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===Dark of the Moon===
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
====Cyberverse====
[[File:Transformers Prime Legion Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Be thankful that I even got a toy.]]
[[File:Transformers Prime Legion Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Finally, I get a toy! Now the fans can shut up!]]
*'''Mirage''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
*'''Mirage''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / 008'''
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / 008'''
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===Movie Advanced Series===
===Movie Advanced Series===
[[File:Lost Age AD-16 Dino.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Be thankful that I got a toy that [[scale]]s.]]
[[File:Lost Age AD-16 Dino.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Just be thankful I even got a bigger toy.]]
*'''Autobot Dino''' (Deluxe Class, [[2014]]-[[June 21|06-21]])
*'''Autobot Dino''' (Deluxe Class, [[2014]]-[[June 21|06-21]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD16'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD16'''
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===Studio Series===
===Studio Series===
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[[File:SS71AutobotDinoMirageStockPhotos.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Be thankful!]]
[[File:SS71AutobotDinoMirageStockPhotos.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse.]]
*'''Autobot Dino''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])
*'''Autobot Dino''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''71'''
**''ID number'': '''71'''

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Mirage is an Autobot from the live-action film series continuity family.
"The cast was... full."

Mirage (aka Dino) is a little impatient. Armed with a dart rifle, electro-disrupter and the ability to create holograms and turn himself invisible, Mirage is one sneaky robot. When he's not invisible, he can usually be seen with his combat partner, Wheeljack. To accompany his Italian accent, he transforms into a red [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Ferrari 458 Italia|{{#if:||Ferrari 458 Italia}}]].

Alright, Mirage, looks like it's just you and me for a while.{{#if:|{{{quote2}}}}}{{#if:|{{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}|}}|}}
No, human. It's just me.{{#if:|{{{quote2}}}}}{{#if:Mirage quickly lets Reynolds know he's not his buddy, Dark of the Moon: The Game|Mirage quickly lets Reynolds know he's not his buddy, Dark of the Moon: The Game{{#if:|, {{{3}}}|}}|}}

Fiction

Movies

The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.

Dark of the Moon film

Voice actor: Francesco Quinn (English), Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese){{#if: Zhang Yaohan (Chinese), Salvador Reyes (Latin American Spanish)|, Zhang Yaohan (Chinese), Salvador Reyes (Latin American Spanish)}}
He sounds Italian. After this we'll wage war with Italy!
Ja, hey there.

Dino joined Que, Bumblebee and Sideswipe on a mission to take out an illegal nuclear weapons site in the Middle East. They were able to penetrate the base with ease thanks to Que disguising himself as the car of the country's Defense Minister, but Dino transformed to robot mode the instant they were through the barrier and, blades flashing, politely requested that the human guards lie on the ground while the Autobots went about their destructive business. Not long after, as the Autobots regrouped back at NEST's Washington headquarters, Dino informed Charlotte Mearing that Optimus Prime was in a bad mood over the discovery of a piece of Cybertronian technology he had found in Chernobyl, and wasn't talking to anyone, let alone her. Later, after the former Autobot leader Sentinel Prime was retrieved from the moon and reactivated, Dino observed his explanation of how his pillars were key to controlling the Space Bridge, a teleportation device Sentinel had designed that was crucial to the Autobot war effort.

Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to control your dog.

Dino and Sideswipe joined Bumblebee, Sam Witwicky, Seymour Simmons, and Dutch in following up on a lead to explain why humans were being killed by Decepticons. Dino and Sideswipe arrived at Sam's apartment in time to witness an argument between him and Carly, although completely unaware that Carly's car was in fact Soundwave in disguise. After the humans determined that the Decepticons were targeting Sentinel for his ability to control the Space Bridge, Dino helped to escort the ancient Autobot back to base. While on the highway, they were attacked by the Dreads, who had come to take Sentinel. During the chase, Dino dug his blades into Hatchet, and steered him into the firing line of the other Autobots before hurling him into oncoming traffic to finish him off, Dino arrived at the base with Bumblebee while Sideswipe and Ironhide finished off the rest of the Dreads. However when they got there, Sentinel betrayed the Autobots, killed Ironhide and took his pillars, revealing that he made a deal with Megatron to enslave mankind to rebuild Cybertron.

NEST and the Autobots pursued Sentinel Prime to Washinton D.C. Despite Optimus attempt to stop the ancient Autobot, Sentinel activated his bridge and brought an army of Decepticons through from the moon set up by Megatron. Dino arrived with Sideswipe, Bumblebee, Lennox and some NEST soldiers but were far outnumbered. As the Decepticon army ripped Washington apart, Optimus ordered the Autobots to retreat.

