Lightspeed (G1 Technobot) - Revision history

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	*For a guy who can (according to his [[The Transformers Universe\|TFU entry]]) "accelerate from 0 to 500 mph in 8 seconds, with an average cruising speed of 300 mph", he has a shockingly low [[Tech Spec]] speed rating of "5".		*For a guy who can (according to his [[The Transformers Universe\|TFU entry]]) "accelerate from 0 to 500 mph in 8 seconds, with an average cruising speed of 300 mph", he has a shockingly low [[Tech Spec]] speed rating of "5".
	*For some reason Lightspeed's ''Universe'' profile weapons are completely different to those described in his [[bio]]; in [[Alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] he is armed with [[plasma blaster]]s instead of missile launchers and in [[robot mode]] he wields a [[proton rifle]] instead of a light-burst gun.		*For some reason Lightspeed's ''Universe'' profile weapons are completely different to those described in his [[bio]]; in [[Alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] he is armed with [[plasma blaster]]s instead of missile launchers and in [[robot mode]] he wields a [[proton rifle]] instead of a light-burst gun.
			*According to the casting sheet, [[Wally Burr]] was originally considering [[Corey Burton]] for the role of Lightspeed before casting Danny Mann in the role.

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

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	[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]		[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
			[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]		[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]

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	===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===		===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
	[[File:EW-Lightspeed.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|]]		[[File:EW-Lightspeed.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|]]
	Lightspeed arrived on Earth at the same time as [[Killbison\|Ironbison]]. {{Storylink\|Expanded Universe}}		Lightspeed arrived on Earth at the same time as [[Killbison\|Ironbison]]. {{Storylink\|Expanded Universe (Earth Wars)}}
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	===''Transformers: Frontiers''===		===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
	{{charstubgame\|{{storylink\|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}		{{charstubgame\|{{storylink\|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

			===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
			[[File:EW-Lightspeed.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|]]
			Lightspeed arrived on Earth at the same time as [[Killbison\|Ironbison]]. {{Storylink\|Expanded Universe}}
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	===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===		===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===

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	Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}		Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}

	Lightspeed, like the rest of the Technobots, was a ~~crew man~~ aboard the Autobot Science and Survey vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]''. His specialty was a little ambiguous, and though he obviously had some pride in his ability to traverse ground in rough conditions, the low-gravity of Cybertron's surface made it tough going even for him. [[Iguanus (G1)\|Iguanus]] impaled ~~him~~ just as he was ~~about~~ to ~~get off~~ the burned-out planet. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1}}		Lightspeed, like the rest of the Technobots, was a crewman aboard the Autobot Science and Survey vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' under [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]]'s command. His specialty was a little ambiguous, and though he obviously had some pride in his ability to traverse ground in rough conditions, the low gravity of Cybertron's surface made it tough going even for him when the crew set foot on it. They were suddenly ambushed and [[Iguanus (G1)\|Iguanus]] impaled Lightspeed just as he was bidding farewell to the burned-out planet. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1}} [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists prepared to cannibalize Lightspeed and his comrades as part of their plan to revive [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] and craft [[Pretender\|polydermal-grafted outer shells]] for themselves. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} Lightspeed and the others were soon rescued by the [[Wreckers]] and got to work trying to stop the reactivated Thunderwing's rampage. After the behemoth ground to a halt, Lightspeed reported not even the most basic molecular activity was still present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}

