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Saix: /* Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity family */clean up, replaced: Generation One issue 0 → Generation 1 issue 0, Generation One #0 → Generation 1 #0

2024-02-21T03:35:16Z

Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity family: clean up, replaced: Generation One issue 0 → Generation 1 issue 0, Generation One #0 → Generation 1 #0

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	After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation ~~One~~ issue 0\|Generation ~~One~~ #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}		After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation 1 issue 0\|Generation 1 #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}

	Shockwave was then escorted to the Decepticons' base on Earth by an Air Warrior, where Megatron overpowered Starscream and took command of the Earthbound Decepticons from him. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}		Shockwave was then escorted to the Decepticons' base on Earth by an Air Warrior, where Megatron overpowered Starscream and took command of the Earthbound Decepticons from him. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}

Usfmm at 17:19, 20 February 2024

2024-02-20T17:19:24Z

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	After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation 1 issue 0\|Generation 1 #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}		After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation One issue 0\|Generation One #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}

	Shockwave was then escorted to the Decepticons' base on Earth by an Air Warrior, where Megatron overpowered Starscream and took command of the Earthbound Decepticons from him. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}		Shockwave was then escorted to the Decepticons' base on Earth by an Air Warrior, where Megatron overpowered Starscream and took command of the Earthbound Decepticons from him. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}

Saix at 21:22, 19 January 2024

2024-01-19T21:22:13Z

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	The various jet Transformers who operated alongside [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]] included both [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)\|Thundercracker]], who were among the first Decepticons to reactivate on Earth following the crash of the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]''. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}} These three Transformers took part in many early battles for energy on Earth, including a battle at [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]]. {{storylink\|Power Play!}} The three would also be dispatched to [[England]] to investigate reports of amythical "[[Man of Iron]]" and were responsible for killing him. {{storylink\|Man of Iron (issue)\|Man of Iron}}		The various jet Transformers who operated alongside [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Starscream]] included both [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)\|Thundercracker]], who were among the first Decepticons to reactivate on Earth following the crash of the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]''. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}} These three Transformers took part in many early battles for energy on Earth, including a battle at [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]]. {{storylink\|Power Play!}} The three would also be dispatched to [[England]] to investigate reports of amythical "[[Man of Iron (G1)\|Man of Iron]]" and were responsible for killing him. {{storylink\|Man of Iron (issue)\|Man of Iron}}

	In time, these three would be joined by the three [[Conehead]]s, who had previously served as the thuggish enforcers of [[Straxus]] during the former Decepticon leader's reign over Cybertron before his assassination, {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} ''and had been ordered to Earth by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] shortly before [[Operation: Volcano]]''. {{storylink\|Target: 2006}} Eventually, however, Starscream would absorb trhe power of the [[Underbase]], and in the battle that ensued, both Skywarp and Thundercracker were destroyed by their former comrade. {{storylink\|Dark Star}}		In time, these three would be joined by the three [[Conehead]]s, who had previously served as the thuggish enforcers of [[Straxus]] during the former Decepticon leader's reign over Cybertron before his assassination, {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} ''and had been ordered to Earth by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] shortly before [[Operation: Volcano]]''. {{storylink\|Target: 2006}} Eventually, however, Starscream would absorb trhe power of the [[Underbase]], and in the battle that ensued, both Skywarp and Thundercracker were destroyed by their former comrade. {{storylink\|Dark Star}}

Locoman: Locoman moved page User:Grum/Sandbox:Seekers to User:Locoman/Sandbox:Seekers: Automatically moved page while renaming the user "Grum" to "Locoman"

2024-01-01T19:37:33Z

Locoman moved page User:Grum/Sandbox:Seekers to User:Locoman/Sandbox:Seekers: Automatically moved page while renaming the user "Grum" to "Locoman"

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MegaSolus: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

2023-06-06T14:06:20Z

2005 IDW continuity

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	====2005 IDW continuity====		====2005 IDW continuity====
	[[File:~~Your First Mistake~~ - ~~Army Building Seekers~~.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|[[Army-building]]. Army-building never changes.]]		[[File:YourFirstMistake-ColdConstruction.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|[[Army-building]]. Army-building never changes.]]

