Editing Makeshift (Prime)

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:''Makeshift is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:ConJob-Makeshiftshadow.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.95|A shapeshifter who doesn't like sunlight. [[Zartan|Hmmm.]]]]

'''Makeshift''', also known as '''777''', is a [[Shifter]], a legendary breed of [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] who can change his shape into any form that has roughly the same mass. More importantly, he can alter his voice and mannerisms to impersonate other Transformers -- and he's pretty good at it too.  Makeshift has claimed under interrogation that he doesn't kill his prey when it's not necessary, but he's not the most honest of robots.

Makeshift has formed a distinct enmity with the sometimes-Decepticon [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]].
{{quote|You're fighting the natural law of the universe. Kill or be killed. Use resources or become a resource. Conservation of energy demands it.|Makeshift|''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===

Before the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], 777 was a gladiator from the city of [[Kaon]], where he first met [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. When the war broke out, he rallied under the Decepticon cause and became a bounty hunter, working in the untamed regions between Kaon and the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. 

When the [[Autobot]]s eventually evacuated [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Makeshift was ordered to infiltrate the Autobot crew. He posed as the young and eager [[Autobot]] known as [[Hound (WFC)|Hound]], after knocking out the real Hound back on Cybertron and leaving him in an abandoned maintenance tunnel. As "Hound", Makeshift made his way aboard the ''Ark'' as it left Cybertron, with the rest of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s crew. 

Once the ''Ark'' stopped on [[Velocitron]] for repairs, Makeshift began a campaign to destabilize the planet's strained society. Temporarily taking on a new shape, he privately met with [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]] and his cronies, urging them to to overthrow [[Override (Prime)|Override]]'s regime and rule Velocitron alone. He also informed them about Megatron, and how the Decepticon leader would soon arrive on Velocitron. After returning to the city of [[Delta]], Makeshift sabotaged the ''Ark'' in an attempt to trap the Autobots on Velocitron. This was only a partial success, and had the side effect of alerting Optimus Prime to the presence of a traitor.

After Ransack finally made a play for power, Makeshift resumed his Hound persona and travelled with the Autobots to the world of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]; while the ship was in orbit he sabotaged the vessel by knocking out its engines, causing it to crash. While the Autobots recovered, he took the form of a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] trader known as Shearbolt (he may or may not have killed the real [[Shearbolt]]) to misdirect Prime's search teams. 

When [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] finally realized Hound was not who he seemed, , the Autobots hatched a plan to trap the Shifter. Optimus and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] managed to outwit him and trapped him in a stasis field, where he could no longer change shape. After an interrogation session, he was taken prisoner by the Junkions and trapped in an old spaceship component, unable to escape.  This didn't last long, however; When Megatron removed the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]], the component was broken and Makeshift managed to break free. Not only did he refuse to help Axer, but he also sold him out to the [[Star Seeker]]s while masquerading as [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]]'s friend [[Detritus (Prime)|Detritus]]. After breaking character, Makeshift managed to elude the furious Junkions and escaped to parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English), [[James Horan]] (English, as Wheeljack), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German), [[Fábio Moura]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Miguel Ángel Pérez]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

Makeshift was one of the many troops under [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s command. When [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s old [[Wrecker]] buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] was on his way to [[Earth]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] downloaded the Autobot's form and war record into Makeshift, so that he could impersonate Wheeljack. The real Wheeljack was captured, and Makeshift took his place on the battlefield in time for Bulkhead, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to arrive.

[[File:ConJob-Makeshifthostage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|That's NOT how you treat the natives here.]]
The Autobots accepted Makeshift as Wheeljack and held an impromptu party. Makeshift attempted to fulfill his mission and activate the [[GroundBridge]] for the Decepticons to storm in through, but it had been damaged in a recent [[Scraplet]] attack, and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] had it deactivated for repairs. As Bulkhead's suspicion rose, Makeshift asked to be shown around by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]]. He managed to learn the location of the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]] from her, and asked if she could show her where the exit was. This led them back to the main control room, where a suspicious Bulkhead demanded he tell the story of the [[Battle of Darkmount Pass]]. Makeshift recalled the information from Wheeljack's war record, but got a vital fact wrong. When Bulkhead pointed out his error, Makeshift realized he'd been made, and took Miko hostage, threatening to "squeeze her into pulp".

The GroundBridge was eventually ready, and Makeshift activated it at the coordinates he'd been given. As he prepared to go through it, Wheeljack, who'd escaped the Decepticons, came through in the other direction. The pair dueled with their swords until Wheeljack was victorious, and Bulkhead threw Makeshift through the ground bridge. Arriving on the top of the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Decepticon ship]], Makeshift was about to report the location of the Autobot base, but had failed to notice that the grenade he carried at his hip had been set off by the Autobots. As Starscream and Soundwave bailed, Makeshift was caught in the ensuing explosion. {{storylink|Con Job}}

When [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] arrived on Earth, the other Autobots were hesitant to trust him, remembering their encounter with Makeshift. {{storylink|New Recruit}}
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===''Little, Brown, and Company'' books===
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{{Storylink|Decepticon in Disguise}}

==Notes==
* While being at the center of an explosion has often been a nonfatal event for Transformers in past series, ''Prime'' executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] has stated that "When we kill a character, we kill a character"<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/2011/02/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation/ ToonZone.net summary of a Q&A session with the ''Prime'' creative team]</ref> (though this was later proven untrue as the historically hard-to-kill Megatron was brought back from the dead by the power of [[Unicron]]). At [[BotCon 2011]], the ''Prime'' show runners admitted to realizing that introducing a character with Makeshift's powers so early into the show's run was an unwanted limitation on future episodes,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=bulsLCSSkfo#t=3226s YouTube capture of the BotCon 2011 Makeshift question]</ref> which made his quick demise a necessity. Well, that, plus, y'know, he found out where the Autobots' base was, and thus ''had'' to die by necessity of the plot.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Makeshift''' (メイクシフト ''Meikushifuto'')

==References==
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