Astrotrain (G1) - Revision history

Veneron: /* Transformers Roleplaying Game */

2026-05-04T23:25:24Z

Transformers Roleplaying Game

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	===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===		===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
	Astrotrain was happy to serve as Megatron's primary troop transport, but his true desire was to create an army of loyal train drones. {{storylink\|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook\|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Astrotrain picked up rumors that the Autobots were moving a large shipment of energon cubes to the East Coast via rail. However, the Autobot defense grid detected his movements, forcing him to lay low and call in a group of new Decepticon recruits to steal the energon for him. After providing some assistance to the rookies throughout their adventure, Astrotrain helped take down [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and successfully claimed the energon for the Decepticons. {{storylink\|The Great Energon Robbery}}		Astrotrain was happy to serve as Megatron's primary troop transport, but his true desire was to create an army of loyal train drones. He speaks fluent English, Junkion, Korean, and Spanish in addition to his native Cybertronian. {{storylink\|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook\|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Astrotrain picked up rumors that the Autobots were moving a large shipment of energon cubes to the East Coast via rail. However, the Autobot defense grid detected his movements, forcing him to lay low and call in a group of new Decepticon recruits to steal the energon for him. After providing some assistance to the rookies throughout their adventure, Astrotrain helped take down [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and successfully claimed the energon for the Decepticons. {{storylink\|The Great Energon Robbery}}

	==Toys and merchandise==		==Toys and merchandise==

PBChew18: /* End of G1 Universe */ Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

2026-03-24T06:03:59Z

End of G1 Universe: Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

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	=====''End of G1 Universe''=====		=====''End of G1 Universe''=====
	Untold generations after the end of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, a ship looking an awful lot like Astrotrain could be spotted going about its business in orbit as abdicant [[Maximal]] leader [[Lio Convoy]] and his young companion [[Blue Bolts (RID)\|Bluebolt]] returned to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to give the [[Thirteen#End of G1 Universe\|Prime Council]] what for. {{storylink\|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)\|Age of Primes}}		Untold generations after the end of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, a ship looking an awful lot like Astrotrain could be spotted going about its business in orbit as abdicant [[Maximal]] leader [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] and his young companion [[Blue Bolts (RID)\|Bluebolt]] returned to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to give the [[Thirteen#End of G1 Universe\|Prime Council]] what for. {{storylink\|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)\|Age of Primes}}

	====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====		====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====

TheLastGherkin: /* Legends comic */

2026-03-16T21:45:35Z

Legends comic

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	When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}		When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

	Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}}		Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (Legends)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}}

	During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|LG55 Targetmaster Slugslinger}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|LG59 Blitzwing}}		During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|LG55 Targetmaster Slugslinger}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|LG59 Blitzwing}}

Saix: /* References */

2026-03-10T14:31:52Z

References

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	[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]		[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
	[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]		[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
			[[Category:Tera-Kura Co.]]
	[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]		[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
	[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]		[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Generations Selects Special Comic */ Adding End of G1! Hedging tiny cameo a bit given the chronology is kind of mind boggling

2026-02-26T22:06:19Z

Generations Selects Special Comic: Adding End of G1! Hedging tiny cameo a bit given the chronology is kind of mind boggling

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	=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====		=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
	In [[2050]], Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink\|Volcanicus comic 1}} He later helped humans and Selectors flee from the [[Angolmois Energy]] eruptions plaguing the Earth. {{storylink\|Abominus comic 2}}		In [[2050]], Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink\|Volcanicus comic 1}} He later helped humans and Selectors flee from the [[Angolmois Energy]] eruptions plaguing the Earth. {{storylink\|Abominus comic 2}}

			=====''End of G1 Universe''=====
			Untold generations after the end of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, a ship looking an awful lot like Astrotrain could be spotted going about its business in orbit as abdicant [[Maximal]] leader [[Lio Convoy]] and his young companion [[Blue Bolts (RID)\|Bluebolt]] returned to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to give the [[Thirteen#End of G1 Universe\|Prime Council]] what for. {{storylink\|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)\|Age of Primes}}

