Ultra Magnus (Animated)

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Ultra Magnus is an Autobot leader from the Animated continuity family.
He can deal with you. He'd just rather not.

Wise, powerful, and utterly committed to keeping the peace of Cybertron at any cost, Ultra Magnus is the Magnus and Supreme Commander of the Autobots and leader of the Cybertron Elite Guard. A veteran of the Great War, Magnus is exceptionally straightforward in his dealings on every level. He makes no bones about some of the questionable projects he's enacted in order to counter the threat of the more heavily-armed Decepticons and doles out both praises and admonishments to his subordinates without hesitation. Magnus may not be the most likable bot around, but he is completely honest at every level.

Magnus is no slouch when it comes to combat, either. When he needs to enter the fray, the Magnus Hammer—his symbol of office—can call down devastating lightning from the sky.

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Fiction

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Animated cartoon

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Events from IDW Publishing or Fun Publications books are in italics.
Voice actor: Jeff Glen Bennett (English), Banjō Ginga (Japanese){{#if: Gerald Paradies (German), Riccardo Rovatti (Italian), Marcelo Pissardini (Portuguese, seasons 1 and 2), Dado Monteiro (Portuguese, season 3), Marco Antonio Espina (Latin-American Spanish, season 1), Marcelo Liapiz (Latin-American Spanish, season 2), Leonardo Salas (Latin-American Spanish, season 3), Kari Tamminen (Finnish), Frédéric Popovic (French), Chae-heon Im (Korean)|, Gerald Paradies (German), Riccardo Rovatti (Italian), Marcelo Pissardini (Portuguese, seasons 1 and 2), Dado Monteiro (Portuguese, season 3), Marco Antonio Espina (Latin-American Spanish, season 1), Marcelo Liapiz (Latin-American Spanish, season 2), Leonardo Salas (Latin-American Spanish, season 3), Kari Tamminen (Finnish), Frédéric Popovic (French), Chae-heon Im (Korean)}}

In boot camp, Impactor Major gave Ultra his name. 12 million stellar cycles ago as the Decepticons began to rally around the insurgent named Megatron, Ultra Prime was sworn in as Magnus in replacement of P.C. Magnus. Ultra Magnus immediately passed the Decepticon Registration Act, and two million stellar cycles later, the Great War had begun. First there was an attack on Cybertron itself by the Decepticons, and then one by one, the other planets in the Commonwealth fell to the Decepticons. The AllSpark Almanac II

The Decepticons continued dealing the Autobots defeats. After the experimental Cosmic Rust toxin made a battle for the Hydrax Plateau particularly costly, Bots of Science putting the Autobots in a sinkhole of morale, Ultra Magnus did his best to rally the troops behind him once more. The tide began to turn when Ultra Magnus made the drastic decision to hide the AllSpark from both Autobot and Decepticon by launching it into the cosmos. After this, the war began to cool down. The AllSpark Almanac II

Old timey pictures on Cybertron look like old timey pictures from Earth. Both are in black and white, though Cybertron could at least afford some color.

The Autobot ninja Dai Atlas would end up as Ultra Magnus's right hand, acting as general of all ground forces and the Elite Guard under his orders. The AllSpark Almanac II

Towards the end of the Great War, an Autobot intelligence agent named Arcee was in danger of falling into Decepticon hands. Ultra Magnus sent Ratchet to recover her so the access codes she held in her data banks couldn't be used to deal a devastating blow to the Autobots. He specifically ordered Ratchet to bring Arcee back in one piece, but due to a run-in with Lockdown, her memory was erased by Ratchet's EMP generator. The Thrill of the Hunt

Desperate for the access codes she'd been carrying, Magnus had Ratchet perform open-processor surgery on her. When Ratchet's proximity triggered a failsafe data transfer, Magnus assigned the medic to take her place as the activator/mentor to the Autobots' ultimate weapon: Omega Supreme. TransWarped

Omega Supreme was just the first of Ultra Magnus's Project Omega, and the fleet of Omega Sentinels was instrumental to helping end the war. Finally, with the Battle for Iacon won and the Tyrest Accord signed, the Decepticons were defeated. Ultra Magnus granted the surviving Decepticons amnesty so long as they stayed in exile. The AllSpark Almanac II

