Cosmos (G1)

The name or term "Cosmos" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Cosmos (disambiguation).

Cosmos is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

He can trounce any Sharkticon in a pie-eating contest.

Fast and intelligent, bored and lonely, Cosmos has reason to regret his abilities, which often separate him from his Autobot friends. Alas, his skills are far too extraordinary to ignore.

Few of his faction can achieve escape velocity and enter planetary orbit unaided, as he can, from planets as big as Earth or slightly larger. He carries fuel reserves sufficient for short orbital journeys; he is quite able to land on Earth's Moon, then take off and return to Earth. Cosmos enjoys such diversions immensely. Generally, however, he remains in orbit, relaying messages, observing enemy installations, and watching for Decepticon activity in nearby space. His optical sensors are able to observe a human radio host standing outside in the high desert from 600 miles up.

As a living Transformer, his advantage over a simple satellite is great, but it is a boring life for Cosmos. Every so often he breaks the monotony by hovering eerily above the backyards of Earth citizens, drifting silently behind the cars of lone drivers with his running lights on, or briefly jamming TV transmissions with reruns of The Outer Limits. He has also been known to zigzag through meteor showers on a clear night, showing off his space piloting skills. Naturally, this causes some consternation to the poor humans he is supposed to defend, but it's all in good fun. Primus save us from bored techies.

This is terrible!

Cosmos has been in worse predicaments...Jazz and Perceptor on one of our hero's many misadventures, "The God Gambit"

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Michael McConnohie (English), Osamu Saka (Japanese), Enrique Garduza (Latin American)

Stop bugging me! I've almost beaten Undefined Fantastic Object!

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of Cosmos, Autobot deep-space reconnaissance officer. His continuing mission—to observe Decepticon activities. To provide intelligence to the Autobots in their never ending war. To boldly crash where no other Autobot has crashed before!

Our hero began his adventures with a bang, appearing out of nowhere to blindly lead the Autobot spacecraft straight into the sun. If not for the impetuous Cliffjumper trying to change their course and realizing the controls were locked, Cosmos would have had the greatest crash of all. Still, he did his best to save his fellow Autobots in the end, as his deep space armor allowed Cosmos to come inside the ship and continue poking vainly at the control panel long after the others collapsed from their circuits overheating. Trailbreaker's force field eventually saved the Autobots, and they managed to vacate the crumbling ship inside a massive force sphere, tethered to Cosmos to bring them back to Earth. Cosmos's knack for crashing almost did them in anyhow, though — the same reprogrammed guidance directives that were controlling their ship were now being beamed by Teletraan I to Cosmos himself, forcing him to lead the force sphere back on a course into the sun. Only the freak chance of the Decepticon Thrust visiting the Ark and blowing up Teletraan I on a whim saved the Autobots, and allowed Cosmos to begin towing them back to Earth. Even though time was of the essence, we can only assume Cosmos didn't crash-land upon re-entry. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2

I choose Bachelor #2!

When next seen, Cosmos was patrolling the spaceways for Decepticon activity with Blaster (probably as a punishment for actually liking Blaster's taste in music) when they came across a lunar base being run by Megatron and Astrotrain. Against logic and precedent, Cosmos actually managed to make a perfect two point landing on a hillside near the base to eavesdrop. Enraged at Cosmos for defying all expectations and NOT crashing (not to mention the, uh... spying he was doing), Megatron ordered Astrotrain to bring him in as a prisoner. Prisoners of war, Cosmos and Blaster were then welded to the wall and used as a power booster and tuning mechanism for Megatron's trans-scrambler, wiping out all radio contact on Earth. Luckily, Blaster managed to send his own signal along Megatron's scrambling beam, alerting the Autobots to their location. Omega Supreme arrived and drew the Decepticons' attention away from their base. Left alone, Cosmos had to do little more than raise his arm to fire off a particle beam that totally destroyed Megatron's antenna array and saved the day, teaching tyrants everywhere once and for all not to underestimate an Autobot just because he's short, fat, ugly, lonely, nerdy and more than a little (Dare we say it?) spacey... Blaster Blues

I told you we should have gone hunting turkeys, but nooooooo...

