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Transformers Animated (toyline)

2020-02-15T23:28:39Z

Zpierson01: /* Standard retail */ ratchet is now listed as an autobot.

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[[File:TFAnimated Voyager EarthOptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Putting the "cool" in "[[Playskool]]".]]

The '''''Transformers Animated''''' toyline was a radical departure from previous ''Transformers'' lines. It merged the more expressive design style of the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]] with the advanced engineering that had been evolving over the course of the line to produce a series quite unlike anything seen before (or since).

Hasbro, citing the strength of the [[Movie (toyline)|movie toyline]], postponed the official release of the ''Animated'' toyline to [[June 22]], 2008 in the US, letting the cartoon get kids (and collectors) hungry for toys of the on-screen characters. However, some toys began showing up at retailers in the Cincinnati area to coincide with [[BotCon 2008|BotCon]], followed by wider releases in Canada in May and the U.S. shortly thereafter.

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==Overview==
Unlike the [[franchise]]s immediately before it, ''Animated'' has no overarching, line-wide extra play [[gimmick]], such as [[Mini-Con]]s or [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. Rather, the line got back to basics, as transforming ''is'' the gimmick, and the toys have other special features unique and appropriate to the character (such as [[Blitzwing (Animated)#Toys|triple-changing]] or [[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|interchangeable tools]]). Like the concurrent [[Movie (toyline)|live-action film toyline]], there was a heavy focus on keeping the small core cast —especially the Autobots— available at multiple price points and complexities to get them in as many kids' hands as possible.

[[File:Ani-toy WreckGar.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Wreck-Gar]]

The line's other primary feature is in its synergy with the accompanying cartoon. Where the previous two decades of ''Transformers'' had the toys made first then translated to media, and the movie toyline was tasked with creating toys of intricately-complex characters that were not designed to be toys, the ''Animated'' line was a previously-unprecedented level of collaboration between toymaker and media-maker. Hasbro designers, the [[Cartoon Network]] design team, and [[TakaraTomy]] engineers all worked closely together out of the gate to make sure toy and show-character were as close as possible, to the point where even the characters' transformation schemes were consistent between 2D media and 3D toy (such as [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s breakdancing-like spin-kick from car to robot mode).

This design consistency translated into sculpts with more swooping arcs and softer edges, following head character designer [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s love of "rounded squares and squared rounds"... with some obvious concessions for physics (wheels, for example, kind of ''had'' to be nigh-perfect circles to function). Default stances leaned towards the superheroic, with bulky chests jutting out with broad shoulders and large arms. The color choices (at least for the Hasbro line) were also carefully chosen so the toys would have a more "matte" finish rather than the shinier plastic of past lines, making them look even more like cel-animated characters come to life. Character faces were given much more expression than the default "neutral" non-expression of most ''Transformers'' lines, with large eyes, smirks, snarls and more as appropriate to the general attitude of the character.

Of course, such a radical shift in style brought its [[Ruined FOREVER|share of detractors]], especially given that the movie had its own out-there interpretation of the robots in disguise... despite the existence of a currently-running [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|older-fan-aimed toyline dedicated to recreating Generation 1 characters in modern forms]].

The line was a success, bolstered by its Cartoon Network collaboration. However, it was ultimately cut short, with many toys in the prototype stage intended to tie in with the show's fourth season. A combination of the runaway success of the movie line, mixed with (reported) issues between Hasbro and Cartoon Network —with Hasbro seemingly keen to [[Hub Network|have its own media outlet it had more control over]]— brought the line to an end.

==Hasbro ''Animated'' toyline==
===General retail===
====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Oil Slick (Animated)#Toys|Oil Slick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Animated)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Toys|Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (Animated)#Toys|Swoop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Bumblebee anim toy.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Deluxe Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Animated)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Blazing|Blazing Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Animated)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Samurai|Samurai Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wasp#Toys|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#Freeway|Freeway Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Electrostatic Soundwave|Electrostatic Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Animated)#Vortex|Vortex Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Animated)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Oil Slick (Animated)#Toxic|Toxic Oil Slick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Animated)#Mercenary|Mercenary Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wasp#Fugitive|Fugitive Waspinator]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Voyager Class|Cybertron Mode Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager_Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Toys|Lugnut]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (Animated)#Toys|Blitzwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Lugnut animated toy.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Voyager Lugnut]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Animated)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Animated)#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Atomic|Atomic Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled''''' (TakTom release)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Animated)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#Voyager Class|Hydrodrive Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Wingblade|Wingblade Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Totally canceled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Mudbuster|Mudbuster Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Goldfire|Goldfire Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Marauder|Marauder Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Animated)#Voyager|Thundercracker]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader Class|Bulkhead]] (w/ [[Headmaster unit#Toys|Headmaster]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#ShadowBlade|Shadow Blade Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Roadbuster|Roadbuster Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Leaderanimatedultramagnus.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Leader Class Ultra Magnus]]
|}
{{-}}
====Supreme Class====
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime]]}}</ul>

====Entertainment Packs====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Entertainment_Pack|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (Animated)#Toys|Megatron]]: The Battle Begins}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (Animated)#Toys|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)#Toys|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Safeguardanimatedtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jetstorm & Jetfire (and combined mode [[Safeguard (Animated)#Toys|Safeguard]])]]
|}
{{-}}
====Activators====
The '''[[Activators]]''' toys are chunkier, simpler, Scout-class-sized toys with one-touch, spring-loaded [[autotransformation]]s.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Activators|Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#Activators|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#Activators|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Activators|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Activators|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#ActivPatrol|Patrol Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Animated)#Toys|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Activators|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Activator|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Bandit|Bandit Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TFA-Activators-Starscream.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Activators Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Animated)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (Animated)#Toys|Dirge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Fireblast|Fireblast Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Activators|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#ActivBattlefield|Battlefield Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#ActivatorArmorUp|Armor Up Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Electromagnetic|Electromagnetic Soundwave]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Bumper Battlers====
An expansion on the "[[Cyber Slammers]]" subline from the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 live-action movie toyline]], '''[[Bumper Battlers]]''' feature "bump-and-transform" action. Hitting the front bumper causes the toy to change into [[robot mode]], and pressing the toy's sigil activates sound effects and speech gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Bumper Battlers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#StingRacer|Sting Racer Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#BumperBattlerNightwatch|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Ani-toy BumperBattlers NightwatchPrime.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Bumper Battler Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (non-US)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Workzone|Workzone Bulkhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#BumperBattlerStealthNinja|Stealth Ninja Jazz]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#BumperBattler2|Autobot Ratchet]] (redeco)}}
|}
{{-}}
====Power Bots====
Giant chunk non-transforming action figures with electronic gimmickry.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#Power_Bots|Cyber Speed Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#PowerStreetPatrol|Street Patrol Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]/Zellers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Stealth|Stealth Lockdown]] (w/ [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Legends Class|Bumblebee]] & [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legends Class|Optimus Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Rescue|Rescue Ratchet]] (w/ [[Starscream (Animated)#Legends Class|Starscream]] & [[Prowl (Animated)#Legends Class|Prowl]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sunstorm (Animated)#Fantastic toys|Sunstorm]] vs [[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shockwave (Animated)#Target|Shockwave]] vs [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Activators|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Animated)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Cybertron|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Toys|Rodimus Minor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader Class|Bulkhead]] "Super Value" (w/ [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Activators|Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]] "Super Value" (w/ [[Starscream (Animated)#Activators|Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Ratchet]] / [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]] (UK & German stores only)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Revenge of Blackarachnia" ([[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle in Space" ([[Prowl (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Prowl]] vs [[Megatron (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Animatedtoy-RatchetCybertronMode.jpg|thumb|250px|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]]
|}
{{-}}

===McDonald's Happy Meal toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''North America/Europe'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#McD|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#McDonalds|Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#McDonalds|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Fast food kids meal toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#McDonalds|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#McDonald's|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (Animated)#McD|Blitzwing]] (France only)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Latin America'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#McLatin|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#McLatin|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#McLatin|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#McLatin|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}


{{-}}

==TakaraTomy ''Animated'' toyline==
[[File:TransformersAnimatedJapLogo01.jpg|left|300px|]]

Beginning in 2010, [[TakaraTomy]]'s release of the ''Animated'' toy line consists of most of the same toys released in Western markets by [[Hasbro]]. Early waves gave the toys extremely shiny metallic paintjobs that actually made them ''less'' screen-accurate (and not necessarily more intricate paintjobs at that), but later waves eventually dropped that in favor of the usual assortment of small paint operation changes.

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===Standard retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 27|3-27]]-[[2010]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Animated)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (Animated)#Toys|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Voyager Class|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Lockdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Voyager Class|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#Voyager Class|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|SET A [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (Animated)#Voyager Class|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|SET B [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]] vs [[Starscream (Animated)#Voyager Class|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|SET C [[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Ratchet]] vs [[Lockdown (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24|4-24]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Animated)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (Animated)#Toys|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Toys|Decepticon Lugnut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Animated)#Toys|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|SET D [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Voyager Class|Ironhide]] vs [[Soundwave (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|SET E [[Prowl (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Prowl]] vs [[Blitzwing (Animated)#Toys|Blitzwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 22|5-22]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Animated)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Voyager Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Animated)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (Animated)#Toys|Autobot Swoop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Animatedtoy-BlackoutTomy.jpg|thumb|250px|Blackout]][[File:AnimatedDeluxeRodimusJapan.jpg|thumb|250px|Rodimus]][[File:Ani-toy HydrodiveBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Jetpack Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 19|6-19]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Animated)#Toys|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (Animated)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Animated)#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Soundblaster|Soundblaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Animated)#Toys|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SET G [[Safeguard (Animated)#Toys|Safeguard]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 10|7-10]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[July 24|7-24]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Animated)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Toys|Sentinel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August 28|8-28]]-2010)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Samurai|Samurai Prowl]]}}
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Tarn (G1)

2019-12-11T01:52:43Z

Zpierson01: Undo revision 1382937 by Khajidha (talk) and emphasized the subjectivity of the resemblance.

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{{disambigm|Tarn (polity)|Glitch (disambiguation)}}
:''Tarn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTE Tarn Alex Milne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He kills you with culture... and also ''violence''.]]
'''Tarn''' is an eloquent [[Decepticon]]. He enjoys nothing more than playing beautiful [[The Empyrean Suite|music]] as he waxes poetic quoting ''[[Towards Peace]]'' and other philosophical works by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. He tends to indulge these pleasures at the same time he's using his specially modulated vocal processor to cause the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]'s latest transgressor's spark to self-destruct. The leader of the D.J.D., Tarn epitomizes the mentality of the team. He is beyond zealous in his devotion to Megatron's cause, going so far as to emboss the Decepticon [[insignia]] onto his own faceplate. No traitor, no coward is capable of escaping his team.

Despite appearances, Tarn is a mess of contradictions. Viewing himself as the central pillar of the D.J.D., he can be as brutally violent as any other Decepticon, but views himself as a bureaucrat and his team as his administration. He believes his actions are entirely justified, yet sometimes his thoughts are a constant stream of self-denigration. He works hard to run a tight but fair ship, and is not above taking in an open-minded, needy stray. On the other hand, for all his thoughts of sophistication and control, Tarn can go from affable to life-threatening at the least provocation. His addictive tendencies have led to him burning out his original [[transformation cog]] years ago, and his reliance on the power-enhancing [[Nucleon (substance)|Nuke]] can lead to his losing himself to the lust for violence. And have no doubt that while he may try and convince himself otherwise, Tarn is a truly sociopathic murderer. Ultimately whether Tarn is a monster or not is irrelevant. His utter devotion to the Decepticon cause means he will ensure the fear of Megatron is put into any that would consider abandoning their noble goals.

{{quote|If you want to break someone—mentally, physically, emotionally—wait until they're happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived... THAT'S when you move in for the kill. Because you can't take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.|Tarn|"[[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight]]" teaser}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|''More than Meets the Eye'' #5]] (shadowy image); [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]] (full appearance, as Tarn); [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|#10]] (as Glitch)}}

[[File:Ratchet glitch shadowplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Glitch is [[Wolverine (superhero)|the one with the claws]].]]
'''Damus''' was [[reproduction|forged]], born an exceptionally powerful [[Point One Percenter]] {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} and an [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] who possessed the ability to render non-sentient machinery inoperative by touching it, but with one drawback: the power hurt him every time he used it. Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Damus attended the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] where they possibly attempted to analyze his brain-wave patterns and kept his outlier status hidden from the [[Senate]] and [[Functionist Council]].

At some point, he crossed the [[Senate]] and was subjected to [[empurata]]: his hands and head replaced to mark him out as someone to shun. After that, to tie in with his power, he started to call himself '''Glitch'''. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] devised a plan to steal a bomb disguised as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from [[Nominus Prime]]'s corpse his [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator friend]] recruited Damus, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] from the Academy to participate in the heist. Damus's part in the plan was to deactivate the deflector beams above the [[Primal Basilica]] and despite a slight hitch when Damus accidentally jammed Skids's grappling hook by touching his arm, the plan succeeded. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Following Shockwave's capture and brainwashing by the [[Senate]], the Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s forces. By this time Damus had gotten replacement hands and learned to use his power from a distance, utilizing it to break down [[Elite Guard]] vehicles from afar. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s, then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]].

[[File:PermanentRevolution-Backwards.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Keith David|"And what would you have your Justice Division do?"]]]]

During the whole affair, Orion Pax recommended reading Megatron's treatises around Glitch: "powerful stuff," he said. Considering Megatron's stated reasons for converting him to the Decepticon cause, we can only assume that he listened a little too well. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Exactly how and when Damus joined the Decepticons is unknown, but Megatron would later claim he had deliberately "corrupted" Tarn to hurt ''someone'' and prove a point. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} Damus joined early enough to be at the beginning of Megatron's march across Cybertron. Rebuilt under the supervision of [[Lobe]], {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Damus's power and endurance was considered by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to put him on the same level as a [[Phase Sixer]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} His mask was taken as a sign of Decepticon supremacy but, at least so he told himself, it was really so nobody would notice when he closed his eyes around Decepticon brutality. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} In one particular battle during the war, Damus tussled with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

[[File:SpeakMemory2-results.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"How's it hanging? ... Oh... oh. That dude is ''really'' hanging there. My bad." "Stop it, you uncultured mech. You came here to report, not make puns."]]

Damus became commandant of [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]], where he became associated with "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", playing it at maximum volume to drown out the screams of the prisoners he executed via smelting. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} In this, he was trying to deliberately bastardize a song composed by [[Eucryphia]] to celebrate [[Prima]] and the [[Citadel of Light]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One of his prisoners, soon after the prison's smelting chamber had malfunctioned, was his old comrade Skids. Damus bargained with Skids to fix it, telling him it was a "teleport chamber" and fifty prisoners would be released from Grindcore for this, and was able to con Skids into thinking that he could be trusted. Skids was relaxed enough around Damus to take praise genuinely and push for more freed prisoners later.

In the end, Damus sent all fifty prisoners to the "teleporation chamber" and forced Skids to watch as it was used to execute a group of prisoners, including Skids's cellmate [[Quark]], melting them down into raw materials for use in the creation of [[M.T.O.]]s. Damus cruelly forced Skids to watch, deliberately using the event to cripple his religious faith. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

After Damus became leader of the D.J.D. as "Tarn" (and would never again use his old name), his powers developed to the point where he could shut down sentient machines using his voice alone. Under him, the group became ''very'' focused on paperwork: the [[Decepticon Empire]] required good administration, in his view. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} When [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], who had briefly defected to the Decepticons, {{storylink|Animals}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Grimlock profile}} returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was so incensed by the betrayal that he ordered the DJD to bump the Dynobot leader up to the top of the list. In a subsequent battle against Grimlock, Tarn had his face badly mangled by his opponent. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}}

Some two hundred years ago, Tarn was present at Megatron's current command center when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] returned from a botched mission on [[Xetaxxis]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:LL14-tarn-unmasked.jpg|thumb|There's an ironic joke about [[empurata]] in here if someone cares to find it.]]

Some time later, the DJD established a base on the world of [[Messatine]] in order to obtain the "Nuke" superfuel there. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn coerced [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], head surgeon of the planet's Autobot medical facility [[Delphi]], into helping feed his addiction by supplying him with an ever-increasing number of transformation cogs from deceased patients, in exchange for the hospital being unmolested by his team. Pharma would eventually cut off Tarn's supply by orchestrating the facility's shutdown. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

In 2009, following the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Tarn led the D.J.D. to [[Garrus-9]] to find and eliminate his old teacher Shockwave, who was now the most wanted Decepticon on [[The List|the D.J.D's master hit list]]. After intercepting his vessel, however, they discovered that Shockwave had prepared for this eventuality by staffing his ship with crewmembers who were also on the list, in the hopes of bartering their lives for his. Tarn opted to ignore the offer, using his voice to slowly talk the old Senator to death, but Shockwave was able to blast the radio in time. When Shockwave's backup arrived in the form of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], the DJD retreated. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}}

[[File:Tarn transforms MTMTE08.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|He's got friends on the other side.]]

Though the war formally ended in 2012, Tarn and his group refused to give up the cause—indeed, they would only deign to stand down when Megatron personally commanded it—and continued to hunt down those Decepticons that had betrayed the cause and hadn't yet returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Informed by Decepticon spy [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] that high-priority target [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was aboard the starship ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tarn and the D.J.D. continued to work through their list of offenders as they waited for Brainstorm to drop the ship's shielding so they could pick up Overlord's signal. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One such unfortunate was [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]], whom Tarn explosively finished off with his deadly voice, after which the team set course of the planet [[Clemency]] to hunt down Decepticon deserter [[Fulcrum]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Arriving on Clemency, the team discovered a mysterious [[stasis pod|stasis tube]] awaiting them; when Tarn investigated, he found it contained a deranged, [[circuit speeder]]-enhanced [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], unleashed by Fulcrum and his new allies, the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]. Tarn was soon able to subdue the brain-damaged [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], but was then crushed beneath the foot of a [[Cybernought]] battle-mech that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] had activated. Tarn recovered in time to hear Fulcrum deliver a speech to all assembled about Decepticon ideals before apparently committing suicide. At that point, [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] detected Overlord's long-awaited signal, and Tarn ordered the D.J.D. to head out—but not before warning the surviving Scavengers that their names had now made it onto [[The List]]. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Tracking Overlord's signal, the D.J.D. found the ''Lost Light''—which was, unbeknownst to Tarn and his team, actually one of ''two'' versions of the ship created by a malfunction of its [[quantum generator]]s—near the planet [[Ofsted XVII]]. Despite having promised Brainstorm they would not harm any of the crew, the discovery that the traitor [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] was aboard the ship them set the D.J.D. off, and after dealing with him, they set about murdering the rest of the ship. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn personally destroyed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], and forced a large portion of the crew to transform before executing them, leaving their transformation cogs warm for location and harvesting. Eventually, Tarn removed a still-restrained and suicidal Overlord's head with a chainsaw, and the D.J.D. left the ship. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-goingtowar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|'''Cause when push'' ''Comes to shove'' ''I will send a fully armed battalion'' ''To remind you of my love'' <s>for the cause</s>]]

Sometime during the months that followed, Kaon spontaneously began [[universal killswitch|writhing in agony]] right in front of Tarn, who tried to get his teammate to tell him what he could do to help, before the mysterious effect subsided. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Also during this time, the D.J.D. welcomed a new member—[[Nickel]], last survivor of a Cybertronian colony wiped out by the [[Black Block Consortia]]. At Nickel's insistence, they returned to Ofsted XVII to salvage the quantum engines from the derelict ''Lost Light''. They wound up arriving in the middle of a battle between the Consortia and the [[Galactic Council]], who teamed up against the Cybertronians. Under attack by both sides and faced with additional enemy reinforcements, Tarn was forced to retreat, leaving Vos and Kaon behind. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn eventually gifted Nickel a phone onto which he recorded a message she could use to paralyze people who were threatening her. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

The diminished D.J.D. returned to their duties, though Tarn began to weary of the work. After apprehending the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]-worshipping [[Blip]], Tarn was about to end his life using his voice, until Blip used his last words to demand that Tarn remove his mask. Affronted, Tarn allowed [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] and [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]] to finish Blip instead, averting his gaze beneath his mask. Tarn subsequently ordered performance reviews for the team, and nearly came to blows with Tesarus when he implied that abandoning Vos and Kaon was not the Decepticon thing to do. Calming himself, Tarn explained that they were returning to Ofsted XVII again in order to recover their bodies, but was interrupted by Helex's announcement that Vos and Kaon had returned to the ship safe, sound, and with something unbelievable: a postwar edition of ''[[Towards Peace]]'' that revealed Megatron himself had defected from the Decepticons.

His world shattered by this discovery, Tarn had the D.J.D. return to Messatine, where he attempted to fatally overdose on Nuke. Finding even the sensation of dying disappointing, Tarn opened his eyes to see a distraught Nickel pressed against the glass of his fueling capsule. The sight of her triggered a revelation for Tarn: she was a 'bot who had experienced first-hand the threat the predominantly-organic universe posed to Cybertronians, and who had fully embraced the Decepticon cause despite living her life outside of the war. The cause, Tarn now realized, was bigger than any one 'bot—bigger than Megatron. Galvanized, Tarn set up a meeting with the rogue Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] aboard his stolen [[Warworld]]. Knowing full well he was on the D.J.D.'s list, Deathsaurus pre-emptively attacked Tarn upon his arrival, even deactivating his audio receptors to protect himself from Tarn's voice, but Tarn was able to communicate with him and his troops through [[inter-Decepticon radio]] and explained the reason for his presence: he wished them to ally with him, in return for their being taken off The List. Deathsaurus agreed on the condition that Tarn kill the rest of the D.J.D., which Tarn refused to do—which was the response Deathsaurus had been hoping for. With their alliance cemented, Tarn declared their new objective: kill the traitorous Megatron and all of his allies! {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:TarnAltMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|I'm about to drop the hammer and dispense some indiscriminate justice!]]

The allied forces of Tarn and Deathsaurus proceeded to attack the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's world]], killing [[Mortilus|its sole inhabitant]] and using his machinery to broadcast a message that lured Megatron and all those aboard the ''Lost Light'' sympathetic to him down to the planet. When they arrived, the villains shot them down and cornered them in the Necrobot's fortress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} As an act of indirect torture, Tarn had their forces pull back, warning Megatron and his comrades that they would return at sunset, leaving them to stew in their own fear. Returning to the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', Tarn spent the time showing off his collection of Megatron's writings to Deathsaurus, and discussing tactics with his men; he did not take Tesarus's concerns about the Necrobot's fortress's storm shield seriously, but the discussion was interrupted by a call on Tarn's personal communicator from Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

[[File:YourFierceTears-byebyekaon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Give me your...you know the drill.]]

Tarn agreed to a meeting with Megatron alone, whereupon his former leader agreed to surrender in exchange for the rest of the Autobots being allowed to go free. Saddened and disgusted to truly see with his own eyes how far his idol had fallen, Tarn beat him to within an inch of his life, and was just about to deliver the killing shot when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] suddenly appeared, insisting that it was his right to end Megatron's life. Both refused to stand down, resulting in a bickering battle between the two that gave Megatron the chance to escape. Realizing their folly, Tarn and Overlord agreed to a truce, though Overlord continued to needle Tarn all the way back to the ''Peaceful Tyranny''. The final straw came when a distraught Kaon arrived with the news that the Autobots had kidnapped the D.J.D.'s [[Dominus Ambus|pet sparkeater]]; determined to cut out of both the hearts of himself and his men the compassion that he saw as Megatron's downfall, Tarn slew Kaon on the spot, tearing his head from his shoulders. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

At sundown, Tarn led the Decepticons in their attack, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} playing "The Empyrean Suite" across the battlefield as battle commenced. He initially hung back with Deathsaurus, but joined the fight in earnest after a temporary power-up acquired by the Autobots wore off, ripping [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] clean in half. Unfortunately, that turned out to be just the thing to bring Megatron out onto the battlefield, cutting swathes through the Decepticon troops. Tarn surreptitiously ordered the D.J.D. to retreat, whilst demanding Deathsaurus's troops enact a suicidal assault on Megatron. When the ex-Decepticon's new fusion cannon was destroyed, he unexpectedly sunk to his knees in panicked defeat, and Tarn and Overlord moved to strike the final blow together. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

[[File:mtmte55 goodbye tarn.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You will die alone. Unmourned. And unloved.]]
Their shots, however, were reflected by the sudden activation of a forcefield by Megatron. Whilst Overlord and Deathsaurus abandoned the planet, unwilling to waste their time and troops respectively on Megatron, Tarn and the other remaining members of the D.J.D. assaulted the forcefield until they could finally force their way in. Things went very badly wrong after that, as as soon as the D.J.D. were all inside Megatron rose to his feet and chided Tarn, ripping the D.J.D. leader's fusion cannon off in disgust. With dawning horror the D.J.D. realised everything was all according to Megatron's plan–after years of study, he had finally managed to interlink his systems with a black hole to harvest [[antimatter]], and he had no intention of letting any of them leave alive. With his former enforcers now trapped, Megatron tore through them with tendrils of antimatter, speaking their true names at the moments of their deaths. Tarn was saved for last, his mask ripped off as Megatron called him by his previous name: "Glitch". Tarn first begged for Megatron to be "reasonable", then tried fake bravado, just as many of his own victims had done... and with as little success.

Completing his denouncement of his former enforcer, Megatron informed Damus that "Everything you did was for nothing" and obliterated him with antimatter. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Much later, when Nickel was on the verge of being killed by [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], she used Tarn's voicemail message to paralyze the ex-Decepticon, allowing her and the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] to escape. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}
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====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:This Machine Kills Fascists-Functionist Glitch.jpg|thumb|right|"There must always be a Megatron."]]
Glitch was amongst a group of [[Anti-Vocationist League]] members who attended a secret meeting beneath [[Nova Point]]. There, he listened to the universally-displaced Megatron speak about how to fight the [[Functionist Council]] for the goal of "peace through empathy". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-9-Tarn.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
Tarn was part of [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]]'s forces when they uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''TransTech''===
An [[Lowtech|Offworlder]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], Tarn was a judge of ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'' in the wake of [[Ego (TransTech)|Ego]]'s death. Tarn enjoyed calling out sub-par transformations as part of his judging. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tarn and the rest of the DJD pursued Black Shadow for taking bribes from the Autobots. The DJD found their target hiding on planet Clemency, and dispatched them with extreme prejudice as Tarn set course for their next assignment. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}

==Merchandise==
===Flame Toys===
[[File:FlameToysTarn.jpg|thumb|Yay.]]
*'''Tarn''' (August [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': mask, 2 fusion cannons, 2 back cannons, clean mask (exclusive), 2 vocal effector cannons (exclusive)

:Produced by [[Flame Toys]] as part of their ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line, Tarn is a detailed non-transforming action figure featuring [[die-cast]] parts and LEDs in his head, chest, and legs. He comes with two fusion cannons that can be mounted on his arm or combined into one giant handheld weapon, two guns that attach to his back and a removable mask. If purchased via D4toys.com, SEN-TI-DEN Hong Kong, or events attended by Flame Toys, he also includes an alternate mask without scars and two speakers that can replace the back guns.

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*'''Tarn (Power Burst ver.)''' ([[July 26]], [[2019]])
:Debuted by Flame Toys at ACGHK 2019, "Tarn (Power Burst ver.)" is a chrome-plated redeco of the above figure, limited to 200 pieces at ACGHK 2019, with the remaining 100 pieces sold at D4toys.com.

==Notes==
[[File:Tarn BlackShadow RulesofDisengagement.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"What are you gonna do, talk me to death?" "Yup"]]
*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for Tarn is [[Keith David]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>
*Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Kreon Tarn is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts, but extensively "painted". He uses the [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]] helmet, the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] arm-cannon, and some kind of setup to wear the Bludgeon treads on his back.
*For some time, the popular speculation among the readership of ''More than Meets the Eye'' was that Tarn had originally been [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays#Other trivia|''More than Meets the Eye'' #36]] dropped a number of clues to further this theory before the actual revelation in [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|issue #55]], which revealed these to be nothing more than red herrings. James Roberts cheekily had Roller reveal himself as still alive and intact on the page right after Velocity asked who Tarn really was and just before the actual unmasking.
*Damus's city of origin was never revealed in fiction, but was stated by [[James Roberts]] to be... Tarn.<ref>James Roberts Q&A at TFNation 2017</ref>
[[File: Tfhero_tarn_lookalike.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|I don’t really see it, to be honest.]]
*Tarn’s design bears a fairly strong resemblance to a piece of concept artwork for Transformers: Hero, or what would eventually be developed into [[Transformers: Animated]]. Alex Milne says he’s never seen it before,<ref> [https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1204197465248931840 Twitter conversation with Alex Milne on 9 December, 2019]</ref> which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise; in a franchise that’s this big, and that’s been around this long, some ideas are good enough to be had twice.
*Not only does he wear the Decepticon insignia on his face, his entire torso appears designed to evoke it too.
*Damus's name is derived from {{w|Nostradamus}}, a historical figure tied to prophecy.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1058379500898140161 Twitter conversation with James Roberts on 2 November, 2018]</ref>

==References==
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Transformers Animated (franchise)

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'''''Transformers Animated''''' is a television-supported ''Transformers'' [[franchise]] that began in December 2007. This iteration of the [[Transformers brand]] brings a highly dynamic and stylized look to the toys and fiction.

The franchise consists of the following components:

*[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (comic)|Three comic book series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Transformers Animated (books)|Several books]]
*[[Transformers Animated: The Game|A Nintendo DS game]]
*[[Transformers Animated: The Cool|A manga]]
*[[Transformers Animated (arcade)|Two arcade games]]

The cartoon began with a 3-episode mini-movie, first aired on [[Cartoon Network]] on December 26, 2007, and followed by a full 13-episode season, which started airing in January. The toyline, however, did not hit stores till the late spring of 2008, due to the ongoing popularity of the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 movie toys]].

The series adopted a new visual art style and form of storytelling which has not been used before in ''Transformers.'' The changes in design were created in an attempt to attract the modern youth viewer. The new art style incorporates a more "organic" feel to the Transformer characters. This style of art and character movement was introduced to emphasize dramatic movements and to allow the animator to express more emotion than in previous series.

==Reception==
On [[January 25]], [[2008]] the first regular episode of the ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon premiered as the #1 boys show in its time slot, ''significantly'' better ratings than previous [[Cartoon Network|CN]] programming.<ref><tt>"[...] the half-hour original series premiere of Transformers Animated (Saturday, Jan. 5, 10:30 a.m.), charting impressive double-digit delivery and ratings gains among key kid demos and ranking #1 in its time period versus all broadcast and cable competition with boys 6-11 and boys 2-11, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research."</tt>, ''TimeWarner press release about the premiere of the first regular episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"'' — "Transformers Animated Premieres #1 on All Television Among Boys and Boosts Kids 6-11 and 2-11 Delivery by Powerful Double-Digits" ([[January 8]], [[2008]].) TimeWarner newsroom - TimeWarner. Retrieved on [[February 24]], [[2009]]. [http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1701434,00.html]</ref>

On [[February 24]], [[2009]] the seventh wave of ''Animated'' Voyager-class toys was canceled for unknown reasons.<ref><tt>"TFormers sponsor [http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/ BigBadToyStore] has just informed us that Hasbro has cancelled [sic] their Transformers Animated Wave 7 Voyager Golfire Grimlock and Hydro Bumblebee figures."</tt> "Animated Wave 7 Voyager Golfire Grimlock and Hydro Bumblebee Cancelled!", [http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?showuser=440 bwbm (TFormers staffer)] ([[February 24]], [[2009]].) TFormers.com. Retrieved on [[February 24]], [[2009]]. [http://tformers.com/transformers-animated-wave-7-voyager-golfire-grimlock-and-hydro-bumblebee-cancelled/11061/news.html]</ref> All other size classes aside from Activators followed soon after, leaving a large number of figures unreleased.

==Homages==

[[File:DecepticonAirCrowdFullPan01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right|Raise your hand if you are one! (Come on, don't try and lie, [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]].)]]

Even more so than ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', ''Animated'' is saturated with frequent and obvious references and [[homage]]s to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] and other lines, possibly intended as a celebration of the Transformers' 25th anniversary year. It would, in all seriousness, take less time to list the characters who are ''not'' homages to past series: [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], [[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]], and [[Lickety-Split]]. Out of ''that'' list, the last two (both girls) deliberately borrow their names from other, girlier Hasbro products, Dirt Boss is a visual homage to ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', Sentinel paid homage to ''The Tick'' ([[Townsend Coleman]] voiced the Tick previously), Lockdown's design [[Lockdown (Animated)#Notes|homages rubsigns]], Yoketron is named after [[Hideaki Yoke]], and Jetfire's transformation may be a homage to ''King of [[Brave (franchise)|Braves]] GaoGaiGar''!

The vast bulk of homages are to Generation 1, [[Hot Shot (Animated)|though]] [[Strika (Animated)|some]] [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|other]] [[Blackout (Animated)|franchises]] [[Red Alert (Animated)|are]] [[Slapper (Animated)|also]] represented. See individual character pages for specific details. Most of the humans are original, though the [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Witwicky]] [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|family]] [[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|are]] [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|exceptions]].

Of course, there's also the [[theme song]] and every given page of ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark]] [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|Almanac]]''s, where some homages are turned into double-homages ([[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] homages [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and Nintendo's ''Mario'', [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]] homages [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] and [[Batman]]).

==Japanese release==
[[File:TransformersAnimatedJapLogo01.jpg|center|upright=1.67]]

In 2010, [[TakaraTomy]] released both the ''Transformers Animated'' (トランスフォーマーアニメイテッド) toyline and the ''Animated'' cartoon series in [[Japan]]. The series retains its English title and, as with the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie franchise]], retains ''most'' of the Western names ("Optimus Prime" rather than "[[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]", "Decepticon" rather than "Destron", etc.), though [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] has been renamed "Ironhide".

[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/285256-figure-king-issue-143-image-scans.html According to a preview article] in ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine, [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/latest-edition-of-tv-magazine-reveals-new-transformers-animated-japan-details-169265/ and one in] ''[[TV Magazine]]'', ''Animated'' was to be heavily altered in order to make it take place within the continuity of the 2007 ''Transformers'' feature film. According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], it takes place chronologically before the movie. However, content within the actual dub of the show contradicts some of Yamazaki's statements (such as Bulkhead having his "world view" modified to be inline with Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s), so the extent of this alteration is contestable.

The cartoon's Japanese version is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who previously directed the Japanese versions of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'', and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.

The cartoon began [[April 3]] at 8am on the [[TV Tokyo]] affiliate, [[TV Aichi]], with a regular Saturday morning timeslot. [[TV Aichi]] have set up a [http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/TF-animated/ website] for the series with the not-at-all melodramatic tagline: "The world will change. A future will be born..."

Additionally, a [[manga]] series by [[Naoto Tsushima]], ''[[Transformers Animated: The Cool]]'', was serialized in the pages of ''[[Kerokero Ace]]'' from May 2010 to May 2011.

==Notes==
* This is the second Transformers series (the first being ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'') wherein a strict separation is made in the type of weaponry used by either side. According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], "To me the Autobots were built as a labor force, and the Decepticons were created as the Military. This is one reason that the Decepticons use military weapons, while the Autobots use 'tools' to fight with." <ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=8564559979841180115 Comments section of "Back from BotCon" in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref>
* An early working title for this incarnation was ''Transformers: Hero'’ <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=8312 Next TF Cartoon Series: "Transformers Hero"?]</ref>
* An edited 10-minute preview of the first episode was shown at the NTFA Mini-Con fan convention held in Arlöv, Sweden, on November 3 and 4, 2007. The full episode had been promised and secured by Hasbro Nordic for the event, but Hasbro US overruled them in the last second, allowing only an abbreviated edit created specifically for the event to be shown.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/156331-new-transformers-animated-series-details-revealed-ntfa-mini-con.html</ref>
* In-universe, the Animated continuity is referred to as "[[Malgus]]" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designations.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11280 Transformers animated press release]
* [http://tv.ign.com/articles/801/801348p1.html Exclusive Transformers Animated Producer Interview]
* [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/transformersa/index.html Cartoon Network Transformers Animated site]
* [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/animated/ Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage]
*[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/animated/index2.html TakaraTomy's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage (site is in Japanese)]

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Tarn (G1)

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:''Tarn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTE Tarn Alex Milne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He kills you with culture... and also ''violence''.]]
'''Tarn''' is an eloquent [[Decepticon]]. He enjoys nothing more than playing beautiful [[The Empyrean Suite|music]] as he waxes poetic quoting ''[[Towards Peace]]'' and other philosophical works by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. He tends to indulge these pleasures at the same time he's using his specially modulated vocal processor to cause the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]'s latest transgressor's spark to self-destruct. The leader of the D.J.D., Tarn epitomizes the mentality of the team. He is beyond zealous in his devotion to Megatron's cause, going so far as to emboss the Decepticon [[insignia]] onto his own faceplate. No traitor, no coward is capable of escaping his team.

