Tommy Kennedy - Revision history

Saix: /* ''The Transformers'' cartoon */clean up, replaced: MTMTE → More than Meets the Eye (3)

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	Tommy, a resident of [[Autobot City (G1)\|Autobot City]] somewhere beyond the year 2006, made friends with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] in an encounter that was never recorded. He began meeting with Prime in the barren wasteland outside the Autobot City limits and the Autobot leader took a special interest in the child, answering his many inquiries and trying to teach him lessons about right and wrong, etc. In their first recorded storytime sessions, Tommy told Prime that he needed help with a "special project" for school. The "special project" required knowing the specifics of how the Autobots came to Earth, so Prime indulged him. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1#Season 5\|Season 5: ~~MTMTE~~, part 1}} As the story dragged on, Prime became more and more curious as to the specifics of Tommy's "special project", but Tommy stayed tightlipped on the whole thing. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#Season 5\|Season 5: ~~MTMTE~~, Part 2}} Eventually, after Prime begged him long enough, Tommy brought in his "special project" and unveiled it in front of his idol: A bust of Prime's head which he made himself, to be presented to all the Autobots to commemorate the anniversary of when the Autobots first came to Earth. Prime was touched. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Season 5\|Season 5: ~~MTMTE~~, Part 3}}		Tommy, a resident of [[Autobot City (G1)\|Autobot City]] somewhere beyond the year 2006, made friends with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] in an encounter that was never recorded. He began meeting with Prime in the barren wasteland outside the Autobot City limits and the Autobot leader took a special interest in the child, answering his many inquiries and trying to teach him lessons about right and wrong, etc. In their first recorded storytime sessions, Tommy told Prime that he needed help with a "special project" for school. The "special project" required knowing the specifics of how the Autobots came to Earth, so Prime indulged him. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1#Season 5\|Season 5: More than Meets the Eye, part 1}} As the story dragged on, Prime became more and more curious as to the specifics of Tommy's "special project", but Tommy stayed tightlipped on the whole thing. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#Season 5\|Season 5: More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Eventually, after Prime begged him long enough, Tommy brought in his "special project" and unveiled it in front of his idol: A bust of Prime's head which he made himself, to be presented to all the Autobots to commemorate the anniversary of when the Autobots first came to Earth. Prime was touched. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Season 5\|Season 5: More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

	[[File:TommyKennedyTraumatized.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|"Please don't leave me with "[[The Touch]]" again, Prime! ''Please!''"]]		[[File:TommyKennedyTraumatized.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|"Please don't leave me with "[[The Touch]]" again, Prime! ''Please!''"]]

Yaxuo: /* Notes */

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*In case you need some context, for the fifth season of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|The Transformers]]'', live-action segments featuring Tommy Kennedy and Optimus Prime were created to bookend episode reruns. The episodes were narrated by Optimus Prime ([[Peter Cullen]]) under the guise of Tommy asking questions about the history of the Autobots.		*In case you need some context, for the fifth season of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|The Transformers]]'', live-action segments featuring Tommy Kennedy and Optimus Prime were created to bookend episode reruns. The episodes were narrated by Optimus Prime ([[Peter Cullen]]) under the guise of Tommy asking questions about the history of the Autobots.
	*According to actor [[Jason Jansen]], filming of the segments took place over a week in June, 1988 at Silver Cup Studios in Queens, New York. The Optimus Prime puppet used for close-up shots was mostly made of wood, and required two operators (one for the eyes and [[mouthplate]], another to move the head). At one point, the puppet fell over and crushed the wooden hand Jansen would have been sitting on had he not been on break.<ref>http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/</ref>		*According to actor [[Jason Jansen]], filming of the segments took place over a week in June, 1988 at Silver Cup Studios in Queens, New York. The Optimus Prime puppet used for close-up shots was mostly made of wood, and required two operators (one for the eyes and [[mouthplate]], another to move the head). At one point, the puppet fell over and crushed the wooden hand Jansen would have been sitting on had he not been on break.<ref>[http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/ Tommy Kennedy, Found – An Interview with Jason Jansen]</ref>
	*If the number of candles on Tommy's birthday cake signifies what it's supposed to, he is 15 years old.		*If the number of candles on Tommy's birthday cake signifies what it's supposed to, he is 15 years old.

