Editing Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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'''Wheeljack'''. Autobot mad scientist since [[1984]].

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Latta]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Katsumi Suzuki]] (Japanese, "[[Day of the Machines]]" only)|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese), [[Alberto Bognanni]] (Italian, second dub), [[Albert Augier]] (French), [[Isidro Olace]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Gunnar Ernblad]] (Swedish), [[Charlie Elvegård]] (Swedish, Generation 2), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, ''Roll For It''), [[Walter von Hauff]] (German, ''The Autobot Run'' First Half of the Episode), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''The Autobot Run'' second Half of the Episode, ''The Girl Who Loved Powerglide'' & ''Hoist Goes Hollywood''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, Generation 2 Dub most of the episodes), [[Klaus Kessler]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade'' & ''Roll For It'')}}

[[File:Cybertronwheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|Boxy but safe.]]
Four million years ago, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was sent on a mission with [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Transformers cartoon|Bumblebee]] to search for any available energy that could be found on the drained planet. The pair located some energy [[conductor]]s, and Wheeljack transformed into his boxy [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] so that Bumblebee could load them up, even though he didn't believe they would last a [[Units of time|quartex]]. On the return trip to [[Great Dome|Iacon]], the pair were attacked by a team of [[Decepticon]]s, but Wheeljack was able to break through their barricade of fire using his bumper-mounted cutting blades and then eluded their pursuers by heading underground. Despite their successful return with the conductors, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] decided to expand the search for energy to other planets. Wheeljack was among the Autobots selected to embark on this mission, but in mid-flight, the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] was attacked by the Decepticons and crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], entombing all aboard in stasis.

[[File:Mtmte2 fiftyninepointninetynine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|With this, I shall give my creature life!]]
When the Transformers were reactivated by a volcanic eruption in [[1984]], Wheeljack was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] with the [[alternate mode]] of a Lancia Stratos Turbo custom racing car. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Soon after their awakening, Wheeljack was part of the battle unit organized by [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] to defend a [[human]] [[oil rig]] against an attack by the Decepticons, and used a fire-extinguishing mechanism installed in his forearm to douse the inferno that resulted from the conflict. Wheeljack next helped attempt to stop the Decepticon plot to overload [[Sherman Dam]], and then journeyed with the other Autobots in pursuing their foes to [[Burma]]. There, he gave Bumblebee and the Autobots' new human ally [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] a bomb that would collapse the mine the Decepticons were current raiding, trapping the villainous robots for good. Alas, Wheeljack overestimated his skills, as the Decepticons were able to escape the collapsed mountain with ease. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Wheeljack later participated in the battle to stop the Decepticons from escaping Earth aboard their [[Victory (G1)|new space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:Divideandconquer wheeljack cosmotron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Ah, you know what it's like, Ironhide, there's always a few extra bits at the bottom of the box.]]
Some months later, when an [[antimatter]]-powered [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked [[Ark (G1)#Autobot Headquarters|Autobot Headquarters]], Wheeljack had just the invention to save the day: a remote control unit that would put Teletraan I in control of a Decepticons' body. Through the bravery of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Chip Chase]], the unit was planted on [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]], and the Autobots used him to foil the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

Wheeljack's mechanical expertise was put to the ultimate test when Optimus Prime was critically wounded by a Decepticon attack. With [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]'s help, Wheeljack struggled to keep his leader alive, discovering that his vital [[cosmitron]] component had been damaged and needed replacing. A team of Autobots were dispatched through the Decepticons' [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, where they located [[Wheeljack's workshop|Wheeljack's old laboratory]] and recovered a replacement cosmitron to save Prime's life. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

