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Prime Master/Combinations

2017-12-08T03:40:18Z

Zobovor: Amalgamous Skrapnel.

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The ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' toyline was notable for introducing the [[Prime Master]] gimmick highlighting the titular "power of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]." Like the rest of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', each toy included a small packaged card based off the character; unlike its last predecessor, which used the classic [[Tech Spec]]s, the ''Power of the Primes'' toyline included one of twelve randomly packed cards for each toy, each highlighting the additional powers or personality changes that a Prime Master can impart on the character in question.

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! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Transformer'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Prima]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Vector Prime|Vector]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Solus Prime|Solus]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Alchemist Prime|Alchemist]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Onyx Prime|Onyx]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Quintus Prime|Quintus]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Liege Maximo]]'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''
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|'''[[Beachcomber (G1)#Generations|Beachcomber]]'''
|A valiant warrior for peace.
|Time-travels to prevent extinction-level events.
|Teaches the wisdom of avoiding conflict.
|Creates tools to harvest valuable resources.
|Power-Links to share his geological sensors.
|Transmutes metal to create remarkable resources.
|Combines with geological material to power up.
|Fearless feral defender of nature.
|Takes natural forms to camouflage himself.
|Shapes geological formations.
|Convinces enemies to put down their weapons.
|Seizes resources to create [[Autobot]] stockpiles.
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|'''[[Darkwing (G1)#Generations|Blackwing]]'''
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|'''[[Blot (G1)#Generations|Blot]]'''
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|'''[[Cutthroat (G1)#Generations|Cutthroat]]'''
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|'''[[Dreadwind (G1)#Generations|Dreadwind]]'''
|Fights to free others from fear.
|Goes back in time to see past Autobot defeats.
|Studies history's most evil warriors… to top them.
|Forges armor that cloaks him in darkness.
|Power-links to share his immunity to pain.
|Activates a [[shadow spark]] in other bots.
|Spreads sinister gloom to bots he combines with.
|Casts his [[spark]] in ghostly form to haunt others.
|Takes ominous airborne forms.
|Creates vile and menacing creatures.
|Weaves tales of fear to demoralize enemies.
|Calculates strikes to deliver maximum suffering.
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|'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Grimlock]]'''
|Inspires allies with courage and might.
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|Links with faster bots to combat his only weakness.
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|Takes smaller forms to test his strength.
|Seeds worlds with bots of unimaginable strength.
|Speaks truths his enemies don't want to hear.
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|'''[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Generations|Hun-Gurrr]]'''
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|'''[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Jazz]]'''
|Circuits register zero fear in the face of extreme danger.
|Travels through time to experience all music.
|Memorizes every top Earth hit ever.
|Forges the universe's most epic speakers.
|Power-links to share his sound-disruptor ability.
|Defeats enemies by spontaneous matter disruption.
|Some call it a Combiner. He forms a combo.
|A daredevil fighter with razor-sharp instincts.
|Shifts modes like a DJ mixing songs.
|Evolves life in unexpected ways.
|The universe's smoothest talker.
|Undercuts the [[Decepticon]]s with extreme sabotage.
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|'''[[Moonracer (G1)#Generations|Moonracer]]'''
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|'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimal Optimus]]'''
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|'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Prime]]'''
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|Speaks with insight directly from Primus.
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|'''[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Generations|Rippersnapper]]'''
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|'''[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Rodimus Prime]]'''
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|'''[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#RodimusUnicronus|Rodimus Unicronus]]'''
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|'''[[Shrapnel (G1)#Power of the Primes|Skrapnel]]'''
|Uses his electrical ability to power civilizations.
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|Writes his version of recorded history, history.
|Forges electric weapons with infinite potential.
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|Can travel through electrical pathways.
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|Unites the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] under his rule.
|Takes the form of lightning.
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|Can charm a starving bot out of their last drop of [[Energon]].
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|'''[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Generations|Sinnertwin]]'''
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|'''[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Sludge]]'''
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|'''[[Slag (G1)#Power of the Primes|Slug]]'''
|Charges into battle with a blinding white light.
|[[Time travel|Time-travels]] to challenge history's greatest warriors.
|Uses his strength to stop conflict, not incite it.
|Forges weapons from the melted metal of his enemies.
|Power-links to share his [[fire-breath|Fire breathing]] ability.
|Lowers the melting point of any substance.
|Combines with others to do maximum damage.
|A loyal guardian who fiercely defends allies.
|Shifts shape as fluidly as fire.
|Gives life ability to rise from the ashes.
|Can goad anyone into a fight.
|Erases enemies from existence.
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|'''[[Slash (Generations)#Generations|Slash]]'''
|Finds the good in all she encounters.
|Rips holes in space-time to access any point in history.
|Seeks the deepest hidden secrets of the universe.
|Forges undetectable weapons for quick escape.
|Power-links to share her tracking ability.
|Secretly alters energy signatures to make any bot trackable.
|Locates bots who can form flawless combiners.
|Unleashes maximum raptor beast power.
|Hides in forms no one expects, ready to strike.
|Revives species from fossilized remains.
|Convinces bots to give up locations of their allies.
|Finds and eliminates deep cover targets.
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|'''[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Snarl]]'''
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|'''[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Starscream]]'''
|Learns great power is best used wisely.
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|Distorts the atoms of his foes with magnetic wind.
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|Gains the patience of a vulture.
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|Gives life to an army of his own.
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|Relentlessly seeks vengeance on any who wrong him.
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|'''[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power_of_the_Primes|Swoop]]'''
|Soaring champion of justice.
|Precision time-strikes alter events and destinies.
|Knows the weak point of any target.
|Forges devices to help others fly.
|Power-links to share his flying ability.
|Plants disorienting fear inside enemy circuits.
|Forms [[flight|flying]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Combiner]]s.
|A warrior with wings invunerable to enemy fire.
|Takes the form that strikes the most fear in enemies.
|Seeds prehistoric life across the universe.
|Charms his way into, or out of, any situation.
|Aims less. Attacks more.
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|'''[[Windcharger (G1)#Power of the Primes|Windcharger]]'''
|Instantly chooses the noble path.
|Time-hops in short bursts to change the course of battle.
|Pinpoints information in the blink of an eye.
|Forges weapons that shred enemy magnetic fields.
|Power-links to share his acceleration ability.
|Reverses polarity of objects to repel enemies.
|Magnetizes other bots to quickly form combiners.
|Charges through enemies with unstoppable force.
|Becomes massive objects with huge gravitational pull.
|Accelerates evolution to create advanced life.
|Inspires bots with his magnetic personality.
|Vanquishes enemies swiftly and decisively.