	====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====		====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====

Saix at 06:29, 23 February 2026

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	When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}		When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

	Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40\|Bonus Edition Vol. 40~~}}		Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}}

	During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43\|Bonus Edition Vol. 43~~}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55\|Bonus Edition Vol. 55~~}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59\|Bonus Edition Vol. 59~~}}		During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|LG55 Targetmaster Slugslinger}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|LG59 Blitzwing}}

	When the Legends World was threatened by plasma energy bombs, Astrotrain was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World. {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two\|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Arriving first in [[2023]], Astrotrain joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformers]] in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}		When the Legends World was threatened by plasma energy bombs, Astrotrain was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World. {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two\|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Arriving first in [[2023]], Astrotrain joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformers]] in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

BerylRoll: /* The Transformers cartoon */

2026-02-21T13:53:20Z

The Transformers cartoon

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	[[File:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg\|thumb\|left\|No razors here, folks.]]		[[File:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg\|thumb\|left\|No razors here, folks.]]
	Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got zapped by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)\|Inferno]] and [[Firestar (G1)\|Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink\|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[Attack of the Alien Robots director\|director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink\|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)\|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}		Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got [[Female Autobot laser pistol\|zapped]] by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)\|Inferno]] and [[Firestar (G1)\|Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink\|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[Attack of the Alien Robots director\|director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink\|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)\|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

	Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)\|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug\|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. The damage put Astrotrain out of commission for weeks, though it's unclear if he too was infected like his leader. {{storylink\|Cosmic Rust (episode)\|Cosmic Rust}}		Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)\|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug\|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. The damage put Astrotrain out of commission for weeks, though it's unclear if he too was infected like his leader. {{storylink\|Cosmic Rust (episode)\|Cosmic Rust}}

BerylRoll at 07:06, 13 February 2026

2026-02-13T07:06:34Z

BerylRoll at 19:42, 22 January 2026

2026-01-22T19:42:54Z

BerylRoll: /* War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon */ typo?

2026-01-04T13:00:46Z

War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon: typo?

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	Patrolling the halls of the ''Nemesis'', Astrotrain encountered [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]], who was supposed to be guarding their prisoner, the [[Maximal]] scout [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]], and was put on edge. However, he saw nothing out of the ordinary, missing [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] due to him clinging to a ceiling. He eventually caught Rattrap outside Airazor's cell and closed in on the little Maximal only to be sent flying by [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]], took advantage of his unconscious state to impersonate him. Though he quickly awakened, he was overpowered by the disguised Mirage and trapped in a prison cell along with [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] while Mirage, Rattrap, and Airazor escaped. {{storylink\|Kingdom episode 2}}		Patrolling the halls of the ''Nemesis'', Astrotrain encountered [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]], who was supposed to be guarding their prisoner, the [[Maximal]] scout [[Airazor (BW)\|Airazor]], and was put on edge. However, he saw nothing out of the ordinary, missing [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] due to him clinging to a ceiling. He eventually caught Rattrap outside Airazor's cell and closed in on the little Maximal only to be sent flying by [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]], took advantage of his unconscious state to impersonate him. Though he quickly awakened, he was overpowered by the disguised Mirage and trapped in a prison cell along with [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] while Mirage, Rattrap, and Airazor escaped. {{storylink\|Kingdom episode 2}}

