Octane
| This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See Tankor (disambiguation), Mega-Octane. |
- Octane is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Octane is considered vile, even by Decepticon standards. This triple changing bully is a cheat, a liar, and a coward who thinks only of himself and can't be trusted any further than Megatron can throw Devastator. The only reason that this inveterate thief is allowed to continue functioning is that he has an uncanny ability to locate stores of fuel for his fellow Decepticons, and is usually able to spin a fairly convincing excuse for why he was unable to assist them in their latest battle. As annoying and frustrating as he may be to work with, most of his allies will grudgingly admit that he does perform his job as a fuel transport quite well—if he could just get over his annoying habit of making them beg for every drop.
He is sometimes called Tankoror Fuselage.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Beau Weaver (English), Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese), Ignacio Campero (Latin American)
When the Decepticon forces were driven off Cybertron, Octane ended up on the barren planet of Chaar. When Cyclonus told the Decepticons that he was going to bring back Galvatron to lead them, Octane was amongst the cheering crowd... although the canonicity of this is questionable, given that several dead Decepticons and Galvatron himself were also cheering in the crowd. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 He then joined the beating-Autobots-to-death crowd when the Decepticons discovered Rodimus Prime and Grimlock spying on them. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 Finally, he joined the energon-munching crowd when the Quintessons offered them energy in exchange for exterminating a group of Autobots on Goo 8739B. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3
Octane first came to the Autobots' attention while doing what he did best—thinking about himself. When Trypticon had been defeated by Metroplex and hurled into the ocean, it was Octane who first discovered that the giant Decepticon had not been destroyed, but had actually survived his untimely dunk in the water. What happened next depends on who you believe: Octane tells a tale of great heroism, where he came across the weakened and dying Trypticon and, for the glory of the Decepticon Empire and out of the good of his own heart, nursed the injured giant back to health. The rest of the world prefer to take a less charitable look at his actions, and claim that Octane merely took advantage of Trypticon to secure himself a source of high-quality energon from the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya. Whatever his motivation, it was not long before Octane and Trypticon were trading fuel for protection (even going so far as to assault passing cruise ships and then claiming they had been invading sovereign waters, though Trypticon did genuinely believe that they were invading ships). When that was no longer enough to keep their new landlords happy, Octane quickly came up with a scheme to use Trypticon in stealing all of the world's most important monuments and presenting them as gifts to the nation's leader. That got the attention of Rodimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots, who quickly crashed Octane's party. Worse, Galvatron caught wind of what had been happening, and was not amused with how selfishly Octane had been keeping Trypticon to himself. All the wheeling and dealing in the world failed in the face of Galvatron's rage, and Octane soon found himself ousted from the Decepticons (a fate he shared with his fellow Triple Changer, Blitzwing. Apparently Astrotrain was the only one of them worth keeping). Thief in the Night
Alone and on the run, Octane soon discovered that Galvatron was less than willing to let bygones be bygones. The Decepticon leader had placed a price on Octane's head, and countless bounty hunters and assassins were closing in on him. After a close call on the planet Junk, where he narrowly avoided being blown to pieces, Octane quickly decided to seek asylum with the Autobots. It was here that he met and befriended Sandstorm, a fellow Triple Changer who had recently joined the Autobots after the destruction of his home planet of Paradron. After being attacked by the Combaticons at Autobot City, the pair fled to a space station, where they were assaulted once again by a paid assassin (who was fortunately so incompetent that the two robots barely noticed he was there). Eventually settling on Cybertron, Octane still found no peace, as Cyclonus and the Sweeps tracked him down yet again. Fleeing into the forgotten Decepticon Crypt, Octane stumbled onto the ghost of the most famous Decepticon traitor ever known: Starscream. Quickly realising kindred spirits in each other, the two joined forces in an attempt to let Starscream possess Cyclonus and take over the Decepticons. Needless to say, their coup attempt failed rather miserably, and both traitors found themselves once again fleeing from Galvatron's wrath. Starscream's Ghost