	Lightspeed ~~survived~~ the ~~techno-cannibalization being performed by~~ [[~~Bludgeon~~ (G1)\|~~Bludgeon~~]]~~'s cultists~~ and ~~helped uncover~~ the ~~key~~ to ~~defeating~~ the ~~revenant~~ [[~~Thunderwing~~ (G1)\|~~Thunderwing~~]]. {{storylink\|~~Stormbringer issue 2~~\|~~Stormbringer #2~~}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: ~~Hardhead~~}} ~~Afterwards, he reported not even~~ the ~~most basic molecular activity was present~~ in ~~Thunderwing~~. {{storylink\|~~Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4~~}}		[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|It sure sucks having to blow yourself up for the greater good.]]
			Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} At Jetfire's behest, Lightspeed and the Technobots began reverse-engineering the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} and rushed out aboard the ''[[Nightbird (ship)\|Nightbird]]'' to deliver the shells to the crew of the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Lightspeed and the others got to the vessel just in time to save them from [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] and gifted [[Cloudburst]] and his crew with new power-enhancing outer shells. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	~~[[File:Afterburner and~~ Lightspeed ~~Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|]]~~		Lightspeed was later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and [[Afterburner (G1)\|Afterburner]] managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons and explosives to defend themselves. After Kimia was brought into Cybertron's orbit and used to attack Autobots on the surface, Lightspeed decided that there was only one way to stop it. He detonated all the explosives they had to cripple Kimia, sacrificing himself and Afterburner. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}
	Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} Lightspeed and the Technobots eventually reverse-engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to [[Cloudburst]] and his crew. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	~~Lightspeed and Afterburner were~~ later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by [[Cyclonus ~~(G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]]~~ and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and Afterburner managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons ~~tech~~ to defend ~~himself~~. ~~Realising that~~ Kimia was ~~being~~ used to attack ~~Cybertron~~, ~~the two~~ decided that there was only one way to stop it, and ~~destroyed the facility from within~~. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}

	===2019 IDW continuity===		===2019 IDW continuity===

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	===''Transformers in 3-D''===		===''Transformers in 3-D''===
	Lightspeed discovered evidence of a new energon source on an asteroid near Cybertron. He and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] arranged for a team of Autobots to investigate. Lightspeed uncovered an energon trail which led straight to an innocent-looking creature, apparently a native to the asteroid. He brought the creature back to Fortress Maximus for study to uncover its energon-generating abilities. Ultra Magnus cautioned Lightspeed not to get so caught up in his experiments that he forgot it was a living thing he was studying. [[Blurr (G1)~~/Generation 1 cartoon continuity~~\|Blurr]] played with the creature while the Autobots set up a habitat for it. Lightspeed eventually discovered the creature expelled pure energon as a waste product!		[[File:TheTest Lightspeed.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=0.8\|3-D is not slimming.]]
			Lightspeed discovered evidence of a new energon source on an asteroid near Cybertron. He and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] arranged for a team of Autobots to investigate. Lightspeed uncovered an energon trail which led straight to an innocent-looking creature, apparently a native to the asteroid. He brought the creature back to Fortress Maximus for study to uncover its energon-generating abilities. Ultra Magnus cautioned Lightspeed not to get so caught up in his experiments that he forgot it was a living thing he was studying. [[Blurr (G1)\|Blurr]] played with the creature while the Autobots set up a habitat for it. Lightspeed eventually discovered the creature expelled pure energon as a waste product!

	Before this discovery could be explored much further, however, Lightspeed and the Autobots spotted [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]] and realized the Decepticons were also on the asteroid. A chase ensued, and soon the Autobot and Decepticon forces were engaged in a brutal battle. As the fighting continued, no one noticed the creature teleport itself to safety. It seemed the creature was actually a remarkably intelligent being, who studied the Transformers in order to gather data for the [[Quintesson]]s.		Before this discovery could be explored much further, however, Lightspeed and the Autobots spotted [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]] and realized the Decepticons were also on the asteroid. A chase ensued, and soon the Autobot and Decepticon forces were engaged in a brutal battle. As the fighting continued, no one noticed the creature teleport itself to safety. It seemed the creature was actually a remarkably intelligent being, who studied the Transformers in order to gather data for the [[Quintesson]]s.
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	:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1]]		:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1]]

	[[File:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg~~\|left~~\|thumb\|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]		[[File:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg\|thumb\|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]
	Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}		Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}

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	Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}		Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}

	[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.6\|]]		[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|]]
	Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} Lightspeed and the Technobots eventually reverse-engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to [[Cloudburst]] and his crew. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}		Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} Lightspeed and the Technobots eventually reverse-engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to [[Cloudburst]] and his crew. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