	Having been freed from his earlier predicament, Astrotrain participated in another assault on the ''Ark''. This time, the Autobots gained the upper hand on account of the ''Ark'' assuming a massive robot mode. Astrotrain and the other Decepticons were captured and imprisoned aboard the ''Ark'' as the ship returned to Cybertron. {{storylink\|Kingdom episode 5}} Astrotrain was locked in a stasis field until he was freed to partake in a climactic showdown against [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)\|Nemesis Prime]], which ended with the arrival of spark spirits. After [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita-1]]'s spirit ~~bought~~ a swift end to the threat, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons came together with the Autobots to mark a tentative end to the Great War before departing under Megatron's command. {{storylink\|Kingdom episode 6}}		Having been freed from his earlier predicament, Astrotrain participated in another assault on the ''Ark''. This time, the Autobots gained the upper hand on account of the ''Ark'' assuming a massive robot mode. Astrotrain and the other Decepticons were captured and imprisoned aboard the ''Ark'' as the ship returned to Cybertron. {{storylink\|Kingdom episode 5}} Astrotrain was locked in a stasis field until he was freed to partake in a climactic showdown against [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)\|Nemesis Prime]], which ended with the arrival of spark spirits. After [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita-1]]'s spirit brought a swift end to the threat, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons came together with the Autobots to mark a tentative end to the Great War before departing under Megatron's command. {{storylink\|Kingdom episode 6}}
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	When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}		When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

	Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}}		Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (Legends)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}}

	During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|LG55 Targetmaster Slugslinger}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|LG59 Blitzwing}}		During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|LG55 Targetmaster Slugslinger}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|LG59 Blitzwing}}

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	When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}		When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

	Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40\|Bonus Edition Vol. 40~~}}		Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}}

	During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43\|Bonus Edition Vol. 43~~}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55\|Bonus Edition Vol. 55~~}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59\|Bonus Edition Vol. 59~~}}		During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|LG55 Targetmaster Slugslinger}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|LG59 Blitzwing}}

	When the Legends World was threatened by plasma energy bombs, Astrotrain was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World. {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two\|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Arriving first in [[2023]], Astrotrain joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformers]] in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}		When the Legends World was threatened by plasma energy bombs, Astrotrain was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World. {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two\|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Arriving first in [[2023]], Astrotrain joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformers]] in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

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	Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got zapped by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)\|Inferno]] and [[Firestar (G1)\|Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink\|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[Attack of the Alien Robots director\|director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink\|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)\|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}		Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got [[Female Autobot laser pistol\|zapped]] by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)\|Inferno]] and [[Firestar (G1)\|Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink\|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[Attack of the Alien Robots director\|director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink\|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)\|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

	Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)\|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug\|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. The damage put Astrotrain out of commission for weeks, though it's unclear if he too was infected like his leader. {{storylink\|Cosmic Rust (episode)\|Cosmic Rust}}		Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)\|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug\|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. The damage put Astrotrain out of commission for weeks, though it's unclear if he too was infected like his leader. {{storylink\|Cosmic Rust (episode)\|Cosmic Rust}}

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	=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====		=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
	Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in an assault on Autobot HQ in [[Arizona]]. This acted as a cover for Soundwave's covert operations in [[Japan]] (which were ultimately foiled).{{storylink\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}		Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in an assault on Autobot HQ in [[Arizona]]. This acted as a cover for Soundwave's covert operations in [[Japan]] (which were ultimately foiled). {{storylink\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

	Later, when the Autobots began construction of the battle fortress [[Metroplex (G1)\|Scramble City]], Astrotrain was assigned to carry out surveillance of the project with [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]]. Using Reflector's camera mode to capture images of Scramble City's transformations, Astrotrain brought the images back to Megatron so he could deduce whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to their own near-complete battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]. {{storylink\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}		Later, when the Autobots began construction of the battle fortress [[Metroplex (G1)\|Scramble City]], Astrotrain was assigned to carry out surveillance of the project with [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]]. Using Reflector's camera mode to capture images of Scramble City's transformations, Astrotrain brought the images back to Megatron so he could deduce whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to their own near-complete battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]. {{storylink\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3\|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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	[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg\|left\|thumb\|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]		[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg\|left\|thumb\|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]

	''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s demand, he [[Communicube\|called]] a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out.'' {{storylink\|Target: 2006}}		''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s demand, he [[Communicube\|called]] a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)\|Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out.'' {{storylink\|Target: 2006}}

