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Frenchfriedpotatoes: /* Platinum Edition */

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	:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition\|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Minimus Ambus (who ''never appeared in the movie'', due to not having been conceived as a character until 2013) is a minor redeco of his original version that was available with ''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Ultra Magnus. Like the white parts of the redeco of Ultra Magnus he comes with, he is cast in white plastic that is now truly ''white'', compared to the more creamy color of the original version. In addition, he features more light and dark green paint operations on his torso than the original release, both of which are considerably darker and more saturated than the original's lighter, "pearly" green paint operations.		:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition\|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Minimus Ambus (who ''never appeared in the movie'', due to not having been conceived as a character until 2013) is a minor redeco of his original version that was available with ''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Ultra Magnus. Like the white parts of the redeco of Ultra Magnus he comes with, he is cast in white plastic that is now truly ''white'', compared to the more creamy color of the original version. In addition, he features more light and dark green paint operations on his torso than the original release, both of which are considerably darker and more saturated than the original's lighter, "pearly" green paint operations.

	:Ultra Magnus and Minimus Ambus were released as part of 5-pack with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition\|Arcee]], [[Springer (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition\|Autobot Springer]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition\|Sergeant Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition\|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in ~~sold~~, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website but again never sold in stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)\|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.		:Ultra Magnus and Minimus Ambus were released as part of 5-pack with [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition\|Arcee]], [[Springer (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition\|Autobot Springer]], [[Kup (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition\|Sergeant Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition\|Blurr]]. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website but again never sold in stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both [[Amazon (website)\|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer. [[James Roberts]] states that Minimus's true [[alternate mode]] is a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus\|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=8\|day=2\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer. [[James Roberts]] states that Minimus's true [[alternate mode]] is a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus\|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=8\|day=2\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	*In [[Latin language\|Latin]], "minimus" means "~~the least,~~ smallest" and "ambus" ~~probably comes from the prefix "ambi-" and so would mean either~~ "both" or "~~around~~", ~~thus resulting~~ in ~~a name meaning something like "around~~ the ~~least~~" or "~~the smallest~~ of ~~both~~". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".		*In [[Latin language\|Latin]], ''minimus'' means "smallest" and "ambus" doesn't exist in Latin. The closest is ''ambo'', which means "both". In relation to "Dominus Ambus", it probably is supposed to evoke that between the both of them, Minimus is the lesser, although the fact that both words are in the nominative case linguistically doesn't allow "minimus" to be only one half of "ambus". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".

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

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer. [[James Roberts]] states that Minimus's true [[alternate mode]] is a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus\|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=8\|day=2\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer. [[James Roberts]] states that Minimus's true [[alternate mode]] is a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus\|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=8\|day=2\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	*In Latin, "minimus" means "the least, smallest" and "ambus" probably comes from the prefix "ambi-" and so would mean either "both" or "around", thus resulting in a name meaning something like "around the least" or "the smallest of both". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".		*In [[Latin language\|Latin]], "minimus" means "the least, smallest" and "ambus" probably comes from the prefix "ambi-" and so would mean either "both" or "around", thus resulting in a name meaning something like "around the least" or "the smallest of both". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".

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

AzimuthAcolyte: Alpha Trion (G1) -> Alpha Trion update

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	:[[Andrew Griffith]] worked on the design of the figure and its "cockpit".<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Oh yeah I forgot I worked on the design of Minimus too lol. (In plastic form.)\|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/566697537730408449\|name=Andrew Griffith\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=2\|day=14\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Many Ultra Magnus toys feature Minimus toys with poor joint tolerances, causing his arms to pop off with minimal resistance.		:[[Andrew Griffith]] worked on the design of the figure and its "cockpit".<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Oh yeah I forgot I worked on the design of Minimus too lol. (In plastic form.)\|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/566697537730408449\|name=Andrew Griffith\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=2\|day=14\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Many Ultra Magnus toys feature Minimus toys with poor joint tolerances, causing his arms to pop off with minimal resistance.

	:He was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' [[Alpha Trion ~~(G1)~~#Legends\|Alpha Trion]].		:He was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' [[Alpha Trion/toys#Legends\|Alpha Trion]].

