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:''Stoker is a [[ | :''Stoker is a [[human]] from the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Infiltration0 Stoker targeted.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]] | [[Image:Infiltration0 Stoker targeted.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]] | ||
'''Stoker''', alias '''Finklerock''', is an agent of the mysterious [[Machination]]. | '''Stoker''', alias '''Finklerock''', is an agent of the mysterious [[Machination]]. He's good at his job - which bodes ill for him, as his job entails messing with big angry robots. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW comics continuity=== | ===IDW comics continuity=== | ||
[[Image:Infiltration2 verydead.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]] | [[Image:Infiltration2 verydead.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]] | ||
Apparently operating out of a trailer in [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]] under the name "Finklerock", Stoker infiltrated a [[Decepticon]] bunker in [[Nebraska]] and took pictures of the interior, storing them on his [[SM-40]] computer. | Apparently operating out of a trailer in [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]] under the name "Finklerock", Stoker infiltrated a [[Decepticon]] bunker in [[Nebraska]] and took pictures of the interior, storing them on his [[SM-40]] computer. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3}} Stoker boarded a bus in [[Phoenix]], and had his SM-40 stolen by [[Verity Carlo]] while he napped. Before he could discover the theft, he was killed by Decepticon agents [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0}} | ||
His body was somehow removed from the bus and dumped in the desert, | His body was somehow removed from the bus and dumped in the desert, | ||
where it was discovered by the police (among them a Machination agent, | where it was discovered by the police (among them a Machination agent, | ||
who reported his demise to his employers). {{storylink | who reported his demise to his employers). {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2}} Stoker's trailer was subsequently destroyed by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3}}, and his SM-40 eventually fell into [[Autobot]] hands, leading his Machination comrades (via a homing device in the computer) to their base. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4}} | ||
While investigating the SM-40, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] designated Stoker "'''Rogue-1'''." | While investigating the SM-40, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] designated Stoker "'''Rogue-1'''." {{storylink|Devastation issue 1}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* While he first appears in [[Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration issue #0]], Stoker isn't named until issue #4, several issues after his death. | * While he first appears in [[Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration issue #0]], Stoker isn't named until issue #4, several issues after his death. | ||
* Stoker's alias of "Finklerock" is likely derived from the names of [[Donny Finkleberg]] and [[G.B. Blackrock]], human supporting characters from [[Marvel]]'s original [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|''Transformers'' comics]]. | * Stoker's alias of "Finklerock" is likely derived from the names of [[Donny Finkleberg]] and [[G.B. Blackrock]], human supporting characters from [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s original [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|''Transformers'' comics]]. | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 1 May 2009
- Stoker is a human from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Stoker, alias Finklerock, is an agent of the mysterious Machination. He's good at his job - which bodes ill for him, as his job entails messing with big angry robots.
Fiction
IDW comics continuity

Apparently operating out of a trailer in Tucson, Arizona under the name "Finklerock", Stoker infiltrated a Decepticon bunker in Nebraska and took pictures of the interior, storing them on his SM-40 computer. Infiltration issue 3 Stoker boarded a bus in Phoenix, and had his SM-40 stolen by Verity Carlo while he napped. Before he could discover the theft, he was killed by Decepticon agents Runamuck and Runabout. Infiltration issue 0 His body was somehow removed from the bus and dumped in the desert, where it was discovered by the police (among them a Machination agent, who reported his demise to his employers). Infiltration issue 2 Stoker's trailer was subsequently destroyed by Blitzwing and Skywarp Infiltration issue 3, and his SM-40 eventually fell into Autobot hands, leading his Machination comrades (via a homing device in the computer) to their base. Infiltration issue 4
While investigating the SM-40, Nightbeat designated Stoker "Rogue-1." Devastation issue 1
Trivia
- While he first appears in Infiltration issue #0, Stoker isn't named until issue #4, several issues after his death.
- Stoker's alias of "Finklerock" is likely derived from the names of Donny Finkleberg and G.B. Blackrock, human supporting characters from Marvel's original Transformers comics.