Despite appearances, Tarn is a mess of contradictions. Viewing himself as the central pillar of the D.J.D., he can be as brutally violent as any other Decepticon, but views himself as a bureaucrat and his team as his administration. He believes his actions are entirely justified, yet sometimes his thoughts are a constant stream of self-denigration. He works hard to run a tight but fair ship, and is not above taking in an open-minded, needy stray. On the other hand, for all his thoughts of sophistication and control, Tarn can go from affable to life-threatening at the least provocation. His addictive tendencies have led to him burning out his original [[transformation cog]] years ago, and his reliance on the power-enhancing [[Nucleon (substance)|Nuke]] can lead to his losing himself to the lust for violence. And have no doubt that while he may try and convince himself otherwise, Tarn is a truly sociopathic murderer. Ultimately whether Tarn is a monster or not is irrelevant. His utter devotion to the Decepticon cause means he will ensure the fear of Megatron is put into any that would consider abandoning their noble goals.

{{quote|If you want to break someone—mentally, physically, emotionally—wait until they're happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived... THAT'S when you move in for the kill. Because you can't take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.|Tarn|"[[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight]]" teaser}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|''More than Meets the Eye'' #5]] (shadowy image); [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]] (full appearance, as Tarn); [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|#10]] (as Glitch)}}

[[File:Ratchet glitch shadowplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Glitch is [[Wolverine (superhero)|the one with the claws]].]]
'''Damus''' was [[reproduction|forged]], born an exceptionally powerful [[Point One Percenter]] {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} and an [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] who possessed the ability to render non-sentient machinery inoperative by touching it, but with one drawback: the power hurt him every time he used it. Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Damus attended the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] where they possibly attempted to analyze his brain-wave patterns and kept his outlier status hidden from the [[Senate]] and [[Functionist Council]].

At some point, he crossed the [[Senate]] and was subjected to [[empurata]]: his hands and head replaced to mark him out as someone to shun. After that, to tie in with his power, he started to call himself '''Glitch'''. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] devised a plan to steal a bomb disguised as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from [[Nominus Prime]]'s corpse his [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator friend]] recruited Damus, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] from the Academy to participate in the heist. Damus's part in the plan was to deactivate the deflector beams above the [[Primal Basilica]] and despite a slight hitch when Damus accidentally jammed Skids's grappling hook by touching his arm, the plan succeeded. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Following Shockwave's capture and brainwashing by the [[Senate]], the Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s forces. By this time Damus had gotten replacement hands and learned to use his power from a distance, utilizing it to break down [[Elite Guard]] vehicles from afar. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s, then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]].

[[File:PermanentRevolution-Backwards.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Keith David|"And what would you have your Justice Division do?"]]]]

During the whole affair, Orion Pax recommended reading Megatron's treatises around Glitch: "powerful stuff," he said. Considering Megatron's stated reasons for converting him to the Decepticon cause, we can only assume that he listened a little too well. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Exactly how and when Damus joined the Decepticons is unknown, but Megatron would later claim he had deliberately "corrupted" Tarn to hurt ''someone'' and prove a point. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} Damus joined early enough to be at the beginning of Megatron's march across Cybertron. Rebuilt under the supervision of [[Lobe]], {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Damus's power and endurance was considered by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to put him on the same level as a [[Phase Sixer]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} His mask was taken as a sign of Decepticon supremacy but, at least so he told himself, it was really so nobody would notice when he closed his eyes around Decepticon brutality. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} In one particular battle during the war, Damus tussled with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

[[File:SpeakMemory2-results.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"How's it hanging? ... Oh... oh. That dude is ''really'' hanging there. My bad." "Stop it, you uncultured mech. You came here to report, not make puns."]]

Damus became commandant of [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]], where he became associated with "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", playing it at maximum volume to drown out the screams of the prisoners he executed via smelting. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} In this, he was trying to deliberately bastardize a song composed by [[Eucryphia]] to celebrate [[Prima]] and the [[Citadel of Light]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One of his prisoners, soon after the prison's smelting chamber had malfunctioned, was his old comrade Skids. Damus bargained with Skids to fix it, telling him it was a "teleport chamber" and fifty prisoners would be released from Grindcore for this, and was able to con Skids into thinking that he could be trusted. Skids was relaxed enough around Damus to take praise genuinely and push for more freed prisoners later.

In the end, Damus sent all fifty prisoners to the "teleporation chamber" and forced Skids to watch as it was used to execute a group of prisoners, including Skids's cellmate [[Quark]], melting them down into raw materials for use in the creation of [[M.T.O.]]s. Damus cruelly forced Skids to watch, deliberately using the event to cripple his religious faith. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

After Damus became leader of the D.J.D. as "Tarn" (and would never again use his old name), his powers developed to the point where he could shut down sentient machines using his voice alone. Under him, the group became ''very'' focused on paperwork: the [[Decepticon Empire]] required good administration, in his view. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} When [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], who had briefly defected to the Decepticons, {{storylink|Animals}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Grimlock profile}} returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was so incensed by the betrayal that he ordered the DJD to bump the Dynobot leader up to the top of the list. In a subsequent battle against Grimlock, Tarn had his face badly mangled by his opponent. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}}

Some two hundred years ago, Tarn was present at Megatron's current command center when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] returned from a botched mission on [[Xetaxxis]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:LL14-tarn-unmasked.jpg|thumb|There's an ironic joke about [[empurata]] in here if someone cares to find it.]]

Some time later, the DJD established a base on the world of [[Messatine]] in order to obtain the "Nuke" superfuel there. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn coerced [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], head surgeon of the planet's Autobot medical facility [[Delphi]], into helping feed his addiction by supplying him with an ever-increasing number of transformation cogs from deceased patients, in exchange for the hospital being unmolested by his team. Pharma would eventually cut off Tarn's supply by orchestrating the facility's shutdown. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

In 2009, following the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Tarn led the D.J.D. to [[Garrus-9]] to find and eliminate his old teacher Shockwave, who was now the most wanted Decepticon on [[The List|the D.J.D's master hit list]]. After intercepting his vessel, however, they discovered that Shockwave had prepared for this eventuality by staffing his ship with crewmembers who were also on the list, in the hopes of bartering their lives for his. Tarn opted to ignore the offer, using his voice to slowly talk the old Senator to death, but Shockwave was able to blast the radio in time. When Shockwave's backup arrived in the form of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], the DJD retreated. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}}

[[File:Tarn transforms MTMTE08.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|He's got friends on the other side.]]

Though the war formally ended in 2012, Tarn and his group refused to give up the cause—indeed, they would only deign to stand down when Megatron personally commanded it—and continued to hunt down those Decepticons that had betrayed the cause and hadn't yet returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Informed by Decepticon spy [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] that high-priority target [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was aboard the starship ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tarn and the D.J.D. continued to work through their list of offenders as they waited for Brainstorm to drop the ship's shielding so they could pick up Overlord's signal. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One such unfortunate was [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]], whom Tarn explosively finished off with his deadly voice, after which the team set course of the planet [[Clemency]] to hunt down Decepticon deserter [[Fulcrum]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Arriving on Clemency, the team discovered a mysterious [[stasis pod|stasis tube]] awaiting them; when Tarn investigated, he found it contained a deranged, [[circuit speeder]]-enhanced [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], unleashed by Fulcrum and his new allies, the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]. Tarn was soon able to subdue the brain-damaged [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], but was then crushed beneath the foot of a [[Cybernought]] battle-mech that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] had activated. Tarn recovered in time to hear Fulcrum deliver a speech to all assembled about Decepticon ideals before apparently committing suicide. At that point, [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] detected Overlord's long-awaited signal, and Tarn ordered the D.J.D. to head out—but not before warning the surviving Scavengers that their names had now made it onto [[The List]]. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Tracking Overlord's signal, the D.J.D. found the ''Lost Light''—which was, unbeknownst to Tarn and his team, actually one of ''two'' versions of the ship created by a malfunction of its [[quantum generator]]s—near the planet [[Ofsted XVII]]. Despite having promised Brainstorm they would not harm any of the crew, the discovery that the traitor [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] was aboard the ship them set the D.J.D. off, and after dealing with him, they set about murdering the rest of the ship. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn personally destroyed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], and forced a large portion of the crew to transform before executing them, leaving their transformation cogs warm for location and harvesting. Eventually, Tarn removed a still-restrained and suicidal Overlord's head with a chainsaw, and the D.J.D. left the ship. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-goingtowar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|'''Cause when push'' ''Comes to shove'' ''I will send a fully armed battalion'' ''To remind you of my love'' <s>for the cause</s>]]

Sometime during the months that followed, Kaon spontaneously began [[universal killswitch|writhing in agony]] right in front of Tarn, who tried to get his teammate to tell him what he could do to help, before the mysterious effect subsided. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Also during this time, the D.J.D. welcomed a new member—[[Nickel]], last survivor of a Cybertronian colony wiped out by the [[Black Block Consortia]]. At Nickel's insistence, they returned to Ofsted XVII to salvage the quantum engines from the derelict ''Lost Light''. They wound up arriving in the middle of a battle between the Consortia and the [[Galactic Council]], who teamed up against the Cybertronians. Under attack by both sides and faced with additional enemy reinforcements, Tarn was forced to retreat, leaving Vos and Kaon behind. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn eventually gifted Nickel a phone onto which he recorded a message she could use to paralyze people who were threatening her. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

The diminished D.J.D. returned to their duties, though Tarn began to weary of the work. After apprehending the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]-worshipping [[Blip]], Tarn was about to end his life using his voice, until Blip used his last words to demand that Tarn remove his mask. Affronted, Tarn allowed [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] and [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]] to finish Blip instead, averting his gaze beneath his mask. Tarn subsequently ordered performance reviews for the team, and nearly came to blows with Tesarus when he implied that abandoning Vos and Kaon was not the Decepticon thing to do. Calming himself, Tarn explained that they were returning to Ofsted XVII again in order to recover their bodies, but was interrupted by Helex's announcement that Vos and Kaon had returned to the ship safe, sound, and with something unbelievable: a postwar edition of ''[[Towards Peace]]'' that revealed Megatron himself had defected from the Decepticons.

His world shattered by this discovery, Tarn had the D.J.D. return to Messatine, where he attempted to fatally overdose on Nuke. Finding even the sensation of dying disappointing, Tarn opened his eyes to see a distraught Nickel pressed against the glass of his fueling capsule. The sight of her triggered a revelation for Tarn: she was a 'bot who had experienced first-hand the threat the predominantly-organic universe posed to Cybertronians, and who had fully embraced the Decepticon cause despite living her life outside of the war. The cause, Tarn now realized, was bigger than any one 'bot—bigger than Megatron. Galvanized, Tarn set up a meeting with the rogue Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] aboard his stolen [[Warworld]]. Knowing full well he was on the D.J.D.'s list, Deathsaurus pre-emptively attacked Tarn upon his arrival, even deactivating his audio receptors to protect himself from Tarn's voice, but Tarn was able to communicate with him and his troops through [[inter-Decepticon radio]] and explained the reason for his presence: he wished them to ally with him, in return for their being taken off The List. Deathsaurus agreed on the condition that Tarn kill the rest of the D.J.D., which Tarn refused to do—which was the response Deathsaurus had been hoping for. With their alliance cemented, Tarn declared their new objective: kill the traitorous Megatron and all of his allies! {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:TarnAltMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|I'm about to drop the hammer and dispense some indiscriminate justice!]]

The allied forces of Tarn and Deathsaurus proceeded to attack the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's world]], killing [[Mortilus|its sole inhabitant]] and using his machinery to broadcast a message that lured Megatron and all those aboard the ''Lost Light'' sympathetic to him down to the planet. When they arrived, the villains shot them down and cornered them in the Necrobot's fortress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} As an act of indirect torture, Tarn had their forces pull back, warning Megatron and his comrades that they would return at sunset, leaving them to stew in their own fear. Returning to the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', Tarn spent the time showing off his collection of Megatron's writings to Deathsaurus, and discussing tactics with his men; he did not take Tesarus's concerns about the Necrobot's fortress's storm shield seriously, but the discussion was interrupted by a call on Tarn's personal communicator from Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

[[File:YourFierceTears-byebyekaon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Give me your...you know the drill.]]

Tarn agreed to a meeting with Megatron alone, whereupon his former leader agreed to surrender in exchange for the rest of the Autobots being allowed to go free. Saddened and disgusted to truly see with his own eyes how far his idol had fallen, Tarn beat him to within an inch of his life, and was just about to deliver the killing shot when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] suddenly appeared, insisting that it was his right to end Megatron's life. Both refused to stand down, resulting in a bickering battle between the two that gave Megatron the chance to escape. Realizing their folly, Tarn and Overlord agreed to a truce, though Overlord continued to needle Tarn all the way back to the ''Peaceful Tyranny''. The final straw came when a distraught Kaon arrived with the news that the Autobots had kidnapped the D.J.D.'s [[Dominus Ambus|pet sparkeater]]; determined to cut out of both the hearts of himself and his men the compassion that he saw as Megatron's downfall, Tarn slew Kaon on the spot, tearing his head from his shoulders. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

At sundown, Tarn led the Decepticons in their attack, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} playing "The Empyrean Suite" across the battlefield as battle commenced. He initially hung back with Deathsaurus, but joined the fight in earnest after a temporary power-up acquired by the Autobots wore off, ripping [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] clean in half. Unfortunately, that turned out to be just the thing to bring Megatron out onto the battlefield, cutting swathes through the Decepticon troops. Tarn surreptitiously ordered the D.J.D. to retreat, whilst demanding Deathsaurus's troops enact a suicidal assault on Megatron. When the ex-Decepticon's new fusion cannon was destroyed, he unexpectedly sunk to his knees in panicked defeat, and Tarn and Overlord moved to strike the final blow together. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

[[File:mtmte55 goodbye tarn.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You will die alone. Unmourned. And unloved.]]
Their shots, however, were reflected by the sudden activation of a forcefield by Megatron. Whilst Overlord and Deathsaurus abandoned the planet, unwilling to waste their time and troops respectively on Megatron, Tarn and the other remaining members of the D.J.D. assaulted the forcefield until they could finally force their way in. Things went very badly wrong after that, as as soon as the D.J.D. were all inside Megatron rose to his feet and chided Tarn, ripping the D.J.D. leader's fusion cannon off in disgust. With dawning horror the D.J.D. realised everything was all according to Megatron's plan–after years of study, he had finally managed to interlink his systems with a black hole to harvest [[antimatter]], and he had no intention of letting any of them leave alive. With his former enforcers now trapped, Megatron tore through them with tendrils of antimatter, speaking their true names at the moments of their deaths. Tarn was saved for last, his mask ripped off as Megatron called him by his previous name: "Glitch". Tarn first begged for Megatron to be "reasonable", then tried fake bravado, just as many of his own victims had done... and with as little success.

Completing his denouncement of his former enforcer, Megatron informed Damus that "Everything you did was for nothing" and obliterated him with antimatter. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Much later, when Nickel was on the verge of being killed by [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], she used Tarn's voicemail message to paralyze the ex-Decepticon, allowing her and the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] to escape. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}
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====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:This Machine Kills Fascists-Functionist Glitch.jpg|thumb|right|"There must always be a Megatron."]]
Glitch was amongst a group of [[Anti-Vocationist League]] members who attended a secret meeting beneath [[Nova Point]]. There, he listened to the universally-displaced Megatron speak about how to fight the [[Functionist Council]] for the goal of "peace through empathy". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-9-Tarn.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
Tarn was part of [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]]'s forces when they uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''TransTech''===
An [[Lowtech|Offworlder]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], Tarn was a judge of ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'' in the wake of [[Ego (TransTech)|Ego]]'s death. Tarn enjoyed calling out sub-par transformations as part of his judging. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tarn and the rest of the DJD pursued Black Shadow for taking bribes from the Autobots. The DJD found their target hiding on planet Clemency, and dispatched them with extreme prejudice as Tarn set course for their next assignment. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}

==Merchandise==
===Flame Toys===
[[File:FlameToysTarn.jpg|thumb|Yay.]]
*'''Tarn''' (August [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': mask, 2 fusion cannons, 2 back cannons, clean mask (exclusive), 2 vocal effector cannons (exclusive)

:Produced by [[Flame Toys]] as part of their ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line, Tarn is a detailed non-transforming action figure featuring [[die-cast]] parts and LEDs in his head, chest, and legs. He comes with two fusion cannons that can be mounted on his arm or combined into one giant handheld weapon, two guns that attach to his back and a removable mask. If purchased via D4toys.com, SEN-TI-DEN Hong Kong, or events attended by Flame Toys, he also includes an alternate mask without scars and two speakers that can replace the back guns.

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*'''Tarn (Power Burst ver.)''' ([[July 26]], [[2019]])
:Debuted by Flame Toys at ACGHK 2019, "Tarn (Power Burst ver.)" is a chrome-plated redeco of the above figure, limited to 200 pieces at ACGHK 2019, with the remaining 100 pieces sold at D4toys.com.

==Notes==
[[File:Tarn BlackShadow RulesofDisengagement.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"What are you gonna do, talk me to death?" "Yup"]]
*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for Tarn is [[Keith David]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>
*Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Kreon Tarn is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts, but extensively "painted". He uses the [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]] helmet, the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] arm-cannon, and some kind of setup to wear the Bludgeon treads on his back.
*For some time, the popular speculation among the readership of ''More than Meets the Eye'' was that Tarn had originally been [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays#Other trivia|''More than Meets the Eye'' #36]] dropped a number of clues to further this theory before the actual revelation in [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|issue #55]], which revealed these to be nothing more than red herrings. James Roberts cheekily had Roller reveal himself as still alive and intact on the page right after Velocity asked who Tarn really was and just before the actual unmasking.
*Damus's city of origin was never revealed in fiction, but was stated by [[James Roberts]] to be... Tarn.<ref>James Roberts Q&A at TFNation 2017</ref>
[[File: Tfhero_tarn_lookalike.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|It’s familiar... But not too familiar.]]
*Tarn’s design bears a striking resemblance to a piece of concept artwork for Transformers: Hero, or what would eventually be developed into [[Transformers: Animated]]. Alex Milne says he’s never seen it before,<ref> [https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1204197465248931840 Twitter conversation with Alex Milne on 9 December, 2019]</ref> which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise; in a franchise that’s this big, and that’s been around this long, some ideas are good enough to be had twice.
*Not only does he wear the Decepticon insignia on his face, his entire torso appears designed to evoke it too.
*Damus's name is derived from {{w|Nostradamus}}, a historical figure tied to prophecy.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1058379500898140161 Twitter conversation with James Roberts on 2 November, 2018]</ref>

==References==
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Tarn (G1)

2019-12-10T01:20:57Z

Zpierson01: /* Notes */ added information on the visual similarities between tarn and some concept art from transformers hero

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{{disambigm|Tarn (polity)|Glitch (disambiguation)}}
:''Tarn is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MTMTE Tarn Alex Milne.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He kills you with culture... and also ''violence''.]]
'''Tarn''' is an eloquent [[Decepticon]]. He enjoys nothing more than playing beautiful [[The Empyrean Suite|music]] as he waxes poetic quoting ''[[Towards Peace]]'' and other philosophical works by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. He tends to indulge these pleasures at the same time he's using his specially modulated vocal processor to cause the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]'s latest transgressor's spark to self-destruct. The leader of the D.J.D., Tarn epitomizes the mentality of the team. He is beyond zealous in his devotion to Megatron's cause, going so far as to emboss the Decepticon [[insignia]] onto his own faceplate. No traitor, no coward is capable of escaping his team.

Despite appearances, Tarn is a mess of contradictions. Viewing himself as the central pillar of the D.J.D., he can be as brutally violent as any other Decepticon, but views himself as a bureaucrat and his team as his administration. He believes his actions are entirely justified, yet sometimes his thoughts are a constant stream of self-denigration. He works hard to run a tight but fair ship, and is not above taking in an open-minded, needy stray. On the other hand, for all his thoughts of sophistication and control, Tarn can go from affable to life-threatening at the least provocation. His addictive tendencies have led to him burning out his original [[transformation cog]] years ago, and his reliance on the power-enhancing [[Nucleon (substance)|Nuke]] can lead to his losing himself to the lust for violence. And have no doubt that while he may try and convince himself otherwise, Tarn is a truly sociopathic murderer. Ultimately whether Tarn is a monster or not is irrelevant. His utter devotion to the Decepticon cause means he will ensure the fear of Megatron is put into any that would consider abandoning their noble goals.

{{quote|If you want to break someone—mentally, physically, emotionally—wait until they're happy. Let them live and love and thrive. Once they recognize the value of a life well lived... THAT'S when you move in for the kill. Because you can't take anything from someone who has nothing to lose.|Tarn|"[[The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight]]" teaser}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|''More than Meets the Eye'' #5]] (shadowy image); [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]] (full appearance, as Tarn); [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|#10]] (as Glitch)}}

[[File:Ratchet glitch shadowplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Glitch is [[Wolverine (superhero)|the one with the claws]].]]
'''Damus''' was [[reproduction|forged]], born an exceptionally powerful [[Point One Percenter]] {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} and an [[Outlier (group)|outlier]] who possessed the ability to render non-sentient machinery inoperative by touching it, but with one drawback: the power hurt him every time he used it. Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Damus attended the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] where they possibly attempted to analyze his brain-wave patterns and kept his outlier status hidden from the [[Senate]] and [[Functionist Council]].

At some point, he crossed the [[Senate]] and was subjected to [[empurata]]: his hands and head replaced to mark him out as someone to shun. After that, to tie in with his power, he started to call himself '''Glitch'''. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] devised a plan to steal a bomb disguised as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from [[Nominus Prime]]'s corpse his [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator friend]] recruited Damus, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] from the Academy to participate in the heist. Damus's part in the plan was to deactivate the deflector beams above the [[Primal Basilica]] and despite a slight hitch when Damus accidentally jammed Skids's grappling hook by touching his arm, the plan succeeded. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Following Shockwave's capture and brainwashing by the [[Senate]], the Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s forces. By this time Damus had gotten replacement hands and learned to use his power from a distance, utilizing it to break down [[Elite Guard]] vehicles from afar. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s, then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]].

[[File:PermanentRevolution-Backwards.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Keith David|"And what would you have your Justice Division do?"]]]]

During the whole affair, Orion Pax recommended reading Megatron's treatises around Glitch: "powerful stuff," he said. Considering Megatron's stated reasons for converting him to the Decepticon cause, we can only assume that he listened a little too well. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Exactly how and when Damus joined the Decepticons is unknown, but Megatron would later claim he had deliberately "corrupted" Tarn to hurt ''someone'' and prove a point. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} Damus joined early enough to be at the beginning of Megatron's march across Cybertron. Rebuilt under the supervision of [[Lobe]], {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Damus's power and endurance was considered by [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to put him on the same level as a [[Phase Sixer]]. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} His mask was taken as a sign of Decepticon supremacy but, at least so he told himself, it was really so nobody would notice when he closed his eyes around Decepticon brutality. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} In one particular battle during the war, Damus tussled with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

[[File:SpeakMemory2-results.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"How's it hanging? ... Oh... oh. That dude is ''really'' hanging there. My bad." "Stop it, you uncultured mech. You came here to report, not make puns."]]

Damus became commandant of [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore prison]], where he became associated with "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", playing it at maximum volume to drown out the screams of the prisoners he executed via smelting. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} In this, he was trying to deliberately bastardize a song composed by [[Eucryphia]] to celebrate [[Prima]] and the [[Citadel of Light]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One of his prisoners, soon after the prison's smelting chamber had malfunctioned, was his old comrade Skids. Damus bargained with Skids to fix it, telling him it was a "teleport chamber" and fifty prisoners would be released from Grindcore for this, and was able to con Skids into thinking that he could be trusted. Skids was relaxed enough around Damus to take praise genuinely and push for more freed prisoners later.

In the end, Damus sent all fifty prisoners to the "teleporation chamber" and forced Skids to watch as it was used to execute a group of prisoners, including Skids's cellmate [[Quark]], melting them down into raw materials for use in the creation of [[M.T.O.]]s. Damus cruelly forced Skids to watch, deliberately using the event to cripple his religious faith. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

After Damus became leader of the D.J.D. as "Tarn" (and would never again use his old name), his powers developed to the point where he could shut down sentient machines using his voice alone. Under him, the group became ''very'' focused on paperwork: the [[Decepticon Empire]] required good administration, in his view. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} When [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], who had briefly defected to the Decepticons, {{storylink|Animals}} {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Grimlock profile}} returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was so incensed by the betrayal that he ordered the DJD to bump the Dynobot leader up to the top of the list. In a subsequent battle against Grimlock, Tarn had his face badly mangled by his opponent. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}}

Some two hundred years ago, Tarn was present at Megatron's current command center when [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] returned from a botched mission on [[Xetaxxis]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:LL14-tarn-unmasked.jpg|thumb|There's an ironic joke about [[empurata]] in here if someone cares to find it.]]

Some time later, the DJD established a base on the world of [[Messatine]] in order to obtain the "Nuke" superfuel there. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn coerced [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], head surgeon of the planet's Autobot medical facility [[Delphi]], into helping feed his addiction by supplying him with an ever-increasing number of transformation cogs from deceased patients, in exchange for the hospital being unmolested by his team. Pharma would eventually cut off Tarn's supply by orchestrating the facility's shutdown. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

In 2009, following the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Tarn led the D.J.D. to [[Garrus-9]] to find and eliminate his old teacher Shockwave, who was now the most wanted Decepticon on [[The List|the D.J.D's master hit list]]. After intercepting his vessel, however, they discovered that Shockwave had prepared for this eventuality by staffing his ship with crewmembers who were also on the list, in the hopes of bartering their lives for his. Tarn opted to ignore the offer, using his voice to slowly talk the old Senator to death, but Shockwave was able to blast the radio in time. When Shockwave's backup arrived in the form of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]], the DJD retreated. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}}

[[File:Tarn transforms MTMTE08.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|He's got friends on the other side.]]

Though the war formally ended in 2012, Tarn and his group refused to give up the cause—indeed, they would only deign to stand down when Megatron personally commanded it—and continued to hunt down those Decepticons that had betrayed the cause and hadn't yet returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Informed by Decepticon spy [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] that high-priority target [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] was aboard the starship ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tarn and the D.J.D. continued to work through their list of offenders as they waited for Brainstorm to drop the ship's shielding so they could pick up Overlord's signal. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} One such unfortunate was [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]], whom Tarn explosively finished off with his deadly voice, after which the team set course of the planet [[Clemency]] to hunt down Decepticon deserter [[Fulcrum]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Arriving on Clemency, the team discovered a mysterious [[stasis pod|stasis tube]] awaiting them; when Tarn investigated, he found it contained a deranged, [[circuit speeder]]-enhanced [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], unleashed by Fulcrum and his new allies, the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]. Tarn was soon able to subdue the brain-damaged [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], but was then crushed beneath the foot of a [[Cybernought]] battle-mech that [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] had activated. Tarn recovered in time to hear Fulcrum deliver a speech to all assembled about Decepticon ideals before apparently committing suicide. At that point, [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] detected Overlord's long-awaited signal, and Tarn ordered the D.J.D. to head out—but not before warning the surviving Scavengers that their names had now made it onto [[The List]]. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Tracking Overlord's signal, the D.J.D. found the ''Lost Light''—which was, unbeknownst to Tarn and his team, actually one of ''two'' versions of the ship created by a malfunction of its [[quantum generator]]s—near the planet [[Ofsted XVII]]. Despite having promised Brainstorm they would not harm any of the crew, the discovery that the traitor [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] was aboard the ship them set the D.J.D. off, and after dealing with him, they set about murdering the rest of the ship. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn personally destroyed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], and forced a large portion of the crew to transform before executing them, leaving their transformation cogs warm for location and harvesting. Eventually, Tarn removed a still-restrained and suicidal Overlord's head with a chainsaw, and the D.J.D. left the ship. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-goingtowar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|'''Cause when push'' ''Comes to shove'' ''I will send a fully armed battalion'' ''To remind you of my love'' <s>for the cause</s>]]

Sometime during the months that followed, Kaon spontaneously began [[universal killswitch|writhing in agony]] right in front of Tarn, who tried to get his teammate to tell him what he could do to help, before the mysterious effect subsided. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Also during this time, the D.J.D. welcomed a new member—[[Nickel]], last survivor of a Cybertronian colony wiped out by the [[Black Block Consortia]]. At Nickel's insistence, they returned to Ofsted XVII to salvage the quantum engines from the derelict ''Lost Light''. They wound up arriving in the middle of a battle between the Consortia and the [[Galactic Council]], who teamed up against the Cybertronians. Under attack by both sides and faced with additional enemy reinforcements, Tarn was forced to retreat, leaving Vos and Kaon behind. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} Tarn eventually gifted Nickel a phone onto which he recorded a message she could use to paralyze people who were threatening her. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

The diminished D.J.D. returned to their duties, though Tarn began to weary of the work. After apprehending the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]-worshipping [[Blip]], Tarn was about to end his life using his voice, until Blip used his last words to demand that Tarn remove his mask. Affronted, Tarn allowed [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]] and [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]] to finish Blip instead, averting his gaze beneath his mask. Tarn subsequently ordered performance reviews for the team, and nearly came to blows with Tesarus when he implied that abandoning Vos and Kaon was not the Decepticon thing to do. Calming himself, Tarn explained that they were returning to Ofsted XVII again in order to recover their bodies, but was interrupted by Helex's announcement that Vos and Kaon had returned to the ship safe, sound, and with something unbelievable: a postwar edition of ''[[Towards Peace]]'' that revealed Megatron himself had defected from the Decepticons.

His world shattered by this discovery, Tarn had the D.J.D. return to Messatine, where he attempted to fatally overdose on Nuke. Finding even the sensation of dying disappointing, Tarn opened his eyes to see a distraught Nickel pressed against the glass of his fueling capsule. The sight of her triggered a revelation for Tarn: she was a 'bot who had experienced first-hand the threat the predominantly-organic universe posed to Cybertronians, and who had fully embraced the Decepticon cause despite living her life outside of the war. The cause, Tarn now realized, was bigger than any one 'bot—bigger than Megatron. Galvanized, Tarn set up a meeting with the rogue Decepticon warlord [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] aboard his stolen [[Warworld]]. Knowing full well he was on the D.J.D.'s list, Deathsaurus pre-emptively attacked Tarn upon his arrival, even deactivating his audio receptors to protect himself from Tarn's voice, but Tarn was able to communicate with him and his troops through [[inter-Decepticon radio]] and explained the reason for his presence: he wished them to ally with him, in return for their being taken off The List. Deathsaurus agreed on the condition that Tarn kill the rest of the D.J.D., which Tarn refused to do—which was the response Deathsaurus had been hoping for. With their alliance cemented, Tarn declared their new objective: kill the traitorous Megatron and all of his allies! {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

[[File:TarnAltMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|I'm about to drop the hammer and dispense some indiscriminate justice!]]

The allied forces of Tarn and Deathsaurus proceeded to attack the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's world]], killing [[Mortilus|its sole inhabitant]] and using his machinery to broadcast a message that lured Megatron and all those aboard the ''Lost Light'' sympathetic to him down to the planet. When they arrived, the villains shot them down and cornered them in the Necrobot's fortress. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} As an act of indirect torture, Tarn had their forces pull back, warning Megatron and his comrades that they would return at sunset, leaving them to stew in their own fear. Returning to the ''[[Peaceful Tyranny]]'', Tarn spent the time showing off his collection of Megatron's writings to Deathsaurus, and discussing tactics with his men; he did not take Tesarus's concerns about the Necrobot's fortress's storm shield seriously, but the discussion was interrupted by a call on Tarn's personal communicator from Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

[[File:YourFierceTears-byebyekaon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Give me your...you know the drill.]]

Tarn agreed to a meeting with Megatron alone, whereupon his former leader agreed to surrender in exchange for the rest of the Autobots being allowed to go free. Saddened and disgusted to truly see with his own eyes how far his idol had fallen, Tarn beat him to within an inch of his life, and was just about to deliver the killing shot when [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] suddenly appeared, insisting that it was his right to end Megatron's life. Both refused to stand down, resulting in a bickering battle between the two that gave Megatron the chance to escape. Realizing their folly, Tarn and Overlord agreed to a truce, though Overlord continued to needle Tarn all the way back to the ''Peaceful Tyranny''. The final straw came when a distraught Kaon arrived with the news that the Autobots had kidnapped the D.J.D.'s [[Dominus Ambus|pet sparkeater]]; determined to cut out of both the hearts of himself and his men the compassion that he saw as Megatron's downfall, Tarn slew Kaon on the spot, tearing his head from his shoulders. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

At sundown, Tarn led the Decepticons in their attack, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} playing "The Empyrean Suite" across the battlefield as battle commenced. He initially hung back with Deathsaurus, but joined the fight in earnest after a temporary power-up acquired by the Autobots wore off, ripping [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] clean in half. Unfortunately, that turned out to be just the thing to bring Megatron out onto the battlefield, cutting swathes through the Decepticon troops. Tarn surreptitiously ordered the D.J.D. to retreat, whilst demanding Deathsaurus's troops enact a suicidal assault on Megatron. When the ex-Decepticon's new fusion cannon was destroyed, he unexpectedly sunk to his knees in panicked defeat, and Tarn and Overlord moved to strike the final blow together. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}

[[File:mtmte55 goodbye tarn.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You will die alone. Unmourned. And unloved.]]
Their shots, however, were reflected by the sudden activation of a forcefield by Megatron. Whilst Overlord and Deathsaurus abandoned the planet, unwilling to waste their time and troops respectively on Megatron, Tarn and the other remaining members of the D.J.D. assaulted the forcefield until they could finally force their way in. Things went very badly wrong after that, as as soon as the D.J.D. were all inside Megatron rose to his feet and chided Tarn, ripping the D.J.D. leader's fusion cannon off in disgust. With dawning horror the D.J.D. realised everything was all according to Megatron's plan–after years of study, he had finally managed to interlink his systems with a black hole to harvest [[antimatter]], and he had no intention of letting any of them leave alive. With his former enforcers now trapped, Megatron tore through them with tendrils of antimatter, speaking their true names at the moments of their deaths. Tarn was saved for last, his mask ripped off as Megatron called him by his previous name: "Glitch". Tarn first begged for Megatron to be "reasonable", then tried fake bravado, just as many of his own victims had done... and with as little success.