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	===2019 IDW continuity===		===2019 IDW continuity===
	{{first\|[[Light/Star\|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}		{{first\|[[Light/Star\|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}
	[[File:LightStar-Airachnid.jpg\|thumb~~\|left~~\|upright=1.35\|"Ahh! They've revived Queen Bansheera! Wait, wait...no."]]		[[File:LightStar-Airachnid.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.35\|"Ahh! They've revived Queen Bansheera! Wait, wait...no."]]
	Lightspeed and the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)\|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)\|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Lightspeed had always felt like he had the potential to be a [[Cityspeaker]], and on their journey he tried to impress on Lightbright how good he could've been for the job, had the [[Forge Pyramid]] continued producing Titansparks. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. As [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]] escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientist [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]] performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink\|Light/Star}}		Lightspeed and the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)\|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)\|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Lightspeed had always felt like he had the potential to be a [[Cityspeaker]], and on their journey he tried to impress on Lightbright how good he could've been for the job, had the [[Forge Pyramid]] continued producing Titansparks. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. As [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]] escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientist [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]] performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink\|Light/Star}}

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			{{first\|[[Light/Star\|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}
			[[File:LightStar-Airachnid.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.35\|"Ahh! They've revived Queen Bansheera! Wait, wait...no."]]
	Lightspeed and the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)\|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)\|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Lightspeed had always felt like he had the potential to be a [[Cityspeaker]], and on their journey he tried to impress on Lightbright how good he could've been for the job, had the [[Forge Pyramid]] continued producing Titansparks. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. As [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]] escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientist [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]] performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink\|Light/Star}}		Lightspeed and the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)\|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)\|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Lightspeed had always felt like he had the potential to be a [[Cityspeaker]], and on their journey he tried to impress on Lightbright how good he could've been for the job, had the [[Forge Pyramid]] continued producing Titansparks. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. As [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]] escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientist [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]] performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink\|Light/Star}}

	Lightspeed and his team returned to Cybertron aboard the badly damaged Lodestar. They met with Optimus Prime and the besieged Autobots at [[Crystal City]] as they faced [[Strika (BM)\|Strika]] and the Decepticon army. Computron and Lodestar were enough to make the Decepticons give pause, but the Technobots could not retain their combiner form indefinitely. Optimus sent them on ahead to the evacuation site at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] to recover. {{storylink\|The Landscape of Fear}} The other Autobots eventually made their way towards Darkmount, preparing to leave Cybertron aboard the last ''Ark''. Computron battled the Decepticons' combiner [[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]] as the passengers loaded, but wasn't strong enough on his own. Lightspeed and the Technobots were forced apart, but Scattershot managed to double their strength by adding five volunteers from the [[Prime Guard]] to a new Computron. They sacrificed themselves to hold the Decepticons until the ''Ark'' took off, and the Autobots left behind were apprehended and imprisoned by Megatron. {{storylink\|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron}}		Lightspeed and his team returned to Cybertron aboard the badly damaged Lodestar. They met with Optimus Prime and the besieged Autobots at [[Crystal City]] as they faced [[Strika (BM)\|Strika]] and the Decepticon army. Computron and Lodestar were enough to make the Decepticons give pause, but the Technobots could not retain their combiner form indefinitely. Optimus sent them on ahead to the evacuation site at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] to recover. {{storylink\|The Landscape of Fear}} The other Autobots eventually made their way towards Darkmount, preparing to leave Cybertron aboard the last ''Ark''. Computron battled the Decepticons' combiner [[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]] as the passengers loaded, but wasn't strong enough on his own. Lightspeed and the Technobots were forced apart, but Scattershot managed to double their strength by adding five volunteers from the [[Senate Guard\|Prime Guard]] to a new Computron. They sacrificed themselves to hold the Decepticons until the ''Ark'' took off, and the Autobots left behind were apprehended and imprisoned by Megatron. {{storylink\|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron\|Fate of Cybertron}}
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	=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====		=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
	~~{{charstubfiction~~\|{{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}}}		As part of Computron, Lightspeed took on [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] alongside an Autobot/Decepticon alliance in [[2011]]. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}

	=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====		=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
	{{voiceactor\|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}		{{voiceactor\|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}

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	:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1\|~~Transformers:~~ Stormbringer #1]]		:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1]]

	[[File:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg\|left\|thumb\|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]		[[File:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg\|left\|thumb\|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]
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	Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}		Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}

