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:''Omega Sentinel is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[ | :''Omega Sentinel is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:OmegaSent-Ecard.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Colors: Patriotic.]] | [[File:OmegaSent-Ecard.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Colors: Patriotic.]] | ||
'''Omega Sentinel''' is the commander of the legendary [[Guardians of Cybertron]]. He is stoic (to the point of seeming emotionless), serious, committed, and logically minded (though he's not adverse to solving a problem with simple brute force if it seems the simplest route). He is greatly respected by his troops on the whole, but still they often feel he is rather stuffy, over-technical, and boring personally. The very traits that sometimes make him a less than charismatic companion, however, are the ones he believes will serve the Autobots best in their ultimate goals. He is composed of a "battle train", a warship, and a small robot that transforms into a larger head for their combined [[robot mode]]. | '''Omega Sentinel''' is the commander of the legendary [[Guardians of Cybertron]]. He is stoic (to the point of seeming emotionless), serious, committed, and logically minded (though he's not adverse to solving a problem with simple brute force if it seems the simplest route). He is greatly respected by his troops on the whole, but still they often feel he is rather stuffy, over-technical, and boring personally. The very traits that sometimes make him a less than charismatic companion, however, are the ones he believes will serve the Autobots best in their ultimate goals. He is composed of a "battle train", a warship, and a small robot that transforms into a larger head for their combined [[robot mode]]. | ||
Omega Sentinel's head turns into a smaller robot, '''Guardian'''. | Omega Sentinel's head turns into a smaller robot, '''Guardian'''. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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===Precursor World=== | ===Precursor World=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Omega Sentinel Selects.jpg|left|thumb|Deco: Virtual.]] | ||
[[File:CybertronMagnaConvoyprequel ship.jpg|thumb|New Toy: Unlikely.]] | |||
The bot known only as '''Sentinel''' was the [[Blue Order]]'s representative in the [[Sentinel Armada]], the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s mighty starfleet. | |||
When [[Blue Big Convoy]] used his [[α Matrix]] to light a distress beacon in the Vanguard's final battle against the [[Specter]]s, Sentinel sped at the forefront of the Armada to rescue his commander. {{storylink|Blue Big Convoy comic}} | |||
{{ | The Vanguard's supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] deployed the Armada to quell a subsequent [[Vok]] incursion. This did not go particularly well. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale 1}} | ||
After the Vok were vanquished through other means, Sentinel joined his Blue Order comrades planetside in his little seen robot mode to intercede in the battle of the [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] in defense of the [[Blue Planet (Generations)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beastformer|its people]]. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}} This didn't go so hot either. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} | |||
Some time after the fall of the Blue Order at the hands of the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] and the subsequent resolution of all that [[Generations Selects Special Comic|interdimensional time loop business]] with the fading into myth of the Vanguard overall, Sentinel reacted swiftly to a final flare of Blue Big Convoy's spark within the captive [[Matrix Sword]], teleporting in to rescue both the artifact and the brash youth [[Magna Convoy]] from the Straxuses' fortess [[Darkmount]]. As the fading Big imparted his final counsel to Magna, Sentinel crashed in a nearby swamp, having seemingly spent the last of his energy in the rescue, and both Blue Warriors fell unconscious. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}} | |||
Three of the Straxuses' escaped experiments found their way into the inert Sentinel, first [[Megalligator]], who rooted around Sentinel's memory banks, and then the more kindly [[Convobat]] and his drone [[Ape X Arms]], who awoke the duo. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat}} | |||
