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2005

Skyfall:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Sky Shadow/Terradive.
  • Skyfall's bio is a shortened version of the one that appears in the Club magazine.

Deathsaurus:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Robots in Disguise Megatron, with a retooled head.
  • Characters mentioned include: Star Saber.
  • Star Saber and Deathsaurus were the leaders of the Autobot and Decepticon factions in the Victory franchise, hence their rivalry mentioned here.
  • Emperor of Destruction is a Japanese term used to refer to the leader of the Decepticons/Predacons/etc.
  • Notably, the fact that Maximals and Predacons exist places DiE at the very end stage of the Great War. While the DiE continuity would never be revisited aside from a...contentious appearance in "The Razor's Edge", several ideas, such as the Autobot/Maximal and Decepticon/Predacon alliances, would later be explored in other BotCon fiction.
  • The ability of his wings to absorb sunlight was part of Deathsaurus' original powerset in his tech specs, while the corrosive energy seems to be a reference to his Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon.

Dirge:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Beast Wars Buzzclaw.
  • Characters mentioned include: Deathsaurus
  • This is the first mention of a Insecticon clan of ancient Cybertronians in fiction. While undoubtedly not a reference, later continuities, such as the Aligned and IDW G1 continuities, would establish their versions of Insecticons as a race of ancient Cybertronians.

Buzzclaw:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Beast Wars Buzzclaw.
  • Characters mentioned include: Deathsaurus.
  • Gladitorial combat being part of pre-war society was first introduced in "State Games", and has become a major part of Cybertronian history since. Polyhex was introduced in issue #17 of the Marvel Transformers comic.
  • The Insecticons ability to clone themselves was introduced in the original Transformers cartoon.

Ironhide:

Fallback:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Strongarm.
  • Characters mentioned include: Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime.
  • Fallback's change from Outback is explained here as the result of a near fatal injury, with a new outlook on life given when he was rebuilt.

Chromia:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Arcee, with a retooled head. (Shared with Firestar)
  • Characters mentioned include: Flareup and Firestar.
  • Notably, "Chromia's" toy has a deco, head, and personality based on Moonracer, as she was originally the one who this toy was intended for.

Ricochet:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Generation 2 Hooligan.
  • Characters mentioned include: Bumblebee.
  • Ricochet was based upon on a fan character Ben Yee made when he was younger.
  • Bumblebee was originally the Autobot's espionage agent in the original toyline. Looks like he's graduated to the top!

Autobot Ratchet:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Tow-Line, with a retooled head. (Shared with Ironhide)

Flareup:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Arcee, with a retooled head. (Shared with Chromia)
  • Characters mentioned include: Firestar.
  • Flareup was originally the student of Firestar, in a reference to the fact that she was originally intended to be a toy for Firestar, and is evidently designed to look like her.

Virulent Clones:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Beast Wars Buzzclaw.
  • Characters mentioned include: Deathsaurus, Buzzclaw, and Dirge.
  • As mentioned in the bio card for Buzzclaw, the Insecticons cloning ability originates from the G1 cartoon. Deathsaurus has had to unlock it from its latent state due to Dirge and Buzzclaw's changing body forms, presumably referring to their rather....organic looking body types.

Flamewar:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Arcee.
  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron, the Tripredacus Council, and Deathsaurus.
  • Her body type is noted to be stolen from the Autobots.

Ramjet:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Legends-class Starscream.

2006

Landquake:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Blight/Kickback.
  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron.
  • Landquake's bio is a shortened version of the one that appeared in the Club magazine.

Axalon Optimus Primal:

Axalon Rhinox:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Landmine.
  • Characters mentioned include: Optimus Primal.

Axalon Cheetor:

Axalon Rattrap:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Ransack.
  • Characters mentioned include: Optimus Primal.

Darksyde Dinobot:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Longrack, using the head from the Armada Hoist version of the mold.
  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron and the Tripredacus Council.