	Though the "Seeker" body-type was a [[constructed cold\|mass-produced]] form used by many jet-form Cybertronians, {{storylink\|Your First Mistake}} the Seekers would later take on the body type to homage their commander, Starscream, at his own suggestion; {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 6\|All Hail Megatron #6}} a suggestion which, Skywarp later believed, was intended to cause confusion over Starscream's own identity so he could hide from defrauded taxpayers. {{storylink\|Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|Starscream: The Movie}}		Though the "Seeker" body-type was a [[constructed cold\|mass-produced]] form used by many jet-form Cybertronians, {{storylink\|Your First Mistake}} the Seekers would later take on the body type to homage their commander, Starscream, at his own suggestion; {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 6\|All Hail Megatron #6}} a suggestion which, Skywarp later believed, was intended to cause confusion over Starscream's own identity so he could hide from defrauded taxpayers. {{storylink\|Starscream: The Movie (comic)\|Starscream: The Movie}}

Saix: /* Legacy */clean up, replaced: "Ask Vector Prime" → Ask Vector Prime, "Ask Vector Prime," → Ask Vector Prime,, typos fixed: ically- → ically

2023-04-25T02:48:54Z

Legacy: clean up, replaced: "Ask Vector Prime" → Ask Vector Prime, "Ask Vector Prime," → Ask Vector Prime,, typos fixed: ically- → ically

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	The earliest episodes of the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' cartoon featured a very large number of [[generic]] jet Transformers in addition to the named characters—although they came in a wide range of colours, and sometimes displayed unique powers, they were all unanimously based on the three pre-existing Seeker Transformers: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Skywarp]]. As a result of the relatively small Decepticon cast during the early episodes of the show, these [[generic]]s, along with extra [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] copies and cassette-bots, were used to populate Decepticon crowd scenes, man [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s various evil inventions, and otherwise serve as low-level goons to be ordered about as needed. As the cartoon continued, and the Decepticon cast grew to accommodate various new product such as the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s, this practice was eventually discontinued.		The earliest episodes of the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' cartoon featured a very large number of [[generic]] jet Transformers in addition to the named characters—although they came in a wide range of colours, and sometimes displayed unique powers, they were all unanimously based on the three pre-existing Seeker Transformers: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Skywarp]]. As a result of the relatively small Decepticon cast during the early episodes of the show, these [[generic]]s, along with extra [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] copies and cassette-bots, were used to populate Decepticon crowd scenes, man [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s various evil inventions, and otherwise serve as low-level goons to be ordered about as needed. As the cartoon continued, and the Decepticon cast grew to accommodate various new product such as the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s, this practice was eventually discontinued.

	The sheer amount of those random cameos, however, captured the imagination of the nascent fandom, and it soon became popular to ascribe names, powers, and personalities to the various jetbots glimpsed throughout the show. That said, it would take many years before Hasbro first keyed onto the idea, and released a toy based on one commonly-glimpsed colour scheme in the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' toyline": a lavender 'bot dubbed "[[Air Warrior]]." Around the same time, [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity\|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comic series]] reused the term to describe [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'s army of genetically-engineered drones, all of them patterned after the original three Decepticon jets.		The sheer amount of those random cameos, however, captured the imagination of the nascent fandom, and it soon became popular to ascribe names, powers, and personalities to the various jetbots glimpsed throughout the show. That said, it would take many years before Hasbro first keyed onto the idea, and released a toy based on one commonly-glimpsed colour scheme in the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' toyline": a lavender 'bot dubbed "[[Air Warrior]]." Around the same time, [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity\|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comic series]] reused the term to describe [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'s army of genetically engineered drones, all of them patterned after the original three Decepticon jets.

	[[File:Nova_Storm_-_Cyberverse_-_Memory.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] was retroactively named through "[[Ask Vector Prime]]," and a [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|a female adaptation of the character]] starred in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse\|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]].]]		[[File:Nova_Storm_-_Cyberverse_-_Memory.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] was retroactively named through [[Ask Vector Prime]], and a [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|a female adaptation of the character]] starred in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse\|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]].]]

