Editing Chromia (G1)

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:''Chromia is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Chromiamodelsheet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"At least our animated character models didn't have [[Heel struts|high heels]]."]]
'''Chromia''' is a seasoned, tough-as-nails infiltrator who's adept at unflinching sabotage. Bluntly honest and a little married to her job, she doesn't make an ideal friend, but she can nevertheless be fiercely protective, a quality which also makes her an exceptional bodyguard. Her rough edges often find her a kinship with other like-minded security officers such as [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. More diplomatic peers such as [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] have attempted to socialize her, but beware—she might "arrange" an exit out of an overwhelming interpersonal situation with a quietly-placed detonator.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|? (English); [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Hong]] (Chinese), [[Esperanza Gracia]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Adalmária Mesquita]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

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Four million years ago, Chromia tried to board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while it was being attacked, with the rest of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s team. The plan failed though, and she and the others appeared to be destroyed.

[[File:TSFAT Chromia vehicle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Cybertronic soccer mom.]]
Chromia led a mission to steal [[energon cube]]s from [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]]. When [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] got trapped after disobeying orders, Chromia confronted the alerted Shockwave and managed to trick him into freeing Moonracer. 

Shortly thereafter, a team of [[Decepticon]]s from [[Earth]] came to capture Elita One. In doing so, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] destroyed the Female Autobots' underground base, trapping them inside. When they managed to free themselves, Chromia took charge of the search for their missing leader. On their way, they met up with a group of Earth-stationed Autobots who had come looking for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Chromia was reunited with [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]. The two teams together fought the Decepticons, eventually winning when Optimus and Elita returned. Given a new base by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Chromia stayed with Elita's squad on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when Optimus' team returned to Earth. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====MC Axis comics=====
[[File:Elita One MC Axis Comic Prease.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Chromia and the rest of the team defeated a gigantic Decepticon. Chromia and her compatriots seemed confident that they could retake Cybertron on their own, though Elita One insisted that Optimus Prime was still their last hope to win the war. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)#Elita One|The Transformers: Elita One}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Little known fact: Chromia is [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]'s great-aunt.]]
[[Tigatron]] of the [[Legends World]] had a dream in which Chromia appeared before him and warned him he was in danger, soon followed by all kinds of heroic female Transformers. Sure enough, a group of evil female Transformers then showed up to kidnap Tigatron, but Chromia picked him up and kept him safe during the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

During [[Halloween]], Alpha Trion summoned the real Chromia into the Legends Universe to help stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s latest grab for energy. Dressed up as a bunny girl, she confronted Megatron and his underlings alongside Arcee and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], though she was confused and embarrassed as to why it being Halloween meant she had to dress like that. The three were then defeated and tied up by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], but it turned out the Decepticons hadn't gotten any energy anyway. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} Tigatron later had another dream of Chromia in which she explained that her new body was the result of changing armor parts, displayed her new altmode and ability to fly, and traded armors with Arcee. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Chromia later swooned over the [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] from her home universe when he crossed over to the Legends Universe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} Chromia and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] were tied up by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] during his mission to send all interdimensional visitors to the Legends Universe back to where they came from, though he eventually gave up and allowed them to stay. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

While acting as cheerleaders at a soccer game for whatever reason, Chromia and the other girls found themselves being harassed by [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} After [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was sold off to the [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], Chromia joined the Decepticon organization so that she could remain with the city-bot. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}} As Alpha Trion had done the same, she was near him when he was looking for his [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} As an office worker she wore a snazzy suit, though [[Apeface]] ripped it to pieces while displaying his telekinetic powers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 38|Bonus Edition Vol. 38}} She later started taking [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s new commuter service to work, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} and was exasperated with Alpha Trion when he lost his drill again. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

When the Decepticon Headmasters turned on Tera-Kura Co. and came to steal Metroplex's transformation cog, Chromia was defeated by [[Trickdiamond]]'s earthquake powers. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} She hung back at the office while the cog was used to rebuild [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], then cheered Metroplex on when he defeated the beast. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} She was later among those pestered by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and his clone army. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}}

As [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s obsession with plasma energy threatened the entire Legends World, Chromia and Alpha Trion worked with the [[Jumpstarter]]s to begin opening dimensional portals, evacuating the population. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Targetmaster Chapter Finale Part Two}} Chromia and her Autobot allies returned to Cybertron of 2039. They faced the [[Powered Master]]s, corrupted and possessed by the spirits of [[Violengiguar]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}} By 2039, peace reigned on Earth and on Cybertron between the Autobots and Decepticons. Metroplex and Trypticon became sister cities on the planet Earth, and Chromia was on hand as a law enforcer, keeping an eye out for the few remaining criminal elements. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Chromia and the Autobots supported the [[Selector]]s' revolution on Earth. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] and Chromia were present at the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]] in race queen outfits. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[File:Battlelines6-femaleautobotsandsideburn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Welp, got left behind, time for a nap.]]
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To gather energy for the energy-sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Chromia was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Chromia joined her comrades still on the planet in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}

