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:''Emissary is an [[Autobot]] [[Titan Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Emissary is an [[Autobot]] [[Titan Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Emissary.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Spike totally got snubbed.]]
[[File:EmissaryPilot.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|[[Tommy Oliver|Go, Green Ranger Go]]!]]


'''Emissary''' is the Titan Master partner to [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], who in turn forms the head of the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]!
'''Emissary''' is the Titan Master partner to [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], who in turn forms the head of the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]!
He may or may not be [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. Or [[Galen]], for that matter.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The legendary Fortress Maximus, accompanied by Cerebros and Emissary, had slumbered underneath Cybertron, until the battle for the [[Titan Master]]s roused him from his slumber. They awoke just in time to witness Soundwave's attack on Cybertron, frightening the Decepticon communications officer something fierce. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}
The legendary Fortress Maximus, accompanied by Cerebros and Emissary, had slumbered underneath Cybertron, until the battle for the [[Titan Master]]s roused him from his slumber. They awoke just in time to witness Soundwave's attack on Cybertron, frightening the Decepticon communications officer something fierce. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters|The Power of the Titan Masters}}
 
===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jason David Frank]] (English)}}
[[File:AtTheLastSecond EmissaryRuns.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"Darn it, where'd I leave that flute?"]]
Hiding inside a missile fired from Fortress Maximus, Emissary rode the projectile to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who was in the middle of a battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and entered the Titan's systems. He offered his power to the struggling Metroplex, granting him heat vision, though both experienced severe pain when Trypticon ripped off Metroplex's arm. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When it became clear the Metroplex couldn't win, he forced Emissary to eject as he was finally felled by Trypticon. Before he could retreat, Trypticon swallowed him and forcibly used his powers to grant himself flame breath. Fortunately, he was rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and given a ride by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] back to Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|At the Last Second}} When he found himself unable to access Fortress Maximus's mind, he instead attempted a procedure to help Windblade reach Maximus via her [[Cityspeaker]] abilities. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}


===''Titans Return'' cartoon===
[[File:POTP-Ep10-Saga's-End-Windblade-and-Emissary-new-Cityspeakers.jpg|thumb|300px|''Don't let evil [[Rita Repulsa|Riiita]] put a spell on your miiiiiiind!'']]
{{voiceactor|[[Jason David Frank]]}}
The process quickly went out of control, forcing him to manually sever Windblade's connection, but the attempt ultimately proved successful and Fortress Maximus was restored, following him and Windblade back to the battlefield. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}} They arrived just in time to save [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from Trypticon, and were let down as the two Titans began to clash. {{storylink|In Good Hands}}. Emissary offered to aid Fortress Maximus, but he declined, saying Emissary would be needed to find another Titan should he fail. Eventaully, Emissary got tired of watching Fortress Maximus struggle and charged towards the battle before being fruitlessly knocked away by Trypticon. {{storylink|Consumed}} Ultimately, he could only watch as Trypticon was defeated by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] returned and killed Optimus Prime. He remained distrustful of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], even when the Decepticon urged them all to ally together to survive Megatronus's plans. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} He was later severely weakened by the spark-draining power of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s doomsday weapon. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Thankfully, he survived and began working under Windblade, now the Magistrate of [[Cityspeaker]]s. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return}}}}
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Generations===
===''Titans Return''===
*'''Emissary & Cerebros & Fortress Maximus''' (Titan Class, 2016)
{{anchor|Generations}}
:Only available with his partners (both medium and large), Emissary forms the head of [[Cerebros (G1)#Generations|Cerebros]], who in turn forms the head of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|Fortress Maximus]]. Emissary can also be used as a head for any other Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]''. His robot mode is based on the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Generation 1|Spike]] figure, whilst his head mode is the [[mouthplate]]d design of Cerebros's [[character model]].
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Emissary.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Spike totally got snubbed.]]
*'''Emissary & Cerebros & Fortress Maximus''' (Titan Class, [[2016]]/[[2024]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}
 
:Only available with his partners (both medium and large), Emissary forms the head of [[Cerebros (G1)#Titans Return|Cerebros]], who in turn forms the head of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]. Emissary can also be used as a head for any other Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. His robot mode is based on the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]] figure, whilst his head mode is the [[mouthplate]]d design of Cerebros's Western [[character model]] seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]'s season 4 three-parter "[[The Rebirth]]" and the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]]. Although the CG renders depict the figure in two different shades of gray, the actual figure has its lower legs cast in blue plastic, based on the original ''Generation 1'' Spike figure.
 
