Overlord (rank) - Revision history

Ookalf: /* Marvel The Transformers comics */

2025-07-30T22:34:19Z

Marvel The Transformers comics

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:34, 30 July 2025
Line 8:		Line 8:
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}
	During the era prior to the [[Cybertronian ~~Civil Wars~~]], a line of Autobot Overlords ruled Cybertron as a planet-wide autocracy. Over time, their power was shaken by overpopulation and fuel shortages, which caused the world to break up into feuding city-states. The last of the Overlords—an aging, rusted husk of a mech enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—attempted to keep rising tensions between the city-states at bay by instituting gladiatorial competitions that became known as "the Games". Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect, only widening the rifts between the city-states.		During the era prior to the [[Cybertronian civil wars]], a line of Autobot Overlords ruled Cybertron as a planet-wide autocracy. Over time, their power was shaken by overpopulation and fuel shortages, which caused the world to break up into feuding city-states. The last of the Overlords—an aging, rusted husk of a mech enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—attempted to keep rising tensions between the city-states at bay by instituting [[Gladiatorial combat\|gladiatorial competitions]] that became known as "the Games". Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect, only widening the rifts between the city-states.

	While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.		While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.

Saix at 18:23, 4 January 2018

2018-01-04T18:23:26Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:23, 4 January 2018
Line 8:		Line 8:
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}
	During the era prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], a line of Autobot Overlords ruled Cybertron as a planet-wide autocracy. Over time, their power was shaken by overpopulation and fuel shortages, which caused the world to break up into feuding city-states. The last of the ~~Overlords - an~~ aging, rusted husk of a mech enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself ~~functional - attempted~~ to keep rising tensions between the city-states at bay by instituting gladiatorial competitions that became known as "the Games." Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect, only widening the rifts between the city-states.		During the era prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], a line of Autobot Overlords ruled Cybertron as a planet-wide autocracy. Over time, their power was shaken by overpopulation and fuel shortages, which caused the world to break up into feuding city-states. The last of the Overlords—an aging, rusted husk of a mech enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—attempted to keep rising tensions between the city-states at bay by instituting gladiatorial competitions that became known as "the Games". Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect, only widening the rifts between the city-states.

	While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.		While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.

	[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to go on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock ~~troops - remnants~~ of Tarn's nearly defunct ~~military - and~~ Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.		The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to go on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops—remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military—and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.

	His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}		His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}

Monzo at 23:37, 7 October 2017

2017-10-07T23:37:10Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:37, 7 October 2017
Line 13:		Line 13:

	[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.		The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to go on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.

	His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}		His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}

Foffy the Sheep: Fixing image link to align with move

2016-05-03T22:16:31Z

Fixing image link to align with move

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:16, 3 May 2016
Line 12:		Line 12:
	While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.		While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.

	[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.		The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.

	His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}		His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}

Monzo: (almost) NOTHING ABOUT THIS WRITE-UP WAS RIGHT

2015-11-09T04:57:10Z

(almost) NOTHING ABOUT THIS WRITE-UP WAS RIGHT

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:57, 9 November 2015
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{factions\|autobot\|}}
	{{disambig3\|Overlord}}		{{disambig3\|Overlord}}
	:''Overlords were a ~~group~~ of ~~pre-Great War Cybertronian~~ leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Overlords were a line of [[Autobot]] leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Overlord-UKClassics.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Last of the Overlords.]]		[[File:Overlord-UKClassics.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Last of the Overlords.]]
	The '''Overlords''' were ~~the~~ ruling ~~council~~ on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. ~~Their home base was [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]~~.		The '''Overlords''' were a ruling lineage of Autobots on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. With their end came a violent new dawn for the planet.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}
	During ~~a time immediately~~ prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], ~~the~~ planet was ~~broken~~ up into ~~a gala of warring~~ city-states~~, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the~~ last of the ~~Autobot~~ Overlords~~. This~~ aging, rusted husk of a ~~mech—enfeebled~~ to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself ~~functional—had~~ attempted to ~~quell the fighting~~ between ~~two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with~~ the ~~suggestion of settling their disputes through [[~~gladiatorial ~~combat]], instead of all-out conflict~~. ~~The talks went sour~~, ~~however~~, ~~and as war began brewing~~ between the ~~two~~ city-states ~~once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards~~ [[~~Nightstalker~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Ravage~~ (G1)\|~~Ravage~~]]~~, along with~~ [[~~Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime~~]] and ~~a then-neutral~~ [[~~Megatron~~ (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|~~Megatron~~]]~~—was forced~~ to ~~beat~~ a ~~hasty retreat back~~ to Iacon.		During the era prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], a line of Autobot Overlords ruled Cybertron as a planet-wide autocracy. Over time, their power was shaken by overpopulation and fuel shortages, which caused the world to break up into feuding city-states. The last of the Overlords - an aging, rusted husk of a mech enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional - attempted to keep rising tensions between the city-states at bay by instituting gladiatorial competitions that became known as "the Games." Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect, only widening the rifts between the city-states.