Completing his denouncement of his former enforcer, Megatron informed Damus that "Everything you did was for nothing" and obliterated him with antimatter. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Much later, when Nickel was on the verge of being killed by [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], she used Tarn's voicemail message to paralyze the ex-Decepticon, allowing her and the [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]] to escape. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}
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====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:This Machine Kills Fascists-Functionist Glitch.jpg|thumb|right|"There must always be a Megatron."]]
Glitch was amongst a group of [[Anti-Vocationist League]] members who attended a secret meeting beneath [[Nova Point]]. There, he listened to the universally-displaced Megatron speak about how to fight the [[Functionist Council]] for the goal of "peace through empathy". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-9-Tarn.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6]]
Tarn was part of [[Bludgeon (Kre-O)|Bludgeon]]'s forces when they uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''TransTech''===
An [[Lowtech|Offworlder]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], Tarn was a judge of ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'' in the wake of [[Ego (TransTech)|Ego]]'s death. Tarn enjoyed calling out sub-par transformations as part of his judging. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tarn and the rest of the DJD pursued Black Shadow for taking bribes from the Autobots. The DJD found their target hiding on planet Clemency, and dispatched them with extreme prejudice as Tarn set course for their next assignment. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}

==Merchandise==
===Flame Toys===
[[File:FlameToysTarn.jpg|thumb|Yay.]]
*'''Tarn''' (August [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': mask, 2 fusion cannons, 2 back cannons, clean mask (exclusive), 2 vocal effector cannons (exclusive)

:Produced by [[Flame Toys]] as part of their ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line, Tarn is a detailed non-transforming action figure featuring [[die-cast]] parts and LEDs in his head, chest, and legs. He comes with two fusion cannons that can be mounted on his arm or combined into one giant handheld weapon, two guns that attach to his back and a removable mask. If purchased via D4toys.com, SEN-TI-DEN Hong Kong, or events attended by Flame Toys, he also includes an alternate mask without scars and two speakers that can replace the back guns.

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*'''Tarn (Power Burst ver.)''' ([[July 26]], [[2019]])
:Debuted by Flame Toys at ACGHK 2019, "Tarn (Power Burst ver.)" is a chrome-plated redeco of the above figure, limited to 200 pieces at ACGHK 2019, with the remaining 100 pieces sold at D4toys.com.

==Notes==
[[File:Tarn BlackShadow RulesofDisengagement.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"What are you gonna do, talk me to death?" "Yup"]]
*[[Alex Milne]] said in a Facebook interview that his ideal voice for Tarn is [[Keith David]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/transformers/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-vol-2-alex-milne-interview/395646703838863 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye vol. 2 Alex Milne interview]</ref>
*Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Kreon Tarn is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts, but extensively "painted". He uses the [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]] helmet, the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] arm-cannon, and some kind of setup to wear the Bludgeon treads on his back.
*For some time, the popular speculation among the readership of ''More than Meets the Eye'' was that Tarn had originally been [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]. [[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays#Other trivia|''More than Meets the Eye'' #36]] dropped a number of clues to further this theory before the actual revelation in [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|issue #55]], which revealed these to be nothing more than red herrings. James Roberts cheekily had Roller reveal himself as still alive and intact on the page right after Velocity asked who Tarn really was and just before the actual unmasking.
*Damus's city of origin was never revealed in fiction, but was stated by [[James Roberts]] to be... Tarn.<ref>James Roberts Q&A at TFNation 2017</ref>
[[File: Tfhero_tarn_lookalike.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|It’s familiar... But not too familiar.]]
*Tarn’s design bears a striking resemblance to a piece of concept artwork for Transformers: Hero, or what would eventually be developed into [[Transformers: Animated]]. Alex Milne says he’s never seen it before,<ref> [https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1204197465248931840 Twitter conversation with Alex Milne on 9 December, 2019]</ref> which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise; in a franchise this big, and that’s been around this long, some ideas are good enough to be had twice.
*Not only does he wear the Decepticon insignia on his face, his entire torso appears designed to evoke it too.
*Damus's name is derived from {{w|Nostradamus}}, a historical figure tied to prophecy.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1058379500898140161 Twitter conversation with James Roberts on 2 November, 2018]</ref>

==References==
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Transformers Animated (franchise)

2019-12-10T00:21:13Z

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'''''Transformers Animated''''' is a television-supported ''Transformers'' [[franchise]] that began in December 2007. This iteration of the [[Transformers brand]] brings a highly dynamic and stylized look to the toys and fiction.

The franchise consists of the following components:

*[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (comic)|Three comic book series]]
*[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Transformers Animated (books)|Several books]]
*[[Transformers Animated: The Game|A Nintendo DS game]]
*[[Transformers Animated: The Cool|A manga]]
*[[Transformers Animated (arcade)|Two arcade games]]

The cartoon began with a 3-episode mini-movie, first aired on [[Cartoon Network]] on December 26, 2007, and followed by a full 13-episode season, which started airing in January. The toyline, however, did not hit stores till the late spring of 2008, due to the ongoing popularity of the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 movie toys]].

The series adopted a new visual art style and form of storytelling which has not been used before in ''Transformers.'' The changes in design were created in an attempt to attract the modern youth viewer. The new art style incorporates a more "organic" feel to the Transformer characters. This style of art and character movement was introduced to emphasize dramatic movements and to allow the animator to express more emotion than in previous series.

==Reception==
On [[January 25]], [[2008]] the first regular episode of the ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon premiered as the #1 boys show in its time slot, ''significantly'' better ratings than previous [[Cartoon Network|CN]] programming.<ref><tt>"[...] the half-hour original series premiere of Transformers Animated (Saturday, Jan. 5, 10:30 a.m.), charting impressive double-digit delivery and ratings gains among key kid demos and ranking #1 in its time period versus all broadcast and cable competition with boys 6-11 and boys 2-11, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research."</tt>, ''TimeWarner press release about the premiere of the first regular episode of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"'' — "Transformers Animated Premieres #1 on All Television Among Boys and Boosts Kids 6-11 and 2-11 Delivery by Powerful Double-Digits" ([[January 8]], [[2008]].) TimeWarner newsroom - TimeWarner. Retrieved on [[February 24]], [[2009]]. [http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1701434,00.html]</ref>

On [[February 24]], [[2009]] the seventh wave of ''Animated'' Voyager-class toys was canceled for unknown reasons.<ref><tt>"TFormers sponsor [http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/ BigBadToyStore] has just informed us that Hasbro has cancelled [sic] their Transformers Animated Wave 7 Voyager Golfire Grimlock and Hydro Bumblebee figures."</tt> "Animated Wave 7 Voyager Golfire Grimlock and Hydro Bumblebee Cancelled!", [http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?showuser=440 bwbm (TFormers staffer)] ([[February 24]], [[2009]].) TFormers.com. Retrieved on [[February 24]], [[2009]]. [http://tformers.com/transformers-animated-wave-7-voyager-golfire-grimlock-and-hydro-bumblebee-cancelled/11061/news.html]</ref> All other size classes aside from Activators followed soon after, leaving a large number of figures unreleased.

==Homages==

[[File:DecepticonAirCrowdFullPan01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|right|Raise your hand if you are one! (Come on, don't try and lie, [[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]].)]]

Even more so than ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', ''Animated'' is saturated with frequent and obvious references and [[homage]]s to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] and other lines, possibly intended as a celebration of the Transformers' 25th anniversary year. It would, in all seriousness, take less time to list the characters who are ''not'' homages to past series: [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], [[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]], [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], [[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]], and [[Lickety-Split]]. Out of ''that'' list, the last two (both girls) deliberately borrow their names from other, girlier Hasbro products, Dirt Boss is a visual homage to ''Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'', Sentinel paid homage to ''The Tick'' ([[Townsend Coleman]] voiced the Tick previously), Lockdown's design [[Lockdown (Animated)#Notes|homages rubsigns]], Yoketron is named after [[Hideaki Yoke]], and Jetfire's transformation may be a homage to ''King of [[Brave (franchise)|Braves]] GaoGaiGar''!

The vast bulk of homages are to Generation 1, [[Hot Shot (Animated)|though]] [[Strika (Animated)|some]] [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|other]] [[Blackout (Animated)|franchises]] [[Red Alert (Animated)|are]] [[Slapper (Animated)|also]] represented. See individual character pages for specific details. Most of the humans are original, though the [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Witwicky]] [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|family]] [[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|are]] [[Sparkplug (Animated human)|exceptions]].

Of course, there's also the [[theme song]] and every given page of ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark]] [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|Almanac]]''s, where some homages are turned into double-homages ([[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] homages [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and Nintendo's ''Mario'', [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]] homages [[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] and [[Batman]]).

==Japanese release==
[[File:TransformersAnimatedJapLogo01.jpg|center|upright=1.67]]

In 2010, [[TakaraTomy]] released both the ''Transformers Animated'' (トランスフォーマーアニメイテッド) toyline and the ''Animated'' cartoon series in [[Japan]]. The series retains its English title and, as with the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie franchise]], retains ''most'' of the Western names ("Optimus Prime" rather than "[[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]", "Decepticon" rather than "Destron", etc.), though [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] has been renamed "Ironhide".

[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/285256-figure-king-issue-143-image-scans.html According to a preview article] in ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine, [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/latest-edition-of-tv-magazine-reveals-new-transformers-animated-japan-details-169265/ and one in] ''[[TV Magazine]]'', ''Animated'' was to be heavily altered in order to make it take place within the continuity of the 2007 ''Transformers'' feature film. According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], it takes place chronologically before the movie. However, content within the actual dub of the show contradicts some of Yamazaki's statements (such as Bulkhead having his "world view" modified to be inline with Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s), so the extent of this alteration is contestable.

The cartoon's Japanese version is directed by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], who previously directed the Japanese versions of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'', and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]''.

The cartoon began [[April 3]] at 8am on the [[TV Tokyo]] affiliate, [[TV Aichi]], with a regular Saturday morning timeslot. [[TV Aichi]] have set up a [http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/TF-animated/ website] for the series with the not-at-all melodramatic tagline: "The world will change. A future will be born..."

Additionally, a [[manga]] series by [[Naoto Tsushima]], ''[[Transformers Animated: The Cool]]'', was serialized in the pages of ''[[Kerokero Ace]]'' from May 2010 to May 2011.

==Notes==
* This is the second Transformers series (the first being ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'') wherein a strict separation is made in the type of weaponry used by either side. According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], "To me the Autobots were built as a labor force, and the Decepticons were created as the Military. This is one reason that the Decepticons use military weapons, while the Autobots use 'tools' to fight with." <ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=8564559979841180115 Comments section of "Back from BotCon" in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref>
* An early working title for this incarnation was ''Transformers: Heroes'' <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=8312 Next TF Cartoon Series: "Transformers Hero"?]</ref>
* An edited 10-minute preview of the first episode was shown at the NTFA Mini-Con fan convention held in Arlöv, Sweden, on November 3 and 4, 2007. The full episode had been promised and secured by Hasbro Nordic for the event, but Hasbro US overruled them in the last second, allowing only an abbreviated edit created specifically for the event to be shown.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/156331-new-transformers-animated-series-details-revealed-ntfa-mini-con.html</ref>
* In-universe, the Animated continuity is referred to as "[[Malgus]]" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designations.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11280 Transformers animated press release]
* [http://tv.ign.com/articles/801/801348p1.html Exclusive Transformers Animated Producer Interview]
* [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/transformersa/index.html Cartoon Network Transformers Animated site]
* [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/animated/ Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage]
*[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/animated/index2.html TakaraTomy's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage (site is in Japanese)]

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Scale

2019-11-26T05:56:39Z

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[[File:OptimusSnakeEyes.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|And the truck's how big...?]]
'''Scale''' in ''Transformers'' is, not to put too fine a point on it, screwed.

Virtually no era, franchise, fiction, [[toy]]line, or other incarnation of ''Transformers'' has presented scale in a logical or believable fashion. (There are, of course, a few [[#Intentional attempts at a consistent scale|rare exceptions]], detailed below.) Most fans agree that one must either ignore it or accept it, lest they be tempted to explain these problems and in the process [[fanon|fanwank]] themselves into oblivion.

However, the considerable and varied scale problems of ''Transformers'' still merit description.

{{bigquote|Clearly, the pitiful humans at Hasbro are so overwhelmed by the awesomeness of Cybertronian life forms that they can't get the scale right.|[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]|[[Transformers Comic issue 23|Star Screams #23]]}}
==Scale within toylines==

===Toys out of scale with others in the same line===
[[File:DiacloneScale.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|That little guy — who comes from the same toyline as all those vehicles — is supposed to be a normal-sized human. Yeeeah.]]
The early [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toy line]], especially the pre-[[The Transformers: The Movie|movie]] releases, were [[rebranding|rebranded]] and [[redeco]]ed toys from several different Japanese toy lines. The crucial point is that the toy lines were initially unrelated. The characters ''should'' be in scale with each other as they all have real-world [[alternate mode]]s that (should) pass for real vehicles. However, since ''[[Diaclone]]'' toys were not part of the same line as ''[[Microman]]'' toys, scale issues arose. ''Diaclone'' figures such as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] are more-or-less in correct scale with each other (though problems already arise with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]], whose alternate modes are based on ''the same car'' yet are not quite the same size), but many of the [[Mini Vehicle]]s from the ''New Microman'' line are clearly far too small by comparison. Even aside from their deformed penny-racer proportions, a [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Porsche 924]] ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy is disproportionately tiny when compared to a [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Porsche 935]] ''Diaclone'' toy. The disparity becomes even more obvious with Mini Vehicles such as [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (a tank) and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (a hovercraft), who should be many times their actual size. Notably, the {{w|GAU-8 Avenger|GAU-8/A Avenger}} gatling cannon mounted to the front end of the {{w|Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt II}} ([[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]'s alternate mode) alone is about the same size as a {{w|Volkswagen Beetle}} ([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]).<ref name="airvec">[http://www.airvectors.net/ava10_1.html Development history of the A-10 Thunderbolt II], including a side-by-side comparison between the GAU-8/A Avenger and a Volkswagen Beetle.</ref>

Another glaring scale problem comes in the form of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], who turn into F-15 Eagles which, in real life, are 19.4 m (63.8 feet) long. Though their toys are some of the larger G1 toys, correctly scaled, this would make their [[robot mode]]s several times the height of most Autobots. Similarly, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], despite also coming from the ''Diaclone'' line, are too small, in particular [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], whose alternate mode is an "earth mover" type of dump truck, which are ''gigantic'' in real life. Far worse is the other ''Diaclone'' combiner team, the [[Trainbot]]s, who have train engine altmodes, yet their toys are among the ''smallest'' of the ''Diaclone'' releases.

Transformers are currently formalised to a variety of [[size class]]es, which dictate the approximate cost and dimensions of a figure. Consequently, if the powers that be release toys of two characters in the same line in the same size class, they're going to come out in the same size. Even if one character's a [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|twenty-metre fighter jet]] and the other's a [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|five-metre pickup truck]]. So don't expect this one to go away any time soon.

===Toys slightly out of scale with others in the same assortment===
Sometimes toys that ship in the same assortment or [[size class]] have similar [[alternate mode]]s (i.e. two cars or two planes), but are not ''quite'' in scale with each other. One possible reason for this is that one of them would be considerably smaller than the other one in real life if they were perfectly in scale. For example, ''[[Movie (franchise)|Movie]]'' [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s Pontiac Solstice alternate mode is a ''tiny'' car, and any size class that includes both him and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (a Chevrolet Camaro) will result in scale problems between the toys. Hasbro ''could'' have made Jazz smaller, but since the main limit for a size class is the ''weight'' of a toy, not its size (as long as it fits into the standardized packaging, that is), they decided that scale problems are more acceptable than selling a tiny Deluxe Class toy when there's still room in the budget for more plastic. With the [[Human Alliance]] assortment, Hasbro have taken a different approach by trying to keep the vehicles in scale (roughly 1:24) and adding accessories and other characters that turn into motorcycles for smaller cars such as Jazz, [[Skids (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Mudflap]].

Other toys with comparable alternate modes that are slightly out of scale with each other are ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sideswipe]] (mentioned above), who have the ''same'' basic alternate mode (with a few differences), and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Autobot Jazz]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Rodimus]].

===Toys out of scale within teams===
[[File:Bruticus toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.7|[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/warbotron-wb01-unofficial-bruticus.951171/page-37 Wait till you see the artist's rendition of a scale-accurate version].]]
Even toys specifically [[combiner|designed to interact with each other]] suffer from this problem. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] are wildly out of scale to each other—[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Space Shuttle Orbiter|Space Shuttle]] mode should dwarf [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], with the others somewhere in between. Instead, they're about the same size. Among the Constructicons, [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] is designed to look like a gigantic {{w|File:Liebherr t282 1.jpg|"earth-mover" mining truck}}. He should be able to carry all his teammates in his bed, with some crowding. Similarly, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Concorde|Concorde jet]]) is dramatically undersized compared to his fighter-jet [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] teammates. These scale problems are necessary to avoid misproportioned gestalt forms.

Don't even ask about the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] with their [[Groove (G1)|motorcycle]] and [[Blades (G1)|helicopter]] limbs...

This problem isn't just limited to the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' combiners either: ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Supreme [[Devastator (ROTF)|Constructicon Devastator]] has a massive [[Scavenger (ROTF)|mining excavator]] form the lower portion of the torso, with your everyday type of [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|cement mixer truck]] that's ''almost the same size'' forming the upper portion of the torso. An [[Long Haul (ROTF)|"earth mover"-type dump truck]] that should be about the same size as the excavator forms one tiny leg, while the other leg is formed by a [[Rampage (ROTF)|bulldozer]] that should be slightly smaller. The [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|movie]] circumvents this problem by adding additional construction vehicles in the mix, which are ignored by the toy line. The [[Legends Class]] version of Devastator only adds another [[Overload (ROTF)|dump truck]] for the torso, which doesn't really improve things since all the individual components are still more or less the same size.

The ''[[Combiner Wars]]'' releases of the classic crews made varying efforts to avoid this. Among other changes, Blast Off's initial release was a significantly smaller jet, Swindle's tiny steering wheel suggests him to be around the same size as Brawl, Long Haul is significantly bigger than his team, and Groove is a much smaller Legends-class. That said, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] molds don't scale well with anyone else bar Groove, and Silverbolt remains tiny; seemingly the only character in-scale with his mold is maybe [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Newcomer [[Alpha Bravo]] is also undersized if his windows are anything to go by. There's also [[Blackjack]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], both of whom are smaller than their teammates when the former should be the same size and the latter larger.
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===Same alternate mode, different sizes===
Other scale problems come from characters who transform into the same (or similar) [[alternate mode]]s, but whose toys are different sizes. For example, [[Air Raid (G1)#Toys|the original Air Raid]] transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-15 Eagle|F-15 Eagle]], but his toy is half the size of [[Starscream (G1)/toys|the original Starscream]]'s. The same can be said for the [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Countach|Lamborghini Countach]] [[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]], who should be the same size as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Toys|Sideswipe]], not significantly smaller. These discrepancies are also seen in the other [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiners with Earth altmodes, whose toys are all smaller than similar earlier toys.

===Multiple scales of same character===
[[File:Animated-toy MultipleSizeOptimusPrimes.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|Oh great. And I thought ''Bulkhead'' was confused...]]

Starting with ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', many franchises have released multiple versions of the same character in different [[size class]]es, most often the leader characters. Originally, the intent was apparently to make the popular [[Optimus (disambiguation)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] characters available at lower price points than just the large and expensive "Leader" class, so that children with less money would not miss out, and perhaps persuading [[completist]]-minded [[User:ItsWalky|collectors]] to buy multiple versions of one character.

While this introduces a nice range of options for the discerning collector, it can also lead to some problems. ''Beast Machines'', for example, featured three different [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor toys]]. The [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#BMSupreme|Supreme size toy]] was so large it could not interact with most of the other toys from the line (based on [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]], he's maaaaybe in scale with [[Nightscream (BM)#Toys|Nightscream]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Air Attack Optimus Primal]], the latter of whom wasn't released until three years later). The [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#BMNSC|Deluxe Cheetor]], on the other hand, was too ''small'' to match scales with most of the other toys (again, using the cartoon as a yardstick). Anyone looking ''within'' the toyline for notions of a "correct" scale between the characters would be stymied by the multiple size classes and the lack of real-world scale references.

Other instances of multiple-size characters are more clear cut; the [[Spy Changer]] incarnations of various [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] characters, for instance, are simply scaled-down representations of the same characters in the same bodies, not meant to interact with the much larger "main" toys, as are the later "Legends of Cybertron" toys in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''. Other multiple-toy scale differences include intentionally simplified forms, such as the [[Fast Action Battlers]], which simply make all the characters the same size, with no attempt at matching scales.

Multiple-scale characters usually aren't meant to cross-interact. A rare exception is [[Movie (franchise)|live-action]] [[Blackout (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Blackout]], who came with a [[Scorponok (Movie)#Voyager Class Blackout companions|tiny (and correctly scaled) version of Scorponok]]. A much larger [[Scorponok (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Deluxe version of Scorponok]] is ''also'' meant to interact with the same Blackout toy, despite the ridiculous scale disparity (and the fact that this means Blackout can have ''two'' Scorponoks of radically different size clipped to him simultaneously.)

Multiple toy sizes are generally irrelevant to the fiction, though the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] featured [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] inflating to planetary size, presumably in response to the [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|super-large "King Starscream" toy]] available at the time.

===Toys out of scale with themselves===
[[File:G1 Broadside toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Kill me. Just... kill me now.]]

[[Triple Changer]]s create a whole new set of problems. The original [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys|Astrotrain]] transforms from a 21-meter (70-foot) locomotive to a 37-meter (122-foot) [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Space Shuttle Orbiter|Space Shuttle]]. [[Octane#Toys|Octane]]'s original body transforms from a 20-meter (60-foot) tanker truck into a 65-meter (200-foot) jumbo jet. [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] transforms from an Earth fighter jet of indeterminate model (let's pretend for the sake of argument that he's supposed to be an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-14 Tomcat|F-14]] and say he's 18 meters (61 feet) long) into an entire ''aircraft carrier'', approximately 333 meters (1,092 feet) long.

The newer versions of Astrotrain and Octane (aka "[[trademark|Tankor]]"), while changing the specifics of their alternate modes, really don't improve on the general size disparity all that much. The ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' version of Broadside actually makes it ''worse'': The figure includes tiny versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] (styled specifically after their ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' alternate modes) to place on various spots on his aircraft carrier mode, but at the same time this Broadside is also a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] with a [[Titan Master]] figure that can ride inside his jet mode's cockpit, arguably making the Titan Master alone larger than the ''Combiner Wars'' Aerialbots' [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] gestalt form if scale were to be taken at face value... and yet the entire [[play pattern]] of the ''Titans Return'' line explicitly calls for Broadside and his Titan Master [[Blunderbuss]] to be compatible and interchangeable with any other figure and Titan Master in the line, most of whom are supposed to be ''much'' smaller in scale. Transformers Legends even acknowledges this by having Broadside becoming a gigantic Headmaster large enough to fight level with [[Grand Scourge]], and piloting a larger Transtector who seems to be on a similar scale to most versions of Metroplex.

Even a two mode toy can have this problem. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]] has wheels which are pretty tiny for a Freightliner truck, while his rear hitch section is too thick. These out-of-proportion vehicle parts were necessary to give his robot mode [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] proportions. The original G1 Optimus Prime toy also has scale issues. His cab is 1/48 scale, but his trailer is closer in scale to the Autobot Cars, which fall more in the neighborhood of 1/35 to 1/40 scale-wise.
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===Toys with roleplay alternate modes===
The characters with roleplay altmodes such as Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]], [[Perceptor (G1)#Toys|Perceptor]], or [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|''Armada'' Laserbeak]] are scaled to be real-world [[human]]-scale (well, kid-scale). Since the [[size changing]] seen in the fiction is not possible for real toys (at least, that's what [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''wants'' us to think), this human-scaling makes in some cases for inordinately large robot modes. E.g., [[Blaster (G1)#Toys|Blaster]]'s toy, in robot mode, is taller than most other Transformers.

The opposite problem is seen with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MasterpieceMegs|Masterpiece Megatron]], whose robot mode is in scale with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Masterpiece Optimus Prime]]. The result is that, while he may transform into a very accurately-proportioned handgun, it's unmistakably much larger than the real thing. (Not that this has stopped him being widely banned as a "realistic firearm replica"....)

===Fanciful altmodes===
Characters with alternate modes that are not meant to be replicas of real-world things (or at least, close enough while being legally-distinct from said things) are difficult to accurately scale, as they generally transform into futuristic or Cybertronian vehicles whose size we don't really know... or, indeed, they don't transform into vehicles at all. The scale of characters such as the [[Dinobot (G1)|original Dinobots]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] or [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Voyager|Leobreaker]] is fairly arbitrary and can only be estimated by their relative size to other characters within the fiction, although most fiction is highly inconsistent in this regard (see below). Nevertheless, if one assumes that most vehicle altmodes are intended for [[human]]-sized passengers, comparing toys such as [[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]] with [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Toys|Lightspeed]] suggests the scale problem continues.

===Big toys===
It goes without saying that the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] and planetformer toys (such as [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]]) are not remotely to scale with normal Transformer toys. While they are indeed ''large'' toys, they're only two to five times bigger than typical Transformer toys, and thus transform into "cities" and "planets" about the (relative) size of a bungalow. The scale problems extend to the details. Some of the citybot toys have visible windows, which are too large for a city, suggesting instead a medium-sized building.

However, it's hard to begrudge [[Hasbro]] not offering us a [[Primus]] toy the size of an asteroid. Where would we keep it?

Additionally, Fortress Maximus's main adversary [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] is considerably smaller as a toy. Whereas Fortress Maximus includes a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] figure of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Generation 1|Spike]], who turns into the head of [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (whose toy is roughly the same size as the regular 1987 Headmasters toys), who in turn becomes the head of Fortress Maximus, Scorponok merely comes with [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] (whose figure is the same size as Fortress Maximus's Spike), who turns into a tiny head for Scorponok, covered up by a large helmet. So either Fortress Maximus is supposed to tower over Scorponok, or Zarak [[size changing|grows in size]] during his transformation into Scorponok's head.

===Action Masters===
[[File:Turbo Racer art.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|A car riding inside a car. Wheeljack, you are either a genius or completely nuts.]]

The [[:Category:Action Master vehicles|Action Master vehicles]] were designed to take advantage of the fact that the [[Action Master]] figures were all the same size. They can each pilot each other's vehicles or ride as a passenger. With the vehicles as a frame of reference, it seems we should take it as fact that all of the Action Masters are literally the same size, even characters such as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Did Devastator shrink?

Then again, the vehicles pose even more problems: [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]], who still sports car [[kibble]], rides a [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|motorcycle]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Wheeljack]] (who used to transform into a car himself) drives a [[Turbo Racer|sports car]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] steers a massive [[Armored Convoy|18-wheeler truck]], despite his own chest still being the front end of a truck cab. Did [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] shrink the Transformers to ''[[human]]'' size, or are these just ''gargantuan'' vehicles?

Of particular note, Wheeljack's Turbo Racer is based on a Ferrari Testarossa, and the Action Master [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] figure (a new [[character]] created specifically for the Action Masters lineup) sports kibble that indicates he once used to transform into a Ferrari Testarossa himself!
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===Size class cross-compatibility===
[[File:ROTF-toy FuryOfFearswoopBox.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Finally, toys that are more or less in scale with each other... yet Hasbro insists they are ''not''.]]

With standardized [[size class]]es and mixed-faction assortments being the norm these days, scale issues are a given. For example, the first [[wave]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Deluxes featured Autobots [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Rodimus]], two cars, as well as Decepticons [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]], a modified F-15 Eagle fighter jet, and [[Astrotrain (G1)#Classics 2|Astrotrain]], a [[Triple Changer]] who turns into a bullet train locomotive and a modified NASA Space Shuttle orbiter, all roughly the same size in robot mode but obviously not the same scale in their alternate modes.

However, with the increasing prevalence of multiple toys of the same [[character]] in different size classes, particularly enforced by the [[live-action film series]], it is technically possible to have somewhat more accurate scale combinations. The [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] and its successor, the Legion Class (part of the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' range for a few years), allow Autobots with cars as their alternate modes to be roughly in scale with Deluxe or Voyager-sized Decepticons that turn into aircraft. Likewise, the Legends Class version of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Arcee (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Arcee]], a motorcycle, is more or less in scale with Deluxe-sized Autobots with car alternate modes.

Hasbro does not often take advantage of this possible compatibility with store [[exclusive]] [[giftset]]s and "bonus" packs. Even when toys with considerable size differences are sold in the same pack, combinations such as a Leader-sized [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Optimus Prime]] (which would be in scale with Deluxe-sized Autobots with car alternate modes) with the ''much'' smaller Legends Class versions of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Jazz]] or the large Ultimate Bumblebee toy with the much smaller Deluxe-sized toys of [[Scorponok (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Scorponok]] (who should be roughly the same size as Bumblebee) and [[Brawl (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Brawl]] (who should be considerably larger than either of them) are fairly common. The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "Shanghai Showdown" multi-pack with [[Demolishor (ROTF)#Voyager Class toys|Demolishor]]'s Voyager-sized toy and the ice cream truck versions of [[Skids (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Mudflap]] (whose combined alternate mode is Deluxe-sized) is closer, but truly scale-accurate multi-packs like the ([[unreleased toy|unreleased]]) [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] "Sideways Sneak Attack" pack with a Deluxe-sized [[Sideways (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys|Sideways]] (who transforms into a car) and the aforementioned Legends Class version of Arcee and two [[redeco]]s of hers as [[Chromia (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Elita-1]] are rare exceptions. A particularly odd example is the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "[[The Fury of Fearswoop]]" three-pack, which features a Deluxe-sized [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] (who transforms into a plane) and Legends Class versions of [[Sideswipe (Movie)#Fearswoop|Sideswipe]] and Mudflap (who turn into cars), making them more or less in scale with each other... yet the on-packaging [[bio]] states that Fearswoop has "grown to immense size".

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===Intentional attempts at a consistent scale===
[[File:DOTM Tailpipe Pinpointer SgtNoble.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|That sure is one big motorcycle...]]

There have been precious few exceptions to all of this scale weirdness in the toys, however. The ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toyline, where every toy is a 1:24-scale representation of a real car, and thus in perfect scale with each other, was the first to buck the trend. Unfortunately, for practical reasons this limits the choice of altmodes. A [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (Space Shuttle) toy in scale with the ''Alternator''s toys would be 1.6 meters (5.1 feet) long, while a [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (aircraft carrier) toy at that scale would be over 12 meters (40 feet)! Hasbro actually displayed [[Prototype|mock-ups]] for an unproduced line of "military" Transformers in scale with ''Alternators'' during the [[BotCon 2007]] Hasbro Tour; two of them recycled parts of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], and were thus [[Size class|Supreme-sized]], which made said potential toyline not particularly commercially viable for Hasbro.

The direct—and indirect—successors to ''Alternators'' also maintained a mostly consistent internal scale. ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' made use of the same sculpts, only with added [[human]] female driver figures... which were woefully small compared to the cars they came with. This would repeat itself with the "[[Human Alliance]]" toys for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'': The cars/robots are all roughly the right size compared to each other ([[Skids (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Mudflap]] are even smaller, squatter toys and come with sub-[[size class|Scout]]-sized [[Arcee (Movie)#Human Alliance|motorcycle]] and [[Chromia (ROTF)#HumanAlliance|robots]] to make up for it), but their human drivers are all too small. (Amusingly, [[Frenzy (Movie)#Human Alliance|Frenzy]] seems to be about right.) In fact, the size differences have even ''increased'': The [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] line introduced an even ''smaller'' scale for the driver figures, including new versions of [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]] that are smaller than their ''Revenge of the Fallen'' predecessors. The new scale for the driver figures continued with ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'', which introduced Scout-sized robot figures that had one-man [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s in a slightly larger scale, resulting in [[Sergeant Noble|undersized drivers]] riding [[Tailpipe (DOTM)|oversized motorcycles]]. Conversely, the [[Kmart]] [[exclusive]] ''Dark of the Moon'' "Autobot Daredevil Squad" multi-pack couples a redeco of the original ''Revenge of the Fallen'' version of Sam with a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cannon|Cannon Bumblebee]], resulting in a large human with a small Chevrolet Camaro he couldn't possibly fit into even if the Bumblebee toy had its crude interior redesigned to house a driver.

''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' would follow in ''Alternators''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s footsteps with a series of smaller 1:32-scale licensed cars... as well as stuffing [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Alternity|characters who traditionally don't have automobile alternate modes]] into modern-day civilian vehicles. That these toys represent [[Alternity|hyper-evolved beings]] most of the time make it all the more head-scratch-inducing.

The ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line, from roughly [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10]] onward, has gone in the opposite direction, making heavy use of the in-fiction scale of the G1 cartoon - but only in robot modes. Thus, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] comes up to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s waist, which is show-accurate, but results in Bumblebee turning into a very small Volkswagen Beetle; were vehicle mode scale used, Bumblebee would actually be slightly larger. [[Star Saber (Victory)|Saber]] is also correctly the height of the Autobot cars, resulting in him being smaller than the original toy (despite the Star Saber mode being bigger). The robot mode scaling is generally very consistent to the chosen source, but there are still a few oddities, particularly when dealing with older figures being reissued or redecoed after MP-10. The [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s are about right (going by robot mode, anyway, as ever), but [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s reissue is a little shorter than MP-10 Optimus, when he should be about a head taller. And, much like ''Human Alliance'', the various human figures released alongside them are far too small - going by the [[scale charts]], Spike, for instance, should come up to Optimus's knee, rather than the middle of his shin.

The ''[[Studio Series]]'' line is also based on having a consistent scale between figures in their robot modes. Characters in the same size class can be slightly taller or shorter than others to ensure they're scaled with each other in the same way they're in the movies: for example, [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]] is shorter than [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Ratchet]], but taller than [[Jazz (Movie)#Studio Series|Jazz]], with [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]] being taller than all three, and all four of them being Deluxe Class toys. Sadly, the scale for this line doesn't translate as well in vehicle mode. "[[War For Cybertron: Siege]]" is also attempting a similar idea with Optimus being slightly smaller than Megatron followed by Soundwave and Starscream being smaller than both of the former.

== Scale within fictions ==
Scale issues abound within the fiction, especially the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Some can be attributed to [[animation error]]s, such as layering problems,[[:File:Tinybluestreak.jpg|1]][[:File:Huge Ironhide and Small Ratchet.jpg|2]][[:File:CarnageMiniBlaster.jpg|3]] but some "errors" were deliberate choices, for a variety of reasons.

===Fictional scale vs. toy scale===
[[File:TeenyCliff.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Frighteningly toy-accurate.]]
[[File:Powerglide Astoria Marygoaround.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Actually, disturbing ''fiction'' is probably more of a concern than scale issues.]]

The original ''Transformers'' fictions often depict characters to the same relative scale as the toys, which duplicates the intra-toyline problems described above. The cartoon, for example, shows [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] as about the same height, [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and Autobot cars as slightly shorter (though not as much as the toys are), and [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] as smaller yet. This scale was carried over to their vehicle forms, resulting in differently-sized cars that, based on real world measurements, should be virtually the same size.

For another example, the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comics portrayed the [[Pretender]]s as literal interpretations of their toys: 60-foot humans with full-scale Transformers inside. The "disguise" aspect of this was later explained by having [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and [[Cloudburst]] encounter [[Femax|giant, transformer-sized humanoids on an alien planet]] which made them appear to be of a "normal" scale.

[[File:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I know he's meant to be big, but holy ''crap'', dude!]]

Transformers fiction commonly shrinks or inflates characters, relative to their toy sizes. "Giant" characters such as [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] are, even aside from any [[size changing]] for transport purposes, clearly not in the same scale in toy form as they are depicted on screen. [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette characters]] such as [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s toys are roughly the same height as most Minibots, while in the show they are usually portrayed as human-sized.

[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] are usually shown to be of a fairly similar height (although Magnus is much bulkier), whereas there is a considerable difference between the size of their toys. By the same token, Rodimus is always depicted as being an equal stature to his opposing leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], whereas the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|toy Galvatron]] is instead the same size as Magnus. Optimus Prime is also usually shown as only a head or so shorter than Magnus (if that), which gets very strange when you realize that a [[redeco]] of Prime's toy forms but a small part of Magnus' robot mode. G1-era media also consistently depicts the members of the [[Special Teams]] as being about the same size as each other, even though the toys consistently had the leader be about twice the size of the limbs.

[[File:Beastwarsmaxgroup.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Airazor picks the Ultra-class figure.]]

