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:''The Female Autobots are a team with a rather self-explanatory designation in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | |||
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[[Image:Femaleautobots.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Amazon Autobots on Beta Moon?]] | [[Image:Femaleautobots.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Amazon Autobots on Beta Moon?]] | ||
'''Female Autobots''' is an unofficial term used to refer to an otherwise nameless team of [[ | '''Female Autobots''' is an unofficial term used to refer to an otherwise nameless team of [[female Transformers]] that made its debut in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|episode]] "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]". In that appearance, it was an [[Autobot]] resistance group stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the command of [[Elita One]]. In its cancelled return to fiction in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave comics]] however, the team was working for the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]]. | ||
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<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—The ever-observant [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], "[[ | <td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—The ever-observant [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]"</cite> | ||
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*[[ | *[[Chromia]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Firestar]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Moonracer]] | ||
*[[Female Autobots|Unnamed Green Female Autobot]] (''cartoon'') | *[[Female Autobots|Unnamed Green Female Autobot]] (''cartoon'') | ||
*[[Female Autobots|Unnamed Orange Female Autobot]] (''cartoon'') | *[[Female Autobots|Unnamed Orange Female Autobot]] (''cartoon'') | ||
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The Female Autobots were destroyed by a missile strike during the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch. Or so everyone thought... | The Female Autobots were destroyed by a missile strike during the [[Ark (G1)|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 (G1)|Shockwave]] discovered their continued existence (thanks to Moonracer) and tracked them back to their underground headquarters. A subsequent attempt by the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to capture Elita One resulted in the destruction of said headquarters, but also a reunion with the Autobots stationed on [[ | Skip four million years into the future. By 1985, they have formed a resistance group on Cybertron, operating in secret. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] discovered their continued existence (thanks to Moonracer) and tracked them back to their underground headquarters. A subsequent attempt by the [[Decepticon|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. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion|The Search for Alpha Trion}} | 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. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion|The Search for Alpha Trion}} | ||
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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 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. | ||
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?'' <span style="font-size:10px;background-color:#ececec;border-width: 0 1px 0 1px;border-style:solid;padding: 0 5px 0 5px;border-color:#cccccc;" class="tt1_nowrap">[[ | 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?'' <span style="font-size:10px;background-color:#ececec;border-width: 0 1px 0 1px;border-style:solid;padding: 0 5px 0 5px;border-color:#cccccc;" class="tt1_nowrap">[[MC Axis mini-comics]]</span> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Image:Art of War 2u.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Lady Jaye's riding Arcee. So wrong and yet so right.]] | [[Image:Art of War 2u.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Lady Jaye's riding Arcee. So wrong and yet so right.]] | ||
* The Female Autobots were the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s first [[ | * The Female Autobots were the [[Transformers brand|brand]]'s first [[female Transformers]], though they were not its first [[Auntie|female Cybertronians]]. Or its first [[Nightbird|female robots]] for that matter. | ||
* The Club Udon special edition cover to [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]] [[The Art of War issue 2|issue 2]], which is dedicated to the ladies of the two brands, surprisingly features what appears to be the orange female with the green female's colours. Possibly, one (or both) of them also exist in the Joe/Transformers continuity. | * The Club Udon special edition cover to [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]] [[The Art of War issue 2|issue 2]], which is dedicated to the ladies of the two brands, surprisingly features what appears to be the orange female with the green female's colours. Possibly, one (or both) of them also exist in the Joe/Transformers continuity. | ||
* The Female Autobots were present in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|season 3]] chain of command chart published in [[ | * The Female Autobots were present in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|season 3]] chain of command chart published in [[TV Magazine]]’s ''[[Transformers 2010|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]'' [[Story page|story pages]].<sup id="cite_ref-TF2010_0-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TF2010-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> | ||
* Had [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] not gone bankrupt, the Female Autobots (i.e. the main four) would have received [[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|MTMTE profiles]] in the [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Generation One 2004 Datatracks Annual]].<sup id="cite_ref-TFarchive_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFarchive-2" title="">[3]</a></sup> | * Had [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] not gone bankrupt, the Female Autobots (i.e. the main four) would have received [[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|MTMTE profiles]] in the [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Generation One 2004 Datatracks Annual]].<sup id="cite_ref-TFarchive_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFarchive-2" title="">[3]</a></sup> | ||
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| 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 in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Female Autobots is an unofficial term used to refer to an otherwise nameless team of female Transformers that made its debut in the episode "The Search for Alpha Trion". In that appearance, it was an Autobot resistance group stationed on Cybertron under the command of Elita One. In its cancelled return to fiction in the Dreamwave comics however, the team was working for the Quintessons.