	Between retailers searching for new toys and a market of fans hungry for nostalgia, several Seekers would soon make the jump from being one-off background cameos into individual characters. The first was a yellow-orange Seeker who appeared in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1\|pilot episode]] of ''The Transformers'', whom [[E-HOBBY]] would dub "[[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]." Sunstorm would see release as an [[exclusive]] toy, and even receive a major antagonistic role in the then-ongoing Dreamwave comic. In a similar vein, a lime green flier in the episode "[[Divide and Conquer]]" would similarly become a full-fledged Decepticon known as "[[Acid Storm (G1)\|Acid Storm]]." In 2013 [[Fun Publications]] got in on the act by dubbing Sunstorm's partners [[Bitstream (G1)\|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]] after two Seekers from the Aligned continuity, and 2015's "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" feature would characterize Acid Storm's partners as [[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]].		Between retailers searching for new toys and a market of fans hungry for nostalgia, several Seekers would soon make the jump from being one-off background cameos into individual characters. The first was a yellow-orange Seeker who appeared in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1\|pilot episode]] of ''The Transformers'', whom [[E-HOBBY]] would dub "[[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]." Sunstorm would see release as an [[exclusive]] toy, and even receive a major antagonistic role in the then-ongoing Dreamwave comic. In a similar vein, a lime green flier in the episode "[[Divide and Conquer]]" would similarly become a full-fledged Decepticon known as "[[Acid Storm (G1)\|Acid Storm]]." In 2013 [[Fun Publications]] got in on the act by dubbing Sunstorm's partners [[Bitstream (G1)\|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]] after two Seekers from the Aligned continuity, and 2015's [[Ask Vector Prime]] feature would characterize Acid Storm's partners as [[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]].

	Mainstream media generally fell away from the concept of multiple Seekers after the conclusion of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; in 2008, however, the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon would resurrect this notion in an episode that featured [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]] [[cloning]] himself to create a (dysfunctional) army of warriors, all mostly based on various Generation 1 Seekers—including the very first female seeker, [[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]]. 2018's ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse\|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon would take the idea and run with it, introducing the largest number of Seeker generics since the Generation 1 cartoon and including both male and female Seekers.		Mainstream media generally fell away from the concept of multiple Seekers after the conclusion of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; in 2008, however, the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon would resurrect this notion in an episode that featured [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]] [[cloning]] himself to create a (dysfunctional) army of warriors, all mostly based on various Generation 1 Seekers—including the very first female seeker, [[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]]. 2018's ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse\|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon would take the idea and run with it, introducing the largest number of Seeker generics since the Generation 1 cartoon and including both male and female Seekers.

Saix: clean up, replaced: Deathsaurus (Victory) → Deathsaurus (G1), Hellbat (Victory) → Hellbat (G1)

2021-09-20T01:38:42Z

clean up, replaced: Deathsaurus (Victory) → Deathsaurus (G1), Hellbat (Victory) → Hellbat (G1)

