Spanner (G1) - Revision history

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	The realization that the bridge was a living being made Blaster hesitate to demolish it—A COSTLY MISTAKE! Within moments, the bridge was flooded with Decepticons, and the opportunity to destroy it (and kill Spanner) was lost. {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}		The realization that the bridge was a living being made Blaster hesitate to demolish it—A COSTLY MISTAKE! Within moments, the bridge was flooded with Decepticons, and the opportunity to destroy it (and kill Spanner) was lost. {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

			===''Animated'' cartoon===
			[[Wheeljack (Animated)\|Wheeljack]] said that [[Mainframe (Animated)\|Mainframe]] would rather be attempting to isolate the Spanner Variable than doing his job in military programming. {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

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

Emvee: links

2021-05-20T16:13:27Z

links

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 21:09, 2 December 2017

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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
			Spanner was one of the [[Builder]]s of Cybertron in the era of the proto-former races. Members of the [[Human Confederacy]] acknowledged him as one of the higher intelligences still active on Cybertron. As a result, [[Chak]] was surprised he or [[Deluge (G2)\|Deluge]] hadn't reverse-engineered superstring theory in place of [[tachyon gate]] technology, especially after a broadcast containing the equations reached Cybertron years earlier. {{storylink\|Intersectionality}}
	Spanner was one of the [[Builder]]s of Cybertron in the era of the proto-former races. Members of the [[Human Confederacy]] acknowledged him as one of the higher intelligences still active on Cybertron. As a result, [[Chak]] was surprised he or [[Deluge (G2)\|Deluge]] hadn't reverse-engineered superstring theory in place of tachyon gate technology, especially after a broadcast containing the equations reached Cybertron years earlier. {{storylink\|Intersectionality}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Xaaron: /* Fiction */

2017-08-17T13:55:38Z

Fiction

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	The realization that the bridge was a living being made Blaster hesitate to demolish it—A COSTLY MISTAKE! Within moments, the bridge was flooded with Decepticons, and the opportunity to destroy it (and kill Spanner) was lost. {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}		The realization that the bridge was a living being made Blaster hesitate to demolish it—A COSTLY MISTAKE! Within moments, the bridge was flooded with Decepticons, and the opportunity to destroy it (and kill Spanner) was lost. {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

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

			Spanner was one of the [[Builder]]s of Cybertron in the era of the proto-former races. Members of the [[Human Confederacy]] acknowledged him as one of the higher intelligences still active on Cybertron. As a result, [[Chak]] was surprised he or [[Deluge (G2)\|Deluge]] hadn't reverse-engineered superstring theory in place of tachyon gate technology, especially after a broadcast containing the equations reached Cybertron years earlier. {{storylink\|Intersectionality}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Saix at 04:17, 30 June 2015

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	~~===Marvel Comics continuity===~~		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
	[[File:Spanner2.JPG\|left\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]		[[File:Spanner2.JPG\|left\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]
	Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The [[Decepticon]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}		Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The [[Decepticon]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}

	Later, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]'s band of Autobots staged a bold attack on [[Darkmount]] as a diversion to provide an opening for Blaster to destroy the Decepticons' new space bridge. As Blaster began to lay the explosives, he was startled to find the bridge shifting around him—[[Transformation\|transforming]], in fact, into Spanner himself.		Later, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]'s band of Autobots staged a bold attack on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] as a diversion to provide an opening for Blaster to destroy the Decepticons' new space bridge. As Blaster began to lay the explosives, he was startled to find the bridge shifting around him—[[Transformation\|transforming]], in fact, into Spanner himself.

	Horrified at his disfigured form, Spanner attempted to open up his body to help Blaster place the explosives more easily and begged Blaster to destroy him. Spanner was only able to maintain his painful quasi-robot mode for a few short moments.		Horrified at his disfigured form, Spanner attempted to open up his body to help Blaster place the explosives more easily and begged Blaster to destroy him. Spanner was only able to maintain his painful quasi-robot mode for a few short moments.

