned him down and was met with a savage attack in response. {{storylink|Recordicons#Recordicons #10|Recordicons #10}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese, when speaking), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American, when speaking)

[[Image:Ravageg1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ravage reveals his slef [sic] to humans.]]
One of the original team of Decepticons that accompanied [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] on the attack of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] spacecraft, Ravage was reformatted by [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] as an audiocassette to better blend in for operations based on Earth. Ravage served loyally as a Decepticon spy. He was one of the first Transformers to have been encountered by a human, as [[Joe (MTMTE)|workers]] investigating a destroyed power station fell afoul of Ravage who pounced upon them and frightened them away. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Shortly thereafter, Ravage accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] on an infiltration mission to gather data from Teletraan I. Though Soundwave was discovered, Ravage was captured in an energy net and held captive. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} The Decepticon spy figured into a disinformation plot hatched by the Autobots, who purposely leaked the presence of a rocket fuel depository in the outlying desert. In truth, there was no rocket base—Autobot [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] projected a holographic illusion in the hopes of luring the Decepticons into a trap. The Autobots allowed Ravage to escape and report back to Megatron, who easily saw through the ruse. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[Image:DivideAndConquer Ravage pins Spike.jpg|left|220px|thumb| Look Ravage, I don't swing that way!]]
When [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] tried to escape after being forced to take part in the Decepticon [[space bridge]] experiments, Soundwave sent Ravage after them. Ravage prevented Bumblebee from coming to Spike's aid when the lad tripped. During a fight in a cave, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] stopped Soundwave from ejecting Ravage again. Ravage later got to guard Spike as the Decepticons prepared for another attempt to use the space bridge. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}} Ravage briefly got the better of [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], until he was thrown off, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] blasted him, resulting in Soundwave soundly zapping Prowl in retaliation. The Decepticons retreated after [[Chip Chase]] lent a hand to the Autobots. Ravage was soon employed again, to kidnap Chip right out of his home. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was badly injured and lay dying in Autobot Headquarters, Ravage took part in an all-out attack, being ejected to attack Spike. He had the boy pinned, until Bumblebee chased him off with especially bright headlights. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} After Autobots were found spying on a Decepticon operation in the [[Arctic]], Megatron sent Ravage to search for more intruders. He quickly found another group and pounced on [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Optimus blasted him, and then Bumblebee caved the ice in on him. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Image:SOSDinobots Ravage window.jpg|right|270px|thumb|HI! CAN I INTEREST YOU IN DOUBLE-GLAZING?]]
When the Decepticons attacked the [[Great Falls]], Ravage crashed through a window to stop a couple of humans radioing for help. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} After Soundwave spotted Bumblebee, Spike and [[Luisa]] sneaking into an Incan temple through a secret passage, he sent Ravage in after them. The Decepticon caught up with his prey as they attempted to get [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] online, and struggled with Bumblebee at length. Bumblebee kept him busy long enough for Spike to get Skyfire working, and the larger Autobot sent Ravage packing. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}

Ravage took part in a special mission, helping [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to distract the Autobots while Laserbeak kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} During a battle after Cybertron was brought into Earth's orbit, Ravage boldly pounced on Optimus from behind. His victory was short-lived, as a falling tree limb caused him to come in contact with power lines, and he fled. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The Decepticons utilised Ravage's tracking skills in [[Bali]], and he led them to an escape pod that the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s had been using as a dwelling. Once the Decepticons caught up with the trio and took them to an oil refinery, Ravage took part in another battle against the Autobots. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[Image:RavagePet.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Prrrrrrrrrr]]
During Megatron's gladiatorial match with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Ravage was let out to watch his master battle their nemesis. Soundwave also petted him. This would be cute if it wasn't creepy. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} Ravage and Laserbeak were utilised to round up a pair of gold miners, during another Decepticon plan. Ravage dragged his captive back by the pants leg. He was unleashed again during the battle at the [[Solar Needle]], and briefly got the better of Bumblebee until the Autobot kicked him off. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} He attacked Bumblebee again in a city, only retreating after Spike use jumper cables to deliver a nasty shock. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, he had planted a [[micro-bug]] on Bumblebee, allowing the Decepticons to learn of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s latest invention, the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. Megatron was very pleased. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

When a small group of Autobots came to the aid of their fellows, who'd fallen victim to Megatron's [[Transfixatron]], Soundwave sent Ravage to stop them using an [[anti-transfixation grenade]]. The jaguar pounced on Chip Chase, but was too late to prevent the boy from hurling the device, and the Autobots were freed from their paralysis. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} When Soundwave sent Rumble and Ravage after Spike, Bumblebee and Wheeljack in [[Sub-Atlantica]], the pair instead discovered that [[Nergill]] intended to blow them all up. They made a token effort to stop him before fleeing. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} Ravage took part in another ambush, during which things went sour when the Autobots used [[dominator disc]]s to take control of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland1 Ravage listens.jpg|thumb|right|270px|To me, my X-Men!]]
While Soundwave and Ravage were spying on the Autobots, they learned of the existence of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], and Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak to investigate further. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Ravage and the other cassettes attack an Autobot bunker, aiming to steal the [[Negavator]]. Despite briefly taking control of the device, the Autobot forces overwhelmed them, and they were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} During one of the Decepticons' many trips to South America, Ravage got to meet up with a real jaguar. Despite his resemblance, the non-robotic jaguar did not take kindly to Ravage's presence and engaged him in a "cat-fight". Ravage used his rocket boosters to scare away his living look-alike. {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[Image:MMP2 Ravage with girl.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Oh, no! My master told me never to allow my dinner to touch me!]]
During Megatron's attempt to convince the humans that the Decepticons were good and the Autobots were evil, Ravage was dispatched to track down [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the human searched for evidence that would exonerate the Autobots. Cornering the flesh creature in a studio control room, Ravage had a door closed on him, was electrocuted by a control panel, and had a shelf filled with video cassettes pushed onto him. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} To make Ravage feel better, Soundwave took Ravage along with the other cassettes to a teen dance party, where Ravage was a big hit with the ladies. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

During another mission, Ravage ejected from Soundwave, but before he could jump out of the back of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] grabbed him by the tail. While he and Blaster struggled, Soundwave wandered off to report to Megatron. Eventually Ironhide noticed the fight going on inside him and transformed, ejecting both combatants. Some time later, Ravage spontaneously ejected from Soundwave and began sniffing around on the ground, the first sign of a [[Cybertonium]] depletion that would affect all of the Transformers. During a subsequent fight with the Autobots, Ravage pounced on Optimus Prime, only for a malfunction to cause him to revert to his cassette mode. Optimus was highly amused and dropped him in one of the many metal barrels lying around. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[Image:DecepticonRaider Ravage tugs at Rumble.jpg|thumb|right|220px|"Hey, I'm not dead yet! Stop gnawing on me!"]]
Ravage led a group of Decepticons into the [[Dragon Mound]], and through a portal to 543 A.D. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] immediately had them teamed up with Sir [[Wigend du Blackthorne]]. Ravage was sent after a spying [[Nimue]], but fell afoul of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and was forced to retreat without his prize. The Decepticons set about trying to discover the means to generate energy, resulting in a series of events which led to Blackthorne's castle being stormed by Warpath, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and Blackthorne's enemies. Ravage attacked Spike when the boy attempted to rescue Nimue, but was chased off by [[Solomon|an annoying bird]]. In the aftermath of the battle, Ravage attempted to pull Rumble out of the rubble. The Decepticons were taken prisoner and forced to return through the Dragon Mound back to present day, where they were reunited with Megatron. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} During a mission in [[New York City]], Ravage and Rumble briefly pursued [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Raoul]]. They caught up with their quarry, but more Autobots arrived and, after struggling with [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], Ravage fled. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[Image:G1 cartoon Ravage wheel running.JPG|left|230px|thumb|There are so many things wrong with this.]]
Some time later, Ravage, along with Starscream, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and Soundwave, was transported to a [[Brobdingnag|planet with massive inhabitants]], along with a group of Autobots, in a space bridge accident. The first creature they encountered, [[Aron (G1)|Aron]], thought the Decepticons were toys. Ravage attempted to escape, but Aron's cat [[Nitro]] chased after Ravage like a mouse (how embarrassing). Aron put him with his pet hamster, [[Booper]], in his cage. Instead of immediately asserting his dominance by killing the beast, Ravage went and ran on the creature's exercise wheel. When captured by scientists, they attempted to dissect the Transformers, but Ravage was able to pick his locks and free the Decepticons, who hijacked the Autobots light beam to head back to Earth... and landed in a lake filled with alligators. That was a very bad day for Ravage. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} When the Decepticons needed to obtain the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], Soundwave sicked Ravage on [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[Image:RavageRatbat.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Bat The Cat The Pen-Oh, nevermind.]]
Ravage was still present with the Decepticons in 2005, During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], he was dispatched along with Rumble, Frenzy, and Ratbat to take out Blaster's communication tower and instead were pitted against his own cassette Autobots. After the battle, Ravage helped fight for Soundwave's bid for leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Ravage was still with the Decepticons after they were exiled to [[Chaar]]. One of his more notable adventures was when he, along with several other "[[primitive]]" Transformers, were summoned to fight [[Tornedron]]. Although Ravage was defeated by the energy monster, he and all the other drained transformers were restored back to normal thanks to the efforts of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
At some point in time after [[1985]], but before [[2005]], Ravage was captured by the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] and kept as a prisoner. He was then kept stasis-locked in cassette-mode inserted in his future/past self's tape deck, in order to provide his body with a "[[Spark|Life Essence Nucleus]]", as part of the [[Intelligence and Information Institute|III]]'s "[[X-9 Revival Plan]]". The Ravage of the present remains unaware of his time-tossed doppelganger. {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)

Ravage and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] joined Soundwave in infiltrating the Autobots' base, but they were discovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. A brief battle between cassettes and communicators occurred, but it was only a taste of what was to come. Hours later in the Arctic, Soundwave and Blaster killed each other in mortal combat. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Ravage stood by with the rest of the cassettes as Soundwave was brought back on-line as Soundblaster. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} The Decepticon spies later infiltrated Cybertron's defenses and observed [[Vector Sigma]]'s work on the new super-metal, [[Cybertonuron]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}}

Following [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s takeover of the Decepticons, Ravage and the others were present with Soundblaster when Scorponok revealed his massive new [[Transtector]], [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]. They also fought with Twincast who had snuck onto [[Chaar]] to spy on them. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} Ravage and Laserbeak were seen spying on [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], lamenting on how HE was bringing the good intel to Scorponok these days. After returning to Soundblaster, they all vowed to be better spies from then on. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} On the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Ravage and the cassettes stood guard over Scorponok's cavern base. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
After Soundblaster crash-landed following his encounter with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack, Ravage and the other animal cassettes (minus [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]) stood stoically over his groggy form while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] looked panicky. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[Image:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}} {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}} {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}
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===''The Transformers'' Adventure Game Books===
[[Image:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Colorforms audiobooks continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' ?
Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to robot mode(?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decpticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===''Beast Wars'' incarnation===
====Dawn of Future's Past====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''15 Go! Go!''====
[[Image:TGGRavage.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It's a mystery!]]
After a mystery assailant badly damaged [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]], destroying vital data, the thinly-disguised (actually not-at-all-disguised) "Kurohyō Man" ("Black Panther Man") stationed on the artificial Earth satellite [[Nana]] ordered the mobile computers [[Teletraan 10]] and [[Teletraan 15]] to travel through time collecting data on Transformers of the past and future. {{Storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 1|15 Go! Go! Volume 1}}

In this position, he recognized [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] when his ghost came to possess 15. {{Storylink|Starscream? Volume}} {{storylink|Starscream? Volume 2}}

Although his plan was indeed to repair Teletraan I's databanks, Ravage had his own intentions for the information. He had traveled back from the future to the year 2005 in an attempt to use the "bio and tech specs" data stored inside the computer to manipulate the future and create a timeline free of "unnecessary conflict". When he was foiled by the unknown saboteur, he infiltrated the Autobots as Kurohyō Man and created the Information Control Center on Nana in order to control the recovery effort.

The bumbling Teletraan 15 (and eventually Teletraan 10 as well) resisted, escaping back in time using Ravage's Transwarp cruiser and becoming the very saboteur that caused her mission to begin. Though annoyed that his scheme had been thwarted, Ravage expressed pride in the independence of his underlings and graciously ejected them into space—a survivable situation for the pair and their [[Kiss Player]] cassette friends. {{storylink|15 Volume: The Last Part}}
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====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:BWRavage introduction.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I vill ask you only vuhnce more... vhere are moose and skvirrel?"]]
Ravage is one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accents|classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of the beast warriors. (Whether this translated to "kill them all" in the minds of the Tripredacus Council is unclear, but that was apparently Ravage's intent.) Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the beast warriors live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked Cheetor and Optimus, at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alt-mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship, and started playing wicked guitar solos. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" to whomever heard or cared. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid|spider-drones]]. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[Image:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[Image:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]
Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly-born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''Wreckers'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
While Ravage is considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty is actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He views himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. Any plot and rebellion, you'll find Ravage there.

Also, he has psycho blasters, guns that ''give you seizures''. Don't mess with Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15}}

[[Image:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
Magmatron recovered Ravage's heavily-damaged torso, which still contained his spark. He then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase armband|chronal phase facilitators]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[Image:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a [[wikipedia:Princess Mononoke|Princess Mononoke]] homage. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois]] energy from the [[Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois capsule, to come up with an vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[Image:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|300px|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====''Story of Binaltech''====
[[Image:BinaltechRavageBoxart.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Save me from this mockery of chronology!]]
The Government-run [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] unearthed a mysterious capsule during an archaeological dig. After the dissolution of III and the obtaining of [[Transformer]] probing technology, former III staff found that the container, dubbed "[[Schrödinger's Box]]", was the flight recorder of the Predacon Ravage's stealth ship, containing [[Central Consciousness File X-9]], a copy of the feline's personality and memory engrams deposited into his vessel before his final blaze of glory. When the scientists found a way to communicate with this personality, it offered them its knowledge of future events in exchange for a new body. III agreed, and used a fake [[Binaltech]] project (internally termed the [[X-9 Revival Plan]] and filled under the pretense of "technological synthesis tests") to provide their part of the bargain. However, to truly bring the new Ravage to life, III stole the present-day Ravage—who had been captured by the [[Earth Defense Command]] and stasis-locked into his cassette mode—and implanted him into the new Ravage, thereby 'fusing' the old and new Ravages into one. This new Ravage, however, had no intention of fulfilling his end of the bargain and, after eliminating his benefactors and learning to his shock that history did not change in his faction's favor, decided to rectify his mistake. {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}}

First on his agenda was his former commander, Megatron; stealing an Autobot shuttle, he located and repaired the [[Kronosphere]] and—during a decisive battle between Megatron's and Optimus Prime's forces that would have normally ended with the Autobots being forced off of Cybertron and into their moon bases—turned the weapon on his own faction, trapping Megatron and his crew in a space-time rift. This alteration in the timeline served two purposes: first, it would give the Autobots the chance to retake Cybertron, which would then lead to them having to face off against the oncoming [[Unicron]] alone, severely weakening them in the process. The second, and more important, purpose was to keep Megatron alive and in good mental health (relatively speaking), thus preventing him from becoming the insane [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and allowing him to lead the Decepticons to victory over the battle-weary Autobots. Ravage also [[Transmuter (Binaltech)|Transmuted]] [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] into a new Binaltech body of his own, so he could lead the remaining Decepticons in Megatron's absence, {{Storylink|Changing Lanes}} and secretly derailed many of the Autobots' supply missions, further weakening them for their battle with the Chaos Bringer.

Unfortunately for him, the Autobot named [[Overdrive]] became aware of Ravage's meddling in history, thanks to his acute sensitivity of the timestream, {{storylink|Reality Check}} and—with the help of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]—captured the wayward Decepticon and forced a confession out of him. Ravage, however, was not without a trump card, revealing that his alterations might prevent the deaths of many of the Autobots destined to die in the normal timeline (which, as a distinction between the two, was dubbed 'Prime Time' by Wheeljack, Ravage's altered timeline being called 'Ravage Time'), though in the grand scheme of things, only Optimus could not be considered expendable, as he contained the one thing that could bring down Unicron (the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]). By the time of his capture, however, Unicron had already been sighted on a collision course with Cybertron and, despite the temptation of preventing future deaths among his ranks, Optimus decided Ravage's plans to be too dangerous to allow to come to fruition. To that end, he roped [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] into helping him fly to Unicron in a preemptive strike against the monstrous threat, while the other Autobots (left in the command of [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]), were to initiate "[[Operation: Distant Thunder]]", which involved sending a copy of Wheeljack's memories of what Ravage confessed to them, back in time to a point prior to the Decepticon panther's meddling, via the energies located on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}} If "Operation: Distant Thunder" worked as planned, Ravage's plans would be foiled, and any tremors in the timeline he caused would be smoothed over by "Project Body Shop" (aka, the Binaltech project). However, just as Skids gave the signal to transmit the memory engrams, the Autobot base was rocked by an entire fleet of Decepticons. The Autobots just barely managed to hold off the fleet, ensuring that "Operation: Distant Thunder" was a success (though a [[Optimus Primal|protector]] ended up separating the Binaltech timeline from the original, as supposedly the Binaltech-bodied Transformers have a higher purpose in the grand scheme of things). {{storylink|Binal Time}} Whatever happened to Ravage is not known.