The cast of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' were size-tweaked quite a bit, relative to the toyline. The most noticeable problem is [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], who has an Ultra toy (the "level four" size, almost twice the size of the "level three" Mega next-largest Maximal toys), but is shorter than both [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (both of whom are "level two" Deluxe sized toys). Further, [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]] and [[Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron]]'s toys use the same (Deluxe) mold, but Tigatron is a head taller in the show (both because tigers are larger than cheetahs, and because Cheetor is "a kid"). New and altered characters in later seasons were generally more consistent in size (and appearance) with the toys. This problem was magnified when the Generation 1 characters cameoed in the series. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] is a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' but is shown in "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]", as being much smaller than Optimus Prime.
[[File:G1Prime BWMegs.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|An example of how small Beast Wars Megatron is compared to Optimus Prime.]]

The ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]''' toyline was ''far'' worse in size discrepancies with the cartoon. Of the [[Maximal]]s featured in the show, the tallest character, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], is [[Silverbolt (BW)#Beast Machines|the ''shortest'' toy]], while the diminutive [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] is a [[Nightscream (BM)#Toys|massive Ultra-class toy]]. And, sadly, the most show-accurate toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Air Attack Optimus Primal]], is a ''ginormous'' Supreme figure, towering over the other toys. (Weirdly, the [[King Kong]]-like size of this toy became [[canon]] in one specific [[micro-continuity]]. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}})

[[File:ShrinkingHeavy.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I lost thirty tons, thanks to the Jump-Cut! Thank you, Jump-Cut!]]
In the otherwise fairly toy-scale-savvy [[Unicron Trilogy]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Metroplex]] and the other citizens of [[Gigantion]] are depicted as gargantuan in animation, whereas the toys are merely among the normal boxed size-classes. Within the animation, this causes problems with their [[Mini-Con]] partners, who are depicted as human-sized in robot mode by themselves, but when shown directly interacting with their larger partners, are scaled up right along with their partner... resulting in some temporarily gigantic Mini-Cons!

The Japanese ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)#Galaxy Force|Galaxy Force]]'' release of [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]], dubbed "Megalo Convoy", included an exclusive [[redeco]] of the [[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MegaloConvoy|Optimus Prime toy]] to indicate the "correct" scale.

The ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' franchise has its share of scale problems when comparing its toyline to the cartoon (not helped by multiple releases of some characters in different sizes—see above), with several characters seeming roughly one [[size class]] too small, such as the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] being a mix of one Voyager size and two Deluxes, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Toys|Sentinel Prime]] looking rather diminutive as a Deluxe, and, most egregiously, [[Lugnut (Animated)#Toys|Lugnut]] as a ''very'' squat Voyager who's shorter than even some Deluxes. (As with [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Toys|Voyager-class Bulkhead]], more of his mass went into his width, plus his weapon takes away some from his robot mode.) Conversely, the traditionally stunted [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Toys|Bumblebee]] is marginally too tall and bulky to be in correct scale to his otherwise fairly accurate core teammates, assuming one includes [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager|Voyager Optimus]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader|Leader Bulkhead]] in their lineup. In fact, ''Animated'' is one of those toylines where you're not quite sure who you're supposed to base correct scale on.

===Inconsistent portrayal===
[[File:OmegaSupremeintro.jpg|left|thumb|No! Don't wash him in hot water! He'll...]]
[[File:Omegasupreme-blasterandgrimlock.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|...too late.]]
Even if a size was decided on, it often didn't remain consistent. The height of the cartoon's [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], just to name one, frequently varied between episodes. [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] is another serial offender, particularly given his frequent appearances in episodes animated by [[AKOM]]; his size ranges from shot to shot in "[[The Core]]" from being about twice as tall as Optimus to being so large that Prowl's head doesn't even come up to the top of his foot.

The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]] is notorious for changing the relative sizes of various characters. A single Transformer's size is rarely consistent between artists. For example, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] vary in height relative to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. A [[:File:TimeWars2-TakeUp.jpg|panel]] in the "[[Time Wars]]" arc shows [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] all the same height. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], titanic in his original appearance, {{storylink|Command Performances!}} shrunk steadily in subsequent issues until he was not much taller than the average Transformer. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] suffered a similar problem, shrinking in size even though he was explicitly rebuilt to be twice as tall as the average Transformer. Super mode Powermaster [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] was originally about Fortress Maximus-sized, until he too shrunk to the size of his inner robot—which was never seen again.

Scale can even be inconsistent within the same story thanks to changing artists: In the Marvel UK story "[[Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night]]", a ginormous [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] picks up a tiiiiny military Jeep with one hand, implying that he grew to humongous proportions when he transformed (as his alternate mode is ''also'' depicted as a Jeep in fiction), but in the second part of the story, Swindle is hit by a burning Jeep (possibly even the same one) that is [[:File:LadiesNightSwindleJeepScale.jpg|now in scale with his robot mode]]. {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}} It can even happen within the same issue without an artist change: In [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[Spotlight: Soundwave]]'', there's a scene where a [[Hiro|human]] picks up [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] in his tape deck mode, which is smaller than a thick comic book slipcase in his hands. A few pages later, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] picks up Soundwave out of the human's hands, being barely able to hold the tape deck in his mouth, making Laserbeak about the size of a large dog (not counting the wings). Yet when [[Skywatch]] discovers Laserbeak at the end of the story, his ''head'' alone is suddenly the size of an adult human. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

[[File:Beastwarriors scale.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Beast Megatron's size vs. Optimus Prime's in America... and Japan. Looks like the Blasty Zone adds on a few tons to Beast Era characters.]]
Between the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and the [[Beast Era]], the majority of the Cybertronian race considerably downgraded in size at the [[Great Upgrade]]. When entering the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Beast Warriors are quite small compared to the dormant Generation 1 characters, especially [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—but just ''how'' much bigger varies quite a bit from scene to scene and episode to episode. When interacting with the Autobot technology of the Ark and the [[Autobot shuttle]], the [[Maximal]]s are often dealing with equipment grossly oversized for them (standing on the chairs to reach the controls, turning knobs the size of their heads); yet the Ark also seems to feature some human-sized computer control panels. {{storylink|Master Blaster|Master Blaster}} Without any height booster, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] can interface well with these controls.

[[File:Cosmos MTMTE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Finally, drawn in alternate mode scale!]]On the other hand, ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' depicted Generation 1 and ''Beast Wars'' characters like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] as being exactly the same size. Lovely. It's possible that passage through the [[Blasty Zone]] may somehow {{w|Boom tube#Later additions to the concept|account for this discrepancy}}. On the other hand, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Car Robots]]'' characters were retconned to be time travelers from the Maximal/Predacon-dominated era of the future, yet the amnesiac [[Tow-Line (RID)|Wrecker Hook]] is the same size as his 21st century Decepticon comrades. Similarly, the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' comic "[[Hoist the Flag]]" features 21st century Cybertronians (including several ex-Decepticons) alongside 30th century Cybertronians (including Maximals as well as long-lived Autobots), all at the same size. And this continuity is ''supposed'' to contain a near-identical version of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

[[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] [[2005 IDW continuity|original continuity]] frequently took liberties with scale as well: Notably, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] is consistently drawn positively ''huge'' in robot mode when standing side by side with his fellow Autobots while appearing as a regular member of the (background) cast in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', but as soon as he transfers over into the sister title ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'', his size is considerably scaled down a bit (although he's still a few heads taller than the average Autobot).
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===Explicit size changes===
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Numerous characters are explicitly shown to shrink or expand at various times.

====Human-scaled alternate modes====
[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] becomes a human-scale radio; [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] shrinks into a handgun scaled for either Transformer or human hands, depending on the situation. The cartoons and comics typically show this without explanation, leaving the audience to attribute it to advanced alien technology.

====Pretenders====
Some versions of the [[Pretender]]s are shown to explicitly shrink when hiding in their human-sized outer shells. In the U.S. toy commercials, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] in their new Pretender forms were small enough to fit in [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s hand. So, at least in that [[micro-continuity]], they were human-sized or Powermaster Optimus Prime is the size of Devastator. ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' featured Pretenders who did not have outer shells but rather an ill-defined holistic transformation which explicitly involved size changing. A vaguely similar explanation appeared in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia.

===Implicit size changes===
Characters often change size in a less explicit fashion when transforming. These changes in scale are usually attributed to size-changing by that portion of the fan base who like to find explanations for things. The other explanation is that the artists hoped the audience wouldn't notice. It can also be supposed that they are hiding their mass somewhere (car style Transformers storing mass in their passenger compartments when in humanoid form, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] folding his wings flat, the buildings in a Titan collapsing to eliminate the spaces normally occupied by humans, boat-bots filling up or getting rid of the vast empty areas used to provide buoyancy) or puffing up with empty space, but at a certain point, things just get silly. Some Transformers are smaller than solid blocks of the mass contained in their alt modes: [[Unicron]] would have to be about as thick as the [[Earth]]'s crust while in planetary form, and [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] would probably be blown away by a stiff breeze in his larger incarnations.

====Transport characters====
[[File:MakeHoistHuffer.jpg|thumb|right|Definitely ''not'' toy-accurate.]]
[[File:Ironhide carried into Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|...And not to [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|mention]] [[Ratchet (G1)|this]].]]

In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], Transformers that act as transport for other Transformers, such as [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], will often dramatically change size relative to their compatriots between one shot and the next. For example, Cosmos is ''much'' shorter than [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] in robot form; yet Blaster easily fits within his spacecraft mode. Likewise, a whole squad of Decepticons can fit into Astrotrain's shuttle mode easily (including the combined-form [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]!), yet he's an ordinary-sized trooper in his robot form.

Sometimes the cartoon would show ordinarily-scaled characters such as [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] or [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] carrying another Transformer in their cockpit, implying either a tiny passenger or a huge vehicle. Even [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who is supposed to be huge, would have to have a greatly expanded scale for his rocket ship component to accommodate passengers as shown on the cartoon.

The Marvel comics commonly sidestepped this issue by not using Transformers as transport characters, or else requiring the passengers to transform into their explicitly smaller forms to be carried. Yet they were not immune to this problem. In one story, the Pretender [[Cloudburst]] exited his shell, transformed into jet mode, and then his shell (and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]) boarded him as a passenger. The fact that his ''outer'' shell was now much smaller than the ''inner'' robot was quietly ignored. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave's]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' series of [[bio]] comics tried to explain this for characters such as Astrotrain and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] by saying they're able to expand themselves to increase cargo space in vehicle mode, though their armor becomes thinner as it is spread out more. Conversely, the series notes, in robot mode, all that armor and structure being compressed into a smaller form makes that mode stronger and more durable for combat.

This concept is lampshaded in the credits of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', where [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] pulls up, and the entire Autobot cast of the game step out of his passenger door, clown car style.

====Combiner characters====
[[File:DreamwaveCover6.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Since when is a Formula-1 car nine stories tall?]]
[[Combiner]] characters are often depicted as far larger than the sum of their parts. Characters such as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] are frequently shown as [[Godzilla]]-sized. Given that their limbs are mere cars and construction vehicles, this is patently absurd. ([[Superion (G1)|Superion]], by contrast, ''would'' be building-sized, given that his torso is a 100-seat jetliner.)

Combiners are also often out-of-scale with other Transformers; a combiner with cars for legs and another car for its torso should be slightly less than three times as tall as a one-car Transformer, even when taking the alteration of their body parts into account, but they are routinely drawn as five to dozens of times taller than their comrades. In the video game ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] towers at least ten times as tall as any Protectobot, crushing them under his feet. In fact when the Combaticons form him in Chapter X they are clearly swelling in size. The same is later repeated with [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]''.

Sometimes, they are even out of scale in their own team; [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s torso is an [[Onslaught (G1)|anti-aircraft truck]], while one of his limbs is a [[Blast Off (G1)|Space Shuttle]] and another is a [[Swindle (G1)|two-person offroad vehicle]]. For this to work, either Blast Off has to shrink, or Swindle needs to grow. Likewise, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] features a [[Groove (G1)|motorcycle]] and a [[Blades (G1)|helicopter]] as limbs that are inexplicably the same size.

On occasion, characters are shown explicitly changing size when forming a Combiner. For example, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] was shown to grow several times his normal size when forming the head of Devastator in ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots In Disguise]]''.

====Scale problems and size-changing====
Some fans interpret the many otherwise-unexplained scale issues above to all be the result of [[size changing]], but this is debatable. If virtually all characters use mass-shifting (or whatever) to gain or drop a few feet of height for no logical reason, the technology would be pointlessly mundane. There's also no known reason for (e.g.) the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to choose to get ''shorter'' when going into battle. A to-scale Starscream in robot mode could kick Bumblebee around like a soccer ball. There's simply no positive evidence that size-changing is so widespread.

===Undersized alternate modes===
Many Transformers are portrayed in fiction as having alternate modes that are smaller than the real-life objects they are imitating. Sometimes this is deliberate, allowing them to match their toy scale and/or be of a similar size to other characters; in other cases, it is essentially an artistic error.

Toys at the lowest price points usually include "mini" or "micro" in their name. [[Mini Vehicle]]s [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] are usually depicted as smaller than other Transformers in fiction, even though their alternate modes should have them towering over other characters. This often results in minuscule vehicle forms; Seaspray is a tiny hovercraft, despite being covered with doors and windows. (Conversely, if a new toy based on such a [[character]] is designed to be more in scale with other toys, such as [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] Ultra Class Powerglide or [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Voyager Class [[Sea Spray (TF 2010)|Sea Spray]], some [[fandom|fans]] complain ''because they expect those new toys to reflect the original toys' sizes'' and, by extension, the [[show-accuracy|depiction in fiction]].)

[[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Do you have change for four hot rods?]]
The [[Micromaster]]s are explicitly downsized Transformers, roughly the size of a human in the comics, meaning that they ''should'' have explicitly tiny vehicle modes... which wouldn't make for very convincing disguises. The Micromasters are about the same height in robot mode, but they transform into equally tiny cars, trucks, planes, tanks, and other vehicles that should be vastly different sizes.

Despite this, the Marvel comic featured [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] carrying a human passenger in his vehicle form, as though he were a full-sized car. The Dreamwave miniseries ''[[Transformers: Micromasters|Micromasters]]'' suggested that the Micromasters were scaled down to interact more easily with "smaller beings". Whether that meant creatures of human scale or even smaller stature is never clarified, but the Micromasters' passenger compartments are presumably too small to accommodate human passengers.

The [[Mini-Con]]s of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] are another race of small robots who stand approximately the same height as humans and, like the Micromasters before them, are clearly modeled to carry passengers. Really teeny passengers. (Notable exceptions are [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (in his original body), [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], and [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], who become small one-man conveyances.) This results from the Mini-Cons scanning normal vehicles and then resizing them to fit, retaining now-useless passenger compartments. In the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] have slightly-larger-than-human robot modes, but their alternate modes are large enough for a single human passenger, implying either a little size-changing or that their cockpits are kinda cramped. Though the Recon Team all originate from Gigantion, and seeing how partnered Mini-Cons seem to change size to fit their larger companions, a little size shift to accommodate a passenger doesn't seem too far-fetched compared to other scale issues.

Likewise, the [[Beast Era]] Maximals and Predacons possess roughly human-size bodies; yet when portrayed as vehicles on Cybertron ("[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''), they feature seats and cockpits that, at their size, should be basically useless.

====Citybots====
[[File:EarlyGalvatronTVMagazine1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|If you were ever this big in the cartoon, then we might call you a city.]]
[[File:HeadmastersScale.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|See above. Way, way, way above.]]
[[Titan (group)|A few characters]] have "city" alternate modes. As actual real-life cities can sprawl for many miles, a Titan that can notionally house a population of humans, ''let alone'' Transformers, should have a robot mode that'd make [[Godzilla]] look like a gecko. Suffice to say, almost no fiction even ''begins'' to approximate the logical size of a true "city-bot". In the American and Japanese cartoons, all four were shown as massive robots capable of housing many normal-sized Transformers. Even so, it would take something along the lines of the grossly undersized depictions of [[Unicron]] (see below) to even begin to reasonably represent the colossal size of a transformed city. Thus, in the context of Transformers, "city" is perhaps better read as "building" or "fortress".

These Titan often have "small" robots forming vital components. Scorponok has a "human-sized" being forming his head. [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]], [[Six-Gun]], and [[Slammer]] must logically be building-sized in robot mode to be in-scale with Trypticon and Metroplex, but, again, are not drawn as such.

The Marvel Generation 1 comic sidestepped this issue by depicting Trypticon, Fortress Maximus and Scorponok as merely "large-standard" characters. However, Metroplex, during his one, brief appearance, was depicted as being immensely larger, crushing Quintesson attack cruisers under foot without batting an eyelid. He was still considerably smaller than a city, however, but this was justified by him merely serving as the 'transformation core' for Autobot City: Earth, not the actual city itself.

In IDW's Generation 1 comics, Metroplex's size warrants further exploration. In "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" he's shown to be about the same size as the ''[[Lost Light]]''. If one takes James Robert's measurements into account (but then, the ''Lost Light'' has its own fair share of scaling problems), this would make him and [[Quintessa (IDW)|some]] of the other [[Titan (group)|Titans]] approximately 15 miles high in [[robot mode]]- taller than Manhattan Island is long! In panel art, characters are usually visible (albeit small) compared to him... but even if they only came up to his foot, they'd still have to be dozens of meters taller than they really are to even ''show up'' on panel. Other Metrotitans, such as the numerous dead Titans on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] or [[Chela]], seem to be smaller, roughly the size of a single large building. Metrotitan, the Titan that ended up on Earth, was stated by military sources to be two miles tall. It may just be that Titans just vary in size like many other Transformers.

Likewise, Metroplex's internal workings are portrayed as much smaller than they'd realistically have to be. His brain module, for instance, is consistently depicted as being only a few times bigger than [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] as opposed to the city block-sized machine it would "realistically" be. These visual cheats are of course done for the sake of narrative convenience and good storytelling, so we can't really begrudge the writers and artists for this.<ref>But we'll certainly bring it up.</ref>

In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] is portrayed not so much as the city, but a part of the city; with one hand being large enough to carry Optimus or crush Megatron.

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====Planets and planetbots====
[[File:Planet_scale.jpe|center|upright=2.4|thumb|From left to right: [[Unicron]], [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], [[Moonbase One]], [[Moonbase Two]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], [[Earth]]]]
[[File:Cybertronplanet.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|If we're generous and assume Cybertron is 'only' the size of Earth's moon, then the larger visible buildings are roughly the size of Massachusetts stood on end, and you could wedge France into that gash. (Which would probably improve both Cybertron and France.)]]
Scale when it comes to planets is so fraught it's painful. The problems of describing citybots as "cities" is a thousand times worse if [[Unicron]] is supposed to have a planet alternate mode, and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is in turn supposed to be of similar size. Though different stories have compared Cybertron/Primus and Unicron to drastically different real planets, the fact remains that they are ''planets'', and yet are shown in such insane scale to characters as to suggest they are the size of a ''very'' small moon (or [[Darth Vader|space station]]).

To start with, Cybertron was shown throughout Generation 1 with buildings visible from space. Although this was intended to show that the planet was technological in nature, it makes little sense, as the structures would have to be the size of small ''nations'' to be visible. If the buildings were in fact supposed to be skyscrapers (or even ''2000 A.D.''-style arcologies) sized for 10 m (30') robots, Cybertron would still be less than 150 km (100 miles) across. The rather [[wikia:starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]-like shots of Cybertron in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' may be less distinctive or "Cybertronian", but are ''far'' more believable. (Some people reason that the Transformers' advanced technology, along with their large size and their not needing to breathe, means that buildings actually CAN be that big.)

Unicron is a more extreme problem. Assuming no [[size changing]] occurs during his transformation (and really, what possible reason would he have to become ''smaller''?), in robot mode he would be so massive that any shot featuring a recognizable ''part'' of his body, let alone the whole thing, would be on a scale such that no normal Transformer would even be visible. [[File:UnicronEatsGalvyMmmm.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Galvy is humungo, or Lithone is tiiinyyy!!!]]Scenes in the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 movie]] in which he directly interacts with normal Cybertronians are blatantly absurd (though totally phat-looking). Shots such as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] fleeing his grasping hand, a starship penetrating his eye, impaling [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] on his fingernail, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} or ''especially'' him picking up Galvatron between his fingers before swallowing him, break any concept of "planetary" scale. Not to mention that he's described as a "''ginormous'' weird-lookin' planet," which would lead one to assume that he is ''significantly'' larger than your average-sized weird-lookin' planet. Thank you, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]. Thank you so much.

If Cybertron is the size of Earth's moon (and that's generous), and Unicron is about the size of Cybertron, his hands would be about the size of Europe and Galvatron (to the right) would be about the size of Denmark.

There is no explanation for any of this. Just go with it.

The depiction of Unicron's scale in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' was (debatably) a slight improvement, in that physical interaction with normal beings was not attempted. He preferred instead to communicate with normal Transformers by possessing [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Nevertheless, shots featuring [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] standing on his neck are still ''farcically'' out of scale.

The depiction of Unicron in ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' is another improvement - he is explicitly said to be the [[Earth's core|''core'' of the planet Earth]], which would be about 3470 km. Furthermore, only manifestations of him are seen (these vary in size), and his eyeball, which is in comparison to the Transformers about the size of a small town. It also helps that there are no regular transformers in the shot of his eyeball. It's not perfect but hey, what're you going to do?

As a side note, Unicron has been established in some continuities as having already devoured approximately 22.56% of known universes which is truly ridiculous if one takes actual planetary/galactic scale into consideration. Assuming that Unicron is ''generously'' close to the size of our moon, when compared to other stellar bodies he shows up as an all but invisible speck. Imagine him trying to devour a star the size of [http://www.kiroastro.com/writings/perspective.html Betelgeuse!]

===Oversized alternate modes===
[[File:RattrapLOVEScheetor.jpg|right|thumb|I'm tellin' ya, all da rats in Brooklyn are dis big!]]
Much less common are instances of a Transformer turning into an overscaled real-world object. Most such instances occur in the ''Beast Wars'' era.

Although the Beast Warriors are consistent day-to-day in their relative size to each other (a consistency made more easy to achieve thanks to CGI used to animate), their scale in relation to their real-world animal equivalents is more complex. While the bug characters such as [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] are obviously scaled-up, other characters are more subtly not quite the right size.

[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Tigatron]] are shown standing next to real members of their species, and they are both the same size as the animals in question. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}} This makes them (and Cheetor in particular, since he's around more) the measuring sticks for the other characters. Therefore, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] is a rather small rhinoceros (he's roughly the correct size for a Sumatran rhinoceros, but seriously undersized for a white rhinoceros, the two living species of rhinos with two horns and more or less the same head shape as his beast-mode), and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] is a roughly normal gorilla. However, despite being by far the shortest of the Maximals, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] is still a monstrously huge rat, the size of a Labrador dog (indeed, the writers stated that Season 1 Rattrap was 5' (1.5 m) tall<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/8227a6ca84c0238d Bob Forward gives Rattrap's height from the show bible]</ref>). Likewise [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] is considerably larger than a real ''Velociraptor''. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], however, is a pitifully tiny specimen of a ''T. rex''. In their interactions with adult [[protohuman]]s, the Transformer characters seem between twice and three times their height. Considering our ancestors really were smaller than modern humans, this is not extremely wrong, but it deserves noting.

However, thanks to the scaling up of the arthropod characters, it is relatively safe to assume that the Transformers generally scanned only animal ''forms'' and then rescaled them to fit their own size - additionally, they were not so much attempting to ''disguise'' themselves, as to ''protect'' themselves from an excess of Energon. This is actually slightly more believable than all other series, in which the Transformers use mass shifting to make their alt modes the ''right'' size.

The movie universe characters aren't immune to scale issues, either; the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] are way out of proportion compared to their real-life counterparts; such as [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]] (who is ''far'' too big for a ''Pteranodon'' compared to his allies), and [[Scorn]] (who isn't quite as problematic; though a real ''Spinosaurus'' had shorter legs, making his ''proportions'' more of an issue than actual scale). Interestingly, despite being markedly out of scale compared to each other, the Dinobots are actually quite well-scaled towards the other characters (with the exception of Strafe, as noted above); for example, [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] is the same scale to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] as a real ''Tyrannosaurus'' is to a human.

===Artistic license===
====Variation for characterization====
[[File:Prime has a huge head.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|With 20th Anniversary Prime and Smallest Transformers Bumblebee, you can actually recreate this scene.]]
Some scale problems are for the sake of characterization. For example, Optimus Prime is routinely shown as thoroughly gargantuan, several stories in height, and capable of cradling humans in his palm. If he's the size of a real truck, Prime in robot mode should be 8–10 m (25'–30') tall, at best. He's drawn large because he's a leader character.

Conversely, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] is sometimes shown only a few feet taller than an average human, while in reality he would be 3–5 m (10'–15') tall (the Marvel comic actually states [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|he's 15' tall]] {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}). He's drawn small because he's a human-friendly character, and a junior member of the Autobots.

With fighter jet alternate modes, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] should be among the largest everyday Transformers and would ''tower'' over their Autobot adversaries; instead, the animation depicts characters such as [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] as about the same height. Though jets are much larger than cars, they're drawn the same height so the battles appear fair. (And also to make it easier to animate; blocking a shot where characters differ radically in height is difficult.)

In a related vein, sometimes Transformers are able to enter human buildings, fitting through their doors and running up their staircases without crashing through. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}} A cast that couldn't enter buildings would be grossly inconvenient for telling some stories, so the animators fudge things. In another variation of this, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] is a colossal monster in [[beast mode]] that even the upgraded [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] can barely look in the chest, but transforms into a beefy robot a head or two taller than [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. Since for the majority of his presence on the show he is a loyal servant of Megatron, this was likely intentionally fudged so that he could have scenes inside the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', which is also where one of his biggest and most plot-important [[Synthesis|fight scenes]] takes place.

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====Intentionally strange scale====
[[File:MarvelUS-01.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|One side makes you larger, one side makes you small. (Op's been noshing on the first side too much.)]]
Sometimes artists draw a character at a different size [[Authorial intent|intentionally]]. For example, on the cover of the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the original ''Transformers'' comics series]], Optimus Prime is extremely huge compared to the highway, bridge, and normal cars. ([[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] is bigger than usual, too.) This is purely for dramatic effect.

Another notable example is the splash screen for the "[[World of the Transformers]]" website, which depicts [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] (in his original gorilla body) as the same size as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Movie Optimus Prime]], directly contradicting the size difference seen in "[[Optimal Situation]]" and elsewhere (except for ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'').

Artwork for the [[:File:VaderVsPrime.jpg|''Star Wars'']] subline features [[:File:Megatronvsluke.jpg|humans from another galaxy]] standing at the same height as Transformers, although this is simply because most of the figures in [[Attacktix|the tabletop game advertised by this artwork]] are the same size.

[[File:World of the Transformers ent.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Meet the Supreme class <s>[[Trukk not munky|Munky]]</s> Optimus Primal.]]
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===The live-action film series===
[[File:Moviescale1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Scale is absolutely not an issue in the movie. Riiight.]]
The creators of the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] took great pains to avoid out-of-scale issues. (Well, greater than previous franchises.) This is sometimes reflected in the choice of vehicle or the design of their robot mode. E.g., [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is an extended-hood cab in order to have more mass with which to make a taller robot mode, although [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]] would later give Prime his more classic flat-nosed truck mode without any notecable change of mass of his robot mode. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s robot mode is nearly as wide as it is tall, with shorter, digitigrade legs, so the massive jet-former won't end up twice as tall as Optimus. In the case of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], his huge alternate mode simply results in a hulking, towering robot mode.

There are still minor scale issues to be found, though. For example, Optimus Prime can hold both [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] in one hand. Comparing this shot with when he picks up [[Archibald Witwicky]]'s glasses a few minutes later, it seems the glasses have lenses a foot (30 cm) in diameter. This is a visual cheat so the glasses are visible to the audience, and other visual cheats to make the robots seem shorter or taller were used in the movies. There's also debate about whether [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s head could compact itself into a slim mobile phone. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]] is particularly confusing; while official sources state that there is only a two-foot height difference between Megatron and Optimus Prime, Megatron seems to tower over Prime in the shot where he steals Quintessa's staff, yet is almost exactly the same size as Optimus throughout the rest of the film. The [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie-franchise toys]], meanwhile, are only intermittently consistent (particularly since some of the secondary ones are redecos of toys from previous lines), with the largest contrast among the "primary" toys being between Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], a motorcycle, and Voyager Class Decepticons with helicopters as their [[alternate mode]]s, such as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. Many of the wheeled vehicles are close to 1:35 scale, although Deluxe Class [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and Classic Camaro [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] are obviously not the same scale, as noted above.

[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s size is particularly confusing. In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', his size is based on the actual sizes of his components; the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|RotF game]] inflates his overall scale to a far larger size. The movie tries to circumvent the size differences between Devastator's individual components by adding [[unknown Constructicon dump truck|more]] [[unknown Constructicon shovel|construction vehicles]] into the Devastator combination. The toy line, on the other hand, [[Overload (ROTF)|mostly]] ignores those additional components, resulting in massive scale discrepancies ([[#Toys out of scale within teams|see above]]) - [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], who forms Devastator's right leg, is a massive Caterpillar 773B mining dump truck, which should make him considerably larger than [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], a Caterpillar D9L bulldozer who forms the left leg.

Another interesting example is [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Despite transforming into a Lamborghini Aventador (a smallish vehicle at less than four feet in height and fifteen feet in length), Lockdown unfolds into a massive robot mode that stands at least 24 feet tall. Robot mode Lockdown is pretty much the same size as Optimus, at most only a few feet shorter than him, even though Optimus is a massive Western Star Truck concept. In toy form, Lockdown's small alternate mode means you can either set his Deluxe-sized toy against a Voyager-or-smaller Prime for correct robot mode scale, or against a Leader-sized Prime toy for correct vehicle mode scale - but obviously not both!

At the time of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', scaling concerns in relation between robot and vehicle modes were seemingly absent, at least in regards of airborne vehicles. Seekers, most notably Blitzwing who later scans Earth-based fighter jet fighter, are mostly same size as bots like Optimus, who maintains his truck mode. [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] were introduced as first Triple Changers in the film franchise having two Earth-based vehicle forms (with [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] having Cybertronian helocopter mode alongside his car mode). While the two initially have their own customized muscle cars as their alt mode with no scaling issues, inconsistencies begin to show as soon as they scan secondary airborn vehicle modes. Most notably, the additional [[kibble]] added in their bodies show glaring contrast with already existing car parts, indicating their aerial forms being quite undersized. While they're not shown next to humans in their respective jet and helicopter modes, their on-screen transformations do not indicate any notecable size increase when transforming into these vehicles. In fact they actually seem to increase their mass when changing ''from'' aerial vehicles ''into'' muscle cars.
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==Official scale guides==
'''See: [[Scale charts]]'''
[[File:Tfcartoonscaleguideic1.jpg|left|thumb|Official Scale Guides of ''The Transformers'']]
[[File:Beastwarsscalepreliminary.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|''Beast Wars'' Season 1 scale guide]]
Animators and comic book artists received official scale guides showing relative and (in some cases) absolute heights. Some of these were published in the character model guides ''[[Transformers: The Ark|The Ark]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Ark II|The Ark II]]''. Though they were sometimes ignored, they still give insight into the official scale of characters in Generation 1. However, even here, there are problems. Devastator in the Season One scale guide was approximately 2.5 times the height of Optimus Prime, but by Season Two he was somewhat less than twice Prime's height.

''Beast Wars'' likewise had an official scale guide, which appeared as a bonus on the DVD set of Season 2. Despite this guide, the series writers have indicated some measure of disregard for relative scale, when it suited the needs of dramatic tension.<ref>[http://builtstlouis.net/tf/manic/m-botcon.html BotCon 98 report - see "ON THE SIZES OF CHARACTERS"]</ref> Thus, Optimal Optimus is ''ungodly'' tall in his first appearance, later reduced to perhaps two times the height of the rest of the cast.

[[File:ROTF Autobot scale guide 1.jpg|thumb|right|''ROTF'' scale guide]]

''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' had scale guides featured in the ''25 years of Transformers'' feature for the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video|DVD release]] which showed official heights for both the Autobots and the Decepticons. Meaning [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] gains an extra twelve feet when he wears [[Jetfire (Movie)|a corpse]].

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==Alternate meaning of the term "scale"==
In recent years, Hasbro have actually started using the term "scale" in the context of their ''Transformers'' toys more frequently. However, the term is ''not'' used, as one might assume, to refer to the size ''ratio'' between different characters and their surroundings, but to refer to [[size class]]es. Terms like "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends scale]]", "Deluxe scale", "Voyager scale" etc. are used in official product descriptions and press releases, and have since been adopted by the [[fandom]]. So in Hasbro terms, a Deluxe-sized fighter jet and a Deluxe-sized motorcycle are both considered the ''same'' "scale".

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/6db411e03e75a342?dmode=source Estimated "real-life" heights for several Transformers, derived from the size of their alt modes, archived from alt.toys.transformers on groups.google.com]

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Fall of the First Five Cities

2019-11-16T21:16:51Z

Zpierson01:

:''The Fall of the First Five Cities is a historical event from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
The '''Fall of the First Five Cities''' refers to the first five cities conquered by the [[Decepticons]]. It is a key event in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
The "First Five Cities" were [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], [[Helex (polity)|Helex]], [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], and [[Tesarus (polity)|Tesarus]].

To inform [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] of the [[Decepticon]]s' evil, [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] played back the history of the Great War, including the Fall of the First Five Cities, for him. {{Storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

The [[Decepticon Justice Division]] named their worst members after the First Five. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

==Notes==

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Godaitoshi no Kanraku''' (五大都市の陥落<ref>Japanese reprint of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' vol. 1.</ref>)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:IDW (2005) history]]

War for Cybertron: Siege

2019-09-02T07:57:04Z

Zpierson01: /* Notes */

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[[File:WFC-Siege-Poster-ArkLaunchAutobots.jpg|thumb|250px|The stege begins.]]

'''''War For Cybertron: Siege''''' is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toyline, and the first portion of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

First revealed in mid-[[2018]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], ''War for Cybertron: Siege'', in keeping with the installments of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', features a line-wide [[gimmick]]: weaponry. Most Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class figures each come with at least one or two weapons that can transform, combine, and/or be placed into any [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] posts, [[5 mm post]]s littered all over their bodies, essentially an updated version of the [[Powerlinx]] system. Another line-wide feature is battle-damaged paintjobs on Deluxe-and-up figures to fit with the gritty "war" aspect. Returning to this toyline are [[Micromaster]]s, which are bundled in two packs, replacing the Legends Class of the last half-decade, and are now able to combine into large weapons as well as transform into their vehicle form. This size class is also used for Soundwave's minions, who can turn into cassettes or be used as a shield with fold-out pegs. Replacing the [[Prime Master]]s from [[Power of the Primes (toyline)|the last toyline]] are "[[Battle Master]]s", small [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]-type figures that can combine with other weapons and figures. They include additional "Fire Blast" effect pieces that can be placed onto other weapons included with other size classes, as well as hardpoints on the figures themselves to simulate being 'shot' or on the back of vehicles to simulate "rocket boosters" or "speed", depending on the effect part. Each effect part attaches via a 3 mm hole, or in most cases, 5 mm posts too. Some Deluxe Class figures are classified as "Deluxe Weaponizers," which can be disassembled into multiple weapons to be used in the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Leader Class figures are very similar to ''Power of the Primes'', in which smaller figures come with additional armor that can be be added to vehicle mode or robot mode to increase their size to become the height of a Leader Class figure.

The boxes of the figures have black-light revealed [[Alphabet#Generation 1 alphabets|cybertronian script]] on them which can be put into the "[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-ca/teletraan1 Found a hidden code?]" game on the Transformers website.