Just as Magna discovered evidence of Megalligator's mischief on Sentinel's internal terminals, Straxus caught up to the gang of misfits and Sentinel was swarmed with [[Rollermaster Corps|Rollermaster drones]]! Magna hurled his shield through Sentinel's canopy (ow) and leapt outside to battle the villains. Convobat joined him in short order, leaving Ape X Arms and the seemingly still helpless Sentinel behind. Magna and Convobat prevailed against Straxus' forces, and some way or other they got Sentinel's engines up and running again. As the Blue crew departed, Sentinel communicated that he had picked up faint signals of other Primus Vanguard survivors, and Magna Convoy resolved to create the Blue Order anew. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy}} | |||
Magna eventually proved fantastically successful, and Sentinel was spotted soaring amongst the restored Sentinel Armada in his next-generation Primus Vanguard. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}} | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Sentinel's blue color scheme was chosen as homage to the [[Guardian robot]]s of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], who were blue recolors (and rather [[Floro Dery|Deryized]] restylings) of the [[Omega Supreme (G1)|original Omega Supreme]]. These Guardian Robots were referred to as "Omega Sentinels" in the Dreamwave ''Energon'' series. In fact, original plans stated by [[Hasbro]] were for the Omega Sentinels to be an army and play a major role in [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the cartoon]], but like most ideas from Hasbro and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s toy developers, the cartoon makers never even heard it. | * Sentinel's blue color scheme was chosen as homage to the [[Guardian robot]]s of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], who were blue recolors (and rather [[Floro Dery|Deryized]] restylings) of the [[Omega Supreme (G1)|original Omega Supreme]]. These Guardian Robots were referred to as "Omega Sentinels" in the Dreamwave ''Energon'' series. In fact, original plans stated by [[Hasbro]] were for the Omega Sentinels to be an army and play a major role in [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the cartoon]], but like most ideas from Hasbro and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s toy developers, the cartoon makers never even heard it. | ||
* The head-unit's robot mode sculpt is modeled after "Omega Spreem", the [[Action Master Elite]] incarnation of Omega Supreme. | * The head-unit's robot mode sculpt is modeled after "Omega Spreem", the [[Action Master Elite]] incarnation of Omega Supreme. | ||
*The Omega Sentinel in the Primus Vanguard is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]/[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] mold, with a redeco of Titan Master [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Ptero]] as his head. In a nice touch of toy accuracy (a signature trait of [[Hayato Sakamoto]]), Omega Sentinel is colored in the ''Generations Selects'' comic with the red face of his toy, not the blue of his promotional artwork. | *The Omega Sentinel in the Primus Vanguard is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]/[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] mold, with a redeco of Titan Master [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Ptero]] as his head. In a nice touch of toy accuracy (a signature trait of [[Hayato Sakamoto]]), Omega Sentinel is colored in the ''Generations Selects'' comic with the red face of his toy, not the blue of his promotional artwork. | ||
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Revision as of 00:29, 17 July 2021
| The name or term "Omega Sentinel" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Omega Sentinel (disambiguation). |
- Omega Sentinel is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Omega Sentinel is the commander of the legendary Guardians of Cybertron. He is stoic (to the point of seeming emotionless), serious, committed, and logically minded (though he's not adverse to solving a problem with simple brute force if it seems the simplest route). He is greatly respected by his troops on the whole, but still they often feel he is rather stuffy, over-technical, and boring personally. The very traits that sometimes make him a less than charismatic companion, however, are the ones he believes will serve the Autobots best in their ultimate goals. He is composed of a "battle train", a warship, and a small robot that transforms into a larger head for their combined robot mode.
Omega Sentinel's head turns into a smaller robot, Guardian.
Fiction
Energon cartoon
Ask Vector Prime
Vector Prime noted Aurex 604.0 Beta as a good example of a universe where Omega Sentinel was the leader of the Guardians of Cybertron. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/23
Precursor World
The bot known only as Sentinel was the Blue Order's representative in the Sentinel Armada, the Primus Vanguard's mighty starfleet.