Possibly Cosmos's shining moment was one for most of which he wasn't even conscious. Cosmos crash-landed rather dramatically on Titan after being shot down by the pursuing Astrotrain, who was after the energy data the Autobot carried. Cosmos's body was discovered by the moon's natives, but Astrotrain quickly followed up, having overheard their superstitious discussion and set himself up as one of their Sky Gods. The cowed, religious people quickly obeyed him, and Astrotrain put Cosmos's body in the main temple for use as an idol. The rebel Talaria overheard Astrotrain musing to himself about Cosmos's short-circuit and managed to use Cosmos's systems to get an SOS to the Autobots on Earth. With barely enough power flowing through his systems to stay active, Cosmos found a better use for it: shooting Starscream. With the Decepticon occupied for the moment, Talaria was able to escape unmolested. Jazz and Perceptor were dispatched to Titan via Omega Supreme, and Cosmos was recovered, the Decepticons sent packing, and the Titans were freed from religious dogma. The God Gambit

Somehow, Cosmos managed to talk Optimus Prime into letting him serve on Earth for a while as part of the Autobots' joint Crimebuster program with the NYPD. He observed a traffic jam while hovering over Times Square, and later tried to chase down Starscream on foot with Powerglide, only to end up causing massive structural damage to a human mall. Incidentally, Cosmos was back in space very shortly. Make Tracks

"Hang on while I jettison my head."

After Shrapnel and Bombshell pumped out hundreds of Insecticlones to swarm over the countryside and gather power, Prime sent Cosmos into space to retrieve a giant can of robotic insecticide. (Really — we can't make this stuff up.) On his way back with Spike and Bumblebee, though, Cosmos was attacked by Morphobots on Floron III. Although he managed to break loose of their grip, the techno-organic plants left behind spores on his hull which quickly developed into fully functioning vines that entangled Cosmos as he tried to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. Spike and Bumblebee escaped in an ejector chamber, but Cosmos did his crash-landing bit and was covered in Morphobots by the time he came to a stop, with the robotic insecticide can still inside him. Bumblebee summoned the other Autobots to try and help, and it was Blaster's obnoxious music that ultimately cleared the way and allowed them to free Cosmos. Hoist promised to give Cosmos "the best overhaul he'd ever had" when they got back to the Ark. Uh-huh... niiiiiice... Quest for Survival

Good evening, citizens of Earth.

When he uncovered a Decepticon operation to mine ore from an asteroid they'd pulled into orbit, Cosmos rushed back to warn Prime and gather a strike force. Optimus stressed caution instead and ordered Cosmos back up into space to acquire some hard evidence on the Decepticon activity. Cosmos did as he was asked and actually managed to grab a sample of ore right out of Astrotrain while the Constructicons were loading him up. He brought this "hard evidence" back to Earth to show Prime. The Autobot leader commended Cosmos on his work, but he wasn't quite done and sent Cosmos back out into orbit yet again, this time to track Astrotrain to the refinery the Decepticons must have been using to process the ore. Prime loves his outer space yo-yo. The Secret of Omega Supreme

When Seaspray intercepted a distress signal, Cosmos carried him, Bumblebee and Perceptor to the planet of the Tlalakans, a humanoid race held captive by the Decepticons. Too late, they realized that it was a Decepticon distress call. Droids blasted Cosmos, who (surprise, surprise) crashed on the planet. He remained damaged for a time, too much so to participate in many of the Autobots' adventures on the planet. Sea Change

Overflying Lord Chumley's castle, Cosmos reported back to headquarters that he'd found the Autobots who'd gone missing. He was able to transmit footage of the captives being subjected to Chumley's fiendish torture devices and report his coordinates to Teletraan I, but his transmission was cut off by Chumley himself, who invited Optimus to try and save his friends. Prime Target

Cosmos, once again teamed with Blaster, scoured the universe for more Ingredient X so that Perceptor could concoct more corrostop. One can only imagine how many moons and planets he bravely crash-landed on in his fruitless search. Cosmic Rust

By season 3 he'd crashed so much he'd gone off-model.