==Toys==
===General retail===
====Battle Masters====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S1 [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S2 [[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S3 [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S16 [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S17 [[Aimless (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S30 [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S31 [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S44 [[Singe#War for Cybertron: Siege|Singe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S45 [[Rung (G1)#Toys|Rung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Lionizer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Battle Master Lionizer]]
|}
{{Comingsoontoy|Wave 4}}

====Micromasters====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S4 [[Roadhandler (G1)#Generations|Roadhandler]] & [[Swindler#Generations|Swindler]] ([[Race Car Patrol#Generations|Race Car Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S5 [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Generations|Storm Cloud]] & [[Whisper (G1)#Generations|Visper]] ([[Air Strike Patrol#Generations|Air Strike Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S6 [[Big Shot#Generations|Autobot Topshot]] & [[Flak (G1)#Generations|Flak]] ([[Battle Patrol#Generations|Battle Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S18 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] & [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] ([[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Soundwave Spy Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S19 [[Red Hot#Generations|Red Heat]] & [[Stakeout (G1)#Generations|Stakeout]] ([[Rescue Patrol (G1)#Generations|Rescue Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S32 [[Blackjack#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Blackjack]] & [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)#Generations|Hyperdrive]] ([[Sports Car Patrol#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sports Car Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S33 [[Powertrain#Generations|Autobot Powertrain]] & [[Highjump (G1)#Generations|Highjump]] ([[Off Road Patrol#Generations|Off Road Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Micro-Master-Battle-Patrol.jpg|thumb|300px|Micromasters Topshot and Flak]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S46 [[Rumble (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Rumble]] & [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratbat]] (Soundwave Spy Patrol 2nd Unit)}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S47 [[Direct-Hit (G1)#Generations|Direct-Hit]] & [[Power Punch (G1)#Generations|Power Punch]] ([[Battle Squad#Generations|Battle Squad]])}}
</ul>

|}
{{Comingsoontoy|Wave 5}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S7 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S8 [[Cog (G1)#Generations|Cog]] (Weaponizer)}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S9 [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S10 [[Flywheels#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skytread]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S20 [[Chromia (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S21 [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S22 [[Six-Gun#Generations|Autobot Sixgun]] (Weaponizer)}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S23 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S35 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S36 [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Refraktor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S37 [[Brunt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Brunt]] (Weaponizer)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S41 [[Barricade (IDW)#Generations|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S42 [[Impactor (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Impactor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S43 [[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Cog.jpg|thumb|300px|Deluxe Class Weaponizer Cog]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S48 [[Spinister (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Spinister]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S49 [[Crosshairs (G1)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 4-5}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S11 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S12 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S24 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S25 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S38 [[Springer (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Springer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S39 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:WFCS-Voyager-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|Voyager Class Soundwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S50 [[Apeface#War for Cybertron: Siege|Apeface]] (w/ [[Spasma#War for Cybertron: Siege|Spasma]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 5}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S13 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S14 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|witrh="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S40 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S51 [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Astrotrain]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:WFCS-Leader-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|250px|Leader Class Shockwave]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 3}}

====Commander Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S28 [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Siege-WFCS28-Commander-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|300px|Commander Class <strike>Skyfire</strike> Jetfire]]
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S29 [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Generations|Omega Supreme]] (w/ [[Countdown (G1)#Generations|Autobot Countdown]])}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Siege-WFCS29-Titan-Omega-Supreme.jpg|thumb|300px|Titan Class Omega Supreme]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

===Exclusives===
====Store exclusives====
Please note that the exclusivity listed below only applies to the United States. Other international markets got these items through other venues, either as general retail releases or as exclusives to other stores and chains.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S15 [[Greenlight#Generations|Autobot Greenlight]] & [[Dazzlestrike#Toys|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S26 [[Firestormer#Toys|Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#S26|Covert Clone Sideswipe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Slamdance (G1)#Generations|Slamdance]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Trenchfoot#Generations|Trenchfoot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S27 [[Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Fracas]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Terror-Daxtyl#Generations|Terror-Daxtyl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1d1|Fan Vote Battle 3-Pack}}
:{{Bp-a1|WFC-S55 [[Mirage (G1)/toys#AmazonFanVote3Pack|Holo Mirage]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|WFC-S56 [[Aragon#Generations|Powerdasher Aragon]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|WFC-S57 [[Impactor (G1)#AmazonFanVote3Pack|Decepticon Impactor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Rainmaker#Toys|Seekers 3-Pack]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|WFC-S52 [[Acid Storm (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Seeker Acid Storm]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|WFC-S53 [[Ion Storm#Toys|Seeker Ion Storm]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|WFC-S54 [[Nova Storm (G1)#Toys|Seeker Nova Storm]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Autobots vs. Decepticons (Micromaster 10-pack)}}
:{{Bp-a1|WFC-S58 [[Road Police#Generations|Road-Police]] & [[Wheel Blaze#Generations|Wheel Blaze]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|WFC-S59 [[Groundshaker (G1)#Generations|Ground Shaker]] & [[Overair#Generations|Overair]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|WFC-S60 [[Ricon#Toys|Ricon]] & [[Ironworks#Generations|Irontread]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|WFC-S61 [[Nightflight (G1)#Generations|Nightflight]] & [[Skyhopper#Generations|Slyhopper]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|WFC-S62 [[Cratermaker]] & [[Fireline]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walgreens'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S34 [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:WFC-Siege-Deluxe-Greenlight-&-Battle-Master-Dazlestrike-multipack.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Greenlight & Dazzlestrike]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart (35th Anniversary)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S63 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#S63|Soundblaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S64 [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S65 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#S65|Classic Animation Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S66 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#S66|Classic Animation Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Shared exclusive'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Reflector (G1)#3Pack|Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Spectro#3Pack|Spectro]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Spyglass#3Pack|Spyglass]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#3Pack|Viewfinder]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Kremzeek (G1)#Generations|Kremzeek]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Fan Vote 3-pack, everything 35th Anniversary}}

====''Selects''====
Following in the footsteps of [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Arcee]], [[Grotusque#Generations|Grotusque]], and the three ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' "Special Edition" figures in 2018, Hasbro debuted a special edition ''[[Transformers: Generations#Selects|Selects]]'' deco of Voyager Class Megatron at [[Toy Fair 2019]] to celebrate the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''. Announced at [[Toy Fair 2019]], Combat Megatron was exclusively available in the United States via online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]], [[Entertainment Earth]], TFSource, and Hasbro's new replacement for [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Hasbro Pulse]]. This was the first in a line of redecos catering to fans.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Shared exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS01 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GS01|Combat Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS03 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#GS03|Galactic Man Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS05 [[Lancer#Generations|Autobot Lancer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS06 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS07 [[Nightbird (G1)#Generations|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS08 [[Zetar (G1)#Generations|Powerdasher Zetar]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS02 [[Red Wing#Generations|Decepticon Red Wing]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:Selects-Voyager-CombatMegatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Class Combat Megatron]]
|-
|}

==''Siege'' (TakaraTomy)==
Like ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)| The Last Knight]]'', ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', and ''[[Studio Series]]'', [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Transformers Siege'' (トランスフォーマーシージ) toyline sees their new "brand unification" strategy in full effect. As such, Takara ''Siege'' toys are completely identical to their [[Hasbro]] counterparts, just released in different waves and given new "ID" numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[February 23|Feb 23]], [[2019]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SG-01 [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-02 [[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-03 [[Roadhandler (G1)#Generations|Roadhandler]] & [[Swindler#Generations|Swindler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-04 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-05 [[Cog (G1)#Generations|Autobot Cog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-06 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-07 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[March 30|Mar 30]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SG-08 [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-09 [[Big Shot#Generations|Autobot Topshot]] & [[Flak (G1)#Generations|Flak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-10 [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Generations|Storm Cloud]] & [[Whisper (G1)#Generations|Visper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-11 [[Flywheels#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skytread]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-12 [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-13 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-14 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[April 27|Apr 27]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SG-15 [[Aimless (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-16 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] & [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-17 [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-18 [[Six-Gun#Generations|Autobot Six-Gun]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-19 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[May 31]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SG-20 [[Pteraxadon#Generations|Pteraxadon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-21 [[Red Hot#Generations|Red Heat]] & [[Stakeout (G1)#Generations|Stakeout]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-22 [[Chromia (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-23 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-24 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Leader-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|thumb|300px|Leader Class Ultra Magnus (Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions are the same)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 27|Jul 27]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SG-25 [[Brunt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Brunt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-26 [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 24|Aug 24]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SG-27 [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-28 [[Reflector (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Refraktor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 30|Sep 30]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SG-29 [[Smashdown#Generations|Autobot Smashdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-30 [[Blackjack#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Blackjack]] & [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)#Generations|Hyperdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-31 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-32 [[Springer (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Springer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 26|Oct 26]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SG-33 [[Powertrain#Generations|Autobot Powertrain]] & [[Highjump (G1)#Generations|Highjump]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-34 [[Barricade (IDW)#Generations|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-35 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 23|Nov 23]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SG-36 [[Impactor (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Impactor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-37 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[December 26|Dec 26]], 2019)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SG-38 [[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SG-39 [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Generations|Omega Supreme]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign"top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[January 30|Jan 30]], [[2020]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SG-40 [[Rung (G1)#Generations|Autobot Rung]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-41 [[Rumble (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rumble]] & [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SG-42 [[Spinister (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Spinister]]}}
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Everything beyond wave 6}}

==Notes==
*The names of many individual figures from this line were revealed by listings on [[Walmart]] and [[Amazon (website)|Amazon Australia]] prior to being formally unveiled by Hasbro at conventions.
*''Siege'' toys debuted at the tail end of October 2018 with the Voyager Class available from U.S. comic stores and private dealers, followed up by Battle Masters at [[Target]] on November 4, 2018.
*Deluxe Class Red Alert was accidentally revealed by Hasbro by being featured as the "core" figure in the [[stock photography|stock CG render]] showcasing the use of Brunt's Weaponizer parts released during New York Comic-Con in October 2018. Full on stock renders were found on different websites, such as [[Target]] and [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] leading to New York [[Toy Fair 2019]], midway through February, where his existence was finally acknowledged.
*Although battle-damaged paint is one of the distinguishing features of the WFC imprint, it seems that Hasbro's dedication to it is pretty tenuous. The Voyager class toys are the only ones that seem to get any significant amount, while Leaders hardly get any and Deluxes range from little to none.

[[Category:Generations| ]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege| ]]
[[Category:Subline imprint]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Nitro Zeus

2019-08-12T02:42:26Z

Zpierson01:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the movieverse Decepticon jet and unstoppable love machine|the Generation 1 alien cat|Nitro}}
:''Nitro Zeus is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TLKNitroZeusDisappointed.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|That reminds me, I gotta go break Shego out of jail after this!]]

'''Nitro Zeus''' ('''Nitro''' for short) comes across as little more than a loudmouthed, trash-talking, strutting, self-aggrandizing jerk. He is all of those things, but unfortunately for his enemies, he's got the strength and skill to back up his ego. Though his manner makes his seem like a rowdy brawler, Nitro is actually more the stalk-and-destroy type. He is a powerful, merciless hunter, using his vast arsenal and formidable tracking skills to locate and capture whatever targets [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] demands.

Even off the battlefield, Nitro makes it his business to know everything he can about where you live and who you associate with, just in case. Ever since Nitro was taken prisoner by humans, he's been passing the time by tracking his captors' families. Fortunately, Nitro is such a braggart that he'll share all his intel before he gets a chance to use it.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s death on [[Earth]] greatly angered him, and now both [[human]]ity and the [[Autobot]]s are in Nitro's sights.

Or maybe he really is just a fun-loving womanizer with a big mouth. Up to interpretation.

{{quote|Thank you! Gonna miss you, Tim! Thank you for your hospitality, Brad! I know where you live, Enrique. Say hello to your wife for me.|Nitro Zeus, pestering his wardens upon his release|[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]}}
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[John DiMaggio]], [[Steven Barr]] (English, See Notes), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese)}}
[[File:TRFcasefile-Nitro.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|I didn't make the cut for ''{{w|Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim}}''.]]
Nitro Zeus was among the Decepticons in [[Transformers Reaction Force|T.R.F.'s]] custody. When the T.R.F. opted to work with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and release some Decepticons to be part of his "crew", Nitro Zeus was among his first choices. He was cleared for release, provided he stay within the county, and joined the Decepticons on their hunt for [[Cade Yeager]]. Before he left, Nitro Zeus thanked some of his former jailers, as well as making some either threatening or taunting comments about one's wife.

Though the Decepticons discovered Cade's [[Junkyard (TLK)|location]], he managed to evade them initially, angering the battle-starved Decepticon. He also seemed fond of sticking close to the smaller [[Mohawk]]. They followed Cade to an abandoned town, where they were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]. Unbeknownst to the Decepticons, Cade had also rigged the town with explosives, which damaged the cons. While many other Decepticons fell in the resulting chaos from the explosion and the arrival of [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], Nitro Zeus was among the survivors who retreated upon Megatron's order. When Cade traveled to [[United Kingdom|England]], Nitro Zeus followed with Megatron and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

[[File:TF-TLK-Nitro-Zeus-death.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Shego! help me, HELP M...]]
Megatron soon, inevitably, betrayed T.R.F. and began working with [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] to destroy Earth and restore Cybertron. After a corrupted [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] broke free of Quintessa's control, Nitro Zeus was at Megatron's side when he took the staff from Prime, and personally mocked him for losing his chance to kill Unicron. He then made his way to Stonehenge with his leader and joined his comrades in watching as the two planets began colliding but eventually fled when they came under attack from the British military.

He then followed Megatron to Cybertron to meet with Quintessa and participated in the final battle with the Autobots. He joined his leader and [[Infernocus]] on the front lines but fell back when the Autobots broke through. Inside the [[ignition chamber]], he fought fiercely along side Megatron in taking on Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]. Unfortunately, despite holding his own during most of the battle (while losing his right leg in the process), as the control center plummeted to earth, he met his demise when Bumblebee clung to his back and blew his head off. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===The Last Knight===
[[File:Nitro-TLK-Voyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am hilarious and you will quote everything I say.]]
*'''Decepticon Nitro''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TLK-25'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2017-[[September 16|09-16]]'''
**''Accessories'': 2 rocket clusters, removable head

:Part of the third wave of the "Premier Edition" ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' Voyager Class assortment, Nitro transforms into a fighter jet of made-up model (as opposed to his movie model's Saab Gripen form). His head is connected to his body with a standard [[Titan Master]] plug/socket combo, allowing it to be removed and replaced with any Titan Master... and the [[Cogman#Deluxe|Deluxe Cogman toy's]] Titan-Master-esque head-robot. Nitro's jet mode also features an opening cockpit in which a Titan Master can sit, although it cannot accommodate his disconnected head. It is not required to decapitate him to transform him, no matter what head is attached to the neck socket.

: There are reports of his legs not tabbing/pegging in snugly in jet mode. This can be remedied by adjusting the screws in his back (under the wings) on whichever side's leg isn't fitting flush against the main body. Though sturdy, his shoulder pads and back turbines are also prone to popping off.

:Nitro's head is based on concept art, and as a result is modified from the [[KSI Boss]] design (like the rest of his body), rather than using the modified Shockwave head of his finalised on-screen model. Curiously, his [[:File:TLKart-Nitro.jpg|package art]] depicts him with an entirely unmodified KSI Boss head.

:Along with ''Masterpiece'' Bumblebee, Nitro saw re-release in March 2018 in Japan. Nitro was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] and [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]].

:No, he does not come with a gold chain.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:DOTM-Shock TLK-Nitro head comp.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|And I'm a Ghost. Or am I?]]

* Nitro Zeus's model is reused from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[KSI Boss]] robots, with a heavily-modified [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] head switched in. Just look at the head comparison on the right.
* Nitro Zeus is named after {{w|Nitro Zeus|the code-name for a shelved cyberattack plan}} against [[Iran]], which was presumably shortened to just "Nitro" by [[Hasbro]] for [[trademark]] or marketing reasons.
* "Nitro Zeus" is also the name of one of the two bull mastiff puppies Bay adopted during the production of ''The Last Knight'', the other being named "[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]". Amusingly, Nitro is the more shy and reserved of the pair.
* Two versions of film saw release, with altered dialogue for several robots. Nitro Zeus not only had alternate dialogue in his scenes (bar his last line, "You blew your chance to kill Unicron", which was absent in the alternate cut) but was voiced throughout the film by Steven Barr rather than John DiMaggio, leading to a completely different delivery of his lines. A mixture of DiMaggio and Barr's readings was used for the official digital release of the film. The Digital, DVD, and Blu-Ray releases credit both actors, while DiMaggio was the sole actor to provide the dialogue in the home video release.
* Like all toys from ''The Last Knight''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toy line, Voyager Class Nitro was assigned two different working/code names during development, namely the figure-specific "TRA 23" and the character-specific "Gamma Beam Grey", which were used by several online retailers for early placeholder listings. However, the figure was also listed under the name "Bumblebee" (!) by both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] Spain and [[Toys"R"Us]] UK, causing people to assume a Voyager version of Bumblebee was in the works before a direct connection was drawn between the Hasbro product code number from the aforementioned Amazon Spain listing and the one [[tampograph]]ed onto the leg of a sample of the Nitro figure. Later, the Spanish version of the Hasbro website also listed Nitro as "Voyager Bumblebee", so it would appear the name for those aforementioned listings did indeed originate with Hasbro.
* Speaking of toys, the head-swapping gimmick Nitro and [[Cogman#Deluxe|Cogman]] share is from a scripted but ultimately-unproduced sequence in the movie where Cogman would rip off Nitro's head and commandeer his body, giving Cogman's distinction as a "Headmaster" some relevancy to the story.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nitro Zeus''' (ニトロ・ゼウス ''Nitoro Zeusu''), '''Nitro''' (ニトロ ''Nitoro'')
*''Korean:'' '''Nitro Zeus''' (니트로 제우스 ''Niteulo Jeuseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dànqì Zeus''' (China, 氮气宙斯 ''Dànqì Zhòusī'', "Nitrogen Zeus")

[[Category:The Last Knight Decepticons]]
[[Category:Trackers]]

Nitro Zeus

2019-08-12T02:40:13Z

Zpierson01: thought i’d update the page to reflect what i understand to be the prevailing attitude toward this character. also corrected some grammar and strange formatting.

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the movieverse Decepticon jet and unstoppable love machine|the Generation 1 alien cat|Nitro}}
:''Nitro Zeus is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TLKNitroZeusDisappointed.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|That reminds me, I gotta go break Shego out of jail after this!]]

'''Nitro Zeus''' ('''Nitro''' for short) comes across as little more than a loudmouthed, trash-talking, strutting, self-aggrandizing jerk. He is all of those things, but unfortunately for his enemies, he's got the strength and skill to back up his ego. Though his manner makes his seem like a rowdy brawler, Nitro is actually more the stalk-and-destroy type. He is a powerful, merciless hunter, using his vast arsenal and formidable tracking skills to locate and capture whatever targets [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] demands.

Even off the battlefield, Nitro makes it his business to know everything he can about where you live and who you associate with, just in case. Ever since Nitro was taken prisoner by humans, he's been passing the time by tracking his captors' families. Fortunately, Nitro is such a braggart that he'll share all his intel before he gets a chance to use it.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s death on [[Earth]] greatly angered him, and now both [[human]]ity and the [[Autobot]]s are in Nitro's sights.

Or maybe he’s just a fun-loving womanizer with a big mouth. Up to interpretation.

{{quote|Thank you! Gonna miss you, Tim! Thank you for your hospitality, Brad! I know where you live, Enrique. Say hello to your wife for me.|Nitro Zeus, pestering his wardens upon his release|[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]}}
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[John DiMaggio]], [[Steven Barr]] (English, See Notes), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese)}}
[[File:TRFcasefile-Nitro.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|I didn't make the cut for ''{{w|Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim}}''.]]
Nitro Zeus was among the Decepticons in [[Transformers Reaction Force|T.R.F.'s]] custody. When the T.R.F. opted to work with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and release some Decepticons to be part of his "crew", Nitro Zeus was among his first choices. He was cleared for release, provided he stay within the county, and joined the Decepticons on their hunt for [[Cade Yeager]]. Before he left, Nitro Zeus thanked some of his former jailers, as well as making some either threatening or taunting comments about one's wife.

Though the Decepticons discovered Cade's [[Junkyard (TLK)|location]], he managed to evade them initially, angering the battle-starved Decepticon. He also seemed fond of sticking close to the smaller [[Mohawk]]. They followed Cade to an abandoned town, where they were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]. Unbeknownst to the Decepticons, Cade had also rigged the town with explosives, which damaged the cons. While many other Decepticons fell in the resulting chaos from the explosion and the arrival of [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], Nitro Zeus was among the survivors who retreated upon Megatron's order. When Cade traveled to [[United Kingdom|England]], Nitro Zeus followed with Megatron and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

[[File:TF-TLK-Nitro-Zeus-death.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Shego! help me, HELP M...]]
Megatron soon, inevitably, betrayed T.R.F. and began working with [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] to destroy Earth and restore Cybertron. After a corrupted [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] broke free of Quintessa's control, Nitro Zeus was at Megatron's side when he took the staff from Prime, and personally mocked him for losing his chance to kill Unicron. He then made his way to Stonehenge with his leader and joined his comrades in watching as the two planets began colliding but eventually fled when they came under attack from the British military.

He then followed Megatron to Cybertron to meet with Quintessa and participated in the final battle with the Autobots. He joined his leader and [[Infernocus]] on the front lines but fell back when the Autobots broke through. Inside the [[ignition chamber]], he fought fiercely along side Megatron in taking on Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]. Unfortunately, despite holding his own during most of the battle (while losing his right leg in the process), as the control center plummeted to earth, he met his demise when Bumblebee clung to his back and blew his head off. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===The Last Knight===
[[File:Nitro-TLK-Voyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am hilarious and you will quote everything I say.]]
*'''Decepticon Nitro''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TLK-25'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2017-[[September 16|09-16]]'''
**''Accessories'': 2 rocket clusters, removable head

:Part of the third wave of the "Premier Edition" ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' Voyager Class assortment, Nitro transforms into a fighter jet of made-up model (as opposed to his movie model's Saab Gripen form). His head is connected to his body with a standard [[Titan Master]] plug/socket combo, allowing it to be removed and replaced with any Titan Master... and the [[Cogman#Deluxe|Deluxe Cogman toy's]] Titan-Master-esque head-robot. Nitro's jet mode also features an opening cockpit in which a Titan Master can sit, although it cannot accommodate his disconnected head. It is not required to decapitate him to transform him, no matter what head is attached to the neck socket.

: There are reports of his legs not tabbing/pegging in snugly in jet mode. This can be remedied by adjusting the screws in his back (under the wings) on whichever side's leg isn't fitting flush against the main body. Though sturdy, his shoulder pads and back turbines are also prone to popping off.

:Nitro's head is based on concept art, and as a result is modified from the [[KSI Boss]] design (like the rest of his body), rather than using the modified Shockwave head of his finalised on-screen model. Curiously, his [[:File:TLKart-Nitro.jpg|package art]] depicts him with an entirely unmodified KSI Boss head.

:Along with ''Masterpiece'' Bumblebee, Nitro saw re-release in March 2018 in Japan. Nitro was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] and [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]].

:No, he does not come with a gold chain.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:DOTM-Shock TLK-Nitro head comp.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|And I'm a Ghost. Or am I?]]

* Nitro Zeus's model is reused from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[KSI Boss]] robots, with a heavily-modified [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] head switched in. Just look at the head comparison on the right.
* Nitro Zeus is named after {{w|Nitro Zeus|the code-name for a shelved cyberattack plan}} against [[Iran]], which was presumably shortened to just "Nitro" by [[Hasbro]] for [[trademark]] or marketing reasons.
* "Nitro Zeus" is also the name of one of the two bull mastiff puppies Bay adopted during the production of ''The Last Knight'', the other being named "[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]". Amusingly, Nitro is the more shy and reserved of the pair.
* Two versions of film saw release, with altered dialogue for several robots. Nitro Zeus not only had alternate dialogue in his scenes (bar his last line, "You blew your chance to kill Unicron", which was absent in the alternate cut) but was voiced throughout the film by Steven Barr rather than John DiMaggio, leading to a completely different delivery of his lines. A mixture of DiMaggio and Barr's readings was used for the official digital release of the film. The Digital, DVD, and Blu-Ray releases credit both actors, while DiMaggio was the sole actor to provide the dialogue in the home video release.
* Like all toys from ''The Last Knight''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toy line, Voyager Class Nitro was assigned two different working/code names during development, namely the figure-specific "TRA 23" and the character-specific "Gamma Beam Grey", which were used by several online retailers for early placeholder listings. However, the figure was also listed under the name "Bumblebee" (!) by both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] Spain and [[Toys"R"Us]] UK, causing people to assume a Voyager version of Bumblebee was in the works before a direct connection was drawn between the Hasbro product code number from the aforementioned Amazon Spain listing and the one [[tampograph]]ed onto the leg of a sample of the Nitro figure. Later, the Spanish version of the Hasbro website also listed Nitro as "Voyager Bumblebee", so it would appear the name for those aforementioned listings did indeed originate with Hasbro.
* Speaking of toys, the head-swapping gimmick Nitro and [[Cogman#Deluxe|Cogman]] share is from a scripted but ultimately-unproduced sequence in the movie where Cogman would rip off Nitro's head and commandeer his body, giving Cogman's distinction as a "Headmaster" some relevancy to the story.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nitro Zeus''' (ニトロ・ゼウス ''Nitoro Zeusu''), '''Nitro''' (ニトロ ''Nitoro'')
*''Korean:'' '''Nitro Zeus''' (니트로 제우스 ''Niteulo Jeuseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dànqì Zeus''' (China, 氮气宙斯 ''Dànqì Zhòusī'', "Nitrogen Zeus")

[[Category:The Last Knight Decepticons]]
[[Category:Trackers]]

Nitro Zeus

2019-08-09T07:23:31Z

Zpierson01: /* The Last Knight film */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the movieverse Decepticon jet|the Generation 1 alien cat|Nitro}}
:''Nitro Zeus is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TLKNitroZeusDisappointed.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|That reminds me, I gotta go break Shego out of jail after this!]]

'''Nitro Zeus''' ('''Nitro''' for short) comes across as little more than a loudmouthed, trash-talking, strutting, self-aggrandizing jerk. He is all of those things, but unfortunately for his enemies, he's got the strength and skill to back up his ego. Though his manner makes his seem like a rowdy brawler, Nitro is actually more the stalk-and-destroy type. He is a powerful, merciless hunter, using his vast arsenal and formidable tracking skills to locate and capture whatever targets [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] demands.

Even off the battlefield, Nitro makes it his business to know everything he can about where you live and who you associate with, just in case. Ever since Nitro was taken prisoner by humans, he's been passing the time by tracking his captors' families. Fortunately, Nitro is such a braggart that he'll share all his intel before he gets a chance to use it.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s death on [[Earth]] greatly angered him, and now both [[human]]ity and the [[Autobot]]s are in Nitro's sights.

{{quote|Thank you! Gonna miss you, Tim! Thank you for your hospitality, Brad! ''I know where you live, Enrique. Say hello to your wife for me.''|Nitro Zeus pestering his "wardens" upon release|[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]}}
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''The Last Knight'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[John DiMaggio]], [[Steven Barr]] (English, See Notes), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Yaohan]] (Chinese)}}
[[File:TRFcasefile-Nitro.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|What an absolute chad.]]
Nitro Zeus was among the Decepticons in [[Transformers Reaction Force|T.R.F.'s]] custody. When the T.R.F. opted to work with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and release some Decepticons to be part of his "crew", Nitro Zeus was among his first choices. He was cleared for release, provided he stay within the county, and joined the Decepticons on their hunt for [[Cade Yeager]]. Before he left, Nitro Zeus thanked some of his former jailers, as well as making some either creepy or threatening comments about one's wife.

Though the Decepticons discovered Cade's [[Junkyard (TLK)|location]], he managed to evade them initially, angering the battle-starved Decepticon. He also seemed fond of sticking close to the smaller [[Mohawk]]. They followed Cade to an abandoned town, where they were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]. Unbeknownst to the Decepticons, Cade had also rigged the town with explosives, which damaged the cons. While many other Decepticons fell in the resulting chaos from the explosion and the arrival of [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], Nitro Zeus was among the survivors who retreated upon Megatron's order. When Cade traveled to [[United Kingdom|England]], Nitro Zeus followed with Megatron and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]].

[[File:TF-TLK-Nitro-Zeus-death.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Shego! help me, HELP M...]]
Megatron soon, inevitably, betrayed T.R.F. and began working with [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] to destroy Earth and restore Cybertron. After a corrupted [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] broke free of Quintessa's control, Nitro Zeus was at Megatron's side when he took the staff from Prime, and personally mocked him for losing his chance to kill Unicron. He then made his way to Stonehenge with his leader and joined his comrades in watching as the two planets began colliding but eventually fled when they came under attack from the British military.

He then followed Megatron to Cybertron to meet with Quintessa and participated in the final battle with the Autobots. He joined his leader and [[Infernocus]] on the front lines but fell back when the Autobots broke through. Inside the [[ignition chamber]], he fought fiercely along side Megatron in taking on Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]. Unfortunately, despite holding his own during most of the battle (while losing his right leg in the process), as the control center plummeted to earth, he met his demise when Bumblebee clung to his back and blew his head off. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===The Last Knight===
[[File:Nitro-TLK-Voyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am hilarious and you will quote everything I say.]]
*'''Decepticon Nitro''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TLK-25'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2017-[[September 16|09-16]]'''
**''Accessories'': 2 rocket clusters, removable head

:Part of the third wave of the "Premier Edition" ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' Voyager Class assortment, Nitro transforms into a fighter jet of made-up model (as opposed to his movie model's Saab Gripen form). His head is connected to his body with a standard [[Titan Master]] plug/socket combo, allowing it to be removed and replaced with any Titan Master... and the [[Cogman#Deluxe|Deluxe Cogman toy's]] Titan-Master-esque head-robot. Nitro's jet mode also features an opening cockpit in which a Titan Master can sit, although it cannot accommodate his disconnected head. It is not required to decapitate him to transform him, no matter what head is attached to the neck socket.

: There are reports of his legs not tabbing/pegging in snugly in jet mode. This can be remedied by adjusting the screws in his back (under the wings) on whichever side's leg isn't fitting flush against the main body. Though sturdy, his shoulder pads and back turbines are also prone to popping off.

:Nitro's head is based on concept art, and as a result is modified from the [[KSI Boss]] design (like the rest of his body), rather than using the modified Shockwave head of his finalised on-screen model. Curiously, his [[:File:TLKart-Nitro.jpg|package art]] depicts him with an entirely unmodified KSI Boss head.

:Along with ''Masterpiece'' Bumblebee, Nitro saw re-release in March 2018 in Japan. Nitro was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] and [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]].

:No, he does not come with a gold chain.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:DOTM-Shock TLK-Nitro head comp.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|And I'm a Ghost. Or am I?]]

* Nitro Zeus's model is reused from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[KSI Boss]] robots, with a heavily-modified [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] head switched in. Just look at the head comparison on the right.
* Nitro Zeus is named after {{w|Nitro Zeus|the code-name for a shelved cyberattack plan}} against [[Iran]], which was presumably shortened to just "Nitro" by [[Hasbro]] for [[trademark]] or marketing reasons.
* "Nitro Zeus" is also the name of one of the two bull mastiff puppies Bay adopted during the production of ''The Last Knight'', the other being named "[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]". Amusingly, Nitro is the more shy and reserved of the pair.
* Two versions of film saw release, with altered dialogue for several robots. Nitro Zeus not only had alternate dialogue in his scenes (bar his last line, "You blew your chance to kill Unicron", which was absent in the alternate cut) but was voiced throughout the film by Steven Barr rather than John DiMaggio, leading to a completely different delivery of his lines. A mixture of DiMaggio and Barr's readings was used for the official digital release of the film. The Digital, DVD, and Blu-Ray releases credit both actors, while DiMaggio was the sole actor to provide the dialogue in the home video release.
* Like all toys from ''The Last Knight''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toy line, Voyager Class Nitro was assigned two different working/code names during development, namely the figure-specific "TRA 23" and the character-specific "Gamma Beam Grey", which were used by several online retailers for early placeholder listings. However, the figure was also listed under the name "Bumblebee" (!) by both [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] Spain and [[Toys"R"Us]] UK, causing people to assume a Voyager version of Bumblebee was in the works before a direct connection was drawn between the Hasbro product code number from the aforementioned Amazon Spain listing and the one [[tampograph]]ed onto the leg of a sample of the Nitro figure. Later, the Spanish version of the Hasbro website also listed Nitro as "Voyager Bumblebee", so it would appear the name for those aforementioned listings did indeed originate with Hasbro.
* Speaking of toys, the head-swapping gimmick Nitro and [[Cogman#Deluxe|Cogman]] share is from a scripted but ultimately-unproduced sequence in the movie where Cogman would rip off Nitro's head and commandeer his body, giving Cogman's distinction as a "Headmaster" some relevancy to the story.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nitro Zeus''' (ニトロ・ゼウス ''Nitoro Zeusu''), '''Nitro''' (ニトロ ''Nitoro'')
*''Korean:'' '''Nitro Zeus''' (니트로 제우스 ''Niteulo Jeuseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dànqì Zeus''' (China, 氮气宙斯 ''Dànqì Zhòusī'', "Nitrogen Zeus")

[[Category:The Last Knight Decepticons]]
[[Category:Trackers]]

Seaspray (G1)

2019-07-29T01:31:23Z

Zpierson01: /* Generations */

{{picsneeded|G2 toy, Kreon minifig}}
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{{disambig3|Seaspray}}
:''Seaspray is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1SeasprayColorModel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In the Navy! Come on and join your fellow 'bot!]]
[[Earth]]'s ocean: an immense and drastically variable desert made of water, which hides a menagerie of the largest, the smallest, and the strangest creatures on the planet. Sunk in its dark and trackless depths lie ancient and forgotten relics, mingled with the spoils and remains of Man. This ocean, this vast mystery, is '''Seaspray'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s element, and he loves it dearly.

The oceans of Earth are not alone in his affections. On any planet, at any time, Seaspray is a consummate sailor. Because he is not very comfortable on land, Seaspray does not do well in ground fighting. On the water, however, he has few equals.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese, "The Master Builders") |[[Xia Zhiqing]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish, unknown episodes), [[Isidro Olace]] (Latin American Spanish, unknown episodes), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, ''Thief in the Night''), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Dinobot Island, Part 2'' & ''The Golden Lagoon'')}}
[[File:GoldenLagoon Seaspray vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Seaspray was first seen on Earth fighting pirates with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] when a time warp unleashed a ship full of them on the 20th century. After locating the vessel with his radar, Seaspray helped the other Autobots push the galleon back through the timewarp before it sealed up. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} When the Autobots returned from space after a brief exile, Seaspray helped his comrades overpower the Decepticon forces and free the human slaves who had been pressganged in their absence. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

He was next seen helping [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] on a geological survey near the coast. When [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] staged a surprise attack, Seaspray engaged [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in battle over open waters. Remarkably, the dim-witted Decepticon tried to ''ram'' the Autobot hovercraft and ended up splashing into the briny drink for his troubles. Seaspray got thrown for a loop when Ramjet eventually came back up for air, but still managed to shoot down the [[Conehead]] in the end. [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]'s discovery of a nearby [[electrum]] pool took away any chance of a fair fight, however, and so Seaspray and Perceptor were captured and taken back to the Decepticon undersea base.

