Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity - Revision history

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	After joining Optimus Prime's Autobot army, Wheeljack was made part of [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]]'s science team and sent to investigate the remains of the destroyed [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] in hopes of locating any [[energon]]. {{storylink\|Fallout (issue)\|Fallout}} Delving into the caves opened up by the explosion of the refinery, they found ancient writings and depictions of a monster that Wheeljack interpreted as some sort of warning. They also located a large lake of energon that caused [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] to mentally regress into a mindless beast, but before they could study it they were attacked by vicious predators living in the caves. Fleeing into another cavern, the scientists found what the warning had been about: [[Trypticon (G1)\|a gigantic, dormant monster]]. {{storylink\|Underworld (IDW)\|Underworld}} After safely making it out of the caves, Wheeljack and his comrades returned to Optimus Prime and reported their findings. {{storylink\|Prey (issue)\|Prey}}		After joining Optimus Prime's Autobot army, Wheeljack was made part of [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]]'s science team and sent to investigate the remains of the destroyed [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] in hopes of locating any [[energon]]. {{storylink\|Fallout (issue)\|Fallout}} Delving into the caves opened up by the explosion of the refinery, they found ancient writings and depictions of a monster that Wheeljack interpreted as some sort of warning. They also located a large lake of energon that caused [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] to mentally regress into a mindless beast, but before they could study it they were attacked by vicious predators living in the caves. Fleeing into another cavern, the scientists found what the warning had been about: [[Trypticon (G1)\|a gigantic, dormant monster]]. {{storylink\|Underworld (IDW)\|Underworld}} After safely making it out of the caves, Wheeljack and his comrades returned to Optimus Prime and reported their findings. {{storylink\|Prey (issue)\|Prey}}

	Wheeljack played a role in curing the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dynobots]]' hyper-aggressiveness by purifying their tainted energon and restoring their original vehicle modes. {{storylink\|Primacy issue 1\|Primacy #1}} Early in the war, Wheeljack served as a mentor for a young Autobot named [[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]], who would go on to become an expert in weapons engineering. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4\|Ironfist's profile}} 500,000 years ago, Wheeljack helped defend [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] during the Titan's last stand, a battle that ended with Metroplex's leaving of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World\|Hello Cruel World}}		Wheeljack played a role in curing the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dynobots]]' hyper-aggressiveness by purifying their tainted energon and restoring their original vehicle modes. {{storylink\|Primacy issue 1\|Primacy #1}} Early in the war, Wheeljack served as a mentor for a young Autobot named [[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]], who would go on to become an expert in weapons engineering. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4\|Ironfist's profile}} 500,000 years ago, Wheeljack helped defend [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] during the Titan's last stand, a battle that ended with Metroplex's leaving of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World\|Hello Cruel World}}

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	As they traveled on board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, all the Autobots were curious what would happen to the captured Megatron, and Wheeljack lost 50 [[Shanix]] betting with Ratchet that they could listen in on Optimus Prime's private chat with the prisoner. He was also offered a job at [[Kimia Facility]] by [[Xaaron]], but it's unknown if he accepted. Not that it mattered considering [[Chaos Part One: Lamentations\|what happened]] to Kimia just afterwards. {{storylink\|Chaos Theory Part 1\|Chaos Theory #1}} On Earth, Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] required Wheeljack's help when [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]] went into [[stasis lock]] during an interrogation. Appearing via hologram, he figured that someone had placed a failsafe within the Decepticon, so that if he was captured he'd be knocked offline before he revealed any sensitive information. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}} On Cybertron, the Autobots fought against Galvatron's [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}		As they traveled on board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, all the Autobots were curious what would happen to the captured Megatron, and Wheeljack lost 50 [[Shanix]] betting with Ratchet that they could listen in on Optimus Prime's private chat with the prisoner. He was also offered a job at [[Kimia Facility]] by [[Xaaron (G1)\|Xaaron]], but it's unknown if he accepted. Not that it mattered considering [[Chaos Part One: Lamentations\|what happened]] to Kimia just afterwards. {{storylink\|Chaos Theory Part 1\|Chaos Theory #1}} On Earth, Prowl and [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] required Wheeljack's help when [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]] went into [[stasis lock]] during an interrogation. Appearing via hologram, he figured that someone had placed a failsafe within the Decepticon, so that if he was captured he'd be knocked offline before he revealed any sensitive information. {{storylink\|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward\|Only Forward}} On Cybertron, the Autobots fought against Galvatron's [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweep]]s. {{storylink\|Chaos Part Two: Numbers\|Numbers}}

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	A few days later, Wheeljack harvested photonic material from Trypticon's former resting point so he could build new bodies for Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink\|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}		A few days later, Wheeljack harvested photonic material from Trypticon's former resting point so he could build new bodies for Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink\|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

