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	*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the [[Putty Patroller\|~~Putty Patrol~~]] from ''[[Power Rangers (franchise)\|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").		*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the [[Putty Patroller\|Putties]] from ''[[Power Rangers (franchise)\|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").
	*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.		*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.
	*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]], four Combatants are upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they are depicted as the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series later explores the Autorollers as proper characters; [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presents a backstory where they were mercenaries who already had the vehicular-based bodies they scanned in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory background for the Autorollers and the lack of further appearances of Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]] indicate that the Combatants were an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.		*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]], four Combatants are upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they are depicted as the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series later explores the Autorollers as proper characters; [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presents a backstory where they were mercenaries who already had the vehicular-based bodies they scanned in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory background for the Autorollers and the lack of further appearances of Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]] indicate that the Combatants were an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.

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	A Combatant manned the bridge of the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' while other Predacons discussed the presence of the [[Insectron]]s on Gaia. {{storylink\|The Insect Corps Arrive}}		A Combatant manned the bridge of the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' while other Predacons discussed the presence of the [[Insectron]]s on Gaia. {{storylink\|The Insect Corps Arrive}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	A Combatant manned the bridge of the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' while other Predacons discussed the presence of the [[Insectron]]s on Gaia. {{storylink\|The Insect Corps Arrive}}		A Combatant manned the bridge of the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' while other Predacons discussed the presence of the [[Insectron]]s on Gaia. {{storylink\|The Insect Corps Arrive}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").		*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the [[Putty Patroller\|Putty Patrol]] from ''[[Power Rangers (franchise)\|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").
	*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.		*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.
	*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]], four Combatants are upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they are depicted as the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series later explores the Autorollers as proper characters; [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presents a backstory where they were mercenaries who already had the vehicular-based bodies they scanned in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory background for the Autorollers and the lack of further appearances of Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]] indicate that the Combatants were an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.		*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]], four Combatants are upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they are depicted as the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series later explores the Autorollers as proper characters; [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presents a backstory where they were mercenaries who already had the vehicular-based bodies they scanned in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory background for the Autorollers and the lack of further appearances of Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]] indicate that the Combatants were an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.

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	*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").		*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").
	*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.		*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.
	*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]] four Combatants ~~were~~ upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they ~~were initially~~ depicted as ~~just~~ the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series ~~would~~ later ~~explore~~ the Autorollers as proper characters~~, with the~~ [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] ~~presenting~~ a ~~new~~ backstory ~~for them that revealed~~ they ~~had once been~~ mercenaries who~~, many years ago,~~ already had the vehicular-based bodies they ~~first~~ scanned ~~back~~ in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory ~~new backstory~~ for the Autorollers, and the ~~fact that there were no~~ further appearances of ~~any and all~~ Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]]~~, indicates~~ that the Combatants were ~~merely~~ an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.		*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]], four Combatants are upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they are depicted as the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series later explores the Autorollers as proper characters; [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presents a backstory where they were mercenaries who already had the vehicular-based bodies they scanned in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory background for the Autorollers and the lack of further appearances of Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]] indicate that the Combatants were an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.
	**It has been speculated by some fans that the Autorollers could have been converted into Combatants at some point prior to the first episode, and then ''regained'' their proper forms after scanning their vehicle modes in the second episode, but this theory was mostly born out of the aforementioned protoform assumption rather than anything [[canon]]ical. As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, the inconsistency between the Autorollers' mercenary backstory and their original appearance as Combatants has never been reconciled in any official way.

	[[Category:Beast Wars II subgroups]]		[[Category:Beast Wars II subgroups]]
	[[Category:Predacon subgroups]]		[[Category:Predacon subgroups]]