			While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.

	[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	~~He didn't get far~~, ~~however~~, ~~before~~ the ~~Tarn forces cornered him~~ and his ~~party at~~ the ~~ruins~~ of the ~~bridge to Iacon,~~ the ~~forces having demolished it to prevent their quarry from escaping. Jumping~~ the ~~gap~~, Optimus ~~went~~ on ahead to ~~gather reinforcements,~~ while Megatron and the bodyguards ~~held their ground~~. Unfortunately, they ~~quickly realized just how outnumbered they really~~ were, and ~~both~~ Megatron ~~and~~ Ravage ~~suggested~~ they try to jump the ~~gap, as well~~. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied ~~their~~ suggestion and sacrificed himself to take out the ~~Tarn army, instead of leaving the Overlord behind to save their own skins~~.		The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.

	His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage ~~was convinced to agree~~, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal of his ~~most trusted comrades~~, the Overlord ~~was left to perish~~, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits ~~gave~~ out from the ~~stresses~~ of ~~escaping the Tarn army~~. {{storylink\|State Games}}		His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}

			[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
			[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]		[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]
	[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Transformers]]		[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
			[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Saix at 04:15, 30 June 2015

2015-06-30T04:15:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:15, 30 June 2015
Line 5:		Line 5:

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	~~===Marvel Comics continuity===~~		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}
	During a time immediately prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], the planet was broken up into a gala of warring city-states, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the last of the Autobot Overlords. This aging, rusted husk of a mech—enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—had attempted to quell the fighting between two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with the suggestion of settling their disputes through [[gladiatorial combat]], instead of all-out conflict. The talks went sour, however, and as war began brewing between the two city-states once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and a then-neutral [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]—was forced to beat a hasty retreat back to Iacon.		During a time immediately prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], the planet was broken up into a gala of warring city-states, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the last of the Autobot Overlords. This aging, rusted husk of a mech—enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—had attempted to quell the fighting between two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with the suggestion of settling their disputes through [[gladiatorial combat]], instead of all-out conflict. The talks went sour, however, and as war began brewing between the two city-states once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and a then-neutral [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]—was forced to beat a hasty retreat back to Iacon.

SanityOrMadness at 04:04, 19 March 2015

2015-03-19T04:04:59Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:04, 19 March 2015
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{disambig3\|Overlord}}		{{disambig3\|Overlord}}
	:''Overlords were a group of pre-Great War Cybertronian leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Overlords were a group of pre-Great War Cybertronian leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:~~Overlordautobot~~.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|~~"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"~~]]		[[File:Overlord-UKClassics.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Last of the Overlords.]]
	The '''Overlords''' were the ruling council on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. Their home base was [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]].		The '''Overlords''' were the ruling council on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. Their home base was [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]].