	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWMinimusAmbus/minimusambus.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Minimus Ambus at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWMinimusAmbus/minimusambus.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Minimus Ambus at TFU.info]''

Fritz: /* Combiner Wars */ Packaging art credits

2023-07-07T20:04:59Z

Combiner Wars: Packaging art credits

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	[[File:CombinerWarsMinimusAmbus.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Judge me by my size, do you?]]		[[File:CombinerWarsMinimusAmbus.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Judge me by my size, do you?]]
	*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, [[2015]])		*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, [[2015]])
			{{toydesigner\|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

	:Minimus Ambus is a ''very'' small mini-figure that comes with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations\|Ultra Magnus]]. Despite its tiny size, it is based on his "middle" augmentation armor rather than the tiny innermost robot. In robot mode, Minimus can "pilot" the Ultra Magnus robot; he even "wears" the Magnus head like a helmet. He cannot remain inside when the "Magnus Armor" is transformed, but he can transform into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar\|Cybertronian hovercar]] which can then tab into a set of three grooves on the lower level of the Ultra Magnus trailer.		:Minimus Ambus is a ''very'' small mini-figure that comes with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations\|Ultra Magnus]]. Despite its tiny size, it is based on his "middle" augmentation armor rather than the tiny innermost robot. In robot mode, Minimus can "pilot" the Ultra Magnus robot; he even "wears" the Magnus head like a helmet. He cannot remain inside when the "Magnus Armor" is transformed, but he can transform into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar\|Cybertronian hovercar]] which can then tab into a set of three grooves on the lower level of the Ultra Magnus trailer.

ShootingStar7X: /* Combiner Wars */

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Combiner Wars

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	*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, [[2015]])		*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Leader Class, [[2015]])

	:Minimus Ambus is a ''very'' small mini-figure that comes with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations\|Ultra Magnus]]. Despite its tiny size, it is based on his "middle" augmentation armor rather than the tiny innermost robot. In robot mode, Minimus can "pilot" the Ultra Magnus robot; he even "wears" the Magnus head like a helmet. He cannot remain inside when the "Magnus Armor" is transformed, but he can transform into a Cybertronian hovercar which can then tab into a set of three grooves on the lower level of the Ultra Magnus trailer.		:Minimus Ambus is a ''very'' small mini-figure that comes with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations\|Ultra Magnus]]. Despite its tiny size, it is based on his "middle" augmentation armor rather than the tiny innermost robot. In robot mode, Minimus can "pilot" the Ultra Magnus robot; he even "wears" the Magnus head like a helmet. He cannot remain inside when the "Magnus Armor" is transformed, but he can transform into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar\|Cybertronian hovercar]] which can then tab into a set of three grooves on the lower level of the Ultra Magnus trailer.

	:[[Andrew Griffith]] worked on the design of the figure and its "cockpit".<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Oh yeah I forgot I worked on the design of Minimus too lol. (In plastic form.)\|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/566697537730408449\|name=Andrew Griffith\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=2\|day=14\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Many Ultra Magnus toys feature Minimus toys with poor joint tolerances, causing his arms to pop off with minimal resistance.		:[[Andrew Griffith]] worked on the design of the figure and its "cockpit".<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Oh yeah I forgot I worked on the design of Minimus too lol. (In plastic form.)\|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/566697537730408449\|name=Andrew Griffith\|site=Twitter\|year=2015\|month=2\|day=14\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Many Ultra Magnus toys feature Minimus toys with poor joint tolerances, causing his arms to pop off with minimal resistance.

