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Hey, I'm The Wadapan. I made an account here because I'd noticed something minor in Derailment that no-one else had. I'll edit typos and perform grunt work in the meantime.
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Hey, I'm The Wadapan. I made an account here because I'd noticed something minor in Derailment that wasn't noted here, and then things spiralled out of control. Check out [[User:The Wadapan/sandbox|my sandbox]], I might be doing something there. Or not.


==Summer 2017 Project - Tidying up the Fun Publications pages==
==Complete list of Fun Publications profiles==
Unlike those listed on the ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]'' page, this list sorts the characters more by continuity than by associated storyline and gives the issue numbers for every single profile. Rather than delete this mapping altogether, I thought I'd move it here for future reference.


Fun Publications released a lot of stuff in their 12-year run, and many of the main pages for their franchises are kinda messy and inconsistent. I intend to do the following things:
====''Universe'' / ''Robots in Disguise'' / Unicron Trilogy====
#Sort out the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)]] pages, with clearer summaries and more notes.
Fifteen profiles were published in the first two years of the magazine, covering basically all of the main characters from [[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|''Balancing Act'' and ''Revelations'']]. [[Quickslinger (Cybertron)|Quickslinger]]'s bio wasn't a ''MTMTE''-style one, but rather a short preview for the custom how-to feature which would appear in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 7|issue #7]].
#Reach a consensus about how best to organise the [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]] page, and do so.
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#Add all the bios that Fun Pub released onto the relevant characters' pages.
*[[Skyfall (Cybertron)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 4|#4]])
#Create a better template for the franchise pages for things like [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)| Shattered Glass]], [[Transformers: TransTech| TransTech]], etc.
*[[Vector Prime]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5|#5]])
#Create a better template for the prose stories and comics.
*[[Ramjet (Universe)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5|#5]])
#Create a page for all the 'random' media Fun Publications produced that was part of existing continuities, such as their Beast Wars and Cybertron stuff.
*[[Quickslinger (Cybertron)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|#6]])
If you have any thoughts or want to help me out, hit up my talk page or the [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal|Community Portal]].
*[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|#6]])
*[[Sentinel Maximus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 7|#7]])
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 8|#8]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (RID)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 8|#8]])
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 9|#9]])
*[[Soundwave (Cybertron)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 9|#9]])
*[[Downshift (Energon)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|#10]])
*[[Unicron]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 10|#10]])
*[[Anti-Blaze]], [[Scythe (Cybertron)]] & [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 11|#11]])
*[[Landquake (Timelines)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 11|#11]])
*[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 12|#12]])
}}


==Problems and errors I've noticed that will need clarification==
====''Classics''====
#Is the "[[Shattered Expectations]]" comic's [[Universal Stream]] [[Primax -408.01 Gamma]] or Epsilon?
When the main story arc changed universe in 2007, so too did the profiles. Slag and the Headmasters got profiles in #22, Topspin (who isn't really from ''the'' Classicsverse, but rather a G2 one of some sort) in #25. When ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]'' and ''[[Another Light]]'' brought some ''Classics'' characters back to the fore, they started getting profiles again starting with issue #50. Grimlock has the unique distinction of being given ''three'' different profiles as part of three different storylines!
#Why is [[Recordicons]] listed as a micro-continuity on the Shattered Glass page? Heck, why is it even relevant? It's canon, right? Then it gets talked about in the main text body below.
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*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|#13]])
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|#13]])
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|#14]])
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|#14]])
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|#15]])
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|#15]])
*[[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 16|#16]])
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17|#17]])
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17|#17]])
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|#18]])
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|#18]])
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|#22]])
*[[Lug (G1)|Lug]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|#22]])
*[[Minerva (Masterforce human)|Minerva]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|#22]])
*[[Muzzle]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|#22]])
*[[Quig]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|#22]])
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|#50]])
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|#50]])
*[[Scylla#Classics|Scylla]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 51|#51]])
*[[Autojetter#Classics|Autojetter]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 51|#51]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 52|#52]])
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 52|#52]])
*[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 53|#53]])
*[[Autolauncher#Classics|Autolauncher]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 53|#53]])
*[[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 54|#54]])
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Classics|Prowl]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 62|#62]])
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Classics|Grimlock]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 63|#63]])
}}
 