Chromia was a member of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. [[The Route of All Evil|Following a report]] from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], that the awaited situation to commence their mission had come, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] used a [[space bridge]] to get to the [[Autobase]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Chromia and the others waited patiently for her to signal that they could follow. Chromia joined her commander soon after it came. With only [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] still to get through the portal, the group was attacked by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], but [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One took care of that. While the rest of the team went further into the Autobot facility, Chromia was sent back to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] with an unconscious [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Chromia-DIE.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Just off-panel: Virulent Clone with apple on head.]]
Chromia and her ward [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] were part of an Autobot strike force tasked with destroying the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]' cloning lab on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Although the pair had handily beaten Deathsaurus's [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] underling [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]] on [[Regulon Four]] some time previous, they were taken by surprise by the first production run of clones. Although Chromia fought effectively against the clones, she was no match for Deathsaurus himself when he entered the battle personally. Falling before the general's might, she was taken captive.

Chromia, along with her teammates ''and'' the backup team of Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], was ultimately rescued when [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]], who had evaded capture, came to the rescue of the entire Autobot party. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]] (apocryphal); [[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|''Robots in Disguise'' #25]]

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One erroneous account presented Chromia as a Cybertronian, who was among those attended [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]'s funeral. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} However, every other account shows that Chromia was born from the hot spot contained in the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]], who founded [[Caminus (planet)|a distant colony in his name]] that was cut off from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] long before the war and whose citizens retained differentiated genders. Her people's isolation ended with the arrival of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who had come seeking help from a [[Cityspeaker]] in order to aid [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The chosen Cityspeaker, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], needed a bodyguard, however, and so Chromia (and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]) were enlisted. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City|A Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|If I Know You}} The three joined the crew of the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' shortly before it crossed paths with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. The legendary Autobot was preoccupied with an important quest, so the three volunteered to watch after Metroplex for him and keep him alive. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Under their watch, Metroplex's insides were besieged with invaders, so Chromia and Nautica hunted them down to confront them and fight them off, if necessary. They found a small group of robots and Chromia threatened to put the hurt down on them. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

Their adversaries turned out to be fellow Autobots from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' who were battling an army of angered [[Ammonite]]s. Chromia and Nautica led them back to their boss, Windblade, who explained their mission, and subsequently the ''Lost Light'' was able to give Metroplex a jump, allowing him to [[space bridge|spacebridge]] back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} On arrival, they couldn't do much but hang on tight within Metroplex as the city-bot did battle with the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Following Metroplex's victory, Chromia and her pals got to mingle with the locals, including another female Autobot named [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s army of Ammonites invaded Cybertron, the three Camiens returned to Metroplex to convince him to fight the invaders. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Toward the end of the battle, [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] contacted Chromia to let them to know the ''Lost Light'' was about to ram [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], though she got frustrated by the vague, dramatic way he phrased it. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Chromia accompanied Nautica to her audition to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'', helping out by keeping her friend's rambling to a minimum. Chromia and Windblade later attended [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s trial. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} The pair went to find cover when a group of Decepticons disrupted proceedings with the intent to rescue the defendant. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

[[File:BotAndHerCity-nottechnicallydawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot.]]
Six months later, Chromia had stayed behind on Cybertron in order to protect and train Windblade as she performed her role as Metroplex's Cityspeaker. She was highly untrusting of Cybertron's elected ruler, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], though Windblade preferred to give him the benefit of the doubt. When Windblade sought advice on how to best interact with Starscream, Chromia scoffed at Windblade's choice of talking to the "mopey" [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], but was visibly upset when Windblade teased her about telling Ironhide she described him as such. Later, Chromia accompanied Windblade as the pair investigated an area of the city that might reveal why Metroplex was suffering blackouts, and at the end of the day Chromia insisted they not over-exert themselves and reconvene in the morning. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Chromia planted a bomb near where they'd be, in an attempt to make Windblade return to Caminus. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} In the morning, when she and Windblade returned to the area, the bomb exploded, damaging Windblade. Chromia dragged her to medical care. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

[[File:Windblade3-altmodes.jpg|left|thumb|No, it's true, they actually elected Starscream.]]
Chromia was guarding Windblade when Starscream paid her a visit, and afterwards encouraged Windblade to pursue the idea that Starscream was behind the bomb. Enlisting Ironhide's help, they followed up a lead in the form of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] whom Chromia had to physically tackle when he tried to run. Chromia stayed in [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s bar while Windblade went with Waspinator. After Windblade discovered Starscream was trying to mine ore from Metroplex, Chromia joined a team that went down to investigate. {{storylink|A Long Way Down}} They were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and Chromia went instinctively to Windblade's aid, eventually managing to avoid being arrested when Starscream and Rattrap arrived. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}} She arranged for Metroplex's spacebridge to activate, {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} and organized a jail break, successfully springing Windblade and the others. As they headed for Metroplex, Windblade revealed that she believed Starscream wasn't behind the bomb. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

