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* In "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Cerebros is depicted as having an [[alternate mode]]. Curiously, it is in fact Fortress Maximus's city mode. Whether Spike based the larger Transformer's design on Cerebros, or if it was a side effect of the binary bonding process [[Animation error|is unknown]]. | * In "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Cerebros is depicted as having an [[alternate mode]]. Curiously, it is in fact Fortress Maximus's city mode. Whether Spike based the larger Transformer's design on Cerebros, or if it was a side effect of the binary bonding process [[Animation error|is unknown]]. | ||
* His [[character model]]'s head is way more made-up than the other Headmasters. The character model's head greatly resembles [[Cog (G1)|Cog]]'s, while the toy's looks like a smaller version of Fortress Maximus's head. | * His [[character model]]'s head is way more made-up than the other Headmasters. The character model's head greatly resembles [[Cog (G1)|Cog]]'s, while the toy's looks like a smaller version of Fortress Maximus's head. | ||
* As you'll probably figure from its absence on this page, Cerebros doesn't really "exist" in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' cartoon. There, as with all Headmasters, Fortress Maximus's head is not a separate character, but actually the same guy as Maximus himself, going by the diminutive name of "Fortress". To keep the characters distinct, in the way we normally do here at TFWiki, we've listed all of the exploits of "Fortress" on Fortress Maximus's page, and refer to him with that name, which was also used by [[Metrodome]] and [[Madman Entertainment]] on their DVD releases of the series. The reason we point this out is because the subtitles | * As you'll probably figure from its absence on this page, Cerebros doesn't really "exist" in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' cartoon. There, as with all Headmasters, Fortress Maximus's head is not a separate character, but actually the same guy as Maximus himself, going by the diminutive name of "Fortress". To keep the characters distinct, in the way we normally do here at TFWiki, we've listed all of the exploits of "Fortress" on Fortress Maximus's page, and refer to him with that name, which was also used by [[Metrodome]] and [[Madman Entertainment]] on their DVD releases of the series. The reason we point this out is because the subtitles for the Shout! Factory DVD release, which use naming conventions established by Hasbro,<ref>According to Shout!'s Brian Ward, "Hasbro provided each of the names" used in the subtitles. http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/2724</ref> refer to the character as "Cerebros." That has made our position (which was in place for some years before Shout! Factory's DVD came out) seem a ''bit'' confusing, but it's the most straightforward way of distinguishing the characters. | ||
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Revision as of 18:40, 21 April 2012
| This article is about the Generation 1 Autobot. For the Robots in Disguise Autobot, see Cerebros (RID). |
- Cerebros is an Autobot Headmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Cerebros is the robot that transforms into Fortress Maximus's head, and is itself binary bonded to Spike Witwicky.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation 1
After Galen chose to flee Nebulos along with the rest of the Autobots under Fortress Maximus's command, the former pacifist had resigned himself to a life of war. He decided that all resources must be put into winning that war, so during the Steelhaven's journey to Earth, he ordered Fortress Maximus's body be doubled in size for greater power in combat. Now, Fortress Maximus's larger head transformed into the Autobot Cerebros, while Galen transformed into the head of Cerebros. (Cerebros was a robot entirely under the control of Galen. Fortress Maximus's Universe entry)
Once the Autobots arrived on Earth, they encountered the Decepticons under Scorponok's command. The Decepticons remarked that Fortress Maximus seemed larger than usual, but no matter—Scorponok kidnapped a young human named Spike Witwicky and retreated deep into the caverns of the volcano that housed the Ark. The caverns were too small for the larger Fortress Maximus to navigate, so he sent the smaller Cerebros in his stead. When the battle moved to a narrow rock bridge, Cerebros threw his own head into battle. Unfortunately, his head, Galen, perished in battle. Subsequently, Spike Witwicky assumed Galen's role as Cerebros's head (and through him Fortress Maximus's), hoping to aid the Autobots in finding his younger brother Buster. Trial by Fire!
After Spike had been surgically altered for the Headmaster process, Spike accidentally revealed his changes to his father Sparkplug Witwicky. He showed his father how he could transform into Cerebros's head and then into Fortress Maximus's head, and with the Autobot Targetmasters at his side, he pledged to his father to find his brother Buster.
Buster had been spotted on a tropical island, but Kup refused to let Spike participate for fear of his emotional attachments gumming up their rescue mission. So, Spike, binary-bonded to Cerebros, stood outside the perimeter of the battle. But when the mission failed and the island transformed into a space-faring vessel, launching into space, Spike took matters into his own hands. He and Cerebros recombined with Fortress Maximus and grabbed onto the spaceship as it entered orbit. In space, Fortress Maximus's body was dealt a serious blow from the spaceship through the chest, forcing Cerebros to disengage. This led to Decepticon leader Shockwave himself confronting Cerebros in combat, and the Autobot was deactivated in one blast. Spike, disconnecting from Cerebros, was eventually able to defeat Shockwave himself. The Desert Island of Space!