====''TransTech''====
Two profiles were each published in #22-24 of the magazine as part of "The World of... TRANSTECH," which featured a unique design and layout but was textually almost indistinguishable from the regular MTMTE profiles. A few lowtech denizens of [[Axiom Nexus]] got normal profiles later: Blackarachnica and Topspin in #25; "Hero Prime" and Depth Charge in #49; Rhinox in #54.
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*[[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|#22]])
*[[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|#22]])
*[[Prowl (TransTech)|Prowl]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 23|#23]])
*[[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 23|#23]])
*[[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Blackarachnia (TransTech)|Blackarachnia]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|#25]])
*[[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|#25]])
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Hero Prime|Optimus Prime ("Hero Prime")]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|#49]])
*[[Depth Charge (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Depth Charge]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|#49]])
*[[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 54|#54]])
}}
 
====''Shattered Glass''====
Starting in issue #25, bios were published for ''Shattered Glass'' characters. Three profiles were published in issues #25-28 and two each in #29-30 (from #25 and #30, only Whisper and Megatron are listed here; the others are not strictly ''Shattered Glass'' characters). This notably included the first time the physical size of the profiles deviated from the full-page norm - Sky Lynx, Computron and Abominus got most of two pages while Ravage, Steeljaw and Ratbat were left with less than half a page each. ''[[Another Light]]'' gave some more characters the chance to get profiles, but the last two were squashed together at the bottom of one page: they got names, art, faction symbols, mottos, and nothing else. In 2011, a contest was held on Twitter to decide [[Scourge (SG)|Scourge]]'s bio - the winning submission was expanded into a full-sized ''MTMTE''-style profile released online.
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*[[Abominus (SG)|Abominus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|#28]])
*[[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|#27]])
*[[Computron (SG)|Computron]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|#27]])
*[[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29|#29]])
*[[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|#26]])
*[[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|#30]])
*[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29|#29]])
*[[Hound (SG)|Hound]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|#28]])
*[[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|#28]])
*[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|#26]])
*[[Scourge (SG)|Scourge]] (online)
*[[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|#26]])
*[[Steeljaw (SG)|Steeljaw]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|#27]])
*[[Technobot (SG)|Technobots]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|#27]])
*[[Terrorcon (SG)|Terrorcons]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|#28]])
*[[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|#25]])
*[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 65|#65]])
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Nova Prime]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 66|#66]])
*[[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 66|#66]])
}}
 
====''Wings Universe''====
Profiles for ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe| Wings Universe]]'' characters started being published with issue #31, with a steady rate of two profiles per issue. A couple of profiles for organics were released as part of [[Tornado]]'s [[Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|personal journal]] in issue #56, plus two regular profiles in issue #58, as a tie-in to "[[Hoist the Flag]]"
 
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*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 31|#31]])
*[[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 31|#31]])
*[[Magnum]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|#32]])
*[[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|#32]])
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 33|#33]])
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 33|#33]])
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 34|#34]])
*[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 34|#34]])
*[[Sentinel Major]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 35|#35]])
*[[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 35|#35]])
*[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|#36]])
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|#36]])
*[[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 37|#37]])
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 37|#37]])
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 38|#38]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 38|#38]])
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 39|#39]])
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 39|#39]])
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 40|#40]])
*[[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzack]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 40|#40]])
*[[Gyronian Sentry]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 41|#41]])
*[[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 41|#41]])
*[[Hauler]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|#42]])
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|#42]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|#43]])
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|#43]])
*[[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|#44]])
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|#44]])
*[[Windbreaker]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45|#45]])
*[[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45|#45]])
*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 46|#46]])
*[[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 46|#46]])
*[[Fizzle|Blaze]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 47|#47]])
*[[Soundwave (G2)|Soundwave]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 47|#47]])
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 48|#48]])
*[[Frenzy (G2)|Frenzy]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 48|#48]])
*[[Squirm]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 56|#56]])
*[[Olin Zarak]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 56|#56]])
*[[Dread Pirate Crew]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 58|#58]])
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 58|#58]])
}}
 
====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
Although profiles for ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' characters had appeared before as part of the ''TransTech'' storylines, issue #55 saw the first dedicated profiles dedicated wholly to the universe.
 