[[File:SOSDinobots buildingSludge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|What's he ''building'' in there? We've got a right to know.]]
Upon discovery of [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] bones in caverns within the Ark's volcano, Wheeljack and Ratchet were inspired to construct robotic version of dinosaurs, resulting in the creation of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Upon activation, the behemoths promptly ran out of control and badly damaged Autobot Headquarters, until Wheeljack brought them under control with his [[magnetic inducer]]. Optimus Prime deemed the Dinobots too dangerous to continue functioning and commanded that the project be abandoned, but Wheeljack secretly persisted, developing memory components that would increase the Dinobots' intelligence. This bout of insubordination proved fortunate when almost all of the Autobots were captured by the Decepticons at the [[Great Falls]], prompting Wheeljack to activate the upgraded Dinobots and take them into battle to save the day. Wheeljack was willing to accept any punishment Prime would hand down for his disobedience, but Prime accepted his judgement had been hasty, and allowed the Dinobots to remain among the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Learning of Decepticon activity in [[Peru]], Optimus Prime had Wheeljack and [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] head for the [[Arctic|Arctic Circle]] to unearth the frozen Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]], so he could carry the Autobot forces to [[South America]]. Once the Decepticons' plan to use the [[Crystal of Power]] as a weapon had been stopped, Wheeljack invented a device to cap the geyser of energy that had resulted from the crystal's destruction. Spike was a little concerned over whether or not the device would function, but it went off without a hitch, even surprising Wheeljack himself a little. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[File:Wotd wheeljack meteorite.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Surprisingly, the ominously glowing turd had little scientific value.]]
Wheeljack had his work cut out for him when the Autobots faced two simultaneous threats: a [[Meteorini Chipperoni|mysterious meteorite]] crashed on Earth, and when the Dinobots were left to guard it, they were tricked by Megatron into allying with the Decepticons. Analyzing a fragment of the meteorite, Wheeljack discovered it was wildly unstable and poised to explode at any moment. Working with Ratchet, Spike and Chip Chase, Wheeljack developed two new Dinobots, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and sent them in to defeat their forebears. The meteorite exploded harmlessly, and the Dinobots, convinced of their mistake, returned to the Autobot side. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When the Decepticons attacked a solar power plant on the coast of [[India]], Wheeljack outfitted the Autobots with hydrofoils so they could approach the plant from over the water. The attack was discovered to be a distraction when Wheeljack received a report from Autobot Headquarters that the Decepticons had struck there and kidnapped Sparkplug. Wheeljack was part of the Autobot team that raided [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] and recovered Sparkplug, but he and Spike soon realized that there was something wrong. Sparkplug had, in fact, been made a mind-controlled Decepticon slave thanks to a [[hypno-chip]], as part of a plan to transport Cybertron itself into Earth orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}}

[[File:Tud3 wheeljack little present.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Green Lantern's light!]]
The villains soon accomplished their terrifying goal, and the Autobots found themselves battling the natural disasters that the presence of the planet caused. Wheeljack called upon the Dinobots to aid them in their struggle, though first he had to convince them that it was worth their while to help. Seeking information about the Decepticons' hypno-chips, Wheeljack was part of an Autobot team who travelled to the orbiting Cybertron, though no sooner had they arrived on the planet than the smaller members of their party (Spike, Bumblebee and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]), fell through a trap door. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Wheeljack and the others were unable to follow directly due to their size, but soon tracked their friends down to the Decepticons' headquarters and rescued them from an attack. The team took cover in Wheeljack's old lab, where Wheeljack analyzed a computer disk containing information on the hypno-chips that Bumblebee had stolen and developed a device to negate the chips' effect. The Autobots test-drove the device on Sparkplug, and when it proved successful, they quickly returned to Earth and Wheeljack used it to liberate all of Megatron's slaves. Finally, the world was saved when the Autobots blew up Megatron's stockpile of [[energon cube]]s, blasting Cybertorn out of orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Wheeljack then helped repair the damage caused to Earth, directing the Dinobots as they performed some heavy lifting. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

Wheeljack was part of the Autobot unit dispatched to [[Bali]] to investigate reports of robot insects, where they faced the threat of the Decepticons' newest allies, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Wheeljack aided Skyfire by fixing his malfunctioning transform mechanism, and unsteadily taking to the air to back him up in an Insecticon dogfight. When Spike deduced that the Autobots' rubber tyres would protect them from the Insecticons' lightning attacks, Wheeljack rode atop [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] and Sideswipe to help send the critters packing. To reward Spike for his bravery, Wheeljack offered to make a him a "true Autobot" by designing a motorcycle transformation for him, but Spike decided he'd better wait until he was at least old enough to drive. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:Shockblastcannon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm okay.]]
The sudden appearance of Megatron in the airspace of Autobot Headquarters was cause enough for Wheeljack to try testing his new [[shock blast cannon]], but the weapon simply blew up in his hands. As luck would have it, Megatron had not arrived to fight, but to challenge Optimus Prime to a one-on-one duel in accordance with Cybertron law. Wheeljack spoke out in favour of Prime accepting the challenge, as it would end the Transformers' war, but none of the Autobots expected the eventual result of the fight: Optimus lost! Wheeljack could not understand how Megatron had claimed victory, but Teletraan I soon provided the answer—Megatron had taken on the powers of all the other Decepticons, breaking the rules of the fight and invalidating its outcome. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