===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
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Ravage is the father of [[Jaguar]]. His son is a little crazy. {{Storylink|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals}}

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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
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[[Image:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} alongside Soundwave and the future [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Ravage got savaged. First Prime blinded him with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed said Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Later, he was an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots, right before Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}

[[Image:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|right|250px|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[Image:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Laserbeak and Ravage spied on Starscream after the Seeker's latest falling out with Megatron, and watched Starscream fall off a mountain. After reporting back to Soundwave, they spied some more and got footage of Starscream acting chummy with the Autobots. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Image:Ravagespotlightsoundwave.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ravage, your puns bite! Get it?]]
Long ago on Cybertron, during [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s rise to power, a secret meeting was orchestrated between Soundwave and Megatron. Ravage, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw attacked and captured two Autobot spies, [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], which they brought to Megatron. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2}} After many of the terrorists who would later call themselves Decepticons were captured, Ravage and the others helped [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] assassinate the members of the [[Kaon]] council. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

When Soundwave ended up on the run from a team of Autobots, he let out Ravage to fight off [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], though he was defeated by Hound in the process. [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] later asked Soundwave if they should go back for him, but the opportunity never came up. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}}

Four million years ago, Ravage was helping Soundwave against the Autobots when [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] left him feeling a little...run down. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Millions of years later, when [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] was ordered by Megatron to investigate the disappearance of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], Megatron in turn ordered Soundwave to secretly keep an eye on him. Soundwave took Ravage and Laserbeak with him, and eventually followed Bludgeon and his accomplices to Earth, where Ravage took on the form of a cassette tape in the year 1984. Soundwave observed as a cassette tape player, he sent Ravage and Laserbeak to follow the [[human]] [[Facsimile construct|facsimiles]] constructed by Bludgeon to do his enigmatic work. Ultimately, the trail brought the three to Bludgeon's volcanic lair under [[Mount St. Helens]]. When Soundwave realized that Bludgeon's group intended to reawaken [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Soundwave, Ravage, and Laserbeak desperately attacked, but Ravage was impaled by Bludgeon's sword. He was later buried by a volcanic eruption, but dug out a year later by the human organization [[Skywatch]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

Years later in 2007, he was chained up in the Skywatch headquarters along with Laserbeak and reprogrammed to seek out the other Transformers. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} On his first mission out with Laserbeak, however, the pair's signal from Skywatch was blocked by Soundwave. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}}

Ravage sought out Soundwave in the bedroom of young [[Jimmy]], bursting through his household wall. Soundwave had been stuck in his small tape-player altmode for 25 years, so the assistance of Laserbeak was required to haul his small form away. Ravage regrouped with them both at the base of Mount St. Helens, but it was taking all of Soundwave's fast-dwindling energy to keep blocking Skywatch's mind control signals. Fortunately, they had an ally in Shockwave. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Soundwave and Shockwave struck a deal which would lead to Soundwave being freed from his altmode prison, leaving Ravage and Laserbeak to be found by Skywatch as part of the plan. As soon as Soundwave could transform again, the two cassettes killed their captors and reunited with him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

[[Image:AHM2RavageAndy.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'll give you dog, pal!]]
A year later, Ravage helped defeat the Autobot regiment on Earth, making way for Decepticon conquest of the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} After a failed human counter-attack in [[New York City]], Ravage went after the pilot [[Andy Reid]] so as to prevent him reporting back to his commander. He had the military human and a civilian pinned, when a second human male threw an explosive at him. It detonated on his face, distracting him long enough for the humans to escape. This annoyed him only slightly less than the fact Andy kept calling him a dog. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

After the Decepticons' defeat, they abandoned Earth, leaving Ravage and others behind. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] headed a military regiment to hunt down surviving Transformers and found Ravage in an abandoned building. Ravage attacked Spike but got blasted for his efforts. At least he put Spike in the hospital, though. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|The Man of Steel}}

Ravage presumably spent the next couple of years in Skywatch custody, until the Decepticons finally returned to Earth and freed their captured comrades. He was seen among the troops who were eager to watch another duel between Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine}} A short time later, Megatron used the [[space bridge]] technology built into his new body to summon the Decepticon army to Cybertron, where Ravage pounced on [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and had a scuffle with [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]]. The Decepticons were then mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] into forming the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

Following the defeat of Galvatron, Ravage and the other weakened Decepticons were outfitted with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] and imprisoned by the Autobots. They were, however, let out to serve as crowd control during a [[NAIL]] riot. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} Ravage was present when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] protested against the treatment of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}} After the I/D chips were overridden by Shockwave and Soundwave, Ravage was present when Skywarp teleported back to the Decepticon prison and informed everyone that [[Horri-Bull]] had been executed. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} Shockwave would charge Ravage and the [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] trio with the task of stealing [[Turmoil]]'s ship from Autobot custody. {{storylink|Night and the City}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comics===
[[Image:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|right|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]

Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comic|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in comics|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}
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===''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who found themselves in the middle of a [[Martian]] invasion after suffering a loss at the hands of the Autobots. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' video game===
{{note|This game takes place in an alternate version of the second season of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars cartoon]].}}
{{note|Ravage's character model in the Nintendo 64 version is a palette swapped version of Transmetal Cheetor. The Playstation version remeshes Cheetor's model to feature Ravage's characteristics.}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Martin Roach]] (English)
[[Image:N64Ravage.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
Ravage betrayed (Predacon) Megatron, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the Ark. Using a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, he produced clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw and Soundwave. With his clone army, Ravage returned to Predacon space with plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals}}
{{note|Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the Nintendo 64 game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Ravage’s fate in those outcomes.}}
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===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

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

==Notes==
*A working name for Ravage was "Stalker".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref>
*As given in early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profiles published in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]'', Ravage's nickname is Cat'''.
*Alternate names, narration and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther, a puma, and sometimes even as a canine.
*Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of any Transformer. It was, of course, adapted for his ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in 1984's "back-of-the-box" battle scene,<ref>http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=7&image=33</ref> and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel Comics. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art multiple times across several subsequent panels. And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s card-art. Yikes.
*Reportedly, Hasbro wanted to bring Ravage's Jaguar X-9 figure over to the States as part of the Beast Wars 10th Anniversary line, but they couldn't find the mold. Bummer.
*According to the [[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|''Transformers'' Adventure Game Book]] "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
*In the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], all of [[Frank Welker]]'s various growling and snarling sounds for Ravage were maintained and not redubbed with a Japanese voice actor (though [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] ''did'' speak as Ravage during the character's one lone instance of dialogue in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]"). Frank Welker was not credited in the Japanese version, either. Jerks.
*The exact same thing happened in the Brazilian dub for the series, but to be fair, voice actors in Brazil were never credited for their work until the late nineties. Welker only received the same treatment.
*Ravage's ''Beast Wars'' robot mode is simply a modified Transmetal Cheetor with Tigatron's beast head.
*Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
*Ravage's profile in the IDW [[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]] seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess three separate modes; robot, beast and cassette.
*The name "Ravage" became unavailable as a [[trademark]] during ''Beast Wars'', so Hasbro used the alternative "Shadow Panther" instead, and when even ''that'' turned out to be off-limits, used the somewhat clunky name "Tripredacus Agent". The name "Ravage" eventually became available again in time for ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', but apparently Hasbro decided to play safe and added a prefix, thus releasing the ''Energon'' toy under the compound name "[[Battle Ravage]]" (and later, its redeco as "[[Command Ravage]]"). Hasbro also used "Battle Ravage" for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy and ''also'' intended to use it for the [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] of the original ''Generation 1'' toy available with the [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-affiliated "Commemorative Edition" reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]... but then decided that the single name "Ravage" would work just as fine. Thus, the reissue is still named "Battle Ravage" on the packaging, but simply "Ravage" in the [[instructions]]. Following that, multiple subsequent toys have simply used the name "Ravage" again.
*Accoording to Fun Pub's [[The Transformers Menagerie Part:1 Cassette Technology]] Ravage was part of the second group of [[Recordicon]] created along with Buzzsaw, following the original Laserbeak. He was altered from a normal Cybertronic [[Cougaraider]] to a full [[Transformer]] capable of changing into a standard [[Datatrax wafer]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā'')
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pò-hùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Destroy"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓, ''Lúo Bīn''), '''Jiqi Gou''' (China, 機器狗, "Mechanical Dog")
*''Polish:'' '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV dub, Спустошувач, "Ravage")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ravage Ravage Transformers Universe profile]
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm Ravage at TFU.info]

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Laserbeak (G1)

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:''Laserbeak is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Laserbeak-calendar.jpg|right|325px|thumb|Recognizable as the one who does not cannon-blast Omega Supreme.]]

'''Laserbeak''' is not usually found on the front lines of battle. His chosen role is that of the spy, lurking in unseen corners and inconspicuous perches, snatching up any useful information he can to relay to his [[Soundwave (G1)|superiors]]. He has also been known to serve as an interrogator, using his lasers to carve up helpless prisoners to extract anything and everything they know. On occasion he's even played the role of assassin, striking quickly at unsuspecting (and particularly vulnerable) targets, and vanishing in a flash in the chaos following the attack.

He much prefers this "hide and sneak" tactic, as to his core, Laserbeak is a coward. Should his weapon's energy reserves start running dry, he starts running for the hills. A sufficiently big threat will also send him screaming off for the horizon at top speed. His self-preservation habit even dictates his attitude towards Decepticon leadership power-shifts: he basically allies himself with whoever's in charge at the moment, a loyalty that can vanish almost instantly once the reins of power change.

{{bigquote|Lens-headed sneak!|[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]|[[The Transformers (PS2)|''The Transformers'']]}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Introdump decepticons marvelus01.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Laserbeak ''can'' talk, but he just prefers to avoid moments like these.]]
Four million years ago, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and a group of Decepticons (which included Laserbeak) attempted to hijack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], only to fail and fall into deactivation sleep for four million years. In [[1984]], the detonation of the volcano, [[Mount St. Hilary]], reactivated the [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons, unleashing their war on [[Earth]]. Laserbeak was sent to spy on the Autobots, and located a group of them during an outing to a drive-in movie theater. With this information, the Decepticons attacked. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} Soon after, Laserbeak participated in a raid on [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]] and helped use their bounty to build a [[Fortress Sinister|new headquarters atop a cliffside]]. After construction's completion, Megatron learned of the location of a human who could help the Decepticons convert Earth fuel to a form they could consume, and their leader sent Laserbeak and the others to [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service]] to retrieve him. However, the Autobots were waiting for them and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] easily repelled Laserbeak's attacks. {{storylink|Power Play!}} Laserbeak returned with the Decepticons to their headquarters with their target, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

[[Image:RaidersoftheLastArk-Laserbeak.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Pride comes before a fowl.]]
It was discovered that after the Autobots crash-landed on Earth, a rescue ship was sent after them which was buried somewhere in [[United Kingdom|England]]. Laserbeak was among the Decepticons who flocked to the ship in an effort to seize it, but he was fired upon by an [[Ark shuttlecraft]] cannon and ultimately fled with his peers. {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

''After [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] betrayed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Laserbeak was among the Decepticons who Megatron assembled to take the traitor down.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Later, Megatron staged a full-scale assault on the crashlanded Ark. After boasting loudly, Laserbeak was the first casualty, having been blown to bits by Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

The Decepticons' captive, Sparkplug Witwicky, succeeded in converting Earth fuel into a digestible form for the Decepticons, and with Megatron's forces fully charged, they attacked the Ark ''once again''. Laserbeak and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] were the first to burst through the Ark's hull, but Laserbeak's glory was shortlived. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] duped him with a visual trick, and the condor fled in fear. Laserbeak was not seen for the duration of the battle. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} Despite Sparkplug Witwicky's assistance, he'd secretly poisoned the Decepticons' converted fuel, resulting in a coup by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who nursed the fallen Decepticons back to health and subjugated Megatron. Either Laserbeak or Buzzsaw was present during this time.{{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[Image:Laserbeakwarriorschool.jpg|left|thumb|Laserbeak is Soundwave's bitch.]]
During Shockwave's rule, the new Decepticon leader sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (with Laserbeak stowed) to infiltrate [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], where they were carried inside in cassette deck mode by plant workers [[Ferdy and Gabe]]. Once inside, the two quickly besieged the plant's controls and enslaved its workers. {{storylink|Warrior School!}} Laserbeak served many functions during the Decepticons' occupation of this plant, such as squawking, heating up the workers' pizzas, and delivering recorded messages to the [[human]] military poised outside. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} Laserbeak later accompanied Soundwave and a few of the other cassette-tape Decepticons to aid their impostor Optimus Prime's ambush of the Autobots, though all of them were easily defeated once the real Optimus Prime was restored. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who was chasing an escaped Ravage, was surrounded by Decepticons in the wilderness. Laserbeak brought the Autobots a memento of their captured friend... an arm! The condor teased the shocked Autobots, telling them that if they wanted the rest of their friend, they knew where to find him. Sensing that there was a trap set for the Autobots, Optimus Prime insisted on springing Bumblebee on his own. Optimus traveled to the Decepticons' hideout, punched Laserbeak in the jaw, and freed Bumblebee.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}} ''During the [[Dinobot Hunt!|Dinobot Hunt]], Laserbeak was charged with watching the progress of the Autobots as they tried to subdue [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. He was ordered to not engage his enemies, and after a skirmish he was buried under some rubble. Acting commander Soundwave eventually uncovered him.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

[[Image:Laserbeakdeterminescommand.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Autobots pass the Matrix, Decepticons pass the Laserbeak.]]
Unlike the [[Seeker (body-type)|Decepticon Planes]], Soundwave, Laserbeak, and the other animal cassettes remained more loyal to Megatron than to Shockwave, and so when the former [[Decepticon leader]] was discovered in a coal mine, they arrived swiftly to refuel and reclaim him. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}} One of Megatron's first acts upon returning to the Decepticons was to send Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to retrieve Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp. However, he got an irritating surprise when Shockwave decided to accompany the jets. {{Storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Soon, Megatron attacked the Ark while seemingly all of the Autobots were attacking the Decepticon base, and he took the Seekers and all of the cassette Decepticons (minus [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]) with him. Unfortunately, the Ark was now defended by the newly-built [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. All of the attacking Decepticons except for Laserbeak and Megatron were obliterated, and it was only thanks to the wounded Laserbeak that he and the Decepticon leader escaped with their lives. When they returned to the Decepticon base, Laserbeak perched not on Megatron's shoulder, but Shockwave's, silently acknowledging their true leader. Shockwave rebuked Megatron for his poor command, but Megatron surprised him with a rationalization for his actions. As Shockwave again submitted to Megatron's leadership, Laserbeak exchanged perching positions, signifying the transfer of command. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[Image:ITNI film destroyed.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Laserbeak's job was a lot easier back before the Internet.]]
''Journalist [[Joy Meadows]] was gathering evidence that the purported supervillain [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] was in fact a fraud initiated by the United States government, but Laserbeak compiled all her evidence and destroyed it.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}} ''When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time and defeated Megatron it was once again Laserbeak who signified the transfer of Decepticon command in this manner. After Galvatron returned to the future Laserbeak promptly dug Megatron out from under the ruins of Galvatron's weapon and perched on the restored Decepticon commander.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} Laserbeak sat on Megatron's shoulder when the Decepticon leader ordered the [[Battlecharger]]s to deliver a message to Optimus Prime. The bird flew off when Megatron attacked Soundwave with a makeshift metal scepter for questioning his methods. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

Laserbeak was the one to alert Shockwave and Soundwave to the approach of a human military column on the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base]]. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} In response, the Decepticons transferred operations to their new [[Club Con|island headquarters]], and soon after, following the theft of [[Power Station Alpha]], Laserbeak turned out with the other Decepticons to welcome the forces of [[Cobra]] there. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the [[Autobot]]s assaulted the island to recover the power station, Laserbeak was among the Decepticons ordered into battle by Shockwave, though true to form, he seemed to chicken out, as he wasn't anywhere to be seen during the fight. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

When [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] came to Earth, Laserbeak aided him in overseeing his [[Wash and Roll]] car wash empire. Both were chased away when their hypnotized human subjects were shaken free of their programming by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

[[Image:Jetfireyourehit.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The bitch hierarchy: Soundwave > Laserbeak > Jetfire]]
Years later, after Ratbat had assumed command in the absence of both Megatron and Shockwave, the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] while [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] were dueling for leadership. Laserbeak counted [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] among his victories, but he and the others were called back to their ship to retreat once Blaster and Grimlock disabled its guidance systems. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Ratbat's troops soon met up with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s troops, which resulted in a Decepticon civil war. Laserbeak and the others were called off the attack, however, when it was revealed that the civil war was instigated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to divert attention away from his grab for the [[Underbase]]. After a false start, an unprecedented Autobot/Decepticon alliance was formed to stop Starscream, and Laserbeak was assigned to a team headed by both [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and Soundwave. Confronting the Underbase-enhanced Starscream in [[Buenos Aires]], Laserbeak met his doom. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

In [[2009]], one possible future saw the Decepticons with control over all of [[North America]] and only a handful of Autobots and humans to oppose them. During a last-ditch Autobot/human raid on their [[New York City|New York]] stronghold, Laserbeak was instrumental in diverting [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], first disabling the Autobot and then ordering his comrades to blow him out of the sky. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Classics''====
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[[Image:CrossingOver4-LaserbeakRavage.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
When Megatron reactivated on Earth and began building a power base again, Soundwave naturally returned to his side, and Laserbeak naturally came with him. During a battle with the Autobots over a mysterious energy signature, Laserbeak and Ravage were dispatched by Soundwave to follow [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] into the subterranean chamber from whence the signature was emanating. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} The two cassettes launched an attack as soon as they caught up to their quarry, but a volley of return fire clipped Laserbeak and sent him crashing into the pool of [[Rarified Energon]] that was the very energy source that had drawn them there. Ravage escaped; Laserbeak's fate was unrevealed. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 4}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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In [[2012]] Laserbeak had been brought back to some semblance of life as part of Megatron's lobotomised [[zombie]] army. Ambushing the [[Wrecker]]s, Laserbeak and Buzzsaw shot down [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Cybertronlaserbeak.jpg|right|thumb|Lasers? Check. Beak? Check.]]
Laserbeak was the first of the cassette Transformers. {{storylink|Secret Files of Teletraan II}} Prior to his arrival on Earth, Laserbeak had less of an avian shape, resembling instead a stylized jet with an ovoid silhouette and a hooked nosecone. He still transformed into a cassette, which is kind of strange when you consider his "carrier" transformed into a lamp-post and not necessarily any device that played cassettes. But anyway, this Laserbeak often carried out spy missions, able to sneak into places the larger [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could not manage, including [[Great Dome|Iacon]], the Autobots' headquarters. There, Laserbeak learned of the Autobot mission to seek out new sources of energy away from Cybertron, which prompted a Decepticon interception mission in turn. This led to the whole lot of these spacefaring Transformers crashlanding on Earth and taking a four million-year dirtnap in the heart of a spastic volcano.
[[Image:MTMTE1 laserbeak ejects.jpg|left|225px|thumb|"Please flip the bird...er, tape to Side B."]]
In the year 1984, the Transformers were awakened by volcanic activity, and Laserbeak was reformatted with terrestrial aesthetics in both robot and altmode. His altmode was an audiocassette, while his robot mode was that of a vulture. His missions, though, were largely unchanged, and he continued to serve as a spy.