[[File:MakeTracks Seaspray communicator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Damn, it got wet and broke again."]]
After the entire Decepticon army coated themselves with electrum, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] forced the two Autobots to fight to the death for the amusement of his troops. They attempted to escape by blowing a hole in the outer hull, but were caught on the way out by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who was returning with a third prisoner, Beachcomber. The Autobot geologist later managed to disable their guards, and they shot their way to freedom through a porthole. Using Seaspray's back-mounted propellers, they sped their way to safety and joined up with the rest of the Autobots at the electrum pool. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

Working with the [[New York City]] police on their Crimebuster program, Seaspray had the unenviable task of patrolling the Hudson River and other waterways. He found nothing useful but sludge and grime. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[File:SeaChange Human Seaspray.jpg|left|thumb|Why <s>would</s> '''wouldn't''' he want to become Fabio?]]
Out waterskiing with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] one afternoon, the two Autobots stopped at dusk and Seaspray engaged in an old Earth superstition, wishing on the first star of the evening. He didn't tell Bumblebee what his wish was for, but moments later, they received a garbled distress signal from a distant planet. After conferring with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], they took Perceptor and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to investigate the signal, only to discover it had been sent by a Decepticon creation known as [[Deceptitran]], requesting aid because his slaves were revolting. The Autobots quickly got involved with the local revolution, and "bubble-head" just as quickly fell head over heels for [[Alana]], one of the human leaders of the rebellion. Thanks to the miraculous [[Well of Transformation]] used by her people, the [[Tlalakan]]s, both Seaspray and Alana were able to experience life in the other's shoes, with him temporarily becoming (mostly) human and her changing into a robot. Deceptitran and his allies were defeated, and Seaspray proved that even a chunky robot with a throat full of mouthwash can find true love. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

In 2006, Seaspray joined [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] on a search for [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s remains, only to find the giant Decepticon city had not been permanently destroyed by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as they had believed. Seaspray picked up a trail, but must have lost it, because it ultimately took Perceptor's separate analysis to locate Trypticon in the Federated Democratic Republic...whatever of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}
{{-}}

====''The Transformers'' public service announcements====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Public service announcement#Transformers public service announcements|Transformers Public service announcement}}}}
====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
Seaspray brought [[Kenji]] to a tropical island so that he could enjoy the end of his summer vacation with his Autobot friends. Unfortunately, the Decepticons had arrived ahead of them, and had begun to ruin the utopia. After Superion arrived to bolster the Autobots' forces, the heroic robots were able to outwit their enemies and drive them away from the island. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
Seaspray accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Whip]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Seaspray attended the unveiling of Wheeljack's latest invention, the [[Transform Super Cog]], in the late 1980s. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

Decades later, Alana's homeworld was struck by a terrible drought and Seaspray went on a journey with his girlfriend to locate the [[Beastformer]]s' Water Gem of Motion and restore the planet. Their search brought them to the [[Legends World]] where they found the gem in the possession of the evil [[Laser Beast]] [[Tigerburn]], so Seaspray used water from the Well of Transformation to turn Alana into her robot mode for the ensuing battle. Fortunately there was no battle at all, as Tigerburn brought his own doom by stealing Seaspray's water gun and using its contents without understanding the consequences, and the couple safely recovered the Water Gem and began planning for a vacation on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 64|Bonus Edition Vol. 64}}

After restoring Tlalak's water supply, Seaspray, Alana and Bumblebee did go to Beast, showing up during a battle between the Beastformers and Laser Beasts. Seaspray used more transformative water to save [[Shuffler]] and [[Toraizer]] from their forced combinations with [[Scopecougar]] and [[Skullgrotes]], though the Water Gem was then stolen from him by Tigerburn. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Seaspray was one of the Autobots stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] who rolled out to aid in the liberation of the [[Large Hadron Collider]]. Like everyone else he was likely exposed to [[forestonite]] gas during the battle with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}

[[File:Powerglidereadytoblastoffrightnow.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]

Seaspray was a member of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor's]] [[Cybertron Seven|resistance cell]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When their untrustworthy scout, [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] went missing, Seaspray and his peers fell in line with [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] plan to find him, overruling Perceptor. After learning Scrounge had been captured by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], Blaster went alone to the [[smelting pool]] to save him, prompting Powerglide to follow and haul him out while Seaspray and the three others distracted the Decepticon guards. Although they were too late to save Scrounge, the cassette he handed Blaster gave Seaspray and the others the first good news they had heard in eons: evidence that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] lived. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} Galvanized by this knowledge, the Autobots planned a daring assault on [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], planning to destroy both his seat of power at Darkmount and the new [[space bridge]] allowing transit to Earth. Darkmount was destroyed, but the Decepticons interrupted Blaster before he could finish setting the charges on the bridge. Instead, Seaspray, Blaster, and the rest of their unit were chased over the other side, and found themselves stuck on planet Earth. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} Though Megatron and his troops spotted the Autobots upon their materialization on Earth, the Decepticons were distracted by a more pressing mission at the time, and left without attacking the new arrivals. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} [[File:Smeltingpoolminivehicles.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Wheels? So on Cybertron, Seaspray was just more accurate to his toy.]] However, the humans belonged to the anti-robot attack team, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. While Seaspray and the other Autobots, unfamiliar with how things worked on Earth, tried to talk to their vehicles, RAAT deployed "electric snow" missiles to disorient them. Seaspray's group was then too dazed to fight back, and were captured with the help of [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} Seaspray and his fellows were disassembled, with their heads getting mounted on the wall of RAAT's headquarters. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid by combining them into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|giant mechanical suit]] to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

[[File:FallenAngel-youSeaspray.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Seaspray's just happy Galvatron knows his name.]]

''Following [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Seaspray and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into [[limbo]]. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance—[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had returned to the present. The crazed future Decepticon casually revealed that he knew Seaspray's name before cleaning his clock, then was forced into retreat by the vagrant [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] troops. {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where they learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Seaspray attended Prime's funeral and assimilated into Earth's depleted Autobot forces, though it was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse. {{storylink|Resurrection!}} ''

After Optimus died ''(for real, this time)'', Seaspray was among several Autobots who watched on as Ratchet futilely tried to repair his body. Once the Autobot leader was declared irreparable, the Autobots held funeral services for their leader ''again'', and launched his remains into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} While the Autobots debated over who would lead them next, the Ark came under attack from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Sonic scrambler mines launched by the behemoth interfered with the Autobots' motor functions, leaving them easy prey. Seaspray and the others would have likely been reduced to scrap if not for the timely intervention of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the Dinobots, who drove off the attacker. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

As [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] took over the Autobots, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander focused Autobot resources on repairing their fallen comrades and prepping the ''Ark'' to become spaceworthy again. The Autobot craft launched into orbit in pursuit of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who had been partaking in overtly mutinous behavior. Though the Autobots managed to capture Blaster's [[Blast Off (G1)|spaceship]], within it they only found a [[Spacehikers|quartet of small human children and a stuffed bear]]. In order to draw out his real target, Grimlock put the humans on trial, a procession which Seaspray attended. He was visibly displeased when Grimlock sentenced the kids to death for aiding Blaster, though thankfully another rebel, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], rescued them as they were cast out into the void of space. While Grimlock chased after Sky Lynx, Blaster met with the rest of the Autobots, who begged him to take up leadership himself. But Blaster was forced to give himself up to secure the children's safety, just as Grimlock had planned out initially. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Blaster wound up fighting Grimlock for leadership of the Autobots on Earth's moon, a duel which Seaspray attended alongside nearly every other Autobot. The proceedings were interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and only by agreeing to a temporary truce did Blaster and Grimlock manage to drive off the attackers, leading the rest of the Autobots side-by-side. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:ManintheMachine-Seaspray.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"All we've got left is THAT jackass."]]

Following the catastrophic [[Underbase Saga]], Seaspray was aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], still functional and helping to move damaged Autobots about. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}} ''He was later off-lined somehow.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}

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===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
After a hard day working to repair the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Seaspray and the other Autobots were relaxing watching [[television]] when a news story came on revealing that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. Seaspray suggested that the Decepticons might be aiming to ransom the captives, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] shot down that idea. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

===Island of Fear===
[[File:Island of Fear Seaspray.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
{{notemultipath}}

Seaspray was sent by Optimus Prime to contact [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] while the later was vacationing on the island of [[Nali]]. He (might have) encountered [[you]] while in the area, and (maybe) battled against [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. The outcome of these events was up to you! {{storylink|Island of Fear}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
{{note|In the first book in this series, Seaspray transforms into a warship, described repeatedly as a destroyer and once as a battleship. This mode has a full arsenal of lasers and missiles, and is large enough to carry at least nine Autobots at once.}}
If Optimus Prime chose [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage's]] plan to capture the four [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Seaspray was stationed in the ocean just offshore from [[Bandit's Bluff]], crewed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. Once Mirage's hologram of Optimus Prime tricked them into charging over the cliff and into the sea, his passengers hauled the unconscious quartet aboard for safe transport back to the Ark.

In a different path, Bumblebee and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] used [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack's]] new [[Star mini-submarine|mini-sub]] to investigate suspicious activity in [[Dolphin's Bay]], requiring Seaspray to later provide aquatic support in four possible subsequent paths. In one, Skids chose to radio him for help when Bumblebee was stuck beneath huge broken columns of coral on the seafloor, which Seaspray carefully cut with his laser from the surface. He then tried to sail his two comrades back to the Ark, only to encounter [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] as he rounded Sea Lion point. He was only able to fire off a single laser blast before a cluster-bomb blew him to smithereens, sinking any chance of the other Autobots learning about Operation Black Coral in time to stop the Decepticons.

Seaspray fared better if he showed up along with Ratchet in response to losing radio contact with the damaged sub, thanks to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy's]] sonic attack. [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] lifted the sunken sub off the ocean floor and onto his deck, where Ratchet was able to repair Skids, who then told them about Operation Black Coral, ensuring an Autobot assault would stop it.

If Skids returned to the Ark without getting the sub trashed, two possible outcomes saw Seaspray participate in a successful attack on the Decepticons' [[Mount Lomas]] base, alongside fellow seafarer [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]. While he didn't do much beyond rendezvousing with Swoop if [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] plan was followed, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger's]] plan saw Topspin take a missile from Skywarp, prompting a barrage of lasers and missiles from an enraged Seaspray. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertSeasprayCybertitesphere.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{note|Seaspray is described as transforming into a “naval efense vessel.” The toy-accurate artwork seems to contradict this however.}}
Seaspray was present at the Autobot city of Metroplex when an Autobot Alert sounded.

He and the other Autobots learned of two Decepticon plots simultaneously occurring. One of which was the theft of a coded message meant for Ultra Magnus's eyes only. If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize theft of the coded message, Seaspray was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Seaspray took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn't decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Seaspray was part of the main group of Autobot forces led by Ultra Magnus towards the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus's troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

In one of the possible plans that Ultra Magnus concocted, Seaspray was elected to search for the cybertite sphere while the ship remained underwater. Despite a hostile encounter with a shark, Seaspray managed to safely retrieve the cybertite sphere, and the Autobots returned to base victoriously before the Decepticons ever arrived on-scene.

If Ultra Magnus decided to have his Autobots hide while the Decepticons raised the ship, Seaspray found himself in a cave with Springer and Topspin. The three Autobots spied Devastator retrieving the sunken ship from the water, and decided that the three of them would snatch the sphere away from the Decepticons.

If Springer, Topspin and Seaspray executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, Topspin and Seaspray headed out to sea, then doubled back in order to distract the Decepticons. With the evil robots preoccupied, Springer snatched the cybertite sphere and headed back to Metroplex. Seeing their ally had succeeded in his part of the plan, Seaspray and Topspin retreated out to sea. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Seaspray was on Cybertron observing the anti-Prime propaganda that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped through the data-net after retrieving the Ark's crew from [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} But Seaspray later joined the Autobots working for [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] in an insurgency group on Cybertron and helped with rising up and overthrowing [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Ark's crew once they had been freed from Shockwave's prisons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Later, he was chosen to travel to Earth aboard the starship ''[[Orion]]'' under [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s command, only for their supply run to cross paths with the super-clone named [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Sunstorm overloaded the ''Orion'' with energy, causing it to crash. The ''Orion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew walked away from their rough landing unharmed however, and Sunstorm left in pursuit of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Seaspray and his team set about repairing their ship, and accomplished the task in a few hours. The Autobots were getting ready for some well-earned rest when Starscream returned, now accompanied by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} The Autobots found themselves forced into a devil's deal with Starscream in order to protect the Decepticon leader from his crazed clone brother. He did lead them to the Earthbound Autobots he had already disposed of, but then Starscream turned on his Autobot handlers, disabling Seaspray and his fellow soldiers before making his getaway. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] quickly got them back online, though, and Seaspray began working on the construction of Autobot City. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|''The Transformers'' #3]]}}

[[File:A Rude Awakening Seaspray.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Before the war, Seaspray lost a propeller and had a new one delivered to him by the courier [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Seaspray was present during the battle for [[Sherma Bridge]] on Cybertron, during which both the Autobot and Decepticon troops stopped fighting to watch the first duel between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}}

Seaspray joined the Autobot forces on Earth at some point after the Decepticon invasion was averted. He arrived alongside [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} He was seemingly captured by [[Skywatch]] at sea at some point. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} After escaping or getting rescued, he lined up with the rest of the Autobot troops when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] came to investigate their situation. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} After the war, he was the production designer for ''[[Starscream: The Movie (film)|Starscream: The Movie]]''. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Seaspray took a bath in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s swimming pool. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
After [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the Autobots formed an alliance, they came under assault from both Decepticobra and a rampaging [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Seaspray was part of a group that went out to retrieve the Joes' [[U.S.7|animals]], already prisoners within Maximus. He, [[Gung-Ho]], and [[Spearhead (G.I. Joe)|Spearhead]] infiltrated the titan together. They completed their mission and Fortress Maximus returned to his senses (he had been mind-controlled) allowing the team to make their way to Maximus's head as he tangled with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. As the two colossi battled, Maximus's head popped off in Trypticon's mouth, transformed into [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], and allowed Seaspray and the others to storm Megatron's throne room housed in the monster's maw. Unfortunately, Megatron was prepared for their arrival and captured them all. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} Seaspray was loaded up on the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and shipped off to the [[Polyhex]] Killway, where he and his fellow prisoners were forced to fight one-another for Megatron's amusement. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} Seaspray was afterwards brought to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and rendered inert in his vehicle mode. In this form, he was used as a prop in an elaborate facsimile of an American suburb carried on Scorponok's back. The Joes imprisoned in "[[Springfield (G.I. Joe)|Springfield]]" alongside him were brainwashed to believe that their fantastic adventures had never happened... until [[Scarlett]] awoke from her hypnotized state and roused the others. They couldn't wake Seaspray and the other Autobots, but made use of them as getaway vehicles to escape from the town. Once outside, Seaspray regained his senses, and transformed to meet Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}} He later participated as Autobots and Joes alike marched towards the final battle with the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} During the fight, Seaspray and the rest of the Autobots were absorbed into Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" [[combiner]] form, but were saved when [[Shipwreck]] crashed the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' into the Decepticon leader. After the war, he took to exploring [[Neptune]] with [[Deep Six]] and [[Wetsuit]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

In order to avoid the obnoxious charisma of [[Lio Convoy]], [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] had [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] write up a subroutine for his audio processors, replacing the Resistance leader's voice with Seaspray's. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Seaspray was one of a number of Autobots commanded by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] who arrived on a battlefield as reinforcements. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

Seaspray and [[Waverider]] were aiding in the evacuation of workers from an off-shore [[oil rig|oil platform]] during a storm. When the Seacons attacked the station in order to steal its [[oil]], the two Autobots were left to face them alone, the storm preventing them from calling for reinforcements. The two Autobot were able to defend the platform until the storm subsided and called for back-up, forcing the Seacons to flee. {{storylink|Deadly Depths}}
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Seaspray.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Seaspray participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character first available as a reward in the "Guess Who?" contest held on the Transformers: Battle Tactics' Facebook page. Then he was available as a reward in the delayed "Sonic Clash" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:SeasprayEarthWars.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Loose Cannons|"Ol' Barnacle Butt"]] remade.]]
In many ways, Seaspray found his spiritual home on planet Earth, or rather, its oceans.

With no comparable medium on Cybertron, he broke new ground, relishing the newfound freedom of movement and sheer expanse of his territory.

Though well equipped for naval combat, Seaspray's hovercraft mode was vulnerable to enemy fire, and one direct hit would send him to the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray bio}}

Seaspray was on a special mission to research pure Amethyst crystals in the deepest oceans of [[Aquatron]], but when [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] accidentally set off the highly volatile crystals, it drew a school of Sharkticons to attack. The horrendous disaster left him traumatized all the way to Earth, and he kept bemoaning for his [[Alana|mermaid]]. [[Melody Keen]] seemed to look an awful lot like her, or maybe Seaspray was just experiencing déjà vu. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray Research}}

*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Unlike the other gunners, Seaspray has a rocket launcher that shoots three missile at a time.
*'''Ability: Whirlwind:''' Summon a devastating tornado that moves to target location dealing damage every second. Stuns and interrupts defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points (was 6) +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:seaspray Seaspray at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Seaspray.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Prompting kids everywhere to gargle when they talk.]]
*'''Seaspray''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-64'''

:Seaspray's [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] figure stands three inches tall and is one of the smaller figures of the line. The figure has a simple color scheme consisting of blue arms and feet, a white chest, and yellow legs as well as head and propeller system. The figure's only real articulation is at the shoulders. Like all the [[Mini Vehicle]]s, Seaspray is available in a variety of pack-in variations. He was available with or without a [[Mini-spy]] figure. The mold has the Takara and/or Hasbro copyright stamp on the bottom of the feet portion. Seaspray converts into a hovercraft with two propellers.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-seaspray/719/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Seaspray at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Seaspray/seaspray.htm More information on Generation 1 Seaspray at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
*'''Seaspray''' (Mini Vehicle, 1993)

:Seaspray's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' release used the same mold as the ''Generation 1'' release, but with the dark blue replaced with a dark blue chrome. It is otherwise identical in mold and color.

:A rare variant exists that may have been a test shot run. These figures were apparently given out internally by Hasbro as [[Christmas]] ornaments, as they have been found bagged with a string attached and a card reading "Transformers Christmas ornament" on one side and "Merry Christmas from the Boys' Toys Marketing" on the other. The same treatment has been seen with a variant ''Generation 2'' [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Seaspray/seaspray.htm More information on Generation 2 Seaspray at TFU.info]''

===Transformers (2010)===
{{note|''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Sea Spray (TF 2010)]] was repurposed as Generation 1 Seaspray in Transformers: Earth Wars, albeit with a G1-inspired head.}}
[[Image:TF2010toy-SeaSpray.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm technically a repurposing! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[Image:AutobotAlliance-SeaSpray.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So when are we going to get Earth Wars [[Breacher (G1)|Breacher]]? ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sea Spray''' (Voyager Class, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Harpoon Launchers", 2 [[missile|"harpoon" projectiles]]

:From the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' line, [[Sea Spray (TF 2010)|Sea Spray]] transforms into a transport hovercraft with rolling wheels underneath. The rear deck (featuring a fold-down ramp) can carry most [[size class|Scout]] class vehicles, though it is intended to be used with [[Breacher (TF 2010)|Breacher]]. The [[size class|Deluxe]] Class [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]] also fits snugly. Sea Spray's turbofans can rotate and tilt at several angles, and feature little fans inside that can spin (only by manual manipulation, as there is no gimmick mechanism linked to them). Sea Spray's harpoon launchers attach on the sides of his air cushion skirt.

:In robot mode, Sea Spray's design resembles that of a scuba diver, with a breather mask and "goggles" on his head, details resembling scuba air tanks (actually part of his vehicle mode air cushion) on his back and fold-out flippers on his feet. His harpoon launchers, using [[5mm post]]s, can be left attached to the underside of his arms as they were in vehicle mode, or placed in his hands. As with other toys in the 2010 line, Sea Spray has [[C joint]]s, and in this case, it's the silver ladder rungs on his shoulders.

:[[TakaraTomy]]'s release of Sea Spray features more vivid colors in an attempt to match [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] Seaspray. Nearly all of the plastic colors on the TakaraTomy Seaspray are different from the Hasbro version, even the white. Of note is the yellow replacing gold, dark gray replacing light gray, and a more saturated blue replacing the muted blue.

: This toy doubles as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Sea Spray (BW)|Sea Spray]]. Sea Spray's mold was also used to make ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Deep Dive]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]/[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Octopunch (SG)|Octopunch]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SeaSpray/seaspray.htm More information on Sea Spray at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Seaspray.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Oh boy. Wonder what happened to ''Kre-O'' Breacher to make ''this'' happen?]]
*'''Autobot Seaspray''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, 2 clip-on rifles, disruptor pistol

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Seaspray is a [[Kreon]] minifigure that can be rebuilt into a hovercraft. Oddly, his chest [[tampograph]] gives him a Decepticon [[insignia]].

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort of identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.

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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Class Castaway
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: "Autobot Seaspray" is a [[Kreon]] with a deco heavily leaning towards the original toy over cartoon styling, up to giving him a visor rather than individual eyes. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body (making him mostly incompatible with older Kreons).

:He was only available in the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" box set of thirty Kreons, a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]]. Leftovers of the set were put up for sale on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Seaspray.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Anyone here order a pizza with Cesium salami & Beryllium balogna on it?]]
*'''Seaspray''' (Legends Class, [[2017]])
**''Accessories'': Blaster/roof

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Seaspray is a new Legends Class mold who transforms from a robot to hovercraft, inspired by his original ''Generation 1'' toy. His stomach, designed after the chubby tum-tum of his original cartoon model, can detach and be carried around if Seaspray wants to shed a few pounds for a date, although it must be momentarily removed to transform him. Rather than a 5mm peg, the accessory connects via a tab in a slot directly on the figure's forearm. As an undocumented feature, the rear end of Seaspray's vehicle mode can open up to comfortably seat a Titan Master. Both his inner forearms have [[Alana]]'s name (though spelled "Alan'''n'''a") engraved in [[Alphabet#Autobot script|Ancient Autobot]].

:Seaspray's propellers and the bottom of his Titan Master cockpit are removable for...reasons. Despite the size of his feet, the position of his legs so far forward on his torso means that he can be quite unstable in robot mode, though one can unfold the hovercraft skirts at his heels to give him more balance.

:Like the rest of his toyline, Seaspray comes with a collector's card, although strangely it features his hovercraft mode, unlike most of the line's cards which showcase the character's robot mode. [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]], his wavemate, also shares this oddity.
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===Legends===
[[File:TF-Legends-Seaspray-and-Lione.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Yvan eht nioj!]]
*'''Seaspray & Lione''' (Two-pack, [[March 24]], [[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG64'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster/roof

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Seaspray is a cartoon-accurate redeco of ''Titans Return'' Legends Class Seaspray. He is also packaged in a two-pack with [[Lione#Legends|Lione]].

:While most of the paint masks are identical from the Hasbro release, ''Legends'' Seaspray omits the toy-accurate detailing on the chest, and the white paint on the feet/front section. The shoulders are also applied with yellow paint.
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===Golden Lagoon===
[[File:TF 35th Golden Lagoon Seaspray.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't gargle on the gold.]]
*'''Beachcomber / Perceptor / Seaspray''' (Three-pack, November 2018)
**''Accessories'': Blaster/roof
:''[[Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Seaspray is a gold and gold chrome redeco of ''Titans Return'' Seaspray in homage of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|episode of the same name]]. Packaged with similar redecos of ''Titans Return'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Perceptor]] and ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Golden Lagoon|Beachcomber]], this set was released exclusively at [[TakaraTomy Mall]] as part of TakaraTomy's celebration of the franchise's 35th anniversary.
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==Notes==
*Seaspray made an appearance in one of five original Generation 1 [[public service announcement]]s, urging nautical children to wear life-preservers. In this PSA, he was voiced by [[Wally Burr]] rather than [[Alan Oppenheimer]], his usual voice actor. Amazingly, though, Burr managed to nail Oppenheimer's distinctive Seaspray voice.
*Speaking of Alan Oppenheimer, the voice he used for Seaspray was virtually the same as what he used for Mer-Man on the original ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' cartoon. According to [[Dan Gilvezan]] in his autobiography "Bumblebee and Me", Oppenheimer would achieve the Seaspray/Mer-Man voice by puffing out his lips and bouncing them up and down with his fingers while speaking. Gilvezan likened it to when an old ''Looney Tunes'' character would go insane and start ''boinging'' their lips. Needless to say, it constantly cracked up everyone in the recording studio.
*A reference to Seaspray is made in the [[Transformers The Game|video game]] based on the [[Michael Bay]] [[Transformers (film)|film]]. Various billboards advertise "Seaspray's Fish 'n' Chips". On the DS Versions, a boat in Tranquility is named U.S.S. ''Seaspray''.
*The 2010 ''Transformers'' Sea Spray toy is a bit of a continuity conundrum. He was apparently [[Authorial intent|intended]] to be ''this'' Seaspray according to [[Hasbro Q&A]] [[Hasbro Q&A/March 2010: Answers|at the time]], but his bio and later fictional appearances suggest otherwise, portraying him alongside live-action film-style characters. In November 2010 however, Hasbro confusingly maintained that he is ''NOT'' a movie-verse character.
*Much later, the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' mobile game based its design for Generation 1 Seaspray on the 2010 toy.
*''[[Transformers Vault]]'' mistakenly spells his name '''Sea Spray'''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Seaspray''' (シースプレー ''Shīsupurē'')
*''French:'' '''Embruns''' (Canada, "Spray")
*''Greek:'' '''Thalassόlykos''' (Θαλασσόλυκος, "Sea Dog")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tajték''' ("Surf")
*''Italian:'' '''Elica'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Làng-huā'''' (Taiwan, 浪花, "Wave-spray")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Gota de agua''' (Portugal comic), '''Oceanojato''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Spasatel'''' (Спасатель, "Life-Saver")

==External links==
*[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Employee/Gen2ChristmasOrnamentSS.html Seaspray Christmas Ornament]

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[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
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[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Battle Master

2019-06-26T15:59:09Z

Zpierson01: /* Generations */

{| style="margin:0 1em; padding:.5em; background:#f7f8ff; border:thin solid #aaa;display:block;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
|''This article is about the 2019 gimmick. For the 1987 gimmick, see [[Targetmaster (technology)]]. For the 2014 franchise, see [[Battle Masters]].''
|}
:''Battle Masters are a cross-factional subgroup from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege (franchise)|War for Cybertron: Siege]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:WarForCybertronSiege-Firedrive-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went."]]

'''Battle Masters''' are small [[Transformer]]s that can [[Targetmaster (technology)|transform into weapons]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Not only can they provide adequate firepower on their own, they can also combine with other C.O.M.B.A.T. weapons to form bigger and badder guns.

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Masters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pteraxadon#Generations|Pteraxadon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Aimless (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dazzlestrike#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smashdown #War for Cybertron: Siege|Smashdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trenchfoot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Trenchfoot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fracas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Schrute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terror-daxtyl#War for Cybertron: Siege|Terror-daxtyl]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Firedrive.jpg|thumb|300px]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*"Battle Masters" are named as such either because [[Hasbro]] has lost the [[trademark]] for "Targetmaster", some have melee alt-modes, or both.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Battle Master''' (バトルマスター ''Batoru Masutā'')

==See also==
*[[Titan Master]]
*[[Prime Master]]

[[Category: Battle Masters| ]]
[[Category: Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category: Gimmicks]]
[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron: Siege]]

Battle Master

2019-06-26T15:58:33Z

Zpierson01: /* Generations */

{| style="margin:0 1em; padding:.5em; background:#f7f8ff; border:thin solid #aaa;display:block;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
|''This article is about the 2019 gimmick. For the 1987 gimmick, see [[Targetmaster (technology)]]. For the 2014 franchise, see [[Battle Masters]].''
|}
:''Battle Masters are a cross-factional subgroup from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege (franchise)|War for Cybertron: Siege]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:WarForCybertronSiege-Firedrive-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went."]]

'''Battle Masters''' are small [[Transformer]]s that can [[Targetmaster (technology)|transform into weapons]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Not only can they provide adequate firepower on their own, they can also combine with other C.O.M.B.A.T. weapons to form bigger and badder guns.

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Masters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pteraxadon#Generations|Pteraxadon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Aimless (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dazzlestrike#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smashdown #War for Cybertron: Siege|Smashdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trenchfoot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Trenchfoot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fracas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Schrute#War for Cybertron: Siege|Schrute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terror-daxtyl#War for Cybertron: Siege|Terror-daxtyl]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Firedrive.jpg|thumb|300px]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*"Battle Masters" are named as such either because [[Hasbro]] has lost the [[trademark]] for "Targetmaster", some have melee alt-modes, or both.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Battle Master''' (バトルマスター ''Batoru Masutā'')

==See also==
*[[Titan Master]]
*[[Prime Master]]

[[Category: Battle Masters| ]]
[[Category: Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category: Gimmicks]]
[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron: Siege]]

Battle Master

2019-06-26T15:57:53Z

Zpierson01: /* Generations */

{| style="margin:0 1em; padding:.5em; background:#f7f8ff; border:thin solid #aaa;display:block;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
|''This article is about the 2019 gimmick. For the 1987 gimmick, see [[Targetmaster (technology)]]. For the 2014 franchise, see [[Battle Masters]].''
|}
:''Battle Masters are a cross-factional subgroup from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege (franchise)|War for Cybertron: Siege]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:WarForCybertronSiege-Firedrive-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went."]]

'''Battle Masters''' are small [[Transformer]]s that can [[Targetmaster (technology)|transform into weapons]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Not only can they provide adequate firepower on their own, they can also combine with other C.O.M.B.A.T. weapons to form bigger and badder guns.

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battle Masters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pteraxadon#Generations|Pteraxadon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Aimless (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dazzlestrike#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smashdown #War for Cybertron: Siege|Smashdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trenchfoot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Trenchfoot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fracas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Schrute (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Schrute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terror-daxtyl (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Terror-daxtyl]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Firedrive.jpg|thumb|300px]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*"Battle Masters" are named as such either because [[Hasbro]] has lost the [[trademark]] for "Targetmaster", some have melee alt-modes, or both.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Battle Master''' (バトルマスター ''Batoru Masutā'')

==See also==
*[[Titan Master]]
*[[Prime Master]]

[[Category: Battle Masters| ]]
[[Category: Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category: Gimmicks]]
[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron: Siege]]

Fan polls

2019-06-13T15:39:49Z

Zpierson01: /* 2019 */

Starting in [[2013]], nearly-annual polls have been run by [[Hasbro]] for the [[fandom]] to decide on future toy production. Thus far 6 sets of polls have been held, and the first two were '''Fan Built Bot''' polls resulting in the creation of a new fan-influenced character and toy.

==2013==
For the first Fan Built Bot, polls were conducted on transformers.com over the course of a week each. The first round was held between [[April 18]]th and [[May 5]]th, and included the following questions:<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll/27089/</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
!Faction!!Alternate mode!!Signature Weapon!!Color Scheme!!Personality
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Autobot]]'''
*[[Decepticon]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Car
*Truck
*Tank
*'''Jet'''
*Spaceship
*Terran Beast (Land)
*Avian Beast (Airborne)
*Helicopter
*Motorcycle
*Construction
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Blaster Cannon
*Flame Thrower
*'''Sword'''
*Mace
*Spear/Harpoon
*Morningstar
*Cybertronian Taser
*Nunchucks
*Crossbow
*Long-Range Blaster
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Red & Black'''
*Green & Gold
*Blue & Silver
*Orange & White
*Purple & Bronze
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Valiant'''
*Sneaky
*Hotshot
*Secretive
*Wildman
*Grumpy
|}

The second round was held between [[May 10]]th and [[May 17]]th, and included four more questions:<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll-second-round/27272/</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Name!!Gender!!Origin!!Specialty
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Autobot Eclipse
*Charon
*Centuritron
*Cashtron
*'''Windblade'''
*Autobot Wraith
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Male
*'''Female'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'''<ref>This aspect of the character notably did not come through in her comic appearances, due to the prior lack of [[female Transformer]]s on Cybertron in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]; instead, [[The Transformers: Windblade|the comic focused on her]] portrayed her as being from the colony [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]].</ref>
*[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]
*[[Altihex]]
*[[Kalis]]
*[[Praxus]]
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Combat Medic
*Bodyguard
*Recon
*'''Telepath'''
*Close Combat Specialist
|}

The result, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], was revealed first in art form at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, with her toy subsequently revealed at [[Toy Fair 2014]]. Windblade obtained a [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|toy]] in the 10th wave of [[Size class|Deluxe Class]] ''[[Transformers: Generations#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' toys; she also starred in a [[The Transformers: Windblade|4-issue miniseries]] from [[IDW Publishing]], which was later revived as an ongoing series.

Due to the character's popularity, a [[Windblade (RID)|different incarnation]] of Windblade is also featured in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon, with [[The Buzz on Windblade|an episode focused on her]].

The names "[[Centuritron#Generations|Centuritron]]", "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]]", and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#TitanForce|Charon]]" were later used for other ''Generations'' toys.

==2015 (1)==
The second set of polls was announced on [[January 15]], 2015, this time to create a whole new Combiner. The polling was done via the ''Transformers'' mobile app. The first set of polls began on [[January 25]]. Each limb was voted on individually. This poll infamously revealed the alternate modes for what would become ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot]] and Legends Class [[Groove (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Groove]] before those figures would be officially unveiled at [[Toy Fair 2015]].
{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
|-
!Faction!!Torso and weapon!!Limbs
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Autobot]]'''
*[[Decepticon]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*Jets
*Truck and car
*'''Fire truck and motorcycle'''
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*Jet/Helicopter
*Truck
*Car
|}
Round 2 began on [[February 11]] and including picking more specific modes for the limbs, two of which had been selected as aerial vehicles, and two as cars.
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Limb #1/#2!!Limb #3/#4!!Origin!!Color scheme
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Bomber
*Recon Plane
*'''Helicopter'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Drag Racer
*'''Sports Car'''
*'''Race Car'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]
*[[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]
*'''[[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Blue/cyan/tan
*Orange/grey/blue
*'''Cyan/red/white'''
|}
A round also took place via the [[Toys"R"Us]] Twitter between [[February 17]] and [[February 28|28]] to select which power the Combiner would have.
{|class="wikitable" width="20%"
|-
!Power
|-
|
*[[Earthquake (event)|Earthquake]]
*'''Gravity control'''
*Teleport
|}
The final round of voting began on [[February 26]]:
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Gender!!Name!!Personality!!Nemesis
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Male
*'''Female'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*'''Victorion'''
*Slammoth
*Quakebreak
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Loyal
*'''Independent'''
*Leader
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]
*'''[[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]]'''
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]
|}
[[Victorion]], the resulting female Combiner, received a toy, then made her fictional debut in IDW Publishing's ''[[An Uneventful Night|Combiner Hunters]]'' comic before joining the main cast of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' ongoing.

The name "Slammoth" was later used for the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising|Big Convoy]] while "Quakebreak" was used for the post-[[Shroud]] version of [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]].

==2015 (2)==
The next fan poll, announced [[November 20]], 2015, regarded who would be the next year's Titan Class figure for ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''.<ref>https://www.allspark.com/2015/11/hasbro-lets-you-decide-the-next-titan-for-2017/</ref> Voting began [[November 24]],<ref>https://www.allspark.com/2015/11/voting-for-the-2017-titan-transformer-is-now-open/</ref> and on [[December 1]], Hasbro announced that [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] won.<ref>https://www.allspark.com/2015/12/trypticon-wins-titans-fan-vote/</ref>
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==2017==
The next set of fan polls was announced on [[December 1]], 2016 for ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'', and it regarded the next [[Matrix of Leadership]] bearer,<ref>https://www.allspark.com/2016/12/power-of-the-primes-fan-vote-announced/</ref> which would reflect across the toyline and accompanying fiction.
{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
|-
!Honor!!Order!!Chaos
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
*'''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'''
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*'''[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]'''
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]
*'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'''
*'''Unknown Evil ([[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]])'''
|}

On [[February 19]], Hasbro announced that Optimus Primal ultimately placed first,<ref>https://www.allspark.com/2017/02/power-of-the-primes-optimus-primal-new-prime/</ref> which led to him receiving [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|a new toy]] in mid-2018 and a prominent role in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' web series.