Long after the end of the war, Ultra Magnus took a strong interest in Cadet Optimus, noting his combat simulator scores were higher than anyone else had ever managed. Survival Skills He had high hopes, believing Optimus could even become a Magnus, but then Optimus, Cadet Sentinel, and Cadet Elita-1 took an unauthorised trip to an organic planet. Elita-1 was MIA, Sentinel blamed Optimus for the loss, and Optimus took full responsibility for the screw-up. Ultra Magnus's judgement was that the offending cadet was to be expelled from the Autobot Academy and be ineligible for service in the Cybertron Elite Guard. However, still impressed by Optimus's service, he had him bumped up to Prime rank and given a ship to command. Endgame, Part I

Later, Optimus attempted to contact Magnus to report that 1) he and his maintenance ship crew had discovered the legendary AllSpark, and 2) they were now being pursued by Decepticons. Though nearly denied by Sentinel Prime, Optimus Prime got patched through to Ultra Magnus to report on the discovery. Magnus still didn't believe the Decepticons would pose much of a threat, but agreed to dispatch some ships to escort Optimus's ship. He warned Prime not to pull any heroics, as it wasn't in Prime's programming.

This, of course, would all go out the window once it was discovered that the Decepticons in pursuit were in Megatron's flagship, at which point the Autobots decided that they should book it. Transform and Roll Out

Eventually, Ultra Magnus located Earth with Sentinel Prime and Jazz. Dispatches Upon landing on Earth, Magnus seemed to trust Sentinel's judgment regarding the planet. This might well have been because the big blue lug wouldn't let anyone else get a word in edgewise. Hearing that the AllSpark had been supposedly destroyed, Magnus announced that he intended to take these charges very seriously and investigate. Adopting the vehicle mode suggested by his subordinate, the Autobot Supreme Commander proceeded to drive around downtown Detroit as a massive military vehicle, a HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck). Smooth.

Airport management, the FAA and the airlines—they're all cheats and liars. All right, let's get outta here.

However, once he was led to Dinobot Island, he had to bail out that same subordinate, who had angered the Dinobots. After a distress call from Sumdac Systems was answered, he turned the tide in a battle against malfunctioning police drones. As Optimus Prime acted bravely, loyally, and with sound tactical judgment during that incident, he commended the wayward Academy bot, simultaneously putting Sentinel in his place, much to Sentinel's chagrin. Seeing evidence that the AllSpark indeed still existed scattered about the city, he settled in for the long haul. The Elite Guard

Ultra Magnus was unable to come to the press meeting, so Sentinel Prime went in his place. Supreme Commander Magnus wanted a report about the reported Decepticon activity, and about Sentinel "losing [his] head". Optimus covered for Sentinel, stretching the truth in front of him. Magnus left to report to Cybertron Command on "a matter of great importance". The Return of the Headmaster

Not just heavy duty. Ultra heavy duty.

Upon his return, Magnus received a report from Ironhide that there was an increased amount of Decepticon activity at the galaxy's rim, particularly targeting space bridges. Ironhide was unable to report further, as the Decepticon attack destroyed the transmitter. Since Magnus had still not seen any evidence of Decepticon activity on Earth, he reasoned that resources were better dedicated to the defense of Cybertron and its colonies, and thus ordered Optimus and his crew to prepare for departure.

Taking Optimus Prime aside, he expressed concern that should the general population come to believe that Megatron was still alive, it would incite a panic and embolden the Decepticons. Optimus objected, but Magnus felt that easing the concerns of the civilians was their duty to Cybertron. Optimus continued to drag his heels until Magnus was alerted to AllSpark activity on a commuter train. Ordering Sentinel to remain behind to keep an eye on Optimus, he left with Jazz to investigate.

After his hammer proved insufficient to dislodge the AllSpark shard, he was ultimately saved by the insubordinate Optimus and his crew, particularly the intervention of the little organic with the AllSpark Key. Optimus insisted that the whole event was a Decepticon trap, just as Sentinel Prime arrived with charges of assaulting a fellow officer. Finally having enough of the insubordinate repairbot, Magnus was about to give Optimus Prime a serious reprimand—right when evidence of Decepticon activity quite literally fell into his lap as Starscream was knocked from the sky. As Starscream rebooted, Magnus turned and ordered his subordinates to stay back while he dealt with Starscream. He was rather surprised to find Starscream pointing a blaster in his face when he decided to turn around again, and even more so when the flying traitor blasted him point-blank. Magnus was repaired by Ratchet and Sari while the remainder of the Autobots brought Starscream into custody. Once all was said and done, Magnus apologized for doubting Optimus Prime's claims of Decepticon activity, and again praised Optimus's decision-making skills and scolded Sentinel for insisting that things be done "by the book". He also decided that while he was needed to direct the war effort on Cybertron, the Decepticons on Earth had to be dealt with as well. Therefore, Ultra Magnus and the Elite Guard left for Cybertron, while Optimus Prime's crew remained on Earth to locate the AllSpark shards and capture the Decepticons. Magnus helpfully left a box of stasis cuffs to make their jobs somewhat easier. Mission Accomplished