When Spike was badly injured by Megatron and needed life-saving surgery, Wheeljack developed cybernetic attachments that allowed Spike's mind to be transferred into "[[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]]", a makeshift body constructed from spare Autobot parts by Sparkplug. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} A little later, Wheeljack disagreed with Ratchet over which wire needed to be pulled to deactivate the Decepticons' [[Solar Needle]] device, but Optimus Prime put an end to the argument by yanking both of them. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[File:Immobilizer wheeljack immobilized.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wheeljack: Master of the ancient art of Notmoveoo.]]
Wheeljack was among the Autobots who travelled to [[New York City]] to defend it against an attempted Decepticon takeover. The sight of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] climbing the [[Empire State Building]] reminded Wheeljack of ''[[King Kong]]'', and he took a leaf out of the movie's book by sending remote-controlled helicopters against the [[combiner]]. Devastator easily swatted the craft out of the air, and [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] consoled Wheeljack with the fact that Devastator had probably seen the movie too. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}

The first tests of Wheeljack's newest invention, the paralytic "[[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer]]", did not go very well: first, the device's [[polarizer]] was damaged by an over-enthusiastic [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], and once it was replaced, Spike accidentally stepped on the Immobilizer's remote, immobilizing Wheeljack himself! Luckily the effects of the device proved temporary, and Wheeljack soon returned to normal. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} His next invention, an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] developed to restore the other Autobots when they were frozen in their vehicle modes by the Decepticons' new [[Transfixatron]], proved much more successful. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:Atlantisarise wheeljack and nergill.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|From that day on, Dr. Jackyll was cursed to transform into a monster known as "Mr. Wheel" during moments of stress.]]
When Wheeljack was captured by the Decepticons' new sea-dwelling [[Sub-Atlantica]]n allies, their treacherous king, [[Nergill]], studied his systems and developed [[magnetic dysfunction ray]] that could disable Transformers based on them. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was blasted with the ray, he tried to use energy from Wheeljack's systems to restore himself, but was caught in the act and stopped by Bumblebee and Spike. The duo proceeded to repair Wheeljack, who then called in the Dinobots to sent the Sub-Atlanticans packing. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

After helping to free [[Quantum Laboratories]] from the control of [[TORQ III]], {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Wheeljack attended the unveiling of the human-made ninja-robot, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. Wheeljack did not have a high opinion of the comparatively primitive robot, but once the Decepticons stole and reprogrammed it to serve them, Nightbird made Wheeljack eat crow by outsmarting all the new security systems he had installed in Autobot Headquarters. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} Later, Wheeljack was among the Autobots fooled by Megatron's [[Optimus Prime clone|clone of Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

To stop the Decepticons from drilling into the [[Earth's core]] and destroying the planet, Wheeljack invented [[dominator disk]]s that the Autobots planted on the individual [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], placing their combined form of Devastator under Wheeljack's control. The Decepticons were able to disrupt the disks, but this resulted in Devastator running amok, forcing the Decepticons to hand their device over to Wheeljack so he could combine it with his disks to restore Devatator to normal. {{storylink|The Core}} Soon after, Wheeljack and Ratchet had to work fast to develop an antidote that would negate the destructive energy of the [[Nova Power Core]], which had been consumed by the Insecticons and was threatening to cause them to explode.{{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[File:Autoberserk good job wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wheeljack's the dude.]]
Having spent some time trying to teach the Dinobots finesse, Wheeljack held a demonstration of his creations' newest abilities for the other Autobots, but unsurprisingly, it all went wrong. Optimus Prime decided that the Dinobots should train elsewhere, and they were sent to the recently discovered "[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]". {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Unfortunately, the Decepticons followed the Dinobots to the time-lost island and began draining its energy, causing time warps all across the Earth that Wheeljack worked with Chip and Teletraan I to track. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Wheeljack approved of [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s [[Solar Power Tower]], but sadly, Optimus Prime didn't. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}} Prime ''did'' approve of Wheeljack's own next invention, the [[Negavator]], but so did the Decepticons, who made a few attempts at stealing it that ultimately required it to be destroyed. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Later, when a [[Heart of Cybertron]]-empowered Megatron badly injured many of the Autobots, Optimus Prime had Ratchet repair Wheeljack first, so the scientist could build a forcefield to hold Megatron off. {{storylink|Microbots}}

