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{{disambig2|the Autobot resistance group led by Elita One|information on female Transformers in general|Female Transformer}} | {{disambig2|the Autobot resistance group led by Elita One|information on female Transformers in general|Female Transformer}} | ||
:''The Female Autobots are a team with a rather self-explanatory designation from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''The Female Autobots are a team with a rather self-explanatory designation from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[ | [[File:Femaleautobots.jpg|250px|thumb|Amazon Autobots on Beta Moon?]] | ||
The '''Female Autobots'''<ref>[[Elita One]]'s 1996 [[:Image:ElitaOne-MCAxiskit.jpg|MC Axis Kit]] gives her a function of "Female Autobot Commander," apparently cementing that "Female Autobots" is the actual ''name'' of the unit and not just a description.</ref> are a team of [[female Transformer|female]] [[Autobot]]s. | The '''Female Autobots'''<ref>[[Elita One]]'s 1996 [[:Image:ElitaOne-MCAxiskit.jpg|MC Axis Kit]] gives her a function of "Female Autobot Commander," apparently cementing that "Female Autobots" is the actual ''name'' of the unit and not just a description.</ref> are a team of [[female Transformer|female]] [[Autobot]]s. | ||
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==Members== | ==Members== | ||
The team as it originally appeared consisted of six members, two of which (Greenlight and Lancer) initially went without names. Most fiction since has omitted those two and oftentimes placed Arcee among the group's ranks instead. Let's see what the future has in store for the team now that the namelessness [[Flames of Yesterday|has been cured]]. | The team as it originally appeared consisted of six members, two of which (Greenlight and Lancer) initially went without names. Most fiction since has omitted those two and oftentimes placed Arcee among the group's ranks instead. Let's see what the future has in store for the team now that the namelessness [[Flames of Yesterday|has been cured]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:G1femmes.jpg|250px|thumb|"I'm just the chaperon."]] | ||
*[[Elita One]] | *[[Elita One]] | ||
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] | *[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] | ||
*[[Firestar]] | *[[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] | ||
*[[Greenlight]] | *[[Greenlight]] | ||
*[[Lancer]] | *[[Lancer]] | ||
*[[Moonracer]] | *[[Moonracer]] | ||
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (''Dreamwave comics, Diamond Select profile, [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|MC Axis comics]], [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|TV Magazine story pages]]'', [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)| | *[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (''Dreamwave comics, Diamond Select profile, [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|MC Axis comics]], [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|TV Magazine story pages]]'', ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers: Legends]]'') | ||
Given his supportive role to the team in the cartoon, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] might be considered a member in that continuity as well. | Given his supportive role to the team in the cartoon, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] might be considered a member in that continuity as well. | ||
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ||
[[ | [[File:G1Dreamwaveongoing11.jpg|150px|thumb|Hey, watch where you point that thing.]] | ||
The "Female Autobots" were an elite squad of warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. Arcee functioned as a sleeper agent of theirs. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Generation One #11}}<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/comics/view.php?comic_id=746 Generation One #11 summary at Seibertron.com]</ref><ref name="UDGOM">[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/guide/?s=g1_vol_3_unpub Unpublished Dreamwave Generation One Material at TFarchive.com.]</ref> | The "Female Autobots" were an elite squad of warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. Arcee functioned as a sleeper agent of theirs. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Generation One #11}}<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/comics/view.php?comic_id=746 Generation One #11 summary at Seibertron.com]</ref><ref name="UDGOM">[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/guide/?s=g1_vol_3_unpub Unpublished Dreamwave Generation One Material at TFarchive.com.]</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[ | [[File:Art of War 2u.jpg|150px|thumb|[[Lady Jaye]]'s riding Arcee. So wrong and yet so right.]] | ||
* The Female Autobots are the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s first ''real'' [[female Transformer]]s. Predating them are: a [[Aunty|female Cybertronian, but not Transformer]], a [[Nightbird (G1)|female robot who might have become a Transformer]] and a [[Alana|female Tlalakan who got turned into a Transformer for a short while]]. | * The Female Autobots are the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s first ''real'' [[female Transformer]]s. Predating them are: a [[Aunty|female Cybertronian, but not Transformer]], a [[Nightbird (G1)|female robot who might have become a Transformer]] and a [[Alana|female Tlalakan who got turned into a Transformer for a short while]]. | ||
* Greenlight's and Lancer's names were [[Retcon|revealed]] in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' story "[[Flames of Yesterday]]". | * Greenlight's and Lancer's names were [[Retcon|revealed]] in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' story "[[Flames of Yesterday]]". | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 29 May 2013
| This article is about the Autobot resistance group led by Elita One. For information on female Transformers in general, see Female Transformer. |
- The Female Autobots are a team with a rather self-explanatory designation from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Female Autobots[1] are a team of female Autobots.
