Countdown (G1) - Revision history

CinaNuva: /* Notes */

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg\|thumb\|]]		[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg\|thumb\|]]
	* The trademark "Countdown" was previously considered for the ~~1985~~ Decepticon Combaticon who was ultimately named [[Vortex (G1)\|Vortex]].		* The trademark "Countdown" was previously considered for the 1986 Decepticon Combaticon who was ultimately named [[Vortex (G1)\|Vortex]].
	* [[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his [[The Sensuous Frame\|brief appearance]] in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here is the design I did for countdown. Kept a lot of the G1 toy elements in the design :)\|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/598640312219738112\|name=Alex Milne\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=05\|day=13\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		* [[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his [[The Sensuous Frame\|brief appearance]] in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here is the design I did for countdown. Kept a lot of the G1 toy elements in the design :)\|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/598640312219738112\|name=Alex Milne\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=05\|day=13\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

TitaniumToughGuy: /* Universe (2008) */

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Universe (2008)

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	: In robot mode, he is mostly red and white, a clear homage to his original Micromaster figure. He comes with a shield that can be mounted on either arm. When a Key is inserted into the top of the shield, a cannon flips out, and its barrel tip can be equipped with several tools stored in his shins (a spring-loaded hammer-head or a gripping claw). He has two (nonfunctional) Mini-Con hardpoints in vehicle mode, and two ''different'' hardpoints in robot mode.		: In robot mode, he is mostly red and white, a clear homage to his original Micromaster figure. He comes with a shield that can be mounted on either arm. When a Key is inserted into the top of the shield, a cannon flips out, and its barrel tip can be equipped with several tools stored in his shins (a spring-loaded hammer-head or a gripping claw). He has two (nonfunctional) Mini-Con hardpoints in vehicle mode, and two ''different'' hardpoints in robot mode.

	: Countdown and his casemate [[Darkwing (G1)#Universe (2008)\|Darkwind]] were "stealth" [[exclusive]]s to [[Toys"R"Us]], meaning they appeared in stores before [[Hasbro]] officially acknowledged their existence.

	:This mold was also [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)\|Timelines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines\|Darksyde Megatron]].		:This mold was also [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)\|Timelines]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines\|Darksyde Megatron]].

M Sipher: /* Universe (2008) */

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Universe (2008)

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	===''Universe'' (2008)===		===''Universe'' (2008)===
	[[File:~~Universe2008~~-toy Countdown.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|"Is it safe to wear a functioning rocket like a backpack? No. Do I care? Also no."]]		[[File:TFU08-toy Countdown.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|"Is it safe to wear a functioning rocket like a backpack? No. Do I care? Also no."]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Autobot Countdown''' (Ultra Class, [[2009]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Autobot Countdown''' (Ultra Class, [[2009]])}}</ul>
	:*''Series'': Generation 1 series		:*''Series'': Generation 1 series
	:*''Accessories'': ~~Large missile~~, projectile, shield/multi-tool arm, hammer tool, claw tool, opaque grey Earth-style Cyber Key		:*''Accessories'': Rocket, projectile missile, shield/multi-tool arm, hammer tool, claw tool, opaque grey Earth-style Cyber Key
	{{toydesigner\|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

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	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUCountdown/countdown.htm More information on Universe Countdown at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUCountdown/countdown.htm More information on Universe Countdown at TFU.info]''
	{{--}}		{{-}}

	===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===		===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47: /* Notes */

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg\|thumb\|]]
	*The trademark "Countdown" was previously considered for the 1985 Decepticon Combaticon who was ultimately named [[Vortex (G1)\|Vortex]].		* The trademark "Countdown" was previously considered for the 1985 Decepticon Combaticon who was ultimately named [[Vortex (G1)\|Vortex]].
	*[[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his brief appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.		* [[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his [[The Sensuous Frame\|brief appearance]] in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Here is the design I did for countdown. Kept a lot of the G1 toy elements in the design :)\|link=https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/598640312219738112\|name=Alex Milne\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=05\|day=13\|(defunct=)}}</ref>

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

TitaniumToughGuy: /* War for Cybertron: Siege */

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War for Cybertron: Siege

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	{{toydesigner\|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

	: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege\|Siege]]'' Countdown once again transforms into the same general kind of made-up lunar rover, only with different proportions and more robot-mode posability. Stock renders showed him with a red chest peg, though the final toy has a gray one.		: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege\|Siege]]'' Countdown once again transforms into the same general kind of made-up lunar rover, only with different proportions and more robot-mode posability. Stock renders showed him with a red chest peg, though the final toy has a gray one. Despite lacking a weapon mode like most other ''Siege'' Micromasters, Countdown still features a flip-out chest peg. The instructions depict this peg being used to attach Countdown in vehicle mode to Omega's shoulder.