The pair rushed to Metroplex, where Chromia insisted Windblade merge with the Titan's mind. She fought with Starscream when he arrived, but he managed to injure Windblade and sliced off Chromia's right arm. Windblade, merged with Metroplex, was able to subdue him with the Titan's internal defenses and revealed she'd discovered Chromia was behind the bomb. Though Chromia encouraged Windblade to make Metroplex jump back to Caminus, Windblade instead opted to shut the spacebridge down in favor of making a deal with Starscream. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

She was among the group present when [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] was brought back online, though she wasn't as enthusiastic about the event when she observed how happy Starscream was. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} Chromia then participated in the violent arrest of the [[Firecon]]s, primary suspects in a series of murders, {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} and was present when they were locked up. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:AllThatRemains-ChromiaHasHadEnough.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Chromia and Ironhide found Windblade and Optimus Prime being attacked by Decepticons and Chromia managed to stop the fight through sheer force of intimidation. They retired to Metroplex to contemplate the spacebridge, now linked to Caminus. Optimus ordered Chromia and Ironhide to guard the portal; however they were unable to prevent [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] from taking [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] through. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} They headed through the portal with Starscream's forces and attacked Menasor. The giant briefly held Chromia in his fist until she broke free. In the end, the battle was decided when [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] joined in. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Chromia was taking part in the subsequent cleanup on Caminus when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] arrived and started smashing more things. As the giant started trying to smash the spacebridge, Chromia rallied those present to fight him until Superion and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] defeated him. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} As Starscream returned to Cybertron, Chromia went with him to make sure no one started shooting. She was later back on Caminus when Menasor again went through the spacebridge and started fighting with the combiners already there. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} As a combiner incorporating Optimus joined the fight, Chromia led a group back through to Cybertron to help prevent the Decepticons there from attacking Caminus. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-ChromiaVsArcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|''Prime'' Arcee vs. G1 Arcee.]]
Windblade and Chromia were returning to Cybertron through the spacebridge while Optimus communicated with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} To celebrate the union between Cybertron and Caminus, the Mistress of Flame declared an official holiday that saw Chromia temporarily don some Cityspeaker-style face paint for the occasion. While she was guarding the [[Enigma of Combination]] with a [[Badgeless]], Arcee stole the artifact. Chromia and Windblade pursued her into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where their confrontation was interrupted by the [[Torchbearer]]s. After the Torchbearers were merged into [[Victorion]], the trio fought to survive the giant's onslaught until Windblade managed to talk the giant into separating. Chromia later returned the Enigma and resumed guarding it. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She and Windblade interceded in a quarrel between visiting Camiens and Decepticons, though Chromia was a little too aggressive with the Decepticons. Windblade left her to finish sorting things out. She later joined Windblade, Ironhide, and Blurr for a trip to [[Velocitron]], where they found themselves in the path of [[Delta]], a city fleeing a wall of fire. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Chromia managed to encourage Ironhide into safely making it onto the city by staying by his side. She accompanied Windblade and [[Clocker (G1)|Clocker]] to inspect [[Navitas]], the Titan on which the city was built, and stood by as Windblade talked to the Titan directly. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

[[File:TheWillOfTheFew-secondchances.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
When Windblade returned disappointed from [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] following the death of [[Chela]], Chromia believed she'd done her best to save the Titan. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Following the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Starscream declared [[Chosen One Day]], a new holiday. Windblade hugged Chromia and forgave her for past discretions... if only for a night. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

Chromia, Ironhide, and Windblade helped re-secure the spacebridge nexus after a gaggle of Decepticons stormed it. Chromia was present when Optimus Prime used the bridge to go to Earth and annex it in advance of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s invasion. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} Shortly after taking this drastic step, Optimus had a nightmare where he saw Windblade and Chromia bowing down before him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} The real Chromia, meanwhile, had gone off to attend an emergency Council meeting to discuss this problem. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

[[File:TheLineBetweenUs-ChromiaGoesToJail.jpg|thumb|left|Kinky, but at least buy her dinner first!]]

The uneasy peace on Cybertron was growing increasingly threatened by the distrust of the Badgeless, and compounded by a spree of [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attacks on several Decepticons within Iacon, including a supplier of parts to [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. The Committee moved to have [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] investigate the issue. When the meeting was adjourned, Chromia went off to spar with [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. {{storylink|07:00:00}} Tensions boiled over after the suspicious death of [[Drunkatron|a disgruntled Decepticon]], and Chromia participated in a Council meeting that saw Ironhide step up as the new head of Cybertronian security. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

Shortly after [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] reawoke, Chromia was walking around in the Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} On learning that Windblade was being forced to help Starscream because he knew of Chromia's actions in bombing Acrolight, Chromia took over decoding security footage related to Swindle's death and discovered the Decepticon's body had been taken by Wheeljack and Rattrap. She visited Wheeljack, only for the pair of them to be taken prisoner by the rest of the Combaticons, who forced Wheeljack to lead them to Swindle's brain-dead body. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} After the Combaticons used the Enigma to merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Chromia worked with Windblade to talk the Combaticons down, however Ironhide took matters into his own hands and blasted Bruticus. In the aftermath, Chromia coopted [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]]'s broadcast to make a public confession of her actions in Acrolight, and was arrested by Ironhide. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