	The victory over the Prysmosians would soon prove a hollow one as the magics unleashed within Cybertron had served to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. The Chaos Bringer began targeting Cybertronian-affiliated planets, each extinction increasing his power. As he turned his sights on [[Elonia]], Wheeljack joined the crew of the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'', bringing with him a new form of [[space bridge]] that could teleport all the [[Elonian]]s off their homeworld. [[Orbital jump]]ing down to the planet's surface, Wheeljack and Bumblebee set up the master control pylon only for a space bridge counter-signal to prevent teleportation. When the counter-signal ceased, Wheeljack realized a [[Emissary (IDW)\|Titan]] had just died before solemnly accepting his fate, warping his friends to safety while he remained behind. As Unicron consumed the planet, Wheeljack noted there were worse ways to go than saving billions of lives. {{storylink\|Our Darkest}} When [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] sacrificed his own life to help defeat Unicron, the last thing he saw was a vision of Wheeljack and many other spirits of the dead welcoming him into the [[Transformer afterlife\|Afterspark]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		The victory over the Prysmosians would soon prove a hollow one as the magics unleashed within Cybertron had served to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. The Chaos Bringer began targeting Cybertronian-affiliated planets, each extinction increasing his power. As he turned his sights on [[Elonia]], Wheeljack joined the crew of the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'', bringing with him a new form of [[space bridge]] that could teleport all the [[Elonian]]s off their homeworld. [[Orbital jump]]ing down to the planet's surface, Wheeljack and Bumblebee set up the master control pylon only for a space bridge counter-signal to prevent teleportation. When the counter-signal ceased, Wheeljack realized a [[Emissary (IDW)\|Titan]] had just died before solemnly accepting his fate, warping his friends to safety while he remained behind. As Unicron consumed the planet, Wheeljack noted there were worse ways to go than saving billions of lives. {{storylink\|Our Darkest}} When [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] sacrificed his own life to help defeat Unicron, the last thing he saw was a vision of Wheeljack and many other spirits of the dead welcoming him into the [[Transformer afterlife\|Afterspark]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}
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	When Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] were sent to try and find energon, the pair discovered their Earth modes couldn't handle the terrain. Wheeljack came up with an idea for a polymer to solve the problem, but Bumblebee (rather rudely) pointed out he lacked ''any'' equipment. A moment later, Wheeljack spotted someone following them. In a desperate but sure-to-work attempt to call in back-up, Wheeljack signaled their base with a pulse that would last only 1/100th of a second. Confident help was on the way, he cautioned Bumblebee against going after the stranger on their own, but the young bot, lacking faith in Wheeljack's rather brilliant idea, ignored him. The scientist was proven right, however, when Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] arrived! {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 4\|All Hail Megatron #4}} It turned out their follower was Hot Rod, who told Wheeljack and the others that he was part of an Autobot team that had recently crash-landed on the planet. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 5\|All Hail Megatron #5}}		When Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] were sent to try and find energon, the pair discovered their Earth modes couldn't handle the terrain. Wheeljack came up with an idea for a polymer to solve the problem, but Bumblebee (rather rudely) pointed out he lacked ''any'' equipment. A moment later, Wheeljack spotted someone following them. In a desperate but sure-to-work attempt to call in back-up, Wheeljack signaled their base with a pulse that would last only 1/100th of a second. Confident help was on the way, he cautioned Bumblebee against going after the stranger on their own, but the young bot, lacking faith in Wheeljack's rather brilliant idea, ignored him. The scientist was proven right, however, when Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] arrived! {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 4\|All Hail Megatron #4}} It turned out their follower was Hot Rod, who told Wheeljack and the others that he was part of an Autobot team that had recently crash-landed on the planet. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 5\|All Hail Megatron #5}}

	Wheeljack and Ratchet worked together to repair Optimus Prime, who had been heavily injured by the Decepticons. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 9\|All Hail Megatron #9}} When the Autobots were organizing a defense line against the Insecticon swarm, Wheeljack removed a cannon from the other team's [[Trion\|crashed spaceship]] and modified it to be used as a mounted turret. However, since the cannon wasn't meant to be used like that, he warned [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]] that its power relay would probably burn out after only a few shots. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 10\|All Hail Megatron #10}} After hitching a ride back to Earth on [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]], Wheeljack and the others battled Megatron's forces in [[New York City]]. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 11\|All Hail Megatron #11}}		Wheeljack and Ratchet worked together to repair Optimus Prime, who had been heavily injured by the Decepticons. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 9\|All Hail Megatron #9}} When the Autobots were organizing a defense line against the Insecticon swarm, Wheeljack removed a cannon from the other team's [[Trion (ship)\|crashed spaceship]] and modified it to be used as a mounted turret. However, since the cannon wasn't meant to be used like that, he warned [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]] that its power relay would probably burn out after only a few shots. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 10\|All Hail Megatron #10}} After hitching a ride back to Earth on [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]], Wheeljack and the others battled Megatron's forces in [[New York City]]. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 11\|All Hail Megatron #11}}

	[[File:Wheeljack For All Mankind.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=0.9]]		[[File:Wheeljack For All Mankind.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=0.9]]