	: He was only available packed in with the Titan Class [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Generations\|Omega Supreme]].		: He was only available packed in with the Titan Class [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Generations\|Omega Supreme]].

Saix: /* ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' */ clean up, replaced: Resistance → Resistance

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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	Countdown was a Micromaster working for [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]'s command team in [[Micropolis]]. From the [[Star Convoy (facility)\|Star Convoy]], they oversaw [[Builder of Cybertron\|Builder]] operations and counter-[[Resistance]] activities. Countdown debriefed Hot Rod on the theft of the [[G-Virus]] from the [[Forever Vaults]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}}		Countdown was a Micromaster working for [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]'s command team in [[Micropolis]]. From the [[Star Convoy (facility)\|Star Convoy]], they oversaw [[Builder of Cybertron\|Builder]] operations and counter-[[Resistance (BWU)\|Resistance]] activities. Countdown debriefed Hot Rod on the theft of the [[G-Virus]] from the [[Forever Vaults]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}}

	Countdown remained part of the Micromaster command team as the Resistance made their final push on the [[High Council Pavilions\|High Pavilion]] of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]] and the [[Builder Assembly]] insisted the Micromasters continue fighting the Resistance all the way to the Pavilion, though it meant guerrilla tactics or even open warfare in civilian areas. Anything to slow the Resistance down until the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]]s hordes arrived from the rear. Countdown and the Micromaster commanders objected to the idea of accepting innocent casualties for a delaying tactic, and claimed communications were breaking down in order to ignore the Assembly's orders.		Countdown remained part of the Micromaster command team as the Resistance made their final push on the [[High Council Pavilions\|High Pavilion]] of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]] and the [[Builder Assembly]] insisted the Micromasters continue fighting the Resistance all the way to the Pavilion, though it meant guerrilla tactics or even open warfare in civilian areas. Anything to slow the Resistance down until the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]]s hordes arrived from the rear. Countdown and the Micromaster commanders objected to the idea of accepting innocent casualties for a delaying tactic, and claimed communications were breaking down in order to ignore the Assembly's orders.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* War for Cybertron: Siege */ More Siege credits!

2025-04-26T03:07:30Z

War for Cybertron: Siege: More Siege credits!

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	:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 26]], 2019		:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 26]], 2019
	:*''Hidden message code'': '''CRYSTALCITY'''		:*''Hidden message code'': '''CRYSTALCITY'''
	{{toydesigner\|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

	: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege\|Siege]]'' Countdown once again transforms into the same general kind of made-up lunar rover, only with different proportions and more robot-mode posability. Stock renders showed him with a red chest peg, though the final toy has a gray one.		: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege\|Siege]]'' Countdown once again transforms into the same general kind of made-up lunar rover, only with different proportions and more robot-mode posability. Stock renders showed him with a red chest peg, though the final toy has a gray one.

Saix at 18:18, 24 January 2025

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	:''Countdown is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Countdown is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[File:Countdown robotMTMTE.jpg\|upright=1.7\|thumb\|Hero of a thousand worlds, champion of the oppressed, and destroyer of thousands of Decepticons, but no... let's tell more stories about stupid Bumblebee. [[Mega Pretender\|Not that he's bitter]].]]		[[File:Countdown robotMTMTE.jpg\|upright=1.5\|thumb\|Hero of a thousand worlds, champion of the oppressed, and destroyer of thousands of Decepticons, but no... let's tell more stories about stupid Bumblebee. [[Mega Pretender\|Not that he's bitter]].]]
	'''Countdown''' is a legend on thousands of inhabited worlds. Before all the other Autobots, he had gone out into space to explore, travelling from one end of the galaxy to the other, and overthrowing tyrants and monsters wherever he found them. Countless beings owe Countdown their freedom.<ref>''Universe'' Ultra Class Countdown packaging [[bio]]</ref> Now, he identifies planets under threat from the Decepticons and meddles to the Autobots' benefit. He looks forward to the day when the Decepticons are defeated, and he can start toppling other tyrannical regimes<ref>Dreamwave Countdown profile in ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #2</ref> again.		'''Countdown''' is a legend on thousands of inhabited worlds. Before all the other Autobots, he had gone out into space to explore, travelling from one end of the galaxy to the other, and overthrowing tyrants and monsters wherever he found them. Countless beings owe Countdown their freedom.<ref>''Universe'' Ultra Class Countdown packaging [[bio]]</ref> Now, he identifies planets under threat from the Decepticons and meddles to the Autobots' benefit. He looks forward to the day when the Decepticons are defeated, and he can start toppling other tyrannical regimes<ref>Dreamwave Countdown profile in ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #2</ref> again.