When the Decepticons framed the Autobots for energy thefts, they covered for their own past villainy by claiming Wheeljack had invented a device that drove them to evil. The deception fooled the people of Earth, and the Autobots were exiled from the planet, {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} but they soon returned to clear their names. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:Dotd1 sparkplug repairs wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|He took mah jerb!]]
Instructed by Optimus Prime to dispatch an Autobot team to deal with a Decepticon incursion at an airfield, Wheeljack again had to convince the Dinobots to lend a hand. Soon after, Wheeljack and the other Autobots began to malfunction as a result of [[cybertonium]] degradation, necessitating that Spike and [[Carly]] travel to Cybertron to get more. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Wheeljack supplied them with a [[photon light]] and a two-way thumb radio and set them on course for his old laboratory. Despite some Decepticon trouble along the way, the two humans eventually succeeded in their mission with the help of the Dinobots, and Wheeljack and the Autobots were restored. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

Wheeljack was among the Autobots who stood by as reports on the search for the stolen [[Voltronic Galaxer]] came in, {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}, then later temporarily received the power of an invulnerable [[electrum]] coating {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}. Shortly thereafter, he had to help Sparkplug, Ratchet, and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair and restore a fleet of cars turned into war machines by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Make Tracks}} but was powerless to do anything when a space bridge accident hurled Optimus Prime and a small group of other Autobots and Decepticons to a world of alien giants. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} Later still, when [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] was injured attempting to protect heiress [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], Wheeljack and Ratchet recovered and repared him. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

[[File:Wardawn wheeljack fixes kronosphere.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wheeljack, the colour of gold, is gold. That's why it's called gold. What you have created, if it has a name, is some...green.]]
When Wheeljack's lab on Cybertron was raided by the Decepticons, a [[Wheeljack's unnamed invention|mysterious piece of old technology]] he had kept stored there was carried back to Earth by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who wound up crashing in a movie lot. The Decepticon fought hard to recover footage the movie studio took of Dirge and the device, but it turned out the joke was on them: after the battle was done, Wheeljack revealed that whatever the machine was supposed to be, it had never worked anyway! {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Wheeljack was part of the Autobot team that traveled to Cybertron to stop Megatron from using the mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] to bring his new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life, but they failed. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} To combat the Stunticons, Wheeljack helped [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] rebuild some aircraft into the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} Only a few weeks later, Wheeljack had to returned to Cybertron to repair the damaged [[Kronosphere]] time machine and rescue the Aerialbots when the Decepticons attempted to trap them in the past. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:Teurox wheeljack vs motormaster.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Wheeljack did not enjoy Motormaster's Pepe Le Pew phase.]]
Learning that racing driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] would be test-driving a car made from a new experimental alloy in the upcoming [[Europa 2000]] race, Optimus Prime sent a contingent of Autobots, including Wheeljack, to participate in the race and protect Augie from any possible Decepticon interference. Wheeljack was thoroughly enjoying himself until the Stunticons joined the race, and he was crushed under [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s wheels in [[Turkey]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] plague threatened the Autobots, Wheeljack proposed using the [[matter duplicator]] to create more of [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]]'s anti-corrosive [[corrostop]]. Two problems faced the scientific duo, however: the matter duplicator didn't work, and they were out of corrostop! Working tirelessly (and with a few swift kicks to the machine for good measure), the pair got the matter duplicator functioning, and the Autobots recovered some corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] to duplicate and save themselves. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Masquerade wheeljack stolen tech.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|So, you ''want'' me to make it blow up this time?]]
During the Stunticons' latest rampage, Wheeljack used Teletraan I to pinpoint the location of the five Decepticons, and the Autobots quickly rounded them up. Examining the components the Stunticons had stolen, Wheeljack speculated that Megatron was making yet another super-weapon. A team of five Autobots disguised themselves as the Stunticons, and delivered a substitute ruby modified by Wheeljack to Megatron, which caused the new laser cannon it was installed within to explode. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