Laserbeak was the first Decepticon to tangle with Autobots on Earth when he was dispatched by Soundwave and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to chase down two snooping Autobot spies, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. The Autobots tried to scurry away, splitting up so that Laserbeak couldn't follow both of them. He had the last laugh (or squawk) on them, as he launched one of his laser cannons to follow Cliffjumper remotely while he continued to hound Hound, at least until Cliffjumper gas-bombed the drone. Laserbeak fared better than his cannon, and managed to blast the Autobot snoop off the road. Continuing with his scouting missions, Laserbeak uncovered the oil refinery which served as the Decepticons' first major strike against Earth, and their first battle with the Autobots on our planet. [[Image:MTMTE1 laserbeak vs prime.jpg|right|thumb]] Floating above the main battle, Laserbeak saw a safe chance to be useful, and flew between Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prime]], pecking at Optimus's face long enough for Laserbeak's glorious leader to take to the skies. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} When the Autobots attacked the [[Victory (G1)|Decepticons' new space cruiser]] before it could depart, Laserbeak was ejected for warfare (for a change) along with his fellow Cassettes. Being the coward that he is, though, Laserbeak managed to be conspicuously absent throughout the battle, besides a single strafing run from the safety of the air. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} 
[[Image:Megslaserbeak.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Laserbeak, symbol of Decepticon leadership.]]

Once the Decepticons dug their space cruiser out of the briny deep, they resumed their attacks on a nearby solar power station. While the others engaged the larger Autobots, Laserbeak kept to squawking around [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s head. Later, Laserbeak spied on the Autobots to ensure they took the bait for a trap Megatron had set for them. He tried to help in the cave trap later on, but [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] trapped him instead inside a tiny net. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion}} After Megatron was accidentally sent to Cybertron following an early [[space bridge]] test, Laserbeak and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] were present to greet Megatron on his return. Laserbeak perched on Megatron's arm, signifying Megatron's resumption of command of the Earthbound Decepticons. Once the Decepticons set their sights on the [[antimatter]] formula, Laserbeak attempted to steal it from [[Chip Chase]] and Bumblebee, but to no avail. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[Image:DivideandConquer_LaserbeakonBrawns_shoulder.jpg|thumb|right|225px|All Brawn and no brains.]]
After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s strike team blasted Optimus Prime something fierce, Megatron assigned Laserbeak to infiltrate the Ark and ascertain the Autobot leader's true condition. For once, Laserbeak demonstrated his cowardice in Megatron's presence, but reluctantly went forth on his mission. Perhaps looking to prove himself after showing his yellow streak, Laserbeak took some extreme risks. First, he transformed into cassette mode and landed right on the powerhouse [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]'s shoulder to enter the Autobot base. Then, at Megatron's prodding, he flew down in full sight of the entire Autobot team and fired laser beams straight into Prime's exposed chest cavity. This exacerbated the damage and made the Autobot mission to find a replacement [[cosmitron]] for Prime of great priority. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

On another scouting mission in the [[Arctic]] Circle, Laserbeak alerted Megatron to Starscream's bumbling execution of some Autobot prisoners using a weird Morse Code signal. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Later, he joined Soundwave and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] in gathering information on the [[Great Falls]]. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}
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When the Decepticons were on a mission in [[South America]], they were temporarily interrupted by an attack from Brawn and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. Windcharger soon realized the duo were outclassed fighting so many Decepticons at once, and directed Brawn to pull back. Well, bless his cowardly tin-plated heart, Laserbeak waited until after Windcharger sounded the retreat to get involved, showing great "courage" as he shot the Autobots in the back as they were driving away. Still, never let it be said that Laserbeak doesn't have his uses. When Brawn later returned and stole Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], blasting the Decepticon leader with his own weapon, it was Laserbeak who flew in to retrieve the cannon for his master. Of course, he naturally flew in from ''behind'' Brawn for maximum safety, but really, who could blame him? {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}}
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One afternoon, while the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] engaged in yet another grab for energy, Soundwave and the Cassettes carried out Operation: Guinea Pig at the Ark. As his partners Rumble and Ravage created a distraction for the present Autobots, Laserbeak swooped in and carried off one of their human comrades, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. Laserbeak delivered the human to Megatron and [[Doctor Arkeville]] for testing of their new [[hypno-chip]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After a successful test, Laserbeak flew out to collect more potential slaves for the Decepticons. He also took advantage of a well-placed earthquake to kidnap [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] as well, while Bumblebee was dangling over a crevace. Unfortunately for the beryllium buzzard, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] was on the scene. His sharpshooting ability blasted Spike right out of Laserbeak's clutches, and drove off the Decepticon spy. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} After the plot to change Cybertron's orbit failed, Laserbeak reported to Megatron about the treachery of Starscream and Doctor Arkeville. Seeking out the traitors, Megatron and the Decepticons ran afoul of the Autobots along the way. To deter pursuit, Megatron led the Autobot cars into a valley of quicksand, hoping they would sink out of his way forever. He left Laserbeak behind to monitor their demise. When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] started to get his hand free, Laserbeak tried to divebomb the Autobot, only to be blasted by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s rocket launcher. Stunned, the Decepticon reverted to his cassette mode, and was captured by Jazz. Once the Autobots got free, Jazz used his own audio system to replay Laserbeak's findings, alerting the Autobots to the Decepticons' destination at Arkeville's secret lab. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

On a routine scouting mission, Laserbeak uncovered information about [[Insecticon (G1)|giant robotic insects]] in Bali, and relayed the info to Megatron. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} When Megatron arranged a bout of single combat between himself and Optimus Prime, Soundwave ejected Laserbeak to watch the festivities along with the rest of the two armies. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}
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Proving once again that he spends more time at the Ark than with the Decepticons, Laserbeak happened to be on the scene to learn Spike Witwicky was mentally unstable and possessing the powerful "spare" Autobot called [[Autobot X]]. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} On his next mission, Laserbeak attacked a group of innocent gold prospectors. After he had his fun, though, Soundwave put him back in his cage for awhile. He popped out again later on to take potshots at his favorite weak target, Bumblebee. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} When the Decepticons moved their operations to New York City, Laserbeak was put on Autobot patrol, and alerted Megatron to their enemies' rendez-vous in [[Central Park]]. He was also joined by his flying buddy, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], for the first time in this battle. {{storylink|City of Steel}} In an attack on the Ark, Laserbeak and the Decepticons were charged with distracting the Autobots while Megatron and Starscream snuck inside to sabotage the Autobots' equipment. Laserbeak bit off more than he could handle with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], though, and ended up being lassoed to the Autobot's rifle. It was a stand-off as Laserbeak fired at Prowl from the air while Prowl tried to drag him to the ground, until Megatron sounded the retreat. Laserbeak cut the wire with his blasts and took off as fast as his little wings could carry him. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots}}
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Laserbeak's next patrol duty was around the desert laboratory where Megatron was testing his stolen [[electro-cell]]s. He alerted Soundwave the moment he sighted Autobot intruders, then hid inside his cozy chest cavity. {{storylink|Traitor}} When the human girl named [[Carly]] attempted to raid Decepticon headquarters on her own, Soundwave sent Laserbeak up to the surface to capture her. He succeeded, proving once again that he is occasionally strong enough to defeat a single human. He did, however, fail to recapture the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]] for the Decepticons soon thereafter. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Returning to his spying duties, Laserbeak learned of Spike and Chip's plan for an Autobot road rally for charity. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}
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Laserbeak and Buzzsaw discovered the city of [[Sub-Atlantica]] on the bottom of the ocean floor, which led to an uneasy alliance between the Sub-Atlanticans and the Decepticons, and the subsequent attack of both parties on [[Washington, D.C.]] In D.C., Laserbeak popped out of Soundwave and was almost immediately shot down by Hound. By the time he was back in the air, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s had broken through the Decepticon defenses and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] took out Laserbeak and Buzzsaw with missiles moments after arriving at the battle. Some days it just doesn't pay to come out of the tapedeck. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

In order to gain control over the super-computer [[TORQ III]], Laserbeak was joined by Megatron and Soundwave in his infiltration of the defense compound where the computer was housed. Laser blasting their way to the core, Megatron was able to reprogram the computer to serve only him. Using TORQ to guide them, Megatron arranged for countless oil tankers to converge on Decepticon headquarters. An Autobot scouting party attempting to thwart his plans at the site, but Laserbeak swiped Spike Witwicky in the middle of battle and forced the Autobots to lay down their arms. [[Image:PrimeProblem_laserbeak_scan.jpg|right|thumb|225px]] Luckily, another contingent of Autobots confronted TORQ directly, deactivating the computer, and made their way to Megatron's refinery, freeing their friends. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} At the unveiling of [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]]'s robot ninja, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Laserbeak stormed the ceremony with Rumble and Frenzy, causing considerable chaos. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

Despite his well-documented cowardice, Laserbeak is sometimes surprisingly effective in combat. Immediately after Optimus Prime single-handedly disarmed Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp at once in battle, Laserbeak swooped out of the sky and managed to incapacitate Prime just as easily with a hail of laser beams. At Megatron's direction, however, he did not finish the job. Instead, Laserbeak used his recording equipment to create a fully-body holographic scan of the Autobot leader, allowing Megatron to manufacture a [[Optimus Prime clone|perfect duplicate]] of Optimus Prime for his plans. Later on, he also easily overpowered Starscream and unceremoniously dragged him back to Megatron in his talons. Clearly, Laserbeak had been eating some top notch birdfeed that week. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}
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Laserbeak observed the Autobots observing the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s deep core drilling project. He alerted Megatron to the spies, and the Decepticons rose to the surface to drive off the snoops. {{storylink|The Core}} When the Decepticons assaulted the [[Nova Power Plant]], Soundwave released Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to torment the Autobots. Instead, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and Jazz were overjoyed at being part of an "overgrown turkey shoot", and they blasted Laserbeak out of the sky. Laserbeak was also briefly taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s when the Insecticons were at odds with Megatron, but soon recovered. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}
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Stationed outside the Autobot base, Soundwave learned of the prehistoric [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] and its potential for rich sources of energy. At Megatron's behest, he dispatched Laserbeak to follow [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and the Dinobots to the island and observe. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} One time, he got "over-energized" and crashed beak-first into a sand dune. Did a nice loop-the-loop, though. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Megatron's next plan involved some masterful manipulation of the power-hungry human named [[Shawn Berger]]. Laserbeak snuck himself into Burger's office in cassette mode, then retrieved the human for a friendly chat with Megatron on a nearby hillside. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} [[Image:MMP2 laserbeak wanna cracker.jpg|left|thumb|225px]] When the Decepticons' plan to turn the people of Earth against the Autobots succeeded, they briefly acted as "friends of the Earth" for Megatron's amusement. Laserbeak and the cassettes went to a local teen dance with Soundwave to mingle with the fleshlings. One of the kids asked if "Laserbeak wanna cracker". Never has a giant, speechless robot bird conveyed so much raw hatred with a single look. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

When the Decepticons got involved in a massive scheme with the Insecticons, the Autobots attempted to acquire some [[robotic insecticide]] to use against the enemy. Laserbeak reported their search back to Megatron, who became interested in acquiring the insecticide himself, in case the Insecticons ever proved troublesome. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} After receiving a distress signal from [[Deceptitran]], the Decepticons arrived to help stop the revolt of the [[Tlalakan]]s. Laserbeak performed some reconnaissance, and uncovered the Autobot allies of the Tlalakans. He also located the secret city of the Tlalakans after a raiding party hit Deceptitran's temple. {{storylink|Sea Change}}
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Laserbeak's keen observational skills failed him when the Autobots disguised themselves as Stunticons in order to get close to Megatron and his latest scheme. His sensors were unable to penetrate the [[camouflage paint]] they used to hide their true identities. {{storylink|Masquerade}} After Megatron infected the Autobots with the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]] virus, Laserbeak infiltrated the Ark to bring back visuals of their enemies' suffering. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} When Starscream finally mouthed off one time too many, Megatron finally kicked him out of the house. Soundwave sent Laserbeak to unceremoniously drop Starscream on an island near Guadalcanal. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[Image:TFTM_laserbeaks_findings.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Maybe if Autobot Command didn't have so many open windows...]]
One of Laserbeak's greatest claims to fame was that he was partly responsible for the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in [[2005]]. By that point, the Decepticons had succeeded in conquering Cybertron, but the Autobots retained two of its moons and a large force on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Laserbeak was dispatched to spy on [[Moonbase One]], where he overheard Optimus Prime order a supply ship to acquire [[energon]] for an upcoming assault. Laserbeak took the information back to Megatron, who hijacked the shuttle and used it to attack Autobot City. The battle ultimately resulted in the fatal wounding of Megatron, who was cast adrift in space on the Decepticons' return trip to Cybertron; when the Decepticons began arguing among themselves over who should become the next leader, Soundwave ejected Laserbeak and his other cassettes to fight for his honor. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Later in 2005, during the Decepticons' attempt to prevent a replacement [[transformation cog|transforming cog]] to the Autobot city of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Laserbeak was deployed alongside [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] from within the Decepticons' own city-bot, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], to investigate the crash site of the cog's courier, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. They discovered that Sky Lynx and his passengers had survived, and Laserbeak swooped in to take out the cog's carrier [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], only to be foiled by a bit of lateral passing.{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

In [[2006]], when [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] threatened to mutiny over the continued insane leadership of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Laserbeak sided with the would-be rebels. Forcing into action by their threats, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] sought psychiatric aid for Galvatron on [[Torkulon]]. The therapy did nothing to improve Galvatron's demeanour, but nevertheless, the mutiny never happened. {{storylink|Webworld}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of American cartoon continuity, as detailed above, occur in the Japanese timeline, except the events of 2006 are pushed back to [[2010]]. The Japanese continuity proceeds to insert many new storylines and events in, around, before and after the events of the Generation 1 cartoon, as covered below.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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In Japan, Soundwave and his Cassettes made an attack on the lone Autobot scout, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee dodged their first attack, and so Laserbeak and his partners went chasing after him. Bumblebee circled back, however, damaging Soundwave's chest compartment so the Cassettes couldn't hide. Laserbeak got caught trying to re-enter his boss, and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ripped out his magnetic tape instead. Harsh. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
When the Decepticons wreaked havoc across the Earth with their new [[Omega Whip]] cannon, Laserbeak was among the Decepticons out and about gathering up energy the devastation had created.{{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
{{note|Being that this manga is black and white, it ''could'' conceivably be Buzzsaw, but really, what're the odds?}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Spanish)

[[Image:MysteryPlanetMaster LaserbeakHead.JPG|left|225px|thumb|Such devotion.]]
In the year 2011, when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was searching the Earth for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]], Soundwave ambushed him at the North Pole and deployed Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to draw his fire while he attempted to shoot the Autobot in the back. Blaster and his cassettes intervened, and in the ensuing battle, Soundwave and Blaster destroyed each other. Laserbeak swooped in to recover Soundwave's head, while the other airborne cassettes recovered as many of his pieces as they could, taking them back to Chaar. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

The Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] used the technology of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to restore Soundwave to life as Soundblaster; Laserbeak and all the other cassettes watched over the reconstruction process, and cheered at their master's revival. Soundblaster was immediately put to work remote-controlling the magnetic [[Madmachine]], and when Blaster—now rebuilt as Twincast—arrived to try and stop him, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw and Ratbat attempted to fend him off. Twincast sent out his own [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] to keep them busy as he successfully saw his mission through. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}
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Laserbeak later spied on the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], observing as the Autobots [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] headed off to Earth to deal with an erupting volcano. He and Soundblaster presented this information to Scorponok, who considered it all part of his plan. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} Soundblaster's standing in the intelligence game proceeded to slip a bit, however, as the new recruit [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] suddenly started providing enemy intel that neither Laserbeak nor any of Soundblaster's cassettes could dig up a trace of. Suitably miffed at the whole affair, Laserbeak and Ravage spied on a meeting between Scorponok and Counterpunch, and went to kick up a fuss with Soundblaster about the matter. Laserbeak advocated getting straight to work trying to put the newbie in his place by upstaging him, and the team all headed to Earth to try to dig up some new info. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Laserbeak and the other cassettes later patrolled the area around the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]], alongside a few Decepticon [[Targetmaster]] partners. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
After Soundblaster crash-landed following his encounter with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack, Laserbeak and the other animal cassettes (minus [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]) stood stoicly over his groggy form while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] panicked at the approach of [[Sixshot]]. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===Big Looker Storybooks===
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Laserbeak was part of a particularly ferocious battle that left both Autobots and Decepticon badly damaged and low on fuel. Following the fight's end, Laserbeak was among the airborne Decepticons who used what little strength they had left to buzz the Autobots' headquarters, intending to distract them from the hijack of an oil truck that their fellow Decepticons were carrying out nearby. The plan was foiled by space-borne Autobot [[Shooting Star]], who clued the Autobots into the deception. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}
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===Ladybird Books===
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Laserbeak spied upon the Autobots when they were in the midst of a large construction project, but for all his observations, he was unable to deduce what the large mast that the heroic robots were building actually was. He took his findings back to Megatron, but he couldn't make anything of them, and so had Laserbeak lead Soundwave back to the mast for further study. Even the master communicator couldn't make heads or tails of the structure, so Laserbeak was posted to watch for some sign of Autobot activity that might reveal its purpose. Discovering that an Autobot installation had been built inside the mountain beneath the mas, Laserbeak alerted the other Decepticons, who immediately attacked. Unfortunately for them, it turned out that the mast was a lightning rod, which channeled the electricity of the thunderstorm currently raging right into the mountain chamber, frying the Decepticons and forcing them to retreat, leaving the Autobots none the wiser. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}
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Seeking to learn more about humanity in order to exploit the Autobots' concern for them, Megatron had Laserbeak sent to study human settlements and behavioural patterns. Following a car into a small village, Laserbeak was intruiged by a windmill on a neaby hill, but when he attempted to investigate, he accidentally collided with some high-voltage power lines, which short-circuited his transformation systems and trapped him in cassette mode. He was found the next morning by the engineers who arrived to repair the power lines, but was promptly discarded when they found that the "cassette" contained no music. A young boy found him soon after and brought him home, where the boy's mother added him to a box of cassettes that were taken to a disco at the town hall that night. There, upon insertion into the disc jockey's tape deck, Laserbeak drained the energy from the sound system and re-energized his systems, allowing him to explode from the machinery in bird-form once again. With a mob of villagers hot on his heels, Laserbeak returned to the nearby windmill, which had in his absence become a battleground for the Autobots and Decepticons. In the midst of the battle, Laserbeak was struck by one of the windmills sails. The conflict ended with the windmill's destruction, but the villagers never learned of the Transformers' involvement—the bigger news story on the front page of the [[Paprika Plain|Paprika Plains Informer]] the next day was that of the "Winged Demon" at the disco! {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}
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===''The Transformers'' Adventure Game Books===
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Upon the discovery of a buried flying saucer beneath the new [[Wizard's Cave]] attraction, Laserbeak and Ravage went to [[Disneyland]] to try and salvage any advanced technology. Unfortunately they hadn't counted on [[you]] activating a [[time-sphere]], transporting them four million years back in time. There, they decided to destroy the Autobots lying in stasis aboard the Ark, and, after tangling with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], Laserbeak located the flying saucer containing the time-sphere.