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*[[Rampage (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Rampage]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 55|#55]])
*[[Transmutate (character)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Trans-Mutate]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 55|#55]])
*[[Jawbreaker]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 57|#57]])
*[[Bigmos]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 57|#57]])
*[[Medusa]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 59|#59]])
*[[Lord Imperious Delirious]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 59|#59]])
*[[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising|Lio Convoy]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 61|#61]])
}}
 
====''Of Masters and Mayhem''====
Profiles for various characters appearing in the ''[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]'' storyline were published starting with issue #67.
*[[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 67|#67]])
*[[Lifeline (G1)|Lifeline]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 68|#68]])
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 68|#68]])
*[[Gnash]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 70|#70]])
*[[Thrashclaw]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 70|#70]])
 
====Other ''MTMTE''-style profiles====
Nexus Prime is made up of a single character from each of the first five story arcs. A single profile for some ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' characters ([[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] and [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]]) was given in the magazine's second-to-last issue; this would be the last profile published by the club magazine.
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*[[Nexus Prime]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|#30]])
*[[Headmaster Jrs.]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
}}
 
====Diamond Edition profiles====
The BotCon exclusive ''Timelines'' issues would get mass-retail releases. These versions of the comics usually contained extra profiles and bonus material, with the exception of [[The Stunti-Con Job]] which included [[The AllSpark Almanac Addendum]] instead and [[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]] which included "[[Invasion Prologue]]" instead.
*"[[Dawn of Future's Past]]"
**[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]
**[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]
**[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] & [[Maximal Command Security Force]]
*"[[Games of Deception]]"
**[[Springer (G1)#Classics|Springer]]
**[[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Timelines|Bug Bite]]
*"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]"
**[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]
**[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]]
*"[[Wings of Honor]]"
**[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]
**[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]
**[[Flak (G1)|Flak]]
**[[Leozack]]
**[[Dion (G1)|Dion]]
*"[[Generation 2: Redux]]"
**[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]
**[[Rapido]]
**[[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]]
**[[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]]
*"[[Termination]]"
**[[Strika (BM)#Wings Universe|Strika]]
**[[Obsidian (BM)#Wings Universe|Obsidian]]
**[[Megaplex]]
**[[Thundercracker (MW)|Thundercracker]]
**[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Wings Universe|Mirage]]
*"[[A Common Foe]]"
**[[Krok (G1)#Wings Universe|Krok]]
**[[Serpentor#Wings Universe|Serpent O.R.]]
**[[Carzap (BT)#Wings Universe|Carzap]]
**[[Tarantulas (BW)#Wings Universe|Tarantulas]]
*"[[Hoist the Flag]]"
**[[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]]
**[[Apelinq (BM)#Wings Universe|Apelinq]]
**[[Flareup (G1)#Wings Universe|Flare-Up]].
*"[[Cybertron's Most Wanted]]"
**[[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]]
**[[Battletrap]]
**[[Zaptrap]] with [[Beet-Chit]]
 
====Micro-Sized Profiles====
Starting with [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|issue #13]], profiles for [[Mini-Con]]s were published on the "Micro-Sized" page of the magazine. The "Micro-Sized" banner was dropped for the issues featuring the ''[[Transformers: Classics| Classics]]'' Mini-Cons. This feature ended with #18, but [[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]] got a full MTMTE-style profile in issue #25 and three more Mini-Cons received small profiles on the back pages of issues #31-33. Snarl and Divebomb's bios were previewed online in the same format as those last three.
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*[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|#13]])
**[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]]
**[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]]
**[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]
*[[Rapid Run (Energon)|Rapid Run]]'s partners and their combined form ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|#14]])
**[[Nightcruz (Energon)|Nightcruz]]
**[[Nightscream (Energon)|Nightscream]]
**[[Nightcreeper]]
*[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]'s partners ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|#15]])
**[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|#15]])
**[[Stripmine]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|#15]])
**[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15|#15]])
*The Classicsverse Mini-Cons
**[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 16|#16]])
**[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|#18]])
**[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|#18]])
**[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17|#17]])
**[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 16|#16]])
**[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 16|#16]])
**[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 16|#16]])
**[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 16|#16]])
**[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17|#17]])
**[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 16|#16]])
**[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17|#17]])
**[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|#18]])
**[[Steel Wind]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17|#17]])
**[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17|#17]])
**[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Classics|Swoop]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|#18]])
**[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17|#17]])
**[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|#18]])
**[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|#18]])
*Later profiles
**[[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 31|#31]])
**[[Liftor]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 33|#33]])
**[[Snowblind]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|#32]])
}}
 