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<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—The ever-observant Shockwave, "The Search for Alpha Trion"</cite>
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- Japanese name: Woman Cybertrons<sup id="cite_ref-TF2010_0-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TF2010-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>
Members
The team as it originally appeared consisted of six members. Later fiction has thus far always omitted the two unnamed ones and sometimes placed Arcee among the group's ranks.
- Elita One
- Chromia
- Firestar
- Moonracer
- Unnamed Green Female Autobot (cartoon)
- Unnamed Orange Female Autobot (cartoon)
- Arcee (MC Axis comics & Dreamwave comics)
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
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.
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? <span style="font-size:10px;background-color:#ececec;border-width: 0 1px 0 1px;border-style:solid;padding: 0 5px 0 5px;border-color:#cccccc;" class="tt1_nowrap">MC Axis mini-comics</span>
Dreamwave Comics 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 issue 11<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TFarchive_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFarchive-2" title="">[3]</a></sup>
<div style="width: 60%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: Dreamwave filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing Transformers books right as the Female Autobots arc was beginning.</div>
Unnamed members
In addition to the better known four Female Autobots, the team as it originally appeared had two more members. Both have no name,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup> got no lines and apart from their looks, there isn't much known about them. Within the cartoon, they seem to fulfill a more supportive/defensive role for the team, though they fight when it is required of them. They can often be seen standing or working together, so one could conclude they're friends.
Green female
She tried to board the Ark with Elita One and the others, but failed and was thought destroyed until four million years later.
She can be seen manning a series of monitors in the team's original headquarters when Chromia and co. returned from their mission. When their base had been destroyed, she and her orange colleague freed Moonracer from the debris. Sticking with the rest of the team, she did her share in the fight against the Decepticons and can again later be seen manning a series of monitors in the team's new base.
Orange female
She's purple and orange, like Huffer. And she doesn't do much, like Huffer. She's the only member of Elita One's squad that is not present in the flashback of the Ark's launch and generally has the least screentime of all Female Autobots (mostly with her back turned to the camera when she's not in the background or obscured by someone else). She also has the least consistent design of all of them.
The orange one can be seen looking at a clipboard in the team's original headquarters when Chromia and co. returned from their mission. When their base had been destroyed, she and her green colleague freed Moonracer from the debris. Along with the rest of the team, she did her share in the fight against the Decepticons and can later be seen manning a series of monitors in the team's new base. In the background, of course.
Trivia
- The Female Autobots were the brand's first female Transformers, though they were not its first female Cybertronians. Or its first female robots for that matter.
- 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 the orange female with the green female's colours. Possibly, one (or both) of them also exist in the Joe/Transformers continuity.
- The Female Autobots were present in season 3 chain of command chart published in TV Magazine’s Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 story pages.<sup id="cite_ref-TF2010_0-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TF2010-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>
- 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.<sup id="cite_ref-TFarchive_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFarchive-2" title="">[3]</a></sup>
References
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-TF2010-0">↑ <sup>[#cite_ref-TF2010_0-0" title="">1.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-TF2010_0-1" title="">1.1</a></sup> <a href="http://www.allspark.com/content/stories/tfpulp/TV%20Magazine%2087-02/tvmag02_87_06.jpg TV Magazine: Transformers 2010, Part 3 at Allspark.com.] <li id="cite_note-1">[#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.seibertron.com/comics/view.php?comic_id=746 Generation One #11 summary at Seibertron.com] <li id="cite_note-TFarchive-2">↑ <sup>[#cite_ref-TFarchive_2-0" title="">3.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-TFarchive_2-1" title="">3.1</a></sup> <a href="http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/guide/?s=g1_vol_3_unpub Unpublished Dreamwave Generation One Material at TFarchive.com.] <li id="cite_note-3">[#cite_ref-3" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/5821789ca800431a/68758ddf3993e5ac Secrets of the Original Scripts, Part Five]</ol>
