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:''The Wreckers are an [[Autobot|Autobot]] combat unit in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' | :''The Wreckers are an [[Autobot|Autobot]] combat unit in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Wreckers symbol.png|right|180px|thumb|Wreck & | [[Image:Wreckers symbol.png|right|180px|thumb|Wreck & Rule]] | ||
The '''Wreckers''' are a special task force, generally composed of the best and the toughest die-hard fighters around. The Wreckers tend to be a close-knit combat unit that consider themselves the best of the best. They're often called in to fight when the odds of success are slim. | The '''Wreckers''' are a special task force, generally composed of the best and the toughest die-hard fighters around. The Wreckers tend to be a close-knit combat unit that consider themselves the best of the best. They're often called in to fight when the odds of success are slim. | ||
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{{quote|Never a dull moment when you're a Wrecker.|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}} | |||
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===Marvel UK Generation 1 comics=== | ===Marvel UK Generation 1 comics=== | ||
[[Image:Wreckersoriginallineup.jpg|right|200px|thumb|They always smile after a nice massacre.]] | [[Image:Wreckersoriginallineup.jpg|right|200px|thumb|They always smile after a nice massacre.]] | ||
The initial roster of the Wreckers consisted of Impactor (the leader), Roadbuster, Whirl, Twin-Twist, Topspin and Rack'n'Ruin. They were later joined by Broadside, Sandstorm and Springer (who became the team's leader after Impactor's death). | The initial roster of the Wreckers consisted of Impactor (the leader), Roadbuster, Whirl, Twin-Twist, Topspin and Rack'n'Ruin. They were later joined by Broadside, Sandstorm and Springer (who became the team's leader after Impactor's death). The team were set to be at the business end of [[Operation: Volcano]], killing ten of the most deadly Decepticons as they converged on a staged conference. However, when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] called off the Decepticons' advance (truth be told, he didn't seem to know or care about it), the Wreckers' plans were also cancelled. As was Impactor's life, as one of the Decepticons, [[Macabre]], had stayed behind to kill [[Emirate Xaaron]], and Impactor took the 'bullet' for him. Impactor named Springer his successor as he lay dying.{{storylink|Target:2006}} | ||
''' | Later, the team and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] were misled into trying to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] upon his return to Cybertron. Decepticons had planted misinformation that Prime was in fact a Decepticon made up to ''look'' like Prime. Fortunately for the Wreckers' record, Magnus and Xaaron uncovered the truth before anyone could kill the Autobots' Greatest Leader. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} | ||
Both Roadbuster and Whirl appear to be absent from the team later on. Roadbuster reappears amongst the Wreckers eventually, but Whirl is never seen again. {{storylink|Time Wars|Time Wars}} Inferno is later affiliated with the team. {{storylink|Firebug!}} | |||
'''Known members:''' | |||
* [[Impactor|Impactor]] (original leader) | * [[Impactor|Impactor]] (original leader) | ||
* [[Rack'n'Ruin|Rack'n'Ruin]] | * [[Rack'n'Ruin|Rack'n'Ruin]] | ||
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===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''=== | ===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''=== | ||
[[Image:Wreckers3hlineup.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Now taking applications for: Traitors, Girls, Wimps, and People Who Shouldn | [[Image:Wreckers3hlineup.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Now taking applications for: Traitors, Girls, Wimps, and People Who Shouldn't Be Here.]] | ||
After the end of the war, the [[Maximal High Council|Maximal High Council]] called the Wreckers back into service to protect the fragile peace that existed between [[Maximal|Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]. The war veteran and gifted engineer Apelinq was assigned to be a squad commander of this new iteration of the legendary Autobot strike force, and several of his former comrades were also drafted. [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Major]] was also added to the ranks of the Wreckers in a commanding role. | After the end of the war, the [[Maximal High Council|Maximal High Council]] called the Wreckers back into service to protect the fragile peace that existed between [[Maximal|Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]. The war veteran and gifted engineer Apelinq was assigned to be a squad commander of this new iteration of the legendary Autobot strike force, and several of his former comrades were also drafted. [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Major]] was also added to the ranks of the Wreckers in a commanding role. <ref>Apelinq's full profile in [[Disclosure|''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers'' issue 3]]</ref> | ||
All but Rodimus and Apelinq were lost to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon forces]] and its [[Transformation virus|transformation virus]], but their depleted ranks were filled with other survivors, some rescued by Apelinq from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. In this troubled time, even [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were accepted into their ranks. {{storylink|Universe (2003 comic)|Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers}} | All but Rodimus and Apelinq were lost to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon forces]] and its [[Transformation virus|transformation virus]], but their depleted ranks were filled with other survivors, some rescued by Apelinq from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. In this troubled time, even [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were accepted into their ranks. {{storylink|Universe (2003 comic)|Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers}} | ||
'''Known members:''' | '''Known members:''' | ||
* [[Apelinq|Apelinq]] | * [[Apelinq|Apelinq]] | ||