After the Autobots retook Cybertron, Cosmos was on the planet monitoring incoming space traffic with Kup and Blaster. The planet was locked down due to the threat of an imminent attack, but an incoming human shuttle reported a mayday, and Kup ordered Cosmos to let it land. Unfortunately it was a trick, and they watched it crash into Cybertron's central power facility, disabling the planetary defences. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

Some time later, Cosmos was late flying in to Cybertron with Sky Lynx to see the activation of the new power platform. On his entry vector, Cosmos was blasted with anti-electrons, a dangerous substance designed to disrupt his normal operating functions. However, the anti-electrons seemed to have no effect on Cosmos at all, as moments later he crashlanded on Cybertron's surface. Perfectly normal. Grimlock's New Brain

Mars Attacks: The Transformers

WILL YOU TALK TO ME NOW!

During a Martian invasion, the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance to see off the invaders. Though they defeated the Martian ground forces, the Martian saucers moved in to blast Optimus Prime and Megatron. The pair were saved by Cosmos, who had hidden amongst the alien saucers in his alternate mode so he could mount a sneak attack on them. Mars Attacks: The Transformers

Marvel Comics continuity

Generation 1

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Apparently Cosmos never bothered to get an Earth mode.

Cosmos was a member of Perceptor's resistance cell on Cybertron. Like most of the cell, he had a stronger respect for their top fighter Blaster than Perceptor, and along with the other Autobots overruled Perceptor's order not to search for Blaster's missing friend Scrounge. In the Dead End, Cosmos provided some life-giving fuel to ol' Wheezel for information, only to find that Scrounge had been taken away to Darkmount by the Decepticon Shrapnel. Realizing Scrounge was probably dead already in the smelting pool, Blaster went after his buddy anyway, and Cosmos and the others had to come after him and save his hide (video evidence of Cosmos' rampage through Darkmount is still used to scare Decepticon recruits). Though Scrounge died, the Autobots managed to retrieve the last data from his infobanks, and learned that Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark were alive and well on the planet Earth! The Smelting Pool!

Cosmos kills and kills and kills.

Galvanized by this knowledge, the Autobots planned a daring assault on Lord Straxus, planning to destroy both his seat of power at Darkmount and the new space bridge allowing transit to Earth. Darkmount was destroyed, but the Decepticons interrupted Blaster before he could finish setting the charges on the bridge. Instead, Cosmos, Blaster, and the rest of their unit were chased over the other side, and found themselves stuck on planet Earth. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. The Bridge to Nowhere!

However, the humans, belonging to the anti-robot attack team, RAAT, captured Cosmos and the others with the help of Circuit Breaker. Disassembled, the Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid to defeat the Battlechargers. Decepticon Graffiti!

Following Skids back to the Ark, Cosmos and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into limbo. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance—Galvatron had returned to the present. Unfortunately, Cosmos was punched out of the sky by Galvatron, and joined the rest of his comrades in defeat. Fallen Angel After Galvatron was forced into retreat by the vagrant Dinobots, Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where they learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the Predacons. Cosmos attended Prime's funeral and assimilated into Earth's depleted Autobot forces, though it was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse. Resurrection!

"Is this the line for the mutiny?"

When Optimus Prime died (for real) after a digital battle with Megatron, Cosmos observed with the other Autobots as Ratchet failed to successfully repair their fallen leader. After attending Prime's (real) funeral, a criminal known as the Mechanic turned the Ark's new security systems on the mourning Autobots, with devastating results. Funeral for a Friend! Grimlock, Prime's successor, turned out to be a self-interested tyrant, but he did help get the Ark repaired and off of Earth, a large process that Cosmos contributed towards. Child's Play Nevertheless, Cosmos was among the Autobots who begged Blaster to overthrow him, stating that the Autobots needed a "leader whose wires are connected," but the mutiny didn't pan out. Instead, Cosmos witnessed Grimlock's mock-execution of some young human prisoners. Spacehikers!