	[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|~~right~~]]		[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.6\|]]
	Later, Lightspeed helped take the Monstructor Six into custody, after their fight with Omega Supreme. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the Combaticons. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}}		Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} Lightspeed and the Technobots eventually reverse-engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to [[Cloudburst]] and his crew. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	Lightspeed and the Technobots reverse engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to Cloudburst and ~~company~~. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	Lightspeed and Afterburner were later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and Afterburner managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons tech to defend himself. Realising that Kimia was being used to attack Cybertron, the two decided that there was only one way to stop it, and destroyed the facility from within. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}		Lightspeed and Afterburner were later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and Afterburner managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons tech to defend himself. Realising that Kimia was being used to attack Cybertron, the two decided that there was only one way to stop it, and destroyed the facility from within. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}

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	Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}		Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}

	Lightspeed, like the rest of the Technobots, was a ~~crew man~~ aboard the Autobot Science and Survey vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]''. His specialty was a little ambiguous, and though he obviously had some pride in his ability to traverse ground in rough conditions, the low-gravity of Cybertron's surface made it tough going even for him. [[Iguanus (G1)\|Iguanus]] impaled ~~him~~ just as he was ~~about~~ to ~~get off~~ the burned-out planet. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1}}		Lightspeed, like the rest of the Technobots, was a crewman aboard the Autobot Science and Survey vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' under [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]]'s command. His specialty was a little ambiguous, and though he obviously had some pride in his ability to traverse ground in rough conditions, the low gravity of Cybertron's surface made it tough going even for him when the crew set foot on it. They were suddenly ambushed and [[Iguanus (G1)\|Iguanus]] impaled Lightspeed just as he was bidding farewell to the burned-out planet. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1}} [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists prepared to cannibalize Lightspeed and his comrades as part of their plan to revive [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] and craft [[Pretender\|polydermal-grafted outer shells]] for themselves. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} Lightspeed and the others were soon rescued by the [[Wreckers]] and got to work trying to stop the reactivated Thunderwing's rampage. After the behemoth ground to a halt, Lightspeed reported not even the most basic molecular activity was still present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}

	Lightspeed ~~survived~~ the ~~techno-cannibalization being performed by~~ [[~~Bludgeon~~ (G1)\|~~Bludgeon~~]]~~'s cultists~~ and ~~helped uncover~~ the ~~key~~ to ~~defeating~~ the ~~revenant~~ [[~~Thunderwing~~ (G1)\|~~Thunderwing~~]]. {{storylink\|~~Stormbringer issue 2~~\|~~Stormbringer #2~~}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: ~~Hardhead~~}} ~~Afterwards, he reported not even~~ the ~~most basic molecular activity was present~~ in ~~Thunderwing~~. {{storylink\|~~Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4~~}}		[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|It sure sucks having to blow yourself up for the greater good.]]
			Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} At Jetfire's behest, Lightspeed and the Technobots began reverse-engineering the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} and rushed out aboard the ''[[Nightbird (ship)\|Nightbird]]'' to deliver the shells to the crew of the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Lightspeed and the others got to the vessel just in time to save them from [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] and gifted [[Cloudburst]] and his crew with new power-enhancing outer shells. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	~~[[File:Afterburner and~~ Lightspeed ~~Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|]]~~		Lightspeed was later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and [[Afterburner (G1)\|Afterburner]] managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons and explosives to defend themselves. After Kimia was brought into Cybertron's orbit and used to attack Autobots on the surface, Lightspeed decided that there was only one way to stop it. He detonated all the explosives they had to cripple Kimia, sacrificing himself and Afterburner. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}
	Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} Lightspeed and the Technobots eventually reverse-engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to [[Cloudburst]] and his crew. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	~~Lightspeed and Afterburner were~~ later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by [[Cyclonus ~~(G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]]~~ and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and Afterburner managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons ~~tech~~ to defend ~~himself~~. ~~Realising that~~ Kimia was ~~being~~ used to attack ~~Cybertron~~, ~~the two~~ decided that there was only one way to stop it, and ~~destroyed the facility from within~~. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}