{{note|"Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], so Laserbeak can look forward a number of potential endings:}}
*Laserbeak killed one of the [[time-travelling alien]]s, but the other transported him and Ravage away into the time-stream.
*Laserbeak was transported back to the present day where he escaped, or was possibly lost in time.
*Laserbeak shoots you with his ruby lasers. Without you to stop them, the Decepticons presumably carried out their plan and went on to conquer the Earth. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
Thanks to Laserbeak's spying, the Decepticons were alerted to the Autobots searching for energy in [[South America]]. Once the other Decepticons arrived there, they tried to attack the Autobots atop [[Mount Sheelah]]. The volcano erupted, burying all but Laserbeak with lava, and Laserbeak had to return to base to get help. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} He was at the Decepticon base, taking advantage of the human slave labor they had kidnapped, when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] infiltrated the base. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Laserbeak was left behind to guard the base while the other Decepticons went to attack [[Stanley Lake]] dam. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} He was among the Decepticons consulted by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for ideas on getting back at the Autobots. After Starscream successfully infiltrated the Autobots by pretending to defect, he sent the Decepticons to [[Mount Levram]] to destroy an [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|Autobot super-weapon]], but when Laserbeak and the others returned to their base, it had been destroyed by the Autobots. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Kids' Comic Special===
Laserbeak joined Soundwave in stealing energy from the town of [[Midville]]. When a team of Autobots showed up to foil their plot, both Decepticons retreated and Laserbeak shot down a nearby tree in to block the ground-based Autobots and give themselves leeway to escape. {{Storylink|The Night the Transformers Saved Christmas}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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Laserbeak snores when he sleeps. It sounds like a little chainsaw! {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}} Also, he can talk. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
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Laserbeak scouted out the situation on [[Tau-Ursa]], locating a demonstration of [[Monitorus]]'s new invention, and bringing in a full Decepticon attack force. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}
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===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===
{{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

{{storylink|The Dinobots!}}

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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
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Around 8.2 million years ago, on Cybertron, shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] became the new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]], Laserbeak performed an aerial recon of Iacon, discovering that Prime's first command had been for the Autobots to prepare a fleet of starships to evacuate the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Not long after, when Starscream briefly usurped command of the Decepticons, he had every scrap of information in Laserbeak's systems forcibly downloaded, in order to learn more about Megatron's plans for Cybertron. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Megatron soon returned and put Starscream in his place, but then, around 1.2 million years later, the Decepticon leader vanished in a space bridge accident, and control of the Decepticons split into several smaller factions. Laserbeak and the other Cassettes remained with Soundwave, under the command of Shockwave in the primary Decepticon faction. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

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After the crash of the ''Nemesis'', Laserbeak was reactivated on Earth in 1984 and fought alongside the Decepticons in that pocket version of the greater war. Believed dead after the explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]'', Laserbeak and most of the other Transformers were in fact salvaged and reprogrammed by the human named [[Lazarus]], with the intention of selling them on the black market as weapons of mass destruction. As a demonstration for potential buyers, he had a group of Transformers assault the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and had Laserbeak record the images to be played back during the auction. Unfortunately for Lazarus, it was during that selfsame auction that Megatron broke free of his control. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Megatron subsequently liberated the other Decepticons, and Laserbeak was stationed as lookout at the perimeter of Lazarus's captured Arctic base. Before long, he reported on the approach of Optimus Prime and several other Autobots who had escaped capture by Lazarus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Laserbeak subsequently joined the Decepticons for a massive attack on San Francisco. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}

''After Megatron was kidnapped into deep space by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] and Starscream assumed control of the Decepticons, Laserbeak accepted his rule along with Soundwave and the other Cassettes. They set up a new base of operation in the human city of [[Las Vegas]], Nevada. Taking a new tactic, Starscream arranged to work with the humans instead of against them, offering the residents of Sin City fame and fortune, while helping the Las Vegas PD coordinate their anti-crime efforts more effectively. Laserbeak performed constant reconnaissance patrols, reporting to Soundwave when human police officers were needed to perform "preventative maintenance" at potential crisis sites. {{storylink|Hardwired}}''

''Once Megatron returned, the Decepticons were broken into two factions under his and Starscream's control. Remarkably, Laserbeak chose to remain in Las Vegas with Starscream while Megatron and Soundwave left the city with their faction. He was taken prisoner with Starscream's other soldiers by the Keepers once they made Las Vegas their base of operations, and was trapped behind a massive force field. They eventually escaped thanks to the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], and joined a united force of Autobots and Decepticons in assaulting the Keepers' position. Laserbeak joined [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in performing aerial sweeps and strafing runs during the battle. {{storylink|Annihilation}} Later, during a battle with the American military in the Nevada desert, Laserbeak was struck down by [[deconstructionite]] rounds and had to be carried to safety by the [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Fusion (novel)|Fusion}}''

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Laserbeak was one of the many Transformers recovered from the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' by [[Cobra]]. He was repaired and retrofitted by [[Doctor Mindbender]], who proudly displayed him, Soundwave, and his fellow Mini-Cassettes to [[Destro]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Laserbeak was released by Soundwave, along with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], during an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility|SPS Center]]. Laserbeak managed to escape the first wave of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] defenders and enter the building, gunning down [[Gung-Ho]] and [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]]. Shortly afterwards, he was decapitated by [[Snake-Eyes]]. His body was taken into custody by the Joes. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Laserbeak was among the Decepticons who lay deactivated on the [[Fera Islands]] for several million years, until [[Cobra]] awakened them and took control of them in 1938. One year later, after Cobra had used the Decepticons to ravage most of [[Europe]], Laserbeak was sent to the spy on how the [[United States of America|United States]] would react. He witnessed the creation of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], although [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] spotted the spy and opened fire on him. Laserbeak made the human drop his gun by firing a precision laser through his hand, before escaping and reporting his findings to Soundwave. {{storylink|The Line}}

When G.I. Joe teamed up with the Autobots and attacked the Cobra [[Terrordrome]], Laserbeak was punched by [[Ironhide (G1)|Iron Hide]] {{sic}}. If he survived the battle, he most likely died anyway when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] was destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===The Beast Within===
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When the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] formed, Starscream ordered the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] to attack the behemoth. Laserbeak, thinking that he was a Seeker, joined them, and was smacked along with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], blowing up as a result. He blew up real good. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} His corpse would later be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape the Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Laserbeak and Ravage spied on Starscream after the Seeker's latest falling out with Megatron, and watched Starscream fall off a mountain. After reporting back to Soundwave, they spied some more and got footage of Starscream acting chummy with the Autobots. It was only after he spotted Laserbeak, that the amnesiac Starscream finally regained his memory. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

Laserbeak was sent by Soundwave to spy on Swindle, who it turned out had been selling Decepticon weapons to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombia]]. Laserbeak reported back to base with a recording of Swindle doing a deal, much to Megatron's rage. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Prior to the outbreak of war on Cybertron, Soundwave and his cassettes were dispatched by Senator Ratbat to approach the infamous underground gladiator [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] with the prospect of an alliance. Upon detecting that Autobot spies [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] were observing the meeting, Soundwave deployed Laserbeak, Buzzsaw and Ravage to deal with them. Laserbeak pinned Bumper so Soundwave could read his mind. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} As time passed, Soundwave's loyalties shifted and he truly sided with Megatron when he founded the Decepticon faction and began the civil war. In the uprising that began the conflict, Laserbeak accompanied Soundwave and his other cassettes in executing the [[Senate]] members in [[Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} Some time later, he spied on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]'s arrest of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} During a meeting with Orion Pax, Megatron had Laserbeak replay Soundwave's recording of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s plans to drain energy from Nyon's population. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

At a later point in the war, Laserbeak charged the Autobot position with Soundwave and a horde of Decepticons, in a vain attempt to keep them from interfering with an energon convoy headed for Megatron's troops. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}
[[Image:SpotlightSoundwave laserbeak bludgeoned.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Bye-bye, birdie.]]
Four million years later, in 1984, Laserbeak accompanied Soundwave and Ravage to Earth to remotely spy on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s mysterious activities on the planet. Following a pair of [[facsimile construct]]s, Laserbeak discovered Bludgeon's headquarters within [[Mount St. Helens]], and quickly brought Soundwave there. Unfortunately, during the battle, a katana-slash from Bludgeon took Laserbeak down, and both he, Soundwave and Ravage were entombed in lava when Bludgeon caused the volcano to erupt to cover his escape. A year later, Laserbeak and Ravage were dug up by a mysterious government organization known as [[Skywatch]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}
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Over the following twenty years, Laserbeak and Ravage were reprogrammed by Skywatch to seek out other Transformers. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} After a sudden surge in Transformer activity on Earth, they were released on their first hunt, only for Soundwave—trapped his cassette player mode and in the possession of a human named [[Jimmy]]—to detect their presence and block Skywatch's control signal, freeing his subordinates. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Locating their master, Laserbeak and Ravage broke into Jimmy's home and carried Soundwave away, but were unable to do anything to repair him. Fortunately, [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] soon met with them and negotiated a deal to restore Soundwave to his true form. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}} As part of the plan, Laserbeak and Ravage were left lying dormant in a forest to be recaptured by Skywatch, only to awaken and murder their would-be captors as soon as Shockwave freed Soundwave from his condition. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

Laserbeak returned to Soundwave, who in turn returned to Megatron, and a year later the Decepticons attacked [[New York City]]. During the battle, Laserbeak helped destroy some human jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} After some scouting, he learned that the humans were sending ground forces at them, then reported to Soundwave and perched on his shoulder. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} He was still on said shoulder when Megatron told Starscream that Soundwave and Laserbeak had been keeping their eyes on the Seeker as he planned his revolt. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} After the Autobots beat up Megatron, Laserbeak and the other Decepticons fled the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Three years later, Laserbeak was seen perching on Soundwave's shoulder as he and Shockwave rebuilt Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon}} He was among the Decepticons captured and fitted with [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s by the Autobots once the war ended. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}}

===Dawn of Future's Past===
[[Image:Laserbeakbuzzsawdawn.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Iron birds of fortune.]]
At the end of the great war most Decepticons granted amnesty simply retired and vanished from public life. So too would have been the fate of Laserbeak if not for the intervention of the [[Predacon (G1)| Predacon]] [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]. Divebomb granted Laserbeak, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] a new lease on life, rebuilding them into members of the new faction of Predacons.

Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] was closely watched by Divebomb, who sent Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to ensure Megatron and his rogues reached their destination. [[Buzzsaw and Laserbeak's ship|Their ship]] intercepted the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', pummelling it with missiles. Before it could come back for another pass, it was fired upon by the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', giving the ''Axalon'' enough time to restore enough power to return fire and completely destroy Laserbeak and Buzzsaw's ship, with the pair inside. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}
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==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Laserbeak could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, by giving him a flat tire, thus stalling him briefly. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Lazerbeak was amongst the numerous [[Decepticon]]s seeking [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s destruction in order the halt the Autobot's quest. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
[[Image:Commmodore64_laserbeak_mirage.jpg|left|thumb|Laserbeak is the vague collection of pixels that don't resemble a pipe.]]
"Lazerbreak" {{sic}} was among the Decepticons who tried to prevent the Autobots from recovering the scattered pieces of their [[Energon cube]]s. Created by the power of [[Robo-Cloning]], innumerable duplicate copies of Lazerbreak bedevilled the Autobots on their quest. {{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)|The Transformers}}
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===''The Transformers (PS2)===
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{{bigquote|Laserbeak is a good and faithful servant. He may share with a certain somebody the ability to fly, and the red body and black face too, but that's where the similarities end.|Megatron|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}

====Decepticon story====
Laserbeak found the Autobots guarding the [[Ranpas geothermal plant]] and reported it to Megatron. He also snitched on Starscream, who was pilfering the energon cubes the Decepticons had obtained from the following adventure. Later, he found the UFO. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Sector Seven'' game===
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In a strange world where Transformers are a government secret that inspired toys, a cartoon, a [[Transformers (film)|film]] and more, a robot resembling Laserbeak was captured on film by some civilians when he transformed out of his alternate mode as a flash card into a vaguely draconian avian robot mode, remaining at the same diminutive size, and flew away. The footage fell into the hands of [[Sector Seven]], who classified this robot "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|N.B.E.]] 57". {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:LaserbeakG1toy.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Sure, Soundwave comes with that other guy, but you know you want me.]]
*'''Frenzy & Laserbeak''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1984/1985)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser guns

:Originally a ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' "Micro Cassette Robo Condor", Laserbeak transforms into a microcassette that can fit into the tape door of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] toys. He was released in a two-pack with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] in Hasbro markets across 1984 and 1985; in the latter year, a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] was added to the figure. His chromed thruster-blaster add-ons have some very minor mold variations to them, like several other early ''Transformers'' toys... which we're frankly not going to try and catalog which later reissues have which versions because ''argh''.

:This mold was also used to make [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Garboil (G1)|Garboil]] and [[Sundor]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Laserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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*'''Condor''' (Cassettron, 1985/1986/1987)
**''ID number:'' '''20''' (1985), '''D-60''' (1986), '''D-105''' (1987)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser guns, tape case

:1985 saw [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release Laserbeak (AKA "Condor") in Japan, all on his lonesome. Like all his cassette contemporaries, he was packaged in a small box, came with a clear tape case he could be "stored" in. He was re-released in Japan in 1986, this time on a blister card, with a new ID number and without his case, and then again in 1987, with his original packaging and case reinstated, with yet another ID number.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Laserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===The Transformers Collection===
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*'''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''10'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser guns, tape case
:The original Laserbeak toy was reissued for the first time as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series, coming with a reissue of Soundwave. The set included the tape case from his original Japanese release, but featured noticeably lighter orange stickers in tape mode.
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===Titanium Series===
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*'''Soundwave''' (6" Cybertron Heroes)

:Among the smallest of all Transformers, ''Titanium'' Laserbeak is a tiny 1" wide rendition of his cassette form, though without the holes normally seen on tapes. Like the larger Soundwave figure he comes with, his design deviates somewhat from his original design, instead being black with red stripes. He also does not come with his jet pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitLaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Titanium Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
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*'''Laserbeak and Buzzsaw''' (BotCon souvenir set, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right Energon blades, [[Energon star]]
:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]], Laserbeak transforms from a humanoid robot to a robotic bird of prey. He came with a pair of clear-blue blades that can combine to form a large [[energon weapon]], plus a blue Decepticon-style [[Energon star|energon chip]]. He was available only as a poly-bagged set with his mold-mate Buzzsaw, sold as an "at the show" souvenir set at [[BotCon 2006]], limited to 500 pieces.

