Machination - Revision history

Cyberlink420 at 00:13, 20 April 2026

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	:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]		[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]
	The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the [[Machination]] maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.		The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the Machination maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.

	They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and an operations base in [[Detroit]].		They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and an operations base in [[Detroit]].

TitaniumToughGuy at 22:43, 19 April 2026

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	:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]		[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]
	The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the Machination maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.		The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the [[Machination]] maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.

	They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and an [[operations]] base in [[Detroit]].		They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and an operations base in [[Detroit]].

	Members include:		Members include:

TitaniumToughGuy at 22:42, 19 April 2026

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	:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]		[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]
	The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the [[Machination]] maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.		The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the Machination maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.

	They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and an [[operations]] base in [[Detroit]].		They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and an [[operations]] base in [[Detroit]].

BLazerstreak at 22:42, 19 April 2026

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	The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the [[Machination]] maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.		The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the [[Machination]] maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.

	They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], Florida, and an operations base in [[Detroit]].		They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and an [[operations]] base in [[Detroit]].

	Members include:		Members include:

BLazerstreak at 22:41, 19 April 2026

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	:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]		[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]
	The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the Machination maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.		The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the [[Machination]] maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.

	They have offices in [[Dallas]], Texas, laboratories in [[Tampa]], Florida, and an operations base in [[Detroit]].		They have offices in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], laboratories in [[Tampa]], Florida, and an operations base in [[Detroit]].

	Members include:		Members include:

Nu-Priest at 00:15, 27 December 2025

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	*Mister [[Jolly]]		*Mister [[Jolly]]
	*Mister [[Kloss]] — a mole working within rival organization, [[Skywatch]]		*Mister [[Kloss]] — a mole working within rival organization, [[Skywatch]]
	*Mister [[Reese]] — one of several Headmasters piloting a Sunstreaker clone body		*Mister [[Reese]] — one of several Headmasters piloting a [[Sunstreaker clone]] body
	*Mister [[Stoker]]		*Mister [[Stoker]]
	*Miss [[Svenson]]		*Miss [[Svenson]]

Saix: clean up, replaced: Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity → Scorponok (G1) (2), → , |upright=1.1| → |

2024-09-20T21:59:35Z

clean up, replaced: Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity → Scorponok (G1) (2), → , |upright=1.1| → |

Cyberlink420 at 20:58, 12 August 2024

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	The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot (G1)\|Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}		The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot (G1)\|Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

	At an unspecified point, the [[Action Man Programme]] had come into conflict with the Machination. {{~~istorylink~~\|Mr Love and Justice}}		At an unspecified point, the [[Action Man Programme]] had come into conflict with the Machination. {{storylink\|Mr Love and Justice}}

	One year on, the U.S. government had used the Machination as scapegoats for the Transformers, passing it off that the group had built and operated all the robots people had seen. The public believed this ([[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|except when they forgot the Transformers existed ever]]). {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 2\|All Hail Megatron #2}}		One year on, the U.S. government had used the Machination as scapegoats for the Transformers, passing it off that the group had built and operated all the robots people had seen. The public believed this ([[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|except when they forgot the Transformers existed ever]]). {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 2\|All Hail Megatron #2}}

Liliesrobots: /* 2005 IDW continuity */ "defy him behind his back" makes no sense

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2005 IDW continuity: "defy him behind his back" makes no sense

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	Later that day, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] sought out Sunstreaker's corpse at an impound lot in [[Springfield]], Missouri. They were immobilized by the Machination's weapons, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] reclaimed Sunstreaker's husk. As [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] examined the remains back at base, however, he discovered that it wasn't Sunstreaker at all, but a fake. The humans who staged the altercation on the highway might have still had Sunstreaker and Hunter in their possession. {{storylink\|Escalation issue 2}}		Later that day, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] sought out Sunstreaker's corpse at an impound lot in [[Springfield]], Missouri. They were immobilized by the Machination's weapons, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] reclaimed Sunstreaker's husk. As [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] examined the remains back at base, however, he discovered that it wasn't Sunstreaker at all, but a fake. The humans who staged the altercation on the highway might have still had Sunstreaker and Hunter in their possession. {{storylink\|Escalation issue 2}}