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	[[File:Seekers ad text.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|No, you fool, we're following orders: We were told to scour the countryside, so we're scouring it.]]		[[File:Seekers ad text.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|No, you fool, we're following orders: We were told to scour the countryside, so we're scouring it.]]
	Years later, the mystery was finally solved with the discovery of multiple department-store advertisements from the [[1984]] holiday season in which the word "Seeker" appeared. The J.C. Penney catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook") featured a page dedicated to ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' that included this statement in its description of Starscream: "Airplane with sensational F-15 styling scours the countryside searching for Autobots. When they're found, the Seekers set out to destroy them." It also said [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] "sends out messages to the Seekers and other Decepticons".<ref>J.C. Penney 1984 wishbook [[:File:Seekers ad.jpg\|(full-page scan)]]</ref> J.C. Penney and (now-defunct) chains Zayre and Dahlkemper's put out ads in November 1984 listing Starscream and either Thundercracker or Skywarp as "Decepticon Seeker". In addition, one of the earliest known ads for Transformers toys '''period''' is a Zayre circular from April 1984 that uses the term.<ref name="savead">1984 "Seeker" ads [http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf84.html#depl84 (scan at The Vintage Space Toaster Palace)]</ref> The term even appears as late as 1985, in a toy-ordering catalog for (now-defunct) Western Auto, a specialty retail chain for automobile parts and accessories, which lists all the standard Transformers releases from the 1984 line-up, among them the "Decepticon (Seekers) Plane assortment", with Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp depicted.<ref name="westernauto">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-general-discussion/1061758-seekers-term.html]Western Auto toy ordering guide] at TFW2005.</ref>		Years later, the mystery was finally solved with the discovery of multiple department-store advertisements from the [[1984]] holiday season in which the word "Seeker" appeared. The J.C. Penney catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook") featured a page dedicated to ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' that included this statement in its description of Starscream: "Airplane with sensational F-15 styling scours the countryside searching for Autobots. When they're found, the Seekers set out to destroy them." It also said [[Soundwave (G1)\|Soundwave]] "sends out messages to the Seekers and other Decepticons".<ref>J.C. Penney 1984 wishbook [[:File:Seekers ad.jpg\|(full-page scan)]]</ref> J.C. Penney and (now-defunct) chains Zayre and Dahlkemper's put out ads in November 1984 listing Starscream and either Thundercracker or Skywarp as "Decepticon Seeker". In addition, one of the earliest known ads for Transformers toys '''period''' is a Zayre circular from April 1984 that uses the term.<ref name="savead">1984 "Seeker" ads [http://pleasesavemerobots.com/vstp/vstptf84.html#depl84 (scan at The Vintage Space Toaster Palace)]</ref> The term even appears as late as 1985, in a toy-ordering catalog for (now-defunct) Western Auto, a specialty retail chain for automobile parts and accessories, which lists all the standard Transformers releases from the 1984 line-up, among them the "Decepticon (Seekers) Plane assortment", with Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp depicted.<ref name="westernauto">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-general-discussion/1061758-seekers-term.html] Western Auto toy ordering guide] at TFW2005.</ref>

	Presumably, then, the term "Seeker" was likely handed down by [[Hasbro]] in promotional materials, and those retailers happened to run with it. It's impossible to know with absolute certainty, but the most curious aspect of the whole story is that members of the online ''Transformers'' fan community were widely and independently using the term largely without question since the early 1990s, when the [[fandom]] was just getting on its feet, not dissimilar to the way the term "Generation 1" was coined. Were those obscure toy ads truly widely seen enough, and a strong enough part of the fandom's collective memory, to determine common parlance almost ten years after the fact? Or were there more official usages that have since disappeared? ''That'' is a mystery we may never solve!		Presumably, then, the term "Seeker" was likely handed down by [[Hasbro]] in promotional materials, and those retailers happened to run with it. It's impossible to know with absolute certainty, but the most curious aspect of the whole story is that members of the online ''Transformers'' fan community were widely and independently using the term largely without question since the early 1990s, when the [[fandom]] was just getting on its feet, not dissimilar to the way the term "Generation 1" was coined. Were those obscure toy ads truly widely seen enough, and a strong enough part of the fandom's collective memory, to determine common parlance almost ten years after the fact? Or were there more official usages that have since disappeared? ''That'' is a mystery we may never solve!
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	[[File:WingsofHonor-Skyraiders.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|New guys, same ol' body-type.]]		[[File:WingsofHonor-Skyraiders.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.3\|New guys, same ol' body-type.]]
	{{Wingsnote}}		{{Wingsnote}}
	The term "Skyraiders" (see [[#Alternate terms\|alternate terms]]) was assigned to the prototype Starscream-like air warriors that [[Skyquake (G1)\|Skyquake]] developed at the very beginning of the war. The ranks of the Skyraiders did not seem to include any of the usual Seekers, but instead comprised other flying Decepticon characters. In addition to Skyquake himself, the Skyraiders were [[Leozack]], [[Hellbat (~~Victory~~)\|Hellbat]], [[Hooligan (G2)\|Hooligan]], and [[Guyhawk]]. {{storylink\|Wings of Honor}} Starscream himself was captain of [[Deathsaurus (~~Victory~~)\|Deathsaurus]]'s Skyraider-Seeker Brigade until he was promoted following [[Falcon (G1)\|Falcon]]'s death. {{storylink\|A Team Effort}}		The term "Skyraiders" (see [[#Alternate terms\|alternate terms]]) was assigned to the prototype Starscream-like air warriors that [[Skyquake (G1)\|Skyquake]] developed at the very beginning of the war. The ranks of the Skyraiders did not seem to include any of the usual Seekers, but instead comprised other flying Decepticon characters. In addition to Skyquake himself, the Skyraiders were [[Leozack]], [[Hellbat (G1)\|Hellbat]], [[Hooligan (G2)\|Hooligan]], and [[Guyhawk]]. {{storylink\|Wings of Honor}} Starscream himself was captain of [[Deathsaurus (G1)\|Deathsaurus]]'s Skyraider-Seeker Brigade until he was promoted following [[Falcon (G1)\|Falcon]]'s death. {{storylink\|A Team Effort}}