Line 10:		Line 10:
	During a time immediately prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], the planet was broken up into a gala of warring city-states, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the last of the Autobot Overlords. This aging, rusted husk of a mech—enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—had attempted to quell the fighting between two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with the suggestion of settling their disputes through [[gladiatorial combat]], instead of all-out conflict. The talks went sour, however, and as war began brewing between the two city-states once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and a then-neutral [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]—was forced to beat a hasty retreat back to Iacon.		During a time immediately prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], the planet was broken up into a gala of warring city-states, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the last of the Autobot Overlords. This aging, rusted husk of a mech—enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—had attempted to quell the fighting between two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with the suggestion of settling their disputes through [[gladiatorial combat]], instead of all-out conflict. The talks went sour, however, and as war began brewing between the two city-states once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and a then-neutral [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]—was forced to beat a hasty retreat back to Iacon.

			[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	He didn't get far, however, before the Tarn forces cornered him and his party at the ruins of the bridge to Iacon, the forces having demolished it to prevent their quarry from escaping. Jumping the gap, Optimus went on ahead to gather reinforcements, while Megatron and the bodyguards held their ground. Unfortunately, they quickly realized just how outnumbered they really were, and both Megatron and Ravage suggested they try to jump the gap, as well. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied their suggestion and sacrificed himself to take out the Tarn army, instead of leaving the Overlord behind to save their own skins.		He didn't get far, however, before the Tarn forces cornered him and his party at the ruins of the bridge to Iacon, the forces having demolished it to prevent their quarry from escaping. Jumping the gap, Optimus went on ahead to gather reinforcements, while Megatron and the bodyguards held their ground. Unfortunately, they quickly realized just how outnumbered they really were, and both Megatron and Ravage suggested they try to jump the gap, as well. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied their suggestion and sacrificed himself to take out the Tarn army, instead of leaving the Overlord behind to save their own skins.

Ascendron: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

2015-02-02T01:25:13Z

Marvel Comics continuity

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:25, 2 February 2015
Line 6:		Line 6:
	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel Comics continuity===		===Marvel Comics continuity===
			====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}
	During a time immediately prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], the planet was broken up into a gala of warring city-states, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the last of the Autobot Overlords. This aging, rusted husk of a mech—enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—had attempted to quell the fighting between two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with the suggestion of settling their disputes through [[gladiatorial combat]], instead of all-out conflict. The talks went sour, however, and as war began brewing between the two city-states once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and a then-neutral [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]—was forced to beat a hasty retreat back to Iacon.		During a time immediately prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], the planet was broken up into a gala of warring city-states, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the last of the Autobot Overlords. This aging, rusted husk of a mech—enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—had attempted to quell the fighting between two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with the suggestion of settling their disputes through [[gladiatorial combat]], instead of all-out conflict. The talks went sour, however, and as war began brewing between the two city-states once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and a then-neutral [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]—was forced to beat a hasty retreat back to Iacon.

Emvee at 23:39, 18 December 2014

2014-12-18T23:39:59Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:39, 18 December 2014
Line 14:		Line 14:

	[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]		[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]
	[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 ~~characters~~]]		[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Transformers]]

SanityOrMadness at 02:35, 8 December 2014

2014-12-08T02:35:40Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:35, 8 December 2014
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{disambig3\|Overlord}}		{{disambig3\|Overlord}}
	:''Overlords were a group of pre-Great War Cybertronian leaders from the [[Generation 1 ~~(franchise)~~\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Overlords were a group of pre-Great War Cybertronian leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|thumb\|~~300px~~\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	The '''Overlords''' were the ruling council on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. Their home base was [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]].		The '''Overlords''' were the ruling council on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. Their home base was [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]].

Line 14:		Line 14:

	[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]		[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]
			[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 characters]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:23, 4 January 2018
Line 8:		Line 8:
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}
	During the era prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], a line of Autobot Overlords ruled Cybertron as a planet-wide autocracy. Over time, their power was shaken by overpopulation and fuel shortages, which caused the world to break up into feuding city-states. The last of the ~~Overlords - an~~ aging, rusted husk of a mech enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself ~~functional - attempted~~ to keep rising tensions between the city-states at bay by instituting gladiatorial competitions that became known as "the Games." Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect, only widening the rifts between the city-states.		During the era prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], a line of Autobot Overlords ruled Cybertron as a planet-wide autocracy. Over time, their power was shaken by overpopulation and fuel shortages, which caused the world to break up into feuding city-states. The last of the Overlords—an aging, rusted husk of a mech enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—attempted to keep rising tensions between the city-states at bay by instituting gladiatorial competitions that became known as "the Games". Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect, only widening the rifts between the city-states.