For his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Wheeljack helped defend Autobot Headquarters against an attack from the Decepticons' [[orbit disruptor cannon]], using his gyro-inhibitor to prematurely detonate missiles launched by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Inventor, uh...reinvent thyself.]]
Over the course of the next twenty years, the Decepticons turned away from Earth and focused on entirely conquering Cybertron. The Autobots were forced off the planet, and constructed [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth to serve as their new home. Wheeljack ultimately met his end defending this city in the year 2005, when the Decepticons launched [[Battle of Autobot City|an overwhelming attack on it]]. His body was seen lying alongside a missile launcher as [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] laid [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s equally-lifeless shell alongside him. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wheeljack’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].”}}

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==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, aside from one notable alteration: Wheeljack does not die during ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The character reappears in several pieces of media that take place after the events of the movie, in important capacities that can't merely be written off as animation errors. This was not an issue to Japanese audiences originally, as the movie was not released in Japan until a few years later, after the most significant of these extra appearances (in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' cartoon), but it created something of a retroactive error that would later be addressed in passing in ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' fiction. Read on for details!}}

===''Cloud''===
Wheeljack was among the Autobots who came upon the displaced and wounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Cloud|Optimus Prime]] of the [[Cloud World]] thanks to the help of a [[SARA|mysterious robotic girl]]. Before much could happen, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] came flying in, having detected a large energy reading at the Autobots' position. The Autobots fought back until the colliding blasts of both Optimuses and Megatron's weapons-fire toppled all of the combatants over. {{storylink|Leap}}

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===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga===
[[File:Srlf manga1 wheeljack trailbreaker sideswipe prime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|We have streaky anime lines!]]
When the Decepticons began turning their attention towards [[Japan]] in the late 1980s, Wheeljack was part of an Autobot team who traveled to [[Tokyo]] to defend it against an attack by the [[Seeker (body-type)|Decepticon jets]] and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. Following the advice of a local boy that they befriended named [[Kenji]], the Autobots were able to take out the Decepticons by using a broken section of freeway as a ramp to gain height on their enemies; Wheeljack landed a good hit on [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] in the process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

In response to the increasing number of Decepticon attacks on Japan, the Autobots set up a secondary headquarters in the country. Wheeljack was among the Autobots later seen staffing the base and welcoming Kenji on his first visit there. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}
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===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===
Wheeljack was a participant in a battle in New York City, early in the Autobot/Decepticon war taking place on Earth. The Autobots were victorious that day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}

Along with his fellow Autobots who could turn into sport and race cars, Wheeljack participated in a race across the desert. Little did he know, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was aware of the race and ambushed the Autobots inside a narrow gorge. Wheeljack and the other race car Transformers were unable to retaliate because their vehicle modes could not brave the rough, desert terrain. Luckily for them, [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] arrived in his rugged Jeep mode and smashed Soundwave's chest window. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

Wheeljack also participated in a battle against the Decepticon Gestalt Devastator, that took place in orbit around Cybertron {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Part 6}}

===Full Throttle Scramble Power!===
[[File:Scramblepower autobots say no.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Wheeljack was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] when the Decepticons began terrorizing the world with their [[Omega Whip]]. To make matters worse, the Stunticons began a fierce rampage, and Wheeljack was among the Autobots who advised against the Aerialbots battling them alone. Optimus Prime disagreed, and off they went. Soon after, Wheeljack joined in an attack on the Decepticons' headquarters, but was clobbered by a Decepticon jet. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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===''Legends'' comic (1)===
In the late 1980s, Wheeljack unveiled his latest invention, the [[Transform Super Cog]], confident that the Decepticons would never get their hands on it thanks to his newly designed alarm system... which was immediately disabled [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]], allowing the Decepticons to attack. Towards the end of the battle, Wheeljack warned Optimus Prime that he was detecting [[quantum surge]] energy within Megatron's body. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Wheeljack was among the many Autobots who suffered the antics of [[Twin Twist]], who would drill holes in his machines. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

===e-HOBBY comics (1)===
[[File:Ehobbymanga wheeljack.jpg|thumb|right]]
During a Decepticon assault on Autobot Headquarters, Wheeljack coordinated the Autobot counterattack from inside the base, instructing Brawn to back up Hound. When the other Decepticons were defeated, Brawn and Hound ran to back up Optimus Prime, who was battling Megatron and had just landed a powerful blow on the Decepticon leader. Wheeljack scanned Megatron's damage, and discovered that his internal balancer had gone offline...but he could never have predicted that this would result in Megatron's systems releasing a sudden [[Quantum surge|surge of quantum energy]] that restored and super-charged him! {{storylink|Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.}}