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] | * [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] | ||
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* [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] | * [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] | ||
* [[Tap-Out|Tap-Out]] | * [[Tap-Out|Tap-Out]] | ||
* [[Tigatron|Tigatron]] | * [[Tigatron|Tigatron]] | ||
===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics=== | ===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics=== | ||
[[Image:Wreckersdw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Wreckers: Featuring Ultra Magnus | [[Image:Wreckersdw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Wreckers: Featuring Ultra Magnus' Crotch.]] | ||
The Wreckers split from the Autobot forces after the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in a [[Space bridge|space bridge]] explosion. Led by Springer, they clashed with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in the [[Tagan Heights|Tagan Heights]] for a time {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}} before reuniting with the Autobots and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition]] immediately prior to the Age of Internment. {{storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}} | The Wreckers split from the Autobot forces after the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in a [[Space bridge|space bridge]] explosion. Led by Springer, they clashed with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon|Ultracons]] in the [[Tagan Heights|Tagan Heights]] for a time {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}} before reuniting with the Autobots and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition]] immediately prior to the Age of Internment. {{storylink|The War Within: The Age of Wrath|The War Within: The Age of Wrath}} | ||
'''Known members:''' | '''Known members:''' | ||
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader) | * [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader) | ||
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] | * [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] | ||
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Later on, during Shockwave's reign on Cybertron, the Wreckers were a small but elite task force of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. | Later on, during Shockwave's reign on Cybertron, the Wreckers were a small but elite task force of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. | ||
''' | '''Known members''' | ||
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (leader) | * [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (leader) | ||
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] | * [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] | ||
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===IDW Generation 1 comics=== | ===IDW Generation 1 comics=== | ||
{{quote|What do you '''mean''', it's a lost cause? Of '''course''' it's a lost cause. That's why we're '''here!''' | |||
|[[Springer|Springer]], [[Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer issue 2]]}} | |||
[[Image:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Wreckers are so hardcore they don't even need a spaceship. Except for when they do.]] | [[Image:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Wreckers are so hardcore they don't even need a spaceship. Except for when they do.]] | ||
The Wreckers are the Autobots who get called in when the odds of success are nonexistent, but the job needs to be done anyway. Assigned to [[Varas Centralus|Varas Centralus]] after the Decepticon infiltration on that planet went to [[Siege mode|Phase Six]], they were pulled out and sent back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the order of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when the Autobot leader suspected that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] may have been behind the disappearance of the [[Calabi-Yau|Calabi-Yau]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} | The Wreckers are the Autobots who get called in when the odds of success are nonexistent, but the job needs to be done anyway. Assigned to [[Varas Centralus|Varas Centralus]] after the Decepticon infiltration on that planet went to [[Siege mode|Phase Six]], they were pulled out and sent back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the order of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when the Autobot leader suspected that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] may have been behind the disappearance of the [[Calabi-Yau|Calabi-Yau]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} | ||
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'''Known members:''' | '''Known members:''' | ||
* [[Springer|Springer]] (leader) | * [[Springer|Springer]] (leader) | ||
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] | * [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] | ||
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* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] | * [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] | ||
{{note|Their starship, the ''[[Xantium|Xantium]]'', appears able to transform into a robot and thus may also constitute a member of the team.}} | |||
== | ===Shattered Glass=== | ||
[[Rodimus (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]] was in charge, until they aided the Autobots at [[Praxus-Delta|Praxus-Delta]]. This battle had all Wreckers (aside from Rodimus) suffering the usual fate of most Wreckers from most universes.<ref>Rodimus' [[Tech specs|Tech specs]].</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 12:50, 24 March 2009
| This article is about the Autobot group. For the comic, see Universe (2003 comic). |
- The Wreckers are an Autobot combat unit in the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Wreckers are a special task force, generally composed of the best and the toughest die-hard fighters around. The Wreckers tend to be a close-knit combat unit that consider themselves the best of the best. They're often called in to fight when the odds of success are slim.
Because of this, they tend to burn through their roster at a frightening rate.
