Editing Lancer

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:''Lancer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Femaleautobot orange.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We barely even knew her!]]
'''Lancer''', back when she was impetuous and untested, was once one of Cybertron's most promising young scientists.  She's thought about putting in an application at the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], but she always gets too nervous.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:Femaleautobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Check out my shoulder!]]

Lancer is a member of the [[Female Autobots]]. She was holding a clipboard within the team's secret underground headquarters when [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and her team returned from their energy-stealing mission. Later, when their headquarters was located and destroyed, she and [[Greenlight]] freed [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] from the debris. Sticking with the rest of the team, she did her share in the fight against the Decepticons and could again later be seen manning a series of monitors in the team's new base. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
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Lancer was understudy to the archaeometrist, [[Glyph (G1)|Glyph]]. She and her friend [[Greenlight]] worked with Glyph on an historical dig in [[Median]] alongside [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. When they uncovered some potentially life-threatening treasures, the historians requested support from the Elite Guard in case the Decepticons showed interest in their find. Lancer was thrilled at the idea, and eagerly made friends with the proud warriors who arrived to defend them. She joined Strika in working alongside the Elite Guard when the Decepticon [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s made their attempt to raid Median's dig. Lancer acted as a lure, drawing the Decepticons in through a hole in the fortifications, where the Elite Guard were waiting to ambush them.

The thrill of the situation faded for Lancer when [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and [[Aquablast]] penetrated the inner perimeter and reached the spot where the other historians were hiding. Aquablast killed Glyph for being uncooperative and was about to kill Greenlight as well. Lancer was forced to shoot him in the back, killing an enemy in the line of duty.

Briefly shaken up by the incident, Lancer still chose to join the Elite Guard in pursuing Rage and the other Decepticons after they made off with the [[Heart of the Dragon]]. They managed to infiltrate the [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and survived battle with [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], the Heart of the Dragon given life and form. After the mission concluded, Lancer returned to Strika and Greenlight, and together they planned a memorial service for the fallen Glyph. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

When the Autobots' current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Lancer joined her comrades still on Cybertron in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===''IDW Comics continuity''===
Lancer served aboard the permanently spacefaring Titan [[Carcer]], under the command of [[Elita One]]. During a recent roll call, Lancer opted not to pay attention, instead focusing her attention (and hands) onto [[Greenlight]]. This earned the couple the mind-numbing job of guarding Carcer's spacebridge. Greenlight complained that no one had come through the portal in weeks, and wasn't even sure that the [[Devastator (G1)|two]] [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|combatants]] who had briefly fallen through the spacebridge were even Cybertronian. Lancer assured her that [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] had said they were, and he never lied. Proving Lancer correct, the spacebridge activated! As she quickly radioed the ship's bridge, her partner, along with several of their shipmates, trained their weapons on the arriving 'bots.{{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

==Notes==
*Lancer was only known as the "unnamed orange Female Autobot" for a good 25 years until she was named in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' text story, "[[Flames of Yesterday]]", as well as a handful of other previously-unnamed female Autobots.  
*The Club Udon special edition cover to ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]'' [[The Art of War issue 2|#2]], which is dedicated to the ladies of the two brands, surprisingly features what appears to be Lancer with Greenlight's colors. This is the only instance during the 25 years between the airing of "The Search for Alpha Trion" and the publication of "Flames of Yesterday" that these characters have been referenced.

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