	''Some time later, Megatron was teleported to Cybertron alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]]. Straxus came to see Megatron as a liability and sought to take control of his more powerful body. Astrotrain witnessed the mind-swapping process, unaware that it had gone awry upon its completion, leaving both Megatron and Straxus trapped within the same frame.''{{storylink\|Resurrection!}}		''Some time later, Megatron was teleported to Cybertron alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]]. Straxus came to see Megatron as a liability and sought to take control of his more powerful body. Astrotrain witnessed the mind-swapping process, unaware that it had gone awry upon its completion, leaving both Megatron and Straxus trapped within the same frame.''{{storylink\|Resurrection!}}
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	After the appearance of the mysterious crossdimensional Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], Astrotrain and the other rebuilt Decepticons under Megatron's command traveled to [[South America]] to investigate an equally mysterious power source that seemed to share traits with Landquake. En route, they were attacked by [[Walter Barnett (G1)\|Walter Barnett]]'s [[Armored Robot Hunters\|RUNT]] squad. {{storylink\|Crossing Over, Part 2}} Astrotrain managed to shake off these interlopers just before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots arrived in search of this same power source, and a new battle between the factions began in the jungles surrounding the power source. {{storylink\|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle escalated, Astrotrain joined with some of his peers in surrounding [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus]], {{storylink\|Crossing Over: Part 5}} but ultimately, Megatron was forced to call for a withdrawal. {{storylink\|Crossing Over: Part 6}}		After the appearance of the mysterious crossdimensional Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)\|Landquake]], Astrotrain and the other rebuilt Decepticons under Megatron's command traveled to [[South America]] to investigate an equally mysterious power source that seemed to share traits with Landquake. En route, they were attacked by [[Walter Barnett (G1)\|Walter Barnett]]'s [[Armored Robot Hunters\|RUNT]] squad. {{storylink\|Crossing Over, Part 2}} Astrotrain managed to shake off these interlopers just before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots arrived in search of this same power source, and a new battle between the factions began in the jungles surrounding the power source. {{storylink\|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle escalated, Astrotrain joined with some of his peers in surrounding [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Rodimus]], {{storylink\|Crossing Over: Part 5}} but ultimately, Megatron was forced to call for a withdrawal. {{storylink\|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

	Megatron soon granted the mysterious [[Bug Bite (GoBots)\|Bug Bite]] and his rogue group of Decepticons an audience. However, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons under Megatron's command were forcibly implanted with reverse-engineered [[cerebro-shell]]s. Bug Bite's plan was cut short when a jammer activated by [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] disabled the shells, and a fight soon erupted between Megatron's Decepticons, Bug Bite's Decepticons, and the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]' command. {{storylink\|Games of Deception}}		Megatron soon granted the mysterious [[Bug Bite (GoBots)\|Bug Bite]] and his rogue group of Decepticons an audience. However, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons under Megatron's command were forcibly implanted with reverse-engineered [[cerebro-shell]]s. Bug Bite's plan was cut short when a jammer activated by [[Elita One (G1)\|Elita One]] disabled the shells, and a fight soon erupted between Megatron's Decepticons, Bug Bite's Decepticons, and the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]'s command. {{storylink\|Games of Deception}}