Sky Shadow: /* Joining the Autobots */

2025-06-27T11:14:28Z

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	In the time preceding the [[Great War (G1)\|war]], Wheeljack worked for security control for [[Sentinel Prime (G1)\|Sentinel Prime]]'s government. {{storylink\|Megatron Origin issue 2\|Megatron Origin #2}} Wheeljack was a mechanoid as touched by the sacrifice of others as one could expect from this kindly future Autobot. It comes as no surprise then that he was front row at the state funeral of [[Kaon (polity)\|Kaon]] Security Service officers [[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]]. {{storylink\|Megatron Origin issue 3\|Megatron Origin #3}} Around this time he was friends with his fellow engineer [[Ferak]]. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} Wheeljack upgraded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Orion Pax]] in anticipation of a hostage exchange mission, providing him with a brand new body and warning him not to push it too hard. {{storylink\|Omega's Conundrum}} He was working at the [[~~technoversity]]~~ of [[Ultirex]] when he caught a rallying call from Orion Pax, now transformed into Optimus Prime, asking all Cybertronians to stand with him in opposition of the Decepticons' control of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Broadcast}}		In the time preceding the [[Great War (G1)\|war]], Wheeljack worked for security control for [[Sentinel Prime (G1)\|Sentinel Prime]]'s government. {{storylink\|Megatron Origin issue 2\|Megatron Origin #2}} Wheeljack was a mechanoid as touched by the sacrifice of others as one could expect from this kindly future Autobot. It comes as no surprise then that he was front row at the state funeral of [[Kaon (polity)\|Kaon]] Security Service officers [[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]]. {{storylink\|Megatron Origin issue 3\|Megatron Origin #3}} Around this time he was friends with his fellow engineer [[Ferak]]. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} Wheeljack upgraded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Orion Pax]] in anticipation of a hostage exchange mission, providing him with a brand new body and warning him not to push it too hard. {{storylink\|Omega's Conundrum}} He was working at the [[Technoversity of Ultirex]] when he caught a rallying call from Orion Pax, now transformed into Optimus Prime, asking all Cybertronians to stand with him in opposition of the Decepticons' control of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Broadcast}}

	[[File:Underworld ScienceTeam.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|[[Ghostbusters\|They have the tools and they have the talent]].]]		[[File:Underworld ScienceTeam.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|[[Ghostbusters\|They have the tools and they have the talent]].]]

TimeLord11: /* Reawakening */

2022-09-04T17:01:34Z

Reawakening

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	Wheeljack finally awoke after months in stasis to find that Cybertron had changed greatly. Starscream told Jackie about everything he had missed: how he had become Cybertron's leader, how Shockwave had almost destroyed everything, how Megatron had became an Autobot, and how Cybertron had made contact with other Transformers from [[Cybertronian colonies\|lost colonies]]. Starscream later explained the current situation involving Prowl and the Constructicons on Earth, and the growing number of [[combiner]]s that could potentially pose a threat to his nascent government. Starscream brought Wheeljack to the bowels of Metroplex to show him the comatose Superion. Starscream then gave Wheeljack his task: rebuilding Superion so that Starscream's government could have a combiner of their own. Following a bit of soul-searching, including a talk with [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] and his old pal Ironhide, Wheeljack decided that trusting Starscream and following his plan was the best choice he had, knowing that he had friends to back him up if things got too rough. {{storylink\|The World of Tomorrow}}		Wheeljack finally awoke after months in stasis to find that Cybertron had changed greatly. Starscream told Jackie about everything he had missed: how he had become Cybertron's leader, how Shockwave had almost destroyed everything, how Megatron had became an Autobot, and how Cybertron had made contact with other Transformers from [[Cybertronian colonies\|lost colonies]]. Starscream later explained the current situation involving Prowl and the Constructicons on Earth, and the growing number of [[combiner]]s that could potentially pose a threat to his nascent government. Starscream brought Wheeljack to the bowels of Metroplex to show him the comatose Superion. Starscream then gave Wheeljack his task: rebuilding Superion so that Starscream's government could have a combiner of their own. Following a bit of soul-searching, including a talk with [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] and his old pal Ironhide, Wheeljack decided that trusting Starscream and following his plan was the best choice he had, knowing that he had friends to back him up if things got too rough. {{storylink\|The World of Tomorrow}}

	Wheeljack was also responsible for operating Metroplex's [[space bridge]], which he and Windblade found could reach the long-lost colonies established by other Titans. {{storylink\|First Contact (IDW)\|First Contact}} As Cybertron was reconnected with [[Caminus (planet)\|Caminus]], Wheeljack continued to place his trust in Starscream, rejecting Optimus Prime's suspicions that he had ulterior motives in reaching out to the colony. {{storylink\|The Possible Light}} Starscream pressured him to contact other colonies given that they "might be in danger", though Wheeljack made it clear that he could only do so much with the space bridge without Windblade's [[Cityspeaker]] skills. {{storylink\|You, Me, and the Universe}} He and Windblade later defended the space bridge from a throng of Decepticons who wanted control of it, and worked to regulate the damaged bridge as it changed destinations repeatedly while several [[combiner]]s fought their way in and out of the portal. {{storylink\|All That Remains}} In the immediate aftermath, Wheeljack helped [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] try to save the life of [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]], who had dirt on Starscream but had been severely injured in the battle. They couldn't save him from going brain-dead, however, and hid him away instead. {{storylink\|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}		Wheeljack was also responsible for operating Metroplex's [[space bridge]], which he and Windblade found could reach the long-lost colonies established by other Titans. On the night that they made first contact with the colonies, Wheeljack was given the [[Enigma of Combination]], whose power he used to quickly repair and upgrade Superion. {{storylink\|First Contact (IDW)\|First Contact}} As Cybertron was reconnected with [[Caminus (planet)\|Caminus]], Wheeljack continued to place his trust in Starscream, rejecting Optimus Prime's suspicions that he had ulterior motives in reaching out to the colony. {{storylink\|The Possible Light}} Starscream pressured him to contact other colonies given that they "might be in danger", though Wheeljack made it clear that he could only do so much with the space bridge without Windblade's [[Cityspeaker]] skills. {{storylink\|You, Me, and the Universe}} He and Windblade later defended the space bridge from a throng of Decepticons who wanted control of it, and worked to regulate the damaged bridge as it changed destinations repeatedly while several [[combiner]]s fought their way in and out of the portal. {{storylink\|All That Remains}} In the immediate aftermath, Wheeljack helped [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] try to save the life of [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]], who had dirt on Starscream but had been severely injured in the battle. They couldn't save him from going brain-dead, however, and hid him away instead. {{storylink\|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

