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[[Image:AnimatedWheeljack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Today on Mythbusters: is it really possible to build a machine that builds machines that build catapults?]] | [[Image:AnimatedWheeljack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Today on Mythbusters: is it really possible to build a machine that builds machines that build catapults?]] | ||
'''Wheeljack''' is a scientist working with the Autobot [[Ministry of Science]]. Skilled at solving engineering issues, he is frequently paired for special projects with the scientific wunderbot [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]]. | '''Wheeljack''' is a scientist working with the Autobot [[Ministry of Science]]. Skilled at solving engineering issues, he is frequently paired for special projects with the scientific wunderbot [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Animated'' cartoon=== | ===''Animated'' cartoon=== | ||
{{Note|Events from [[IDW Publishing]] comics are in italics}} | {{Note|Events from [[IDW Publishing]] comics are in italics}} | ||
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''After the orders came down from [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] to initiate operation [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]], Wheeljack put his nose to the grindstone to make sure the bodies of the test subjects would withstand the stresses of the data-merge of Decepticon flight codes. When asked about the dangers, he discussed the possibility that the test subjects would have increased size, strength, and an overwhelming desire to reduce Autobots to wreckage. He was kidding about that last part, he hoped. Thankfully with a bit of help from [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] to coordinate the data-merge, the process was a success, producing [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Rise of Safeguard|Rise of Safeguard}}'' | ''After the orders came down from [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] to initiate operation [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]], Wheeljack put his nose to the grindstone to make sure the bodies of the test subjects would withstand the stresses of the data-merge of Decepticon flight codes. When asked about the dangers, he discussed the possibility that the test subjects would have increased size, strength, and an overwhelming desire to reduce Autobots to wreckage. He was kidding about that last part, he hoped. Thankfully with a bit of help from [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] to coordinate the data-merge, the process was a success, producing [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Rise of Safeguard|Rise of Safeguard}}'' | ||
==Notes== | |||
== | * When the show's creator was asked in a recent interview if Wheeljack would ever be voiced or seen in his alt mode, Derrick Wyatt's response was "Not in season 3. To both.", as opposed to a direct no. Hmmm... | ||
* When the show's creator was asked in a recent interview if Wheeljack would ever be voiced or seen in his alt mode, Derrick Wyatt's response was "Not in season 3. | |||
* Also, despite how we shamelessly exploit Wheeljack's resemblance to Jamie Hyneman of ''Mythbusters'' in his main image caption, Mr. Wyatt also assures us that the similarity is pure coincidence. | * Also, despite how we shamelessly exploit Wheeljack's resemblance to Jamie Hyneman of ''Mythbusters'' in his main image caption, Mr. Wyatt also assures us that the similarity is pure coincidence. | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 23 May 2009
| The name or term "Wheeljack" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Wheeljack (disambiguation). |
- Wheeljack is an Autobot from the Animated continuity family.
Wheeljack is a scientist working with the Autobot Ministry of Science. Skilled at solving engineering issues, he is frequently paired for special projects with the scientific wunderbot Perceptor.
Fiction
Animated cartoon
Events from IDW Publishing comics are in italics
During the Great War, Wheeljack was present when Omega Supreme was activated. TransWarped
After the orders came down from Ultra Magnus to initiate operation Safeguard, Wheeljack put his nose to the grindstone to make sure the bodies of the test subjects would withstand the stresses of the data-merge of Decepticon flight codes. When asked about the dangers, he discussed the possibility that the test subjects would have increased size, strength, and an overwhelming desire to reduce Autobots to wreckage. He was kidding about that last part, he hoped. Thankfully with a bit of help from Red Alert to coordinate the data-merge, the process was a success, producing Jetfire and Jetstorm. Rise of Safeguard
Notes
- When the show's creator was asked in a recent interview if Wheeljack would ever be voiced or seen in his alt mode, Derrick Wyatt's response was "Not in season 3. To both.", as opposed to a direct no. Hmmm...
- Also, despite how we shamelessly exploit Wheeljack's resemblance to Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters in his main image caption, Mr. Wyatt also assures us that the similarity is pure coincidence.