Khajidha: /* Notes */ verb agreement with "number", not "candles"

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Notes: verb agreement with "number", not "candles"

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	*In case you need some context, for the fifth season of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|The Transformers]]'', live-action segments featuring Tommy Kennedy and Optimus Prime were created to bookend episode reruns. The episodes were narrated by Optimus Prime ([[Peter Cullen]]) under the guise of Tommy asking questions about the history of the Autobots.		*In case you need some context, for the fifth season of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|The Transformers]]'', live-action segments featuring Tommy Kennedy and Optimus Prime were created to bookend episode reruns. The episodes were narrated by Optimus Prime ([[Peter Cullen]]) under the guise of Tommy asking questions about the history of the Autobots.
	*According to actor [[Jason Jansen]], filming of the segments took place over a week in June, 1988 at Silver Cup Studios in Queens, New York. The Optimus Prime puppet used for close-up shots was mostly made of wood, and required two operators (one for the eyes and [[mouthplate]], another to move the head). At one point, the puppet fell over and crushed the wooden hand Jansen would have been sitting on had he not been on break.<ref>http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/</ref>		*According to actor [[Jason Jansen]], filming of the segments took place over a week in June, 1988 at Silver Cup Studios in Queens, New York. The Optimus Prime puppet used for close-up shots was mostly made of wood, and required two operators (one for the eyes and [[mouthplate]], another to move the head). At one point, the puppet fell over and crushed the wooden hand Jansen would have been sitting on had he not been on break.<ref>http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/</ref>
	*If the number of candles on Tommy's birthday cake ~~signify~~ what ~~they~~'re supposed to, ~~that would make him~~ 15 years old.		*If the number of candles on Tommy's birthday cake signifies what it's supposed to, he is 15 years old.

	==References==		==References==

Cyberlink420: /* External links */ Presidents is a subcat of politicians; don't need both

2020-06-29T21:40:18Z

External links: Presidents is a subcat of politicians; don't need both

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	~~[[Category:Politicians]]~~
	[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]		[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*In case you need some context, for the fifth season of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|The Transformers]]'', live-action segments featuring Tommy Kennedy and Optimus Prime were created to bookend episode reruns. The episodes were narrated by Optimus Prime ([[Peter Cullen]]) under the guise of Tommy asking questions about the history of the Autobots.		*In case you need some context, for the fifth season of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|The Transformers]]'', live-action segments featuring Tommy Kennedy and Optimus Prime were created to bookend episode reruns. The episodes were narrated by Optimus Prime ([[Peter Cullen]]) under the guise of Tommy asking questions about the history of the Autobots.
	*According to actor [[Jason Jansen]], filming of the segments took place over a week in June, 1988 at Silver Cup Studios in Queens, New York. The Optimus Prime puppet used for close-up shots was mostly made of wood, and required two operators (one for the eyes and [[mouthplate]], another to move the head). At one point, the puppet fell over and crushed the wooden hand ~~Janson~~ would have been sitting on had he not been on break.<ref>http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/</ref>		*According to actor [[Jason Jansen]], filming of the segments took place over a week in June, 1988 at Silver Cup Studios in Queens, New York. The Optimus Prime puppet used for close-up shots was mostly made of wood, and required two operators (one for the eyes and [[mouthplate]], another to move the head). At one point, the puppet fell over and crushed the wooden hand Jansen would have been sitting on had he not been on break.<ref>http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/</ref>
	*If the number of candles on Tommy's birthday cake signify what they're supposed to, that would make him 15 years old.		*If the number of candles on Tommy's birthday cake signify what they're supposed to, that would make him 15 years old.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 06:34, 20 June 2018