Later, Blaster and Grimlock battled for supremacy on Earth's Moon, as Cosmos and the other Autobots cheered Blaster on. This event took an even uglier turn when Ratbat led the Decepticons in an ambush. Cosmos was seen facing down Razorclaw in the battle that followed, and by its conclusion Cosmos was among the Autobots still standing. Totaled!

Some time after Optimus Prime's return, Cosmos was among several Autobots who responded to Buster Witwicky's distress call near the Decepticons' arctic base. Cosmos watched as this scene once again turned into another battle with the Decepticons! Dark Star

Marvel UK future timelines

Cosmos was part of a team brought to Earth by Rodimus Prime to investigate why Autobot City was taken off-line, only to run into heavy Quintesson opposition. Luckily, no matter the continuity, Metroplex is their kinda town! Space Pirates!

Regeneration One

Template:Noterg1 When Optimus Prime discovered Megatron was still active on Earth in 2012, he took a detachment of Autobots, including Cosmos, to confront the insane tyrant. Loose Ends, Part 4 While the two leaders clashed, Cosmos and the others battled Megatron's reanimated army of zombie "Ex-Bots". Loose Ends, Part 5

After the fight Cosmos, Wheeljack, Red Alert and Smokescreen were tasked with gathering the fallen zombies, throwing them into a large pit where Ultra Magnus could vaporize them from orbit. Natural Selection, Part One

As Soundwave had disabled the Autobots' early warning system on Cybertron, Cosmos was sent out to the fringes of Cybertronian space to scout for potential threats. He relayed back to Ultra Magnus that, small as he was, he didn't expect to find anything—only to encounter Bludgeon's arriving Warworld! Unfortunately for Cosmos, the Warworld greeted him with a single blast that disintegrated him. Destiny, Part Three

The Battle for Planet Earth

When Starscream contacted the Autobots to ask for an audience with Optimus Prime, Cosmos was the Autobot who took the call. When he passed on the news to the others, Brawn asked if maybe he'd misheard what Starscream had said. Espionage!!!!!

Ladybird Books continuity

When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, Ultra Magnus became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. Silverbolt suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots confirmed that something was out there in the upper atmosphere, but couldn't get high enough to identify it. Cosmos had much greater altitude range, and successfully located the three Decepticon space stations in orbit acting as spy satellites. Galvatron's Air Attack

Find Your Fate Junior

Earthquake

Desert Flight

Cosmos was sent to investigate signs of Dirge's presence and discovered a Decepticon Base. He was captured, and Hook built a perfect replica of Cosmos with a bomb inside, using information from Cosmos' own memories to send him to Optimus Prime.

Cosmos escaped with a surprising lack of difficulty and hurried to intercept his replica, arriving almost simultaneously. In the end, Cosmos was able to convince Optimus Prime he was the real deal, and the replica was destroyed.

The Autobots stormed the base, and Cosmos acquitted himself bravely against Dirge in battle, despite being badly outclassed. What a hero! Desert Flight

Transformers in 3-D

Cosmos happened on space station S.S. Exton 9, under attack by the Decepticons, and encountered five children. The children believe that their only chance of freeing their families from the Decepticon suspension-ray beam was to travel to Andellor to obtain the Prism of Power, and they persuaded Cosmos to take them there. After avoiding some space vultures, the small Autobot ran into Scorponok, Cyclonus and Octane, who insisted he lead them to Andellor. With no other choice, Cosmos complied, but with the help of Ironhide and Andellor's native fauna, managed to lose the trio.

After obtaining the Prism, he flew Ironhide and the children back to Exton 9 and kept Galvatron busy while the kids used the crystal. Cosmos later returned the Prism to Andellor. Transformers in 3-D #2

3H comics

Cosmos was briefly caught up in the Universe war while aboard the starship OTFCC with Bumblebee and Tracks. A spatial vortex created by Rhinox pulled them into conflict over a frozen planetoid with the Minions of Unicron. Autobots and Maximals from several time periods and universal streams joined forces and repulsed the Minions. Afterwards, Cosmos and his comrades were returned to their proper space/time. OTFCC 2004 Live-Action Script Reading

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Powerglide, we all have our opinions, I just think Undefined Fantastic Object is better than Perfect Cherry Blossom.