	When Megatron ended the [[Decepticon Civil War]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]], Astrotrain was stationed aboard Starscream's warship. He informed his captain when the fortress below began powering down their weapons, thanks to the [[Seacon (G1)\|traitors]] in Bludgeon's ranks eliminating the [[Pretender]]. {{storylink\|At Fight's End}}		When Megatron ended the [[Decepticon Civil War]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]], Astrotrain was stationed aboard Starscream's warship. He informed his captain when the fortress below began powering down their weapons, thanks to the [[Seacon (G1)\|traitors]] in Bludgeon's ranks eliminating the [[Pretender]]. {{storylink\|At Fight's End}}
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	After the Combaticons had been repaired, Astrotrain carried the group to [[Washington (state)\|Washington state]] to engage Soundwave's Decepticons, making his presence known by a bombing run. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 15\|Transformers #15}} When Soundwave confronted Starscream, the Seeker shoved him into Astrotrain's flight path, the Triple Changer forcing the communications chief into the water below. As the two fought, Starscream fell onto Astrotrain before [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] blew up the dam, washing away the Decepticons in a flood. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 16\|Transformers #16}}		After the Combaticons had been repaired, Astrotrain carried the group to [[Washington (state)\|Washington state]] to engage Soundwave's Decepticons, making his presence known by a bombing run. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 15\|Transformers #15}} When Soundwave confronted Starscream, the Seeker shoved him into Astrotrain's flight path, the Triple Changer forcing the communications chief into the water below. As the two fought, Starscream fell onto Astrotrain before [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] blew up the dam, washing away the Decepticons in a flood. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 16\|Transformers #16}}

	Managing to extradite himself, Astrotrain shuttled Starscream to [[Seattle]] where he was knocked out of the sky by [[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]]. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 17\|Transformers #17}} Quickly taking off again, Astrotrain had his wing clipped by [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]]. Astrotrain was awoken by Starscream who told the Triple Changer to retreat only for Astrotrain to refuse when he sighted Megatron. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 18\|Transformers #18}} Issuing a formal challenge, Astrotrain initially held the upper-hand but was quickly defeated, thrown off the building by Megatron's [[energon mace]]. Though Astrotrain begged the Decepticon leader to kill him and finally free him from this torture, Megatron denied, saying he still had use for him.		Managing to extradite himself, Astrotrain shuttled Starscream to [[Seattle]] where he was knocked out of the sky by [[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]]. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 17\|Transformers #17}} Quickly taking off again, Astrotrain had his wing clipped by [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]]. Astrotrain was awoken by Starscream who told the Triple Changer to retreat only for Astrotrain to refuse when he sighted Megatron. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 18\|Transformers #18}} Issuing a formal challenge, Astrotrain initially held the upper-hand but was quickly defeated, thrown off the building by Megatron's [[energon mace]]. Though Astrotrain begged the Decepticon leader to kill him and finally free him from this torture, Megatron denied, saying he still had use for him.

	After having Starscream repaired, Megatron transformed to gun mode and forced him to execute Astrotrain as a show of submission to the Decepticon leader's control. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 20\|Transformers #20}}		After having Starscream repaired, Megatron transformed to gun mode and forced him to execute Astrotrain as a show of submission to the Decepticon leader's control. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 20\|Transformers #20}}

	Astrotrain's remains were discarded in a pit aboard the ''Nemesis'', laying among other deactivated Decepticons. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 25\|Transformers #25}}		Astrotrain's remains were discarded in a pit aboard the ''Nemesis'', laying among other deactivated Decepticons. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 25\|Transformers #25}}
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	[[File:Search4atelitakicks.jpg\|thumb\|Boot to the head]]		[[File:Search4atelitakicks.jpg\|thumb\|Boot to the head]]
	[[Chumley\|Lord Chumley]] used Astrotrain's likeness as a lure to capture [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]]. Megatron later sent the real Astrotrain (as well as Blitzwing) to go negotiate with Chumley so they could team up to annihilate the Autobots. The Triple Changers arrived in time to see Optimus refuse to rescue a distressed young woman. Astrotrain was curious, but Blitzwing fell for the ruse and got stuck, so Astrotrain was left with no other option but going to the castle to free him. On his way there, Astrotrain found Chumley using a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones\|robotic scorpion]] to fight Optimus Prime, and proposed Megatron's deal. Chumley responded by flinging the Decepticon away, hanging him up to the walls, and defusing his weapons. Astrotrain was frustrated and explained himself, but Chumley rejected the notion and claimed he'd rather have the help of an aardvark. But as Prime inched closer, Chumley panicked and freed the Decepticons, who promptly made their getaway. He learned that day, to never trust Decepticons. {{storylink\|Prime Target (~~episode~~)\|Prime Target}}		[[Chumley\|Lord Chumley]] used Astrotrain's likeness as a lure to capture [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Bumblebee]]. Megatron later sent the real Astrotrain (as well as Blitzwing) to go negotiate with Chumley so they could team up to annihilate the Autobots. The Triple Changers arrived in time to see Optimus refuse to rescue a distressed young woman. Astrotrain was curious, but Blitzwing fell for the ruse and got stuck, so Astrotrain was left with no other option but going to the castle to free him. On his way there, Astrotrain found Chumley using a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones\|robotic scorpion]] to fight Optimus Prime, and proposed Megatron's deal. Chumley responded by flinging the Decepticon away, hanging him up to the walls, and defusing his weapons. Astrotrain was frustrated and explained himself, but Chumley rejected the notion and claimed he'd rather have the help of an aardvark. But as Prime inched closer, Chumley panicked and freed the Decepticons, who promptly made their getaway. He learned that day, to never trust Decepticons. {{storylink\|Prime Target (G1)\|Prime Target}}