The big yellow cheese in front of the big red cheese.

Dino and the other Autobots were forced to leave Earth when the turncoat Sentinel Prime coerced the human governments to exile their protectors. As it was leaving Earth's atmosphere, the Autobot's ship, the Xantium, was destroyed by Starscream, and Dino was presumably killed along with his fellow Autobots. However, knowing that Sentinel and the Decepticons wouldn't honor their promise that humanity would not be harmed, the Autobots hid themselves into the boosters of their ship, and safely splashed down to Earth before the ship was destroyed. Dino and the Autobots rejoined their human allies from NEST and Sam Witwicky on the outskirts of Decepticon-controlled Chicago, now the center stage for Sentinel Prime and Megatron's plan to bring Cybertron to Earth.

Wait! I forgot my wallet, can you let me go now?

Dino and the Autobots drove down the streets heading to the pillars when a Driller commanded by Shockwave attacked the group. They managed to take shelter in a nearby building while they prepared for the next phase. After the NEST team had been equipped with new Boomsticks and Grapple gloves, the Wreckers provided a distraction for Shockwave allowing Dino and his companions enough time to get away.

Soon, four Autobots were captured by Decepticons commanded by Soundwave and Barricade. Bumblebee was soon after captured as well. As Dino struggled against his captors, the human traitor Dylan Gould convinced Soundwave to execute the Autobots, starting with Que. Dino and the others would have suffered the same fate as the Autobot scientist if not for the timely intervention of Wheelie and Brains, whose commandeered Decepticon mothership rained down fighters on Soundwave's forces, allowing the Autobots to turn the tables and destroy their captors.

Me first, me first!

Freed, Dino and the others joined NEST and the United States Army in an assault on the building with the pillars, where Dino went hand to hand with Decepticons between him and the pillars. At one point in the battle, Dino's left arm was badly wounded, limiting his fighting abilities.<ref>If one looks close enough just after Sentinel has been executed, it is possible to see Dino holding his left arm in pain</ref> Eventually, the control pillar activating the space bridge was destroyed by Bumblebee and Ratchet and the Decepticon forces were destroyed. Now, with Earth truly their home, Dino approached his battle-worn comrades at the battle's end. Dark of the Moon

Mirage's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel," the comic mini-series "Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation," and the storybooks "Autobots Versus Decepticons," "Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes," "Bumblebee's Best Friend," "Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match." In some early versions of the script, Dino/Mirage had at least 2 deaths planned. In one version, which was kept in the novelization, he was decapitated by Starscream. Another version, which was kept in the comic book adaptation and the junior novelization, has Dino/Mirage (instead of Que/Wheeljack) be executed by Soundwave.

Age of Extinction film

After the battle for Chicago, Harold Attinger's CIA taskforce "Cemetery Wind" began hunting down the Autobots in addition to the remaining Decepticons on Earth. Mirage received a message from Optimus Prime, instructing all Autobots to flee for their lives.

Five years later, Optimus questioned Mirage's absence, to which Hound replied that it was uncertain if anyone else evaded Cemetery Wind. However, Mirage was not listed as "deceased" by Cemetery Wind. Age of Extinction

IDW movie comics

Scusi?

When Sam Witwicky and Bumblebee were being menaced by Decepticons after their small companion Brains, Mirage and Wheeljack arrived for the save. Mirage taunted and injured Sonar while cloaked, and demanded the remaining Decepticons bring it on as he revealed himself. Rising Storm #2

Using his invisibility to his advantage, he fought the Decepticons together with Bumblebee and Wheeljack until Optimus Prime arrived with reinforcements from NEST, during which he tricked Bludgeon into shooting Storm Surge and pestered Tankor. Rising Storm #3

Mirage's luck ran out when Shockwave arrived on the scene and blasted him and Wheeljack, leaving them terribly injured. Ratchet could save their lives, but was unsure if they'd end up looking the same after his repairs. Rising Storm #4

Games

Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game

Voice actor: Dave Wittenberg (English){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}

Xbox 360/PS3

Mirage is available to use in multiplayer with a shotgun primary weapon and cloaking as his ability. He is able to perform melee attacks faster than other characters, linking them together in a chain attack.
You ruined my vacation!

Sideswipe went missing after being tasked with investigating Decepticon activity in Central America, and Mirage was tasked with the mission of finding Sideswipe and completing the investigation. Along the way he encountered Starscream, who tried kill Mirage with mines, but failed. Starscream instead threw Mirage off a bridge into a ravine and believed him to be dead.

Fly away little rocket, fly away.

