Suppressor (device) - Revision history

Saix at 08:37, 21 February 2025

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	~~:''Suppressors are devices from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''~~
	[[File:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]		[[File:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]
	'''Suppressors''', also called '''inhibitors''', are devices invented by [[Skywatch]] for use in their hunt for [[Transformer]]s. When attached to one of the aliens, it shuts down their higher brain functions and traps them in their [[alternate mode]], unable to move or speak.		'''Suppressors''', also called '''inhibitors''', are devices invented by [[Skywatch]] for use in their hunt for [[Transformer]]s. When attached to one of the aliens, it shuts down their higher brain functions and traps them in their [[alternate mode]], unable to move or speak.
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	Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used suppressors to capture [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]], but [[Swindle (G1)\|someone]] had anticipated this and booby-trapped Brawl's body, causing the devices to go haywire and fuse with his neural net during interrogation. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}}		Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used suppressors to capture [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]], but [[Swindle (G1)\|someone]] had anticipated this and booby-trapped Brawl's body, causing the devices to go haywire and fuse with his neural net during interrogation. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}}

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Transformation paralysis]]
	*[[Mode lock]]
	*[[Stasis lock]]
	*[[Transfixatron]]
	*[[Transformation Lock Lens]]
	*[[Transformation virus]]

	[[Category:IDW (2005) technology]]		[[Category:IDW (2005) technology]]
	[[Category:Restraining devices]]		[[Category:Restraining devices]]
	[[Category:Skywatch]]		[[Category:Skywatch]]
			[[Category:Transformation stasis technology]]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 05:45, 6 April 2019

2019-04-06T05:45:48Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]], and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}		Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]], and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}

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	*[[Transformation virus]]		*[[Transformation virus]]

	[[Category:IDW ~~Generation 1~~ technology]]		[[Category:IDW (2005) technology]]
	[[Category:Restraining devices]]		[[Category:Restraining devices]]
	[[Category:Skywatch]]		[[Category:Skywatch]]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 05:45, 6 April 2019

2019-04-06T05:45:02Z

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	{{disambig3\|Suppressor}}		{{disambig3\|Suppressor}}
	:''Suppressors are devices from the [[IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Suppressors are devices from the [[2005 IDW continuity\|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]		[[File:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]
	'''Suppressors''', also called '''inhibitors''', are devices invented by [[Skywatch]] for use in their hunt for [[Transformer]]s. When attached to one of the aliens, it shuts down their higher brain functions and traps them in their [[alternate mode]], unable to move or speak.		'''Suppressors''', also called '''inhibitors''', are devices invented by [[Skywatch]] for use in their hunt for [[Transformer]]s. When attached to one of the aliens, it shuts down their higher brain functions and traps them in their [[alternate mode]], unable to move or speak.
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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]] and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}		Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]], and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}

	When [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Galvatron]] appeared on Earth, Skywatch and the Autobots (now allied) tried to stop him with suppressors. It took ''three'' of them to take him down, and even then he was fully aware and able to speak. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1\|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} They also used suppressors on the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]], but they were somehow insulated against the devices' effects. {{storylink\|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"\|Ranks of Bronze}} Skywatch scientist [[Schwalbe]] was involved in the creation of new and improved suppressors which were used to restrain [[Megatron (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Megatron]]... or rather, a gun shaped like him that didn't need restraining at all. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} When the ''real'' Megatron showed up, Skywatch troops tried shooting suppressors at him to little effect. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies\|Woken Furies}}		When [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Galvatron]] appeared on Earth, Skywatch and the Autobots (now allied) tried to stop him with suppressors. It took ''three'' of them to take him down, and even then he was fully aware and able to speak. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1\|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} They also used suppressors on the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]], but they were somehow insulated against the devices' effects. {{storylink\|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"\|Ranks of Bronze}} Skywatch scientist [[Schwalbe]] was involved in the creation of new and improved suppressors which were used to restrain [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]]... or rather, a gun shaped like him that didn't need restraining at all. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} When the ''real'' Megatron showed up, Skywatch troops tried shooting suppressors at him to little effect. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies\|Woken Furies}}

	Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used suppressors to capture [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]], but [[Swindle (G1)\|someone]] had anticipated this and booby-trapped Brawl's body, causing the devices to go haywire and fuse with his neural net during interrogation. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}}		Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used suppressors to capture [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]], but [[Swindle (G1)\|someone]] had anticipated this and booby-trapped Brawl's body, causing the devices to go haywire and fuse with his neural net during interrogation. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}}

Abates at 07:50, 20 May 2018

2018-05-20T07:50:34Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]] and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}		Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]] and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}

	When [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] appeared on Earth, Skywatch and the Autobots (now allied) tried to stop him with suppressors. It took ''three'' of them to take him down, and even then he was fully aware and able to speak. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1\|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} They also used suppressors on the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]], but they were somehow insulated against the devices' effects. {{storylink\|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"\|Ranks of Bronze}} Skywatch scientist [[Schwalbe]] was involved in the creation of new and improved suppressors which were used to restrain [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Megatron]]... or rather, a gun shaped like him that didn't need restraining at all. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} When the ''real'' Megatron showed up, Skywatch troops tried shooting suppressors at him to little effect. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies\|Woken Furies}}		When [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] appeared on Earth, Skywatch and the Autobots (now allied) tried to stop him with suppressors. It took ''three'' of them to take him down, and even then he was fully aware and able to speak. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1\|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} They also used suppressors on the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]], but they were somehow insulated against the devices' effects. {{storylink\|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"\|Ranks of Bronze}} Skywatch scientist [[Schwalbe]] was involved in the creation of new and improved suppressors which were used to restrain [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Megatron]]... or rather, a gun shaped like him that didn't need restraining at all. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} When the ''real'' Megatron showed up, Skywatch troops tried shooting suppressors at him to little effect. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies\|Woken Furies}}
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	*[[Stasis lock]]		*[[Stasis lock]]
	*[[Transfixatron]]		*[[Transfixatron]]
	*[[Transformation ~~lock lens~~]]		*[[Transformation Lock Lens]]
	*[[Transformation virus]]		*[[Transformation virus]]

Emvee at 12:09, 7 October 2016

2016-10-07T12:09:44Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]] and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}		Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]] and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}

	When [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] appeared on Earth, Skywatch and the Autobots (now allied) tried to stop him with suppressors. It took ''three'' of them to take him down, and even then he was fully aware and able to speak. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1\|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} They also used suppressors on the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]], but they were somehow insulated against the devices' effects. {{storylink\|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"\|Ranks of Bronze}} Skywatch scientist [[Schwalbe]] was involved in the creation of new and improved suppressors which were used to restrain [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Megatron]]... or rather, a gun shaped like him that didn't need restraining at all. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} When the ''real'' Megatron showed up, Skywatch troops tried shooting suppressors at him to little effect. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies\|Woken Furies}}		When [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] appeared on Earth, Skywatch and the Autobots (now allied) tried to stop him with suppressors. It took ''three'' of them to take him down, and even then he was fully aware and able to speak. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1\|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} They also used suppressors on the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]], but they were somehow insulated against the devices' effects. {{storylink\|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"\|Ranks of Bronze}} Skywatch scientist [[Schwalbe]] was involved in the creation of new and improved suppressors which were used to restrain [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Megatron]]... or rather, a gun shaped like him that didn't need restraining at all. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} When the ''real'' Megatron showed up, Skywatch troops tried shooting suppressors at him to little effect. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies\|Woken Furies}}

Saix: replaced: [[Hot Rod (G1) → [[Hot Rod

2016-02-27T09:23:45Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===IDW Generation 1 continuity===		===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
	Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod ~~(G1)~~/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]] and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}		Skywatch used suppressors to capture any [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] they found, including [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Prowl]] and [[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]], though [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]] quickly reverse-engineered the technology and planned to upgrade the Autobots to be immune to it. {{storylink\|...For All Mankind}} Before he had a chance to do so, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself to Skywatch and spent some time under the effects of a suppressor as a result. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"\|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Having left the main Autobot force, [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Hot Rod]] tasked [[Jetfire (G1)\|Jetfire]] with also reverse-engineering the devices so that their own group could liberate Transformer captives from Skywatch. That same day, [[Beachcomber (G1)\|Beachcomber]], [[Hoist (G1)\|Hoist]] and [[Tracks (G1)\|Tracks]] fell victim to suppressors. {{storylink\|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"\|A Rude Awakening}}