	[[File:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg\|thumb\|left\|No razors here, folks.]]		[[File:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg\|thumb\|left\|No razors here, folks.]]
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	When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}		When [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink\|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist (G1)\|Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink\|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons\|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

	Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40\|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}}		Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[Black hole (phenomenon)\|black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[Black ball\|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink\|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.\|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40\|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}}

	During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43\|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55\|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59\|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}}		During [[Trypticon (G1)\|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43\|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)\|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55\|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)\|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59\|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}}
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	====Autobot Alert!====		====Autobot Alert!====
	[[File:AutobotAlertAstrotrain.jpg\|thumb\|"You win this round, squirrel!"]]		[[File:AutobotAlertAstrotrain.jpg\|thumb\|"You win this round, squirrel!"]]
	Astrotrain took part in a Decepticon ploy to take over Earth's communication satellites. Ferrying troops and weapons from Earth to the ~~Decepticons’~~ ships in orbit, Astrotrain may have unknowingly been infiltrated by Hot Rod and Bumblebee. If so, Hot Rod may have commandeered Astrotrain's military controls to fire upon Cyclonus.		Astrotrain took part in a Decepticon ploy to take over Earth's communication satellites. Ferrying troops and weapons from Earth to the Decepticons' ships in orbit, Astrotrain may have unknowingly been infiltrated by Hot Rod and Bumblebee. If so, Hot Rod may have commandeered Astrotrain's military controls to fire upon Cyclonus.

	In another possible scenario, Astrotrain was sent into a wild spin out into space when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the ~~Decepticons’~~ computer systems. {{storylink\|Autobot Alert!}}		In another possible scenario, Astrotrain was sent into a wild spin out into space when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons' computer systems. {{storylink\|Autobot Alert!}}

	====Project Brain Drain====		====Project Brain Drain====
	Astrotrain was stationed at the ~~Decepticons’~~ lab, charged with guarding the [[Brain Drain device]], with which the Decepticons planned to syphon away the ~~Earthlings’~~ intelligence and transmute it into energy. In one possible scenario, he was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert his post when a squad of Autobots stormed the lab. He was unsuccessful in fending them off. {{storylink\|Project Brain Drain}}		Astrotrain was stationed at the Decepticons' lab, charged with guarding the [[Brain Drain device]], with which the Decepticons planned to syphon away the Earthlings' intelligence and transmute it into energy. In one possible scenario, he was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert his post when a squad of Autobots stormed the lab. He was unsuccessful in fending them off. {{storylink\|Project Brain Drain}}

	===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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	===''The Beast Within''===		===''The Beast Within''===
	Astrotrain participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. During its initial stages, the battle swayed in the ~~Decepticons’~~ favour, and Astrotrain fired away at Powerglide as the Decepticon triple-changer stood atop the defeated Red Alert. {{storylink\|The Beast Within}}		Astrotrain participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. During its initial stages, the battle swayed in the Decepticons' favour, and Astrotrain fired away at Powerglide as the Decepticon triple-changer stood atop the defeated Red Alert. {{storylink\|The Beast Within}}

	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
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	[[File:Winners&Losers-Astrotrain.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Astrotrain lost his caboose.]]		[[File:Winners&Losers-Astrotrain.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Astrotrain lost his caboose.]]