	He possesses an [[Rocket Base\|interstellar rocket and command base]] that can "slingshot" across entire galaxies. The base is used to launch the rocket, but [[Size changing\|also fits inside]] the rocket.		He possesses an [[Rocket Base\|interstellar rocket and command base]] that can "slingshot" across entire galaxies. The base is used to launch the rocket, but [[Size changing\|also fits inside]] the rocket.

	~~{{TOCclear}}~~

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	With Thunderclash's death imminent, Countdown went aboard the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' to pay his respects and leave his medals (bar his graduation badge, "the only one that ever ''meant'' anything") at his tires. However, upon opening up his old teacher's trailer to investigate a strange knocking coming from within, he was attacked and fell victim to the [[personality tick]] infestation. {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} Greedy infant parasites feasted on his charisma until he was dead, and [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Getaway]] later found his still-warm corpse in the ship's morgue. {{storylink\|The Frail Gaze}}		With Thunderclash's death imminent, Countdown went aboard the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' to pay his respects and leave his medals (bar his graduation badge, "the only one that ever ''meant'' anything") at his tires. However, upon opening up his old teacher's trailer to investigate a strange knocking coming from within, he was attacked and fell victim to the [[personality tick]] infestation. {{storylink\|The Sensuous Frame}} Greedy infant parasites feasted on his charisma until he was dead, and [[Nightbeat (G1)\|Nightbeat]] and [[Getaway]] later found his still-warm corpse in the ship's morgue. {{storylink\|The Frail Gaze}}
			{{--}}

	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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	When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, Countdown and Hot Rod accepted [[B'Boom]] and the surviving army of the Resistance to bunker down in the High Pavilion Arena, combining forces to survive the horde of attacking drones. {{storylink\|Derailment}}		When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, Countdown and Hot Rod accepted [[B'Boom]] and the surviving army of the Resistance to bunker down in the High Pavilion Arena, combining forces to survive the horde of attacking drones. {{storylink\|Derailment}}
	~~{{--}}~~

	==Toys==		==Toys==
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	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Countdown/countdown.htm More information on Countdown at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Countdown/countdown.htm More information on Countdown at TFU.info]''
	{{-}}		{{--}}

	===''Universe'' (2008)===		===''Universe'' (2008)===
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	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUCountdown/countdown.htm More information on Universe Countdown at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUCountdown/countdown.htm More information on Universe Countdown at TFU.info]''
	{{-}}		{{--}}

	===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===		===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
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	::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy65-NPwDWo Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''		::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy65-NPwDWo Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
	::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIjeeBa7xlw Ten facts of ''Siege'' Omega Supreme at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''		::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIjeeBa7xlw Ten facts of ''Siege'' Omega Supreme at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
	{{-}}		{{--}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg~~\|upright=1.0~~\|thumb\|]]		[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg\|thumb]]
	*The trademark "Countdown" was previously considered for the 1985 Decepticon Combaticon who was ultimately named [[Vortex (G1)\|Vortex]].		*The trademark "Countdown" was previously considered for the 1985 Decepticon Combaticon who was ultimately named [[Vortex (G1)\|Vortex]].
	*[[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his brief appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.		*[[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his brief appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47: /* Notes */

2024-11-04T10:22:32Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg\|upright=1.0\|thumb\|]]		[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg\|upright=1.0\|thumb\|]]
			*The trademark "Countdown" was previously considered for the 1985 Decepticon Combaticon who was ultimately named [[Vortex (G1)\|Vortex]].
	*[[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his brief appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.		*[[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his brief appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 06:56, 2 November 2024

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	[[File:Countdown robotMTMTE.jpg\|upright=1.7\|thumb\|Hero of a thousand worlds, champion of the oppressed, and destroyer of thousands of Decepticons, but no... let's tell more stories about stupid Bumblebee. [[Mega Pretender\|Not that he's bitter]].]]		[[File:Countdown robotMTMTE.jpg\|upright=1.7\|thumb\|Hero of a thousand worlds, champion of the oppressed, and destroyer of thousands of Decepticons, but no... let's tell more stories about stupid Bumblebee. [[Mega Pretender\|Not that he's bitter]].]]
	'''Countdown''' is a legend on thousands of inhabited worlds. Before all the other Autobots, he had gone out into space to explore, travelling from one end of the galaxy to the other, and overthrowing tyrants and monsters wherever he found them. Countless beings owe Countdown their freedom.<ref>''Universe'' Countdown's [[bio]]</ref> Now, he identifies planets under threat from the Decepticons and meddles to the Autobots' benefit. He looks forward to the day when the Decepticons are defeated, and he can start toppling other tyrannical regimes<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''</ref> again.		'''Countdown''' is a legend on thousands of inhabited worlds. Before all the other Autobots, he had gone out into space to explore, travelling from one end of the galaxy to the other, and overthrowing tyrants and monsters wherever he found them. Countless beings owe Countdown their freedom.<ref>''Universe'' Ultra Class Countdown packaging [[bio]]</ref> Now, he identifies planets under threat from the Decepticons and meddles to the Autobots' benefit. He looks forward to the day when the Decepticons are defeated, and he can start toppling other tyrannical regimes<ref>Dreamwave Countdown profile in ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #2</ref> again.