[[File:Rubicon ChromiaHoldsWindblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Please just this once... stay...]]
Chromia being in prison was later one of the factors Windblade mentioned that had demoralized her. {{storylink|Ping}} When a fleet of undead Titans arrived to destroy Cybertron (as they do), Chromia was marched onto a prison ship when Starscream gave the evacuation order. She broke the prison line to speak to Ironhide about Metroplex being felled and urged him to help Windblade who was doubtlessly with the Titan. Ironhide said Windblade was at the [[Spire]] (and he was right) and there was no need to worry but Chromia was convinced that without Ironhide, Windblade would do something stupid (she was also right). {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

Said stupid thing turned out to be releasing [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. When the evil Titan made planetfall, Chromia rushed back to Ironhide to try and find Windblade, only for the irritable warden to grab her and stuff her in a prison cell to be killed by the undead. However, Metroplex managed to release her and direct her to Windblade's location with Carcer so she could free her friend. Chromia rushed to the Titan and scaled up his body, breaching his body and arriving at his [[brain module]] just as [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] had blown it into chunks, seemingly killing Windblade. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Chromia was subsequently put back into prison and set to be tried for crimes against Cybertron. The [[Mistress of Flame]] attempted to get Starscream to turn Chromia over to her but when Starscream refused, she demanded Swindle and Menasor in exchange. The ghost of Bumblebee urged Starscream to hand over Chromia. Starscream instead opted to free Chromia and turn her into a hit-bot to hunt down and kill [[Liege Maximo]], offering her a pardon in exchange, as well as saying he'd lost his own chance to be better, telling Chromia not to waste hers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Starscream and [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] provided Chromia with the ''[[Sabre]]'', with [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] as her crew, while the Camien herself recorded a goodbye message for Windblade, encouraging her friend to stay strong while she was away. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

[[File:StrangerEons CaptainChromia.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Shortly after setting out, however, the crew ran afoul of the [[Maximal]]s. Though they managed to triumph over their foes, the Maximals had damaged the ''Sabre''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s long-range communication, leaving them unable to contact [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} When Liege Maximo returned to Cybertron as a prisoner of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Windblade asked whether the bestial Prime had encountered Chromia or her team. Onyx chose to ignore the question and grill [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] instead. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When the ''Sabre'' finally repaired its communications, the crew had caught up with the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] facing off against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in [[G Nebula 89]]. Calling Cybertron, Chromia was quickly caught up on the recent political changes before she reported that, despite their incredible firepower, the Decepticons were failing to damage the Chaos Bringer. Unicron unleashing the Maximals on the Decepticons was enough incentive for Chromia to order a quantum jump back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The ''Sabre'' arrived back home to find Unicron had beaten them there and assumed a robot mode to attack the planet while having warped the DVD into his service. Acting as a battlefield coordinator, Chromia tried to deter [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] from charging head-on to no success, the Carcerian confident in her plan. {{storylink|Our Finest}} As the [[Autobot fleet]] fell and Unicron began physically tearing into Cybertron, Windblade called upon the [[Spectral Knight]]s to use their [[magic]] to teleport Cybertron's populace to safety. Noticing this, Unicron returned his attention to the fleet, preventing them from reaching the magic before Elita One defiantly slammed Carcer into Unicron's face, distracting him just long enough for the magical ribbon to reach the fleet and teleport them to Earth. {{storylink|Road's End}} 

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Safe on the organic world, Chromia reunited with Windblade before Prowl arrived with information on Unicron's origins and inner workings. As part of the do-or-die attack on Unicron, Chromia joined in the diversionary attack on the DVD. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} When Optimus Prime had successfully used the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to collapse Unicron, Chromia pulled [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] out of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s burning corpse before Metroplex space bridged everyone back to Earth. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Chromia was one of the mourners present at Optimus's funeral, {{storylink|Post}} before she invited [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] to Earth so they could catch up. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:MegatronsRevenge Chromia's Pizza.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[Chromia's Pizza]] features a picture of Chromia on the box. A box of this pizza sat on the floor near [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] as he watched [[television]]. {{Storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Chromia-art.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.6]]
Chromia was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant]], whose function was Counter Intelligence. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref name=Siege>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> During the war for Cybertron Chromia was dispatched to locate a possible Autobot escape site located in the largest spaceport on Cybertron, the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. Anything else that may have been given to her as part of her mission's specifications, were classified. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Georgia Reed]] (English), [[Masami Katsuyama]] (Japanese)|[[Amanda Manso]] (Portuguese), [[Christèle Billault]] (French), [[Cornelia Waibel]] (German), [[Margot Lago]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rommy Mendoza]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Before the war, Chromia lived on [[Caminus]]. Chromia was onhand when [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] returned from their mission. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}}
Chromia was sent to the fake coordinates of the [[AllSpark]], which turned out to be a Decepticon ambush. Chromia dragged [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] to safety after he was shot in the chest. She was about to be shot by [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] but is saved by Hound. She rode on the back of Optimus with the injured Cog when they retreated from the battle. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} 
Chromia saw that Mirage lost control of his hologram in front of a group of Decepticons, and blasted them from coverage. She comforts Mirage at the end of the skirmish. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}} 
Chromia was part of the group sent to fix the Spacebridge. She was on lookout duty and manages to snipe three Seekers that attack the group. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}
Chromia and Sideswipe prepared for battle against the Seekers once Mirage's hologram hiding the Spacebridge finally failed. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}
[[File:WFC-Siege-Ep5-Chromia-snipes-Seeker.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Chromia was injured as she tried to hold the Autobots position beside the activated Spacebridge. She was again blasted trying to provide coverage for Optimus Prime. She is left on Cybertron after it appeared that the Ark had exploded. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