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Battle of Autobot City

2008-01-05T20:32:07Z

Zobovor: Please don't steal images from my web site. Thank you.

[[Image:BattleAutobotCity2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|In ur base, killin ur doods.]]
The '''Battle of Autobot City''' refers to the protracted battle between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s at [[Autobot City]], the base of the Autobots on [[Earth]], taking place in the year 2005 in one reality. By its end, the leaders of both the Autobot and Decepticon forces were dead or dying, numerous combatants on both sides had been killed, and events were set in motion that would lead to the creation of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and, eventually, the passing of the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

{{quote|Let the slaughter begin!|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]|[[The Transformers: The Movie|TFTM]]}}

==Prelude==
The Decepticons had succeeded in driving the Autobot army off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, the Autobots retained staging grounds on Cyberton's two moons and were in the final phase of preparations for their counterassault. All that remained was the transport of a final shipment of [[Energon cube]]s from Autobot City's production facilities. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] dispatched a shuttle to Earth for this purpose, interestingly crewed by most of his command staff.

[[Image:Tftm1986a.jpg|left|thumb|The future of pratfall technology: the Exploding Banana Peel.]]

Unfortunately for the Autobots, the Decepticon spy [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] got wind of the Autobots' plans and warned [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], ruler of the Decepticons. In a move reminiscent of the Decepticons' boarding of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] on their initial arrival on Earth, Megatron led a sizeable contingent of Decepticons against the small Autobot crew on the shuttle. Heavily outnumbered and outmatched, the Autobots were overwhelmed. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Brawn]] all perished (or at least were deactivated) in this attack at the hands of Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]].

Having taken control of the shuttle, Megatron's plan became clear: the shuttle was to be used as the perfect Trojan horse and convey the Decepticons for a surprise attack on Autobot City itself, which Megatron seemed to think would vanquish the Autobots forever. On the other hand, Megatron was never really known for his tactical genius.

:''('''Note:''' There ''is'' a reason Megatron thought this - the original script makes it clear that Autobot City is, in fact, a massive energy-gathering facility, so if the Decepticons destroy this, the Autobots will be without an energy supply, pretty much crippling their war effort.)''