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	{{disambig2\|the Generation 1 ~~Autobot~~\|the ~~''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon~~\|Minitron}}		{{disambig2\|the Generation 1 character\|the Aligned character sometimes named "Minimus Ambus"\|Minitron}}
	:''Minimus Ambus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Minimus Ambus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer. [[James Roberts]] states that Minimus's true [[alternate mode]] is a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus\|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=~~@E_McDevitt~~ It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304\|name=~~jroberts332~~\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=8\|day=2\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer. [[James Roberts]] states that Minimus's true [[alternate mode]] is a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus\|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304\|name=James Roberts\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=8\|day=2\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	*In Latin, "minimus" means "the least, smallest" and "ambus" probably comes from the prefix "ambi-" and so would mean either "both" or "around", thus resulting in a name meaning something like "around the least" or "the smallest of both". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".		*In Latin, "minimus" means "the least, smallest" and "ambus" probably comes from the prefix "ambi-" and so would mean either "both" or "around", thus resulting in a name meaning something like "around the least" or "the smallest of both". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".

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	When Cybertron was reborn and Rodimus declared his intentions to seek out the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Magnus signed up for the mission, becoming second-in-command of the ship ''[[Lost Light]]''. Unfortunately, an inability to deal with peacetime led him to suffer a nervous breakdown; he became increasingly obsessive-compulsive about ridiculously minor things, and made life hell for all aboard the ship. The existence of Minimus Ambus was revealed to all aboard the vessel when Magnus was critically injured by the rogue [[Decepticon]] [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]], and the recall trigger built into the Magnus armor returned his body to Tyrest on [[Moonbase One\|Luna 1]]. Though healed by the lawmaker, he realized his former superior had gone insane, and helped thwart his plan to exterminate all [[reproduction\|Constructed Cold]] Cybertronians. His identity now exposed to his shipmates, Minimus grappled with the fact that he felt they had lost respect for him, but with a little help from [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] and new admirer [[Ten]], he has come to accept his change in circumstance and now splits his time between wearing the Magnus Armor and publicly going without it. Regardless of who he might be underneath the armor, to his friends and crewmates, he is still, and has always been, ''the'' Ultra Magnus.		When Cybertron was reborn and Rodimus declared his intentions to seek out the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Magnus signed up for the mission, becoming second-in-command of the ship ''[[Lost Light]]''. Unfortunately, an inability to deal with peacetime led him to suffer a nervous breakdown; he became increasingly obsessive-compulsive about ridiculously minor things, and made life hell for all aboard the ship. The existence of Minimus Ambus was revealed to all aboard the vessel when Magnus was critically injured by the rogue [[Decepticon]] [[Overlord (G1)\|Overlord]], and the recall trigger built into the Magnus armor returned his body to Tyrest on [[Moonbase One\|Luna 1]]. Though healed by the lawmaker, he realized his former superior had gone insane, and helped thwart his plan to exterminate all [[reproduction\|Constructed Cold]] Cybertronians. His identity now exposed to his shipmates, Minimus grappled with the fact that he felt they had lost respect for him, but with a little help from [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] and new admirer [[Ten]], he has come to accept his change in circumstance and now splits his time between wearing the Magnus Armor and publicly going without it. Regardless of who he might be underneath the armor, to his friends and crewmates, he is still, and has always been, ''the'' Ultra Magnus.
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	He drove through streets littered with Cybertronian corpses to warn Rewind and found Dominus's vocabulary had been deleted by the Functionists. Via Dominus's face, the Council taunted him that they'd replaced his optics with cameras on his flight home and he'd been unwittingly spying on his brother. {{storylink\|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|The Custom-Made Now}}		He drove through streets littered with Cybertronian corpses to warn Rewind and found Dominus's vocabulary had been deleted by the Functionists. Via Dominus's face, the Council taunted him that they'd replaced his optics with cameras on his flight home and he'd been unwittingly spying on his brother. {{storylink\|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|The Custom-Made Now}}
	~~{{-}}~~

	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

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	[[File:MTMTE18 minimus ambus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|I'm here to subvert your [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]-spawned expectations.]]		[[File:MTMTE18 minimus ambus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|I'm here to subvert your [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]-spawned expectations.]]
	'''Minimus Ambus''', true to his name, is a tiny dude. This diminutive robot has always had big dreams, however, wishing to be the kind of venerated Autobot who holds the line against evil and serves as a soldier in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. Despite his small stature, Minimus Ambus is a type of [[Point One Percenter]]. As a "load-bearer", he has a specially-empowered [[spark]] that allows his body to survive drastic physical augmentations.		'''Minimus Ambus''' (aka '''Minimum Ambus'''), true to his name, is a tiny dude. This diminutive robot has always had big dreams, however, wishing to be the kind of venerated Autobot who holds the line against evil and serves as a soldier in the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. Despite his small stature, Minimus Ambus is a type of [[Point One Percenter]]. As a "load-bearer", he has a specially-empowered [[spark]] that allows his body to survive drastic physical augmentations.