	Ratchet, Jimmy, and Verity discovered two probable locations to search for their missing comrades. Along with Ironhide, they decided to ~~defy Optimus~~ Prime ~~(behind his~~ back) and investigate. {{storylink\|Escalation issue 3}}		Ratchet, Jimmy, and Verity discovered two probable locations to search for their missing comrades. Along with Ironhide, they decided to go behind Prime's back and investigate. {{storylink\|Escalation issue 3}}

	Meanwhile, Hunter, not knowing where he was, was being prepared for an unknown surgery.		Meanwhile, Hunter, not knowing where he was, was being prepared for an unknown surgery.

NexusShard17 at 14:20, 13 May 2020

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	While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was "the price of failure." {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}		While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was "the price of failure." {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

	The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}		The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot (G1)\|Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

	At an unspecified point, the [[Action Man Programme]] had come into conflict with the Machination. {{istorylink\|Mr Love and Justice}}		At an unspecified point, the [[Action Man Programme]] had come into conflict with the Machination. {{istorylink\|Mr Love and Justice}}

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	The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot (G1)\|Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}		The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot (G1)\|Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

	At an unspecified point, the [[Action Man Programme]] had come into conflict with the Machination. {{~~istorylink~~\|Mr Love and Justice}}		At an unspecified point, the [[Action Man Programme]] had come into conflict with the Machination. {{storylink\|Mr Love and Justice}}

	One year on, the U.S. government had used the Machination as scapegoats for the Transformers, passing it off that the group had built and operated all the robots people had seen. The public believed this ([[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|except when they forgot the Transformers existed ever]]). {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 2\|All Hail Megatron #2}}		One year on, the U.S. government had used the Machination as scapegoats for the Transformers, passing it off that the group had built and operated all the robots people had seen. The public believed this ([[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|except when they forgot the Transformers existed ever]]). {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 2\|All Hail Megatron #2}}

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	While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was "the price of failure." {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}		While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was "the price of failure." {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

	The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}		The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot (G1)\|Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

	At an unspecified point, the [[Action Man Programme]] had come into conflict with the Machination. {{istorylink\|Mr Love and Justice}}		At an unspecified point, the [[Action Man Programme]] had come into conflict with the Machination. {{istorylink\|Mr Love and Justice}}

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	:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''The Machination is a [[human]] organization in the [[2005 IDW continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]		[[File:Machination logo.png\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Dial M For Machination]]
	The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)~~/2005 IDW continuity~~\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the Machination maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.		The '''Machination''' is a secret organization on Earth, devised by [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] as his latest effort in the advancement of outlawed technologies. They keep Scorponok's damaged head in a lab, while working to develop [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster technology]]. As with Scorponok's [[Zarak Consortium\|previous efforts]] on [[Nebulos]], the Machination maintains various front organizations to mask its core activities.

	They have offices in [[Dallas]], Texas, laboratories in [[Tampa]], Florida, and an operations base in [[Detroit]].		They have offices in [[Dallas]], Texas, laboratories in [[Tampa]], Florida, and an operations base in [[Detroit]].