Mirage survived, but his weapons and transformation systems were damaged, leaving his camouflage system the only one he could use. He managed to sneak past all the Decepticons on patrol and discovered the entrance to an ancient Mayan temple which had Decepticon markings all over it, suggesting the Mayans built their temples on top of Decepticon technology. The NEST team sent weapons and repairs for Mirage deep within the jungle where he eventually met up with Bumblebee. The two Autobots then made their way through the ruins and battled a Decepticon Enforcer on top of a temple. After defeating him, Mirage freed Sideswipe from captivity, but came under fire from other Decepticons, when NEST Major Reynolds sent air support and aided the trio.

Sideswipe suspected that the ruins were built over some sort of Cybertronian space port, and the Autobots made their way deeper into the ruins, where Starscream was trying to launch a Decepticon ship into space. They battled Starscream, but were unable to prevent the launch. The Decepticon second-in-command retreated. Mirage reported this to Optimus who began to track it. Dark of the Moon

Autobots/Decepticons

Wait, does this mean I'm Deadpool now?

Mirage found Ratchet in a state because the Decepticons were up to something at a NEST construction site, and they kept creating diversions to keep the Autobots away. Mirage went to investigate and found Lockdown running around. After tangling with the Decepticon once, Mirage was again interrupted by Ratchet with the news that Lockdown had infiltrated an Autobot base and interfered with the communications system, requiring Mirage to go around fixing the satellite dishes. After Starscream stole a piece of Mechtech with a tracking system in it, the Autobots traced him to Siberia, and Mirage scouted out the area while fighting Decepticons. Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons

Toys

Dark of the Moon

Cyberverse

Finally, I get a toy! Now the fans can shut up!
  • Mirage (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
    • Series / Number: 2 / 008
    • Accessories: Blaster
Part of the second wave of Series 2 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Mirage is a redeco/retool of Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Sideways, transforming into an unlicensed mock Audi R8. The retool was principally to give him hands and 3mm ports capable of holding Cyberverse weapons, such as his translucent red "blaster", a sword which can sort of be used as a blaster when turned around. The "blaster", in the same colors, was carried by Cliffjumper and Ratchet, while differently-colored versions were each used by Quickblade Bumblebee and the single-release redeco of Knock Out.
The United States market release of Mirage used the template for the Transformers: Prime-based Series 2 Cyberverse Legion Class packaging style but lacked the "Prime" moniker. The multilingual European market packaging, meanwhile, retained the Prime title, thus arguably making it a separate character.
The original version of this sculpt was also used to make Override, while the retooled version was also used for Age of Extinction Stinger.


Movie Advanced Series

Just be thankful I even got a bigger toy.
  • Autobot Dino (Deluxe Class, 2014-06-21)
    • Japanese ID number: AD16
    • Accessories: Armblades
Released in June 2014 in Japan, Movie Advanced Series Deluxe Class Dino is a red redeco and retool of Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Class Sideways. He features Automorph action during the conversion from car to robot mode. When the front bumper is pressed, his front pair of wheels automatically flip underneath the hood, and his robot abs flip down. There is also some Mech Alive: you can see internal gears moving in his fore-arms when moving his arms, as well as a turning disk on each of his elbows. On his right arm is a spinning "saw" blade. Like the Legion Class figure, He transforms into an unlicensed approximation of an Audi R8.
In addition to his new, movie-accurate head sculpt, Dino also comes with removable arm blades to simulate the ones he had in the movie. The original version of this sculpt was also retooled into Revenge of the Fallen Dead End.
(Yeah, we're not sure how this got made either).

Generations

Movie Edition

File:Tiny-Turbo-Changer-Series-3-Dino.jpg
Be thankful that I have not been forgotten.
  • Autobot Dino (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
    • Series: 3
    • Bag Code G
Released as part of the third series of Tiny Turbo Changers, this figure is a red redeco of the Hot Rod toy released in series 2, sharing the same deco pattern from the original mold.
(And we thought we would never see a new toy of Mirage again).


Studio Series

I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse.
  • Autobot Dino (Deluxe Class, 2021)
    • ID number: 71
    • Accessories: Blades, backdrop
Studio Series "Autobot Dino" is an entirely new mold based off his apperance in the Dark of the Moon film. With the Ferrari toy license exclusively held by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Maisto|{{#if:||Maisto}}]] at the time of release,<ref>Though they also have released toys through TakaraTomy brand [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Tomica|{{#if:||Tomica}}]]. Maybe he'll get a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive retool?</ref> Dino instead transforms into a genericised pseudo-Ferrari. This figure includes his two arm blades as seen in Dark of the Moon.
The figure also includes a cardboard backdrop depicting the highway battle scene from the film.