Fiction
Marvel UK Generation 1 comics
The initial roster of the Wreckers consisted of Impactor (the leader), Roadbuster, Whirl, Twin-Twist, Topspin and Rack'n'Ruin. They were later joined by Broadside, Sandstorm and Springer (who became the team's leader after Impactor's death). The team were set to be at the business end of Operation: Volcano, killing ten of the most deadly Decepticons as they converged on a staged conference. However, when Megatron called off the Decepticons' advance (truth be told, he didn't seem to know or care about it), the Wreckers' plans were also cancelled. As was Impactor's life, as one of the Decepticons, Macabre, had stayed behind to kill Emirate Xaaron, and Impactor took the 'bullet' for him. Impactor named Springer his successor as he lay dying.Target:2006
Later, the team and Ultra Magnus were misled into trying to kill Optimus Prime upon his return to Cybertron. Decepticons had planted misinformation that Prime was in fact a Decepticon made up to look like Prime. Fortunately for the Wreckers' record, Magnus and Xaaron uncovered the truth before anyone could kill the Autobots' Greatest Leader. Distant Thunder!
Both Roadbuster and Whirl appear to be absent from the team later on. Roadbuster reappears amongst the Wreckers eventually, but Whirl is never seen again. Time Wars Inferno is later affiliated with the team. Firebug!
Known members:
- Impactor (original leader)
- Rack'n'Ruin
- Roadbuster
- Topspin
- Twin Twist
- Whirl
- Springer (leader after Impactor's death)
- Broadside
- Sandstorm
- Inferno
After the team takes major casualties during the Time Wars, the few survivors (Springer, Broadside and Inferno) joined together with other "outsiders"—both Autobot and Decepticon—to form the (aptly named) Survivors.
Universe: Featuring the Wreckers
After the end of the war, the Maximal High Council called the Wreckers back into service to protect the fragile peace that existed between Maximal and Predacon. The war veteran and gifted engineer Apelinq was assigned to be a squad commander of this new iteration of the legendary Autobot strike force, and several of his former comrades were also drafted. Rodimus Major was also added to the ranks of the Wreckers in a commanding role. [1]
All but Rodimus and Apelinq were lost to Megatron's Vehicon forces and its transformation virus, but their depleted ranks were filled with other survivors, some rescued by Apelinq from the Beast Wars. In this troubled time, even Decepticons and Predacons were accepted into their ranks. Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers
Known members:
- Apelinq
- Arcee
- CatSCAN
- Cyclonus
- Devcon
- Dillo
- Fractyl
- Mol
- Packrat
- Primal Prime
- Ramulus
- Rav
- Rodimus
- Rotorbolt
- Sentinel Maximus
- Skywarp
- Sonar
- Spittor
- Tap-Out
- Tigatron
Dreamwave Generation 1 comics
The Wreckers split from the Autobot forces after the disappearance of Optimus Prime in a space bridge explosion. Led by Springer, they clashed with Ratbat's Ultracons in the Tagan Heights for a time The War Within: The Dark Ages before reuniting with the Autobots and the Lightning Strike Coalition immediately prior to the Age of Internment. The War Within: The Age of Wrath
Known members:
- Springer (leader)
- Broadside
- Roadbuster
- Sandstorm
- Topspin
- Twin Twist
- Whirl
Later on, during Shockwave's reign on Cybertron, the Wreckers were a small but elite task force of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary.
Known members
- Ultra Magnus (leader)
- Topspin
- Twin Twist
- Roadbuster
- Whirl
When the Stunticons were released from imprisonment in Cybertron's detention banks, the Wreckers responded in kind. This, however, was after Menasor had already wiped out the Omnibots and defeated Defensor. In the battle, both Whirl and Roadbuster were apparently killed before Ultra Magnus took charge and brought Menasor down. War and Peace
IDW Generation 1 comics
The Wreckers are the Autobots who get called in when the odds of success are nonexistent, but the job needs to be done anyway. Assigned to Varas Centralus after the Decepticon infiltration on that planet went to Phase Six, they were pulled out and sent back to Cybertron at the order of Optimus Prime when the Autobot leader suspected that Thunderwing may have been behind the disappearance of the Calabi-Yau. Stormbringer #2
The Wreckers arrived just in time to save Nosecone and Afterburner. They then proceeded to take Bludgeon's team apart without breaking a sweat. Stormbringer #3 Thunderwing was slightly more challenging, but the Wreckers suffered no apparent casualties. Stormbringer #4
When Thunderwing popped up again guarding a cave on on Corata-Vaz, Optimus Prime sent for the team once again. Spotlight: Cyclonus
Known members:
- Springer (leader)
- Broadside
- Roadbuster
- Sandstorm
- Scoop (Possibly only a provisional member, as he hasn't appeared after Stormbringer with the team.)
- Topspin
- Twin Twist
- Whirl
Shattered Glass
Rodimus was in charge, until they aided the Autobots at Praxus-Delta. This battle had all Wreckers (aside from Rodimus) suffering the usual fate of most Wreckers from most universes.[2]
- ↑ Apelinq's full profile in Universe: Featuring the Wreckers issue 3
- ↑ Rodimus' Tech specs.
