Editing Dead End (Armada)

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{{disambig3|Dead End}}
:''Dead End is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:DeadendarmadaMTMTE.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|And you thought that other [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] was depressed.]]
What scraps of mind remain within '''Dead End''' are twisted beyond all hope of recovery. A gibbering mad-bot in an eternal state of mind-numbing terror, Dead End lives (such as it is) within the depths of the colossal [[Unicron]]. The Chaos-Bringer has a use for the poor creature, however; he is the template for the hundreds—perhaps thousands—of non-sentient [[Dead End Drone]]s that serve as part of Unicron's immune system.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon continuity===
[[File:Twirl-wheee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{note|Dead End didn't make a physical appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon. Instead, [[Dead End Drone|"laser pod" drones]] seen in the episodes "[[Alliance]]" and "[[Union]]" were used based off of the Dead End toy's design. The [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] later [[retcon]]ned the drones from the cartoon and ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comic as clones of the real Dead End.<ref>Defunct Official Transformers Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 23 March 2007</ref>}}

Dead End and the drones based on him defended Unicron during his battle with Cybertron's population. {{storylink|Alliance}} {{storylink|Union}} {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:WhatLiesBeneath3-Unicroninterior.jpg|thumb|upright=0.99|Dead End is top shelf!]]
Dead End (or one of his clones) could be seen briefly inside the core of Unicron.  {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

===Legends World===
Dead End was among the Mini-Con toys stolen by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] in the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
A massive Dead End can be seen on one hemisphere of Unicron's planetary mode.  {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)|Transformers}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armadatoy Dead End.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gonna fight for what's right<br>Before it's gone gone gone]]
*'''Unicron with Mini-Con Dead End''' (Supreme Class, 2003)
**''Takara ID number'': '''MX-00'''
**''Takara release date'': September ??, 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Available only with the massive ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], Dead End transforms into a dark gray and yellow mechanical "moon" with a non-firing cannon. As a Mini-Con, he has a "[[Powerlinx]]" socket on his vehicle-mode underside which allows him to attach to any toy with a "Powerlinx" style [[5 mm post]]; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached. His upper and lower hemispheres are on a swivel joint, which does not serve any real purpose according to the instructions, but can be used to push his robot head to the "back" opposite the cannon-barrel to make it look like a little thruster, if that floats your boat.

: Dead End in moon mode can fit into a specially-shaped socket on Unicron's planet form, acting as a turret.

: This mold was used to make the [[Dead End Drone]], [[Dead End General#Toys|Dead End General]], and [[Kranix (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Kranix]].

:Dead End is about the size of a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] cyclone Mini-Con. As a result of this and his spherical alt mode, he can be placed in, and launched by, any Robots in Disguise figure with a cyclone Mini-Con launcher, as can other toys of this mold type.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armadatoy Dead End Contest.jpg|thumb|300px|'''B'''iogeocenosis (生態系)<br>'''U'''nlimited (無限界)<br>'''G'''enocidemachine (抹消機)]]
*'''''Hikari no'' Unicron''' (Supreme Class, 2003)

:This contest-prize [[exclusive]] toy of Unicron's [[Unicron of Light|"Unicron of Light" Mini-Con-formed doppelganger]] from the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' of course came with a version of Dead End. Despite the mass changes to the big toy, this version of Dead End is only ''slightly'' different from the regular version, using a slightly lighter shade of charcoal as a base plastic color.

: Only 10 ''Hikari no'' Unicrons were awarded, with the deadline for the drawing being [[May 31]], 2004.
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy Dead End.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme Class, 2004)

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Supreme toys (yes, there was more than one!) Dead End's ''Armada'' toy was [[redeco]]ed along with [[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]], in a somewhat [[Earth]]-like light blue and green color scheme, possibly inspired by the Dead End Drone's show color scheme. 

: The initial cases of ''Energon'' Unicron and Dead End came with both the new ''Energon'' deco ''and'' unchanged ''Armada'' deco Unicron, later to be replaced with only the ''Energon'' redeco.

: In the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Super Link'' line, black Unicron was a "[[USA Edition]]" release, in Hasbro packaging with stickers relaying legal information in Japanese. Unlike many USA Editions, this toy was not exclusive to any particular outlet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on ''Energon'' Dead End at TFU.info]''

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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Transformers-Universe-(2008)-Unicron-packaging.jpg|thumb|300px|''"You saw it for yourself! The abominable horror that is Getter Emperor!"'']]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme Class, 2008)

: Dead End was once again available with the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' line]] release of Unicron, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]]. He was a straight repack of ''Armada'' Dead End, with no changes whatsoever in paint detailing.

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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010toy-Unicron.jpg|thumb|300px|Thought they'd forget me, didn't you.]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme Class, 2010)

:"Bug" once again came with Unicron, this time colored in his larger master's Generation 1-inspired dark-gray-and-orange coloration, with a little extra gold on the gun.

:This set was only available in Japan as a Toy Hobby Market [[exclusive]], with orders being taken from [[June 1]]st through [[July 4]]th. the toy was shipped  at the end of September 2010.
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore Bug toy.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Unicron of Light|Ironically, one of the few Mini-Cons who couldn't be part of it]].]]
*'''Unicron (Micron Shūgō-tai Color)''' / '''Universal Dominator Unicron''' ([[December 22]], [[2018]])

: "Universal Dominator Unicron" naturally came with a correspondingly redecoed Bug. This version is cast primarily in green plastic with greenish-grey parts. 
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==Notes==
[[Image:G1toy-UnicronprotoTakara.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Dead End's great-grandpappy.]]
* The unreleased ''Generation 1'' Unicron toy was accompanied by a small moon that looks an awful damn lot like Dead End's moon mode. According to character designer [[Floro Dery]], this moon was to transform into a "mini-Unicron" of sorts, and act like the Mini-Me to Unicron's Dr. Evil.  [http://web.archive.org/web/20060625115408/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_dery.html]
* Preliminary names for Dead End included "'''[[Gobotron]]'''" after the home planet of the [[GoBot]]s and "'''[[Nebulos|Nebulon]]'''" after the planet from Generation 1. Ultimately, [[Hasbro]] did the only sensible thing they could, and named him after a random [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] instead.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Nebulon did not clear and I thought that Gobotron would reflect poorly on this long desired Unicron toy. I didnt want to cheapen the product with an insider joke.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/08/13/orsons-world-update-813-737|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=08|day=13}}</ref>
* Dead End—or the [[Dead End Drone|drones]] at least—get their only fictional robot mode appearance within the cartoon continuity in the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' manga.
* Of course, Dead End can serve as a drone if you want him to. Why the hell not?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bug''' (バグ ''Bagu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Bug''' (버그 ''Beogeu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Contest prizes]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Legends Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]