Chromia was part of an Autobot force to help free Decepticon prisoners. Elita-1 asked her to prep for another mission to a Decepticon prison-camp in [[Kaon]]. The group observed the camp and suspect it could be a trap. Chromia sniped the few guards who were on duty. She shot a Decepticon who was over-powering Elita-1. They are then attacked by Seekers from the sky. After they were rescued by Jetfire the group is captured by Starscream and his Seekers. They are brought before Megatron, who showed the group a demonstration of Project [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']] and then promised they will be next. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}
In the Detention cells, the Autobots tried to workout what Project Nemesis is. The group was brought before Megatron who puts them in the Project Nemesis tubes. As the machinery was activating, it shuts off just as quickly and the group is rescued by [[Scrapface]], who helped them escape Megatron's citadel. Chromia knocked-out a willing [[Skytread]] who was also helping them escape. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}}
Chromia was part of the group that is lead by Elita-1 back to Autobot camp with Scrapface's Decepticons. The group received [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s message and Elita-1 realized that this is a trap to harvest Decepticon sparks. Chromia pledged her support to protect the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

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When the AllSpark was returned to the [[Temple of the Allspark]] on Cybertron by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Chromia was among the Transformer spirits who witnessed [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] strike down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] before finally reuniting with the Allspark. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart4-Chromia.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Chromia was the head of [[Security Operations]], a position she attained at least partly due to Prowl's unsociability. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} After [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] returned from [[Probat (planet)|Probat]] with no energon and a comatose [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], Chromia briefly questioned the minibot but eventually let him go. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

Along with Prowl, Chromia was called to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s [[energon transmission station]] when the scientist was found to have been murdered. After getting statements from Windblade and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Chromia asked [[Rubble]], a newborn, to not consider the murder indicative of Cybertronian society. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}}

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] created the [[Ascenticon Guard]], with the notable inclusion of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Chromia briefed [[Senate|Senator]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] on the actions of [[The Rise]] before [[Froid]] stole the Senator away for a private word. Chromia later made her way to Rubble's apartment, along with [[Geomotus]], so she could borrow Windblade. Before leaving, Chromia linked her and Prowl's communicators' to Rubble's but, much to Windblade's disapproval, added a tracer, albeit an inactive one in the code. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}

[[File:TheWorldInYourEyesPart4-Chromiaaltmode.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

As the trio made their way back into the wilderness, Windblade and Chromia compared stories about Brainstorm, trying to find something nice to say, before they ran across [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Though the veteran initially tried to avoid their questions, he revealed that he'd seen a blue Cybertronian near the transmission station on the night of the murder. Unsatisfied, Chromia gave him one cycle to present himself to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] for further questioning. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} As she drove back into Iacon, Chromia was hailed by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] who revealed that, while several high ranking Rise members had gone into hiding, a total of ''two hundred'' Cybertronians had mysteriously dropped off the grid since the night of the murder. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Tragedy soon struck again when Rubble was found dead in the [[Xeno-Quarter]] along with the missing [[Voin]] scavenger. Chromia largely kept to herself in the autopsy only speaking up to have [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] recite his analysis of Rubble's corpse. After seeing off [[Greenlight]], Chromia assured Prowl that Rubble's death was not his fault. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}}

[[File:TheCracksBeneathYourFeetPart3-Chromiavssixshot.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Alongside Prowl, Chromia was questioning Froid about Quake's psychology before Cyclonus crashed into the interrogation room, telling Chromia that he'd found the missing people beneath the [[Memorial Crater]], hoarding an armory's worth of weapons. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}}

Breaking open their own armory, Chromia led [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and Windblade to the base, entering with the latter only to find that the place had been picked clean. As Chromia tried to salvage data from an [[energon station]], she was attacked by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Though proving nimble enough to evade the hexa-changer, Chromia failed to detain him. She returned to the surface in time to see the base detonate, Windblade's broken body being spat out of the explosion. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} 

