Editing Sparkless

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:''The Sparkless are [[zombie]]s from the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Siege-Ep5-Moonracer-murmurs-in-panic.jpg|350px|thumb|''*chuckles*'' I'm in danger.]]

If you ever find yourself deep into the chasms of the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], then you better prepare for the '''Sparkless!''' These reanimated corpses, shockingly, have no spark, and still hunt for the sparks of the living to this day. Rusted and busted beyond repair, the Sparkless still have great enough strength to rip [[Moonracer (G1)|someone]] apart. They cannot be destroyed by simple fire blasts or slashing, so hope for a [[AllSpark|miracle]] or fraggin' ''run!''

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Brook Chalmers]], [[Kaiser Johnson]], [[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep3-Sparkless-illusion.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]
While searching for the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his team tracked its last known coordinates down into a nearby valley. Optimus Prime sensed something troubling, and he proved right, as the Sparkless rose out of the ground soon after. The team was attacked by mindless reanimated corpses who sought to revive themselves by taking the sparks of living Cybertronians. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] claimed the Sparkless were responsible for multiple deaths in the Sea of Rust and could reform after being hacked apart. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} The Sparkless quickly overwhelmed the group, managing to tear [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] down to her torso, killing her, but Optimus spotted and retrieved the Allspark, its power causing the Sparkless to disintegrate into dust. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

While [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] searched for the Allspark on [[Earth]], the [[Matrix of Leadership]] produced a hallucination of a swarm of the Sparkless attacking him. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}} After Megatron entered the Allspark's chamber on Earth, the Matrix of Leadership created another hallucination, that of an adoring Decepticon crowd becoming the Sparkless and drawing Megatron into a void. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 4}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
At least one Sparkless Bot used to be a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Infantry Sergeant]], {{storylink|#Generations|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Sparkless Bot toy packaging}} whereas at least one Sparkless Seeker was an Air Force Infantry Sergeant. {{storylink|#SparklessSeeker|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Sparkless Seeker toy packaging}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCT-toy SparklessBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] included?]]
*'''Sparkless Bot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Left & right blasters, light bar

: Part of the third assortment of toys promoting the ''Kingdom'' season of the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], "Sparkless Bot" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Barricade (IDW)#Toys|Barricade]], itself a [[retool]] of ''Siege'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Prowl]], transforming into a Cybertronian emergency car. It has multiple [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] and 3 mm posts to accommodate the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]] weaponry and "Fire Blast" effects, respectively. Its two blasters can be mounted on these points, or the slots on his hood/shoulders, as well as combine into a larger double-barreled blaster. It also includes a light bar that can be mounted on its roof or wherever else you care to. The bar has an indent in its top that, despite being rectangular, still fits 5 mm posts very well.

:This mold was previously redecoed as [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smokescreen]] with Prowl's blaster and without the light-bar, which was also used for [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Bluestreak]], albeit with the original Prowl head.

:This toy, like most of the Netflix ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toys, is a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the U.S. and Canada. Like the rest of its Deluxe Class wave, Sparkless Bot was found in Walmart stores on [[March 13]], before an official unveiling.

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[[File:WFCT-toy SparklessSeeker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dead Air.]]
[[File:WFCT-toy SingeSparkless.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dead... uh... Gun. Dangit. (''Sparkless Singe'')]]
*'''Sparkless Seeker''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-20'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 29]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 "HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers", "[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Caliburst]]" and "[[Singe#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Singe]]" [[Battle Master]]s, 3 "Fire Blast" effects

[[File:WFCT-toy CaliburstSparkless.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|Dead Aim. (''Sparkless Caliburst'')]]
:Part of the third assortment of toys promoting the Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, this one ostensibly themed around the ''Kingdom'' season, the "Sparkless Seeker" is a redeco of ''Siege'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Thundercracker]], itself a head retool of ''Siege'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]]. It transforms into a Cybertronian "tetrajet" based on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]' appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" although the jet mode has <s>the robot-mode legs</s> pretty much its ''entire robot body'' sticking out from the undercarriage. As a rather heavy [[shellformer]], the Sparkless Seeker can easily be separated into both a wingless robot mode and a nearly complete tetrajet via a single friction hinge. 

:It has 5 mm ports on its biceps, forearms, shins, under its feet (vehicle-mode thrusters), and wings to attach any C.O.M.B.A.T. System/F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology weaponry, such as the included Battle Masters (though there are some clearance issues with the wing-ports with some Battle Masters) and/or the "HPI Null-Ray Laser Launchers." The 3 mm posts on its shins, forearms, left bicep, and the tips of his null-rays can accommodate "Fire Blast" effect parts, like the ones that come with his pack-in Battle Master partners.

: Said Battle Masters, "[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Caliburst]]" and "[[Singe#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Singe]]", are both redecoes of their respective normal-retail toys, each one transforming from a tiny robot into a blaster weapon. The double-gun-barrel portions of each are detachable, and can attach to their arms (or any other compatible toy) via 3 mm post. The tip of each barrel ends in a [[Fire Blast effect]] compatible peg; Caliburst comes with a large purple blast, while Singe has two smaller green energy "spikes".

: This set, like most of the Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, is a Walmart exclusive in the U.S. and Canada. Much like its wavemate, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Optimus Primal]], Sparkless Seeker was also available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities. Both sets' stock photography and product descriptions were found in Walmart internal systems three days before an official unveiling for pre-order on [[March 15]].
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==Notes==
[[File:WFC-Siege-Ep3-Generics-in-camp.jpg|300px|thumb|Green Seeker guy, no limbs.]]
*The nature of the Sparkless is never explained, though a lot of the details surrounding their existence is somewhat reminiscent of [[Dark Energon]]; what with the glowing purple optics and the entire surrounding area being filled with large purple crystals. The Allspark was also shown to change the reality of the nearby area until it was taken by Optimus Prime in ''Kingdom'' [[Kingdom episode 3|episode 3]] and [[Kingdom episode 4|4]], much like the Sparkless around the Allspark in ''Siege'' [[Siege episode 6|episode 6]].
*Par for the course with ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s extensive use of [[generic]]s, the Sparkless's models are edited and retextured models of Sideswipe, Mirage, Ironhide, Hound, and Barricade, highly accurate to the toy molds. As per tradition, there are also Sparkless resembling edited and retextured Refraktors and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]].
*Despite the show having both [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons as part of the Sparkless, their toys have only listed them as Decepticons. This was probably done to market them as villains, similar to what the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline did with the [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Pesticons]] and [[Sharkticon (species)#Cyberverse|Sharkticons]].
*The color scheme of the Sparkless Seeker toy seems closer to one of the generic Seeker color schemes seen in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, notably the Seeker without limbs under [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s care in [[Siege episode 3|''Siege'' episode 3]].


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