	When [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] appeared on Earth, Skywatch and the Autobots (now allied) tried to stop him with suppressors. It took ''three'' of them to take him down, and even then he was fully aware and able to speak. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1\|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} They also used suppressors on the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]], but they were somehow insulated against the devices' effects. {{storylink\|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"\|Ranks of Bronze}} Skywatch scientist [[Schwalbe]] was involved in the creation of new and improved suppressors which were used to restrain [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Megatron]]... or rather, a gun shaped like him that didn't need restraining at all. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} When the ''real'' Megatron showed up, Skywatch troops tried shooting suppressors at him to little effect. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies\|Woken Furies}}		When [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Galvatron]] appeared on Earth, Skywatch and the Autobots (now allied) tried to stop him with suppressors. It took ''three'' of them to take him down, and even then he was fully aware and able to speak. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1\|The Transformers: Infestation #1}} They also used suppressors on the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] in [[North Korea]], but they were somehow insulated against the devices' effects. {{storylink\|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"\|Ranks of Bronze}} Skywatch scientist [[Schwalbe]] was involved in the creation of new and improved suppressors which were used to restrain [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity\|Megatron]]... or rather, a gun shaped like him that didn't need restraining at all. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon\|Altered Carbon}} When the ''real'' Megatron showed up, Skywatch troops tried shooting suppressors at him to little effect. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies\|Woken Furies}}

SanityOrMadness at 22:53, 17 January 2015

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	Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used suppressors to capture [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]], but [[Swindle (G1)\|someone]] had anticipated this and booby-trapped Brawl's body, causing the devices to go haywire and fuse with his neural net during interrogation. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}}		Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used suppressors to capture [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]], but [[Swindle (G1)\|someone]] had anticipated this and booby-trapped Brawl's body, causing the devices to go haywire and fuse with his neural net during interrogation. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}}

			==See also==
			*[[Transformation paralysis]]
			*[[Mode lock]]
			*[[Stasis lock]]
			*[[Transfixatron]]
			*[[Transformation lock lens]]
			*[[Transformation virus]]

	[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]		[[Category:IDW Generation 1 technology]]
	[[Category:Restraining devices]]		[[Category:Restraining devices]]
	[[Category:Skywatch]]		[[Category:Skywatch]]

SanityOrMadness: category

2014-09-05T00:20:36Z

Emvee: category

2014-09-04T21:56:28Z

Dark T Zeratul at 06:21, 16 July 2014

2014-07-16T06:21:47Z

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	{{~~disambig2\|the Skywatch device from Generation 1\|the Decepticon-allied Mini-Con from ''Universe''~~\|Suppressor ~~(Universe)~~}}		{{disambig3\|Suppressor}}
	:''Suppressors are devices from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Suppressors are devices from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|]]		[[File:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|]]

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	{{disambig3\|Suppressor}}		{{disambig3\|Suppressor}}
	:''Suppressors are devices from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Suppressors are devices from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg\|thumb\|~~300px\|~~]]		[[File:Ongoing issue 1-Prowl shot in the back.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67]]
	'''Suppressors''', also called '''inhibitors''', are devices invented by [[Skywatch]] for use in their hunt for [[Transformer]]s. When attached to one of the aliens, it shuts down their higher brain functions and traps them in their [[alternate mode]], unable to move or speak.		'''Suppressors''', also called '''inhibitors''', are devices invented by [[Skywatch]] for use in their hunt for [[Transformer]]s. When attached to one of the aliens, it shuts down their higher brain functions and traps them in their [[alternate mode]], unable to move or speak.

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	Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used suppressors to capture [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]], but [[Swindle (G1)\|someone]] had anticipated this and booby-trapped Brawl's body, causing the devices to go haywire and fuse with his neural net during interrogation. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}}		Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used suppressors to capture [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]], but [[Swindle (G1)\|someone]] had anticipated this and booby-trapped Brawl's body, causing the devices to go haywire and fuse with his neural net during interrogation. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}}

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	{{~~disambig2\|the Skywatch device from Generation 1\|the Decepticon-allied Mini-Con from ''Universe''~~\|Suppressor ~~(Universe)~~}}		{{disambig3\|Suppressor}}
	:''Suppressors are devices from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Suppressors are devices from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity\|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
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