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
[[File:Stargatebattles wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Wheeljack watches C-X's brutal rampage and considers both the moral and philosophical ramifications of giving it a bigger gun.]]
In the 1990s, continued interaction between the Autobots and the government of the United States led to the development of an interstellar teleportation system known as the ''[[Trigger]]''. Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Jazz, and Hound in a press conference to announce the ''Trigger'' to the world, and even wrote the stirring speech that Prime delivered to the masses. Ignoring Jazz as he tried to keep them quiet during the broadcast, Wheeljack and Ratchet both agreed that the gun-like design of the ''Trigger'' reminded them entirely too much of Megatron. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

A few months later, Wheeljack, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and Bumblebee observed as Optimus Prime helped human scientist [[Felix Adle|Professor Adle]] test his new [[C-X]] battle drone. Wheeljack offered some technical advice on how to increase the drone's attack speed, but that only meant more trouble when C-X started to run amok thanks to Decepticon interference. Wheeljack and his comrades tried to aid Prime, but he and Bluestreak were flattened by a single kick from the huge drone. Prime proved his might by defeating C-X single-handedly, and Wheeljack helped hold up his battered leader as he limped from the battlefield. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

===''Black Body''===
When Optimus Prime upgraded himself with the "[[black body]]" coating, only for the upgrade to prove volatile due to Decepticon sabotage, Wheeljack and Perceptor tasked themselves with finding a means to reverse the process. Then, the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] attacked the Autobots, having successfully upgraded himself with "black body". Wheeljack saw Optimus Primal try to upgrade himself as well, and tried to stop him; as far as he knew, Primal would be negatively affected just as Prime had. But Primal had correctly deduced that the "corrupted" version of the upgrade had no ill-effects on "beast" warriors, and went on to save the day. {{storylink|Black Body}}

===''Story of Binaltech''===
[[File:BTWheeljack art.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|HEAVY METAL RULES!!!]]
When the Dinobots were turned savage by an [[Unleasher]] attack in the year [[2005]], the Autobots had to take them off-line. Wheeljack headed to Earth to arrange the transplantation of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]'s mind into a new body created from the "Binaltech" technology that had recently been developed in conjunction between the Autobots and the [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}} On his return journey to the Autobots' moonbase, however, his shuttle was hijacked by time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]], who had begun a plan to alter the course of history. {{storylink|Changing Lanes}} Wheeljack was shown a brief glimpse of the near future by Ravage, and bore witness to his own death, and those of many of his comrades, in the upcoming [[Battle of Autobot City]]. Wheeljack managed to escape, while Ravage himself promptly returned to Cybertron and exhumed the [[Kronosphere]], using it to tip the balance of the decisive battle occurring at that time. Whereas the outcome would have originally favored the Decepticons, leading to their total conquest of Cybertron, Ravage ensured an ''Autobot'' victory, altering history and leaving the heroes to face the looming threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] alone.

Aware that history had been altered, Wheeljack was faced with a dilemma: Should he stop Ravage's plan and restore the timestream, even though it would mean the death of many Autobots, including himself? His salvation, he hoped, lay in the [[Genetronic Translink System]], a device that allowed a singular [[spark]] to control many duplicate bodies simultaneously—if history could be set to rights and his "death" were to come to pass, he could still live on in another body using the GT System. Dubbing his original body the "Alpha Unit," he constructed the "Beta Unit" based on Grimlock's Ford Mustang body, as well as the mysterious third "Omega Unit," whose capabilities were kept a closely guarded secret. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}

Along with [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]], Wheeljack helped implant [[Chip Chase]]'s consciousness into the lifeless Prowl-2 shell when [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]]'s spark was lost in [[Transwarp|subspace]]. {{storylink|Prowl & Chase}}