Cosmos was one of many Autobots who rose up and took arms against Shockwave after Optimus Prime and the Ark's crew returned to Cybertron to lead the population in revolt against the Decepticon's corrupt rule. He joined up with a resistance cell under Tracks and Broadside, and fought alongside his comrades in the insurrection. Countdown to Extinction Afterward, Cosmos was placed under Bumblebee's command during a supply run to Earth aboard the starship Orion. Night of the Combaticons Their mission led them into an uncomfortable alliance with Starscream against an even greater evil — the super-powered clone known as Sunstorm. Starscream turned on them first chance he got, of course, and Cosmos was one of the Autobots he knocked off-line while making his escape. The Omega Effect Doc Ratchet had Cosmos fixed up in a few days, though, and he was last seen helping with the construction of Autobot City on Earth. The Route of All Evil

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity

The words "Flying Hamburger" do come to mind.

Cosmos was stationed on Earth, part of a small detachment under Prowl's command. In cooperation with Hawk and Firewall, the team worked to round up stray Cybertronian technology on Earth. When an emergency came up, he arrived over Hawk's back yard to beam him aboard and carried him to the Arc II. Cosmos then joined Prowl's team on a mission to capture Destro and some of his arms-purchasing clients; Cosmos himself lassoed the buyer, then evacuated the squad before the G.I. Joe team could arrive.

Later, when the submerged Arc II was attacked by the Pretender Monsters, Cosmos dodged the giant organic craft that had flown the Decepticons there. Eject brought Firewall to the water's surface, where Cosmos picked her up. The two headed for Tibet to help out the team under Optimus Prime's command. Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2

On arrival, though, all they found was snow-blown mountain wastes, until something grabbed Firewall and pulled her below ground. Shortly afterward, an avalanche swept Cosmos away. Recovering, Cosmos searched near and far for Firewall, but finally came upon Flint and Joe Colton, holding off a band of Yeti; his firepower quickly turned the tide of the fight.

Then, Cosmos and his best mate Flint flew into space and down the attacking Unicron's throat, intending to kill him with a metal-eating fungus from Cobra-La. They dodged the planet-eater's "anti-bodies" on the way to his brain, but Cosmos was eventually paralyzed by a magnetic pulse, which meant Flint had to carry out the mission on his own. By the time he had spread the spores into Unicron's brain, Cosmos had recovered and sped out of there with Flint before everything came crashing down. After getting confused by Flint's jokes about Unicron's demise, he returned to Earth and shook hands with Optimus Prime. Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2

IDW Generation 1 continuity

They'd better make a gaddurned statue of me!

In the early days of the war, Cosmos was part of the detail that helped Jazz off a transport ship after his successful rescue of Tracks from the Predacons. Spotlight: Jazz

Sometime later, he was seen chatting with his comrades Brawn and First Aid during a victory celebration. The Iron Age

In modern times, after Blaster was found alive and well, Cosmos was one of many Autobots who traveled to the Hub to see "The Voice" again with his own optics. His appearance alongside Bluestreak suggested that Cosmos was part of that Autobot's counter-insurgency unit. Spotlight: Blaster Later, he helped defend Garrus-9 when Nemesis Prime broke in to challenge his successor. Spotlight: Doubledealer

Cue Dr. Strangelove reference.