Darksyde Megatron:

Darksyde Waspinator:

Laserbeak:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Divebomb.
  • Characters mentioned include: Divebomb, Ravage, and the Tripredacus Council.

Buzzsaw:

Unit 2/Tigatron:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Clocker with a retooled head. (Shared with Cheetor)

Rumble:

Inferno:

  • Toy notes: recolored from Cybertron Scrapmetal.
  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron, Optimus Primal, and Unicron.
  • Inferno is noted to be a Vehicon General, having survived the Beast Wars, unlike his main counterpart, who died in the final episode of the Beast Wars cartoon.

2007

Breakaway:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Treadshot/Windrazor
  • Characters mentioned: Primus and the Caretaker.
  • Breakaway's bio is a shortened version of the one in the Club magazine.

Astrotrain:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Armada Jetfire, with a retooled head based on his Generation 1 counterpart. Based on the unreleased Universe Spacewarp toy.
  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron.
  • Astrotrain left the main Decepticon force after the Unicron Battles.
  • Astrotrain carries a ionic blaster, in reference to the ionic displacement rifle of his Generation 1 counterpart.

Starcatcher:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Armada Comettor.
  • Starcatcher's name is a "close enough" variation on "Cowcatcher", a proposed name that had garnered a lot of support on the Fun Publications web forums. "Cowcatcher" as a Transformers name was first proposed for a OTFCC 2004 exclusive that never happened, a redeco of one of the Robots in Disguise Team Bullet Train members. Both of these were initially proposed by the same guy.

Astro-Hook, Astro-Line, and Astro-Sinker:

Airazor:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Slugsliner, with a retooled head.
  • Several abilities mentioned come from Airazor's original bio.

Bug Bite:

Dreadwind:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Jetfire, with a retooled head.
  • Characters mentioned include: Darkwing and Bludgeon.

Thundercracker:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Starscream.
  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron, Starscream, Bludgeon, and Skywarp.
  • Thundercracker leaves Megatron's forces because Starcream still serves with Megatron; Staracream murdered Thundercracker in Marvel Transformers issue #50.

Dirge:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Ramjet.

Thrust:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Ramjet, with a retooled pair of wings.
  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron and Bludgeon.
  • Thrust was the last Decepticon brought back online by Megatron.

Alpha Trion:

Beta Maxx:

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Safeguard.
  • Beta Maxx is named for the unsuccessful video format, the Betamax

Weirdwolf:

Springer:

Huffer:

Hologram Mirage:

Overkill:

2008

Topspin

Nightbeat

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Hot Shot, with a retooled head.

Piranacon

  • Toy notes: redecoed from original toy, meant for release in the Energon toyline.
  • A few of the Seacon's bio notes their death at Starscream's hands in Marvel's Transformers issue #50.

Snaptrap

  • Toy notes: redecoed from original toy, meant for release in the Energon toyline.
  • Mentioned characters include: Starscream.

Overbite

  • Toy notes: redecoed from original toy, meant for release in the Energon toyline.
  • Mentioned characters include: Snaptrap.

Seawing

  • Toy notes: redecoed from original toy, meant for release in the Energon toyline.
  • Mentioned characters include: Overbite.

Skalor

  • Toy notes: redecoed from original toy, meant for release in the Energon toyline.

Nautilator

  • Toy notes: redecoed from original toy, meant for release in the Energon toyline.

Tentakil

  • Toy notes: redecoed from original toy, meant for release in the Energon toyline.
  • Mentioned characters include: Starscream.

Optimus Prime

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Optimus Prime in "evil" color scheme.
  • Prime's function is the Autbot Emperor of Destruction, borrowing the term used for the Decepticon leaders in various Japanese series.

Starscream

Razorclaw

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Overbite.
  • Mentioned characters include: Divebomb and Rampage.
  • Razorclaw used to teach at Tyrest University; Tyrest is a city from the Marvel UK Transformers comics.
  • Razorclaw, Rampage, and Divebomb retreated to the Manganese Mountains at the start of the war; the mountains come from the Marvel Headmasters mini-series.