The subsequent arrival of Unicron prompted the Autobots to initiate "Operation: Distant Thunder", which saw [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] use the chronal warp on Dinobot Island to send Wheeljack's memory data back in time, in hopes of alerting the Autobots in the past and preventing alteration to the timestream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}} The plan didn't go as expected, and reality started to go into a severe state of whack, until a mysterious [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|black Optimus Prime]] appeared and sealed the time portals that had been created. Operation: Distant Thunder had succeeded in preventing the mainline timestream's alteration, but the Binaltech timeline, first destined to be replaced and erased, had been saved by the newcomer and was now its own distinct, divergent universe. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

{{Note|At this point, the original timeline was retroactively restored and the events of the ''Story of Binaltech'' diverged into a parallel universe. Skip to the next section to continue reading about the original timeline. Exactly how many of the preceding events related in this section, even prior to the divergence, occurred in the original unaltered timeline are unknown.}}

In this new universe, Wheeljack and the Binaltech warriors began facing new threats as the Binaltech project was declassified, and derivative technlogy began showing up around the globe. The Autobots battled the human criminal organization called the [[Concurrence]] and the Binaltech Decepticon named [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who had created a living [[electrum]] giant. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}} Soon, Wheeljack helped bring an end to the Binaltech wars by unleashing his Omega Unit. The BT-14 Omega Unit functioned by connecting the laser-core of Wheeljack's spark to the power network of the entire globe, linking him to the living datastream of information running the planet. Through this link, Wheeljack tracked down all the splinter projects misusing Binaltech data, allowing Prowl and [[Earth Defense Command]] to seek them out and terminate the research programs. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

===Controverse===
Prowl and Wheeljack traveled from [[BT World]] to [[OG World]], but found themselves inexplicably trapped there after arrival. Joining the local Autobots, they transferred their sparks into new, non-Binaltech bodies, leaving the old bodies in storage. The duo was present to witness the Trial of [[Primacron]], and were instrumental in catching the [[Quintesson]] judge's deception. Primacron was to be sentenced to the asylum planet of [[Doruka III]], but BT-Wheeljack knew in his reality the Quintessons performed organ-extraction experiments there.

The Autobots took it upon themselves to banish Primacron to another universe instead. Wheeljack was particularly interested in Primacron's claims to have created mechanical life in the universe, wondering if he truly had a soul or was merely a construct. Primacron gave an analogy of how he learned to ''build'' fire, but wasn't necessarily responsible for ''creating'' fire in the first place. Wheeljack seemed satisfied with the answer. {{storylink|Controverse}}

Wheeljack's BT unit was cannibalized for parts years later in an engineering project. [[Vector Prime]] couldn't recall if the project was the creation of [[Godbomber]] or [[Victory Leo]], though. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/10}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
[[File:JHeadmasters01VariousGuys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's that grey blob on the right.]]
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Wheeljack engaged the Decepticons in battle with his comrades. Later, on Earth, Wheeljack was present for a confrontation with the Decepticons that resulted in the death of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

{{note|Wheeljack's flashback battle on Earth depicts Optimus Prime's death in a scene that doesn't match up to his ''actual'' death in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This was a continuity patch-job by the ''Headmasters'' production staff, as the movie hadn't been released in Japan yet.}}

===''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''===
Inspired by his chat with Primacron, Wheeljack began researching whether or not Transformers truly had souls by searching his own body for evidence. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

In 2011, Wheeljack was part of the [[Disaster Relief Team]] sent to the ruins of the recently destroyed Cybertron in search of survivors. They located [[Vector Sigma]], which reformatted the team into new, stronger bodies with the ability to combine into [[Sky Reign]], and went on to use their new strength to restore Cybertron to a habitable state. When [[Grand Galvatron]] attacked the planet in 2021, Wheeljack aided in the defense by using his [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer V2]] to freeze Starscream and granting Sky Reign the ability to fire Immobilizer, [[Negavator]] and [[magnetic inducer]] blasts at Grand Galvatron. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} Sky Reign was then broken apart by [[Megaempress]], and Wheeljack and the others were subdued by [[Moonheart]] who cut their combiner joints off. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Things escalated when Unicron attacked Cybertron with the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]], and Wheeljack raced into battle with the other Autobots only to be knocked away by [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Hepter]]. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} Once the battle reached Unicron himself, Vector Sigma restored the team's combiner joints so they could participate in the battle as Sky Reign. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