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			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

Locoman: /* Dreamwave Generation One continuity family */

2020-04-01T22:00:10Z

Dreamwave Generation One continuity family

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	====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity family====		====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity family====
	[[File:AirWarriors DW WWi.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px]]		[[File:AirWarriors DW WWi.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px]]
	Some time before the [[Great Shutdown]], Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. When Megatron returned millennia later, he brought with him the '''Aerospace Extermination Squadron''', a million-strong fleet of Seeker drones which he quickly used to dominate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath}}		Some time before the [[Great Shutdown]], Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. When Megatron returned millennia later, he brought with him the '''Aerospace Extermination Squadron''', a million-strong fleet of Seeker drones which he quickly used to dominate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath}}

	After capturing the planet, the drones policed the [[Autobot]] slaves. Megatron tasked [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] with reverse-engineering the cloning device that produced them. Shockwave asked him where it had come from, but Megatron refused to divulge that he had received it from the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} Interestingly, he had started the war to fight ''against'' Quintessons who had infiltrated the [[Council of Ancients]], so it's unclear how this move would jibe with his greater plans. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}		After capturing the planet, the drones policed the [[Autobot]] slaves. Megatron tasked [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]] with reverse-engineering the cloning device that produced them. Shockwave asked him where it had come from, but Megatron refused to divulge that he had received it from the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} Interestingly, he had started the war to fight ''against'' Quintessons who had infiltrated the [[Council of Ancients]], so it's unclear how this move would jibe with his greater plans. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}

	At least one drone showed an ability to materialize additional armaments in flashes of light. It nearly destroyed a team of Autobots singlehandedly, but they managed to subdue it with an inhibitor claw designed by [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}		At least one drone showed an ability to materialize additional armaments in flashes of light. It nearly destroyed a team of Autobots singlehandedly, but they managed to subdue it with an inhibitor claw designed by [[Perceptor (G1)\|Perceptor]]. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}} Shockwave would experiment further on some of the many clones he had created, installing an experimental fusion reactor into one clone to create the powerful, and insane, [[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink\|Night of the Combaticons}}

	{{Unreleased WW comic}}		{{Unreleased WW comic}}

Locoman: /* Dreamwave Generation One continuity family */

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Dreamwave Generation One continuity family

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	Some time before the [[Great Shutdown]], Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. When Megatron returned millennia later, he brought with him the '''Aerospace Extermination Squadron''', a million-strong fleet of Seeker drones which he quickly used to dominate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath}}		Some time before the [[Great Shutdown]], Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. When Megatron returned millennia later, he brought with him the '''Aerospace Extermination Squadron''', a million-strong fleet of Seeker drones which he quickly used to dominate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath}}

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	Shockwave succeeded in mutating some of the drones given to him by Megatron, making it so they would obey only the leader of the Decepticons, and not their Quintesson creators. Back at the Autobots' headquarters, Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone they had captured to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Using this information, Perceptor was able to defeat the clones by attacking their shared neural network. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}		Shockwave succeeded in mutating some of the drones given to him by Megatron, making it so they would obey only the leader of the Decepticons, and not their Quintesson creators. Back at the Autobots' headquarters, Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone they had captured to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Using this information, Perceptor was able to defeat the clones by attacking their shared neural network. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

	[[File:AirWarriors DW SS.jpg\|thumb\|What is it? Did Rumble fall down the well? Is Skywarp pinned under the tractor again?]]		[[File:AirWarriors DW SS.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|What is it? Did Rumble fall down the well? Is Skywarp pinned under the tractor again?]]

