:''Stoker is a <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Human" title="Human">human</a> from the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/IDW" class="mw-redirect" title="IDW">IDW</a> portion of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Generation 1">Generation 1</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Continuity_family" title="Continuity family">continuity family</a>.''
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:''Stoker is a [[Human|human]] from the [[IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''
'''Stoker''', alias '''Finklerock''', is an agent of the mysterious [[Machination]]. He's good at his job - which bodes ill for him, as his job entails messing with big angry robots.
'''Stoker''', alias '''Finklerock''', is an agent of the mysterious <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Machination" title="Machination">Machination</a>. He's good at his job - which bodes ill for him, as his job entails messing with big angry robots.
Apparently operating out of a trailer in [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]] under the name "Finklerock", Stoker infiltrated a [[Decepticon]] bunker in [[Nebraska]] and took pictures of the interior, storing them on his [[SM-40]] computer. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration issue 3}} Stoker boarded a bus in [[Phoenix]], and had his SM-40 stolen by [[Verity Carlo]] while he napped. Before he could discover the theft, he was killed by Decepticon agents [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration issue 0}}
Apparently operating out of a trailer in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Tucson&action=edit" class="new" title="Tucson">Tucson</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Arizona&action=edit" class="new" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> under the name "Finklerock", Stoker infiltrated a <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon" title="Decepticon">Decepticon</a> bunker in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> and took pictures of the interior, storing them on his <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/SM-40" title="SM-40">SM-40</a> computer. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Infiltration_issue_3" title="Infiltration issue 3">Infiltration issue 3</a></span> Stoker boarded a bus in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Phoenix" title="Phoenix">Phoenix</a>, and had his SM-40 stolen by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Verity_Carlo" title="Verity Carlo">Verity Carlo</a> while he napped. Before he could discover the theft, he was killed by Decepticon agents <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Runamuck_%28G1%29" title="Runamuck (G1)">Runamuck</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Runabout" title="Runabout">Runabout</a>. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Infiltration_issue_0" title="Infiltration issue 0">Infiltration issue 0</a></span>
His body was somehow removed from the bus and dumped in the desert,
His body was somehow removed from the bus and dumped in the desert,
where it was discovered by the police (among them a Machination agent,
where it was discovered by the police (among them a Machination agent,
who reported his demise to his employers). <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Infiltration_issue_2" title="Infiltration issue 2">Infiltration issue 2</a></span> Stoker's trailer was subsequently destroyed by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blitzwing_%28G1%29" title="Blitzwing (G1)">Blitzwing</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skywarp_%28G1%29" title="Skywarp (G1)">Skywarp</a> <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Infiltration_issue_3" title="Infiltration issue 3">Infiltration issue 3</a></span>, and his SM-40 eventually fell into <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot">Autobot</a> hands, leading his Machination comrades (via a homing device in the computer) to their base. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Infiltration_issue_4" title="Infiltration issue 4">Infiltration issue 4</a></span>
who reported his demise to his employers). {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration issue 2}} Stoker's trailer was subsequently destroyed by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration issue 3}}, and his SM-40 eventually fell into [[Autobot]] hands, leading his Machination comrades (via a homing device in the computer) to their base. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration issue 4}}
* While he first appears in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Infiltration_issue_0" title="Infiltration issue 0">Infiltration issue #0</a>, Stoker isn't named until issue #4, several issues after his death.
* While he first appears in [[Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration issue #0]], Stoker isn't named until issue #4, several issues after his death.
* Stoker's alias of "Finklerock" is likely derived from the names of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Donny_Finkleberg" title="Donny Finkleberg">Donny Finkleberg</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/G.B._Blackrock" title="G.B. Blackrock">G.B. Blackrock</a>, human supporting characters from <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Marvel" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel">Marvel</a>'s original <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Transformers_%28Marvel_Comics%29" title="The Transformers (Marvel Comics)">''Transformers'' comics</a>.
* Stoker's alias of "Finklerock" is likely derived from the names of [[Donny Finkleberg]] and [[G.B. Blackrock]], human supporting characters from [[Marvel]]'s original [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|''Transformers'' comics]].
Stoker, alias Finklerock, is an agent of the mysterious Machination. He's good at his job - which bodes ill for him, as his job entails messing with big angry robots.
Fiction
IDW comics continuity
Apparently operating out of a trailer in Tucson, Arizona under the name "Finklerock", Stoker infiltrated a Decepticon bunker in Nebraska and took pictures of the interior, storing them on his SM-40 computer. Infiltration issue 3 Stoker boarded a bus in Phoenix, and had his SM-40 stolen by Verity Carlo while he napped. Before he could discover the theft, he was killed by Decepticon agents Runamuck and Runabout. Infiltration issue 0
His body was somehow removed from the bus and dumped in the desert,
where it was discovered by the police (among them a Machination agent,
who reported his demise to his employers). Infiltration issue 2 Stoker's trailer was subsequently destroyed by Blitzwing and SkywarpInfiltration issue 3, and his SM-40 eventually fell into Autobot hands, leading his Machination comrades (via a homing device in the computer) to their base. Infiltration issue 4