	He is the spark brother of [[Dominus Ambus]], with whom he shares their [[House (group)\|House]]'s [[Facial hair\|distinctive facial insignia]] and presumably his birthplace, [[Ambustus Minor]]. While Minimus does love his brother, he's also always felt overshadowed by Dominus's long string of accomplishments. It probably doesn't help that Minimus is usually a stiff, laconic sort, not very good at expressing what feelings he has.		He is the spark brother of [[Dominus Ambus]], with whom he shares their [[House (group)\|House]]'s [[Facial hair\|distinctive facial insignia]] and presumably his birthplace, [[Ambustus Minor]]. While Minimus does love his brother, he's also always felt overshadowed by Dominus's long string of accomplishments. It probably doesn't help that Minimus is usually a stiff, laconic sort, not very good at expressing what feelings he has.
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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	~~'''~~Minimum~~'''~~ Ambus was goalie for the [[Throttlebot Wanderers]] and a [[Cyberdroid]] from [[Master (planet)\|Master]]. He was saddened by the news that Cyberdroids could not play in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Games (competition)\|Games]], instead being restricted to the Micro Division. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}}		Minimum Ambus was goalie for the [[Throttlebot Wanderers]] and a [[Cyberdroid]] from [[Master (planet)\|Master]]. He was saddened by the news that Cyberdroids could not play in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Games (competition)\|Games]], instead being restricted to the Micro Division. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}}

	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	Various versions of Minimus Ambus across the [[multiverse]] were [[Nebulan]]s, [[Cyberdroid]]s, [[Mini-Con]]s, and [[Micromaster]]s. One Cyberdroid ~~'''~~Minimum~~'''~~ Ambus underwent the [[Bravemaster]] process to [[Binary bonding\|binary bond]] with Ultra Magnus. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/15}}		Various versions of Minimus Ambus across the [[multiverse]] were [[Nebulan]]s, [[Cyberdroid]]s, [[Mini-Con]]s, and [[Micromaster]]s. One Cyberdroid known as Minimum Ambus underwent the [[Bravemaster]] process to [[Binary bonding\|binary bond]] with Ultra Magnus. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/15}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer~~. When ''completely'' stripped of all optional equipment, however, his design appears far more human-shaped, having absolutely no kibble whatsoever~~. [[James Roberts]] ~~would eventually reveal~~ that Minimus's ~~innermost robot form indeed possessed an~~ [[alternate mode]]: a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus\|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=@E_McDevitt It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304\|name=jroberts332\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=8\|day=2\|(defunct=)}}</ref>		*In [[The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue\|''More than Meets the Eye'' #35]], Minimus is shown capable of transforming into a minesweeper while wearing his secondary augmentation layer. [[James Roberts]] states that Minimus's true [[alternate mode]] is a smaller version of his brother [[Dominus Ambus\|Dominus]]'s [[turbofox]] form.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=@E_McDevitt It’s a smaller vrsn of Agent 113 beast mode\|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/1025042597679714304\|name=jroberts332\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=8\|day=2\|(defunct=)}}</ref>
	*Minimus served in the Primal Vanguard in the Functionist timeline but it's not specified if he also served in the main timeline.
	*In Latin, "minimus" means "the least, smallest" and "ambus" probably comes from the prefix "ambi-" and so would mean either "both" or "around", thus resulting in a name meaning something like "around the least" or "the smallest of both". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".		*In Latin, "minimus" means "the least, smallest" and "ambus" probably comes from the prefix "ambi-" and so would mean either "both" or "around", thus resulting in a name meaning something like "around the least" or "the smallest of both". Either way, his name contrasts starkly with "Ultra Magnus", which translates to "beyond great".

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	:''Minimus Ambus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Minimus Ambus is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''