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	*According to actor [[Jason Jansen]], filming of the segments took place over a week in June, 1988 at Silver Cup Studios in Queens, New York. The Optimus Prime puppet used for close-up shots was mostly made of wood, and required two operators (one for the eyes and [[mouthplate]], another to move the head). At one point, the puppet fell over and crushed the wooden hand Janson would have been sitting on had he not been on break.<ref>http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/</ref>		*According to actor [[Jason Jansen]], filming of the segments took place over a week in June, 1988 at Silver Cup Studios in Queens, New York. The Optimus Prime puppet used for close-up shots was mostly made of wood, and required two operators (one for the eyes and [[mouthplate]], another to move the head). At one point, the puppet fell over and crushed the wooden hand Janson would have been sitting on had he not been on break.<ref>http://digestmybrain.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/tommy-kennedy-found-an-interview-with-jason-jansen/</ref>
	*If the number of candles on Tommy's birthday cake signify what they're supposed to, that would make him 15 years old.		*If the number of candles on Tommy's birthday cake signify what they're supposed to, that would make him 15 years old.

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://zobovor.tripod.com/edits.html#Fifth%20Season Zobovor's transcripts of the Tommy Kennedy opening and closing narrations.]		*[http://zobovor.tripod.com/edits.html#Fifth%20Season Zobovor's transcripts of the Tommy Kennedy opening and closing narrations.]

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Tommy}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Tommy}}

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	By their next encounter, Tommy seemed troubled. He was genuinely depressed about the story and the hardships the Autobots were enduring in it. Prime did nothing to ease his concerns and warned him that things were only going to get ''worse''. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4#Season 5\|Season 5: FFOD, Part 4}} Prime was late to their next meeting, as he was ambushed by [[Dreadwind (G1)\|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] on the way over. He defeated them in combat, of course, but put the sector on high alert just to be safe. Tommy offered to help battle the Decepticons if they ever returned and, like clockwork, Prime's early warning emergency beacon mohawk began to blink bright red. Tommy was hesitant to follow through on his offer, but as soon as Prime suggested he was scared, Tommy declared "Let's do it!" and the two blasted off into space to battle the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5#Season 5\|Season 5: FFOD, Part 5}}		By their next encounter, Tommy seemed troubled. He was genuinely depressed about the story and the hardships the Autobots were enduring in it. Prime did nothing to ease his concerns and warned him that things were only going to get ''worse''. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4#Season 5\|Season 5: FFOD, Part 4}} Prime was late to their next meeting, as he was ambushed by [[Dreadwind (G1)\|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)\|Darkwing]] on the way over. He defeated them in combat, of course, but put the sector on high alert just to be safe. Tommy offered to help battle the Decepticons if they ever returned and, like clockwork, Prime's early warning emergency beacon mohawk began to blink bright red. Tommy was hesitant to follow through on his offer, but as soon as Prime suggested he was scared, Tommy declared "Let's do it!" and the two blasted off into space to battle the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5#Season 5\|Season 5: FFOD, Part 5}}

	On Tommy's birthday, he received a visit from Prime... but Prime had apparently forgotten the significance of the occasion. Tommy began to pout until Prime and several other Autobots surprised him with a cake. Tommy blew out the candles as all the Autobots cheered for him. {{storylink\|Surprise Party#Season 5\|Season 5: Surprise Party}}		On Tommy's birthday, he received a visit from Prime... but Prime had apparently forgotten the significance of the occasion. Tommy began to pout until Prime and several other Autobots surprised him with a cake. Tommy blew out the candles as all the Autobots cheered for him. {{storylink\|Surprise Party#Season 5\|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

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	[[Category:Animated humans]]		[[Category:Animated humans]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon humans]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon humans]]

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	~~{{disambig3.5\|the Generation 1 human\|the ''Animated'' human\|Tommy Kennedy (Animated)\|Tom\|other "Tom"s and "Tommys"}}~~
	:''Tommy Kennedy is a [[human]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Tommy Kennedy is a [[human]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===Cartoon continuity===
			====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
	:''Actor:'' [[Jason Jansen]]		:''Actor:'' [[Jason Jansen]]