:This mold was also used to make the Terrorcon [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Predacon/BCLaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Timelines Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===Classics===
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*'''Soundwave''' (Commemorative Edition, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser guns, tape cases

:Hasbro's first reissue of the original Laserbeak toy came packaged with Soundwave and "Battle" Ravage. The set was originally intended to be part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of Generation 1 reissues, but when that line was cancelled, it was instead released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline. The phrase "Commemorative Edition" is prominently displayed on the front and sides of the box, though, and it remains exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]], as all Commemorative Edition toys were. Laserbeak features slightly more orangey-red paint on his body than normal, and comes with a tape case for the first time in Hasbro markets. He and Ravage can now both fit inside Soundwave at the same time, as this edition marked the first Hasbro release of Soundwave with the double-wide chest-door created for his Japanese Soundblaster retooling in 1987.
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===Encore===
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*'''Soundwave''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''03'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser guns, tape case
:TakaraTomy made the original Laserbeak figure available again as part of their new ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series of reissues. As with his ''Transformers Collection'' reissue, ''Encore'' Laserbeak features lighter orange labels.
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{{anchor|JapaneseMultipack}}[[Image:G1toy_encore19.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Great Cassette Operation vol.3''' (2009)
**''ID number'': '''19'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser guns, tape case
:A second ''Encore'' reissue of Laserbeak came in the third in a series of cassette multi-packs, together with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. This version was the first Japanese reissue to reinstate the darker orange stickers of original figure, but now features the more reddish-orange paint seen on Hasbro's ''Classics'' reissue. As with all the cassettes in the set, he came with his now-familiar clear cassette case.
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===Universe (2008)===
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*'''Soundwave''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser guns, tape case
:In 2009, Laserbeak was included with yet another reissue of Soundwave as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, this time as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive that was prominently offered at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2009. Laserbeak still sports his more orangey-red paint job, and comes with his weapons and his own cassette case.
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===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Laserbeak.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Now when he perches on Megatron's shoulder, everyone topples over.]]
*'''Laserbeak''' (Scout 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right axes
:Laserbeak is a black, silver, and red [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]]. He transforms from a robot into a flying-wing-style stealth jet drone similar to the [[wikipedia:BAE Corax|BAE Corax]], with large engine intakes on both sides of the fuselage that resemble those of a [[Wikipedia:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit]] and sculpted zigzag patterns like those found on an [[Wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]]. Undocumented in the instructions, the two axes that peg into his palms as weapons for his robot mode can also clip directly to his forearms (giving them a superficial similarity to tonfa). For vehicle mode, they integrate into the stealth jet's wings. The robot mode feet are spring-loaded so the heels and toes collapse down and together when the feet are lifted off the ground. Laserbeak's head has been decoed in a way reminiscent of Laserbeak's pre-Earth form seen in Sunbow's ''The Transformers'' TV series.

:Laserbeak was first released to Asian markets with entirely English ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' packaging, but later was released also in North America in ''Generations'' packaging that was in both English and Chinese to lampshade the toy's origin.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOLaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on ''Generations'' Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===Masterpiece===
[[Image:Masterpiecetoy-Laserbeak.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Masterpiece Soundwave''' (2012)
:Included with the Masterpiece release of Soundwave is a Masterpiece Laserbeak. The cassette is the same size of the G1 version, but features a way different transformation sequence that gives him a fully show-accurate design. Differently from the original version, the jet thrusters are not separate kibble, but are rather included in the mold. A small tab on his head hides the camera he used in [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie|the 1986 film]].

:This mold was later redecoed as ''Masterpiece'' [[Buzzsaw_(G1)|Buzzsaw]].
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===Commemorative Series===
*'''G1 Soundwave with Ravage & Laserbeak''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser guns
:The next reissue of Laserbeak.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[Image:TFcaramel laserbeak.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Condor''' (1985)
:A small, soft-rubber figurine of Laserbeak—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—was available as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. He was available in a variety of colours, including white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green and orange, and as a candy toy, came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies.

===Transformers Choco===
*'''Condor''' (1985)
:A solid-color, snap-together model kit of Laserbeak was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys. It was available in various colors, came with candy-coated chocolates, and could fit inside the chest of the larger ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' model kit of Soundwave.

===Decoy===
[[Image:Decoy_laserbeak.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Laserbeak was among the many characters released by Takara as part of their own larger series of ''keshigomu'' figures. Like all the Decepticons in the series, he was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his Tech Specs, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Laserbeak was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.
:Laserbeak is notable for being the only one of Takara's original 52 ''keshigomu'' who was ''not'' imported by Hasbro as part of their "[[Decoy]]" promotion. Or at least, he is not included on the checklist packaged with the figures; collectors [[Jon Hartman|Jon]] and [[Karl Hartman]] believe it to be possible that Laserbeak was released by Hasbro, so if you have proof of Laserbeak on a Hasbro card, contact them!
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===Super Collection Figure===
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*'''Megatron w/ Condor''' (2001)
:Released in the fourth wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series of PVC figurines, this retool of the first ''SCF'' Megatron figure featured Laserbeak perching on his left arm. Like all the figures in the fourth wave, the pair were available in both standard full color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version came packaged with the right arm of the collectable [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Megatron with Laserbeak''' (2003)
:The ''Super Collection Figure'' version of Megatron and Laserbeak was later imported by Hasbro as part of their ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line. Unlike the Japanese figure, they were cast entirely in translucent red plastic and then painted over, save for a spot on Megatron's head that allowed for a [[light-piping]] effect, and came in blister packaging with a profile card. In a moment of alignment with the Japanese version, rare in ''Heroes of Cybertron'', this version of the figure also came with the right arm of the wave's Metroplex build-a-figure.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/HoCMegatronLaserbeak/megatron.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Megatron and Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===Mega Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:MegaSCF laserbeak.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''03'''
:A PVC figurine of Laserbeak was included with this five-inch tall Megatron figure. Laserbeak was redoced into Buzzsaw for inclusion with the exclusive metallic redeco of the set available at Hobby Expo 2002 and Wonderfest 2002.
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===Q-Robo Collection===
[[Image:Qrobo_soundwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak
:A super-deformed PVC of Laserbeak was included as an acecssory with the ''[[Q-Robo Collection Figure|Q-Robo Collection]]'' version of Soundwave, which could fit into his chest as if in mid-ejection. Like all the figures in the series, it was sold blindpacked in a plastic capsule, and was also available in a translucent purple color scheme.
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/figure/q_robo1.htm More information on the Q-Robo Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Generation 1 Figure-Collection===
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*'''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base
:Laserbeak sits perched on the shoulder of this Soundwave "bottlecap" figurine, so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap. It was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]], rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, which came packaged with a leaflet personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Palisades Toys===
[[Image:Pallisades laserbeak.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Laserbeak Polystone Mini Statue''' (Action Figure Xpress exclusive, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Display base
:[[Palisades Toys]] produced a mini-statue of Laserbeak designed to interact with their 6" Soundwave statue release the previous year. Available exclusively through Action Figure Xpress and limited to only 750 pieces worldwide, Laserbeak could perch on Soundwave's outstretched arm, and came with his own small base to stand on so he could be displayed separately.
::*''[http://www.shopafx.com/trexlast.html More information on Laserbeak at Action Figure Xpress]''
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===Transformers - Wall Plaque===
[[Image:Soundwave plaque.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Diamond Select, 2006)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2006, Soundwave was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces. He is seen emerging from the space bridge with Rumble, Laserbeak, and Ravage in tow.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[Image:Soundwave statue.jpg|right|thumb|An elegant but succinct summation.]]
* '''Soundwave''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

: Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2007, Soundwave was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces. The sculpt features both his concussion blaster gun and shoulder cannon with Laserbeak perched on his left shoulder. His tape deck altmode is sculpted on the base of the bust.
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===Attacktix===
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*'''Laserbeak'''
:''[[Attacktix]]'' Laserbeak is a 10-point Trooper-type piece featuring a firing missile launcher on his back. The piece's base is shaped like Soundwave's arm, where Laserbeak rests while not in use. He is attached to the arm with a string, allowing him to take flight and get better shots at enemy pieces.

:While Hasbro showed off Laserbeak at some conventions, he was ultimately never released. Most of his in-game stats and abilities are as such unknown.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesprowllaserbeak.jpg|right|300px|thumb|CAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWnceled.]]
*'''Prowl vs Laserbeak''' (canceled)
:Seemingly captured in the middle of a wild take, this super-deformed ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' version of Laserbeak —sporting a distinctive orange beak inspired by his original [[package art]]—would have come packaged with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], but was regrettably canceled before release. This two-pack was not the only tail-end ''Robot Heroes'' set to meet this fate, but it was one of only a few to actually be advertised on the packaging of toys that ''did'' make it to the store shelf.
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===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
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*'''Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon''' (2012)

: An [[exclusive]] release for San Diego Comic-Con 2012, this toy is a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] meant to represent [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. It includes the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro|James McCullen Destro XXIV]] and a [[Battle Android Trooper]] with a trolley for carrying [[Energon cube]]s.

:Destro's accessories include [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] in the form of a non-transforming tape deck and three micro-casettes capable of being placed within the Soundwave toy; red, orange, and gold cassettes that represent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Laserbeak, and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Just who is meant to be who is unclear.

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==Notes==
*Laserbeak had the preliminary name '''Slazer'''.
*Though Laserbeak is portrayed as a normal audio cassette in the various fictions, his original toy was a microcassette. (Likewise, Soundwave's toy was a microcassette recorder, rather than the "stereo cassette deck" he's stated to be elsewhere.)
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*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]'s toy was sold with Soundwave. [[To sell toys|Consequently]], Buzzsaw had a much lower profile in the cartoon and his [[Tech Spec]] [[function]] of "spy" was open for the taking. Laserbeak was given this role, presumably because he would have more opportunity to spy than to use his own (non-kid-friendly) function of "interrogation".
*Although the Laserbeak and Buzzsaw toys had a standard cassette deco on one side, the cartoon chose to show the bird side in its depictions of their alternate modes, effectively making either side accurate.
*The title screen to Ocean's ''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|Transformers]]'' game for the Commodore 64 (see right) depicts either a Laserbeak or a Buzzsaw that is primarily red with gold wings. Get on it, [[e-HOBBY]]!
*It's possible that ''Beast Wars'' [[Lazorbeak]] was intended to be a new form for Laserbeak. Lazorbeak's on-package [[bio]] reads, "Lazorbeak upholds his motto of believing the only good point he likes about the Maximals is their melting point", a reference to Laserbeak's original motto. Also, both use laser weapons which frequently run out of energy.
*The [[Real Gear Robot]] [[Booster X10]] is a Laserbeak [[homage]].
*Accoording to Fun Pub's [[The Transformers Menagerie Part:1 Cassette Technology]] Laserbeak was the first[[Recordicon]] and was altered from a normal [[Cryo-Condor]] to a full [[Transformer]] capable of changing into a standard [[Datatrax wafer]].

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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Condor''' (コンドル ''Kondoru'')
*''French:'' '''Vautour''' (Canada, "Vulture")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Keren Laser''' (קרן לייזר, "Laser Beam")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Lézercsőr'''
*''Italian:'' '''Gufo''' ("Owl")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Léi-shè Yīng''' (Taiwan, 雷射鷹, "Laser Hawk"), '''Léi-shè Nǐau''' (Taiwan, 雷射鳥, "Laser Bird"), '''Jīgūang Nǐao''' (China, 激光鳥, "Laser Bird")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Lança-Laser''' (Portugal comics, "Lance Laser"), '''Bicolaser''' (Brazil comics, "Nozzle Laser")
*''Swedish:'' '''Laserspanare''' (''More Than Meets The Eye'' parts 1-3, "Laser scout") '''Lasernäbb''' (cartoon, "Laser beak")
*''Russian:'' '''Lazernik''' (Лазерник)

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

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Cryo-Condor

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ZacWilliam1: Created page with "'''Cryo-Condors''' are a form of Cybertronic fauna. They hold the distinction of being the first known mechanimals to be rebuilt and adapted into full Transformers for us…"

'''Cryo-Condors''' are a form of Cybertronic fauna. They hold the distinction of being the first known [[mechanimals]] to be rebuilt and adapted into full [[Transformers]] for use in wartime. Specifically, members of this species were recreated as the prototype [[Recordicon]] [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and the subsequent effort [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (and likely the other Recordicons that share their body-type as well).

Judging by the species name they either inhabit or create cold temperatures.

{{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|The Transformers Menagerie Part 1: Cassette Technology}}

[[Category:Cybertronic wildlife]]
[[Category:Generation 1 species]]

Insecticon (G1)

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ZacWilliam1: IDW Spotlight Thundercracker makes him a Deluxe Insecticon Undo revision 786571 by KrytenKoro (Talk)

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:''The Insecticons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Insecticons.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not to be confused with the Incesticons, who we don't talk about.]]
The '''Insecticons''' are a group of insectoid troublemakers that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] trusts as far as he can throw [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The Insecticons also display a wide array of unique abilities including eating both organic and inorganic matter for energy, creating [[Insecticon clone|clones of themselves]], weather control, and [[cerebro-shell]]s.

* The most commonly-seen group of Insecticons includes:
** [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (usually the trio's leader)
** [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
** [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]

: Named clones of this group include [[Salvo]], [[Shothole]], and [[Zaptrap]].

* A second Insecticon team includes:
** [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] (team leader)
** [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
** [[Chop Shop]]
** [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
** [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]

* Another group of Insecticons includes:
** [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]]
** [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]]
** the [[Virulent Clone]]s

A failed batch of Insecticons became known as [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]].

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Image:PlagueInsecticons Insecticon lair.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Now I passed up all the chain franchise joints on Hamburger Row, and stopped at a little greasy spoon place I always eat at, called EAT.]]
Individualistic, greedy, and arrogant, the Insecticons consider themselves a species unto themselves and have only a tentative on-again/off-again alliance with the main Decepticon forces, mainly when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] can bribe them with the [[energon]] they need to maintain their [[Insecticon clone|clone hordes]].

Shrapnel, Kickback, and Bombshell arrived on Earth in an escape pod millions of years ago. Landing in [[Demon Swamp|a swamp]], their [[idento-computer]]s gave them new alternate modes based on local insects. Eventually their food-raiding activities attracted the attention of both the Autobots and Decepticons, the latter approaching them with offers of alliance and shared purpose.

Reunited with their Decepticon comrades, the three warriors happily accepted an alliance, driving off the Autobots and participating in a raid on an oil refinery. They displayed the full range of their powers... as well as their willingness to clear out as soon as the tide of battle turned against the Decepticons. Devouring a batch of [[energon cube]]s, they abandoned the fight, prompting Megatron to pursue them into the distance, swearing vengeance. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[Image:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You wanna know where paradise lies, I call it two triple cheeseburger, side order fries.]]
The Insecticons somehow survived, and were in the area when Megatron decided to pursue the [[electro-cell]]s. The Insecticons aided the Decepticons in battle... and received a measly three energon cubes as a reward. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] took advantage of their discontent, stealing the cubes and leaving a Decepticon insignia in their place. Soon, the Insecticons attacked the Decepticons in retribution. Mirage was injured in the battle, and cerebro-shelled into being an Insecticon slave. Megatron and Bombshell eventually worked out Mirage's deception, and used him to lure several Autobots into a trap. When the battle turned against them, Megatron destroyed the electro-cells, resulting in massive explosions which convinced the Insecticons to flee into the distance. {{storylink|Traitor}}

In an unusual instance of an Insecticon working solo, Bombshell joined Megatron's forces after they had captured the human-made [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] robot. He performed brain work on the robot to turn it into a Decepticon ally, and was quite impressed with its abilities. He later participated in a battle with the Autobots over the [[World Energy Chip]]. When Starscream disabled Nightbird with an energy blast to the back, Bombshell joined Megatron and the Decepticons in pursuing Starscream into the distance. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[Image:QuestForSurvival Insecticon swarm.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Well don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan, so EAT IT, just EAT IT.]]
The Insecticons had been devouring trees in a National Park, prompting the Autobots to investigate. Megatron and his troops arrived in time to observe as the trio defeated [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. Megatron approached them and proposed a temporary alliance to capture the data storage facility at [[Iron Mountain]]. As a reward, the Insecticons were first allowed to feast on the [[Nova Power Core]], which allowed them to grow to great size and power. Quickly seizing the initiative, they cerebro-shelled [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], taking control of him. Through him they learned of Megatron's plan to dispose of them after Iron Mountain's data was secure. Thus they covertly cerebro-shelled the rest of the Decepticons; when Megatron emerged from Iron Mountain, he found himself facing the guns of his own troops. The Autobots, meanwhile, had discovered that the Nova Power Core was unstable and would eventually cause the Insecticons to explode. They developed an antidote, and allied with Megatron to deliver it into the Insecticons. Bombshell and Kickback were cured and returned to their normal size, but Shrapnel exploded before the antidote could take full effect. The explosion also released the Decepticons from Bombshell's control. Bombshell was able to instantly reconstruct Shrapnel's shattered pieces. With an infuriated Megatron in hot pursuit, the Insecticons fled into the distance. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:QuestForSurvival Insecticons.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I'm a hungry man, till somebody feeds me / my appetite is large, 'cause me so hungry!]]
The Insecticons went on a cloning spree, creating thousands of clones and raiding farmland to harvest energy. After driving off an Autobot attack led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], the Insecticons and their clone hordes flew to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] for energy processing. Megatron gave them their cut, consisting of three ''tiny'' energon cubes, while privately processing scads of full-sized cubes behind the scenes.

{{quote|Our friend Megatron's in trouble.}}
{{quote|If I weren't so ''hungry'' I'd stop to help him out! Haww haw haw!|Kickback and Bombshell}}

[[Image:G1 QuestforSurvival Bombshell Kickback.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Kickback drags Bombshell home after a trip to an all-you-can-eat buffet]]
When the Autobots acquired a robotic insecticide to deal with the swarm, Megatron sent [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to warn his erstwhile allies, but the Insecticons suspected that they were being deceived, and instead flew directly to the valley where the insecticide (along with the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]), lay stranded. They gleefully ignored Megatron's Decepticons, who were being overwhelmed by the Autobots, and instead turned their attention to a delicious-looking forest, which Megatron was ''clearly'' trying to hoard for himself. Flying into the "forest", the Insecticons quickly discovered that it consisted of ravenous [[Morphobot]]s, which promptly devoured the entire Insecticon army. Only the three originals escaped unharmed, though just barely; they fled, flying away into the distance. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Another horde of Insecticon clones was ravaging a city when the Autobots rolled into town. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] evacuated the city, the Autobots blasted the clones to scrap. When the Autobots attempted to seize control of the [[space bridge]], Megatron had the Insecticons steal the bridge's control module. Later, faced with an Earth-destroying crisis that required cooperation with the Autobots as well as a trip to Cybertron, the Autobots and Decepticons tracked the Insecticons down to a parking garage. Shrapnel panicked at the sight of Megatron; the trio transformed and burrowed into the ground, leaving the control module behind and fleeing into the... ground. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[Image:TFTM RundownShrapnel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sometimes you're the windshield, baby. Sometimes you're the bug.]]
[[Image:TFTM Insecticons dumped.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Jettison Weight, Step 1: Remove those who eat the most]]
At some point, the Insecticons appeared to have joined Megatron's regular forces; they were on Cybertron after he conquered the planet, and joined in the raid on [[Autobot City]], where they ate a lot of doors and armor, and got bashed around and run over quite a bit.

