Trannis - Revision history

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 08:55, 9 May 2026

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	====''The Transformers'' cartoon====		====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
	{{Note\|The original cartoon version of Trannis was never named in fiction. He was [[retcon\|declared]] Trannis in an [[Ask Vector Prime]] entry.}}		{{Note\|The original cartoon version of Trannis was never named in fiction. He was [[retcon\|declared]] Trannis in an [[Ask Vector Prime]] entry.}}
	The "early Decepticon leader" engaged on a campaign of conquest with [[ASD-324-ddd-3e3c1 model Decepticon\|his soldiers]]. Towards the end of the Second Cybertronian War, he was chased by [[Hood Transformer\|some Autobot]]. The Decepticon leader used his [[lightning whip]] to knock his attacker off his motorcycle, but then that motorcycle crashed into his and made him fall off too. Before he even got up, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)\|~~Sentinel Prime~~]] jumped in and kicked the snot out of him. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}		The "early Decepticon leader" engaged on a campaign of conquest with [[ASD-324-ddd-3e3c1 model Decepticon\|his soldiers]]. Towards the end of the Second Cybertronian War, he was chased by [[Hood Transformer\|some Autobot]]. The Decepticon leader used his [[lightning whip]] to knock his attacker off his motorcycle, but then that motorcycle crashed into his and made him fall off too. Before he even got up, the "[[Sentinel Prime (G1)\|U-Haul Robot]]" jumped in and kicked the snot out of him. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

	====''Wings Universe''====		====''Wings Universe''====

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	===Energon Universe===		===Energon Universe===
	~~{{spoiler\|Transformers (2023) issue 31\|May 8 2026}}~~
	Trannis was a Decepticon leader whose spirit was contained in the [[Matrix of Oppression]]. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 31\|Transformers #31}}		Trannis was a Decepticon leader whose spirit was contained in the [[Matrix of Oppression]]. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 31\|Transformers #31}}

Kiddiecraft at 18:03, 25 April 2026

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	:''Trannis is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Trannis is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[File:EarlyDecepticonLeader01.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Minnesota Viking-bot]]		[[File:EarlyDecepticonLeader01.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|[[Skolgrin\|Minnesota Viking-bot]]]]
	'''Trannis''' is a [[Decepticon leader\|Decepticon warlord]] whose job is to do lots of stuff but be forgotten about when [[Megatron (G1)\|a more]] [[Straxus (G1)\|famous]] one shows up.		'''Trannis''' is a [[Decepticon leader\|Decepticon warlord]] whose job is to do lots of stuff but be forgotten about when [[Megatron (G1)\|a more]] [[Straxus (G1)\|famous]] one shows up.

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Energon Universe

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	===Energon Universe===		===Energon Universe===
			{{spoiler\|Transformers (2023) issue 31\|May 8 2026}}
	Trannis was a Decepticon leader whose spirit was contained in the [[Matrix of Oppression]]. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 31\|Transformers #31}}		Trannis was a Decepticon leader whose spirit was contained in the [[Matrix of Oppression]]. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 31\|Transformers #31}}

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	Presumably the [[Trannis Fork River]] was named in honor of them. {{storylink\|Derailment}}		Presumably the [[Trannis Fork River]] was named in honor of them. {{storylink\|Derailment}}

			===Energon Universe===
			Trannis was a Decepticon leader whose spirit was contained in the [[Matrix of Oppression]]. {{storylink\|Transformers (2023) issue 31\|Transformers #31}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]		[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
	[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]		[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
			[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
	[[Category:European-original Transformers]]		[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
	[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]		[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]

BerylRoll at 20:20, 12 February 2026

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	====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====		====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
	{{noteukexclusive\|Trannis}}		{{noteukexclusive\|Trannis}}
	A young Trannis seized control of the Decepticon army after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s crew became lost on Earth. He conquered most of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], but the Autobots held their fortified capital of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for hundreds of thousands of years until Trannis decided it wasn't worth taking, so he razed it instead. At that point, all of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] except [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] surrendered to him. Trannis immediately had them killed. Emirate Xaaron escaped to form an underground resistance.		A young Trannis seized control of the Decepticon army after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s crew became lost on Earth. He conquered most of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], but the Autobots held their fortified capital of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for hundreds of thousands of years until Trannis decided it wasn't worth taking, so he razed it instead. At that point, all of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] except [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)\|Xaaron]] surrendered to him. Trannis immediately had them killed. Emirate Xaaron escaped to form an underground resistance.

	Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[Wreckers]] beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.		Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[Wreckers]] beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Trannis's name was the inspiration for that of an abandoned [[OTFCC 2004]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Rail Racer (RID)\|Rail Racer]] which would have been named "[[Dominus Trannis]]". ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' pays lip-service to this idea by describing Trannis as "tactical geniuses."		*Trannis's name was the inspiration for that of an abandoned [[OTFCC 2004]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Rail Racer (RID)\|Rail Racer]] which would have been named "[[Dominus Trannis]]". ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' pays lip-service to this idea by describing Trannis as "tactical geniuses".
	* The early Decepticon leader's model also turns up among the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkions]] manipulated by the Quintessons in "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)\|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]". The model then has a more Junkionish deco and is likely someone entirely different.		* The early Decepticon leader's model also turns up among the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkions]] manipulated by the Quintessons in "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)\|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]". The model then has a more Junkionish deco and is likely someone entirely different.
	* According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9\|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces isn't necessarily Trannis; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and at least this way "Early Decepticon leader" gets a name and prose-guy Trannis gets an actual picture.		* According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9\|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces isn't necessarily Trannis; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and at least this way "Early Decepticon leader" gets a name and prose-guy Trannis gets an actual picture.

AwkButTf at 16:21, 10 November 2024

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	Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[Wreckers]] beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.		Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[Wreckers]] beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.

	He was succeeded by [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]. {{storylink\|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}		Then he was succeeded by [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]. {{storylink\|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

	====''Classics''====		====''Classics''====

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	A young Trannis seized control of the Decepticon army after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s crew became lost on Earth. He conquered most of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], but the Autobots held their fortified capital of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for hundreds of thousands of years until Trannis decided it wasn't worth taking, so he razed it instead. At that point, all of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] except [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] surrendered to him. Trannis immediately had them killed. Emirate Xaaron escaped to form an underground resistance.		A young Trannis seized control of the Decepticon army after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s crew became lost on Earth. He conquered most of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], but the Autobots held their fortified capital of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for hundreds of thousands of years until Trannis decided it wasn't worth taking, so he razed it instead. At that point, all of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] except [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] surrendered to him. Trannis immediately had them killed. Emirate Xaaron escaped to form an underground resistance.

	Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[~~Wrecker~~]]s beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.		Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[Wreckers]] beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.

	He was succeeded by [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]. {{storylink\|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}		He was succeeded by [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]. {{storylink\|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

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	====''Wings Universe''====		====''Wings Universe''====
	{{Wingsnote}}		{{Wingsnote}}
	Trannis used to lead the early Decepticons and its [[ASD-324-ddd-3e3c1 model Decepticon]] hordes before Sentinel Prime thumped him. {{Storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/05}} He resurfaced as the warlord of a Decepticon faction in the early days of the Great War. Under constant threat by the [[Elite Guard\|Cybertron Elite Guard]], he and the other Warlords banded together to form a war council. In one meeting, they reviewed footage of some of Megatron's men being wiped out by the Elite Guard. Trannis didn't much care, because they were Megatron's men, but [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] pointed out that the Elite Guard didn't care which faction those Decepticons belonged to. The Warlords began to cooperate. This didn't last long—[[Deathsaurus (~~Victory~~)\|Deathsaurus]] sent [[Falcon (G1)\|Falcon]] along to the next meeting with a bomb that killed Trannis and the other Warlords in attendance. {{storylink\|A Team Effort}}		Trannis used to lead the early Decepticons and its [[ASD-324-ddd-3e3c1 model Decepticon]] hordes before Sentinel Prime thumped him. {{Storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/05}} He resurfaced as the warlord of a Decepticon faction in the early days of the Great War. Under constant threat by the [[Elite Guard\|Cybertron Elite Guard]], he and the other Warlords banded together to form a war council. In one meeting, they reviewed footage of some of Megatron's men being wiped out by the Elite Guard. Trannis didn't much care, because they were Megatron's men, but [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] pointed out that the Elite Guard didn't care which faction those Decepticons belonged to. The Warlords began to cooperate. This didn't last long—[[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]] sent [[Falcon (G1)\|Falcon]] along to the next meeting with a bomb that killed Trannis and the other Warlords in attendance. {{storylink\|A Team Effort}}