	Members include:		Members include:
	*[[Abraham Dante]] — leader (as the head of [[Scorponok (G1)~~/2005 IDW continuity~~\|Scorponok]])		*[[Abraham Dante]] — leader (as the head of [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]])
	*Mister [[Drake (G1)\|Drake]] — high-ranking field agent		*Mister [[Drake (G1)\|Drake]] — high-ranking field agent
	*Mister [[Creel]] — field agent under Drake		*Mister [[Creel]] — field agent under Drake
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	The Machination also had [[Kloss\|an agent]] planted within [[Skywatch]]. The agent sabotaged the reactivation of [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], causing him to go berserk and escape. The Machination tracked Grimlock across the countryside (not a difficult feat); Scorponok approached him and offered an alliance, intending to stall Megatron's plans long enough for the Machination's own plans to reach fruition. Grimlock refused; and so, back at the Machination's [[Detroit]] base, Scorponok and Dante planned to further sabotage Skywatch's efforts to reactivate and control the remaining four Dinobots. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Grimlock}} Their grand scheme was to ensure a massively destructive event that Skywatch would get canned for, at which point the Headmasters would "save the day"—and a grateful U.S. government would give the Machination defense contracts to protect America from Transformers, a first step in asserting dominance over Earth. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2}}		The Machination also had [[Kloss\|an agent]] planted within [[Skywatch]]. The agent sabotaged the reactivation of [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Grimlock]], causing him to go berserk and escape. The Machination tracked Grimlock across the countryside (not a difficult feat); Scorponok approached him and offered an alliance, intending to stall Megatron's plans long enough for the Machination's own plans to reach fruition. Grimlock refused; and so, back at the Machination's [[Detroit]] base, Scorponok and Dante planned to further sabotage Skywatch's efforts to reactivate and control the remaining four Dinobots. {{storylink\|Spotlight: Grimlock}} Their grand scheme was to ensure a massively destructive event that Skywatch would get canned for, at which point the Headmasters would "save the day"—and a grateful U.S. government would give the Machination defense contracts to protect America from Transformers, a first step in asserting dominance over Earth. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2}}

	While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was "the price of failure." {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}		While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was "the price of failure." {{storylink\|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

	The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot (G1)\|Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}		The Machination eventually found Grimlock's buried ship in [[New Zealand]], and ordered a group of Sunstreaker Headmasters to draw him out. They did and after a brief skirmish, they were able to beam him to Fallon, Nevada. When Skywatch learned that "Thunder Lizard-1" had returned, they sent his former crew out to stop him, unaware that Machination really had true control over the other Dinobots. Hot Rod tracked down their base {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 1\|Maximum Dinobots #1}} and got a vicious beating for his troubles, while the Machination ensured the Dynobots went on a destructive rampage and an army of Headmasters were en route to "save" Fallon. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 2\|Maximum Dinobots #2}} When the Machination's control of the Dynobots was lost, they sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They may have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot (G1)\|Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 3\|Maximum Dinobots #3}} As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. He was caught by Scorponok though, who blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before he could be found by Scorponok, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection of Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 4\|Maximum Dinobots #4}} Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink\|Maximum Dinobots issue 5\|Maximum Dinobots #5}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:ZarakMachination.jpg~~\|upright=1.1~~\|thumb\|This looks familiar.]]		[[File:ZarakMachination.jpg\|thumb\|This looks familiar.]]
	*The connection between the Machination and the [[Zarak Consortium\|Cranium]] was first hinted at in [[Escalation issue 5\|''Escalation'' #5]], where it was seen that the exterior of the facility in Tampa, Florida closely resembles the exterior of the Cranium's building (as seen in ''[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]'').		*The connection between the Machination and the [[Zarak Consortium\|Cranium]] was first hinted at in [[Escalation issue 5\|''Escalation'' #5]], where it was seen that the exterior of the facility in Tampa, Florida closely resembles the exterior of the Cranium's building (as seen in ''[[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]'').
	*''[[The Transformers Continuum\|Continuum]]'', IDW's own (poorly researched) recap of the [[2005 IDW continuity]] up to that point, completely ignores the existence of the Machination, instead attributing all their actions to [[Skywatch]]. [[Andy Schmidt]], the writer of ''Continuum'', admitted that this and other changes were ''intentional'', in order to ''simplify'' things, because he hoped to attract new, younger readers who would be confused by the presence of two different organizations with mostly human members.<ref name="tformersint">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=12679 TFormers interview with Andy Schmidt]</ref> Uh.		*''[[The Transformers Continuum\|Continuum]]'', IDW's own (poorly researched) recap of the [[2005 IDW continuity]] up to that point, completely ignores the existence of the Machination, instead attributing all their actions to [[Skywatch]]. [[Andy Schmidt]], the writer of ''Continuum'', admitted that this and other changes were ''intentional'', in order to ''simplify'' things, because he hoped to attract new, younger readers who would be confused by the presence of two different organizations with mostly human members.<ref name="tformersint">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=12679 TFormers interview with Andy Schmidt]</ref> Uh.