Ascendron: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

2015-02-01T20:55:42Z

Marvel Comics continuity

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel Comics continuity===		===Marvel Comics continuity===
			====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
	[[File:Spanner2.JPG\|left\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]		[[File:Spanner2.JPG\|left\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]
	Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The [[Decepticon]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}		Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The [[Decepticon]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}

Emvee at 23:53, 18 December 2014

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	:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	[[File:Spanner.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]		[[File:Spanner.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]

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	[[Category:Scientists]]		[[Category:Scientists]]
	~~[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 characters]]~~

SanityOrMadness at 02:48, 8 December 2014

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	:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	[[File:Spanner.jpg\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]		[[File:Spanner.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]

	'''Spanner''' was a neutral scientist who didn't believe in choosing a side in the Autobot/Decepticon war. The war soon chose him, however, as he was captured by Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s Decepticons and forced to design them a [[space bridge]] to reach [[Earth]]. Being a cruel tyrant, Straxus had his troops incorporate the hapless scientist into the bridge itself.		'''Spanner''' was a neutral scientist who didn't believe in choosing a side in the Autobot/Decepticon war. The war soon chose him, however, as he was captured by Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s Decepticons and forced to design them a [[space bridge]] to reach [[Earth]]. Being a cruel tyrant, Straxus had his troops incorporate the hapless scientist into the bridge itself.
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General fixes (header consistency, subpage links, etc)

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	:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	[[~~Image~~:Spanner.jpg~~\|right~~\|300px\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]		[[File:Spanner.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]

	'''Spanner''' was a neutral scientist who didn't believe in choosing a side in the Autobot/Decepticon war. The war soon chose him, however, as he was captured by Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s Decepticons and forced to design them a [[space bridge]] to reach [[Earth]]. Being a cruel tyrant, Straxus had his troops incorporate the hapless scientist into the bridge itself.		'''Spanner''' was a neutral scientist who didn't believe in choosing a side in the Autobot/Decepticon war. The war soon chose him, however, as he was captured by Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s Decepticons and forced to design them a [[space bridge]] to reach [[Earth]]. Being a cruel tyrant, Straxus had his troops incorporate the hapless scientist into the bridge itself.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel ~~Generation 1 comics~~===		===Marvel Comics continuity===
	[[~~Image~~:Spanner2.JPG\|left~~\|180px~~\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]		[[File:Spanner2.JPG\|left\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]
	Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The [[Decepticon~~\|Decepticons~~]] on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}		Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The [[Decepticon]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}

	Later, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]'s band of Autobots staged a bold attack on [[Darkmount]] as a diversion to provide an opening for Blaster to destroy the Decepticons' new space bridge. As Blaster began to lay the explosives, he was startled to find the bridge shifting around him—[[Transformation\|transforming]], in fact, into Spanner himself.		Later, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]'s band of Autobots staged a bold attack on [[Darkmount]] as a diversion to provide an opening for Blaster to destroy the Decepticons' new space bridge. As Blaster began to lay the explosives, he was startled to find the bridge shifting around him—[[Transformation\|transforming]], in fact, into Spanner himself.

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	{{disambig3\|Spanner}}		{{disambig3\|Spanner}}

	:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	[[~~Image~~:Spanner.jpg~~\|right~~\|300px\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]		[[File:Spanner.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]

	'''Spanner''' was a neutral scientist who didn't believe in choosing a side in the Autobot/Decepticon war. The war soon chose him, however, as he was captured by Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s Decepticons and forced to design them a [[space bridge]] to reach [[Earth]]. Being a cruel tyrant, Straxus had his troops incorporate the hapless scientist into the bridge itself.		'''Spanner''' was a neutral scientist who didn't believe in choosing a side in the Autobot/Decepticon war. The war soon chose him, however, as he was captured by Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s Decepticons and forced to design them a [[space bridge]] to reach [[Earth]]. Being a cruel tyrant, Straxus had his troops incorporate the hapless scientist into the bridge itself.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel ~~Generation 1 comics~~===		===Marvel Comics continuity===
	[[~~Image~~:Spanner2.JPG\|left~~\|180px~~\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]		[[File:Spanner2.JPG\|left\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]
	Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The [[Decepticon~~\|Decepticons~~]] on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}		Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The [[Decepticon]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}

	Later, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]'s band of Autobots staged a bold attack on [[Darkmount]] as a diversion to provide an opening for Blaster to destroy the Decepticons' new space bridge. As Blaster began to lay the explosives, he was startled to find the bridge shifting around him—[[Transformation\|transforming]], in fact, into Spanner himself.		Later, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]'s band of Autobots staged a bold attack on [[Darkmount]] as a diversion to provide an opening for Blaster to destroy the Decepticons' new space bridge. As Blaster began to lay the explosives, he was startled to find the bridge shifting around him—[[Transformation\|transforming]], in fact, into Spanner himself.

