Maccadam

2018-10-15T14:55:19Z

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{{disambig2|the Transformer bartender from many continuities|the human general from ''Animated''|Macadam}}
:''Maccadam is a bar owner on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in nearly every [[continuity family]].''
[[File:The Ultimate Guide Maccadam's Old Oil House scene.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Accorded Neutral Territory.]]
'''Maccadam''' is the manager of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. He is largely unseen by the populace of Cybertron, and leading his rumors among his more sozzled patrons that he might be [[Alchemist Prime|one]] of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]]. He has strict in-house rules against fighting within its confines.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Maccadams bartender marvel uk 240.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Spit and polish, that's the way.]]
Maccadam was working the night [[Quickswitch]] was meant to meet his [[Decepticon]] contact to receive information vital to the [[Autobot]] resistance. Unfortunately the party was crashed by a pair of [[Mecannibal]]s (on the trail of [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]) who had eaten [[Rocky]]. Quickswitch fought off the Mecannibals, levelling the building in the process. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Maccadams destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Following the effects of [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]] on the populace of Cybertron, Maccadam was sweeping up debris outside his bar. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}
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===''The Ultimate Guide''===
Maccadam was behind the bar at his joint, cleaning glasses as usual, while [[Zarak Maximus]] was working on the door and throwing out an unruly patron.

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Bartender - Bad at Fighting?.jpg|thumb]]
[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] had a conversation at Maccadam's bar, where he was cleaning a mug. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===Aligned novels===
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MTMTE 9 Maccadam.jpg|thumb|left|180px|"Actually, there is no Tipsy McStagger. He’s just a composite of other successful logos."]]
A figure that may have been Maccadam appeared on the sign of Maccadam's New Oil House in Iacon. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

===''TransTech''===
One of the more absurd rumors in [[Axiom Nexus]] about [[Galva Convoy]] was that he was Maccadam. {{storylink|Galva Convoy#Toys|BotCon 2015 Galva Convoy bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Cyberverse Intro Glasses Dude.jpg|thumb|300px|The chad Maccadam vs the virgin [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]. Chaccadam.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Maccadam's}}}}

==Notes==
*A {{w|macadam}} is a type of pavement predating modern asphalt, made of crushed stone that's compacted into layers then bound with tar. Maccadam's name might have been derived from this, although it's spelled with an additional "c".
*[[2004]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' put forth the idea that Maccadam is one of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Original Transformers]], and that his bar exists outside of the normal space/time continuum—but also notes that this is probably nothing more than the drunken ramblings of patrons. Still, the idea was legitimized somewhat by the ''[[Transformers Legends (book)|Transformers Legends]]'' prose story "[[Prime Spark]]" which depicted the bar as a kind of multiversal meeting place, where the sparks of various [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primes]] met after death.
**The rumour was seemingly put to bed when Maccadam was not included in Hasbro's [[Aligned continuity family]] version of the Thirteen, but in 2015, the online Q&A "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" paid homage to the idea by suggesting the possibility he was really Thirteen member [[Alchemist Prime]]—a dual reference to Alchemist being the only Prime other than Alpha Trion who is said to have remained on Cybertron for a time in Aligned continuity, and to the fact Alchemist had been depicted as being very fond of drink in [[IDW Publishing]]'s comic book. Still, "Ask Vector Prime" made a point of presenting this as just as much of a rumour as the original statement in the ''Ultimate Guide'', and when Maccadam appeared in the novel ''[[Retribution]]'', there was no indication of a shared past or any familiarity between him and Alpha Trion (with Trion having stated earlier in the book that Alchemist left Cybertron ages ago).
**However, the 2018 ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' episode "[[Maccadam's]]" would lean heavily into the Maccadam/Alchemist connection, with [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] repeating the rumor of Maccadam being one of the Thirteen, the bartender's design bearing a strong resemblance to Alchemist, and a specific reference being made to "lenses," Alchemist's personal artifact of power.
*The ''Cyberverse'' episode marked the first clear and explicit appearance of Maccadam in a visual medium. The blue bartender seen at the head of this article and in other images was originally just a generic character who was only retroactively identified as Maccadam by implication, when the 2015 [[Transformers Collectors Club]] magazine story "[[Out of the One, Many]]" featured a member of the Thirteen with his design, again nodding toward the idea that Maccadam was part of the group.
*In addition to the continuities families mentioned above, Maccadam's Old Oil House has also been shown to exist within the [[Unicron Trilogy]], the [[Movie continuity]], and the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Transformers Animated'' cartoon]]. Logically, this means Maccadam exists within all those universes, but he hasn't appeared in any of them in person.
*Like all non-toy Transformers in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Maccadam uses actual ''Kre-O'' parts, specifically the ever-popular [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet piece. His appearance and coloration, as well as his pose, is based on a piece of artwork from ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''. The homage is further compounded by [[Sixshot]], [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]], and [[Lander]] being in the background.

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