Members
The team as it originally appeared consisted of six members, two of which (Greenlight and Lancer) initially went without names. Most fiction since has omitted those two and oftentimes placed Arcee among the group's ranks instead. Let's see what the future has in store for the team now that the namelessness has been cured.
- Elita One
- Chromia
- Firestar
- Greenlight
- Lancer
- Moonracer
- Arcee (Dreamwave comics, Diamond Select profile, MC Axis comics, TV Magazine story pages, Transformers: Legends)
Given his supportive role to the team in the cartoon, Alpha Trion might be considered a member in that continuity as well.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
The Female Autobots were destroyed by a missile strike during the Ark's launch. Or so everyone thought...
Skip four million years into the future. By 1985, they have formed a resistance group on Cybertron, operating in secret. Shockwave discovered their continued existence (thanks to Moonracer) and tracked them back to their underground headquarters. A subsequent attempt by the Decepticons to capture Elita One resulted in the destruction of said headquarters, but also a reunion with the Autobots stationed on Earth.
Once the Decepticons were dealt with, the Female Autobots relocated to a new secret headquarters provided by Alpha Trion and chose to remain on Cybertron to continue the fight there. The Search for Alpha Trion
MC Axis mini-comics
The team had taken out a humongous Decepticon and Moonracer boasted about their success, claiming that they alone could retake Cybertron. Only Elita One didn't share in her team's exultation, as she knew they were only hiding and that the war was wearing them out. The Transformers: Elita One
At another time, Arcee showed off to Firestar and Moonracer how "badass" she is by taking out a Decepticon the other two hadn't even noticed yet. She then continued to berate them that war seemed to be too tough for females in particular. Firestar was horrified at realizing that three beautiful women were at three times as much risk. Just... what? The Transformers: Arcee
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
The "Female Autobots" were an elite squad of warriors under the command of the Quintessons. Arcee functioned as a sleeper agent of theirs. Generation One #11[2][3]
Games
Transformers: Legends
Hunting parties led by Slipstream and Flamewar managed to stop the Female Autobots (referred to in-game as "Elita One's Squadron"). Fatal Furies event
Notes
- The Female Autobots are the brand's first real female Transformers. Predating them are: a female Cybertronian, but not Transformer, a female robot who might have become a Transformer and a female Tlalakan who got turned into a Transformer for a short while.
- Greenlight's and Lancer's names were revealed in the Timelines story "Flames of Yesterday".
- The Club Udon special edition cover to G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War issue 2, which is dedicated to the ladies of the two brands, surprisingly features what appears to be Lancer with Greenlight's colors. This is the only instance during the 25 years between the airing of "The Search for Alpha Trion" and the publication of "Flames of Yesterday" that these characters have been referenced.
- The Female Autobots were present in the season 3 chain of command chart published in part 3 of TV Magazine's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 story pages.
- Had Dreamwave not gone bankrupt, the Female Autobots (i.e. the main four) would have received MTMTE profiles in the Generation One 2004 Datatracks Annual.[3]
Foreign names
- Japanese: Woman Cybertron (ウーマン・サイバトロン Ūman Saibatoron)
References
- ↑ Elita One's 1996 MC Axis Kit gives her a function of "Female Autobot Commander," apparently cementing that "Female Autobots" is the actual name of the unit and not just a description.
- ↑ Generation One #11 summary at Seibertron.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Unpublished Dreamwave Generation One Material at TFarchive.com.