After the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the three Insecticons found themselves battered and broken, and on the wrong end of the "weight" jettisoned from [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. All three appeared to be reformatted by [[Unicron]] into new bodies, though Shrapnel later menaced [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Kickback and Shrapnel were among the Decepticons seen struggling for energon on Chaar after the destruction of Unicron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Later, all three Insecticons were among the Decepticons on Earth who assisted [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in his assault on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They got flattened by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
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The Decepticon warriors Bombshell, Shrapnel, Kickback, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] were seemingly high-ranking officers under the command of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], Lord High Governor of [[Polyhex]]. Shrapnel served as Straxus's Executive Officer, and was presented as a cruel, sadistic being, with no notable sign of a speech impediment. It was he that supervised the technicians who received—and eventually decoded—a transmission from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] on [[Earth]], and later he who was given the distinctly thankless task of assisting Straxus in the management of the [[space bridge]] project.

The six appeared to serve as [[Darkmount]]'s security in some fashion, since Shrapnel personally captured the [[Autobot]] [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and brought him to Straxus—and, later, after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] had been deliberately taken prisoner, it was Shrapnel who brought him before the tyrant in the space bridge construction hangar—only to be assaulted by a less-than-grateful Decepticon leader. Later, all six were observed flying into battle against Autobot intruders. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[Image:Kickback target 2006.jpg|thumb|left|170px]]
At this point, the Insecticon trio transformed into forms which appeared to very closely resemble their later Earthen modes—albeit without any visible shifting of mass (i.e. Shrapnel is still the same size as in his robotic mode, as evidenced when he seizes hold of Scrounge). ''Later, during the attempt to assassinate [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] (itself in reality bait for the [[Wrecker]]s' [[Operation: Volcano]]), Kickback does apparently reduce in size, so it's possible that the Insecticons already have this ability, but that it is optional, in the same way that Soundwave appears able to decide on a whim what size he wishes his alt-mode to be on any given day.''

''After the fall of Darkmount and the crippling of Straxus, the trio continued to be influential figures in the Cybertronian Decepticon Army, and were part of a battle unit regarded by the Autobots as being some of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers]]—specifically, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], and [[Macabre]]—so much so, in fact, that Emirate Xaaron planned the dangerous Operation: Volcano to lure them into a deadly trap, believing that the extermination of this group would deliver a great psychological blow for the Resistance.''

''Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on one's allegiance, after [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] had tricked a doomed [[Autobot traitor]] into passing on fake information to a typically murderous Shrapnel, Operation: Volcano began to fall apart as a result of events on Earth. First, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was removed from the Wreckers' strike force to travel to Earth, and second, after Kickback had completed reconnaissance, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] himself contacted the Decepticon attack group and ordered the Insecticons to report to Earth—immediately. Unwilling to risk disobeying Megatron, everyone but Macabre returned to Polyhex.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Significantly, during these events, the trio are twice referred to as Insecticons by name, suggesting both that Cybertron does possess insect life, and that their forms are indeed already based upon it—an implication absent in the US strip.''

[[Image:Bombshell marvel-21.jpg|right|170px|thumb]]
The three Insecticons were sent to Earth via a repaired or rebuilt space bridge, where they fell under the command of Megatron, who altered them ''making minor modifications'' in order to allow them to transform into the likenesses of ''Earthside'' insects. Megatron intended to make use of the space bridge to revitalise Cybertron, by connecting a vast drilling pipe transdimensionally between Earth and a massive turbine and generator complex constructed on Cybertron, and drilling through Hoover Dam to do it. To this end, he utilised the Insecticons' unique talents—Bombshell used one of his Cerebro-shells to take the mind of one of the Dam's technical staff, [[Ricky Vasquez]], Shrapnel's electrical powers were used to remote-operate the Dam's electrical machinery, and Kickback... kicked a door down.

When the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on their first mission intervened, both the Insecticons and their three Strike Plane comrades, also having travelled to Earth, fared badly against them. Shrapnel's antennae were twisted, courtesy of [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'s torque rifle, and ultimately Ricky Vasquez's free will and love of his daughter were enough to allow him to overcome Bombshell's cerebro-shell entirely, pulling Megatron's trigger and destroying the drill. Battered, Shrapnel and Kickback somewhat unceremoniously carried a still fulminating Megatron off into the distance. Meanwhile, however, Bombshell, having seen an opportunity in his small insect-size, attached himself to the Aerialbot leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and returned with him to the Ark in secret. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

Bombshell planted a cerebro-shell in the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], current head of the Earthbound Autobots. The shell failed to take full effect for unknown reasons, but ''did'' permit Megatron and Soundwave to tap into and monitor Optimus' thoughts—including the Creation Matrix. Thus, Bombshell was indirectly responsible for Megatron being able to give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and presumably (though it is never stated) the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] as well. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

The point at which he left the Ark is unknown, but the trio continued to make sporadic appearances amongst the Decepticon forces until the [[Underbase Saga]]. Shrapnel notably used his electrical powers to remote-control the bridge of a cargo ship at one point, but beyond that, the trio seem to have faded into the background. Although not shown being deactivated or destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] during this conflict, they were still never seen again. They may have been taken out of action at this point, or possibly during the preceding inter-faction fighting. It is also possible that they simply chose to lie low for a while.

''The Insecticons Chop Shop and Venom, although not specifically identified as Insecticons at any point in this continuity, were part of the Decepticons' original [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], which was sent to Earth in fragile alliance with the Wreckers to hunt down and destroy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in late 1988-early 1989. Predictably, few of either group survived the encounter with the future Decepticon, and these Insecticons were apparently slaughtered—either by Galvatron or by the clone of Megatron with whom he had formed an alliance. As the story never presents a full roster of the Mayhem Attack Squad, it is possible that Ransack and Barrage were also members, but the numbers given make it impossible for them to have been also present and killed off-panel.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

During one alternate future, Shrapnel and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] attempted to kill [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] on the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] in the year [[2006]]'', but this particular timeline was rewritten when Galvatron time-travelled back to 1987 to escape [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]].''

====Earthforce====
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[[Image:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Om nom nom.]]
The three original Insecticons were among the Decepticons recruited—and possibly reactivated—by Megatron on Earth during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] there, while Optimus Prime was focused on the approaching threat of Unicron. Although initially loyal to Megatron, they were bested in combat by Starscream—then theoretically under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command—when he infiltrated Megatron's base. Starscream subdued the trio using an electrically charged flyswat known as a [[rustbug hoop]]—thereby proving the existence of [[Rustbug|Cybertronian insect life]]—and more or less blackmailed them into joining forces with himself and Soundwave in their plans to reunite both Earthbound Decepticon factions by disposing of Megatron and Shockwave and taking their place. {{storylink|Bugged!}}

Bombshell's cerebro-shells, now apparently grown somewhat more reliable, were used at least twice during this period—once to drive the Aerialbot gestalt [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] into running amok, {{storylink|Inside Story!}} and later to rewrite the memories of journalist [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]], ensuring the continued success of Soundwave and Starscream's smear campaign against the Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[Image:Soundwave Insecticons.jpeg|right|170px|thumb]]
Twenty-one years after the regeneration of Cybertron, Soundwave ordered [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] and [[Chop Shop]] to assassinate the insurgents [[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]], [[Afterburner (G2)|Afterburner]], [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] and [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]], who were holed up in a [[Kalis]] weapons-decommissioning depot, threatening to detonate a clutch of reclaimed warheads. The Insecticons executed their mission with ease but were surprised in turn by the arrival of the "all-new, all-cuddly" [[Wrecker]]s, who quickly restrained them inside a [[detention sphere]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Bombshell kickback shrapnel soundwave ravage war within 1-2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback, along with Soundwave and Ravage, were sent by Megatron to assassinate the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} They failed when Optimus royally kicked their asses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} In their Cybertronian modes, Shrapnel transformed into a jet, and while the others were not seen to transform, Bombshell appeared to have the parts to become a tank while Kickback looked to possibly transform into a type of dragster. The remaining Insecticons caused terror throughout Cybertron and joined Shockwave's attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Chop Shop was seen to transform into a wheeled vehicle (with pincers) while Venom became a jet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

[[Image:DestinedforNothing DeluxeInsecticons.jpg|200px|thumb|right|And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth.]]
During the [[Dark Ages]], the Insecticons split among the Decepticon splinter groups. Venom, Chop Shop, Ransack and Barrage joined the [[Ultracon]]s, {{storylink|Escalation}} while Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback remained with the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Although the Decepticon forces were eventually reunited, {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} the former Ultracon Insecticons were reduced to vampirism, capturing [[Micromaster]]s and draining them of [[energon]]. By this point, they looked to transform into their Earthen modes somehow. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

Meanwhile, Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback sent to [[Earth]] by Shockwave after the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crash-landed on the planet. They were to guide Earth's development and prepare it for conquest (real logical choice there, Shockwave) but were followed by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. We're not entirely sure of the sequence of events, but it appears that the Insecticons played dead until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] got bored and wandered off. It's assumed they gained their insect forms around this time. {{storylink|Extermination}}

In the present day, after the fall of Shockwave's regime on Cybertron, {{storylink|War and Peace}} the Earthen Insecticons resurfaced in [[San Desto]], taking control of the town and growing an army of Insecticon clones. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} A team of Autobots assisted by the [[Earth Defense Command]] managed to defeat them. {{storylink|Extermination}}

===Descent into Evil===
The remnants of the Insecticons had been widely dispersed, apparently lacking access to their cloning abilities. The Decepticon general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], seeking to provide the [[Decepticon/Predacon Alliance]] with the means to return the balance of power to their favor, established a research facility on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. In this lab, the surviving Insecticons Buzzclaw and Dirge were analyzed, and their genetic cloning ability unlocked once more. The resultant [[Virulent Clone]]s fought against an Autobot team sent to destroy the base, but were ultimately destroyed along with their base, and possibly Buzzclaw. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Kickback was seen among [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s troops as they waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to run out of power so they could capture the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

When a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members were sent to a dark future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, they were attacked by a swarm of Insecticon clones. [[Dreadnok|Torch]] managed to deactivate them using an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] grenade. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Later in the normal timeline, Shrapnel, Venom, Ransack and Barrage were seen under [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s command, fighting back against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Image:Bombshell beachcomber spotlight blaster.jpg|right|130px|thumb]]
Kickback was around at the dawn of the [[Decepticon]] movement. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} A thing called Bombshell was used years and years ago by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to brainwash [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. The Autobots do not appear to have been familiar with Bombshell's existence. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Years and years later, Insecticons were created on Cybertron in great numbers. However, the vast majority of them were failures, with only three fully functional individuals; Shrapnel and... Kickback and Bombshell. Er. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The rest, dubbed "[[Insecticon swarm|The Swarm]]" were left on the planet when it was abandoned. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Shortly after their birth, the Insecticons joined the Decepticon force on Earth, taking part in both the defeat of the Autobot forces there, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} the conquest of New York, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} and having to listen to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] waffle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} Assaulting [[China|Beijing]] with Skywarp and Thundercracker, they quickly agitated Skywarp by telling him the Seekers were no longer the elite warriors of the Decepticons, replaced by newer warriors, like the Constructicons. This nearly caused Skywarp, and by proxy Thundercracker, to attack them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

In New York, the Insecticons were later approached by Starscream, who recruited them for his plan to overthrow Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When they acted on this betrayal, however, Megatron defeated all three of them with little effort. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The Insecticons would then find themselves in a battle with European military and the returning Autobots {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}, ending with the defeat of Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} Starscream then took control and retreated from Earth onboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with a bunch of his troops, including the Insecticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Starscream's Decepticons would next find themselves living on a desolate asteroid base, running low on fuel while their leader did absolutely nothing for several years. Shrapnel and Kickback were seen actively participating in cannibalism, killing [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and stealing his parts. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Bombshell and Shrapnel later unsuccessfully tried to defend the base from [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s infiltration. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} Once Megatron was back in command, he summoned the Insecticons and his other troops to Cybertron, where [[D-Void]] brainwashed them into serving as components of the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Following the defeat of the monster and the repopulation of Cybertron, the war was considered over and the Decepticons ended up having to work for the Autobots. Before long, Bombshell began brainwashing and murdering people and was apparently killed by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Devisive}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[Image:HeartsofSteel2 Insecticons.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Kickback, Bombshell and Shrapnel fought the Autobots on Earth in ancient times, then went into stasis to avoid an Ice Age and didn't wake up until the 19th century. They fell under the command of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} In order to get [[Tobias Muldoon]] the funding he needed to build the Decepticons a base, Starscream sent the Insecticons to rob a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint. Taking on a [[Insectrain|combined train mode]], they knocked the train off the rails and stole the money, although they didn't see the value in [[Gold|weak metal]] and sheets of paper. They delivered the stolen property to Starscream and Muldoon the following morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} The Insecticons were later seen aiding in the construction of more Decepticons, including the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], in preparation of the Decepticons' master plan. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

{{--}}
==Toys==
[[Image:G1Shrapnel toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shrapnel, Shrapnel]]
===Generation 1===
* '''Insecticons''' (1985)
** [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
** [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
** [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]

: The Insecticons were sold in small boxed packages at the $6 price point in 1985 and 1986. They are [[Diaclone]]-origin toys, retaining the vestigial "cockpits" common to such toys. They are decorated in a standard color scheme dominated by black, with purple, yellow, and silver chrome hightlights.

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[[Image:G1 barrage toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Barrage]]
* '''Deluxe Insecticons''' (1985)
**[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
**[[Chop Shop]]
**[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
**[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]

: The four Deluxe Insecticons were originally designed by [[Takatoku Toys]] for the ''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' (''機甲虫隊ビートラス'') toyline, likely explaining their near-total absence from vintage Generation 1 fiction. They feature larger size and greater complexity than the standard Insecticons. Their color scheme is not unified.

[[Image:Action Master Bombshell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Action Master Bombshell]]
* '''Decoys''' (1987)
** Bombshell
** Kickback
** Shrapnel

* '''Action Masters''' (1990)
** Bombshell

* '''e-HOBBY''' (2004)
** [[Salvo]]
** [[Shothole]]
** [[Zaptrap]]

: [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[redeco]]s of Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel, respectively.

===Timelines===
[[Image:VirulentClonestimelines.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Virulent Clone]]

* '''Descent into Evil''' (2005)
**[[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]]
**[[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]]

* '''Convention attendee bonus toys''' (2005)
** [[Virulent Clone]]

: All the Timelines Insecticons are redecos of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]] mold, manufactured for [[BotCon 2005]].

===Universe (2008)===
* '''Insecticons''' (Commemorative Edition three pack, 2009)

:Includes the Insecticons Hardshell, Kickback, and Sharpshot. These are reissues of the original Insecticons Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel.