	While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.		While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.

	[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to go on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock ~~troops - remnants~~ of Tarn's nearly defunct ~~military - and~~ Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.		The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to go on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops—remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military—and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.

	His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}		His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:37, 7 October 2017
Line 13:		Line 13:

	[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.		The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to go on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.

	His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}		His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:16, 3 May 2016
Line 12:		Line 12:
	While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.		While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.

	[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:StateGames-Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.		The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker (G1)\|Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.

	His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}		His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:57, 9 November 2015
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{factions\|autobot\|}}
	{{disambig3\|Overlord}}		{{disambig3\|Overlord}}
	:''Overlords were a ~~group~~ of ~~pre-Great War Cybertronian~~ leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Overlords were a line of [[Autobot]] leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:Overlord-UKClassics.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Last of the Overlords.]]		[[File:Overlord-UKClassics.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Last of the Overlords.]]
	The '''Overlords''' were ~~the~~ ruling ~~council~~ on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. ~~Their home base was [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]~~.		The '''Overlords''' were a ruling lineage of Autobots on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. With their end came a violent new dawn for the planet.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Overlords}}
	During ~~a time immediately~~ prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], ~~the~~ planet was ~~broken~~ up into ~~a gala of warring~~ city-states~~, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the~~ last of the ~~Autobot~~ Overlords~~. This~~ aging, rusted husk of a ~~mech—enfeebled~~ to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself ~~functional—had~~ attempted to ~~quell the fighting~~ between ~~two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with~~ the ~~suggestion of settling their disputes through [[~~gladiatorial ~~combat]], instead of all-out conflict~~. ~~The talks went sour~~, ~~however~~, ~~and as war began brewing~~ between the ~~two~~ city-states ~~once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards~~ [[~~Nightstalker~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Ravage~~ (G1)\|~~Ravage~~]]~~, along with~~ [[~~Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime~~]] and ~~a then-neutral~~ [[~~Megatron~~ (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|~~Megatron~~]]~~—was forced~~ to ~~beat~~ a ~~hasty retreat back~~ to Iacon.		During the era prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], a line of Autobot Overlords ruled Cybertron as a planet-wide autocracy. Over time, their power was shaken by overpopulation and fuel shortages, which caused the world to break up into feuding city-states. The last of the Overlords - an aging, rusted husk of a mech enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional - attempted to keep rising tensions between the city-states at bay by instituting gladiatorial competitions that became known as "the Games." Unfortunately, this had the opposite effect, only widening the rifts between the city-states.

			While a competition held at [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] overseen by the Overlord was going on, athletes from [[Vos (polity)\|Vos]] (including [[Tornado]]) attempted a plot to sabotage the city's power plant and blame it on [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]], hoping to start a war that would take out both of their rivals. Though the saboteurs were discovered, they blew up the plant anyway, and Tarn and Vos went to war with both the Overlord and Iacon's athletes still within Tarn's city walls.

	[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]		[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	~~He didn't get far~~, ~~however~~, ~~before~~ the ~~Tarn forces cornered him~~ and his ~~party at~~ the ~~ruins~~ of the ~~bridge to Iacon,~~ the ~~forces having demolished it to prevent their quarry from escaping. Jumping~~ the ~~gap~~, Optimus ~~went~~ on ahead to ~~gather reinforcements,~~ while Megatron and the bodyguards ~~held their ground~~. Unfortunately, they ~~quickly realized just how outnumbered they really~~ were, and ~~both~~ Megatron ~~and~~ Ravage ~~suggested~~ they try to jump the ~~gap, as well~~. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied ~~their~~ suggestion and sacrificed himself to take out the ~~Tarn army, instead of leaving the Overlord behind to save their own skins~~.		The Overlord, accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with the now ex-athletes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]], tried to make his way to the safety of Iacon. He was exhausted and unable to travel further without fear of complete deactivation by the time the group reached the Iaconian expressway, causing Optimus to on ahead to seek help from the city while Megatron and the bodyguards stood watch over him. Unfortunately, they were set upon by shock troops - remnants of Tarn's nearly defunct military - and Megatron suggested to Ravage that they abandon the Overlord and try to jump a gap in the expressway to freedom. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied the suggestion and then sacrificed himself to take out the shock troops.