:Fortress Maximus was reissued in [[February]] [[2024]]. This sculpt was later retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Legends|Fortress's Headmaster stage]], and into ''Transformers & Downtown No Gaki No Tsukai Ya Arahende! Crossover'' [[Donarimasu]] and [[Guchirimasu]] Headmaster units.


{{-}}{{anchor|SDCC}}
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[[File:Titans-Return-SDCC-Emissary.jpg|thumb|250px|Never call him short.]]
*'''Fortress Maximus Convention Edition''' (Titan Class, 2016)
*'''Fortress Maximus Convention Edition''' (Titan Class, 2016)


:The San Diego Comic-Con 2016 release of Fortress Maximus comes with a new head piece for Emissary, which resembles Fortress's Headmaster form in ''The Headmasters'' anime.
:A convention exclusive version of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#SDCC2016|Fortress Maximus]] that features a different robot backpack/face for [[Cerebros (G1)#SDCC2016|Cerebros]] (the same one also used for TakaraTomy's ''Legends'' version of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Legends|Fortress Maximus]]), which is based on the head of the original Fortress Maximus's toy's Cerebros and Fortress's character model in the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' anime.
{{-}}
 
:In the United States, this version of Fortress Maximus was exclusively at the the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016 and later through the Hasbro Toy Shop website. However, it also saw several international releases: In the United Kingdom, it was available exclusively from A1 Toys, both through their website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016; in mainland China, it was exclusively available at the Hasbro booth at [[Cybertron Con]] Shanghai 2016; in Hong Kong, it was exclusively available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusively available at the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.
 
: This version of the sculpt was later repainted into another [[Cerebros (RID)#Legacy|Cerebros]] for the [[HasLab]] crowdfunded ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]].
{{--}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*As can obviously be discerned from the images on this page, the ''Titans Return'' Emissary figure is a revamped version of Spike Witwicky from the Generation 1 toyline. Although no fiction has ever declared Emissary to be a separate individual from Spike, the sheer difference in Emissary's characterization from all known versions of Spike has prompted this wiki to give Emissary his own page for ease of reader use.
*Unlike with most ''Titans Return'' characters, we opt to give Emissary a separate page on this wiki from Spike due to the difference in characterization despite the toy heritage.
*''Titans Return'' Emissary's name derives from the identity of the [[Emissary (RID)|intermediate Headmaster]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' incarnation of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. By the by, ''Robots in Disguise'' Emissary's equivalent to ''Titans Return'' Emissary was named [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]]. So ''Robots in Disguise'' Cerebros forms the head of Emissary while ''Titans Return'' Emissary forms the head of Cerebros. It isn't confusing at all.


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Latest revision as of 03:44, 25 April 2025

The name or term "Emissary" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Emissary (disambiguation).
Emissary is an Autobot Titan Master from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Go, Green Ranger Go!

Emissary is the Titan Master partner to Cerebros, who in turn forms the head of the mighty Fortress Maximus!

Fiction

[edit]

Titans Return marketing material

[edit]

The legendary Fortress Maximus, accompanied by Cerebros and Emissary, had slumbered underneath Cybertron, until the battle for the Titan Masters roused him from his slumber. They awoke just in time to witness Soundwave's attack on Cybertron, frightening the Decepticon communications officer something fierce. The Power of the Titan Masters

Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons

[edit]
Voice actor: Jason David Frank (English)
"Darn it, where'd I leave that flute?"