After [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] had returned to Cybertron, Chromia briefed the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] on what he'd missed before she passed her confirmed list of Risers onto Orion. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} While visiting Windblade in the hospital, Chromia was called away to a stand-off in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. Before she left, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] suggested that [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] had been Brainstorm's killer. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart2-Flak.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Meeting up with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Chromia attempted negotiation before [[Javelin]] was shot in the head. Ordering her troops into action, Chromia failed to smoke out the terrorists before the [[Ascenticon Guard]] arrived, Senator [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] entering the immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to conduct negotiations personally. Shortly after Soundwave returned, the Titan's corpse violently exploded. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Managing to capture two of [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]'s cell, albeit in stasis, Chromia checked in with Orion and Bumblebee, revealing their suspicions to the yellow bot that Quake had killed Rubble, before she and Orion came before Sentinel. In light of their findings, Sentinel agreed to bend the Nominus Edict but also made several other changes to their operating procedures, diverting some of Chromia's authority in Security Operations to Colonial Security. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}

[[File:AllFallDown-Chromia.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Soon afterwards, disaster struck when the Rise caused the [[Tether]] to collapse, the space elevator devastating Iacon. In the midst of all this, Chromia received a distress call from Bumblebee, who'd begun to fear for his life among the Guard, and arrived in time to save him from [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Catgut]]. After confirming Bumblebee's suspicions, Chromia relieved him of his mission and thanked him for his services. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Despite Bumblebee's report, hundreds of Ascenticons began to blockade the faction's headquarters, leaving Chromia and Sec-Ops unable to reach or interview Soundwave. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} Chromia reported her failed attempts to Orion Pax, but remained confident her people had gathered enough evidence to pursue the Ascenticons for crimes in a court of law. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} 

She was wrong. Or, rather, her efforts were moot as Megatron and Soundwave led a full uprising against the elected government, capturing the Senate building and the senators inside, including Sentinel Prime and Orion Pax. Chromia joined with Ironhide, Hound, and Novastar to plan taking back their people and their government. Chromia accompanied Ironhide and the Senate Guard as they drilled into the Senate building's under-passages. Ironhide freed the rest of his Guard to retake the building, while Chromia found Orion and Sentinel to take them to safety. Once they exited the tunnels, however, the infuriated Sentinel Prime took off ahead of his escorts towards their south tower base. The First Senator intended to address his people as soon as possible about the uprising, but Chromia had no air support to provide protection for Sentinel's vehicle mode. He was intercepted by the [[Rainmaker]]s and mortally wounded before Chromia and Orion Pax caught up with him. Before the optics of Chromia and the Guard, Sentinel Prime died and the Matrix emerged from his chest, bonding with Orion Pax. After receiving a vision from the Allspark, Pax stepped up to become what times required of him, declaring himself Optimus Prime. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} 

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart2 ChromiaKick.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|Chromia Van Damme]]
At Optimus Prime's direction, Chromia arranged for the release of [[Pyra Magna]], one of the [[Great General]]s of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] who had been imprisoned ever since she continued fighting after the amnesty. It was a risky maneuver to gain credibility for the Autobots' opposition to the Decepticons, assuming Pyra Magna and her [[Companion]]s agreed with their cause. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} The street-fighting in Iacon continued until it became necessary to abandon the capital. Chromia lent security to a procession leading the Autobots away from Iacon to seek refuge in [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}} Those opposing Megatron united under the Autobot faction. Even Chromia and previous unaligned Security Operations personnel underwent the Autobranding ceremony as a symbol of their cause's unity. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

When Ultra Magnus was captured and brought back to Iacon, Chromia assembled a small unit to bring him back. Her knowledge of the city as head of Security Operations was combined with Smokescreen's criminal contact Swindle to secure them an escape route. At the former Senate, they found Magnus imprisoned along with other political prisoners, Senators who refused to recognize Megatron's rule. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Back at Swindle's, their escape brought heat down on the bar owner as Sixshot's Decepticons pursued Ultra Magnus. Chromia's team managed to escape through the underground tunnels, but they knew it was only a matter of time before the Decepticons followed them to Crystal City. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

[[File:RadicalTime-windschanging.jpg|upright=1.7|left|thumb]]

As the siege of Crystal City began, Chromia coordinated their defenses with [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]. The Autobots had all retreated back to a fortified bunker when the tide turned. The last Titan, [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], had come home. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} With a new combiner and a Titan as leverage, Optimus Prime negotiated a truce with Megatron. The Autobots gathered in a procession to make their way to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and use the last ''Ark'' to leave Cybertron behind, in Decepticon hands. Megatron still wanted his enemies dead, and orchestrated an artillery bombardment to trap the Autobots between his firepower and the approaching [[rust worm]]s. Chromia tried to find a path beyond the bombardment, only to be blocked by the Seekers. {{storylink|Radical Time}} Unable to break their lines without more death, Chromia retreated back to Optimus and the main contingent. Fortunately, a plan was enacted that pitted the [[Insecticon clone]] horde against the rust worms, dealing with both threats. {{storylink|End of Time}} The truce collapsed, and a final battle was held at Darkmount until Chromia and the Autobots finally escaped the occupied planet, but not before pledging to return. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Huh! Vehicle kibble!]]
Chromia was part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita 1]]'s team which carried out a series of raids on Decepticon installations, until they were taken down in a trap planned by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}