Cosmos had joined the Autobot ranks on Earth by the time they forged a secret alliance with Skywatch. When the Autobots did battle with the Combaticons in North Korea—a mission where secrecy was of utmost importance—Cosmos was sent into space to keep human satellites from spotting them. He successfully hacked the five satellites watching the area into broadcasting a loop of ordinary farmers instead. Hawk Among the Sparrows

Unfortunately, this meant Skywatch couldn't oversee the battle either, so when the situation got complicated, Cosmos was ordered to free up one satellite for them to use. He grumbled a bit about how his job wasn't exactly a piece of cake, but these orders turned out to be nothing compared to his next mission: redirecting a nuclear warhead already on its way towards North Korea. As Cosmos began rewiring the missile in mid-flight, he commented that he really deserved some more respect for his efforts. Thanks to his intervention, the nuke detonated safely in the Arctic Circle. All My Sins Remembered

Remaining in orbit, Cosmos was later joined by Jetfire, and together they turned a Skywatch communications satellite into a weapon by dropping it through the atmosphere at Mach 10 right on top of Megatron. He survived the impact with just a few scratches, but still, they tried. Enemy Mine

Cosmos was among the Autobots who left Earth behind to return to a restored Cybertron. On the way, he and many others stared in disbelief and fascination at Megatron, who was in Autobot captivity on board Omega Supreme. Chaos Theory Part 1 Upon arrival, Cosmos and the other Autobots were poised to fight against Galvatron's army occupying Cybertron. Led by Silverbolt, he and the other Autobot fliers attacked Kimia Facility and fought with the many Sweeps defending it. Numbers

Following the defeat of Galvatron, Cosmos acquired a new, massive body and joined the crew of the Lost Light on its mission to find the mythical Knights of Cybertron. Hangers On He was among those defeated when Overlord was let loose on board the ship. Under Cold Blue Stars When the Lost Light was attacked by Ammonites, Cosmos helped defend it in UFO mode. Into the Abyss The ship then returned to Cybertron, where the crew celebrated the recent victory of Shockwave's Necrotitan. The Becoming It didn't end there, however, as Shockwave summoned an army of Ammonites to Cybertron, forcing Cosmos to take to the skies and fight them. Black Planet ...And the Damage Done

In the wake of Shockwave's defeat, Cosmos attended the trial of a surrendered Megatron. Towards Peace Ever lonely and looking for social interaction, he tried to discuss the results of the trial with Prowl, who promised him a bold new future as part of Optimus Prime's new mission to Earth. To his annoyance, Cosmos soon found that this mission just led to another big mess as he had to defend the Ark-7 from human missiles the minute they arrived. Hello Cruel World Remaining in orbit as the Earth team's eye in the sky, he found his communications blocked by Soundwave and called Prowl for assistance. Detonation Boulevard Once the Earth team had fled their human and Decepticon attackers, Cosmos reported that Earth Defense Command was setting off EMPs in Poverty Flat to destroy any proof of the Transformers being back. The Mind Bomb

Fifteen million years later, Cosmos had apparently received his due respect, as a statue for him was erected on Gorlam Prime near one for Bumblebee. Pax Cybertronia

TransTech

...and from across the room, their eyes met...

Cosmos ended up in Axiom Nexus at some point, where he "met" another of his model. Transcendent: Part 1

Games

Transformers: Legends

Cosmos was part of an escort squadron led by Omega Supreme, tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. Cold Delivery Catching wind of a Quintesson plot to disrupt the Galactic Games, Cosmos teamed up with Drift to enter the games as a team, and succeeded in uncovering and stopping Slipstream. The Galactic Games

Toys

Generation 1

• Cosmos (Mini Vehicle, 1985/1986)

• Japanese ID number: 86

Cosmos transforms into a "flying saucer," specifically the Adamski-style saucer that is (inexplicably) the staple Japanese depiction of a UFO. His underside has little wheels for when you just gotta roll a saucer around.

In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction flier packed with most boxed Transformers toys. He cost $4 and one Robot Point.

In Japan, he was released only as a mail-away item. He cost 500 yen and 2 robot points.

• More information on Cosmos at TFU.info

Transformers Collection

He turns into a boob.

• Minibots Team (Multi-pack, 2005)

• Japanese ID number: TFC-12

Cosmos was reissued in The Transformers Collection series in a multi-pack with Bumblebee, Gears, Huffer, Powerglide and Warpath. This release has a modified chest sticker that contains an Autobot sigil.

This version, with the altered sticker, was used to make Path Finder.