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

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	:''Trannis is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Trannis is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[File:EarlyDecepticonLeader01.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Minnesota Viking-bot]]		[[File:EarlyDecepticonLeader01.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|[[Skolgrin\|Minnesota Viking-bot]]]]
	'''Trannis''' is a [[Decepticon leader\|Decepticon warlord]] whose job is to do lots of stuff but be forgotten about when [[Megatron (G1)\|a more]] [[Straxus (G1)\|famous]] one shows up.		'''Trannis''' is a [[Decepticon leader\|Decepticon warlord]] whose job is to do lots of stuff but be forgotten about when [[Megatron (G1)\|a more]] [[Straxus (G1)\|famous]] one shows up.

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	====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====		====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
	{{noteukexclusive\|Trannis}}		{{noteukexclusive\|Trannis}}
	A young Trannis seized control of the Decepticon army after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s crew became lost on Earth. He conquered most of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], but the Autobots held their fortified capital of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for hundreds of thousands of years until Trannis decided it wasn't worth taking, so he razed it instead. At that point, all of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] except [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] surrendered to him. Trannis immediately had them killed. Emirate Xaaron escaped to form an underground resistance.		A young Trannis seized control of the Decepticon army after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s crew became lost on Earth. He conquered most of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], but the Autobots held their fortified capital of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for hundreds of thousands of years until Trannis decided it wasn't worth taking, so he razed it instead. At that point, all of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] except [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)\|Xaaron]] surrendered to him. Trannis immediately had them killed. Emirate Xaaron escaped to form an underground resistance.

	Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[Wreckers]] beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.		Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[Wreckers]] beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Trannis's name was the inspiration for that of an abandoned [[OTFCC 2004]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Rail Racer (RID)\|Rail Racer]] which would have been named "[[Dominus Trannis]]". ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' pays lip-service to this idea by describing Trannis as "tactical geniuses."		*Trannis's name was the inspiration for that of an abandoned [[OTFCC 2004]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Rail Racer (RID)\|Rail Racer]] which would have been named "[[Dominus Trannis]]". ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' pays lip-service to this idea by describing Trannis as "tactical geniuses".
	* The early Decepticon leader's model also turns up among the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkions]] manipulated by the Quintessons in "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)\|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]". The model then has a more Junkionish deco and is likely someone entirely different.		* The early Decepticon leader's model also turns up among the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkions]] manipulated by the Quintessons in "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)\|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]". The model then has a more Junkionish deco and is likely someone entirely different.
	* According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9\|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces isn't necessarily Trannis; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and at least this way "Early Decepticon leader" gets a name and prose-guy Trannis gets an actual picture.		* According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9\|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces isn't necessarily Trannis; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and at least this way "Early Decepticon leader" gets a name and prose-guy Trannis gets an actual picture.

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	A young Trannis seized control of the Decepticon army after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s crew became lost on Earth. He conquered most of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], but the Autobots held their fortified capital of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for hundreds of thousands of years until Trannis decided it wasn't worth taking, so he razed it instead. At that point, all of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] except [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] surrendered to him. Trannis immediately had them killed. Emirate Xaaron escaped to form an underground resistance.		A young Trannis seized control of the Decepticon army after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]]'s crew became lost on Earth. He conquered most of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], but the Autobots held their fortified capital of [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]] for hundreds of thousands of years until Trannis decided it wasn't worth taking, so he razed it instead. At that point, all of the [[Council of Autobot Elders]] except [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] surrendered to him. Trannis immediately had them killed. Emirate Xaaron escaped to form an underground resistance.

	Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[~~Wrecker~~]]s beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.		Trannis eventually became complacent in his rule and fell out of favor among some of the Decepticons. The [[Decepticon High Command\|Decepticon high command]] made plans to get rid of him, but the [[Wreckers]] beat them to the punch when they assassinated him. The Autobots were pretty sure this would be a good thing.

	He was succeeded by [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]. {{storylink\|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}		He was succeeded by [[Straxus (G1)\|Straxus]]. {{storylink\|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}