	[[File:ChooseMe WheeljackToast.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6]]		[[File:ChooseMe WheeljackToast.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6]]

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2022-08-04T15:26:45Z

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	'''Wheeljack''' is one of the premiere inventors and engineers of any Cybertronian age. Known for his innovation even among the Decepticons, Wheeljack had a dedicated laboratory reserved for him on the [[Kimia Facility\|Kimia]] research satellite. Wheeljack is a consummate problem-solver, highly skilled at developing solutions to any situation he is presented with. He can also be a bit of a maverick, though—Wheeljack knows he's virtually indispensable to the Autobot cause, and this cockiness can lead him to ignore the chain-of-command in situations where he's sure he's right.		'''Wheeljack''' is one of the premiere inventors and engineers of any Cybertronian age. Known for his innovation even among the Decepticons, Wheeljack had a dedicated laboratory reserved for him on the [[Kimia Facility\|Kimia]] research satellite. Wheeljack is a consummate problem-solver, highly skilled at developing solutions to any situation he is presented with. He can also be a bit of a maverick, though—Wheeljack knows he's virtually indispensable to the Autobot cause, and this cockiness can lead him to ignore the chain-of-command in situations where he's sure he's right.

Saix: clean up, replaced: Metrotitan (Zone) → Metrotitan (G1)

2021-09-20T01:44:37Z

clean up, replaced: Metrotitan (Zone) → Metrotitan (G1)

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Saix: /* Reawakening */

2021-08-10T17:47:52Z

Reawakening

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	The victory over the Prysmosians would soon prove a hollow one as the magics unleashed within Cybertron had served to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. The Chaos Bringer began targeting Cybertronian-affiliated planets, each extinction increasing his power. As he turned his sights on [[Elonia]], Wheeljack joined the crew of the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'', bringing with him a new form of [[space bridge]] that could teleport all the [[Elonian]]s off their homeworld. [[Orbital jump]]ing down to the planet's surface, Wheeljack and Bumblebee set up the master control pylon only for a space bridge counter-signal to prevent teleportation. When the counter-signal ceased, Wheeljack realized a [[Emissary (IDW)\|Titan]] had just died before solemnly accepting his fate, warping his friends to safety while he remained behind. As Unicron consumed the planet, Wheeljack noted there were worse ways to go than saving billions of lives. {{storylink\|Our Darkest}} When [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] sacrificed his own life to help defeat Unicron, the last thing he saw was a vision of Wheeljack and many other spirits of the dead welcoming him into the [[Transformer afterlife\|Afterspark]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}		The victory over the Prysmosians would soon prove a hollow one as the magics unleashed within Cybertron had served to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. The Chaos Bringer began targeting Cybertronian-affiliated planets, each extinction increasing his power. As he turned his sights on [[Elonia]], Wheeljack joined the crew of the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'', bringing with him a new form of [[space bridge]] that could teleport all the [[Elonian]]s off their homeworld. [[Orbital jump]]ing down to the planet's surface, Wheeljack and Bumblebee set up the master control pylon only for a space bridge counter-signal to prevent teleportation. When the counter-signal ceased, Wheeljack realized a [[Emissary (IDW)\|Titan]] had just died before solemnly accepting his fate, warping his friends to safety while he remained behind. As Unicron consumed the planet, Wheeljack noted there were worse ways to go than saving billions of lives. {{storylink\|Our Darkest}} When [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Soundwave]] sacrificed his own life to help defeat Unicron, the last thing he saw was a vision of Wheeljack and many other spirits of the dead welcoming him into the [[Transformer afterlife\|Afterspark]]. {{storylink\|Ceremony}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	'''Wheeljack''' is one of the premiere inventors and engineers of any Cybertronian age. Known for his innovation even among the Decepticons, Wheeljack had a dedicated laboratory reserved for him on the [[Kimia Facility\|Kimia]] research satellite. Wheeljack is a consummate problem-solver, highly skilled at developing solutions to any situation he is presented with. He can also be a bit of a maverick, though -- Wheeljack knows he's virtually indispensable to the Autobot cause, and this cockiness can lead him to ignore the chain-of-command in situations where he's sure he's right.		'''Wheeljack''' is one of the premiere inventors and engineers of any Cybertronian age. Known for his innovation even among the Decepticons, Wheeljack had a dedicated laboratory reserved for him on the [[Kimia Facility\|Kimia]] research satellite. Wheeljack is a consummate problem-solver, highly skilled at developing solutions to any situation he is presented with. He can also be a bit of a maverick, though -- Wheeljack knows he's virtually indispensable to the Autobot cause, and this cockiness can lead him to ignore the chain-of-command in situations where he's sure he's right.