====Online Mini-Con Profiles====
A large amount of short profiles for various other Mini-Cons were released in the members-only section of the club website:
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*[[Aftershock (Armada)|Aftershock]]
*[[Jumpstart]]
*[[Buildup]]
*[[Flashbang]]
*[[Hawkeye]]
*[[Highgear]]
*[[Kickback (Armada)|Kickback]]
*[[Smackdown]]
*[[Claymore]]
*[[Overwatch]]
*[[Covert]]
*[[Highjump (Armada)|Highjump]]
*[[Lookout]]
*[[Matrix Cannon]]
*[[Extreme Competition Team]]
**[[Heavy Metal (SL)|Heavy Metal]]
*[[Bunker-Buster]]
*[[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]]
*[[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]]
*[[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]]
*[[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]]
*[[Barnstorm]]
*[[Flashdrive]]
*Dead End [[Dead End General|General]]/[[Dead End Drone|Drones]]
*[[Drop-Test]]
*[[Noble Force Mini-Con Team]]
*[[Steel Reinforcement Team]]
*[[Starcatcher (Cybertron)|Starcatcher]]
*[[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team]]
**[[Vorpal Saber]]
*[[Sabotage Team]]
*[[Flashbox]]
*[[Heavy Barrel (GF)|Heavy Barrel]]
*[[Road Rebel]]
}}
 
===="Theft of the Golden Disk"====
In [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|issues #13]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|and #14]], profiles for the [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] from [[Theft of the Golden Disk]] were published. [[Stopgap]]'s profile was the exception to this; it was instead added to the members-only section of the Club website. The last two MCSF members, [[Nitrostreak]] and [[Tigatron]], didn't get profiles as they only appeared in [[Dawn of Future's Past]]. Meanwhile, ''MTMTE''-style profiles were also published online for [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] and his minions [[Backslash]], [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] and [[Buzzbomb]].
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*[[9K]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|#13]])
*[[Overshoot]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|#13]])
*[[Switchblade (BW)]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|#13]])
*[[High Beam]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|#14]])
*[[Shatterpoint]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|#14]])
*[[Getout]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|#14]])
*[[Stopgap]] (Club website)
}}
 
====''Animated'' Tech Specs====
Written by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], these [[Tech Spec]]s were published starting with ten in issue #24 and two in each of issues #25-30. Six new Tech Specs and four reprints were published years later in issue #71. All twenty-eight of these plus twenty-four extras were also released as a BotCon 2011 exclusive lithograph.
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*[[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|#30]])
*[[Cosmos (Animated)|Cosmos]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|#30]], reprinted in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|#28]], reprinted in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|#28]])
*[[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|#26]])
*[[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]], reprinted in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|#25]])
*[[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|#27]])
*[[Rattletrap]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Reflector (Animated)|Reflector]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|#26]])
*[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Seaspray (Animated)|Seaspray]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29|#29]])
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]])
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|#24]], reprinted in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|#27]])
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29|#29]])
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|#25]])
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|Shattered Glass Bumblebee]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Isaac Sumdac (SG Animated)|Shattered Glass Sumdac]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
*[[Sari Sumdac (SG Animated)|Shattered Glass Sari]] ([[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 71|#71]])
}}
 
====Other====
A single Tech Spec for [[INSIRT]] was released online. [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] was to receive a ''Wings Universe'' bio card for his [[Action Master]] form, but when that figure was released as ''Shattered Glass'' [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] instead the bio was shelved and later published in non-canonical form in issue [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|#42]]. On its last day, the club's Twitter would release four profiles [[Repurposing|repurposing]] the BotCon 2015 [[Waruder]]s as other characters: [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]], [[King Waruder]], [[Skywasp]] and ''Shattered Glass'' [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]]. [https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/129168-out-of-printhard-to-find-media-mega-thread/page-4#entry3430903 Trickshot's bio] was never published on the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website like that of his teammates, but it did get written. Make of that what you will.
 
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Complete list of Fun Publications profiles

Unlike those listed on the Transformers Timelines page, this list sorts the characters more by continuity than by associated storyline and gives the issue numbers for every single profile. Rather than delete this mapping altogether, I thought I'd move it here for future reference.

Universe / Robots in Disguise / Unicron Trilogy

Fifteen profiles were published in the first two years of the magazine, covering basically all of the main characters from Balancing Act and Revelations. Quickslinger's bio wasn't a MTMTE-style one, but rather a short preview for the custom how-to feature which would appear in issue #7.