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	:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Spanner is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity\|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:Spanner.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]		[[File:Spanner.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|That looks... horrific.]]
			'''Spanner''' was a [[neutral]] scientist who didn't believe in choosing a side in the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] [[Great War (G1)\|war]]. The war soon chose him, however, as he was captured by Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s Decepticons and forced to design them a [[space bridge]] to reach [[Earth]]. Being a cruel tyrant, Straxus had his troops incorporate the hapless scientist into the bridge itself.
	'''Spanner''' was a neutral scientist who didn't believe in choosing a side in the Autobot/Decepticon war. The war soon chose him, however, as he was captured by Lord [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]'s Decepticons and forced to design them a [[space bridge]] to reach [[Earth]]. Being a cruel tyrant, Straxus had his troops incorporate the hapless scientist into the bridge itself.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	[[File:Spanner2.JPG\|left\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]		[[File:Spanner2.JPG\|left\|thumb\|"Blow me up so that I may die with dignity."]]
	Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The ~~[[Decepticon]]s~~ on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in 1986 took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}		Spanner was a neutral scientist who specialized in interdimensional engineering. The Decepticons on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] had left him alone for years, but in [[1986]] took a sudden interest in his work and kidnapped him. [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] and [[Scrounge (G1)\|Scrounge]] investigated his disappearance, with inconclusive results. {{storylink\|The Smelting Pool!}}

	Later, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]'s band of Autobots staged a bold attack on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] as a diversion to provide an opening for Blaster to destroy the Decepticons' new space bridge. As Blaster began to lay the ~~explosives~~, he was startled to find the bridge shifting around him—[[Transformation\|transforming]], in fact, into Spanner himself.		Later, [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]'s band of Autobots staged a bold attack on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)\|Darkmount]] as a diversion to provide an opening for Blaster to destroy the Decepticons' new space bridge. As Blaster began to lay the [[fission bomb]]s, he was startled to find the bridge shifting around him—[[Transformation\|transforming]], in fact, into Spanner himself.

	Horrified at his disfigured form, Spanner attempted to open up his body to help Blaster place the explosives more easily and begged Blaster to destroy him. Spanner was only able to maintain his painful quasi-robot mode for a few short moments.		Horrified at his disfigured form, Spanner attempted to open up his body to help Blaster place the explosives more easily and begged Blaster to destroy him. Spanner was only able to maintain his painful quasi-robot mode for a few short moments.

	The realization that the bridge was a living being made Blaster hesitate to demolish it—A COSTLY MISTAKE! Within moments, the bridge was flooded with Decepticons, and the opportunity to destroy it (and kill Spanner) was lost. {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}		The realization that the bridge was a living being made Blaster hesitate to demolish it—A COSTLY MISTAKE! Within moments, the bridge was flooded with Decepticons, and the opportunity to destroy it (and kill Spanner) was lost. {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	Spanner was one of the [[Builder]]~~s of Cybertron~~ in the era of the proto-former races. Members of the [[Human Confederacy]] acknowledged him as one of the higher intelligences still active on Cybertron. As a result, [[Chak]] was surprised he or [[Deluge (G2)\|Deluge]] hadn't reverse-engineered superstring theory in place of [[tachyon gate]] technology, especially after a broadcast containing the equations reached Cybertron years earlier. {{storylink\|Intersectionality}}		Spanner was one of the [[Builder of Cybertron\|Builders of Cybertron]] in the era of the proto-former races. Members of the [[Human Confederacy]] acknowledged him as one of the higher intelligences still active on Cybertron. As a result, [[Chak]] was surprised he or [[Deluge (G2)\|Deluge]] hadn't reverse-engineered superstring theory in place of [[tachyon gate]] technology, especially after a broadcast containing the equations reached Cybertron years earlier. {{storylink\|Intersectionality}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* [[Bob Budiansky]] has speculated that "Spanner might have been so injured during his initial appearance that he was no longer a sentient being in subsequent appearances of the Space Bridge."<ref>[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/spanner.htm Spanner at the Obscure Transformers Website]</ref>		*[[Bob Budiansky]] has speculated that "Spanner might have been so injured during his initial appearance that he was no longer a sentient being in subsequent appearances of the Space Bridge."<ref>[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/spanner.htm Spanner at the Obscure Transformers Website]</ref>

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