	After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation 1 issue 0\|Generation 1 #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}		After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation 1 issue 0\|Generation 1 #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}

Locoman: /* Legacy */

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Legacy

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	[[File:Nova_Storm_-_Cyberverse_-_Memory.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] was retroactively named through "[[Ask Vector Prime]]," and a [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|a female adaptation of the character]] starred in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse\|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]].]]		[[File:Nova_Storm_-_Cyberverse_-_Memory.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] was retroactively named through "[[Ask Vector Prime]]," and a [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|a female adaptation of the character]] starred in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse\|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]].]]

	Between retailers searching for new toys and a market of fans hungry for nostalgia, several Seekers would soon make the jump from being one-off background cameos into individual characters. The first was a yellow-orange Seeker who appeared in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1\|pilot episode]] of ''The Transformers'', ~~a yellow-orange Seeker~~ whom [[E-HOBBY]] would dub "[[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]," ~~releasing him~~ as an [[exclusive]] toy and ~~who eventually received~~ a major role in the then-ongoing Dreamwave comic. ~~Before long~~, a ~~bright~~ green ~~Seeker from~~ "[[Divide and Conquer]]" would similarly become a full-fledged Decepticon known as "[[Acid Storm (G1)\|Acid Storm]]." In 2013 [[Fun Publications]] got in on the act by dubbing Sunstorm's partners [[Bitstream (G1)\|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]] after two Seekers from the Aligned continuity, and 2015's "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" feature would characterize Acid Storm's partners as [[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]].		Between retailers searching for new toys and a market of fans hungry for nostalgia, several Seekers would soon make the jump from being one-off background cameos into individual characters. The first was a yellow-orange Seeker who appeared in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1\|pilot episode]] of ''The Transformers'', whom [[E-HOBBY]] would dub "[[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]." Sunstorm would see release as an [[exclusive]] toy, and even receive a major antagonistic role in the then-ongoing Dreamwave comic. In a similar vein, a lime green flier in the episode "[[Divide and Conquer]]" would similarly become a full-fledged Decepticon known as "[[Acid Storm (G1)\|Acid Storm]]." In 2013 [[Fun Publications]] got in on the act by dubbing Sunstorm's partners [[Bitstream (G1)\|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]] after two Seekers from the Aligned continuity, and 2015's "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" feature would characterize Acid Storm's partners as [[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]].

	Mainstream media generally fell away from the concept of multiple Seekers after the conclusion of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; in 2008, however, the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon would resurrect this notion in an episode that featured [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]] [[cloning]] himself to create a (dysfunctional) army of warriors, all mostly based on various Generation 1 Seekers—including the very first female seeker, [[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]]. 2018's ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse\|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon would take the idea and run with it, introducing the largest number of Seeker generics since the Generation 1 cartoon, and ~~giving a major role to the Seeker [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|Nova Storm]] after reinterpreting the character's gender~~.		Mainstream media generally fell away from the concept of multiple Seekers after the conclusion of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; in 2008, however, the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon would resurrect this notion in an episode that featured [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]] [[cloning]] himself to create a (dysfunctional) army of warriors, all mostly based on various Generation 1 Seekers—including the very first female seeker, [[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]]. 2018's ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse\|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon would take the idea and run with it, introducing the largest number of Seeker generics since the Generation 1 cartoon and including both male and female Seekers.