	His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage ~~was convinced to agree~~, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal of his ~~most trusted comrades~~, the Overlord ~~was left to perish~~, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits ~~gave~~ out from the ~~stresses~~ of ~~escaping the Tarn army~~. {{storylink\|State Games}}		His sacrifice was in vain; now almost completely out of energon, the Overlord pleaded to both Megatron and Ravage to spare some of their own energy to keep him alive, but they rebuffed him. Megatron was convinced that he would make a better leader of Cybertron even then, and Ravage agreed, noting that Megatron was the planet's best chance of weathering the inevitable change on the horizon. Faced with this shocking betrayal by his bodyguard, the Overlord perished, his death retold by Megatron to all who asked as his circuits giving out from the stress of coming under attack. {{storylink\|State Games}}

			[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
			[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]		[[Category:Generation 1 ranks]]
	[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Transformers]]		[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
			[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:04, 19 March 2015
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{disambig3\|Overlord}}		{{disambig3\|Overlord}}
	:''Overlords were a group of pre-Great War Cybertronian leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Overlords were a group of pre-Great War Cybertronian leaders from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
	[[File:~~Overlordautobot~~.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|~~"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"~~]]		[[File:Overlord-UKClassics.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|Last of the Overlords.]]
	The '''Overlords''' were the ruling council on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. Their home base was [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]].		The '''Overlords''' were the ruling council on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] before the onset of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]]. Their home base was [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]].

Line 10:		Line 10:
	During a time immediately prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], the planet was broken up into a gala of warring city-states, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the last of the Autobot Overlords. This aging, rusted husk of a mech—enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—had attempted to quell the fighting between two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with the suggestion of settling their disputes through [[gladiatorial combat]], instead of all-out conflict. The talks went sour, however, and as war began brewing between the two city-states once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and a then-neutral [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]—was forced to beat a hasty retreat back to Iacon.		During a time immediately prior to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], the planet was broken up into a gala of warring city-states, ruled over (rather pathetically) by the last of the Autobot Overlords. This aging, rusted husk of a mech—enfeebled to the point of needing a near-constant supply of [[Energon]] injected directly into his body to keep himself functional—had attempted to quell the fighting between two such providences, those of [[Tarn (polity)\|Tarn]] and [[Vos]], with the suggestion of settling their disputes through [[gladiatorial combat]], instead of all-out conflict. The talks went sour, however, and as war began brewing between the two city-states once again, the Overlord—accompanied by his trusted bodyguards [[Nightstalker]] and [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]], along with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and a then-neutral [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]—was forced to beat a hasty retreat back to Iacon.

			[[File:Overlordautobot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|"Plaise, suh, may I 'aff s'more?"]]
	He didn't get far, however, before the Tarn forces cornered him and his party at the ruins of the bridge to Iacon, the forces having demolished it to prevent their quarry from escaping. Jumping the gap, Optimus went on ahead to gather reinforcements, while Megatron and the bodyguards held their ground. Unfortunately, they quickly realized just how outnumbered they really were, and both Megatron and Ravage suggested they try to jump the gap, as well. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied their suggestion and sacrificed himself to take out the Tarn army, instead of leaving the Overlord behind to save their own skins.		He didn't get far, however, before the Tarn forces cornered him and his party at the ruins of the bridge to Iacon, the forces having demolished it to prevent their quarry from escaping. Jumping the gap, Optimus went on ahead to gather reinforcements, while Megatron and the bodyguards held their ground. Unfortunately, they quickly realized just how outnumbered they really were, and both Megatron and Ravage suggested they try to jump the gap, as well. Nightstalker, in an extreme show of loyalty to his charge, defied their suggestion and sacrificed himself to take out the Tarn army, instead of leaving the Overlord behind to save their own skins.