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[[File:Captain whitley man of iron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stiff upper lip, old chap.]]
[[File:Captain whitley man of iron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stiff upper lip, old chap.]]
The '''British Armed Forces''' are the military of the [[United Kingdom]], tasked with defending [[Queen of England|Queen]] and country.
The '''British Armed Forces''' are the military of the [[United Kingdom]], tasked with defending [[British monarchy|Queen]] and country.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Major dawes man of iron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|"Oh, thank you! It's just brown and water."]]
[[File:Major dawes man of iron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|"Oh, thank you! It's just brown and water."]]
When [[Stansham Castle]] came under attack from [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], the British Armed Forces responded by sending [[Peter Whitley|Captain Whitley]] and his men. Thinking they were searching for an unexploded bomb, they discovered an alien spacecraft buried beneath the castle and called in [[Dawes|Major Dawes]] to take charge of the situation. However, before he could do so, the [[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]] emerged from the spacecraft, sparking a full-scale battle between [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and the Decepticons that forced the [[human]] forces to flee and ultimately destroyed the spacecraft. Afterwards, the resulting crater was filled in by the authorities. {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}
When [[Stansham Castle]] came under attack from [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], the British Armed Forces responded by sending [[Peter Whitley|Captain Whitley]] and his men. Thinking they were searching for an unexploded bomb, they discovered an alien spacecraft buried beneath the castle and called in [[Dawes|Major Dawes]] to take charge of the situation. However, before he could do so, the [[Man of Iron (G1)|Man of Iron]] emerged from the spacecraft, sparking a full-scale battle between [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and the Decepticons that forced the [[human]] forces to flee and ultimately destroyed the spacecraft. Afterwards, the resulting crater was filled in by the authorities. {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}
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===''Shattered Glass''===
===''Shattered Glass''===
The British planned to invade the [[United States of America]], though the Queen argued against bombing the land she wished to conquer. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}
The British plotted to invade the [[United States of America]], though the Queen argued against bombing the land she wished to conquer. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}


===''The Last Knight'' film===
===Time-Quake===
To counter the threat of the [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] on approach to [[Earth]], Sir [[Edmund Burton]] persuaded the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] to marshal all of Britain's military forces to [[Stonehenge]], the nexus of [[Unicron]]'s horns and where Quintessa's loyal [[Decepticon]]s were assembling. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
{{notemultipath}}
In the late 18th century, the nascent United States fought for independence from Britain. When [[Massachusetts]] militiaman [[Hawkins]] accidentally travelled to [[Detroit]] of the mid-twenty-second century, he at first mistook [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] to be some mechanical trickery on [[King George]]'s part. {{storylink|Time-Quake}}
 
===Live-action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
[[Special Air Service|SASF]] Agent [[Graham]] was a British representative in the U.S.-led taskforce [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
 
====''The Last Knight'' film====
To counter the threat of the [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] on approach to [[Earth]], former [[Royal Navy|sailor]] Sir [[Edmund Burton]] persuaded the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] to marshal all of Britain's military forces to [[Stonehenge]], the nexus of [[Unicron]]'s horns and where Quintessa's loyal [[Decepticon]]s were assembling. Though the army got a few good shots, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] managed to defeat them and prepare the site for the energy transference. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
 
===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Infestation2 HMSIndomitable.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
The British government dispatched the battleship [[HMS Indomitable|HMS ''Indomitable'']] as part of the international counterattack against an [[Elder God]]. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}
{{IDW HOS}}
 
===2005 IDW continuity===
During his lifetime, David J. Bennet, ''nom de guerre'' [[Big Ben]], transitioned from the British [[Special Air Service|SAS]] to the U.S.-founded [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] before going freelance. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}


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Latest revision as of 21:17, 19 January 2024

Stiff upper lip, old chap.

The British Armed Forces are the military of the United Kingdom, tasked with defending Queen and country.

Fiction

[edit]

Marvel The Transformers comics

[edit]
"Oh, thank you! It's just brown and water."

When Stansham Castle came under attack from Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp, the British Armed Forces responded by sending Captain Whitley and his men. Thinking they were searching for an unexploded bomb, they discovered an alien spacecraft buried beneath the castle and called in Major Dawes to take charge of the situation. However, before he could do so, the Man of Iron emerged from the spacecraft, sparking a full-scale battle between Jazz and the Decepticons that forced the human forces to flee and ultimately destroyed the spacecraft. Afterwards, the resulting crater was filled in by the authorities. Man of Iron

Shattered Glass

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The British plotted to invade the United States of America, though the Queen argued against bombing the land she wished to conquer. Eye in the Sky

Time-Quake

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The following summarizes one or more multipath adventures. Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

In the late 18th century, the nascent United States fought for independence from Britain. When Massachusetts militiaman Hawkins accidentally travelled to Detroit of the mid-twenty-second century, he at first mistook Bulkhead to be some mechanical trickery on King George's part. Time-Quake

Live-action film series

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Revenge of the Fallen film

[edit]

SASF Agent Graham was a British representative in the U.S.-led taskforce NEST. Revenge of the Fallen

The Last Knight film

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To counter the threat of the Quintessa-controlled Cybertron on approach to Earth, former sailor Sir Edmund Burton persuaded the Prime Minister to marshal all of Britain's military forces to Stonehenge, the nexus of Unicron's horns and where Quintessa's loyal Decepticons were assembling. Though the army got a few good shots, Megatron, Nitro Zeus, and Barricade managed to defeat them and prepare the site for the energy transference. The Last Knight

Hearts of Steel

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The British government dispatched the battleship HMS Indomitable as part of the international counterattack against an Elder God. Infestation 2: The Transformers #2

"Strange Visitors" establishes that events identical to those of Hearts of Steel and Infestation 2 occur in the 2005 IDW continuity; however, they happened to Maximal explorers brainwashed by Shockwave into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War.

2005 IDW continuity

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During his lifetime, David J. Bennet, nom de guerre Big Ben, transitioned from the British SAS to the U.S.-founded G.I. Joe before going freelance. Concorde Hymn

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