Ultra Magnus later witnessed Starscream's escape from his ship and contacted Optimus Prime to inform him of the breakout. A Fistful of Energon He also helped oversee the upgrade of the twins Jetfire and Jetstorm, and inaugurated them into the Elite Guard when the pair proved themselves in a virtual reality scenario. First (and Second) in Flight

Ultra Magnus contacted the Earth Autobots to inform them that a convicted traitor named Wasp had escaped from prison. After finding out Bumblebee had some history with him, Magnus requested he keep an optic out, on the off chance the traitor showed up on Earth. Autoboot Camp

In the wake of Megatron's return, Magnus found himself faced with ever-mounting attacks by Decepticons on space bridge outposts all over the galactic rim. As a security measure, he ordered the entire space bridge nexus on Cybertron shut down, much to the consternation of Intel Chief Longarm Prime. He then convened a meeting of the Autobot High Council, at which he announced that the level of coordination in the Decepticon uprisings indicated an inside source, a Decepticon double agent on Cybertron. Longarm Prime was quick to assert that the agent in question was Wasp, as the Decepticon activity had occurred following the fugitive's escape. Magnus assigned Sentinel Prime and Jazz to assemble an Elite Guard unit to track down Wasp, then ordered that they contact Optimus Prime, as the Earth Autobots had been out of touch for decacycles. He was a bit nonplussed at Longarm Prime's insistence that all communications with Earth be filtered through Longarm himself first—Longarm assured him this was for security reasons. TransWarped

"I can drop mine down a staircase and it's perfectly fine."

Despite Longarm's request, Magnus ordered Jazz and Sentinel Prime to pursue Wasp to Earth without letting Longarm know, lest word of the pursuit somehow reach Wasp and give him warning. Unfortunately, Magnus was preparing against the wrong traitor. Caught off-guard by a desperate Shockwave, Magnus was left heavily damaged and bereft of his hammer, barely able to tell Ironhide who was responsible. Where Is Thy Sting?

Cliffjumper informed Sentinel Prime of the details, noting that the Autobots had been thrown into shock and despair. Five Servos of Doom

Though Ultra Magnus survived the attack, he was left incapacitated and on spark support. Sentinel Prime returned to Cybertron to assume command as a "temporary Magnus," though the other members of the Autobot Council disapproved of his rush to take control and his penchant for secrecy. In his inaugural parade, Sentinel swore that Ultra Magnus would be avenged, and the crowd cheered approvingly. Decepticon Air

"I will deal with you now."

His image was used—kind of gratuitously—in an anti-Decepticon propaganda ad by Sentinel Prime. Comatose in the Cybertron Central Infirmary, he was seen by Ratchet and the Decepticon spy Shockwave as their fight spilled over into the room he was being held in. With a final goodbye to his former boss, Shockwave was preparing to deal the fatal blow with Magnus' hammer, when Ratchet blasted it and then Shockwave with his EMP Generator, saving Ultra Magnus (for the time being). This Is Why I Hate Machines

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Ultra Magnus and the Elite Guard journeyed to Earth in order to extract an explanation from Optimus Prime regarding why he had yet to return to Cybertron with his crew. The Cool Episode 5

"Tell Optimus I said: Bleh."

As Ultra Magnus lay on his death bed, he told Ratchet that he wanted him to deliver the Magnus hammer to Optimus Prime. He also wanted him to tell Optimus that he should return to the elite guard and tell him he was wrong to have discharged him so cruelly. Ratchet assured him he would be able to tell Prime himself. After Magnus said this, Shockwave showed up to finish him off. Ratchet defended his supreme commander by using his magnets to throw things at the Decepticon spy. Unfortunately Ratchet had also thrown the Magnus hammer at Shockwave, hence the Decepticon could now use the hammer to destroy both of them. The Magnus hammer was all of a sudden activated, electrocuting the spy. Shockwave was dead and it turned out that the one who had activated the hammer was Ultra Magnus.