==2018 (1)==
The next fan poll was for a new rivalry that would earn a pair of new toys in the [[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|first chapter]] of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.
{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
|-
!Saboteur v.s. Scientist!!Brother v.s. Brother!!Mirage v.s. The Mercenary
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] vs [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] vs [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] vs [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'''
|}

[[Hasbro Pulse]] put out a free poll which anybody who signed up could participate in. As stated by Hasbro Pulse, "For the first time fans can vote on a pair of characters who will become part of the Generations lineup as Deluxe Class figures." This indicates higher classes of rivalries will appear in future polls.

On February 27, 2018, Hasbro announced that Mirage vs Impactor had won,<ref>https://www.allspark.com/2018/02/war-for-cybertron-fan-poll-winner-announced/</ref> leading to the duo being scheduled to receive new toys in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' toyline in 2019.

==2018 (2)==
The next poll was announced via Hasbro Pulse and Hasbro's social media accounts on [[December 10]], 2018 to decide a future toy out of two pairs for release in the ''[[Vintage G1]]'' toyline in Spring of 2020.<ref>https://www.allspark.com/2018/12/g1-reissue-vote-announced/</ref><ref>https://www.allspark.com/2018/12/g1-reissue-poll-open-on-instagram/</ref>

{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
|-
!Autobot v.s. Decepticon!!Decepticon v.s. Decepticon
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] vs [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'''
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] vs [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
|}
On [[December 15]], Hasbro announced that Astrotrain won.<ref>https://www.allspark.com/2018/12/astrotrain-wins-g1-reissue-vote/</ref>

==2019==
On [[May 17]], [[2019]], the ''Transformers'' Facebook page held a poll to determine another 2020 release in the ''Vintage G1'' line.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2019/05/hasbro-launches-2020-g1-reissue-poll/ Hasbro Launches 2020 G1 Reissue Poll!]</ref>

{|class="wikitable" width="30%"
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'''
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
|}
The poll was only open for 24 hours, and the following day it was announced that Blaster had won, receiving 56% of the vote.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/05/18/blaster-wins-the-walmart-exclusive-g1-reissue-2020-fan-vote-388380 Blaster Wins The Walmart Exclusive G1 Reissue 2020 Fan Vote]</ref>

On [[June 13]], [[2019]], the same page held a poll to decide which of four secepticons would appear in 2020's [[War for Cybertron]] subline: [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamok]], [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], or [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]].

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=757648 Hasbro press release announcing the first poll]
*[http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=892871 Hasbro press release announcing the second poll]
*[http://pulse.hasbro.com/news/war-cybertron-fan-vote-here Hasbro Pulse announcement/vote on new rivalry]

[[Category:Hasbro]]

Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)

2019-06-06T14:57:08Z

Zpierson01: /* Post-Generation 2 releases */

{{nav-G2}}
Two years after the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toy line]] petered out in the US, [[Hasbro]] revamped the series with 1993's '''''Transformers: Generation 2''''', the first "reboot" of the franchise. With a mix of classic popular characters, vintage toys, all-new [[gimmick]]-laden molds, and bodacious 90s color schemes, Hasbro hoped to recapture some of the financial success that had been lost with age and competition.

''Generation 2'' saw more-or-less simultaneous release in the US and European markets, but Japan would not start the line (or even have any ''Transformers'' product at all on shelves, for that matter) until 1995.

Unfortunately, the revamping failed to give the franchise the jumpstart it needed, despite having created several benchmarks that ''Transformers'' lines still follow to this day. In a desperate bid to save ''Transformers'' from ending for good, Hasbro chose to end the line in its third year, and [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|go in a completely new direction]]...

{{TOCclear}}

==Overview==
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Optimus Prime's first G2 toy, essentially a re-release of the original toy but with a new [[soundbox]] and weapons.]]
Initially, the line heavily featured re-releases of several [[The Transformers (toyline)|"Generation 1" toys]] (as the pre-''Generation 2'' series quickly became known to the [[fandom]]), with tweaked decos and new accessories, alongside several molds that had been recently released as part of the European-market line. But after that initial year, all-new product quickly outnumbered reworked old product, and the line pushed its design and engineering to levels far beyond the original series.

''Generation 2'' also sought to follow changing trends in the toy market in a broader sense. It put a much larger focus on keeping "main" characters (particularly [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]) readily available on shelves with a variety of toys at different price points, as most of the successful competing toy lines of the '90s were focused on a core cast of characters, rather than the massive ever-changing casts of the '80s.

Unfortunately, the series debuted to lackluster sales, despite featuring many fan-favorite toys that hadn't been available for years. Some fans blamed [[Neon|color selections]], but it seems ''far'' more likely that it was simply a case of bad timing combined with too much product "your older brother has in the attic". Even the later new molds didn't help much, nor the little changes made as the line went on, such as removing [[insignia|faction symbols]] from the toys (supposedly kids didn't quite "get" them at the time, possibly due to the mix of symbols in the early line), or packaging frippery like the "[[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]]"s that came with larger later toys.

[[File:G2toy laser optimus prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Laser Rod Optimus Prime, the last Optimus toy of the line, all-new with a metric truckload of gimmicks.]]
Kids simply weren't into robots that turned into "real" vehicles at the time, it seems, and the "older nostalgic" market (which can rarely sustain a [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|major toy brand]] at nationwide retail even today) was downright microscopic at the time. Being up against the then-new ''[[Saban Entertainment|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', the still-popular ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (whose overall garish color schemes give lie to the idea that colors are what sank ''Generation 2''), and the ever-growing popularity of home video game consoles that sucked kids away from ''all'' toys added to the line's woes. The lack of a proper, network-backed "advertainment" cartoon was also a factor, as the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|repackaged '80s-series episodes branded as "''Generation 2"]] didn't advertise the majority of the actual toyline, and was stuck in syndication hell to boot where ''Power Rangers'' and ''Ninja Turtles'' got steady network play. Ironic, given a strong advertising cartoon was a major contributor to the success of the original ''Transformers'' series over its [[GoBots|biggest competitor]].

''Generation 2'' was ended after about two and a half years, with several new products trapped in development limbo. A handful saw release Europe, Australia, and New Zealand (namely the [[Power Master]]s), but most of those canceled new molds stayed unreleased for years.

As Hasbro had recently acquired former competitor [[Kenner]], and the ''Transformers'' franchise was facing extinction, the decision was made to shift the boys'-toy production to Kenner and take ''Transformers'' in a wildly different direction to hopefully revitalize the seemingly-tired concept... ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.
{{--}}

==Hasbro US line==
===1993===
The line started off fairly modest, at least by production standards. A mix of classic products in new decos, sometimes with new accessories, and all-new new molds that had seen developed for release the same year as part of the European "Generation 1" line (which had not actually ended yet), with a large completely new mold in the form of huge tank Megatron. This series started using [[light-piping]] for the robot eyes, a minor gimmick that would become a standard in ''Transformers'' toys for a good two decades following.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Generation 2|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Hubcap (G1)#Generation 2|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Seaspray (G1)#Generation 2|Seaspray]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Axelerator|Small Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Rapido#Toys|Rapido]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Skram (G2)#Toys|Skram]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Turbofire#Toys|Turbofire]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Windbreaker#Toys|Windbreaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Skyscorcher|Small Jets]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Afterburner (G2)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Eagle Eye (G2)#Toys|Eagle Eye]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Terradive (G2)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Windrazor (G2)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Generation 2|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Hook (G1)#Generation 2|Hook]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Long Haul (G1)#Generation 2|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Mixmaster (G1)#Generation 2|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Scavenger (G1)#Generation 2|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Scrapper (G1)#Generation 2|Scrapper]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G2 Gobots toy.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Color Changer Gobots]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Color Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Deluge (G2)#Toys|Deluge]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Drench (G2)#Toys|Drench]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Gobots#Toys|Gobots]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Jetstorm (G2)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars|Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Slag (G1)#Generation 2|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes|Jets]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Watches'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Autobot (G2)#Toys|Autobot]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Merchandise|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Scorpia (G2)#Toys|Scorpia]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Superion (G1)#Watch|Superion]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Watch|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

===1994===
Come the line's second year, designs were getting more ambitious. While redecoes of "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" style combiners filled out the lower price-point ranks, completely new molds were being worked on with extensive [[gimmick]]s.

Two nigh-line-wide changes to how the toys were being produced were made this year, both of which would become standards in ''Transformers'' from here on out: enhanced robot mode [[articulation]], and the move away from customer-applied [[sticker]]s in favor of factory-applied [[tampograph]]s. Even the re-used "Generation 1" molds for this year lost their sticker sheets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Air Raid (G1)#Generation 2|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Fireflight (G1)#Generation 2|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Generation 2|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generation 2|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Slingshot (G1)#Generation 2|Slingshot]]}}
</ul class="iconlist">
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Blast Off (G1)#Generation 2|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Brawl (G1)#Generation 2|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Onslaught (G1)#Generation 2|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Swindle (G1)#Generation 2|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Vortex (G1)#Generation 2|Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Rotor Force]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Toys|Leadfoot]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Manta Ray (G2)#Toys|Manta Ray]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Powerdive#Toys|Powerdive]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Ransack (G2)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Laser Rod]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Electro#Toys|Electro]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Jolt (G2)#Toys|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Sizzle (G2)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Volt#Toys|Volt]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:G2 Jolt toy.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Laser Rod Jolt]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]] with [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1994]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Breakdown (G1)#Generation 2|Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]''' (''canceled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#Generation 2|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|Drag Strip]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Motormaster (G1)#Generation 2|Motormaster]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Wildrider (G1)#Generation 2|Wildrider]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]''' (''canceled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Blades (G1)#Generation 2|Blades]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[First Aid (G1)#Generation 2|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Groove (G1)#Generation 2|Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Generation 2|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Streetwise (G1)#Generation 2|Streetwise]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

===1995===
For the 1995 releases, Hasbro quietly dropped the ''Generation 2'' moniker from the toys' packaging. Gone were '80s-toy redecoes, everything this year was a brand-new mold... or a redeco of a brand-new mold introduced this year. In fact, 1995 was the first year that ''Transformers'' really got into extensive same-line redecos as a budgetary procedure, as well as using "major" character names on toys of dubious resemblance to their namesakes in order to retain [[Trademark]] on them. The enhanced articulation of the prior year's Laser Rods got refined further with the Cyberjets' extensive use of [[ball joint]]s, which would become ''the'' standard for ''Transformers'' toys up to the present day.

Unfortunately, this was also the final year of ''Generation 2'', and a great many items advertised in toy catalogs ended up unreleased. Some in-package samples have made it out. Despite most of this unreleased product being redecoes of existing molds, their scarcity means that all of them still demand big bucks on the secondary market, ''especially'' the few new molds.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Blowout#Toys|Blowout]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Double Clutch (G2)#Toys|Double Clutch]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[High Beam#Toys|High Beam]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Go-Bots wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Go-Bots wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Go-Bots Wave 4''' (''canceled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Hound (G1)/toys#G2Gobot|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Rumble (G1)#Generation 2|Rumble]]}}
*"[[Daytonus#Toys|GTP Racer]]"
*"[[Prowl (RID)#Prowl2|911 Police Car]]"
*"[[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Black Viper]]"
*Unidentified purple car
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:HooliganG2-toy.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Cyberjet Hooligan]][[File:G2toy ATB megs and screamer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|ATB Megatron and Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cyberjet]]s wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cyberjets wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2|Strafe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Laser Cycle]]s wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Road Pig (G2)#Toys|Road Pig]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Road Rocket (G2)#Toys|Road Rocket]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Laser Cycles wave 2''' (''canceled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Auto Roller]]s wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Dirtbag#Toys|Dirtbag]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Roadblock (G2)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Auto Rollers wave 2''' (''canceled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2General|General Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sgt. Hound]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Auto Rollers wave 3''' (''canceled'')
*[[Autolauncher#Toys|Unknown APC]]
*[[Autojetter#Toys|Unknown jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron]] with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] (limited release)<ref group="A" name="atb">ATB Megatron with Starscream '''was''' released at retail, but only to test markets in Ohio in '''very''' limited quantities. The toy was never available as a wide release, so it's effectively as rare as the unreleased stuff.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1995]] exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Watches'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Blast Off (G1)#Generation 2 2|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Generation 2|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hero (G2)|Combat Heroes]]''' (''canceled'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Combat Hero Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other canceled stuff'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]] and the [[Go-Bots Racing Rig]]}}
</ul>
|}
<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="A" />
{{--}}

==Hasbro European line==
The whole European ''Generation 2'' situation is a little weird.

[[The Transformers (European toyline)|''Transformers'']] didn't end in most European markets when the US line did, with roughly two years of product released after the franchise (temporarily) closed shop in the US. The normal, un-sublined ''Transformers'' series continued in 1993, but shared many new molds with the 1993 US ''Generation 2'' line (albeit in different colors, sometimes as different characters), as well as the new "G2" Autobot and Decepticon faction symbols. ''Technically'', these releases are still "Generation 1".

In 1994, Hasbro UK and Hasbro International followed Hasbro US's lead and changed the branding to the new ''Generation 2'' name, and re-released much of the 1993 product as well as "new" items from the US line. This, mixed with the slow spread of information online at the time, has led many fans to overall consider ''all'' of the new-sigil 1993 product to be "Generation 2".

Which is fair enough, but this list will ''only'' contain the product released under the actual ''Generation 2'' banner.

Most toys were available in two different [[multilingual packaging]] [[variant]]s: English/Spanish/Portuguese and French/Dutch/German. In addition, [[GiG]] distributed figures in Italian-only packaging.

===1994===
The overwhelming bulk of this year's product was made up of repackaged re-releases of 1993 product from both the European and American toylines, the latter being "new" to most European markets, and newly-developed toys released concurrently with the American market.

This year's releases started the trend of the European toys having extremely condensed on-package [[bio]]s, as some specs only had the figure's name, function, and motto. Many quotes were changed from their previous releases as well.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sparkabot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Fizzle#Generation 2|Blaze]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Flamefeather (G1)#Generation 2|Flamefeather]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sizzle (G1)#Generation 2|Sizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Sparkstalker#Generation 2|Sparkstalker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Axelerator]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Turbofire#Toys|Hotrider]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Rapido#Toys|Rapido]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Skram (G2)#Toys|Skram]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Windbreaker#Toys|Zap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Skyscorcher]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Eagle Eye (G2)#Toys|Hawk]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Afterburner (G2)#Toys|Snipe]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Terradive (G2)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Windrazor (G2)#Toys|Tornado]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Rotor Force|Rotorbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Powerdive#Toys|Blade]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Ransack (G2)#Toys|Blitz]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Toys|Hot Foot]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Manta Ray (G2)#Toys|Piranha]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Blaze-toy.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Sparkabot Blaze]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aquaspeeder]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Aquafend#Toys|Aquafend]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Deluge (G1)#Toys|Deluge]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Jetstorm (G1)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Speedstream#Toys|Speedstream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Aquablast#Toys|Aquablast]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Drench (G1)#Toys|Drench]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Hydradread#Toys|Hydradread]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Rage (G1)#Toys|Rage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lightformer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Deftwing#Toys|Deftwing]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys|Ironfist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Trakkon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Calcar#Toys|Calcar]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Fearswoop (G1)#Toys|Fearswoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Laser Rod|Illuminators]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Electro#Toys|Electro]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Sizzle (G2)#Toys|Fireball]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Jolt (G2)#Toys|Hotrod]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Volt#Toys|Volt]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars|Heroics]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Inferno (G1)#Generation 2|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes|Skyraiders]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Ramjet (G1)#Generation 2|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]] (blue deco only)}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Slag (G1)#Generation 2|Slag]] (green deco only)}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]] (red deco only)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G2-toy Hydradread.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Stormtrooper Hydradread]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Archforce#Toys|Archforce]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sureshot (G2)#Toys|Sureshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Obliterator]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Clench (G1)#Toys|Colossus]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Pyro (G1)#Toys|Spark]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leaders'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Stealth Assault]] with "[[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|robot/jet fighter]]"}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===1995===
Come the line's second year, it fell pretty much into line with the US series, with only a single "exclusive" sub-group, the Powermasters. However, they wey were not ''truly'' exclusive to Europe, as they were ''also'' available in Australia and New Zealand in the same English-only packaging that would have been used in the United States had the line not been canceled, lacking the "Generation 2" moniker and rendering "Power Masters" as two words instead of one like in Europe.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Go-Bot (G2)|Gobots]] Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Blowout#Toys|Blowout]]<ref group="B" name="eurogbcj">Apparently, the decision to market the wave 2 Go-Bot and Cyberjet redecos as separate characters was a last-minute change of plans that was only put into use in America and Japan; in Europe, Hasbro supposedly stuck to the original idea for those assortments (here named "Gobots" and "Mini-Jets", respectively), with the redecos being sold as [[variant#Running changes|running change color variants]] of their wave 1 mold-mates instead, in unchanged packaging featuring [[package art]] in the original deco and the original character's name: Megatron and Optimus Prime, slight color variants of Blowout and Firecracker with solid instead of clear plastic parts, were still marketed as "Blowout" and "Firecracker"; "Hooligan" was also available in Jetfire's colors, "Skyjack" in Air Raid's, and "Space Case" in Strafe's. This practice is only confirmed for the versions available in [[multilingual packaging|multilingual]] French/Dutch/German packaging; thus far, no specimens in English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging or in Italian [[GiG]] packaging have surfaced. The subsequent, completely redecoed Go-Bots wave was marketed as the same characters as their United States counterparts, however.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Double Clutch (G2)#Toys|Double Clutch]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]]<ref group="B" name="eurogbcj"/>}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[High Beam#Toys|High Beam]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gobots Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Frenzy (G1)#Generation 2|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Mirage (G1)#Generation 2|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cyberjet|Mini-Jets]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]]<ref group="B" name="eurogbcj"/>}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]]<ref group="B" name="eurogbcj"/>}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]]<ref group="B" name="eurogbcj"/>}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Power Master|Powermasters]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Bulletbike (G2)#Toys|Bulletbike]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#PowerMaster|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Meanstreak#Toys|Meanstreak]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Staxx#Toys|Staxx]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G2-toy Meanstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Powermaster Meanstreak]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Laser Cycle|Lasercycles]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Road Pig (G2)#Toys|Road Pig]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Road Rocket (G2)#Toys|Road Rocket]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Auto Roller]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Dirtbag#Toys|Dirtbag]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Roadblock (G2)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{--}}
<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="B" />

==Takara ''G-2'' line==
[[File:G2_Japanese_Logo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
'''''Transformers: G-2''''' was [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s first foray back into Transformers after ending the line in [[1992]] with ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]''. Available for only the latter half of [[1995]], ''G-2'' did not include any of the Generation 1 molds (including the later European ones) which were in the American and European lines, only the more poseable toys newly created for the line. Each release came with a [[Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|pack-in comic]].

Virtually none of the toys in ''G-2'' have significant differences from the Hasbro releases outside of packaging. Only the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s have deco changes. The [[Cyberjet]]s each came with an extra [[sticker]] sheet to customize the toys, but are otherwise identical. While prototypes for "enhanced" Cyberjets with add-on armor have since surfaced, they never made it beyond prototype.

''G-2'' was not a major financial success for Takara. As a result, the planned spin-off ''[[Block Town]]'' was canceled, and there was another short ''Transformers'' drought in Japan until the introduction of ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars]]'' in [[1997]].
{{-}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cyberjet]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Aero Raid#Toys|Aero Raid]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Jetfire (G1)#Generation 2|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Strafe (G2)#Toys|Strafe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Laser Cycle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Road Pig (G2)#Toys|Road Big]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Road Rocket (G2)#Toys|Road Rocket]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Laser Rod]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Volt#Toys|Autovolt]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Electro#Toys|Effectro]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Sizzle (G2)#Toys|Firebot]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Jolt (G2)#Toys|Hot Row]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AeroRaid-stickers.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Aero Raid's extra stickers]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Convoy]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Aerial Bombing Officer'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]] & [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Supreme Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Battle Convoy]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

==Massive amounts of concept stuff==
[[File:G2SludgeBoxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I got my spine, I got my Orange Sludge.]]
[[File:UnmadeVideoCameraMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Camcorder Megatron?]]

In the years since ''Generation 2'' ended, numerous ultimately-unused concepts have come to light, showing what might have been were more molds available, were budgets bigger, ''et cetera''. These range from redecoes of old toys to all-new mold prototypes, and a few real oddities.

;Redecoes
*Orange [[:File:G2SludgeBoxart.jpg|Sludge]], bright green [[:File:G2SwoopArtwork.jpg|Swoop]], and a delightfully tiger-striped version of [[:File:G2GrimlockArtwork.jpg|Grimlock]].
*"[[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]]", a desert-themed redeco of Ramjet.
*"Black death Starscream" [[:File:G2BlackDeathStarscreamMockup.jpg|art mockups]] and [[:File:G2BlackDeathStarscreamProductionColor.jpg|production color sample]].
*Hand-painted samples of a jungle-themed [[:File:G2SSJungleprotojet.jpg|Starscream]] and a blue sky-themed [[:File:WhizBangNavyRamjetRedeco.jpg|Ramjet]], both of whom could be new characters for all we know.
*A green and purple [[:File:G2MirageVaultArt.jpg|Mirage]] and a yellow and turquoise [[:File:UnmadeG2SideswipeMockup.jpg|Sideswipe]].
*Recolored card art of [[Power Master]] [[Ironhide (G1)#PowerMaster|Ironhide]], in yellow and blue, attached to packaging mock-ups bearing the names "Belzone", "Light Speed", and "[[Pothole]]".

;Toy prototypes
*A resin prototype of a [[Unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer|transforming six-wheeled APC]] capable of carrying a [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] figure.
*A [[customizing|kitbashed/hand-painted]] mock-up of the large [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron tank mold]] as a video camcorder.
*Takara had prototypes of the Cyberjet molds with add-on armor pieces on display at a toy convention, but those clearly never happened.

;???
*The [[Solarbot]], an item mentioned on some late-series card samples but otherwise we know literally nothing about what it was supposed to be.
{{--}}

==Post-''Generation 2'' releases==
As time has passed and fandom attitudes have changed, the once-often-poo-pooed ''Generation 2'' line has become a go-to source for a more quirky nostalgia-grab, particularly as a source for [[redeco]] color schemes for modern toys, though some do end up as new-character [[homage]]s.

;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Space_Case (G2)#Universe (2003)|Space Case]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|"Aerial Rivals" ([[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]])}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Inferno (G1)#Universe (2008)|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Skyjack (G2)#Universe (2008)|Skyfall]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations| Generations]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Powerdive#Generations|Powerdive]]}}
{{Bp-a2|"Ultimate Gift Set" ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-Generation-2-Superion.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|''Combiner Wars'' shared-exclusive Superion.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] / [[BigBadToyStore]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Bruticus]] ([[Blast Off (G1)#FOCgiftset|Blast Off]], [[Brawl (G1)#G22012|Brawl]], [[Onslaught (G1)#G2BoxSet|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)#Amazon|Swindle]], [[Vortex (G1)#FOCgiftset|Vortex]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|Autobot Assault [[Devastator (G1)/toys#OrangeDevastator|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#YellowDevastator|Constructicon Devastator]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''''' (exclusives)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Bruticus (G1)#CombinerWarsG2|Bruticus]] ([[Blast Off (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Blast Off]], [[Brawl (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Brawl]], [[Onslaught (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Swindle]], [[Vortex (G1)#GenerationsG2|Vortex]])}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Menasor (G1)#GenerationsG2|Menasor]] ([[Blackjack#GenerationsG2|Blackjack]], [[Wildrider (G1)#GenerationsG2|Brake-Neck]], [[Breakdown (G1)#GenerationsG2|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#GenerationsG2|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#GenerationsG2|Dragstrip]], [[Motormaster (G1)#GenerationsG2|Motormaster]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] ([[Air Raid (G1)#GenerationsG2|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#GenerationsG2|Firefly]], [[Powerglide (G1)#GenerationsG2|Powerglide]], [[Slingshot (G1)#GenerationsG2|Quickslinger]], [[Silverbolt (G1)#GenerationsG2|Silverbolt]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#GenerationsG2|Skydive]])}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Diac#Generations|Diac]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a2|"Chaos on Velocitron" [[Refractor#Generations|Refractor]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ChaosOnVelocitron|Laser Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#GS01|Combat Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

;Hasbro via [[Fun Publications]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2010]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2d2|"Generation 2: Redux" ([[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|Breakdown]], [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]], [[Pyro_(G1)#Timelines|Autobot Spark]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetstar]])}}
{{Bp-a2d2|[[Rapido#Timelines|Rapido]] & [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]] 2-pack}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|"Club Crossover Exclusive" ([[Megatron (G1)/toys#ClubCrossover|Megatron]])}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Fisitron (Timelines)#Toys|Fisitron]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Nightracer (G2)#Timelines|Nightracer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ramjet]]}}
*[[Solarbot#Shattered Glass|Solarbot]]
{{Bp-d2|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Timelines|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2013]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Electro#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TL-toy Rapido.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|BotCon 2010 Rapido]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2014]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Kreon]] [[Breakdown (G1)#Kre-OG2|Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2015]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2016]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Transformers Figure Subscription Service 5.0]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DoublePretender|Double Pretender Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Timelines|Double Pretender Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

;TakaraTomy
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[e-HOBBY]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]]}}
*[[Solarbot#Shattered Glass|Solarbot]]
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Hybrid Style]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THS02B|Convoy Black Version]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Dreadwing (G2)#TokyoToyShow|Dreadwing]] & [[Smokescreen (G2)#TokyoToyShow|Smokescreen]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers United]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedG2|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#UnitedTank|Tank Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Masterpiece-MP12G-G2Lambor.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|''Masterpiece'' G2 Lambor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#ChronicleEZHero|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers United|United EX]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Roadblock_(G2)#United_EX_2|Dozermaster]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Manta Ray (G2)#United EX 2|Marinemaster]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Rapido#United EX 2|Racemaster]] Prime Mode}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#G2Masterpiece|Bumble G-2 Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2Masterpiece|Lambor G-2 Ver.]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#LG63|G2 Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*A ''Generation 2'' exists within the fictional [[Unicron Trilogy]] universe, as a ''toyline''! According to the online [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] bio for the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] Decepticon, [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]], he is an avid toy collector whose prize pieces are [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor]]. However, it is not specified whether or not these items are actually ''Transformers'' toys like their real world counterparts.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Generation 2 (toyline)}}
[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:Generation 2| Generation 2 (toyline)]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Quake (G1)

2019-05-30T17:46:04Z

Zpierson01: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2|vehicon|ultracon}}
{{disambig3|Quake}}
:''Quake is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Quake cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is killed a lot, but never dies.]]
'''Quake''' is a berserker. When he enters a battlefield, he will not rest until anything and everything within sight is in smoldering ruins, including his own comrades. It will often take cries of protest from fellow Decepticons to "point the ''other'' way, you idiot!" to remind him to pick his targets more selectively. This, he claims, is just part of one of his unconventional "battle techniques."

Quake can become so caught up in the battle frenzy that his systems can overheat and shut him down. His endurance is second-to-none, however, and he has pulled through even the most seemingly final of defeats.

His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners are [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]], and his [[Titan Master]] partner is [[Chasm]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:UK213 Quake Grinning.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|This is easily the most awesome he's ever looked.]]
''Quake was one of the [[Triumvirate]]'s gladiators on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and took a full [[fusion cannon]] blast from [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] before the latter had the Triumvirate killed and assumed control of their territory.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''He briefly went to [[Earth]], where a fight between him and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] badly injured a [[human]].'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

[[File:Crankcase battletrap quake the void.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|Quake, with fear.]]
''He was later sent by the [[Decepticon High Council]] to Earth alongside [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Windsweeper]] and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] to bring back [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] after his failed bid for 'Con leadership. Thunderwing was unwilling to return, though, and when he punched out Ruckus, Quake made the mistake of shooting at him, for which he was grabbed by the barrel and used as a club to beat up the others.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Afterwards, Thunderwing had his new team make a suicide attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but thankfully Ruckus convinced him that a good leader knows when to retreat.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

On Cybertron, Quake became part of the Transformer race's united defense against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos-Bringer arrived, Quake attacked Unicron's foot alongside the Autobots Joyride and [[Waverider]]. Their combined firepower was enough to make Unicron go "Ouch", but a devastating optic beam scattered the attackers. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Despite the blast, Quake survived Unicron's assault and was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] expired after the war was over. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He also attended the summit meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons, as the two factions tried to maintain peace. Like many Decepticons, though, Quake had trouble with the concept. Getting along with Autobots like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] was tough enough, but he also treated their human "[[Neo-Knights|comrades]]" like so much luggage (though, to be fair, they ''were'' boxed up in a crate). {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Few Decepticons had to have been happier than Quake when their new leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ended the alliance, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron while the Decepticons went marauding on the planet [[Klo]]. Quake relished in the devastation the Decepticons caused on that world. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots eventually arrived, they were ambushed and beaten almost to the last man. Quake joined a 'Con patrol hunting down the last five Autobots left alive, during which time he blasted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] from behind. As he was not seen afterwards (yet Blaster ''was''—nice shot there, Quake), he probably didn't fare too well against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other ambushed Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
{{-}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
Following a botched sting operation, [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] went on the run from his fellow Autobots, frightened over the consequences in store for him for his failure. Seeing an opportunity to turn one of Optimus's soldiers to his side, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Quake accompany him in tracking down the wayward Autobot. They trailed Backstreet to an abandoned amusement park, where Megatron instructed his soldiers to wait at a distance while he made his recruitment pitch. Listening in, Quake became so engrossed that he failed to notice Optimus Prime barreling towards him. He wound up getting knocked aside by the Autobot leader, who proceeded to rescue his soldier and return him home. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Quake was present when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

The characteristics of Quake and the other "Small Targetmaster Decepticons" were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====Another Time & Place====
Quake was among the Decepticon warriors who attacked [[Hydrus Four]] with Bludgeon, assuming control of the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] production facility in the hopes of reviving Megatron. They captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] easily enough, but a full Autobot task force soon followed, and the Decepticons were overwhelmed and defeated. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

{{note|There is a scene in the text where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] supposedly blasts [[Battletrap]] in his tank mode. Battletrap doesn't have a tank mode, and for once Quake isn't blown up anywhere else in the story, so odds are it was meant to be him.}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Quakeg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"No, no, hit the ones with the red faces painted on them! The purple faces are your friends!"]]
Miraculously alive and well, Quake was serving on the bridge of the new [[Warworld]] Bludgeon had constructed for raiding other ships in space and stocking up on resources. {{storylink|Primal Fear!|Old Evils}} He was also part of the raiding party which landed on Earth, and enjoyed spreading chaos and destruction among the humans. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Tales of Earth Part One}} Like most of Bludgeon's Decepticons, however, he was quickly cowed when Megatron returned and killed Bludgeon, forcing the Decepticons back under his command. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

During a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] attack on the Warworld, Quake was destroyed. Again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
{{-}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Quakevehicon.jpg|thumb|Rule 193 of villainy: Don't taunt the tiny kitty.]]
With the emergence of the [[Wrecker]]s, [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more [[Vehicon general|generals]] to counter the insurgents. He picked the sparks of Quake and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them [[Blastcharge's drones|experimental]] [[Quake's drones|drones]] to command.

Quake and Blastcharge followed [[Primal Prime]]'s group to the lair of the recluse spider [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but got there too late to catch up with the main force. Blastcharge shot [[Fractyl]], who had stayed behind to talk to Arcee. Quake rumbled that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] was only worth five points for being "a half-pint loser" rather than the ten Blastcharge claimed, leaving two drones to clean up the mess as they went to hunt down the other Wreckers.

The two arrived at the Wreckers' destination, a shuttle hangar, right in the middle of a battle between the small force and a horde of drones led by [[Spy Streak]]. Quake was not impressed with many of the Maximals' small size, and chose to taunt the relatively tiny [[Tigatron]]. This was a mistake. Tigatron opened his chest, and with the awesome elemental powers of the [[Vok]], Quake was destroyed. (Anybody else sensing a trend here?) {{storylink|Departure}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath1 Prowl charge.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|The ensuing battle would be a lot easier if Quake had a [[rail gun]].]]
In the early days of Optimus Prime's reign as Prime, Quake participated in the Decepticon assault on the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Quake became a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s faction of [[Ultracon]]s during the Dark Ages. He was present at the near-signing of the tri-faction peace treaty, and engaged the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] in battle alongside many other Autobots and Decepticons after the bombing. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}
{{-}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}}
[[File:AllHisEngines Quakedies.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Quake died. Must be a Tuesday.]]
Quake served with [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'s ground troops on board the Decepticon starship ''[[Thanatos]]'', under the overall command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. They joined the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s in confronting [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

After the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], what remained of the Decepticon hierarchy retreated to a burnt-out husk of a planet. Quake and Razorclaw were among the nearly 100 Decepticons present, possibly having arrived with the rest of the crew of the ''Thanatos''. As the mood in the camp descended into cannibalistic survivalism, Quake turned against the Decepticon leaders and attempted to assassinate [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. His efforts failed thanks to the "[[cerebro-shell]]" unit [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] constructed; Starscream shouted at him to die, and he did. {{storylink|All His Engines}}
{{-}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
A veteran of the war of the [[Threefold Spark]], Quake received post-war counselling from [[Froid]] only for the psychologist's therapies to have no effect on the veteran, becoming one of his "four substantial failures." Quake eventually reemerged as part of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s personal guard to the shock and horror of his former doctor and the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}
{{--}}
When [[Rubble]] found Quake murdering the [[Voin]] suspected of witnessing [[Brainstorm_(G1)|Brainstorm's]] murder, Quake assumed Rubble was a spy, cornering and killing him.{{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Quake was in command of the second Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He pursued the invasor in tank mode launching several bombs against his target, but foolishly ran over his own bombs and ended blowing himself up. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Quake.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ready to shake, rattle and—oh wait, never mind.]]
*'''Quake''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': "Tiptop" & "Heater" Targetmaster guns, cannon
:Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a [[plasma cannon]]. Unlike the other "double" [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, Quake has a third non-Nebulan weapon; his removable turret cannon, which can be replaced in vehicle mode by any smaller Targetmaster partner, or be held in robot mode.

:He comes with the Nebulan Targetmasters [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Quake at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Generations===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Quake.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A G1 robot mode but a Beast Machines tank mode.]]
*'''Chasm & Decepticon Quake''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
**''Accessories'': "[[Chasm]]" Titan Master, rifle, tank turret
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Decepticon Quake" is a [[redeco]] of [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|Hardhead]], transforming into a futuristic tank of made-up model. Although Quake's tank treads are merely molded detail, he possesses a set of hidden wheels underneath the front of his vehicle mode and in his rear tank treads that allow him to roll. His non-firing turret can be opened to reveal a seat that allows any [[Titan Master]] figure to man it in both modes, and his rifle can plug into the top of his larger gun. He sports four pegs on his treads that allow any Titan Master figure to attach to his vehicle mode. The rifle can also be mounted on one of these pegs. In robot mode, he can either use his larger gun on his shoulder (as shown in the picture) or carry it in his hand, though due to its size it can make the figure somewhat unstable.

:Quake comes with his Titan Master partner Chasm, who fits into his vehicle mode cockpit and transforms into his robot mode head. As with other ''Titans Return'' toys, Quake can accommodate any Titan Master figure in both robot and vehicle mode.

:Along with his wave of Deluxes, Quake was first released at retail in Asia without any prior announcement by Hasbro whatsoever.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6765 More information on Quake at Transformers-Universe.com]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Vehicon Quake's body is [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s toy form in Quake's colors. A toy of this was never produced, and seemingly not even proposed as a convention [[exclusive]], though it would be moderately easy to [[Customizing|personally paint one]]. Quake had tank drones that looked [[Repurposing|exactly like]] Tankor's Mega-size toy, colors and all. (In ''The Wreckers'' comics, Tankor's [[Tank Drone]]s were drawn to look like their CGI model from the television series, which was visually distinct.)
*The [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#3D Battle-Card Game|Blitzwing]] card from the ''[[3D Battle-Card Game]]'' "Energon Wars" expansion is clearly designed to be Quake.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Quake''' (クェイク ''Kweiku'')<ref>Japanese reprint of ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers: International Incident]]''.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Séisme''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rengés'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Machines Vehicons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]

Quake (G1)

2019-05-16T01:47:05Z

Zpierson01: Added updated story from TWIYE pt 5, with spoiler tag set to expire on next issue's release.