Chromia was dispatched by Elita One in response to Flamewar's squad's retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Stella (AB)#As Chromia}}
Chromia appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. She is portrayed by Stella and is a blue and red redeco of Arcee. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Chromia.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.2]]
Chromia participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
[[File:TFHeavyMetal Chromia.jpg|thumb|right|210px]]
Chromia was [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s bodyguard and a security and intel expert. As part of the [[Guardian Program]], she insisted on being paired with humans as a security check before they met Windblade. Though confused by earthling communications, especially emojis, she worked on learning to master it. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Chromia was an Autobot security officer who specialized in sabotage and infiltration. Although she kept herself at arm's length from many of her fellow Autobots, she was fiercely protective of her comrades. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:FtF-Chromia-files.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's no Moon(racer)!]]
*'''Descent into Evil''' (BotCon 2005 boxset)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip

: Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s "Descent into Evil" set, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Chromia is a new-head [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Energon Class [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has multiple clear-plastic "[[energon]]" parts that form side-thrusters in bike mode, and combine to form a massive compound bow with a spring-loaded missile.

: The toy was originally intended to be [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]], but [[Fun Publications]] could not secure the [[trademark]] on the name. As such, Chromia's toy is in Moonracer's teal and white colors and has a head that resembles Moonracer's. (Fun Publications' intent was for the head to be a compromise between the Moonracer and Firestar head designs.)<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/e39fbfb4b4bd2b3a alt.toys.transformers post] by [[Lanny Lathem]] explaining the Moonracer/Chromia SNAFU.</ref><ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/chromia Chromia toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref> Later Fun Publications stories would [[repurposing|repurpose]] the Chromia toy as Moonracer.

: This set also includes [[Buzzclaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzclaw]], [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Timelines 2|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)#Toys|Dirge]], [[Outback (G1)#Timelines|Fallback]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ironhide]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)#Toys|Ricochet]].

: Her base mold is also used by [[Flamewar (G1)#Toys|Flamewar]] and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movieverse]] [[Arcee (Movie)#Toys|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)#Toys|Elita-One]], while the Chromia-retooled version is also used by [[Flareup (G1)#Toys|Flareup]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCChromia/chromia.htm More information on Chromia at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformersclub.com/chromiapreview.cfm Chromia at TransformersClub.com]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy Chromia.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|STILL the fastest thing on the Grid.]]
*'''Chromia''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #022'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:''[[Transformers: Generations#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Chromia is a heavy [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Robots in Disguise|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronian motorbike. Her blaster weapon can be mounted on the bottom of her bike mode. Originally scheduled for March 2014 along with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generations|Arcee]], Chromia was delayed to fall of that year and ultimately not released until December.

:Hasbro's [[:File:Generations Chromia stock photo edited.jpg|original stock photo for the figure]] depicting a hand-painted prototype (which is also featured on the back of the toy's packaging) showed her holding one of her [[wave]]-mate Arcee's guns along with her own. This was most certainly due to a mix-up error; the weapon's design, especially the size and shape of its handle and additional pegs (which are identical to those of Arcee's other weapon), make it very obvious that it was always intended to go with Arcee rather than Chromia. A [[:File:Generations Chromia Second Stock Photo.jpg|different version of the stock photo]] was released in November 2014 on the official ''Transformers'' Facebook page, with the extra gun edited out. Some specimens of Chromia also feature a sticker on the back of the packaging that says "Additional weapon not included."

:Due to the nature of her transformation, Chromia's paint is extremely prone to chipping, especially the white paint on her head. Caution and care is recommended when transforming her to avoid damaging her paint.

: The original version of this sculpt was also used to make [[BotCon 2014]] [[Flareup (G1)#BotCon2014|Flareup]], and was ''differently'' retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Arcee]]. This version of the mold served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' version of [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackarachnia]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenChromia/chromia.htm More information on ''Generations'' Chromia at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Chromia''' ([[February 14]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''LG11'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Chromia is a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class Chromia, making use of lavender and white in place of sky blue in a bid to appear more cartoon-accurate. Her wheels feature more black and much of her bike kibble is coated in metallic blue paint, including the back half of her canopy, which is now cast in translucent blue. Her eyes are also painted blue. Chromia comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the mini-manga ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11]].
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|CHunters}}
[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Chromia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|This is how Chromia auditions for a new ''Final Fantasy'' game.]]
*'''Combiner Hunters''' (Multi-pack, [[July 9]], 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, Primeon Blade sword

:The ''Combiner Hunters'' [[redeco]] of Chromia not only has many of her coloring details changed to represent her attendance to the Camien religious ceremony, but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a huge [[Primeon Blade]] sword. The tooling for this weapon was originally used for the 16"-tall electronic version of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' ''[[Titan Heroes]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ETitan|Optimus Prime]].