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	When Prime and Tommy met again, Tommy had finally decided what he wanted to do with his life: He wants to be a [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]]! Prime warned him that being a Headmaster isn't all its cracked up to be and figured a history lesson on their origin might change Tommy's mind. It didn't, so Prime delayed things by claiming he had to go take [[Landmine (G1)\|Landmine]] to the shop for some minor retooling. {{storylink\|The Rebirth, Part 1#Season 5\|Season 5: Rebirth, Part 1}} When next they met, Prime made Tommy a deal. If, after the end of the story he STILL wanted to be a Headmaster, Prime would make him one on the spot. Tommy enthusiastically agreed to the terms. {{storylink\|The Rebirth, Part 2#Season 5\|Season 5: Rebirth, Part 2}} When Prime finished his tale, Tommy still wanted to be a Headmaster, so Prime agreed to follow through with the deal and make him one. However, there were a few catches. Tommy would have to spend most of his life on the far end of the galaxy on deadly missions. And, as a co-leader of the Autobots, he would also have to spend the ''rest'' of his time studying. Tommy changed his mind, claiming he wasn't quite ready to be a Headmaster yet. However, he asked that if he ever ''did'' decide to be one, he'd like to be Optimus Prime's Headmaster. Prime agreed and then blasted off into space, promising to return soon to transform Tommy's day into an adventure! {{storylink\|The Rebirth, Part 3#Season 5\|Season 5: Rebirth, Part 3}}		When Prime and Tommy met again, Tommy had finally decided what he wanted to do with his life: He wants to be a [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]]! Prime warned him that being a Headmaster isn't all its cracked up to be and figured a history lesson on their origin might change Tommy's mind. It didn't, so Prime delayed things by claiming he had to go take [[Landmine (G1)\|Landmine]] to the shop for some minor retooling. {{storylink\|The Rebirth, Part 1#Season 5\|Season 5: Rebirth, Part 1}} When next they met, Prime made Tommy a deal. If, after the end of the story he STILL wanted to be a Headmaster, Prime would make him one on the spot. Tommy enthusiastically agreed to the terms. {{storylink\|The Rebirth, Part 2#Season 5\|Season 5: Rebirth, Part 2}} When Prime finished his tale, Tommy still wanted to be a Headmaster, so Prime agreed to follow through with the deal and make him one. However, there were a few catches. Tommy would have to spend most of his life on the far end of the galaxy on deadly missions. And, as a co-leader of the Autobots, he would also have to spend the ''rest'' of his time studying. Tommy changed his mind, claiming he wasn't quite ready to be a Headmaster yet. However, he asked that if he ever ''did'' decide to be one, he'd like to be Optimus Prime's Headmaster. Prime agreed and then blasted off into space, promising to return soon to transform Tommy's day into an adventure! {{storylink\|The Rebirth, Part 3#Season 5\|Season 5: Rebirth, Part 3}}

	===Ask Vector Prime===		====Ask Vector Prime====
	Tommy lived in the universe designated [[Primax 988.0 Delta]] and eventually grew up and went into politics just like some ~~[[Tommy Kennedy (Animated)\|~~other]] [[John F. Kennedy\|Kennedys]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 16/9/2015}}		Tommy lived in the universe designated [[Primax 988.0 Delta]] and eventually grew up and went into politics just like some other [[John F. Kennedy\|Kennedys]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 16/9/2015}}

			===''Animated'' cartoon===
			Tommy Kennedy was a [[President of the United States]] famous for establishing the first human colony on [[Mars (planet)\|Mars]]. He and his accomplishments were immortalized on a [[Burger Bot]] placemat detailing Presidents of the United States. {{storylink\|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Tommy (G1)}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Tommy (G1)}}
			[[Category:Animated humans]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon humans]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon humans]]
	[[Category:Journalists]]		[[Category:Journalists]]
	[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]		[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
	[[Category:Politicians]]		[[Category:Politicians]]
			[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]