After Fortress Maximus was repaired, their group of Autobots met the other group of Earthbound Autobots led by Grimlock. When their two groups met, Grimlock belittled Earth's humans, and Spike showed Grimlock how a "worthless human" led his contingent of Autobots by transforming from Fortress Maximus to Cerebros to his own binary-bonded self. Grimlock laughed and challenged Fortress Maximus to a duel for Autobot leadership supremacy, but the recent damage to Fortress Maximus and Cerebros at the hands of Shockwave worried Spike. Fortunately, Blaster was called on to fight in place of Fortress Maximus. Totaled!
Later, Buster was found in the Arctic due to a distress signal. Cerebros was once again seen when Spike transformed from Fortress Maximus's head to Cerebros and again to Spike's binary-bonded suit to show Buster that he was his brother. Dark Star Once Buster was retrieved and home safe, Spike saw no reason to continue his campaign with the Autobots, and so he tried to return to his previous life. Unfortunately, Decepticons came looking for him, and Spike had to telepathically call on the power of Fortress Maximus's body from space. Cerebros was very (very) briefly seen as Spike transformed into Fortress Maximus's head. The Man in the Machine!
Cerebros was seen one last time, again merely as an intermediate transitional mode, when Spike was once again called back into action, this time against the increasingly deranged Galvatron. The Last Autobot?
Generation 2
Inexplicably, Spike transforms directly into Fortress Maximus's head, bypassing Cerebros. All or Nothing!
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Jered Barclay (English), Ken Narita (Japanese)
Cerebros was a sentient Autobot who was concerned about humanity's growing involvement in the Transformers' conflict. He was located on Cybertron in 2007, but found himself stranded on Nebulos alongside several others when Scourge unwittingly unleashed the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber. He refused to become a Headmaster or Targetmaster however, reiterating his belief that human(oid)s shouldn't endanger themselves by fighting alongside Autobots. The Rebirth, Part 1
He wandered off and got his rear handed to him by the drones guarding the abandoned Hive city, and came crawling back (literally) to the other Autobots. The Rebirth, Part 2 When Optimus Prime arrived to pick up the Autobots on Nebulos and fly them back to Cybertron to help stop Galvatron and his all-out invasion of the planet, Cerebros was forced to stay behind with Spike Witwicky and help rebuild the Hive city he discovered to become Fortress Maximus. They later arrived on Cybertron just in time to battle their Decepticon counterpart, Scorponok. After the battle was won, Cerebros asked Spike to deactivate him, not wishing to witness any more warfare. Spike showed him that Cybertron had been restored to a new Golden Age, and Cerebros broke out of his suicidal-pacifist funk. He was later assigned, along with the other binary bonded Autobots, to protect Nebulos. The Rebirth, Part 3
Toys
Generation 1
- Fortress Maximus (Headmaster Base, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: C-114
- Accessories: Mini-Laser Rifle
- An accessory to Fortress Maximus, Cerebros is a large Headmaster unit whose head is formed by the Spike toy. In turn, Cerebros transforms into the head of Fortress Maximus, but does not actually need Spike to do so. Cerebros can also take the shape of a "communications room" when Maximus is in city mode.
- The Japanese release of the toy also included a sword accessory for Cerebros (a.k.a "Fortress").
- This mold was also used to make Super-God Masterforce Grand, Car Robots Brave and Robot Masters Zebres.
Notes
- In "The Rebirth, Part 3", Cerebros is depicted as having an alternate mode. Curiously, it is in fact Fortress Maximus's city mode. Whether Spike based the larger Transformer's design on Cerebros, or if it was a side effect of the binary bonding process is unknown.
- His character model's head is way more made-up than the other Headmasters. The character model's head greatly resembles Cog's, while the toy's looks like a smaller version of Fortress Maximus's head.
- As you'll probably figure from its absence on this page, Cerebros doesn't really "exist" in the Japanese Headmasters cartoon. There, as with all Headmasters, Fortress Maximus's head is not a separate character, but actually the same guy as Maximus himself, going by the diminutive name of "Fortress". To keep the characters distinct, in the way we normally do here at TFWiki, we've listed all of the exploits of "Fortress" on Fortress Maximus's page, and refer to him with that name, which was also used by Metrodome and Madman Entertainment on their DVD releases of the series. The reason we point this out is because the subtitles for the Shout! Factory DVD release, which use naming conventions established by Hasbro,[1] refer to the character as "Cerebros." That has made our position (which was in place for some years before Shout! Factory's DVD came out) seem a bit confusing, but it's the most straightforward way of distinguishing the characters.
External links
- Cerebros (with Fortress Maximus) at TFU.info
- Cerebros's (via Fortress Maximus's) Universe profile at NTFA.net
References
- ↑ According to Shout!'s Brian Ward, "Hasbro provided each of the names" used in the subtitles. http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/2724