:This version of Chromia was only available in a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[giftset|gift set]] together with ''Combiner Hunters'' redecoes of ''Generations'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Arcee]] and [[Windblade (G1)#Combiner Wars|Windblade]], each with their own giant new melee weapons. In the U.S., this set was [[exclusive]] to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCChromia/chromia.htm More information on Combiner Hunter Chromia at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm in the same wave as Ironhide?!"]]
*'''Chromia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S20'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SG-22'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' '''[[May 31]], 2019'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''SIIEXXXIITSFAT'''
**''Accessories:'' "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," "SR Hushfuze," and 2 "EMP-Grenades" 
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Chromia transforms into a Cybertronian car, based on her original Sunbow animation model. She includes the "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," a gun compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Two "EMP-Grenades" can connect to the barrel, and the "SR Hushfuze" scope can be detached and can extend the barrel as well, allowing you to change the length of the barrel and/or scope. The grenades can also attach to the back of the vehicle, as if they are big exhaust pipes. As with all non-gimmick ''Siege'' figures, Chromia features "battle damage" paint applications on her vehicle mode front. She also features multiple hardpoints all over herself and her weapon to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:Despite Chromia sharing a similar transformation scheme with the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]/[[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] mold, the Chromia mold is ''mostly'' unique, save for the wheels, thighs and hip [[ball joint]] sockets.

:The final figure differs quite a bit from the initial promotional renders. Her shoulders are pale blue, her ankles, scope, and backpack hinges are the deeper shade of blue, her entire collar and toes are painted pale blue, and there are minor molding differences on her helmet. Namely, the red part is ''much'' thinner and the dark blue part is taller and less rounded. Additionally, her blaster and scope feature pale blue and red paint applications not present on the final figure.

:Half of the official promotion pictures have the backpack wheels folded back in robot mode, and the head not visible on the back of the vehicle, the other half of the official promotional images have the backpack wheels splayed out to the sides and the robot head visible on the back of the vehicle. Strangely, some of these photos also (poorly) paint out the red on her collar for no apparent reason.

:In a rather amusing design flaw, moving both her hips together at an angle may pop off her crotch piece.

:She is infamous for shelfwarming in multiple markets, and could still be found in plentiful numbers after the [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|next toyline]] began.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Chromia (below), retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Nightbird (G1)#Generations|Nightbird]], and further retooled into [[Kaskade|Ascenticon Kaskade]]. This toy also served as the model for [[Moonracer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Moonracer]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon.

::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAeN5YVhGqU Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Autobot Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now covered in crap.]]
*'''Chromia''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-03'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[October 23]], 2020'''
**''Accessories:'' "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," "SR Hushfuze," and 2 "EMP-Grenades" 
:Promoting the ''Siege'' season of the [[Netflix]]-exclusive [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this redeco of ''Siege'' Chromia slathers the Autobot in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. Unlike the other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, the battle-worn deco is not accurate to the cartoon. This contained a portion of a cardstock background of [[Teletraan I]]. Chromia's part has tabs D and L, and slot E.

:This release was exclusive to Walmart in the U.S. and Canada, and in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive.
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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Chromia.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
*'''Chromia''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''1/12'''

: Part of the fifth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Chromia is a very small, soft-plastic figure of her in robot mode, based mainly on the original animation model.

: She includes a collectible card that renders her in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Chromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The difference between Chromia and Liz Truss is that Chromia can become a leader again...]]
*'''Chromia, Special Ops''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1''' 
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T11/T40'''
**''Stars: ''8

:'''Chromia, Special Ops''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game

:For some unknown reason, she loses her leader trait while in alt mode. She is the only leader character in the game with this oddity.

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[[File:W3SergeantChromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sergeant Chromia, Special Ops-Counterintelligence''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I''' 
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T41/T48'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Sergeant Chromia, Special Ops-Counterintelligence is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Chromia toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and with original Alt Mode artwork (line-art by [[Dan Khanna]]).
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==Notes==
[[File:Chromia-Saren Stone-WindbladeV1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*Chromia holds the distinction of being the first female Transformer to speak in the entire franchise.
*Though the first to appear in any media, [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] was the first female Autobot to receive a toy, and [[Freezon]] the first female Transformer to receive one (though due to a retcon). Chromia finally got a toy as a Botcon exclusive 20 years after her debut, and a mass-released figure in the ''Generations'' line 29 years after her debut. 

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chromia''' (クロミア ''Kuromia'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Krómia'''
*''Korean:'' '''Chromia''' (크로미아 ''Keuromia'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chroria''' (克劳莉娅 ''Kèláolìyà'')

==References==
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