==The Battle==
===First Phase===
Megatron had calculated correctly in that the Autobot shuttle would not set off Autobot City's automated defences even if carrying a Decepticon crew. It was sheer chance that [[Daniel Witwicky|a small human child]] noted there was a hole in the shuttle and alerted the young Autobot [[Hot Rod]], who divined the truth of the situation. Hot Rod opened fire on the shuttle, damaging it to the point that it exploded and went on a crashing course. His actions also allowed other nearby Autobots, including [[Kup]], to realize something was wrong.

With the Decepticons' cover blown, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to debark and attack immediately. A number of Decepticons transformed to alternate mode, commenced attacks on Autobot City and attempted to pick off those Autobots caught outside the city.

[[Image:AutobotCitytransforms.jpg|right|thumb|Launch Black Lion squadron, and prepare the Wave Motion Gun for firing ... oh, sorry, wrong anime.]]
The Autobots, though surprised and outnumbered, quickly rallied to the defence. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], commanding the City, ordered [[Blaster]] to contact Optimus Prime on [[Moonbase One]] to obtain reinforcements, [[Springer]] to [[Transformation|transform]] Autobot City into its battle mode, and [[Blurr (G1)|the only Autobot with an amphetamine problem]] to assist in alerting Autobots as to the attack (if they weren't already clued in by hordes of Decepticons [[Bring the rain|bringing the rain]] right down on their heads.)

Springer and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] delayed transforming the city for as long as possible to try and allow Hot Rod and [[Kup]] to get back inside the city. Eventually running out of time, they began the transformation, offering the city greater capability to hold off the Decepticon assault. It also had the added bonus of taking off the Decepticon Starscream's right foot.

Meanwhile, Blaster did manage to make brief contact with the Cybertronian Autobots, but the signal was cut off by the intervention of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the four henchmen he had with him: [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Ravage]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Ratbat]]. However, Blaster evened the odds by putting his own quartet of counterparts into the fight: [[Ramhorn]], [[Steeljaw]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]].

Unable to penetrate Autobot City's defences by conventional means, Megatron then ordered the [[Constructicons]] to merge into the [[gestalt]] [[Devastator]]. The giant robot quickly made his presence felt, penetrating the first line of defences by literally tearing them open, and shattering one attempt by Springer, Kup, Hot Rod and Arcee to put him out of action. But even so, the two sides were so evenly matched that the battle drew out over the course of the remainder of the day and through the night.

===Second Phase===
{{quote|One shall stand, one shall fall.|Optimus Prime on seeing Megatron|[[The Transformers: The Movie|TFTM]]}}
[[Image:Tftm1986b.jpg|left|thumb|"Wait, just hold on a second. I can ''see'' the splinter. It's ''right ... there ... ''"]]

Eventually, though, the next morning brought the breaking of the Autobot defences and the possibility of a mass slaughter. It was at this crucial point that Autobot reinforcements commanded by Optimus Prime arrived. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were deployed to attack Devastator, with only mild success, and did not stop the Decepticon advance into Autobot City.

That task fell to Optimus Prime, who decided it'd be a good idea to abandon a few million years' worth of military experience, tactical wisdom, and basic common sense by making a solo frontal assault against the massed firepower of the most elite members of the Decepticon army. Somehow, it worked out for him. In vehicular mode, he mowed down most of the [[Seeker]]s, and later in robot mode, his [[ion blaster]] singlehandedly scattered the Decepticon attack, fighting his way to engage Megatron in hand-to-hand combat.

The battle between the two leaders was brief and intense, but resulted in a seeming-victory for Prime. But Megatron had spotted a gun a matter of yards away from him. Stalling for time with false pleas of mercy, Megatron crawled towards the gun. Hot Rod intervened as Megatron grabbed the gun, trying to overpower the Decepticon leader. But his efforts backfired, as Megatron overpowered the young Autobot, used him as a shield and shot Optimus repeatedly. Tossing aside Hot Rod, Megatron prepared to finish his longtime nemesis off. Prime, however, managed to gather his remaining strength to deal a haymaker powerful enough to knock Megatron off a ledge and into a fall that would prove almost-lethal.