	~~:*''~~First ~~Appearance:''~~ [[Infiltration issue 3\|''~~Transformers:~~ Infiltration'' #3]]		{{First\|[[Infiltration issue 3\|''Infiltration'' #3]]}}

	{{bigquote\|Sometimes I wish I wasn't '''''right''''' all the time...but mostly I just wish I wasn't the genius that has to fix '''''everything'''''.\|Wheeljack\|''[[Stick Together]]''}}		{{bigquote\|Sometimes I wish I wasn't '''''right''''' all the time...but mostly I just wish I wasn't the genius that has to fix '''''everything'''''.\|Wheeljack\|"[[Stick Together]]"}}

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

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	Once the mess was over, they had coordinates to a bunch of other colonies, allowing Wheeljack to send Windblade and her party to [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink\|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4\|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} While Windblade thought she'd gotten one over on Starscream this way, Wheeljack informed her Starscream had simultaneously visited [[Devisiun (planet)\|Devisiun]]. {{storylink\|Race Against the Light}} Windblade and Starscream then agreed to stop going behind each other's backs and had Wheeljack send both of them to the next two colonies, [[Eukaris]] and [[Vigilem\|Carcer]]. {{storylink\|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} {{storylink\|The Will of the Few}} When Starscream created [[Chosen One Day]] only to find that nobody cared about celebrating him, Wheeljack came to the rescue, scrounging up some people who were willing to at least ''pretend'' to like Starscream for a day. {{storylink\|Choose Me}} He was at the space bridge when it was besieged again by a group of Galvatron-loyal Decepticons who sought to use it to join their leader on Earth. He shut off the bridge, cutting one particularly unfortunate Decepticon in half, then held out with Windblade and Chromia the best he could until Starscream's reinforcements arrived. {{storylink\|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion\|Perihelion}}		Once the mess was over, they had coordinates to a bunch of other colonies, allowing Wheeljack to send Windblade and her party to [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink\|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4\|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} While Windblade thought she'd gotten one over on Starscream this way, Wheeljack informed her Starscream had simultaneously visited [[Devisiun (planet)\|Devisiun]]. {{storylink\|Race Against the Light}} Windblade and Starscream then agreed to stop going behind each other's backs and had Wheeljack send both of them to the next two colonies, [[Jungle Planet (colony)\|Eukaris]] and [[Vigilem\|Carcer]]. {{storylink\|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} {{storylink\|The Will of the Few}} When Starscream created [[Chosen One Day]] only to find that nobody cared about celebrating him, Wheeljack came to the rescue, scrounging up some people who were willing to at least ''pretend'' to like Starscream for a day. {{storylink\|Choose Me}} He was at the space bridge when it was besieged again by a group of Galvatron-loyal Decepticons who sought to use it to join their leader on Earth. He shut off the bridge, cutting one particularly unfortunate Decepticon in half, then held out with Windblade and Chromia the best he could until Starscream's reinforcements arrived. {{storylink\|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion\|Perihelion}}

	With the Decepticons on Cybertron neutralized, Wheeljack followed Optimus Prime to Earth to help battle Galvatron's forces, bringing along a device that shielded the Autobots from the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[mindbomb]] weapon. {{storylink\|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth\|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} After returning to Cybertron, he watched a disturbing broadcast from multiple crew members of the ''Lost Light'' who were facing death and recording their final messages to the world. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds\|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Later, the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] found out about Wheeljack's role in Swindle's disappearance and attacked him in his home, forcing him to spill the beans by threatening to kill Chromia. He and Rattrap then had to lead the Combaticons to the brain-dead Swindle, who they combined with in an attempt to access his memories. {{storylink\|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Wheeljack and the others quickly made themselves scarce as the newborn combiner, [[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]], started attacking everything in sight. {{storylink\|The Line Between Us}}		With the Decepticons on Cybertron neutralized, Wheeljack followed Optimus Prime to Earth to help battle Galvatron's forces, bringing along a device that shielded the Autobots from the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[mindbomb]] weapon. {{storylink\|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth\|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} After returning to Cybertron, he watched a disturbing broadcast from multiple crew members of the ''Lost Light'' who were facing death and recording their final messages to the world. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds\|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Later, the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] found out about Wheeljack's role in Swindle's disappearance and attacked him in his home, forcing him to spill the beans by threatening to kill Chromia. He and Rattrap then had to lead the Combaticons to the brain-dead Swindle, who they combined with in an attempt to access his memories. {{storylink\|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Wheeljack and the others quickly made themselves scarce as the newborn combiner, [[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]], started attacking everything in sight. {{storylink\|The Line Between Us}}