==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The mind is his playpen, and now he's IN the playpen.]]
* '''Rodimus vs. Insecticon''' (Shrapnel, renamed due to trademark issues) (2007)
* '''Ironhide vs. Kickback''' (2008)
* '''Perceptor vs. Hardshell''' (Bombshell, renamed due to trademark issues) (2008)
{{--}}

==Notes==
*The exact meaning of the scene explaining the Insecticons' origin in the cartoon is not clear. Megatron says that the Insecticons' escape pod was launched "before [[Nemesis (G1)|our own ship]] crashed here millions of years ago". One might reasonably take this to mean that the Insecticons were aboard Megatron's ship; however, upon meeting Megatron a few scenes later, Shrapnel says to him "I don't know you", implying that they weren't aboard Megatron's ship. The summary of the episode in the [[production bible]] clarifies this, saying the pod "... was originally part of the Decepticon spacecraft that jettisoned away just before the Autobots and Decepticons crash landed on Earth".<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#072 Transformers Production Bible at Tfarchive.com]</ref> Guess Shrapnel was feeling conveniently forgetful-forgetful that day.
*The Insecticons' appearances in both ''The Movie'' and season 3 are the subject of much fan debate. In most cases, the Insecticons were specifically called for, by name, in the episode scripts, while conversely, the script for the movie did ''not'' specifically call for them to be recreated by Unicron, indicating that in actuality, it is the movie, rather than all subsequent material, that was at fault in its depiction of the fates of the characters. In attempt to make some sense of things, many fans turn to the Insecticons' cloning abilities for a possible explanation, suggesting it was either clones that were transformed, or clones that were seen later. Neither theory really works: only the original three Insecticons were seen during the battle at Autobot City, and the Insecticon clones had never before displayed any sentience (as did the Insecticons on Astrotrain prior to being jettisoned, and the Insecticons that were shown later on). The idea does provide a cute [[fanon]] explanation for the seemingly-endless supply of [[Sweep]]s, though.
[[Image:Beet-Papil.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Kickback would totally mack that.]]
* According to the data unlocked with their [[Cyber Planet Key]], the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] have a connection to the Insecticons. What this connection is, however, is unknown.
* A fifth transforming robot insect, called Beet-Papil, was featured in the fiction surrounding [[Takatoku Toys|Takatoku]]'s ''Beetras'' toyline. Whether Takatoku ever meant to make Beet-Papil as a toy is uncertain, particularly since the line came out shortly before the company's demise. In addition to her, a transforming butterfly and firefly can be seen in some of the Beetras merchandise<ref>[http://diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/beet7/index.html Beetras butterfly and firefly.]</ref> and designs for a transforming bee figure were found among a cache of Beetras concept art.<ref>[http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,163228 Beetras concept art.]</ref> Whether these would also have gotten toys had the company not bankrupted is unknown.
* Given that every insectformer in ''Generation 1'' is an Insecticon, it is perhaps interesting that one of the [[Micromaster]] [[Satellite Penitentiary inmates]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]] appears to have an insect altmode.
* The command structure of the Insecticons is a little... difficult to work out. Venom is considered the overall leader, yet has never appeared fictionally in charge of the group. Shrapnel seemed in charge in early appearances, and is confirmed as the leader of the trio in the Dreamwave continuity. However, Bombshell seemed to take over the role as the story progressed (he was easily given the most focus, a trait usually reserved for sub-group commanders); in Dreamwave it is suggested he is trying to take control away from Shrapnel and he is clearly the spokesperson for the team in the IDW continuity.
* Excluding a few storybook micro-continuities, the Deluxe Insecticons hadn't actually been depicted with insect modes in any fiction until ''Regeneration One''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Insectron''' (インセクトロン ''Insekutoron'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Harakrikim'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Álcarovarok''' ("Decepticon-insects")
*''Italian:'' '''Mini-Insectors'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Insecticus''' (Brazil comic), '''Inseticons''' (Brazil comic)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/ Armored Insect Batallion Beetras at Diaclone.net]
* [http://www.toyboxdx.com/datafiles/data/takatoku2/beetras.php Armored Insect Batallion Beetras at Toyboxdx.com]

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Talk:Ripclaw

2013-02-08T18:47:12Z

ZacWilliam1:

The official advertising copy on Hasbro toys hop calls Ripclaw a "He". Given the lack of any other info is that discrepancy worth noting? --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 13:47, 8 February 2013 (EST)

Talk:Ripclaw

2013-02-08T18:46:49Z

ZacWilliam1: Created page with "The official advertising copy on Hasbro toys hop calls Ripclaw a "He". Given the lack of any other info is that discrepancy worth noting? ----"

The official advertising copy on Hasbro toys hop calls Ripclaw a "He". Given the lack of any other info is that discrepancy worth noting?
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Twinstrike (Prime)

2013-02-08T17:47:10Z

ZacWilliam1:

{{faction|predaconprime}}
[[Image:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-CyberverseTwinstrike.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[Sinnertwin (SG)|Hand puppet]]s? Pfft, I don't ''need'' hand puppets.]]
:''Twinstrike is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] had hoped that giving '''Twinstrike''' an extra head would result in a higher intelligence stat. Unfortunately, it just doubled the Predacon's violent rage and seething impatience.

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Twinstrike''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Piston Hammer/Piston Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse]] Twinstrike transforms into a twin-headed dragon, and comes with a "Piston Hammer" which can be held as a cannon. His dragon head hands can hold the weapon via the latter's multiple [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points. Though it is not called out anywhere on the single Legion release, Twinstrike combines with 5 other Cyberverse Predacons to form [[Abominus (Prime)|Abominus]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==

* Twinstrike is an [[homage]] to the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|G1]] [[Terrorcon (G1) |Terrorcon]], [[Sinnertwin (G1) |Sinnertwin]].
* According to Hasbro's Beast Hunter's marketing book Twinstrike was Predacon experiment #SW81617

[[Category: Prime Predacons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Lazerback (Prime)

2013-02-08T17:30:32Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Notes */

{{faction|predaconprime}}
[[Image:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Lazerback.jpg|right|thumb|400px|DO NOT PET THE WILDLIFE.]]
:''Lazerback is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

With an intelligence and power that may be second only to [[Predaking]], the rouge creature '''Lazerback''' is a master of trickery and avowed agent of chaos, "Fractious" is a good word to describe him. He may be a Predacon by design, but he'll die before he prostrates himself at the feet of [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], to say nothing of the [[Megatron (WFC)|die-cast dictator]] who thinks he's giving the orders now. Lazerback's only interested in one thing: destroying all who stand in his way.

==Fiction==
===Tales of the Beast Hunters===
Lazerback was cloned by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] using a [[Hyperevolution Chamber]]. Whilst helpless in the Chamber, the Predacon overheard the [[Decepticon]] scientist, and decided to destroy [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], so as to be free to spread chaos of his own accord. Once freed from the chamber, he stole a tracking device and set off to find the two tyrants. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}} He eventually found them on a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]], and surreptitiously planted explosives around the ship. Once at a safe distance, he set off the explosives, apparently successfully taking out Megatron at least. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Lazerback''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''2/003'''
**''Accessories'': Toxic Strike Blaster, [[missile]], tail/whip
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Lazerback transforms into a dragon with an opening jaw. His tail detaches to become a whip that is held by his hands via [[5mm post]]. His dragon back hinges over his head in robot mode to become the "Toxic Strike Blaster", a spring-loaded missile launcher which fires a single, double-pronged missile. (His [[packaging]] call-outs erroneously mention that he has ''two'' missiles.) The launcher itself is attached to a peg-hole on his back, and can be detached for use as a hand-held weapon.

:His instructions include the third chapter of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Though the [[New York Comic Con]] [[2012]] presentation slide that introduced Lazerback spelled his name with a Z, the later slide of his packaging spelled his name with an S. However, an in package image of Lazerback would show that his name does, in fact, <s>pozzezz</s> possess a z instead of an s.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-in-package-images-176341/</ref>
*According to Hasbro's marketing booklet for the line, Lazerback was Predacon experiment #SW57525

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Prime Predacons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Ripclaw

2013-02-08T17:27:59Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Trivia */

{{faction|predaconprime}}
{{disambig2|the Predacon from ''Transformers: Prime''|the Predacon from ''Kre-O''|Ripclaw (Kre-O)}}
:''Ripclaw is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-DeluxeRipclaw.jpg|right|thumb|400px|She's green with evil.]]
'''Ripclaw''' is both unquestionably loyal to the Predacon cause and fiercely protective of her fellows. This almost maternal side of her personality is balanced out by the way she viciously crushes her enemies and leaves their circuits burning with her [[mech-venom]]. The [[Decepticons]] find her fairly easy to manipulate provided they frame their commands in a way that makes them seem the best course for Predacon kind.

==Fiction==
===Tales of the Beast Hunters pack-in story===
{{stub}}

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Ripclaw''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''2/006'''
**''Accessories:'' Siphon Claw
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
*Ripclaw looks ''exactly'' like [[Ser-Ket]] but in a different deco. Perhaps a [[redeco]] is in order?
* According to the Hasbro Beast Hunters marketing booklet she was Predacon experiment #SW13334

[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Prime Predacons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Lazerback (Prime)

2013-02-08T17:23:46Z

ZacWilliam1: Small bio expansion from Hasbro BH booklet info

{{faction|predaconprime}}
[[Image:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Lazerback.jpg|right|thumb|400px|DO NOT PET THE WILDLIFE.]]
:''Lazerback is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

With an intelligence and power that may be second only to [[Predaking]], the rouge creature '''Lazerback''' is a master of trickery and avowed agent of chaos, "Fractious" is a good word to describe him. He may be a Predacon by design, but he'll die before he prostrates himself at the feet of [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], to say nothing of the [[Megatron (WFC)|die-cast dictator]] who thinks he's giving the orders now. Lazerback's only interested in one thing: destroying all who stand in his way.

==Fiction==
===Tales of the Beast Hunters===
Lazerback was cloned by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] using a [[Hyperevolution Chamber]]. Whilst helpless in the Chamber, the Predacon overheard the [[Decepticon]] scientist, and decided to destroy [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], so as to be free to spread chaos of his own accord. Once freed from the chamber, he stole a tracking device and set off to find the two tyrants. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}} He eventually found them on a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]], and surreptitiously planted explosives around the ship. Once at a safe distance, he set off the explosives, apparently successfully taking out Megatron at least. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Lazerback''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''2/003'''
**''Accessories'': Toxic Strike Blaster, [[missile]], tail/whip
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Lazerback transforms into a dragon with an opening jaw. His tail detaches to become a whip that is held by his hands via [[5mm post]]. His dragon back hinges over his head in robot mode to become the "Toxic Strike Blaster", a spring-loaded missile launcher which fires a single, double-pronged missile. (His [[packaging]] call-outs erroneously mention that he has ''two'' missiles.) The launcher itself is attached to a peg-hole on his back, and can be detached for use as a hand-held weapon.

:His instructions include the third chapter of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Though the [[New York Comic Con]] [[2012]] presentation slide that introduced Lazerback spelled his name with a Z, the later slide of his packaging spelled his name with an S. However, an in package image of Lazerback would show that his name does, in fact, <s>pozzezz</s> possess a z instead of an s.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-in-package-images-176341/</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category: Prime Predacons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Ripclaw

2013-02-08T17:07:58Z

ZacWilliam1: Added bio material from Hasbro BH Marketing book

{{faction|predaconprime}}
{{disambig2|the Predacon from ''Transformers: Prime''|the Predacon from ''Kre-O''|Ripclaw (Kre-O)}}
:''Ripclaw is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-DeluxeRipclaw.jpg|right|thumb|400px|She's green with evil.]]
'''Ripclaw''' is both unquestionably loyal to the Predacon cause and fiercely protective of her fellows. This almost maternal side of her personality is balanced out by the way she viciously crushes her enemies and leaves their circuits burning with her [[mech-venom]]. The [[Decepticons]] find her fairly easy to manipulate provided they frame their commands in a way that makes them seem the best course for Predacon kind.

==Fiction==
===Tales of the Beast Hunters pack-in story===
{{stub}}

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Ripclaw''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''2/006'''
**''Accessories:'' Siphon Claw
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
*Ripclaw looks ''exactly'' like [[Ser-Ket]] but in a different deco. Perhaps a [[redeco]] is in order?

[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Prime Predacons]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Mechanimal

2013-02-08T15:24:34Z

ZacWilliam1:

The planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is home to more than just [[Transformer]]s. Throughout the multiverse living Cybertronic fauna of many varieties fill its metal ecosystems. Dubbed '''mechanimals''', these beasts fill many of the same niches (and take many similar shapes) as flesh and bone animals on [[Earth]] and other organic planets.

Interestingly, though they can be [[Turbofox|wild]] or [[Driller|tamed]] as with organic animals, mechanimals, due to their mechanical nature can also be easily [[Minotoron|upgraded]], altered, or [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|even]] [[Ravage (ROTF)|granted]] [[Insecticon (Movie)|sentience]].

== Fiction ==
{{stub}}

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Talk:Transformers: Prime (toyline)

2012-10-13T13:14:44Z

ZacWilliam1: /* Us market Exclusive? */ Headline

Optimus and Megatron toys were revealed at Toy Fair: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/more-transformers-prime-toys-revealed-optimus-prime-megatron-and-humans-171432/ —[[User:TOM|TOM]] 21:40, 7 February 2011 (EST)
: Yes, we're well aware: [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]], [[Raf Esquivel]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:15, 7 February 2011 (EST)

== SDCC 2011 new toy pics ==

Hasbro stock photos for four new figures - http://comics.ign.com/articles/118/1183012p1.html --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:36, 20 July 2011 (EDT)

== Wave numberings ==

Are we certain that the Deluxes Vehicon and Terrorcon Cliffjumper are part of the Robots in Disguise waves and are not part of the First Edition waves? After all, at NYCC 2011, Hasbro stated that the Wheeljack, Soundwave, new mold Bumblebee, and new mold Cliffjumper figures were Robots in Disguise Wave 1. Couldn't these two be "First Edition Wave 3"? SDCC 2011 showed them to be "Wave 3" figures, and they're coming out before the four mentioned "RiD Wave 1" figures. So, what's the story behind putitng them in the RiD main line instead of the FE line? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:59, 26 November 2011 (EST)

'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper is the FE mold, but part of the RID line. It shouldn't be listed as it is on here. Further, in his place should be deluxe FE Megatron who is properly First Edition Deluxe Series 005.'''

== Japanese Exclusives? ==

Not going to worry about adding it to the article now (I'm sure someone with more local cred will do it), but how should the new "Prime Targetmaster Companions" from Japan, Skywarp, and the other handful of Japanese-only toys so far announced going to be handled? Just treat them in a similar vein to the (now old) [[Robots in Disguise]] line? - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 18:25, 20 January 2012 (EST)
:I think only the ones that have no Hasbro counterparts should be listed in some fashion. The rest that are still relatively similar to the Hasbro versions shouldn't be listed, since we didn't do that for the Animated toyline page. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 01:13, 21 January 2012 (EST)

== Separating the First Edition toys from the Robots in Disguise toys ==

Does anyone else think there should be separated individual sections for the First Edition toys and the Robots in Disguise toys? I mean, it might seem a little neater to put all nine First Edition releases by themselves in one section and then all the Robots in Disguise toys below them in a second section, as right now we have them wrapping around each other with things looking a little confusing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:33, 20 January 2012 (EST)

: Seems to be how things are organized on other pages with similar themes (Unicron Battles, etc.). I went ahead and separated them out. Probably should add the 'upcoming item' tags to a few entries here. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 23:29, 20 January 2012 (EST)
:: And now that's done. I didn't add the macro to the first wave of RiD toys, since they're apparently coming out in the UK already and should be in release in the US any time now. I also didn't do anything about the "Movers" since I have no clue about them. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 23:36, 20 January 2012 (EST)

== Gun Jumping? ==
: I didn't think we could/should use store pre-orders as 'verification' of upcoming assortments until they were confirmed. RobotKingdom has had errors in their pre-order information in the past, and some of these products (such as the Bot Shots) don't appear to be Prime products at all. While some of the upcoming material seems obvious (Voyager Megatron), shouldn't we wait for a little more confirmation? There's a reason I didn't put up Skywarp just yet, after all... - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 00:46, 21 January 2012 (EST)
::[[Help:Official info#What constitutes official information?]] Though, if there are indeed any errors in this information, feel free to make any necessary corrections. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 00:53, 21 January 2012 (EST)
:::Well, the RobotKingdom link doesn't identify the branding of the Bot Shots toys, so those should not be here yet. Also, RobotKingdom is NOT currently on the 'first source' list that you cited. (Again, not trying to be difficult here, just that pre-order information has been burned before, particularly from RobotKingdom). At the very least, the Bot Shot assortment should be removed for the time being, and I think there should be a note added about the sources of future wave information be placed for the time being. This is an admin call, though, so I'm not going to make the edit. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 01:00, 21 January 2012 (EST)
::::Yeah, I wasn't too certain on those, which is why I didn't link them to any specific version of those characters. But, you're right, we'll need the voice of one higher up to decide. Though, Walky did just add [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Silas&diff=680511&oldid=677105 this bit] to Silas' page, so... yeah, I'm stumped. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 01:05, 21 January 2012 (EST)

== Just a few observations... ==

For one, I'm confident that 'Robots in Disguise' is simply referring to the Deluxe/Voyager price-point figures, the same way that 'MechTech' was used in the Dark of the Moon toyline. Note how only Deluxe/Revealers and Voyager/Powerizers have the 'Robots in Disguise' logo, as well as red details on the packaging, while Legion and Commander have 'Cyberverse', green detailing and no sign of 'Robots in Disguise' anywhere on them. The use of 'Robots in Disguise' for the ENTIRE mainline seems erroneous to me. Secondly, I'm also wondering if perhaps 'Revealers' and 'Powerizers' are simply tentative size-classes. The packaging for the figures still read 'Deluxe' and 'Voyager', and likewise, the Argos catalogue itself lists them as Deluxe and Voyager. I wonder if the Revealer/Powerizer names are actually, like 'CyberTech' and 'Megaverse', terms not being used officially, yet are still in the computer systems for Argos (when picking up my reserved Wheeljack, the Argos worker listed it as 'one Prime Revealer', yet his packaging states him to be Deluxe). I am not a member of any of the online Transformers communities, so I thought it best to raise the point here. If I'm in the wrong, by all means gloss over the non-member's random comments! {{unsigned|90.205.85.159 }}

== Is the BigBadToyStore a credible source? ==

I noticed recently that the BBTS have a page for Japanese 'Prime' figures, including several listed that I don't think have been confirmed anywhere else. TFW2005 have pointed it out and listed the figures by size class, including the new ones. [[User:Tarrn|Tarrn]] 19:48, 26 January 2012 (EST)

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2819&category=8098

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/new-japanese-prime-toy-listings-on-bbts-174235/

: BBTS is very credible, as far as being a secondary source. The only issue here is that we don't know, for sure, what all these Japanese releases actually are just yet. "Dreadwing" seems to be their version of "Skyquake", based on its listing. "Bikon" seems to be a very, very badly romanized version of "Vehicon". "Skywarp" is likely a redeco of the deluxe "Starscream" figure. All of this, of course, could be completely wrong. But, there's no harm, just yet, in just waiting until either Takara updates its page or we start seeing toy pictures. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 14:31, 30 January 2012 (EST)

== First Edition line cancelled? ==

[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-first-editions-officially-canceled-for-the-us-174249/ According to TFW2005, BBTS, and TFSource,] Hasbro has pulled the plug on First Edition ''Prime'' figures.
:- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 16:47, 28 January 2012 (EST)

== Arms Micron are listed here twice ==

They were already listed under the First Edition exclusives as Japanese exclusives, and now they gone and had their own section added in, repeating them. Just to clarify, which Arms Micron are First Edition exclusives and which aren't? Where is line drawn for them? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 11:34, 1 February 2012 (EST)

== Mirage, Evac and Soundwave ==

According to the packaged images, these guys don't actually use the Prime name on their packagings... should they be considered a separate toyline, or is this new TFP toyline actually a Transformers catch-all line that just uses the Prime subtitle where necessary? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:44, 18 February 2012 (EST)

== Cyberverse "Series 2" What is 1 ==

So, bought Prime Cyberverse Ratchet today. In a number of places on his package it says he is "Series 2: 004". But he's wave 1 of Prime toys. Does that mean these are Series 2 counting Movie Cyberverse as "Series 1"? If so we should probably note it. --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 14:44, 21 February 2012 (EST)

== Weaponizer ==

Are Weaponizers Leader-class?[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 15:24, 27 February 2012 (EST)
:They are Leader class-sized, but are their own distinctive class priced at the Ultra price point. -- Sabrblade (not logged in) 15:30, 27 February 2012 (EST)

== Guess ==
Given how Kup is a retool of Ironhide, isn't it a safe bet to say that Ironhide is in Wave 4? --[[Special:Contributions/12.164.240.144|12.164.240.144]] 13:04, 12 March 2012 (EDT)
:There's nothing to directly indicate that Kup is a retool of Ironhide, we do see that he's a redeco, the head on the Cyberverse Ironhide and the Revealer Kup look very similar in the "fireman's helmet" shape, it may not be a retool. There's also no guarantee that Kup will be out AFTER Ironhide; this could be a similar situation to Generations Wheeljack/RtS Turbo Tracks, where Tracks was a redeco and retool of Wheeljack, but Wheeljack came out later. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 17:01, 12 March 2012 (EDT)

== Manufacturing shift ==

Starting with the cyberverse and [[Bot Shots]] lines, production is based in Vietnam, rather then China.
[[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 22:13, 7 April 2012 (EDT)

== Waves 2 and 3 ==
Should we take down the "Not yet released" Box from Revealers Wave 3 and Powerizers Wave 2. Seeing as they are confirmed to be out pretty much everywhere, I would do it myself but I can't. [[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 3:39, 25 April 2012

== New SDCC stuff ==

Someone should add all this:

FE Voyagers, Vehicon and Terrorcon Cliffjumper will be sold in US.
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2012-first-edition-tf-prime-toys-coming-to-us-on-display-images-175470/

And some new confirmed toys:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-dark-energon-bbts-exclusive-official-hasbro-images-175486/

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-voyager-ultra-magnus-skyquake-official-images-175483/

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/official-transformers-prime-cyberverse-wave-4-images-from-hasbro-175481/

== Re-release ==

Shouldn't we note that the First Edition figures are now being released in the U.S?