After an undetermined portion of time, the Magnus hammer was delivered to Optimus Prime who also had a new wingblade jetpack. He prepared to use these weapons in his battle with the three Lugnut Supremes. Optimus Prime swore that his team would deliver victory for Ultra Magnus. The Cool Extra #1

TransTech

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During his monitoring of the events surrounding the Origin Matrix, Rhinox observed many Matrix-carrying Ultra Magnuses throughout the multiverse, including a Malgus version of Ultra Magnus holding the AllSpark Matrix. Timeless

Games

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Transformers Animated: The Game

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Voice actor: Jeff Glen Bennett (English){{#if: Antoine Tomé (French)|, Antoine Tomé (French)}}

After Optimus Prime and his team succeeded in driving Megatron off Cybertron, Ultra Magnus contacted them to let them know the Elite Guard had likewise driven the Decepticon forces away from the Space Bridge terminals. Stressing the great debt that Cybertron owed Optimus, Ultra Magnus offered him a place in the Elite Guard, but Optimus turned him down on the basis there was more work to do on Earth. Transformers Animated: The Game

Transformers Animated: Action Packs

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Ultra Magnus is featured as a playable game card. He is a silver card with a value of 9 points and no additional powers.

Transformers Animated: Action Packs

Toys

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Animated

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Bottom right: Mild-mannered alter-ego mode.
Top Right: Too... awesome... should've sent... a poet...
  • Ultra Magnus (Leader, 2008 / 2010)
Part of the second wave of Animated Leader Class toys, Ultra Magnus transforms into an 8-wheeled [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck|{{#if:||Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck}}]], and wields a giant, spring-loaded, expanding hammer with which to... hammer things. He can simply grip it in his hand, or one can attach it by inserting the tab on the handle into the slot in his palm. Aside from his hammer, he also features a grand total of twelve guns, ranging from the two large boosters/cannons on his back, each with another cannon on top, two small triple-barreled cannons on his vehicle front/shoulders, and two mini-guns at the front, all of which can be hidden in both modes for show-accuracy, or deployed for Blowing-Up-Everything-accuracy. Pressing the red button on the side of the vehicle mode activates laser sound effects and causes his boosters/cannons to light up yellow, and rotating his shoulders to tab/untab them activates transformation noises.
In robot mode, pressing his Autobot symbol will make the symbol, his eyes, and cannons light up, make his mouth open, and make him say one of three phrases: "Don't be a hero, Optimus. It's not in your programming", "Ultra Magnus here", and "We must return the Allspark to Cybertron." Unlike his fellow speaking Animated toys, however, he is not voiced by Magnus's in-show actor, Jeff Glen Bennett, although somewhat ironically, whoever is providing the toy's voice actually does a better Robert Stack impression than Bennett does.
He is capable of wearing the Headmaster accessory that's included with Leader Class Bulkhead, although this does not activate any gimmicks.
Unfortunately, there are reports of problems with the sounds on several units for this release. Some have partial sounds or no sounds at all, while others have overly sensitive sensors for the shoulder joints, leading to transformation sounds every time you move the arms. Also, an inordinate number of units suffer from notably poor quality control of the face's paint applications. (This can at least be checked before you buy, since the toy is packaged in robot mode.)
The Japanese TakaraTomy release of this toy, released several years later in the sixth wave of their Animated toyline, coats most of his paintable blue and light-blue plastic parts in shiny metallic paint.
Customers who ordered the TakaraTomy Magnus online from Amazon Japan also got the promotional freebie EZ Collection Sunstorm Clear Orange Ver. toy. Months later, in August, JUSCO stores gave customers the EZ Collection Starscream Clone Black Ver. toy with a Magnus purchase.


Finish the fight.
  • Roadbuster Ultra Magnus (Leader, 2009)
The only new release in the fourth and final wave of Hasbro Animated Leader Class toys, Magnus gains a new coloration based on Generation 1 Roadbuster. Strangely, his head and -stranger still- waist flaps retain the original release's blue coloring.
He retains all of his previous gimmickry and sound effects from the original release.
While many "off-screen" redecos did make their way to the TakaraTomy line, this was not one of them.


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Ultra Prime, is that you?
  • In the early stages of Transformers Animated, redeco possibilities were brainstormed using the existing character models. Concepts for Motormaster and Ultra Magnus, using an early character model for Optimus Prime, were published in the Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac.
  • Ultra Magnus was planned to go off-line in season 4 according to The AllSpark Almanac II.
  • Derrick J. Wyatt has confirmed that one of the unidentifiable busts of Yoketron's star pupils is, in fact, Ultra Magnus.
  • According to The Complete AllSpark Almanac Ultra Magnus is writing a book called Memoirs of a Magnus.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Ultra Magnus (ウルトラマグナス Urutora Magunasu)
  • Mandarin: Tōngtiān Xiǎo (China, 通天晓, "The One Who Knows Everything")
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