	He possesses an [[Rocket Base\|interstellar rocket and command base]] that can "slingshot" across entire galaxies. The base is used to launch the rocket, but [[Size changing\|also fits inside]] the rocket.		He possesses an [[Rocket Base\|interstellar rocket and command base]] that can "slingshot" across entire galaxies. The base is used to launch the rocket, but [[Size changing\|also fits inside]] the rocket.
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	Countdown was a Micromaster working for [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]'s command team in [[Micropolis]]. From the [[Star Convoy (facility)\|Star Convoy]], they oversaw [[Builder of Cybertron\|Builder]] operations and counter-[[Resistance]] activities. Countdown debriefed Hot Rod on the theft of the [[G-Virus]] from the [[Forever Vaults]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}}		Countdown was a Micromaster working for [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]]'s command team in [[Micropolis]]. From the [[Star Convoy (facility)\|Star Convoy]], they oversaw [[Builder of Cybertron\|Builder]] operations and counter-[[Resistance]] activities. Countdown debriefed Hot Rod on the theft of the [[G-Virus]] from the [[Forever Vaults]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}}

	Countdown remained part of the Micromaster command team as the Resistance made their final push on the [[High Council ~~Pavilion~~\|High Pavilion]] of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]] and the [[Builder Assembly]] insisted the Micromasters continue fighting the Resistance all the way to the Pavilion, though it meant guerrilla tactics or even open warfare in civilian areas. Anything to slow the Resistance down until the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]]s hordes arrived from the rear. Countdown and the Micromaster commanders objected to the idea of accepting innocent casualties for a delaying tactic, and claimed communications were breaking down in order to ignore the Assembly's orders.		Countdown remained part of the Micromaster command team as the Resistance made their final push on the [[High Council Pavilions\|High Pavilion]] of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]] and the [[Builder Assembly]] insisted the Micromasters continue fighting the Resistance all the way to the Pavilion, though it meant guerrilla tactics or even open warfare in civilian areas. Anything to slow the Resistance down until the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]]s hordes arrived from the rear. Countdown and the Micromaster commanders objected to the idea of accepting innocent casualties for a delaying tactic, and claimed communications were breaking down in order to ignore the Assembly's orders.

	When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, Countdown and Hot Rod accepted [[B'Boom]] and the surviving army of the Resistance to bunker down in the High Pavilion Arena, combining forces to survive the horde of attacking drones. {{storylink\|Derailment}}		When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, Countdown and Hot Rod accepted [[B'Boom]] and the surviving army of the Resistance to bunker down in the High Pavilion Arena, combining forces to survive the horde of attacking drones. {{storylink\|Derailment}}
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	: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' [[Lunar-Tread]].		: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)\|Generations Selects]]'' [[Lunar-Tread]].

	: Countdown's classic [[Rocket Base#Toys\|Rocket ~~BAse~~]] was [[homage]]d in ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Earthrise]]'' by the "Galactic Odyssey Collection" release of [[Ironworks (facility)#Botropolis\|Ironworks]] and [[Overair (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Overair]].		: Countdown's classic [[Rocket Base#Toys\|Rocket Base]] was [[homage]]d in ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Earthrise]]'' by the "Galactic Odyssey Collection" release of [[Ironworks (facility)#Botropolis\|Ironworks]] and [[Overair (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Overair]].

	::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy65-NPwDWo Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''		::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy65-NPwDWo Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[File:Countdown idw concept art.jpg\|upright=1.0\|thumb\|]]
			*[[Alex Milne]] gave Countdown a toy-based redesign (at right) for his brief appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]''.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Countdown''' (カウントダウン ''Kauntodaun'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Countdown''' (カウントダウン ''Kauntodaun'')

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	{{toydesigner\|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

	: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege\|Siege]]'' Countdown once again transforms into the same general kind of made-up lunar rover, only with different proportions and more robot-mode posability. Stock renders showed him with a red chest peg, though the final toy has a gray one.		: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege\|Siege]]'' Countdown once again transforms into the same general kind of made-up lunar rover, only with different proportions and more robot-mode posability. Stock renders showed him with a red chest peg, though the final toy has a gray one. Despite lacking a weapon mode like most other ''Siege'' Micromasters, Countdown still features a flip-out chest peg. The instructions depict this peg being used to attach Countdown in vehicle mode to Omega's shoulder.

	: He was only available packed in with the Titan Class [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Generations\|Omega Supreme]].		: He was only available packed in with the Titan Class [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Generations\|Omega Supreme]].