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Merchandise

3D Battle-Card Game

He seems familiar, but I can't place the face.
  • Mirage (2007)
    • Card number: 8
Mirage is a 26-point "Common" piece in the 3D Battle-Card Game. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly-packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode (model undetermined), or into a rather stumpy robot mode. His twin blaster-weapons can be mounted on his arms (their nominal placement) or on his shoulders.
He uses the same construction as the Barricade, Earth mode Bumblebee, and Swerve cards. This style is similar to the one used by Cliffjumper, Jazz, and Smokescreen.
Though his card is clearly based on the Alternators Mirage toy, he's not remotely as obvious about it as the Cliffjumper and Smokescreen cards are. While all the parts are in roughly the same place as the Alternators toy, the detailing is very much in line with the movie aesthetic, featuring a lot of shifted panels and extensive mechanical greeblies.


Speed Stars

He'll be seein' red.
  • Mirage (2011)
    • Series: Trans Scan
    • Number: 2 of 3
Mirage is one of three "die-cast" cars in the Trans Scan Series. In car mode he's mostly translucent red plastic and his robot mode is sculpted underneath. Due to licensing reasons noted below, his alt mode is just an approximation of a Ferrari 458 Italia instead of the actual vehicle.
His assortment got a very limited release, showing up at stores like ShopKo and HEB Grocery. Despite this, Mirage and the rest of the Speed Stars did get a very wide release in Mexico.
Like a number of Speed Star vehicles, there are differences between the figure shown on the cardback and the finished product. The cardback depicts him using a solid black robot mode template of the type used in the previous film... complete with Decepticon faction symbol above his head rather than a screw, raising some definite questions concerning whether or not the robot mode was meant to be used with Mirage in the first place, and if it was why such a symbol was chosen. The final product switched to a silver robot mode template that now has the screw over his head, but the robot mode itself is unchanged, paint apps and all.

Notes

  • Call sheets for Dark of the Moon referred to Dino/Mirage as Enzo, a reference to [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Enzo Ferrari|{{#if:||Enzo Ferrari}}]], presumably before the decision was made to pay tribute to his son [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Alfredo Ferrari|{{#if:Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari|Alfredo Ferrari}}]].<ref>Dark of the Moon Call Sheets! at Til All Are Mine blog.</ref> Another early working name for him was Rush.<ref name="nizzi">Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.</ref>
  • "Dino" is not named "Mirage" in Dark of the Moon as Hasbro's greatest competitor, Mattel, had an exclusive license for Ferrari toys at the time of the film's release,<ref name="ferrarimattel">Mattel license information, Ferrari.com.</ref> and thus Ferrari didn't want their product placement sporting the name of a Hasbro toy's trademark.<ref name="nelsonnomirage">Michael Bay's website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn't named "Mirage", TFW2005, May 2011.</ref>
    • Mattel later lost the license to produce Ferrari toys and The May Cheong Group eventually picked up the license in 2014 to produce Ferrari products under the Maisto and Bburago model car replica lines.<ref>http://www.bburago.com/exclusivelicense.html</ref>
  • Like his name, his Italian accent in the movie also had to be approved by Ferrari, who wanted him not to have a cheesy Hollywood "Italian" accent.<ref name="collider">Collider.com interview with Michael Bay.</ref>
  • In Dark of the Moon, Dino sports an Italian/European Union license plate (registered in the province of Catania), "CT 41401", in vehicle mode.<ref name="ferrari">Set photo of the Ferrari 458 Italia with a close-up view of the license plate.</ref> The colors are (deliberately) incorrect, though: Instead of black text on a white background, with a European "blue band" containing the European flag (a circle consisting of twelve yellow stars) on the left and a second blue band containing a yellow circle on the right, Dino's plate is essentially a negative monochrome version, with silver text on a black background, silver bands on both sides, a European flag consisting of twelve black stars on the left and a black circle on the right. In addition, this plate uses an outdated numeration system for Italian license plates, which was replaced in 1994 with an "AA 000 AA" format related to the car registration, which omits any explicit reference to the place of origin.<ref name="licenseplate">[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Vehicle registration plates of Italy|{{#if:||Vehicle registration plates of Italy}}]] at Wikipedia.</ref>
  • The "cardboard head on a stick" prop used for Dino during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors something to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of Dark of the Moon.<ref name="headprop">"Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit" at TFW2005</ref>

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Mirage (ミラージュ Mirāju), Dino (ディーノ Dīno)
  • Mandarin: Huànyǐng (幻影, "Mirage"), Dino (迪諾 Dínuò), Kǒnglóng (恐龙, "Dinosaur")

References

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