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Joining the Autobots===		===Joining the Autobots===
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	In the time preceding the [[Great War (G1)\|war]], Wheeljack worked for security control for [[Sentinel Prime (G1)\|Sentinel Prime]]'s government. {{storylink\|Megatron Origin issue 2\|Megatron Origin #2}} Wheeljack was a mechanoid as touched by the sacrifice of others as one could expect from this kindly future Autobot. It comes as no surprise then that he was front row at the state funeral of [[Kaon (polity)\|Kaon]] Security Service officers [[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]]. {{storylink\|Megatron Origin issue 3\|Megatron Origin #3}} Around this time he was friends with his fellow engineer [[Ferak]]. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} Wheeljack upgraded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Orion Pax]] in anticipation of a hostage exchange mission, providing him with a brand new body and warning him not to push it too hard. {{storylink\|Omega's Conundrum}} He was working at the [[technoversity]] of [[Ultirex]] when he caught a rallying call from Orion Pax, now transformed into Optimus Prime, asking all Cybertronians to stand with him in opposition of the Decepticons' control of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Broadcast}}		In the time preceding the [[Great War (G1)\|war]], Wheeljack worked for security control for [[Sentinel Prime (G1)\|Sentinel Prime]]'s government. {{storylink\|Megatron Origin issue 2\|Megatron Origin #2}} Wheeljack was a mechanoid as touched by the sacrifice of others as one could expect from this kindly future Autobot. It comes as no surprise then that he was front row at the state funeral of [[Kaon (polity)\|Kaon]] Security Service officers [[Fastback (G1)\|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)\|Bumper]]. {{storylink\|Megatron Origin issue 3\|Megatron Origin #3}} Around this time he was friends with his fellow engineer [[Ferak]]. {{storylink\|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers\|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} Wheeljack upgraded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Orion Pax]] in anticipation of a hostage exchange mission, providing him with a brand new body and warning him not to push it too hard. {{storylink\|Omega's Conundrum}} He was working at the [[technoversity]] of [[Ultirex]] when he caught a rallying call from Orion Pax, now transformed into Optimus Prime, asking all Cybertronians to stand with him in opposition of the Decepticons' control of Cybertron. {{storylink\|Broadcast}}

	[[File:Underworld ScienceTeam.jpg\|thumb\|~~right~~\|upright=1.6\|[[Ghostbusters\|They have the tools and they have the talent]].]]		[[File:Underworld ScienceTeam.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|[[Ghostbusters\|They have the tools and they have the talent]].]]
	After joining Optimus Prime's Autobot army, Wheeljack was made part of [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]]'s science team and sent to investigate the remains of the destroyed [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] in hopes of locating any [[energon]]. {{storylink\|Fallout (issue)\|Fallout}} Delving into the caves opened up by the explosion of the refinery, they found ancient writings and depictions of a monster that Wheeljack interpreted as some sort of warning. They also located a large lake of energon that caused [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] to mentally regress into a mindless beast, but before they could study it they were attacked by vicious predators living in the caves. Fleeing into another cavern, the scientists found what the warning had been about: [[Trypticon (G1)\|a gigantic, dormant monster]]. {{storylink\|Underworld (IDW)\|Underworld}} After safely making it out of the caves, Wheeljack and his comrades returned to Optimus Prime and reported their findings. {{storylink\|Prey (issue)\|Prey}}		After joining Optimus Prime's Autobot army, Wheeljack was made part of [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Jetfire]]'s science team and sent to investigate the remains of the destroyed [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] in hopes of locating any [[energon]]. {{storylink\|Fallout (issue)\|Fallout}} Delving into the caves opened up by the explosion of the refinery, they found ancient writings and depictions of a monster that Wheeljack interpreted as some sort of warning. They also located a large lake of energon that caused [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Ratchet]] to mentally regress into a mindless beast, but before they could study it they were attacked by vicious predators living in the caves. Fleeing into another cavern, the scientists found what the warning had been about: [[Trypticon (G1)\|a gigantic, dormant monster]]. {{storylink\|Underworld (IDW)\|Underworld}} After safely making it out of the caves, Wheeljack and his comrades returned to Optimus Prime and reported their findings. {{storylink\|Prey (issue)\|Prey}}

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	When Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] were sent to try and find energon, the pair discovered their Earth modes couldn't handle the terrain. Wheeljack came up with an idea for a polymer to solve the problem, but Bumblebee (rather rudely) pointed out he lacked ''any'' equipment. A moment later, Wheeljack spotted someone following them. In a desperate but sure-to-work attempt to call in back-up, Wheeljack signaled their base with a pulse that would last only 1/100th of a second. Confident help was on the way, he cautioned Bumblebee against going after the stranger on their own, but the young bot, lacking faith in Wheeljack's rather brilliant idea, ignored him. The scientist was proven right, however, when Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] arrived! {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 4\|All Hail Megatron #4}} It turned out their follower was Hot Rod, who told Wheeljack and the others that he was part of an Autobot team that had recently crash-landed on the planet. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 5\|All Hail Megatron #5}}		When Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Bumblebee]] were sent to try and find energon, the pair discovered their Earth modes couldn't handle the terrain. Wheeljack came up with an idea for a polymer to solve the problem, but Bumblebee (rather rudely) pointed out he lacked ''any'' equipment. A moment later, Wheeljack spotted someone following them. In a desperate but sure-to-work attempt to call in back-up, Wheeljack signaled their base with a pulse that would last only 1/100th of a second. Confident help was on the way, he cautioned Bumblebee against going after the stranger on their own, but the young bot, lacking faith in Wheeljack's rather brilliant idea, ignored him. The scientist was proven right, however, when Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] arrived! {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 4\|All Hail Megatron #4}} It turned out their follower was Hot Rod, who told Wheeljack and the others that he was part of an Autobot team that had recently crash-landed on the planet. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 5\|All Hail Megatron #5}}