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	After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation ~~One~~ issue 0\|Generation ~~One~~ #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}		After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation 1 issue 0\|Generation 1 #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}

	Shockwave was then escorted to the Decepticons' base on Earth by an Air Warrior, where Megatron overpowered Starscream and took command of the Earthbound Decepticons from him. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}		Shockwave was then escorted to the Decepticons' base on Earth by an Air Warrior, where Megatron overpowered Starscream and took command of the Earthbound Decepticons from him. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}

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	After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation 1 issue 0\|Generation 1 #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}		After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation One issue 0\|Generation One #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}

	Shockwave was then escorted to the Decepticons' base on Earth by an Air Warrior, where Megatron overpowered Starscream and took command of the Earthbound Decepticons from him. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}		Shockwave was then escorted to the Decepticons' base on Earth by an Air Warrior, where Megatron overpowered Starscream and took command of the Earthbound Decepticons from him. {{storylink\|The Route of All Evil}}

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	The earliest episodes of the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' cartoon featured a very large number of [[generic]] jet Transformers in addition to the named characters—although they came in a wide range of colours, and sometimes displayed unique powers, they were all unanimously based on the three pre-existing Seeker Transformers: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Skywarp]]. As a result of the relatively small Decepticon cast during the early episodes of the show, these [[generic]]s, along with extra [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] copies and cassette-bots, were used to populate Decepticon crowd scenes, man [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s various evil inventions, and otherwise serve as low-level goons to be ordered about as needed. As the cartoon continued, and the Decepticon cast grew to accommodate various new product such as the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s, this practice was eventually discontinued.		The earliest episodes of the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' cartoon featured a very large number of [[generic]] jet Transformers in addition to the named characters—although they came in a wide range of colours, and sometimes displayed unique powers, they were all unanimously based on the three pre-existing Seeker Transformers: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Skywarp]]. As a result of the relatively small Decepticon cast during the early episodes of the show, these [[generic]]s, along with extra [[Reflector (G1)\|Reflector]] copies and cassette-bots, were used to populate Decepticon crowd scenes, man [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s various evil inventions, and otherwise serve as low-level goons to be ordered about as needed. As the cartoon continued, and the Decepticon cast grew to accommodate various new product such as the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s, this practice was eventually discontinued.

	The sheer amount of those random cameos, however, captured the imagination of the nascent fandom, and it soon became popular to ascribe names, powers, and personalities to the various jetbots glimpsed throughout the show. That said, it would take many years before Hasbro first keyed onto the idea, and released a toy based on one commonly-glimpsed colour scheme in the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' toyline": a lavender 'bot dubbed "[[Air Warrior]]." Around the same time, [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity\|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comic series]] reused the term to describe [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'s army of genetically-engineered drones, all of them patterned after the original three Decepticon jets.		The sheer amount of those random cameos, however, captured the imagination of the nascent fandom, and it soon became popular to ascribe names, powers, and personalities to the various jetbots glimpsed throughout the show. That said, it would take many years before Hasbro first keyed onto the idea, and released a toy based on one commonly-glimpsed colour scheme in the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' toyline": a lavender 'bot dubbed "[[Air Warrior]]." Around the same time, [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity\|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comic series]] reused the term to describe [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]'s army of genetically engineered drones, all of them patterned after the original three Decepticon jets.

	[[File:Nova_Storm_-_Cyberverse_-_Memory.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] was retroactively named through "[[Ask Vector Prime]]," and a [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|a female adaptation of the character]] starred in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse\|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]].]]		[[File:Nova_Storm_-_Cyberverse_-_Memory.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] was retroactively named through [[Ask Vector Prime]], and a [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)\|a female adaptation of the character]] starred in the [[Transformers: Cyberverse\|''Cyberverse'' cartoon]].]]