Hiding inside a missile fired from Fortress Maximus, Emissary rode the projectile to Metroplex, who was in the middle of a battle with Trypticon, and entered the Titan's systems. He offered his power to the struggling Metroplex, granting him heat vision, though both experienced severe pain when Trypticon ripped off Metroplex's arm. Overlord and Emissary When it became clear the Metroplex couldn't win, he forced Emissary to eject as he was finally felled by Trypticon. Before he could retreat, Trypticon swallowed him and forcibly used his powers to grant himself flame breath. Fortunately, he was rescued by Hot Rod and given a ride by Windblade back to Fortress Maximus. At the Last Second When he found himself unable to access Fortress Maximus's mind, he instead attempted a procedure to help Windblade reach Maximus via her Cityspeaker abilities. Desperate Actions

Don't let evil Riiita put a spell on your miiiiiiind!

The process quickly went out of control, forcing him to manually sever Windblade's connection, but the attempt ultimately proved successful and Fortress Maximus was restored, following him and Windblade back to the battlefield. Run for Our Lives They arrived just in time to save Optimus Prime from Trypticon, and were let down as the two Titans began to clash. In Good Hands. Emissary offered to aid Fortress Maximus, but he declined, saying Emissary would be needed to find another Titan should he fail. Eventaully, Emissary got tired of watching Fortress Maximus struggle and charged towards the battle before being fruitlessly knocked away by Trypticon. Consumed Ultimately, he could only watch as Trypticon was defeated by the power of the Matrix of Leadership and Megatronus returned and killed Optimus Prime. He remained distrustful of Megatron, even when the Decepticon urged them all to ally together to survive Megatronus's plans. All Things Must Pass He was later severely weakened by the spark-draining power of Megatronus's doomsday weapon. Collision Course Thankfully, he survived and began working under Windblade, now the Magistrate of Cityspeakers. Saga's End

Toys

[edit]

Titans Return

[edit]

Spike totally got snubbed.
  • Emissary & Cerebros & Fortress Maximus (Titan Class, 2016/2024)
Only available with his partners (both medium and large), Emissary forms the head of Cerebros, who in turn forms the head of Fortress Maximus. Emissary can also be used as a head for any other Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure in the Titans Return subline of Generations. His robot mode is based on the Headmaster Spike figure, whilst his head mode is the mouthplated design of Cerebros's Western character model seen in the cartoon's season 4 three-parter "The Rebirth" and the Marvel comic. Although the CG renders depict the figure in two different shades of gray, the actual figure has its lower legs cast in blue plastic, based on the original Generation 1 Spike figure.
Fortress Maximus was reissued in February 2024. This sculpt was later retooled into Legends Fortress's Headmaster stage, and into Transformers & Downtown No Gaki No Tsukai Ya Arahende! Crossover Donarimasu and Guchirimasu Headmaster units.


Never call him short.
  • Fortress Maximus Convention Edition (Titan Class, 2016)
A convention exclusive version of Fortress Maximus that features a different robot backpack/face for Cerebros (the same one also used for TakaraTomy's Legends version of Fortress Maximus), which is based on the head of the original Fortress Maximus's toy's Cerebros and Fortress's character model in the Headmasters anime.
In the United States, this version of Fortress Maximus was exclusively at the the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 and later through the Hasbro Toy Shop website. However, it also saw several international releases: In the United Kingdom, it was available exclusively from A1 Toys, both through their website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016; in mainland China, it was exclusively available at the Hasbro booth at Cybertron Con Shanghai 2016; in Hong Kong, it was exclusively available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusively available at the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.
This version of the sculpt was later repainted into another Cerebros for the HasLab crowdfunded Legacy Omega Prime.

Notes

[edit]
  • Unlike with most Titans Return characters, we opt to give Emissary a separate page on this wiki from Spike due to the difference in characterization despite the toy heritage.
  • Titans Return Emissary's name derives from the identity of the intermediate Headmaster from the Robots in Disguise incarnation of Fortress Maximus. By the by, Robots in Disguise Emissary's equivalent to Titans Return Emissary was named Cerebros. So Robots in Disguise Cerebros forms the head of Emissary while Titans Return Emissary forms the head of Cerebros. It isn't confusing at all.