Despite this, Octane was later back under Galvatron's command, joining him in a firefight with the Protectobots during an attack on the Netherlands. The Ultimate Weapon
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Ryōichi Tanaka (Japanese)
Under the command of Sixshot, Octane and his fellow Decepticon Triple Changers assaulted Ultra Magnus and his troops on Earth in order to prevent them from joining a battle on Cybertron. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky The three went on to defend Trypticon from Springer, Broadside, and Octane's old buddy Sandstorm (there's a bromance that died out early). The Great Cassette Operation They also helped the Decepticon Headmasters steal the energy-gathering Sol 1 satellite for Scorponok. The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok On the planet Zarak, Octane acted as a cruel taskmaster, whipping the Beastformers into shape as they were forced to build Scorponok's giant Transtector. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts He witnessed Scorponok's moment of triumph as he finally revealed his MegaZarak transtector. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears
Wings Universe
Through his friendship with Sandstorm, Octane became involved in the largely-Autobot defense of Cybertron during the Machine Wars. He found the Autobot general Obsidian's orders and tactics particularly indecipherable. Despite their closeness, he appeared as surprised as anyone when Sandstorm was revealed as a sleeper clone planted in their forces by Jhiaxus. Termination
Octane was caught up in Jhiaxus’s invasion of Cybertron, though he commented that he was uninterested in fighting, even less so when it meant fighting to the death. He further bemoaned that the only reason he had gotten involved was because of Sandstorm, who turned out not to be his friend but a clone of the original. His complaints fell on deaf ears, as Acid Storm besides him joined the fray with glee. He was later rescued by Strika from a squad of Thundercracker drones during the battle, though he rescued her right back from one sneaking up on her. A Common Foe
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Octane was one of the many Decepticons left on Cybertron after Megatron's departure. Along with several others, Octane worked for the tyrant Straxus in the giant fortress known as Darkmount. He was regarded as one of Cybertron's Ten Deadliest Killers, with soldiers like Macabre wanting to be seen as his equal, and considered a key target in Operation: Volcano. Octane narrowly avoided an ambush that would have led to his demise during said operation; upon their deployment, the Decepticons were called away by Megatron, at the time unaware of the happenings on Cybertron. Target: 2006 When both Optimus Prime and Megatron were accidentally transported back to Cybertron, Octane attended a meeting where the Decepticon leaders discussed their efforts to turn the Autobot army against the Prime. Megatron's ploy to convince the Autobot rank and file that Optimus was a Decepticon spy in disguise met with failure, and Megatron shoved Octane out of his way in frustration as he headed out to deal with matters himself. Under Fire! Optimus wound up joining forces with the Wreckers to attack a Decepticon fuel store, and upon encountering them Octane ran away screaming—this was the first sign that his rep might have been a tad inflated. He reported on the battle to Straxus, greatly over-exaggerating his own role in the battle. A short while later, Octane bore witness to Straxus attempting to take-over Megatron's body. The mind-swap was only partial successful, leaving both Decepticons' minds jumbled inside Megatron, though Octane was led to believe that Straxus was in full control. Ratbat informed him otherwise, and ordered him to send the now deranged Megatron back to Earth via Space Bridge. In doing so, they prevented Megatron from destroying them all, as he was battling Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime at the time, using volatile anti-matter to overpower his foes. Resurrection!
Octane and his fellow Triple Changers were sent to Earth by Ratbat to investigate the loss of his priceless cargo en-route to the organic world. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, they discovered the reason it was lost: a Scraplet infection. Accidentally getting himself infected by the deadly disease, Octane began to slowly waste away. The Autobots Blaster and Goldbug came upon the site as well, and the Decepticons reveled at the chance at some destructive fun before their demise. Though Goldbug escaped, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and Octane cornered Blaster, Crater Critters taking him prisoner. Though the Triple Changers called upon Ratbat to find a cure for their infection, Ratbat decided to instead cut his losses and sent over the Throttlebots to eliminate all those afflicted with canisters of acid. Lucky for the Decepticons, Blaster's friends found the cure for Scraplets before this could come to pass: water. Upon learning this, Blaster, who had himself gotten infected during his battle with his captors, instructed Goldbug to let them all perish instead. He ref