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{{disambig3|Quake}}
:''Quake is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Quake cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is killed a lot, but never dies.]]
'''Quake''' is a berserker. When he enters a battlefield, he will not rest until anything and everything within sight is in smoldering ruins, including his own comrades. It will often take cries of protest from fellow Decepticons to "point the ''other'' way, you idiot!" to remind him to pick his targets more selectively. This, he claims, is just part of one of his unconventional "battle techniques."

Quake can become so caught up in the battle frenzy that his systems can overheat and shut him down. His endurance is second-to-none, however, and he has pulled through even the most seemingly final of defeats.

His [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners are [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]], and his [[Titan Master]] partner is [[Chasm]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:UK213 Quake Grinning.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|This is easily the most awesome he's ever looked.]]
''Quake was one of the [[Triumvirate]]'s gladiators on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and took a full [[fusion cannon]] blast from [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] before the latter had the Triumvirate killed and assumed control of their territory.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''He briefly went to [[Earth]], where a fight between him and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] badly injured a [[human]].'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

[[File:Crankcase battletrap quake the void.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|Quake, with fear.]]
''He was later sent by the [[Decepticon High Council]] to Earth alongside [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Windsweeper]] and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] to bring back [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] after his failed bid for 'Con leadership. Thunderwing was unwilling to return, though, and when he punched out Ruckus, Quake made the mistake of shooting at him, for which he was grabbed by the barrel and used as a club to beat up the others.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Afterwards, Thunderwing had his new team make a suicide attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], but thankfully Ruckus convinced him that a good leader knows when to retreat.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

On Cybertron, Quake became part of the Transformer race's united defense against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} When the Chaos-Bringer arrived, Quake attacked Unicron's foot alongside the Autobots Joyride and [[Waverider]]. Their combined firepower was enough to make Unicron go "Ouch", but a devastating optic beam scattered the attackers. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Despite the blast, Quake survived Unicron's assault and was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] expired after the war was over. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He also attended the summit meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons, as the two factions tried to maintain peace. Like many Decepticons, though, Quake had trouble with the concept. Getting along with Autobots like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] was tough enough, but he also treated their human "[[Neo-Knights|comrades]]" like so much luggage (though, to be fair, they ''were'' boxed up in a crate). {{storylink|Exodus!}}

Few Decepticons had to have been happier than Quake when their new leader, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], ended the alliance, stranding the Autobots on Cybertron while the Decepticons went marauding on the planet [[Klo]]. Quake relished in the devastation the Decepticons caused on that world. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the Autobots eventually arrived, they were ambushed and beaten almost to the last man. Quake joined a 'Con patrol hunting down the last five Autobots left alive, during which time he blasted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] from behind. As he was not seen afterwards (yet Blaster ''was''—nice shot there, Quake), he probably didn't fare too well against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other ambushed Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
{{-}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
Following a botched sting operation, [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] went on the run from his fellow Autobots, frightened over the consequences in store for him for his failure. Seeing an opportunity to turn one of Optimus's soldiers to his side, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and Quake accompany him in tracking down the wayward Autobot. They trailed Backstreet to an abandoned amusement park, where Megatron instructed his soldiers to wait at a distance while he made his recruitment pitch. Listening in, Quake became so engrossed that he failed to notice Optimus Prime barreling towards him. He wound up getting knocked aside by the Autobot leader, who proceeded to rescue his soldier and return him home. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Quake was present when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]; and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once Humanity was off-guard, the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

The characteristics of Quake and the other "Small Targetmaster Decepticons" were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====Another Time & Place====
Quake was among the Decepticon warriors who attacked [[Hydrus Four]] with Bludgeon, assuming control of the [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] production facility in the hopes of reviving Megatron. They captured the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] easily enough, but a full Autobot task force soon followed, and the Decepticons were overwhelmed and defeated. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

{{note|There is a scene in the text where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] supposedly blasts [[Battletrap]] in his tank mode. Battletrap doesn't have a tank mode, and for once Quake isn't blown up anywhere else in the story, so odds are it was meant to be him.}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Quakeg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"No, no, hit the ones with the red faces painted on them! The purple faces are your friends!"]]
Miraculously alive and well, Quake was serving on the bridge of the new [[Warworld]] Bludgeon had constructed for raiding other ships in space and stocking up on resources. {{storylink|Primal Fear!|Old Evils}} He was also part of the raiding party which landed on Earth, and enjoyed spreading chaos and destruction among the humans. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Tales of Earth Part One}} Like most of Bludgeon's Decepticons, however, he was quickly cowed when Megatron returned and killed Bludgeon, forcing the Decepticons back under his command. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

During a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] attack on the Warworld, Quake was destroyed. Again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
{{-}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Quakevehicon.jpg|thumb|Rule 193 of villainy: Don't taunt the tiny kitty.]]
With the emergence of the [[Wrecker]]s, [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] needed more [[Vehicon general|generals]] to counter the insurgents. He picked the sparks of Quake and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them [[Blastcharge's drones|experimental]] [[Quake's drones|drones]] to command.

Quake and Blastcharge followed [[Primal Prime]]'s group to the lair of the recluse spider [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but got there too late to catch up with the main force. Blastcharge shot [[Fractyl]], who had stayed behind to talk to Arcee. Quake rumbled that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] was only worth five points for being "a half-pint loser" rather than the ten Blastcharge claimed, leaving two drones to clean up the mess as they went to hunt down the other Wreckers.

The two arrived at the Wreckers' destination, a shuttle hangar, right in the middle of a battle between the small force and a horde of drones led by [[Spy Streak]]. Quake was not impressed with many of the Maximals' small size, and chose to taunt the relatively tiny [[Tigatron]]. This was a mistake. Tigatron opened his chest, and with the awesome elemental powers of the [[Vok]], Quake was destroyed. (Anybody else sensing a trend here?) {{storylink|Departure}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath1 Prowl charge.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|The ensuing battle would be a lot easier if Quake had a [[rail gun]].]]
In the early days of Optimus Prime's reign as Prime, Quake participated in the Decepticon assault on the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Quake became a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s faction of [[Ultracon]]s during the Dark Ages. He was present at the near-signing of the tri-faction peace treaty, and engaged the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] in battle alongside many other Autobots and Decepticons after the bombing. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}
{{-}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}}
[[File:AllHisEngines Quakedies.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Quake died. Must be a Tuesday.]]
Quake served with [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'s ground troops on board the Decepticon starship ''[[Thanatos]]'', under the overall command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. They joined the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s in confronting [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

After the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], what remained of the Decepticon hierarchy retreated to a burnt-out husk of a planet. Quake and Razorclaw were among the nearly 100 Decepticons present, possibly having arrived with the rest of the crew of the ''Thanatos''. As the mood in the camp descended into cannibalistic survivalism, Quake turned against the Decepticon leaders and attempted to assassinate [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. His efforts failed thanks to the "[[cerebro-shell]]" unit [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] constructed; Starscream shouted at him to die, and he did. {{storylink|All His Engines}}
{{-}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
A veteran of the war of the [[Threefold Spark]], Quake received post-war counselling from [[Froid]] only for the psychologist's therapies to have no effect on the veteran, becoming one of his "four substantial failures." Quake eventually reemerged as part of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s personal guard to the shock and horror of his former doctor and the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}
{{--}}

{{Spoilers|The World in Your Eyes Part Five|May 29 2019}}
When [[Rubble]] found Quake murdering the [[Voin]] suspected of witnessing [[Brainstorm_(G1)|Brainstorm's]] murder, Quake assumed Rubble was a spy, cornering and killing him.{{storylink|The World in Your Eyes Part Five}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Quake was in command of the second Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He pursued the invasor in tank mode launching several bombs against his target, but foolishly ran over his own bombs and ended blowing himself up. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Quake.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ready to shake, rattle and—oh wait, never mind.]]
*'''Quake''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': "Tiptop" & "Heater" Targetmaster guns, cannon
:Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a [[plasma cannon]]. Unlike the other "double" [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, Quake has a third non-Nebulan weapon; his removable turret cannon, which can be replaced in vehicle mode by any smaller Targetmaster partner, or be held in robot mode.

:He comes with the Nebulan Targetmasters [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Quake at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Generations===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Quake.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A G1 robot mode but a Beast Machines tank mode.]]
*'''Chasm & Decepticon Quake''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
**''Accessories'': "[[Chasm]]" Titan Master, rifle, tank turret
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Decepticon Quake" is a [[redeco]] of [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|Hardhead]], transforming into a futuristic tank of made-up model. Although Quake's tank treads are merely molded detail, he possesses a set of hidden wheels underneath the front of his vehicle mode and in his rear tank treads that allow him to roll. His non-firing turret can be opened to reveal a seat that allows any [[Titan Master]] figure to man it in both modes, and his rifle can plug into the top of his larger gun. He sports four pegs on his treads that allow any Titan Master figure to attach to his vehicle mode. The rifle can also be mounted on one of these pegs. In robot mode, he can either use his larger gun on his shoulder (as shown in the picture) or carry it in his hand, though due to its size it can make the figure somewhat unstable.

:Quake comes with his Titan Master partner Chasm, who fits into his vehicle mode cockpit and transforms into his robot mode head. As with other ''Titans Return'' toys, Quake can accommodate any Titan Master figure in both robot and vehicle mode.

:Along with his wave of Deluxes, Quake was first released at retail in Asia without any prior announcement by Hasbro whatsoever.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6765 More information on Quake at Transformers-Universe.com]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Vehicon Quake's body is [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s toy form in Quake's colors. A toy of this was never produced, and seemingly not even proposed as a convention [[exclusive]], though it would be moderately easy to [[Customizing|personally paint one]]. Quake had tank drones that looked [[Repurposing|exactly like]] Tankor's Mega-size toy, colors and all. (In ''The Wreckers'' comics, Tankor's [[Tank Drone]]s were drawn to look like their CGI model from the television series, which was visually distinct.)
*The [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#3D Battle-Card Game|Blitzwing]] card from the ''[[3D Battle-Card Game]]'' "Energon Wars" expansion is clearly designed to be Quake.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Quake''' (クェイク ''Kweiku'')<ref>Japanese reprint of ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers: International Incident]]''.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Séisme''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rengés'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Machines Vehicons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]

Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac

2019-04-30T01:20:35Z

Zpierson01: I went through the page and labeled each entry with which book it came from. Keep in mind that I'm not very smart, and I don't have any of these books, so if you think I mislabeled something don't hesitate to change it.

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac''
|image=The Complete AllSpark Almanac cover.jpeg‎
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|written by=[[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]]
|date=[[March 4]], [[2015]]
|illustrated by=
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
|pagecount=472
|price=$39.99 USD
|prev=The AllSpark Almanac Addendum
|ISBN=ISBN 1631402102 
ISBN 978-1631402104
}}

{{bigquote|Yon tome's multitudinous definements will slake even the most rapacious thirst for knowledge. Tally-ho!"|[[Angry Archer]], the rear cover of The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

'''''Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac''''' is a beautiful compilation of ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', and ''[[The AllSpark Almanac Addendum]]'' with approximately ten pages of extra material and some minor revisions.

Entries from the AllSpark Almanac, AllSpark Almanac II, and AllSpark Almanac Addendum are marked (I), (II), and (A), respectively. Entries original to the Complete AllSpark Almanac are marked (C).

==Contents==
*Part One
**Introduction by the Authors
**Forewords by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] and [[David Kaye]]
**Chapter 1: [[Autobot|Autobots]]
**Interstitial A: Lighting
**Chapter 2: [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]
**Interstitial B: Transformations
**Chapter 3: [[Human|Humans]]
**Interstitial C: [[Studio 4°C]]
**Chapter 4: Events
**Interstitial D: Deleted Scenes
**Chapter 5: Culture
**Interstitial E: Design Evolution
**Chapter 6: [[Detroit]]
**Interstitial F: Style Guides
**Chapter 7: [[Cybertron]]
**Interstitial G: Backgrounds
**Chapter 8: Settings
**Interstitial H: [[Scale|Size Comparison]]
**Chapter 9: [[Project Omega]]
**Interstitial I: Japan
*Part Two
**Forewords by [[Eric Siebenaler]] and [[Matt Youngberg]]
**Section I: Toy Design
**Section II: Animation
**Section III: Season Four
**Section IV: Toy Gallery
**Section V: Hero
**Section VI: Packaging Art
**Section VII: Expanded Universe
**Section VIII: The Cast
**Afterwords by [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Marty Isenberg]]
**Acknowledgement

==Chapter 1 - Autobots==
Chapter 1 covers every Autobot to ever appear on the show as well as some who only appear in this book or in supplementary materials.

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*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] by Ultra Magnus (I)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] by Lockdown (I)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] by Fanzone (I)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] by Bulkhead (I)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] by Sari (I)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] by Sentinel Prime (I)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] by Sentinel Prime (I)
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] by Bumblebee (I)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] by Jetstorm (II)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] by Jetfire (II)
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] by Sentinel Prime (II)
*[[Dai Atlas (Animated)|Dai Atlas]] by Ultra Magnus (II)
*[[Erector (Animated)|Erector]] by Sentinel Prime (C)
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] by Flareup (II)
*[[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] by Optimus Prime (II)
*[[Rad (Animated)|Rad]] by Cosmos (C)
*[[Lionizer (Animated)|Lionizer]] by Rad (C)
*[[Metalhawk (Animated)|Metalhawk]] by Jetfire and Jetstorm (C)
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] by Ratchet (I)
*[[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] by Blackarachnia (I)
**[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (I)
**[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (I)
**[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (I)
*[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]] by Kup (II)
*[[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]] by Ironhide (II)
*[[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] by Red Alert (II)
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] by Hot Shot (II)
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] by Bulkhead (I)
*[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] by Ratchet (I)
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] by Bumblebee (I)
*[[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] by Jazz (II)
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] by Sentinel Prime (II)
*[[Wheelie (Animated)|Wheelie]] by Seapsray (II)
*[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] by Shockwave (II)
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] by Perceptor (II)
*[[Mainframe (Animated)|Mainframe]] by Wheeljack (II)
*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] by Tracks (II)
*[[Seaspray (Animated)|Seaspray]] by Sentinel Prime (II)
*[[Rattletrap]] by Warpath (II)
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] by Rosanna (II)
*[[Sky Garry (Animated)|Sky Garry]] by Alpha Trion (II)
*[[Dug Base]] by Wheelie (II)
*[[Powerglide (Animated)|Powerglide]] by Blitzwing (II)
*[[Mirage (Animated)|Mirage]] by Cliffjumper (II)
*[[Cosmos (Animated)|Cosmos]] by Bulkhead (II)
*[[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]] by Beachcomber (II)
*[[Beachcomber (Animated)|Beachcomber]] by Rattletrap (II)
*[[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]] by Shockwave (II)
*[[Pipes (Animated)|Pipes]] by Huffer (II)
*[[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] by Pipes (II)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] by Bumblebee (I)
*[[Moscardo]] by Cliffjumper (C)
*[[First Aid (Animated)|First Aid]] by Sentinel Prime (C)
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] by Volks (II)
*[[Tap-Out (Animated)|Tap-Out]] by Glyph (II)
*[[Chase (Animated)|Chase]] by Carrera (II)
*[[Freeway (Animated)|Freeway]] by Sedan (II)
*[[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]] by Furão (II)
*[[Volks (Animated)|Volks]] by Tap-Out (II)
*[[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]] by Bumper (II)
*[[Furão]] by Chase (II)
*[[Hubcap (Animated)|Hubcap]] by Freeway (II)
*[[Sedan (Animated)|Sedan]] by Hubcap(II)
*[[Bumper (Animated)|Bumper]] by Searchlight (II)
*[[Wasp]] by Shockwave and Bumblebee (I/II)
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] (II)
*[[Lightbright]] by Dug Base (II)
*[[Lickety-Split]] by Lightbright (II)
*[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]] by Grandus (II)
**[[Steeljaw (Animated)|Steeljaw]] (II)
**[[Zaur (Animated)|Zaur]] (II)
**[[Ramhorn (Animated)|Ramhorn]] (II)
**[[Nook]] and [[Night Watch]] (C)
*[[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] by Ironfist (A)
*[[Ironfist (Animated)|Ironfist]] by Swindle (A)
*[[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] by Ransack (A)
*[[Depth Charge (Animated)|Depth Charge]] by Cheetor (A)
*[[Ransack (Animated)|Ransack]] by Depth Charge (A)
*[[Crumplezone (Animated)|Crumplezone]] by Sideswipe (A)
*[[Road Rage (Animated)|Road Rage]] by Lockdown (A)
*[[Chromia (Animated)|Chromia]] by Rattletrap (A)
*[[Flashpoint]] by Minerva (A)
*[[Jackpot (Animated)|Jackpot]] by Hubcap (C)
*[[Sights (Animated)|Sights]] by Jackpot (C)
*[[Minerva (Animated)|Minerva]] by Ratchet (C)
*[[Drift (Animated)|Drift]] by Jazz (C)
*[[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] by Sideswipe (C)
*[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]] by Alpha Trion (C)
*"Wingblade" Optimus Prime by Megatron (II)}}

==Chapter 2 - Decepticons==
Chapter 2 covers every Decepticon to appear in the show as well as Decepticons exclusive to this book and supplementary material.

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*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] by Lugnut (I)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] by himself (I)
**[[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]] (C)
**[[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]] (C)
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] by Blitzwing (I)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] by Lugnut (I)
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] by Megatron (I)
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] by The Angry Archer (I)
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] by Sari (I)
*Soundwave's Avatars by Prowl (II)
*[[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]] and [[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]] by Soundwave (II)
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] by Prowl (I)
*[[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] by Bulkhead (I)
**[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (I)
**[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (I)
*[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] by Scrapper and Mixmaster (II)
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] by Thundercracker (I)
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] by Ramjet (I)
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] by Sunstorm (I)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] by Skywarp (I)
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] by Slipstream (I)
*[[Wasp|Waspinator]] by Blackarachnia (C)
*[[Strika (Animated)|General Strika]] by Lugnut (II)
*[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] by Cyclonus (II)
*[[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] by Scalpel (II)
*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] by Megatron (II)
*[[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]] by Oil Slick (II)
*[[Sky-Byte (Animated)|Sky-Byte]] by Strika (A)
*[[Mindwipe (Animated)|Mindwipe]] by Megatron (A)
*[[Blot (Animated)|Blot]] by Starscream (A)
*[[The Motor Master]] by Wildrider (A)
*[[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] by Drag Strip (A)
*[[Drag Strip (Animated)|Drag Strip]] by Breakdown (A)
*[[Breakdown (Animated)|Breakdown]] by Dead End (A)
*[[Dead End (Animated)|Dead End]] by Toxitron (A)
*[[Toxitron (Animated)|Toxitron]] by The Motor Master (A)
*[[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]] by Blackarachnia (II)
**Spectro (C)
**Viewfinder (C)
**Spyglass (C)
*[[Stretch]] by Porter C. Powell (II)
*[[Flip Sides (Animated)|Flip Sides]] by Blurr (II)
*[[Straxus (Animated)|Lord High Governor Straxus]] by Strika (II)
*[[Slapper (Animated)|Slapper]] by Swindle (II)
*[[Scalpel (Animated)|Scalpel]] by Perceptor (II)
*[[Magnificus (Animated)|Magnificus]] by Starscream (II)
*[[Bugly (Animated)|Bugly]] by Lockdown (C)
*[[Grinder]] by Oil Slick (C)
*[[Venom (Animated)|Venom]] by Blitzwing (C)
*[[Nemesis Prime (Animated)|Nemesis Prime]] by Straxus (C)
*[[Dark Rodimus]] by Cyclonus (C)
*[[Skipjack (Animated)|Skipjack]] by Dirt Boss (C)}}

==Chapter 3 - Humans==
Covers every human character in the series.

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*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] by Bulkhead (I)
**[[Tutor Bot]] (C)
**[[Sparkplug (robot dog)|Sparkplug]] (C)
*[[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] by Megatron (I)
*[[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Carmine Fanzone]] by Sari (I)
*[[Angry Archer|The Angry Archer]] by Swindle (I)
*[[Professor Princess|Professor Penny Princess, PhD]] by Sari (I)
*[[Nanosec]] by Slo-Mo (I)
*[[Slo-Mo]] by Nanosec (I)
*[[Headmaster (Animated)|The Headmaster]] by Bulkhead (I)
*[[Meltdown]] by Blackarachnia (I)
*[[Colossus Rhodes]] by Meltdown (I)
*[[Fusion creature|Fusion creatures]] (I)
**[[Fusion creature|BAT-MONSTER]] by Grimlock (I)
**The [[Fusion creature|Seafood Louis creature]] by Fanzone (I)
*[[Master Disaster (Animated)|Master Disaster]] by Blurr (I)
*[[Street Demon]] by Bulkhead (I)
**[[Ming-Li]] and [[Roxy Sparkles]] by Sari (I)
**[[Shana Story]] and [[Solon Kitakaze (Animated)|Solon Kitakaze]] by Bumblebee (I)
*Sari Sumdac (Upgraded) by Ratchet (II)
*[[Porter C. Powell]] by Headmaster (I)}}

==Chapter 4 - Events==
The episodes and comics that make up the primary Animated continuity, in order.

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*[[Transform and Roll Out]] as three Autobot Incident Reports by Optimus Prime and a page from Isaac Sumdac's journal. (I)
*[[Dispatches]] as musings from [[Vector Prime]] (I)
*[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[Total Meltdown]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[Blast from the Past]] as Megatron's Encrypted Internal Log (I)
*[[The Arrival issue 4#.22A Few Loose Strands.22|A Few Loose Strands]] as [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]], the trans-dimensional magazine for Decepti-femmes. (I)
*[[The Thrill of the Hunt]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Ratchet (I)
*[[The Arrival issue 5|The Arrival #5]] as a page from Swindle's ledger and an evaluation form (I)
*[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[Along Came a Spider]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[The Arrival issue 2#.22Whatever Happened To Whatisname.3F.22|Whatever Happened To Whatisname?]] as a page from Professor Princess' [['Lil Spoiled Brat|diary]] (I)
*[[Sound and Fury]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[The Arrival issue 2#.22Attention Surplus Disorder.22|Attention Surplus Disorder]] as two pages from the [[Detroit Powell Press]] (I)
*[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]] as Lugnut's Internal Log (I)
*[[The Arrival issue 3|The Arrival #3]] as Megatron's Encrypted Internal Log and a medical report from Ratchet (I)
*[[Survival of the Fittest]] as a police report from Captain Fanzone (I)
*[[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[The Arrival issue 4#.22The Insincerest Form of Flattery.22|The Insincerest Form of Flattery]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Bulkhead (I)
*[[Nature Calls]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Prowl (I)
*[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]] as Megatron's Encrypted Internal Log (I)
*[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[The Elite Guard]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[The Return of the Headmaster]] as Sentinel Prime's private journal and a letter from Sari to her absent father (I)
*[[Mission Accomplished]] as Megatron's Internal Log (I)
*[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]] as a box of [[Garbage O's]] cereal (I)
*[[Velocity (episode)|Velocity]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Bumblebee (I)
*[[Rise of the Constructicons]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[A Fistful of Energon]] as Starscream's Internal Log (I)
*[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]] as excerpts from interrogations conducted by Carmine Fanzone (I)
*[[Autoboot Camp]] as Shockwave's Encrypted Internal Log (I)
*[[First (and Second) in Flight]] as a page from Ultra Magnus's memoirs (I)
*[[Black Friday]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[Sari, No One's Home]] as a letter from Sari to her absent father (I)
*[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]] as Megatron's Internal Log (I)
*[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[TransWarped]] as Shockwave and Starscream's Internal Logs, Autobot Incident Reports by Ratchet and Optimus Prime, Bumblebee's Private Journal, and the Headmaster's [[Yatter]] page. (II)
*[[Three's a Crowd]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Bulkhead and Lugnut's Internal Log (II)
*[[Where Is Thy Sting?]] as a medical report by First Aid and an Autobot Incident Report by Bumblebee (II)
*[[Five Servos of Doom]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Prowl (II)
*[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Sentinel Prime and a message in a bottle by Waspinator (II)
*[[Human Error, Part I]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (II)
*[[Human Error, Part II]] as a fairy tale/"Wizard of Oz" type of story (II)
*[[Decepticon Air]] as Sentinel Prime's Private Journal (II)
*[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]] as an issue of the ALTernity Today magazine (II)
*[[Endgame, Part I]] as an Autobot Incident Report by Optimus Prime (II)
*[[Endgame, Part II]] as Megatron's Encrypted Internal Log (II)
*[[Moving Violations]] as a police report by Depth Charge (A)
*[[The Stunti-Con Job]] as Strika's Internal Log (A)}}

==Chapter 5 - Culture==
A catch-all for other aspects of Animated including ships, monsters and customs

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*The [[AllSpark]] by Optimus Prime (I)
*[[Space bridge|Space bridges]] by Megatron (II)
*Autobot Cybertronian forms by Ultra Magnus (I)
*Decepticon Cybertronian forms by Starscream (I)
*The [[Death's Head (Animated)|Death's Head]] by Lockdown (I)
*Thanatos-class ships by Strika (II)
*[[Great War (Animated)|The Great War]] (the game) (II)
*[[Automaton|Sumdac robots]] by Porter C. Powell (I)
*Bulkhead's art by Ratchet, Optimus Prime, and Sari (I)
*[[Halloween]] by Bulkhead and Bumblebee (I)
*[[Christmas]] by Optimus Prime (II)
*[[Human Error, Part I|Automen]] by Bulkhead (II)
*The Media by Soundwave (I)
**[[News Bot]]
**[[Lester Black]]
*[[Ninja Gladiator]] by Sari (II)
*[[Space barnacle|Space barnacles]] by Sari (I)
*[[Nanite|Nanobots]] by Ratchet (I)
*[[Rock Lord|Rock Lords]] by Bumblebee (II)
*Stupid Organics (i.e., animals) by Sentinel Prime (I)
*Scooter / Jetpack by Isaac Sumdac (II)
*[[Emergency shuttle|Autobot Shuttle]] by Blitzwing (I)
*[[Electronic paint job|Electronic Paint]] by Bumblebee (II)
*Helmets by Swindle (II)
*[[Protoform|Protoforms]] by Yoketron (II)
*[[Cloning]] by Swindle (II)
**[[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]]
**[[Thrust (Animated)|Thrust]]
*The [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] by Yoketron (II)
*Powers by Prowl (I)
*Decepticon Weaponry by Ironfist (A)
*Mirror Universe (A)
**[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Mirror Optimus Prime]] by Mirror Isaac Sumdac (A)
**[[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|Mirror Bumblebee]] by Mirror Sari Sumdac (A)
**[[Sari Sumdac (SG Animated)|Mirror Sari Sumdac]] by Mirror Bumblebee (A)
**[[Isaac Sumdac (SG Animated)|Mirror Isaac Sumdac]] by Mirror Optimus Prime (A)
*[[Predacon|Predacons]] by Megatron (C)
**[[Inferno (Animated)|Inferno]] (C)
**[[Antagony (Animated)|Antagony]] (C)
**Blackarachnia (C)
*Science Guild Report on [[Forestonite]] by Perceptor (C)
*Prototype Minions by Soundwave (II)
**[[Buzzsaw (Animated)|Buzzsaw]], [[Sunder (Animated)|Sunder]], and [[Garboil (Animated)|Garboil]]
**[[Wingthing (Animated)|Wingthing]]
*The AllSpark Reconstituted by Optimus Prime (II)}}

==Chapter 6 - Detroit==
People, places and things in and about Detroit.

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*[[Augustus Edsel|Detroit's Leadership]] by Sentinel Prime (I)
*Buildings by Jazz (I)
*[[Blackwater Prison]] by Captain Fanzone (I)
*[[Burger Bot]] by Sari Sumdac (II)
*[[Tigatron Stadium]] by Lugnut (II)
*[[Fossil Fuel]] by Dirt Boss (II)
*[[Human|Organic Inhabitants]] by Sentinel Prime (I)
*Emergency Responders by Captain Fanzone (I)
*Earth Vehicles by Jazz (I)}}

==Chapter 7 - Cybertron==
Inhabitants and locations on Cybertron or places near Cybertron.

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*Cybertron and its moons by Ultra Magnus (II)
*The [[Hadeen System]] by Cosmos (II)
*Stellar Cartography by Swindle (II)
*[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by Captain Fanzone (II)
*Iacon's Populace by Sari (C)
**[[Stungun (Animated)|Stungun]]
**[[Excellion (Animated)|Excellion]]
**[[Strongarm (Animated male)|Strongarm]]
**[[Air Raid (Animated)|Air Raid]]
**[[Scrounge (Animated)|Scrounge]]
**[[Longrack (Animated)|Longrack]]
**[[Stampy (Animated)|Stampy]]
*The [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]] by Alpha Trion (II)
*Longarm's office by Cliffjumper (II)
*Infirmary by Arcee (II)
*[[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]] by Sentinel Prime (II)
*[[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] by Brawn (II)
*[[Autobot boot camp]] by Ultra Magnus (I)
*[[Trypticon Prison]] by Sideswipe (A)
**[[Reachout (Animated)|Reachout]]
**[[Grindor (Animated)|Grindor]]
**[[Leader-1 (Animated)|Leader-1]]
**[[DUCK-E]]
**[[Sureshock (Animated)|Sureshock]]
**[[High Wire (Animated)|High Wire]]
*[[Cyber-Ninja Dojo]] by Lockdown (II)
*[[Space bridge nexus|Spacebridge nexus]] by Bulkhead (II)}}

==Chapter 8 - Settings==
Miscellaneous locations on the show

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*[[Autobot Earth Base]] by Bulkhead (I)
*[[Decepticon Earth Base]] by Mixmaster and Scrapper (I)
*[[Sumdac Systems]] by Isaac Sumdac (I)
*[[Nemesis (Animated)|The Nemesis]] by Blackarachnia (I)
*[[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] by Prowl (I)
*[[Meltdown's Subterranean Lab]] by Cyrus "The Colossus" Rhodes (I)
*Soundwave's lab by Sari (II)
*[[Archa Seven]] by Sentinel Prime (I)
*Unknown locale by Blackarachnia (II)
*Cyberspace by Prowl (II)}}

==Chapter 9 - Project Omega==
More information regarding Project Omega

*Omega Laboratory by Ratchet (II)
*Autobot workers by Blitzwing (II)
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] by Ratchet (I)
*[[Sigma Supreme|Steelhaven]] by Ultra Magnus (II)
**Steelhaven cargo by Swindle
**Steelhaven brig by Sunstorm
**Steelhaven infrastructure by Optimus Prime
**Steelhaven Energon storage by Jazz
**Steelhaven schematics by Perceptor
*[[Lugnut Supreme]] by Starscream (II)

==Section I - Toy Design (II)==
Details the processes behind designing each toy, and how Hasbro, Takara, and Cartoon Network worked together to make them possible.

==Section II - Animation (II)==
This section is about the general production of the series, including design, the first treatment of the show, how the show evolved from season to season, casting, scripts, post-production, and of course, animation.

==Section III - Season Four (II)==
Contains info on what would have happened if season four was made. Hasbro and Cartoon Network collaborated extensively on what such a thing would be like.

*The season's theme would be energon, since the Allspark left energon deposits all over Detroit and the surrounding area.
*There would be more on Sari's origin and Blackarachnia would have a growing army of Predacons.
*Sari and Bulkhead would stay on Cybertron to continue Sari's education and to protect the energon farms from Decepticons.
*Among the main characters, Ironhide would receive an Earth mode and replace Bulkhead, and Jazz would replace Prowl.
*Bludgeon would have appeared, as a pirate.
*Ultra Magnus was planned to go offline after being attacked by [[Shockwave (Animated)|our favorite double agent]] back in Season 3.
*Some episode proposals were listed:
**"The Trial of Megatron" - Three-part season premiere; Sari wants to learn more about her origins, Sentinel tries to become Magnus, Bulkhead's hometown is targeted by Decepticons, Megatron relocates Kaon to Earth using is trial as a destraction, and there is a spectacular prison break.
**"Allspark-alypse Now!" - Sentinel comes to Earth and intends to use the AllSpark to kill Megatron, as Prowl's ghost inhabits Cybertronians empowered by AllSpark fragments, telling Optimus about the consequences of his ideas.
**"S.T.E.A.M." - The Autobots are forced to save their detractors when the steampunk tool-using, anti-technological Luddites of "Save The Earth And Mankind" run afoul of Soundwave.
**"Mirror, Mirror" - Bulkhead and Sari enter [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|a mirror universe with evil Autobots and heroic Decepticons]].
**"Gremlins in the Geers" - The Minicons who run Kaon disassemble all machinery in Detroit, and Ratchet and Fanzone have to stop them.
**"It Came from Planet Cybertron" - Cosmos has an important message for Optimus, and comes to Earth to tell him. He loses his memory after scanning a prop flying saucer from a B-movie's set, and hi-jinks ensue.
**"Turf War" - The Constructicons battle the Decepticons over control of the energon in Detroit.
**"Megatron Must Be Destroyed!" - The two-part season finale (series finale?) would have had Megatron's machinations threaten the entire planet. Optimus gathers as many allies as imaginable to defeat Megatron once and for all.

Three rejected toy concepts were shown: Marauder Megatron (Megatron in a new body, and as a [[Triple Changer]]), Hot Shot (an Earth-mode toy based on his [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 Universe]] figure, and a Powermaster Optimus Prime (would have combined with a trailer and a Minicon to improve his size and power, looking similar to the original Powermaster Prime). Hot Shot and Megatron made it as far as the prototype stage, but Powermaster Prime existed only as concept art. There is a note from Hasbro outright stating that they will never be released, despite their wishes.

==Section IV - Toy Gallery (II)==
[[Stock photography]] of every toy released in the [[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated toyline]], including some that were completed, yet not released.

==Section V - Hero (C)==
Concept art and information for ''Transformers: Hero'', a proposed successor to the [[Unicron Trilogy]] that ended up becoming ''Transformers Animated''.

==Section VI - Packaging Art (II)==
Discusses and shows off each toy's "action" package art (mass released and otherwise), drawn by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] and [[Marcelo Matere]].

==Section VII - Expanded Universe (C)==
Covers information regarding the [[Bee in the City|live]] [[The Stunti-Con Job|script readings]], [[Transformers Animated: The Game|the video game]], the show's tie-in comic [[Transformers Animated: The Arrival]], and [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|the short-lived Titan Magazine comic]].

==Section VIII - The Cast (II)==
Presents information and photos of the main members of the voice cast: [[David Kaye]], [[Tara Strong]], [[Corey Burton]], [[Bumper Robinson]], [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]], [[Bill Fagerbakke]], [[Tom Kenny]], [[Cree Summer]], [[Townsend Coleman]], and [[Phil LaMarr]].

==Interstitials==
The only place where out-of-universe information is presented, the interstitial pages covered divergent continuities as well as select aspects of the animation process. These appear at the end of a chapter.

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*Chapter 1: Lighting (I)
*Chapter 2: Transformations (I)
*Chapter 3: Studio 4°C (C)
*Chapter 4: Deleted Scenes (C)
*Chapter 5: Design Evolution (I)
*Chapter 6: Style Guides (C)
*Chapter 7: Backgrounds (I)
*Chapter 8: Size Comparison (C)
*Chapter 9: Japan (C)}}

==External links==
*[http://boltax.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/the-complete-allspark-almanac-preview.html The Complete AllSpark Almanac - 8 Page Preview! (Plus a Silly Little Contest)]
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/2015/03/allspark-com-interview-transformers-animated-the-complete-allspark-almanac-author-jim-sorenson/ Allspark.com Interview - Transformers Animated: The Complete Allspark Almanac Author Jim Sorenson]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=244sXiKXyFk Radio Free Cybertron - Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Complete Edition Interview]

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