	Wheeljack and Ratchet worked together to repair Optimus Prime, who had been heavily injured by the Decepticons. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 9\|All Hail Megatron #9}} When the Autobots were organizing a defense line against the Insecticon swarm, Wheeljack removed a cannon from the other team's [[Trion\|crashed spaceship]] and modified it to be used as a mounted turret. However, since the cannon wasn't meant to be used like that, he warned [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]] that its power relay would probably burn out after only a few shots. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 10\|All Hail Megatron #10}} After hitching a ride back to Earth on [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]], Wheeljack and the others battled Megatron's forces in [[New York City]]. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 11\|All Hail Megatron #11}}		Wheeljack and Ratchet worked together to repair Optimus Prime, who had been heavily injured by the Decepticons. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 9\|All Hail Megatron #9}} When the Autobots were organizing a defense line against the Insecticon swarm, Wheeljack removed a cannon from the other team's [[Trion (ship)\|crashed spaceship]] and modified it to be used as a mounted turret. However, since the cannon wasn't meant to be used like that, he warned [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]] that its power relay would probably burn out after only a few shots. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 10\|All Hail Megatron #10}} After hitching a ride back to Earth on [[Omega Supreme (G1)\|Omega Supreme]], Wheeljack and the others battled Megatron's forces in [[New York City]]. {{storylink\|All Hail Megatron issue 11\|All Hail Megatron #11}}

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	Wheeljack finally awoke after months in stasis to find that Cybertron had changed greatly. Starscream told Jackie about everything he had missed: how he had become Cybertron's leader, how Shockwave had almost destroyed everything, how Megatron had became an Autobot, and how Cybertron had made contact with other Transformers from [[Cybertronian colonies\|lost colonies]]. Starscream later explained the current situation involving Prowl and the Constructicons on Earth, and the growing number of [[combiner]]s that could potentially pose a threat to his nascent government. Starscream brought Wheeljack to the bowels of Metroplex to show him the comatose Superion. Starscream then gave Wheeljack his task: rebuilding Superion so that Starscream's government could have a combiner of their own. Following a bit of soul-searching, including a talk with [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] and his old pal Ironhide, Wheeljack decided that trusting Starscream and following his plan was the best choice he had, knowing that he had friends to back him up if things got too rough. {{storylink\|The World of Tomorrow}}		Wheeljack finally awoke after months in stasis to find that Cybertron had changed greatly. Starscream told Jackie about everything he had missed: how he had become Cybertron's leader, how Shockwave had almost destroyed everything, how Megatron had became an Autobot, and how Cybertron had made contact with other Transformers from [[Cybertronian colonies\|lost colonies]]. Starscream later explained the current situation involving Prowl and the Constructicons on Earth, and the growing number of [[combiner]]s that could potentially pose a threat to his nascent government. Starscream brought Wheeljack to the bowels of Metroplex to show him the comatose Superion. Starscream then gave Wheeljack his task: rebuilding Superion so that Starscream's government could have a combiner of their own. Following a bit of soul-searching, including a talk with [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] and his old pal Ironhide, Wheeljack decided that trusting Starscream and following his plan was the best choice he had, knowing that he had friends to back him up if things got too rough. {{storylink\|The World of Tomorrow}}

	Wheeljack was also responsible for operating Metroplex's [[space bridge]], which he and Windblade found could reach the long-lost colonies established by other Titans. {{storylink\|First Contact (IDW)\|First Contact}} As Cybertron was reconnected with [[Caminus (planet)\|Caminus]], Wheeljack continued to place his trust in Starscream, rejecting Optimus Prime's suspicions that he had ulterior motives in reaching out to the colony. {{storylink\|The Possible Light}} Starscream pressured him to contact other colonies given that they "might be in danger", though Wheeljack made it clear that he could only do so much with the space bridge without Windblade's [[Cityspeaker]] skills. {{storylink\|You, Me, and the Universe}} He and Windblade later defended the space bridge from a throng of Decepticons who wanted control of it, and worked to regulate the damaged bridge as it changed destinations repeatedly while several [[combiner]]s fought their way in and out of the portal. {{storylink\|All That Remains}} In the immediate aftermath, Wheeljack helped [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] try to save the life of [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]], who had dirt on Starscream but had been severely injured in the battle. They couldn't save him from going brain-dead, however, and hid him away instead. {{storylink\|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}		Wheeljack was also responsible for operating Metroplex's [[space bridge]], which he and Windblade found could reach the long-lost colonies established by other Titans. On the night that they made first contact with the colonies, Wheeljack was given the [[Enigma of Combination]], whose power he used to quickly repair and upgrade Superion. {{storylink\|First Contact (IDW)\|First Contact}} As Cybertron was reconnected with [[Caminus (planet)\|Caminus]], Wheeljack continued to place his trust in Starscream, rejecting Optimus Prime's suspicions that he had ulterior motives in reaching out to the colony. {{storylink\|The Possible Light}} Starscream pressured him to contact other colonies given that they "might be in danger", though Wheeljack made it clear that he could only do so much with the space bridge without Windblade's [[Cityspeaker]] skills. {{storylink\|You, Me, and the Universe}} He and Windblade later defended the space bridge from a throng of Decepticons who wanted control of it, and worked to regulate the damaged bridge as it changed destinations repeatedly while several [[combiner]]s fought their way in and out of the portal. {{storylink\|All That Remains}} In the immediate aftermath, Wheeljack helped [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] try to save the life of [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]], who had dirt on Starscream but had been severely injured in the battle. They couldn't save him from going brain-dead, however, and hid him away instead. {{storylink\|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