• More information on Adams at TFU.info

Titanium Series

Hey, kids, who wants to buy a die-cast $15 doorbell?

A 6" transforming Cosmos toy was designed, based on the preliminary Classics design (see Notes), and displayed at BotCon 2007. However, the Titanium Series was canceled before its tooling could be completed.

Your bargaining posture is highly dubious. Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Universe (2008)

File:Cosmoslegendsuniverse.jpg

From doorbell to sundial.

• Autobot Cosmos (Legends, 2009)
  • Series: G1 Series

Universe Legends Class Cosmos still transforms into a flying saucer-type "UFO", but now it looks less like a doorbell. Bill Rawley claims responsibility for the markings on Cosmos, which spell out his name ("Cosmos") in "Cybertronian" lettering.

• More information on Universe Cosmos at TFU.info

Henkei! Henkei!

• Minibot Spy Team (Multi-pack, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number: C-19

The Henkei! Henkei! version of Universe Cosmos is in a more olive green, a more orange-yellow, and the silver and blue paint operations have swapped colors.

He was only available in a three-pack with similarly redecoed Legends-class versions of Warpath and Wheelie.

Generations

From sundial to novelty spiky boob doorbell.

• Autobot Cosmos & Payload (Legends, 2013)
  • Series / Number: 02 / #006

Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards Generations Legends Class toys, Thrilling 30 "Autobot Cosmos" is a new, more articulated, differently-proportioned mold, now being roughly the size of a Cyberverse Commander Class toy. He comes with Payload (based on the Micromaster Blast Master), who transforms into a robot, a white space shuttle, and a double-barreled blaster for Cosmos to wield via its 5mm post. In Cosmos' vehicle mode, Payload's thrusters can be pegged onto Cosmos' front cannons to simulate a docking feature. The instructions for changing Payload into his weapon mode are backward showing how to change him out of weapon mode and into robot mode, with the result showing his weapon mode!

• More information on Generations Cosmos at TFU.info

Notes

File:Classics cosmos concept.gif

What could have been...

• The creative team went through multiple preliminary names before settling on Cosmos, including Spaceracer, then Spaceshot and then Shooting Star.[1]
• Michael McConnohie's voice for Cosmos is a heavily processed impression of film star Peter Lorre. More precisely, McConnohie has stated in his BotCon appearances that he was doing an intentionally bad impression of Peter Lorre, which he sheepishly admitted came off sounding like a Spanish accent at times. (Until the source of Cosmos's voice was confirmed, fans would sometimes speculate that Cosmos sounded Spanish.)
• It is presumed that Cosmos's Japanese name, Adams, is derived from that of George Adamski, who provided the famous flying saucer design after which Cosmos was modeled.
• Early Japanese promotional material shows Cosmos with a blue body rather than his final green. The toy would see release in this coloration much, much, much later as Path Finder.

What could have been if he'd only found the salad bar...

• Concept art of a Classics version of Cosmos was shown at BotCon 2006, but the design was rejected because the higher-ups at Hasbro felt the alternate mode was too "boring". Many fans were pleasantly shocked they even considered making a new Cosmos. The art was later printed as part of the supplementary material in the Stormbringer trade paperback collection. Despite the rejection, it remained on the development team's "look into this" file should they revisit the Classics line in the future. True to their word, the design was moved to the Titanium Cybertron Heroes line of die-cast metal transforming toys, but with the cancellation of the Transformers portion of this franchise, the Cosmos design exists only as a resin prototype that was on display during the Hasbro tour portion of BotCon 2007.
• Cosmos's Generation 1 concept art isn't terribly out of the ordinary, but it's also pretty badass.
• Where did he scan his alternate mode, again?

Foreign names

• Japanese: Adams (アダムス Adamusu)
• Greek: Kyríarchos (Κυρίαρχος, "Sovereign")
• Hungarian: Kozmosz
• Italian: Disco ("Saucer")
• Portuguese: Cosmo (Brazil comics)
• Russian: Kosmos (Космос, "Space")

External links

• Cosmos's Universe profile at NTFA.net