The Decepticons seeing their leader conclusively defeated in this way broke their spirit. Starscream, taking interim command, ordered [[Astrotrain]] to transform and ferry the Decepticons away in a general retreat. Unsurprisingly, Starscream appeared ready to leave Megatron to die, but Soundwave carried him to Astrotrain. Gathering up their wounded, the Decepticons fled, leaving the Autobots to similarly gather up their own casualties.

==Aftermath==
Large numbers of Autobots and Decepticons had either been terminated or wounded as a result of the battle. [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and maybe [[Huffer]] were among the casualties, and even the mighty Optimus Prime soon succumbed to his wounds and perished, but not before passing the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus as his successor, unaware that the Matrix had chosen Hot Rod to become the new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]].

[[Image:Tftm1986c.jpg|left|thumb|[[Galvatron]], or just plain old TRON?]]

The wounded Decepticons - including the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and Megatron - were thrown out of Astrotrain to lighten the load, where they would later be found by the Chaos-bringer [[Unicron]] and reshaped into Galvatron, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and the [[Sweeps]].

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==Notes==
*The battle is "act 1" of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]].''
*The events of "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" imply that [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was present at the battle, but unable to transform to robot mode because his [[transformation cog]] was damaged. Some fiction suggests that Metroplex is part of (or the same thing as) Autobot City.
*Okay, we're going to be honest here. The whole point of this battle is [[To sell toys|to off your favorite characters through violent ways, then replace them with newbies who we've never seen before]].

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Gold Plastic Syndrome

2008-01-05T20:30:30Z

Zobovor: "Coined by the fandom," indeed.

[[Image:GPSSlingshot.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Emoformer: He breaks himself.]]

A term coined by Zobovor on alt.toys.transformers, '''Gold Plastic Syndrome''' (commonly shorthanded to '''GPS''') is used to describe the phenomenon of a toy's plastic decomposing and becoming brittle to the point of shattering or crumbling under minimal-stress conditions. This is different from the relatively more common stress-fracture type of plastic breakage that can occur in some Transformers toys. All noted instances of GPS have occured in hard, glossy gold-colored plastics that appear to have a "swirl" to their coloraton.

GPS is notably widespread among toys made in the tail-end of [[Generation 1]], typically the second year of [[Pretender]]s and even some European-market exclusives, but examples have surfaced from lines as recent as ''[[Generation 2]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' series. Transformers toys are not the only ones to suffer from this; there have been reports of G.I. Joe and Visionaries toys' gold plastics also crumbling seemingly of their own accord.

==The cause of GPS==
==GPS misconceptions==
The most common misconception about GPS is that ''all'' gold-colored plastic can suffer from this rot. Only certain plastic grades (described above) have been noted to be susceptible to GPS crumbling; in the past few years, more durable, pliable plastics have become the norm for toy construction, so the gold plastic on more recent toys like [[Cannonball (UT)|Cannonball]] are highly unlikely to have the flaw.

Also, not every type of plastic breakage is the kind caused by GPS. In most instances of broken toys, visible stress marks appear long before any breakage in the form of discoloration (since these plastics havea bit more "give" to them), and are typically very clean "snaps" due to excess pressure. GPS breakages seemingly come from simple decomposition of the plastic without any form of excess force at all, and the breaks tend to leave shards of plastic and dust.

==Toys commonly associated with Gold Plastic Syndrome==

====Generation 1====
* [[Black Zarak]]
* [[Bristleback]]
* [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]]
* [[Skyhammer]]
* [[Slog]]

====Generation 1-2 Transitional Phase====
* [[Pyro]]

====Generation 2====
* [[Electro]]
* [[Slingshot]] (Slingshot is infamous for being made almost entirely of gold plastic)

====Beast Wars====
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
* [[Randy]]
* [[Torca]]
* [[Megatron (BW)|Transmetal Megatron]] (Hasbro/Kenner release only)

====Other Notable Instances====
* [[Predator]] [[missile]] launchers
* [[Serpentor]], while not a Transformer, is also known to suffer from this problem.

==Clear Plastic Syndrome==

There is a similar condition in figures made with translucent and transparent colored plastics. Though it doesn't seem anywhere near as bad as Gold Plastic Syndrome (which can affect ANY part of a figure), it seems to affect mostly the joints. The main cause of this is the higher friction ratio the plastic has (pin joints seem to be more susceptible) and the lower flexibility of the plastic. Some toys were made entirely of clear plastic and didn't fare much better than ones made entirely of gold plastic. Sorry, [[Starscream (Movie)#Toys|Starscream]].

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