	===2019 IDW continuity===		===2019 IDW continuity===

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	===''Transformers in 3-D''===		===''Transformers in 3-D''===
	Lightspeed discovered evidence of a new energon source on an asteroid near Cybertron. He and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] arranged for a team of Autobots to investigate. Lightspeed uncovered an energon trail which led straight to an innocent-looking creature, apparently a native to the asteroid. He brought the creature back to Fortress Maximus for study to uncover its energon-generating abilities. Ultra Magnus cautioned Lightspeed not to get so caught up in his experiments that he forgot it was a living thing he was studying. [[Blurr (G1)~~/Generation 1 cartoon continuity~~\|Blurr]] played with the creature while the Autobots set up a habitat for it. Lightspeed eventually discovered the creature expelled pure energon as a waste product!		[[File:TheTest Lightspeed.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=0.8\|3-D is not slimming.]]
			Lightspeed discovered evidence of a new energon source on an asteroid near Cybertron. He and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] arranged for a team of Autobots to investigate. Lightspeed uncovered an energon trail which led straight to an innocent-looking creature, apparently a native to the asteroid. He brought the creature back to Fortress Maximus for study to uncover its energon-generating abilities. Ultra Magnus cautioned Lightspeed not to get so caught up in his experiments that he forgot it was a living thing he was studying. [[Blurr (G1)\|Blurr]] played with the creature while the Autobots set up a habitat for it. Lightspeed eventually discovered the creature expelled pure energon as a waste product!

	Before this discovery could be explored much further, however, Lightspeed and the Autobots spotted [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]] and realized the Decepticons were also on the asteroid. A chase ensued, and soon the Autobot and Decepticon forces were engaged in a brutal battle. As the fighting continued, no one noticed the creature teleport itself to safety. It seemed the creature was actually a remarkably intelligent being, who studied the Transformers in order to gather data for the [[Quintesson]]s.		Before this discovery could be explored much further, however, Lightspeed and the Autobots spotted [[Ratbat (G1)\|Ratbat]] and realized the Decepticons were also on the asteroid. A chase ensued, and soon the Autobot and Decepticon forces were engaged in a brutal battle. As the fighting continued, no one noticed the creature teleport itself to safety. It seemed the creature was actually a remarkably intelligent being, who studied the Transformers in order to gather data for the [[Quintesson]]s.
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	:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1]]		:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1]]

	[[File:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg~~\|left~~\|thumb\|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]		[[File:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg\|thumb\|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]
	Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}		Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}

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	Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}		Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}

	[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.6\|]]		[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|]]
	Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} Lightspeed and the Technobots eventually reverse-engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to [[Cloudburst]] and his crew. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}		Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} Lightspeed and the Technobots eventually reverse-engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to [[Cloudburst]] and his crew. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

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	===2019 IDW continuity===		===2019 IDW continuity===
	{{first\|[[Light/Star\|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}		{{first\|[[Light/Star\|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}
	[[File:LightStar-Airachnid.jpg\|thumb~~\|left~~\|upright=1.35\|"Ahh! They've revived Queen Bansheera! Wait, wait...no."]]		[[File:LightStar-Airachnid.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.35\|"Ahh! They've revived Queen Bansheera! Wait, wait...no."]]
	Lightspeed and the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)\|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)\|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Lightspeed had always felt like he had the potential to be a [[Cityspeaker]], and on their journey he tried to impress on Lightbright how good he could've been for the job, had the [[Forge Pyramid]] continued producing Titansparks. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. As [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]] escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientist [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]] performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink\|Light/Star}}		Lightspeed and the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)\|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)\|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Lightspeed had always felt like he had the potential to be a [[Cityspeaker]], and on their journey he tried to impress on Lightbright how good he could've been for the job, had the [[Forge Pyramid]] continued producing Titansparks. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. As [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]] escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientist [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]] performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink\|Light/Star}}

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	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1\|~~Transformers:~~ Stormbringer #1]]		:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1]]

	[[File:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg\|left\|thumb\|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]		[[File:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg\|left\|thumb\|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]
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	Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}		Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}