	Between retailers searching for new toys and a market of fans hungry for nostalgia, several Seekers would soon make the jump from being one-off background cameos into individual characters. The first was a yellow-orange Seeker who appeared in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1\|pilot episode]] of ''The Transformers'', whom [[E-HOBBY]] would dub "[[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]." Sunstorm would see release as an [[exclusive]] toy, and even receive a major antagonistic role in the then-ongoing Dreamwave comic. In a similar vein, a lime green flier in the episode "[[Divide and Conquer]]" would similarly become a full-fledged Decepticon known as "[[Acid Storm (G1)\|Acid Storm]]." In 2013 [[Fun Publications]] got in on the act by dubbing Sunstorm's partners [[Bitstream (G1)\|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]] after two Seekers from the Aligned continuity, and 2015's "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" feature would characterize Acid Storm's partners as [[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]].		Between retailers searching for new toys and a market of fans hungry for nostalgia, several Seekers would soon make the jump from being one-off background cameos into individual characters. The first was a yellow-orange Seeker who appeared in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1\|pilot episode]] of ''The Transformers'', whom [[E-HOBBY]] would dub "[[Sunstorm (G1)\|Sunstorm]]." Sunstorm would see release as an [[exclusive]] toy, and even receive a major antagonistic role in the then-ongoing Dreamwave comic. In a similar vein, a lime green flier in the episode "[[Divide and Conquer]]" would similarly become a full-fledged Decepticon known as "[[Acid Storm (G1)\|Acid Storm]]." In 2013 [[Fun Publications]] got in on the act by dubbing Sunstorm's partners [[Bitstream (G1)\|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)\|Hotlink]] after two Seekers from the Aligned continuity, and 2015's [[Ask Vector Prime]] feature would characterize Acid Storm's partners as [[Nova Storm (G1)\|Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]].

	Mainstream media generally fell away from the concept of multiple Seekers after the conclusion of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; in 2008, however, the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon would resurrect this notion in an episode that featured [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]] [[cloning]] himself to create a (dysfunctional) army of warriors, all mostly based on various Generation 1 Seekers—including the very first female seeker, [[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]]. 2018's ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse\|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon would take the idea and run with it, introducing the largest number of Seeker generics since the Generation 1 cartoon and including both male and female Seekers.		Mainstream media generally fell away from the concept of multiple Seekers after the conclusion of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon; in 2008, however, the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Transformers Animated]]'' cartoon would resurrect this notion in an episode that featured [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]] [[cloning]] himself to create a (dysfunctional) army of warriors, all mostly based on various Generation 1 Seekers—including the very first female seeker, [[Slipstream (Animated)\|Slipstream]]. 2018's ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse\|Cyberverse]]'' cartoon would take the idea and run with it, introducing the largest number of Seeker generics since the Generation 1 cartoon and including both male and female Seekers.

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	Some time before the [[Great Shutdown]], Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. When Megatron returned millennia later, he brought with him the '''Aerospace Extermination Squadron''', a million-strong fleet of Seeker drones which he quickly used to dominate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath}}		Some time before the [[Great Shutdown]], Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. When Megatron returned millennia later, he brought with him the '''Aerospace Extermination Squadron''', a million-strong fleet of Seeker drones which he quickly used to dominate [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath}}

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	Shockwave succeeded in mutating some of the drones given to him by Megatron, making it so they would obey only the leader of the Decepticons, and not their Quintesson creators. Back at the Autobots' headquarters, Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone they had captured to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Using this information, Perceptor was able to defeat the clones by attacking their shared neural network. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}		Shockwave succeeded in mutating some of the drones given to him by Megatron, making it so they would obey only the leader of the Decepticons, and not their Quintesson creators. Back at the Autobots' headquarters, Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone they had captured to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}} Using this information, Perceptor was able to defeat the clones by attacking their shared neural network. {{storylink\|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

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	After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation 1 issue 0\|Generation 1 #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}		After the Aerospace Extermination Squadron was defeated, their bodies were all "zapped into space." {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}} By the modern day, at least a few of them had ended up on the [[Junkion (planet)\|planet of Junk]], resembling Earth-adapted Seekers for some reason. {{storylink\|Generation 1 issue 0\|Generation 1 #0}} When Megatron was brought to that world by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)\|Wreck-Gar]], he had the [[Junkion (species)\|Junkion]] gather and restore three drones. (Then he destroyed Wreck-Gar for his troubles.) {{storylink\|Runnin' with the Devil}} He took the drones to the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beest]] to recruit the [[Predacon (G1)\|Predacons]]. {{storylink\|Welcome to the Jungle}} The growing troupe then headed to Cybertron, where Megatron used a drone to lure out two of Shockwave's warriors, [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]]. The [[Triple Changer]]s made short work of the drone but were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)\|Razorclaw]]. Blitzwing refused to surrender and was destroyed; however, Astrotrain joined Megatron's band and helped him overthrow Shockwave. {{storylink\|Lost and Found (issue)\|Lost and Found}}