:''Richard Branson is a <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Human" title="Human">human</a> from the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Marvel_Comics_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel Comics UK">Marvel Comics UK</a> portion of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Generation 1">Generation 1</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Continuity_family" title="Continuity family">continuity family</a>.''
:''Richard Branson is a [[Human|human]] from the [[Marvel Comics UK]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''
[[Image:|right|282px|thumb|Yes, that Richard Branson.]]
[[Image:Richardbranson.jpg|right|282px|thumb|Yes, [[wikipedia:Richard_Branson|that]] Richard Branson.]]
'''Richard Branson''' runs a large company called '''Virgin''' from the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>.
'''Richard Branson''' runs a large company called '''Virgin''' from the [[United Kingdom]]. Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a little publicity along the way, either.
Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees
personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a
little publicity along the way, either.
He's smart enough to know that you don't get sharks in the Thames, though <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Overbite_%28G1%29" title="Overbite (G1)">Jawbreaker</a> disagreed.
He's smart enough to know that you don't get sharks in the Thames, though [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] disagreed.
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics UK continuity===
Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].
Branson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) {{storylink|Salvage!|Salvage!}}
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Following the discovery of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformer" title="Transformer">Transformer</a> bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>'s main waterway, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_weather_in_London" title="The weather in London">come rain or shine</a>. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Centurion_%28Marvel%29" title="Centurion (Marvel)">Centurion</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28G1%29" title="Megatron (G1)">Megatron</a><sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_%28G1%29" title="Shockwave (G1)">Shockwave</a>.
Branson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the
bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply
disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a
* This Richard Branson is clearly the counterpart to our own world's [[wikipedia:Richard_Branson|Richard Branson]].
* Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'', but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers.
* This Richard Branson is clearly the counterpart to our own world's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Richard_Branson">Richard Branson</a>.
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* Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'',
==External links==
but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness.
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/oddities/oddities2.htm Richard Branson's entry on the Oddities page of the Obscure Transformers Website]
When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually
use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's
appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain"
campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers.
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Straxus_%28G1%29" title="Straxus (G1)">Straxus</a>-as-Megatron at this point.</ol>
Richard Branson runs a large company called Virgin from the United Kingdom. Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a little publicity along the way, either.
He's smart enough to know that you don't get sharks in the Thames, though Jawbreaker disagreed.
Following the discovery of Transformer bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson led a crew from Virgin to remove them environmental hazards from London's main waterway, come rain or shine. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of Centurion and Megatron[1] above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to Shockwave.
Branson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) Salvage!
Trivia
This Richard Branson is clearly the counterpart to our own world's Richard Branson.
Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Bransonesque, but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers.
Footnotes
↑Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but Straxus-as-Megatron at this point.