When the Disaster Relief Team produced a musical, Wheeljack and [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] were responsible for the special effects. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!|Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!}} The team was later called to the [[Legends World]] to help rebuild [[Akihabara]] after Trypticon wrecked it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} While there, Wheeljack modified a [[Black Convoy Mass Production Type Drone]] to serve as a [[transtector]] for [[Clouder|Major Clouder]] and outfitted it with an Immobilizer V2. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}}

In 2025, following his return from the Legends World, Wheeljack's research culminated in an experiment to [[spark extractor|extract]] his own soul from his [[personality component]]. The experiment was a success, proving that Transformers had souls in the form of [[spark]]s, but as an unfortunate side effect it reset Wheeljack's personality programming, wiping his memories. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

===''Victory'' cartoon===
[[File:WheeljackVictory1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Um, that was my brother Jackwheel.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Shinobu Satouchi]] (Japanese)}}
In the year [[2025]], Wheeljack, Perceptor, and [[Minerva (Masterforce robot)|Minerva]] were summoned to Earth by the new Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] to save the life of the fallen [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]]. Despite their best efforts, there was nothing they could do to save Ginrai's body, but it ''would'' be possible to transplant all his internal systems into a new body. As he would no longer truly be the same being, Ginrai turned down their offer, but then Wheeljack accidentally blurted out that there was a pre-existing design that they could use, piquing Ginrai's curiosity. The design was a combination power-up created by Star Saber, and Ginrai insisted on being reborn in this new body. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Perceptor, Wheeljack and Minerva brought Ginrai's life functions to an end, and resurrected him in his new body as [[Victory Leo]]. As Victory Leo cut his teeth in battle, Wheeljack and Perceptor put their technical skills to use tending to Star Saber's own wounds. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} and then installed a combination circuit in Star Saber's body. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}} This circuit allowed him to combine with Victory Leo to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}
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===''United EX''===
At some point between 2025 and [[2035]], Wheeljack got back to the matter of dino-designing and created a new team of "Dinobot" [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiner]] drones for [[Kakuryu (Victory)|Grimmaster]]. {{storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues|Grimmaster's bio}} He also assisted the [[United States Department of Defense]] in building the [[Eldedroid|Assaultmaster]] unit, which was equipped with his old Immobilizer. {{storylink|Hope for the Next Generation}}

===''G-2'' story pages===
[[File:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|thumb|Thanks to [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] I don't have to come up with the excuse that it was my identical cousin?]]
Wheeljack, along with Perceptor and Jetfire, discovered [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new properties]] of the Matrix which allowed Optimus Prime to revive himself as "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Battle Convoy]]" after a crushing defeat by Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 4}}

===e-HOBBY comics (2)===
To combat the Decepticons' increasingly aggressive energy raids, Wheeljack and [[Ga'mede]] worked together to examine Optimus Prime's new "blackbody" form, and duplicated it to create twenty-one new battle droids cast in the Autobot leader's image. These [[Eldedroid]]s were placed under the remote control of [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and sent out onto the battlefield. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}
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===''Legends'' comic (2)===
In [[2038]], Wheeljack and Perceptor used the former's spark research to revive the [[Powered Master]]s by recovering their sparks on the [[Tenth Planet]] and implanting them in new bodies. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When Professor Chase fell dangerously ill, Wheeljack remembered the time in his home universe when his world's Chip had powered Prowl's Alpha BT unit. Thus, Wheeljack suggested another consciousness transfer via the [[cortexitron]] to save the Professor's life. It was only a partial success; [[Prowl II|the Prowl/Chip fusion]] had to be put into stasis and would not be successfully revived until the era of the Maximals. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/10}}

==Madman ''The Transformers'' comic==
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Wheeljack and the other Autobots were forced to evacuate the planet, and take refuge off-world. Wheeljack was injured during this exodus, and had to be helped aboard a spaceship by Springer while Optimus Prime covered their escape. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

==''Wings Universe''==
{{Wingsnote}}
After a battle with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] early in the war, Wheeljack helped repair the [[Autobot]]s that fell in the battle. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

By 2012, memorial statues of Wheeljack, [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] had been built at Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}

==Grim Grams==
[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] was sad that Wheeljack never got to meet his 'grandchildren', the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and hoped he and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] would be proud that Grimlock made such important Autobots. (Fanart of him telling the 'bots about Wheeljack made him sad) {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Grim Grams|Grim Grams, 2015/10/03}}

==''Deviations''==
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Wheeljack's body was lined up with other victims of the battle to be honored. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

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