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	Once the mess was over, they had coordinates to a bunch of other colonies, allowing Wheeljack to send Windblade and her party to [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink\|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4\|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} While Windblade thought she'd gotten one over on Starscream this way, Wheeljack informed her Starscream had simultaneously visited [[Devisiun (planet)\|Devisiun]]. {{storylink\|Race Against the Light}} Windblade and Starscream then agreed to stop going behind each other's backs and had Wheeljack send both of them to the next two colonies, [[Eukaris]] and [[Vigilem\|Carcer]]. {{storylink\|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} {{storylink\|The Will of the Few}} When Starscream created [[Chosen One Day]] only to find that nobody cared about celebrating him, Wheeljack came to the rescue, scrounging up some people who were willing to at least ''pretend'' to like Starscream for a day. {{storylink\|Choose Me}} He was at the space bridge when it was besieged again by a group of Galvatron-loyal Decepticons who sought to use it to join their leader on Earth. He shut off the bridge, cutting one particularly unfortunate Decepticon in half, then held out with Windblade and Chromia the best he could until Starscream's reinforcements arrived. {{storylink\|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion\|Perihelion}}		Once the mess was over, they had coordinates to a bunch of other colonies, allowing Wheeljack to send Windblade and her party to [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink\|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4\|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} While Windblade thought she'd gotten one over on Starscream this way, Wheeljack informed her Starscream had simultaneously visited [[Devisiun (planet)\|Devisiun]]. {{storylink\|Race Against the Light}} Windblade and Starscream then agreed to stop going behind each other's backs and had Wheeljack send both of them to the next two colonies, [[Jungle Planet (colony)\|Eukaris]] and [[Vigilem\|Carcer]]. {{storylink\|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6\|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} {{storylink\|The Will of the Few}} When Starscream created [[Chosen One Day]] only to find that nobody cared about celebrating him, Wheeljack came to the rescue, scrounging up some people who were willing to at least ''pretend'' to like Starscream for a day. {{storylink\|Choose Me}} He was at the space bridge when it was besieged again by a group of Galvatron-loyal Decepticons who sought to use it to join their leader on Earth. He shut off the bridge, cutting one particularly unfortunate Decepticon in half, then held out with Windblade and Chromia the best he could until Starscream's reinforcements arrived. {{storylink\|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion\|Perihelion}}

	With the Decepticons on Cybertron neutralized, Wheeljack followed Optimus Prime to Earth to help battle Galvatron's forces, bringing along a device that shielded the Autobots from the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[mindbomb]] weapon. {{storylink\|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth\|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} After returning to Cybertron, he watched a disturbing broadcast from multiple crew members of the ''Lost Light'' who were facing death and recording their final messages to the world. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds\|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Later, the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] found out about Wheeljack's role in Swindle's disappearance and attacked him in his home, forcing him to spill the beans by threatening to kill Chromia. He and Rattrap then had to lead the Combaticons to the brain-dead Swindle, who they combined with in an attempt to access his memories. {{storylink\|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Wheeljack and the others quickly made themselves scarce as the newborn combiner, [[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]], started attacking everything in sight. {{storylink\|The Line Between Us}}		With the Decepticons on Cybertron neutralized, Wheeljack followed Optimus Prime to Earth to help battle Galvatron's forces, bringing along a device that shielded the Autobots from the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[mindbomb]] weapon. {{storylink\|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth\|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} After returning to Cybertron, he watched a disturbing broadcast from multiple crew members of the ''Lost Light'' who were facing death and recording their final messages to the world. {{storylink\|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds\|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Later, the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] found out about Wheeljack's role in Swindle's disappearance and attacked him in his home, forcing him to spill the beans by threatening to kill Chromia. He and Rattrap then had to lead the Combaticons to the brain-dead Swindle, who they combined with in an attempt to access his memories. {{storylink\|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Wheeljack and the others quickly made themselves scarce as the newborn combiner, [[Bruticus (G1)\|Bruticus]], started attacking everything in sight. {{storylink\|The Line Between Us}}