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	[[File:BWII Combatant.jpg\|thumb\|Putty Patrol]]		[[File:BWII Combatant.jpg\|thumb\|[[Putty Patroller\|Putty Patrol]]]]
	'''Combatants''' (戦闘員 ''Sentōin'') are [[generic\|nondescript]] gray humanoids who serve under the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in the time of [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]. In some cases, Combatants can acquire normal [[Transformer]] bodies after scanning [[alternate mode]]s.		'''Combatants''' (戦闘員 ''Sentōin'') are [[generic\|nondescript]] gray humanoids who serve under the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in the time of [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]. In some cases, Combatants can acquire normal [[Transformer]] bodies after scanning [[alternate mode]]s.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[Tv Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").		*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").
	*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.		*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.
	*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]] four Combatants were upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they were initially depicted as just the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series would later explore the Autorollers as proper characters, with the [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presenting a new backstory for them that revealed they had once been mercenaries who, many years ago, already had the vehicular-based bodies they first scanned back in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory new backstory for the Autorollers, and the fact that there were no further appearances of any and all Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]], indicates that the Combatants were merely an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.		*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]] four Combatants were upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they were initially depicted as just the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series would later explore the Autorollers as proper characters, with the [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presenting a new backstory for them that revealed they had once been mercenaries who, many years ago, already had the vehicular-based bodies they first scanned back in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory new backstory for the Autorollers, and the fact that there were no further appearances of any and all Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]], indicates that the Combatants were merely an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from the ''[[~~Definitive~~ Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").		*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from contemporary print media like ''[[Tv Magazine]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").
	*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to contemporary material identifies them as a distinct concept.		*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to the aforementioned contemporary print material identifies them as a distinct concept.
	*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]] four Combatants were upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they were initially depicted as just the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series would later explore the Autorollers as proper characters, with the [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presenting a new backstory for them that revealed ~~them to have~~ been mercenaries who, many years ago, already had the vehicular-based bodies they first scanned back in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory new backstory for the Autorollers, and the fact that there were no further appearances of any and all Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]], indicates that the Combatants were merely an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.		*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]] four Combatants were upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they were initially depicted as just the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series would later explore the Autorollers as proper characters, with the [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presenting a new backstory for them that revealed they had once been mercenaries who, many years ago, already had the vehicular-based bodies they first scanned back in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory new backstory for the Autorollers, and the fact that there were no further appearances of any and all Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]], indicates that the Combatants were merely an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.
	**It has been speculated by some fans that the Autorollers could have been converted into Combatants at some point prior to the first episode, and then ''regained'' their proper forms after scanning their vehicle modes in the second episode, but this theory was mostly born out of the aforementioned protoform assumption rather than anything [[canon]]ical. As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, the inconsistency between the Autorollers' mercenary backstory and their original appearance as Combatants has never been reconciled in any official way.		**It has been speculated by some fans that the Autorollers could have been converted into Combatants at some point prior to the first episode, and then ''regained'' their proper forms after scanning their vehicle modes in the second episode, but this theory was mostly born out of the aforementioned protoform assumption rather than anything [[canon]]ical. As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, the inconsistency between the Autorollers' mercenary backstory and their original appearance as Combatants has never been reconciled in any official way.

	[[Category:Beast Wars II subgroups]]		[[Category:Beast Wars II subgroups]]
	[[Category:Predacon subgroups]]		[[Category:Predacon subgroups]]

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	~~===''Beast Wars II'' live show===~~
	~~{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Beast Wars II (live show)}} }}~~

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). ~~Since~~ they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from the ''[[Definitive Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").		*Introduced in [[The New Forces Arrive!\|the first episode]] of the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]], the Combatants seem to be generic Predacon mooks under Galvatron's command (as indicated by ''sentōin'' being the general term for enemy grunts in ''{{w\|tokusatsu}}'' media such as ''Super Sentai''; like the Putty Patrol from ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''). While they received no name (or any kind of acknowledgement) in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, the name ''sentōin'' comes from the ''[[Definitive Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia]]''. Alternately, their model sheet labels them as ''Destron Ippanhei'' (デストロン一般兵, "Predacon Common Soldier").
	*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to contemporary material identifies them as a distinct concept.		*For a number of years, Combatants were assumed by Western fans to simply be [[protoform]]s, but access to contemporary material identifies them as a distinct concept.
	*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]] four Combatants were upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they were initially depicted as just the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series would later explore the Autorollers as proper characters, with the [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presenting a new backstory for them that revealed them to have been mercenaries who, many years ago, already had the vehicular-based bodies they first scanned back in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory new backstory for the Autorollers, and the fact that there were no further appearances of any and all Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]], indicates that the Combatants were merely an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.		*In the series' [[White Lion, Run!\|second episode]] four Combatants were upgraded into the [[Autoroller (BW)\|Autorollers]]. As they were initially depicted as just the lowest-ranking members of Galvatron's Predacon crew, used primarily as a labor force, the Autorollers were apparently meant to be nothing more than upgraded Combatants. However, the series would later explore the Autorollers as proper characters, with the [[Autorollers Roll Out!\|the tenth episode]] presenting a new backstory for them that revealed them to have been mercenaries who, many years ago, already had the vehicular-based bodies they first scanned back in the second episode. The addition of this contradictory new backstory for the Autorollers, and the fact that there were no further appearances of any and all Combatants after the [[The Insect Corps Arrive\|seventh episode]], indicates that the Combatants were merely an early idea that production quietly dropped from the series.