	Out in the wilderness, Soundwave declared that he would lead the Decepticons to hunt down the deserted Shockwave, but Astrotrain and Blitzwing were sick of listening to him after their recent failure and rebelled. They attacked the communications expert and fought his cassettes until the fight was broken up by [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]] and Soundwave left to confront Shockwave alone. {{storylink\|Shockpoint}} He soon returned and tried to rally Astrotrain and the other Decepticons again, claiming they had to save all Cybertron from Shockwave's machinations. {{storylink\|Soundwaves (issue)\|Soundwaves}} As the Decepticon forces converged on Shockwave's newly arrived [[~~Quintessa (IDW)\|~~Necrotitan]], they ran into the exiled Autobots and a battle broke out. {{storylink\|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2\|Black Metal}} They were rudely interrupted when the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed an energy wave that gravely wounded soldiers on both sides, among them Astrotrain. {{storylink\|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3\|Winners & Losers}}		Out in the wilderness, Soundwave declared that he would lead the Decepticons to hunt down the deserted Shockwave, but Astrotrain and Blitzwing were sick of listening to him after their recent failure and rebelled. They attacked the communications expert and fought his cassettes until the fight was broken up by [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]] and Soundwave left to confront Shockwave alone. {{storylink\|Shockpoint}} He soon returned and tried to rally Astrotrain and the other Decepticons again, claiming they had to save all Cybertron from Shockwave's machinations. {{storylink\|Soundwaves (issue)\|Soundwaves}} As the Decepticon forces converged on Shockwave's newly arrived [[Necrotitan]], they ran into the exiled Autobots and a battle broke out. {{storylink\|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2\|Black Metal}} They were rudely interrupted when the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed an energy wave that gravely wounded soldiers on both sides, among them Astrotrain. {{storylink\|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3\|Winners & Losers}}

	Having lost his legs and an arm to the death wave, Astrotrain was carried to safety and guarded by the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]]. He let his defenders borrow his binoculars, explaining he had bad eyes but kept this secret so Megatron wouldn't consider him a liability. {{storylink\|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6\|No Exit}} Astrotrain wound up at the Autobots' wasteland camp, and when the Necrotitan was defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]], he and the other death wave victims were cured from its corruption. He also got his limbs back somehow. {{storylink\|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9\|Finis Temporis}} He celebrated the victory by going to [[Swerve's]] to drink and sing alongside both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The celebrations came to an end when Shockwave put his final plan into action and summoned an army of [[Ammonite]]s to Cybertron, forcing all Autobots and Decepticons to fight back. {{storylink\|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11\|Black Planet}}		Having lost his legs and an arm to the death wave, Astrotrain was carried to safety and guarded by the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]]. He let his defenders borrow his binoculars, explaining he had bad eyes but kept this secret so Megatron wouldn't consider him a liability. {{storylink\|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6\|No Exit}} Astrotrain wound up at the Autobots' wasteland camp, and when the Necrotitan was defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]], he and the other death wave victims were cured from its corruption. He also got his limbs back somehow. {{storylink\|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9\|Finis Temporis}} He celebrated the victory by going to [[Swerve's]] to drink and sing alongside both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink\|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10\|The Becoming}} The celebrations came to an end when Shockwave put his final plan into action and summoned an army of [[Ammonite]]s to Cybertron, forcing all Autobots and Decepticons to fight back. {{storylink\|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11\|Black Planet}}