== Us market Exclusive? ==

This is worng. Canada is getting the re-release too. Although we don't need it. Also, the US is not getting the normal First Edition Cliffjumper.--[[User:Modernwarrior|Modernwarrior]] 17:19, 14 September 2012 (EDT)

== Beast Hunters ==

We should probably add a blurb about the line changing to the "Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters" subtitle for 2013 yes? And a link. Since we already list through the end of the current non BH stuff and folks might come to this page looking for info on the future. I'd do it but the page isn't editable from this side. :) --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 09:14, 13 October 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Transformers: Prime (toyline)

2012-10-13T13:14:14Z

ZacWilliam1:

Optimus and Megatron toys were revealed at Toy Fair: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/more-transformers-prime-toys-revealed-optimus-prime-megatron-and-humans-171432/ —[[User:TOM|TOM]] 21:40, 7 February 2011 (EST)
: Yes, we're well aware: [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]], [[Raf Esquivel]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:15, 7 February 2011 (EST)

== SDCC 2011 new toy pics ==

Hasbro stock photos for four new figures - http://comics.ign.com/articles/118/1183012p1.html --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:36, 20 July 2011 (EDT)

== Wave numberings ==

Are we certain that the Deluxes Vehicon and Terrorcon Cliffjumper are part of the Robots in Disguise waves and are not part of the First Edition waves? After all, at NYCC 2011, Hasbro stated that the Wheeljack, Soundwave, new mold Bumblebee, and new mold Cliffjumper figures were Robots in Disguise Wave 1. Couldn't these two be "First Edition Wave 3"? SDCC 2011 showed them to be "Wave 3" figures, and they're coming out before the four mentioned "RiD Wave 1" figures. So, what's the story behind putitng them in the RiD main line instead of the FE line? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:59, 26 November 2011 (EST)

'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper is the FE mold, but part of the RID line. It shouldn't be listed as it is on here. Further, in his place should be deluxe FE Megatron who is properly First Edition Deluxe Series 005.'''

== Japanese Exclusives? ==

Not going to worry about adding it to the article now (I'm sure someone with more local cred will do it), but how should the new "Prime Targetmaster Companions" from Japan, Skywarp, and the other handful of Japanese-only toys so far announced going to be handled? Just treat them in a similar vein to the (now old) [[Robots in Disguise]] line? - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 18:25, 20 January 2012 (EST)
:I think only the ones that have no Hasbro counterparts should be listed in some fashion. The rest that are still relatively similar to the Hasbro versions shouldn't be listed, since we didn't do that for the Animated toyline page. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 01:13, 21 January 2012 (EST)

== Separating the First Edition toys from the Robots in Disguise toys ==

Does anyone else think there should be separated individual sections for the First Edition toys and the Robots in Disguise toys? I mean, it might seem a little neater to put all nine First Edition releases by themselves in one section and then all the Robots in Disguise toys below them in a second section, as right now we have them wrapping around each other with things looking a little confusing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:33, 20 January 2012 (EST)

: Seems to be how things are organized on other pages with similar themes (Unicron Battles, etc.). I went ahead and separated them out. Probably should add the 'upcoming item' tags to a few entries here. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 23:29, 20 January 2012 (EST)
:: And now that's done. I didn't add the macro to the first wave of RiD toys, since they're apparently coming out in the UK already and should be in release in the US any time now. I also didn't do anything about the "Movers" since I have no clue about them. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 23:36, 20 January 2012 (EST)

== Gun Jumping? ==
: I didn't think we could/should use store pre-orders as 'verification' of upcoming assortments until they were confirmed. RobotKingdom has had errors in their pre-order information in the past, and some of these products (such as the Bot Shots) don't appear to be Prime products at all. While some of the upcoming material seems obvious (Voyager Megatron), shouldn't we wait for a little more confirmation? There's a reason I didn't put up Skywarp just yet, after all... - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 00:46, 21 January 2012 (EST)
::[[Help:Official info#What constitutes official information?]] Though, if there are indeed any errors in this information, feel free to make any necessary corrections. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 00:53, 21 January 2012 (EST)
:::Well, the RobotKingdom link doesn't identify the branding of the Bot Shots toys, so those should not be here yet. Also, RobotKingdom is NOT currently on the 'first source' list that you cited. (Again, not trying to be difficult here, just that pre-order information has been burned before, particularly from RobotKingdom). At the very least, the Bot Shot assortment should be removed for the time being, and I think there should be a note added about the sources of future wave information be placed for the time being. This is an admin call, though, so I'm not going to make the edit. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 01:00, 21 January 2012 (EST)
::::Yeah, I wasn't too certain on those, which is why I didn't link them to any specific version of those characters. But, you're right, we'll need the voice of one higher up to decide. Though, Walky did just add [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Silas&diff=680511&oldid=677105 this bit] to Silas' page, so... yeah, I'm stumped. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 01:05, 21 January 2012 (EST)

== Just a few observations... ==

For one, I'm confident that 'Robots in Disguise' is simply referring to the Deluxe/Voyager price-point figures, the same way that 'MechTech' was used in the Dark of the Moon toyline. Note how only Deluxe/Revealers and Voyager/Powerizers have the 'Robots in Disguise' logo, as well as red details on the packaging, while Legion and Commander have 'Cyberverse', green detailing and no sign of 'Robots in Disguise' anywhere on them. The use of 'Robots in Disguise' for the ENTIRE mainline seems erroneous to me. Secondly, I'm also wondering if perhaps 'Revealers' and 'Powerizers' are simply tentative size-classes. The packaging for the figures still read 'Deluxe' and 'Voyager', and likewise, the Argos catalogue itself lists them as Deluxe and Voyager. I wonder if the Revealer/Powerizer names are actually, like 'CyberTech' and 'Megaverse', terms not being used officially, yet are still in the computer systems for Argos (when picking up my reserved Wheeljack, the Argos worker listed it as 'one Prime Revealer', yet his packaging states him to be Deluxe). I am not a member of any of the online Transformers communities, so I thought it best to raise the point here. If I'm in the wrong, by all means gloss over the non-member's random comments! {{unsigned|90.205.85.159 }}

== Is the BigBadToyStore a credible source? ==

I noticed recently that the BBTS have a page for Japanese 'Prime' figures, including several listed that I don't think have been confirmed anywhere else. TFW2005 have pointed it out and listed the figures by size class, including the new ones. [[User:Tarrn|Tarrn]] 19:48, 26 January 2012 (EST)

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2819&category=8098

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/new-japanese-prime-toy-listings-on-bbts-174235/

: BBTS is very credible, as far as being a secondary source. The only issue here is that we don't know, for sure, what all these Japanese releases actually are just yet. "Dreadwing" seems to be their version of "Skyquake", based on its listing. "Bikon" seems to be a very, very badly romanized version of "Vehicon". "Skywarp" is likely a redeco of the deluxe "Starscream" figure. All of this, of course, could be completely wrong. But, there's no harm, just yet, in just waiting until either Takara updates its page or we start seeing toy pictures. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 14:31, 30 January 2012 (EST)

== First Edition line cancelled? ==

[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-first-editions-officially-canceled-for-the-us-174249/ According to TFW2005, BBTS, and TFSource,] Hasbro has pulled the plug on First Edition ''Prime'' figures.
:- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 16:47, 28 January 2012 (EST)

== Arms Micron are listed here twice ==

They were already listed under the First Edition exclusives as Japanese exclusives, and now they gone and had their own section added in, repeating them. Just to clarify, which Arms Micron are First Edition exclusives and which aren't? Where is line drawn for them? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 11:34, 1 February 2012 (EST)

== Mirage, Evac and Soundwave ==

According to the packaged images, these guys don't actually use the Prime name on their packagings... should they be considered a separate toyline, or is this new TFP toyline actually a Transformers catch-all line that just uses the Prime subtitle where necessary? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:44, 18 February 2012 (EST)

== Cyberverse "Series 2" What is 1 ==

So, bought Prime Cyberverse Ratchet today. In a number of places on his package it says he is "Series 2: 004". But he's wave 1 of Prime toys. Does that mean these are Series 2 counting Movie Cyberverse as "Series 1"? If so we should probably note it. --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 14:44, 21 February 2012 (EST)

== Weaponizer ==

Are Weaponizers Leader-class?[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 15:24, 27 February 2012 (EST)
:They are Leader class-sized, but are their own distinctive class priced at the Ultra price point. -- Sabrblade (not logged in) 15:30, 27 February 2012 (EST)

== Guess ==
Given how Kup is a retool of Ironhide, isn't it a safe bet to say that Ironhide is in Wave 4? --[[Special:Contributions/12.164.240.144|12.164.240.144]] 13:04, 12 March 2012 (EDT)
:There's nothing to directly indicate that Kup is a retool of Ironhide, we do see that he's a redeco, the head on the Cyberverse Ironhide and the Revealer Kup look very similar in the "fireman's helmet" shape, it may not be a retool. There's also no guarantee that Kup will be out AFTER Ironhide; this could be a similar situation to Generations Wheeljack/RtS Turbo Tracks, where Tracks was a redeco and retool of Wheeljack, but Wheeljack came out later. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 17:01, 12 March 2012 (EDT)

== Manufacturing shift ==

Starting with the cyberverse and [[Bot Shots]] lines, production is based in Vietnam, rather then China.
[[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 22:13, 7 April 2012 (EDT)

== Waves 2 and 3 ==
Should we take down the "Not yet released" Box from Revealers Wave 3 and Powerizers Wave 2. Seeing as they are confirmed to be out pretty much everywhere, I would do it myself but I can't. [[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 3:39, 25 April 2012

== New SDCC stuff ==

Someone should add all this:

FE Voyagers, Vehicon and Terrorcon Cliffjumper will be sold in US.
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2012-first-edition-tf-prime-toys-coming-to-us-on-display-images-175470/

And some new confirmed toys:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-dark-energon-bbts-exclusive-official-hasbro-images-175486/

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-voyager-ultra-magnus-skyquake-official-images-175483/

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/official-transformers-prime-cyberverse-wave-4-images-from-hasbro-175481/

== Re-release ==

Shouldn't we note that the First Edition figures are now being released in the U.S?

== Us market Exclusive? ==

This is worng. Canada is getting the re-release too. Although we don't need it. Also, the US is not getting the normal First Edition Cliffjumper.--[[User:Modernwarrior|Modernwarrior]] 17:19, 14 September 2012 (EDT)

We should probably add a blurb about the line changing to the "Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters" subtitle for 2013 yes? And a link. Since we already list through the end of the current non BH stuff and folks might come to this page looking for info on the future. I'd do it but the page isn't editable from this side. :) --[[User:ZacWilliam1|ZacWilliam1]] 09:14, 13 October 2012 (EDT)

Hoverbolt

2012-08-31T14:14:37Z

ZacWilliam1: If you're gonna change it to "someone" the rest of sentence has to match.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Piāoyí Shǎndiàn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Piāoyí Shǎndiàn''' ("Drifting Lightning") is not someone you would expect to be a Decepticon. Neither a cold killer, power luster, nor destructive berserker, she is, in fact, quite sympathetic and truly compassionate towards the weak. Rumor has it that she joined [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s forces not out of respect or connection to his path, but for the chance at vengeance against an Autobot who betrayed her, and to punish the Autobots as a whole for their "hypocrisy."

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
{{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{comingsoon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Piaoyi Shandian}}
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Chinese-original characters]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Flash Runner

2012-08-31T14:13:07Z

ZacWilliam1:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Shǎnyì Kuángbēn Zhě is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Shǎnyì Kuángbēn Zhě''' ("Flash Runner") is all about the gorgeous chassis and the colorful paint, the perfect body and the perfect driving skills. A supreme narcissist, she revels in her own appearance and abilities. If she thinks she's taken damage in battle everyone better watch out for the epic-level hissy fit that's sure to follow. Thankfully she's fast enough that few can get close enough to trigger the terrible fury of a woman scratched.

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
{{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{comingsoon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shanyì Kuangben Zhe}}
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Chinese-original characters]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Flash Runner

2012-08-31T14:09:58Z

ZacWilliam1: Got I love the variety of personalities among all these girls.

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Shǎnyì Kuángbēn Zhě is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Shǎnyì Kuángbēn Zhě''' ("Flash Runner") is all about the gorgeous chassis and the colorful paint, the perfect body and the perfect driving skills. A supreme narcissist, she revels in her own appearence and abillities. If she thinks she's taken damage in battle everyone better watch out for the epic-level hissy fit that's sure to follow. Thankfull she's fast enough that few can get close enough to trigger the terrible fury of a woman scratched.

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
{{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{comingsoon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shanyì Kuangben Zhe}}
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Chinese-original characters]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Hoverbolt

2012-08-31T13:45:42Z

ZacWilliam1:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Piāoyí Shǎndiàn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Piāoyí Shǎndiàn''' ("Drifting Lightning") is not something anyone would expect from a Decepticon. Not a cold killer, power luster or destructive berserker, she is, in fact, quite sympathetic and truely compasionate towards the weak. Rumor has it that she joined [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s forces not over any respect or connection to his path but for the chance at vengence against an Autobot who betrayed her and to punish the Autobots as a whole for their "hypocrisy."

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
{{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{comingsoon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Piaoyi Shandian}}
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Chinese-original characters]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Hoverbolt

2012-08-31T13:44:38Z

ZacWilliam1: New page: {{factions|decepticon}} :''Piāoyí Shǎndiàn is a Decepticon from the Aligned continuity family.'' '''Piāoyí Shǎndiàn''' ("Drifting Lightning") is not something anyone would...

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:''Piāoyí Shǎndiàn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Piāoyí Shǎndiàn''' ("Drifting Lightning") is not something anyone would expect from a Decepticon. Not a cold killer, power luster or destructive berserker, she is, in fact, quiet sympathetic and compasionate for the weak. Rumor has it that she joined [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s forces not over any respect or connection to his path but for the chance at vengence against an Autobot who betrayed her and to punish the Autobots as a whole for their "hypocrisy."

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===''Transformers Online''===
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Metal Thunder

2012-08-31T13:14:02Z

ZacWilliam1: New page: {{factions|decepticon}} :''Léitíng Tiě Yì is a Decepticon from the Aligned continuity family.'' A veteran of the long war '''Léitíng Tiě Yì''' ("Metal Wings of Thunder") ...

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:''Léitíng Tiě Yì is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

A veteran of the long war '''Léitíng Tiě Yì''' ("Metal Wings of Thunder") has been fighting the Autobots for more years than she can easily remember. If fact, she is forced to admit, she has forgotten the reasons she began fighting them in the first place. This has put her ill at ease, but do not mistake that for weakness. Not even for a second. She can still give the Autobot army plenty of trouble.

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
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{{comingsoon}}

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Hurricane Hunter

2012-08-31T01:23:53Z

ZacWilliam1: New page: {{factions|decepticon}} :''Jùfēng Lièrén is a Decepticon from the Aligned continuity family.'' If somewhere there exists a list of those Decepticon most unquestioningly loyal ...

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:''Jùfēng Lièrén is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

If somewhere there exists a list of those Decepticon most unquestioningly loyal to [[Megatron (Prime)| Lord Megatron]] than '''Jùfēng Lièrén''' ("Hurricane Hunter") would be near the top. She carries out his every order without question or hesitation. So complete is her dedication to the Decepticon code that many of her fellows see her as an unlikable extremist.

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
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{{comingsoon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jùfēng Lièrén}}
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Chinese-original characters]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]