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	Tommy, a resident of [[Autobot City (G1)\|Autobot City]] somewhere beyond the year 2006, made friends with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] in an encounter that was never recorded. He began meeting with Prime in the barren wasteland outside the Autobot City limits and the Autobot leader took a special interest in the child, answering his many inquiries and trying to teach him lessons about right and wrong, etc. In their first recorded storytime sessions, Tommy told Prime that he needed help with a "special project" for school. The "special project" required knowing the specifics of how the Autobots came to Earth, so Prime indulged him. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1#Season 5\|Season 5: ~~MTMTE~~, part 1}} As the story dragged on, Prime became more and more curious as to the specifics of Tommy's "special project", but Tommy stayed tightlipped on the whole thing. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#Season 5\|Season 5: ~~MTMTE~~, Part 2}} Eventually, after Prime begged him long enough, Tommy brought in his "special project" and unveiled it in front of his idol: A bust of Prime's head which he made himself, to be presented to all the Autobots to commemorate the anniversary of when the Autobots first came to Earth. Prime was touched. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Season 5\|Season 5: ~~MTMTE~~, Part 3}}		Tommy, a resident of [[Autobot City (G1)\|Autobot City]] somewhere beyond the year 2006, made friends with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] in an encounter that was never recorded. He began meeting with Prime in the barren wasteland outside the Autobot City limits and the Autobot leader took a special interest in the child, answering his many inquiries and trying to teach him lessons about right and wrong, etc. In their first recorded storytime sessions, Tommy told Prime that he needed help with a "special project" for school. The "special project" required knowing the specifics of how the Autobots came to Earth, so Prime indulged him. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1#Season 5\|Season 5: More than Meets the Eye, part 1}} As the story dragged on, Prime became more and more curious as to the specifics of Tommy's "special project", but Tommy stayed tightlipped on the whole thing. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#Season 5\|Season 5: More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Eventually, after Prime begged him long enough, Tommy brought in his "special project" and unveiled it in front of his idol: A bust of Prime's head which he made himself, to be presented to all the Autobots to commemorate the anniversary of when the Autobots first came to Earth. Prime was touched. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Season 5\|Season 5: More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

	[[File:TommyKennedyTraumatized.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|"Please don't leave me with "[[The Touch]]" again, Prime! ''Please!''"]]		[[File:TommyKennedyTraumatized.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|"Please don't leave me with "[[The Touch]]" again, Prime! ''Please!''"]]

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	By their next encounter, Tommy seemed troubled. He was genuinely depressed about the story and the hardships the Autobots were enduring in it. Prime did nothing to ease his concerns and warned him that things were only going to get ''worse''. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4#Season 5\|Season 5: FFOD, Part 4}} Prime was late to their next meeting, as he was ambushed by [[Dreadwind (G1)\|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] on the way over. He defeated them in combat, of course, but put the sector on high alert just to be safe. Tommy offered to help battle the Decepticons if they ever returned and, like clockwork, Prime's early warning emergency beacon mohawk began to blink bright red. Tommy was hesitant to follow through on his offer, but as soon as Prime suggested he was scared, Tommy declared "Let's do it!" and the two blasted off into space to battle the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5#Season 5\|Season 5: FFOD, Part 5}}		By their next encounter, Tommy seemed troubled. He was genuinely depressed about the story and the hardships the Autobots were enduring in it. Prime did nothing to ease his concerns and warned him that things were only going to get ''worse''. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4#Season 5\|Season 5: FFOD, Part 4}} Prime was late to their next meeting, as he was ambushed by [[Dreadwind (G1)\|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)\|Darkwing]] on the way over. He defeated them in combat, of course, but put the sector on high alert just to be safe. Tommy offered to help battle the Decepticons if they ever returned and, like clockwork, Prime's early warning emergency beacon mohawk began to blink bright red. Tommy was hesitant to follow through on his offer, but as soon as Prime suggested he was scared, Tommy declared "Let's do it!" and the two blasted off into space to battle the Decepticons. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5#Season 5\|Season 5: FFOD, Part 5}}

	On Tommy's birthday, he received a visit from Prime... but Prime had apparently forgotten the significance of the occasion. Tommy began to pout until Prime and several other Autobots surprised him with a cake. Tommy blew out the candles as all the Autobots cheered for him. {{storylink\|Surprise Party#Season 5\|Season 5: Surprise Party}}		On Tommy's birthday, he received a visit from Prime... but Prime had apparently forgotten the significance of the occasion. Tommy began to pout until Prime and several other Autobots surprised him with a cake. Tommy blew out the candles as all the Autobots cheered for him. {{storylink\|Surprise Party#Season 5\|Season 5: Surprise Party}}