Classics

When the main story arc changed universe in 2007, so too did the profiles. Slag and the Headmasters got profiles in #22, Topspin (who isn't really from the Classicsverse, but rather a G2 one of some sort) in #25. When Beast Wars Shattered Glass and Another Light brought some Classics characters back to the fore, they started getting profiles again starting with issue #50. Grimlock has the unique distinction of being given three different profiles as part of three different storylines!

TransTech

Two profiles were each published in #22-24 of the magazine as part of "The World of... TRANSTECH," which featured a unique design and layout but was textually almost indistinguishable from the regular MTMTE profiles. A few lowtech denizens of Axiom Nexus got normal profiles later: Blackarachnica and Topspin in #25; "Hero Prime" and Depth Charge in #49; Rhinox in #54.

Shattered Glass

Starting in issue #25, bios were published for Shattered Glass characters. Three profiles were published in issues #25-28 and two each in #29-30 (from #25 and #30, only Whisper and Megatron are listed here; the others are not strictly Shattered Glass characters). This notably included the first time the physical size of the profiles deviated from the full-page norm - Sky Lynx, Computron and Abominus got most of two pages while Ravage, Steeljaw and Ratbat were left with less than half a page each. Another Light gave some more characters the chance to get profiles, but the last two were squashed together at the bottom of one page: they got names, art, faction symbols, mottos, and nothing else. In 2011, a contest was held on Twitter to decide Scourge's bio - the winning submission was expanded into a full-sized MTMTE-style profile released online.

Wings Universe

Profiles for Wings Universe characters started being published with issue #31, with a steady rate of two profiles per issue. A couple of profiles for organics were released as part of Tornado's personal journal in issue #56, plus two regular profiles in issue #58, as a tie-in to "Hoist the Flag"

Beast Wars: Uprising

Although profiles for Beast Wars: Uprising characters had appeared before as part of the TransTech storylines, issue #55 saw the first dedicated profiles dedicated wholly to the universe.

Of Masters and Mayhem

Profiles for various characters appearing in the Of Masters and Mayhem storyline were published starting with issue #67.

Other MTMTE-style profiles

Nexus Prime is made up of a single character from each of the first five story arcs. A single profile for some Transformers Animated characters (Nightbeat, Siren and Hosehead) was given in the magazine's second-to-last issue; this would be the last profile published by the club magazine.

Diamond Edition profiles

The BotCon exclusive Timelines issues would get mass-retail releases. These versions of the comics usually contained extra profiles and bonus material, with the exception of The Stunti-Con Job which included The AllSpark Almanac Addendum instead and Invasion which included "Invasion Prologue" instead.

Micro-Sized Profiles

Starting with issue #13, profiles for Mini-Cons were published on the "Micro-Sized" page of the magazine. The "Micro-Sized" banner was dropped for the issues featuring the Classics Mini-Cons. This feature ended with #18, but Whisper got a full MTMTE-style profile in issue #25 and three more Mini-Cons received small profiles on the back pages of issues #31-33. Snarl and Divebomb's bios were previewed online in the same format as those last three.

Online Mini-Con Profiles

A large amount of short profiles for various other Mini-Cons were released in the members-only section of the club website:

"Theft of the Golden Disk"

In issues #13 and #14, profiles for the MCSF from Theft of the Golden Disk were published. Stopgap's profile was the exception to this; it was instead added to the members-only section of the Club website. The last two MCSF members, Nitrostreak and Tigatron, didn't get profiles as they only appeared in Dawn of Future's Past. Meanwhile, MTMTE-style profiles were also published online for Cryotek and his minions Backslash, Dirge and Buzzbomb.

Animated Tech Specs

Written by Derrick J. Wyatt, these Tech Specs were published starting with ten in issue #24 and two in each of issues #25-30. Six new Tech Specs and four reprints were published years later in issue #71. All twenty-eight of these plus twenty-four extras were also released as a BotCon 2011 exclusive lithograph.

Other

A single Tech Spec for INSIRT was released online. Thundercracker was to receive a Wings Universe bio card for his Action Master form, but when that figure was released as Shattered Glass Thundercracker instead the bio was shelved and later published in non-canonical form in issue #42. On its last day, the club's Twitter would release four profiles repurposing the BotCon 2015 Waruders as other characters: Bug Bite, King Waruder, Skywasp and Shattered Glass Waspinator. Trickshot's bio was never published on the Transformers Collectors' Club website like that of his teammates, but it did get written. Make of that what you will.