	[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|~~right~~]]		[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.6\|]]
	Later, Lightspeed helped take the Monstructor Six into custody, after their fight with Omega Supreme. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the Combaticons. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}}		Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} Lightspeed and the Technobots eventually reverse-engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to [[Cloudburst]] and his crew. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	Lightspeed and the Technobots reverse engineered the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, and delivered the shells to Cloudburst and ~~company~~. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	Lightspeed and Afterburner were later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and Afterburner managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons tech to defend himself. Realising that Kimia was being used to attack Cybertron, the two decided that there was only one way to stop it, and destroyed the facility from within. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}		Lightspeed and Afterburner were later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and Afterburner managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons tech to defend himself. Realising that Kimia was being used to attack Cybertron, the two decided that there was only one way to stop it, and destroyed the facility from within. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}

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	=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====		=====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)=====
	As part of Computron, Lightspeed took on [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] alongside an Autobot/Decepticon alliance in [[2011]]. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}		As part of Computron, Lightspeed took on [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] alongside an Autobot/Decepticon alliance in [[2011]]. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}

	=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====		=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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	Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}		Lightspeed suffered from a unique variation of phantom limb syndrome—he believed himself to be the lost leg of a giant combiner robot, and as a result refused to go indoors. He used to see the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)\|Rung]] about this little personal quirk. {{storylink\|Bullets}}

	Lightspeed, like the rest of the Technobots, was a crewman aboard the Autobot Science and Survey vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' under [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]]'s command. His specialty was a little ambiguous, and though he obviously had some pride in his ability to traverse ground in rough conditions, the low gravity of Cybertron's surface made it tough going even for him when the crew set foot on it. They were suddenly ambushed and [[Iguanus (G1)\|Iguanus]] impaled Lightspeed just as he was bidding farewell to the burned-out planet. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1}} [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists prepared to cannibalize Lightspeed and his comrades as part of their plan to revive [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] and craft [[Pretender\|polydermal-grafted outer shells]] for themselves. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} Lightspeed and the others were soon rescued by the [[Wreckers]] and got to work trying to stop the reactivated Thunderwing's rampage. After the behemoth ground to a halt, Lightspeed reported not even the most basic molecular activity was still present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}		Lightspeed, like the rest of the Technobots, was a crewman aboard the Autobot Science and Survey vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' under [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]]'s command. His specialty was a little ambiguous, and though he obviously had some pride in his ability to traverse ground in rough conditions, the low gravity of Cybertron's surface made it tough going even for him when the crew set foot on it. They were suddenly ambushed and [[Iguanus (G1)\|Iguanus]] impaled Lightspeed just as he was bidding farewell to the burned-out planet. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 1\|Stormbringer #1}} [[Bludgeon (G1)\|Bludgeon]]'s cultists prepared to cannibalize Lightspeed and his comrades as part of their plan to revive [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] and craft [[Pretender\|polydermal-grafted outer shells]] for themselves. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 2\|Stormbringer #2}} Lightspeed and the others were soon rescued by the [[Wreckers]] and got to work trying to stop the reactivated Thunderwing's rampage. After the behemoth ground to a halt, Lightspeed reported not even the most basic molecular activity was still present in Thunderwing. {{storylink\|Stormbringer issue 4\|Stormbringer #4}}

	[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|It sure sucks having to blow yourself up for the greater good.]]		[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|It sure sucks having to blow yourself up for the greater good.]]
	Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} At Jetfire's behest, Lightspeed and the Technobots began reverse-engineering the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} and rushed out aboard the ''[[Nightbird (ship)\|Nightbird]]'' to deliver the shells to the crew of the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Lightspeed and the others got to the vessel just in time to save them from [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] and gifted [[Cloudburst]] and his crew with new power-enhancing outer shells. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}		Later, Lightspeed helped take the [[Pretender Monster\|Monstructor Six]] into custody, after their fight with [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} He and the rest of the science team failed to keep their prisoners in custody when they were attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Arcee}} At Jetfire's behest, Lightspeed and the Technobots began reverse-engineering the polydermal grafting process that Bludgeon had used on himself, {{storylink\|Spotlight: Hardhead}} and rushed out aboard the ''[[Nightbird (ship)\|Nightbird]]'' to deliver the shells to the crew of the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Lightspeed and the others got to the vessel just in time to save them from [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Cyclonus]] and gifted [[Cloudburst]] and his crew with new power-enhancing outer shells. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