When Blue Big Convoy used his α Matrix to light a distress beacon in the Vanguard's final battle against the Specters, Sentinel sped at the forefront of the Armada to rescue his commander. Blue Big Convoy comic
The Vanguard's supreme leader Primus deployed the Armada to quell a subsequent Vok incursion. This did not go particularly well. Finale 1
After the Vok were vanquished through other means, Sentinel joined his Blue Order comrades planetside in his little seen robot mode to intercede in the battle of the dimension-tossed future warriors Star Convoy and Ultra Megatron in defense of the Blue Planet and its people. Super Megatron comic 2 This didn't go so hot either. God Neptune comic 1
Some time after the fall of the Blue Order at the hands of the traitorous Straxus twins and the subsequent resolution of all that interdimensional time loop business with the fading into myth of the Vanguard overall, Sentinel reacted swiftly to a final flare of Blue Big Convoy's spark within the captive Matrix Sword, teleporting in to rescue both the artifact and the brash youth Magna Convoy from the Straxuses' fortess Darkmount. As the fading Big imparted his final counsel to Magna, Sentinel crashed in a nearby swamp, having seemingly spent the last of his energy in the rescue, and both Blue Warriors fell unconscious. Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic
Three of the Straxuses' escaped experiments found their way into the inert Sentinel, first Megalligator, who rooted around Sentinel's memory banks, and then the more kindly Convobat and his drone Ape X Arms, who awoke the duo. Cybertron Convobat
Just as Magna discovered evidence of Megalligator's mischief on Sentinel's internal terminals, Straxus caught up to the gang of misfits and Sentinel was swarmed with Rollermaster drones! Magna hurled his shield through Sentinel's canopy (ow) and leapt outside to battle the villains. Convobat joined him in short order, leaving Ape X Arms and the seemingly still helpless Sentinel behind. Magna and Convobat prevailed against Straxus' forces, and some way or other they got Sentinel's engines up and running again. As the Blue crew departed, Sentinel communicated that he had picked up faint signals of other Primus Vanguard survivors, and Magna Convoy resolved to create the Blue Order anew. Cybertron Magna Convoy
Magna eventually proved fantastically successful, and Sentinel was spotted soaring amongst the restored Sentinel Armada in his next-generation Primus Vanguard. Finale 2
Toys
Energon
- Omega Sentinel (Supreme Class, 2005)
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- A redeco of the Energon Omega Supreme toy, "The Powerlinx Battles" Omega Sentinel splits into a "battle train" and an ocean/space-faring warship. His claw-arm has a spring-activated "punching" gimmick in both modes, plus his battleship arm has light and sound electronics. In robot mode, he can combine with Energon Optimus Prime, and has numerous mounting points for Optimus's battle drones. These can also be used to attach Energon Wing Saber in his armor-parts form. Despite the character's artwork and stock photos, the face of Omega Sentinel is the same reddish-orange as Omega Supreme, not blue.
- Sentinel's robot mode head detaches to become an individual robot that can be placed in the control cab of the crane portion of the "battle train" or a conning tower for the battleship. The neck piece that the head unit attaches to can be raised up slightly to reveal a set of unpainted optics, giving the robot body a head of sorts even without the head-robot attached.
- This mold was retooled and redecoed to make the Platinum Edition "Year of the Snake" Omega Supreme.
Merchandise
Attacktix
- Galactic Showdown (Multi-pack, 2006)
- Attacktix ID number: SVT01
- Omega Sentinel is a redeco and partial retooling of the Omega Supreme Attacktix piece; instead of a melee-style claw-arm, Sentinel's right arm has a spring-loaded four-missile "gatling" feature. This claw is modeled after the Generation 1 Omega Supreme's claw-arm rather than the Energon version. A whopping 70-point "Mega"-class piece, which Special Power "Rally" lets you return any other defeated Autobot piece into play.
- Omega was only available in the "Galactic Showdown" set with unique gold-base variants of Super Optimus Prime, Megatron, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and the AT-RT (which also has a "gatling missile" attack feature).
Notes
- Sentinel's blue color scheme was chosen as homage to the Guardian robots of the original The Transformers cartoon, who were blue recolors (and rather Deryized restylings) of the original Omega Supreme. These Guardian Robots were referred to as "Omega Sentinels" in the Dreamwave Energon series. In fact, original plans stated by Hasbro were for the Omega Sentinels to be an army and play a major role in the cartoon, but like most ideas from Hasbro and Takara's toy developers, the cartoon makers never even heard it.
- The head-unit's robot mode sculpt is modeled after "Omega Spreem", the Action Master Elite incarnation of Omega Supreme.
- The Omega Sentinel in the Primus Vanguard is a "virtual redeco" of the Titans Return Voyager Class Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain mold, with a redeco of Titan Master Ptero as his head. In a nice touch of toy accuracy (a signature trait of Hayato Sakamoto), Omega Sentinel is colored in the Generations Selects comic with the red face of his toy, not the blue of his promotional artwork.