	Lightspeed was later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and [[Afterburner (G1)\|Afterburner]] managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons and explosives to defend themselves. After Kimia was brought into Cybertron's orbit and used to attack Autobots on the surface, Lightspeed decided that there was only one way to stop it. He detonated all the explosives they had to cripple Kimia, sacrificing himself and Afterburner. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}		Lightspeed was later stationed on [[Kimia Facility]] just in time for it to be attacked by Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s, who slaughtered most of the Autobots there. However Lightspeed and [[Afterburner (G1)\|Afterburner]] managed to survive and hid out with only a few blasters and some experimental weapons and explosives to defend themselves. After Kimia was brought into Cybertron's orbit and used to attack Autobots on the surface, Lightspeed decided that there was only one way to stop it. He detonated all the explosives they had to cripple Kimia, sacrificing himself and Afterburner. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}

	===2019 IDW continuity===		===2019 IDW continuity===
	{{first\|[[Light/Star\|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}		{{first\|[[Light/Star\|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}
	[[File:LightStar-Airachnid.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.35\|"Ahh! They've revived Queen Bansheera! Wait, wait...no."]]		[[File:LightStar-Airachnid.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.35\|"Ahh! They've revived Queen Bansheera! Wait, wait...no."]]
	Lightspeed and the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)\|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)\|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Lightspeed had always felt like he had the potential to be a [[Cityspeaker]], and on their journey he tried to impress on Lightbright how good he could've been for the job, had the [[Forge Pyramid]] continued producing Titansparks. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. As [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]] escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientist [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]] performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink\|Light/Star}}		Lightspeed and the [[Technobot (G1)\|Technical Solutions Team]] joined up with [[Lodestar (Titan)\|Lodestar]] and [[Lightbright (G1)\|Lightbright]] to search for [[Vigilem]], the rogue [[Titan (group)\|Titan]] who attacked the [[Winged Moon]]. Lightspeed had always felt like he had the potential to be a [[Cityspeaker]], and on their journey he tried to impress on Lightbright how good he could've been for the job, had the [[Forge Pyramid]] continued producing Titansparks. Vigilem was eventually located at the [[Hexagon]] outpost. Base commander [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]] was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. As [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]] escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientist [[Airachnid (G1)\|Airachnid]] performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into the [[Combination Core]], an artificial [[Enigma of Combination]] Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem. {{storylink\|Light/Star}}

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	**Unsurprisingly, the [[AKOM]]-animated episodes used the pre-final models.		**Unsurprisingly, the [[AKOM]]-animated episodes used the pre-final models.
	**The revised set of models appears to have been lost after season 3, as Toei ended up using the pre-final versions for ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.		**The revised set of models appears to have been lost after season 3, as Toei ended up using the pre-final versions for ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.
	*For a guy who can (according to his [[The Transformers Universe\|~~TFU~~ entry]]) "accelerate from 0 to 500 mph in 8 seconds, with an average cruising speed of 300 mph", he has a shockingly low [[Tech Spec]] speed rating of "5".		*For a guy who can (according to his [[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)\|''Universe'' entry]]) "accelerate from 0 to 500 mph in 8 seconds, with an average cruising speed of 300 mph", he has a shockingly low [[Tech Spec]] speed rating of "5".
	*For some reason Lightspeed's ''Universe'' profile weapons are completely different to those described in his [[bio]]; in [[Alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] he is armed with [[plasma blaster]]s instead of missile launchers and in [[robot mode]] he wields a [[proton rifle]] instead of a light-burst gun.		*For some reason Lightspeed's ''Universe'' profile weapons are completely different to those described in his [[bio]]; in [[Alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] he is armed with [[plasma blaster]]s instead of missile launchers and in [[robot mode]] he wields a [[proton rifle]] instead of a light-burst gun.
	*According to the casting sheet, [[Wally Burr]] was originally considering [[Corey Burton]] for the role of Lightspeed before casting Danny Mann in the role.		*According to the casting sheet, [[Wally Burr]] was originally considering [[Corey Burton]] for the role of Lightspeed before casting Danny Mann in the role.