Goldbug

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Hot Shot, with a retooled head; head is based on Generation 1 counterpart; color scheme is based on the live-action movie toyline's Stealth Bumblebee.
  • Mentioned characters include: Optimus Prime and Drench.
  • Goldbug, like his counterpart, was originally named Bumblebee, a drifter living on the streets of Polyhex.

Autobot Jazz

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Crosswise, with a retooled head (Shared with Ricochet); color scheme and retooled head are based off of Generation 1 counterpart with altered text.
  • Mentioned characters include: Ricochet and Optimus Prime.

Grimlock

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Grimlock; color scheme is based on Generation 1 Trypticon.
  • Mentioned characters include: Megatron and Optimus Prime.

Megatron

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Ultra-class Megatron in heroic color scheme, with a retooled head; retooled head is based on an early version of his Generation 1 counterpart's character model; Rumbler tank homages both Generation 1 Roller and Universe Megazarak.
  • Mentioned characters include: Optimus Prime.
    • Megatron using math to predict future trends is based on psychohistory from Isaac Asimov's Foundation series of novels,[1] but if we wanted to be cynical about it, we'd probably point out that it's more likely inspired by its then-recent importance in Marvel's Civil War crossover, wherein Mister Fantastic's usage of psychohistory defined his character arc in the event.

Rodimus

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Rodimus in evil color scheme; goatee homages Mirror Universe Spock.
  • Mentioned characters include: Optimus Prime.
  • Rodimus use to lead the Wreckers, like his positive-universe counterpart in the 3H Wreckers comic.

Divebomb

Sideswipe

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Armada Wheeljack; color scheme is based on unreleased Universe Drench toy.
  • Mentioned characters include: Optimus Prime and Drench.

Whisper

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Armada Wind Sheer; color scheme is based on unreleased Universe Wind Sheer.

Blurr

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Blurr in evil color scheme, with a retooled head.
  • Mentioned characters include: Optimus Prime and Crasher.
  • Crasher is called a "heroic renegade" in reference to her counterpart's faction.

Rampage

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Snarl.
  • Mentioned characters include: Razorclaw and Divebomb.

Ricochet

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Crosswise with a retooled head. (shared with Jazz)
  • Mentioned characters include: Jazz and Optimus Prime.

Nightbeat

  • Toy notes: recolored from Timelines Nightbeat; faction symbol homages the Star Trek Mirror Universe Terran Empire.
  • Mentioned characters include: Optimus Prime.
  • Nightbeat suffers from Cosmic Rust, the disease from the Transformers episode of the same name.

2009

Heatwave

Kup

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Red Alert with retooled head.
  • Characters mentioned include: Thunderclash and Landshark.

Thunderclash

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Rodimus.

Flak

Landshark

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Landmine.
  • Characters mentioned include: Flak.
  • Sometimes people accidentally call Landshark "Landmine".
  • Landshark once got into a fight with a narliphant, a creature from Rock Lords

Scourge

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Sideways with retooled head. (Shared with Sweeps)
  • Characters mentioned include: Cyclonus and the Sweeps.

Skyquake

Banzai-Tron

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Mirage.

Elita-1

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Cybertron Thunderblast.
  • Characters mentioned include: Grimlock.
  • Elita is based on her appearance in "Games of Deception", released two years earlier.
  • Elita-1 knows Circuit-Su, originally mentioned in Bugly's tech specs.

Razorclaw

Sweeps

  • Toy notes: redeceod from Cybertron Sideways with a retooled head. (Shared with Scourge)
  • Characters mentioned include: Scourge.
  • Three bios were included: they indicate that these toys represent Sweep Two, Sweep Six, and Sweep Seven.

Leozack

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Energon Starscream.
  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron and Skyquake.

Thunderclash

  • Toy notes: repainted from Timelines Thunderclash.
  • Characters mentioned include: Optimus Prime, Hyperdrive, Nightbeat, and Nightclash.
  • Thunderclash's personality is based on Erwin Rommel.
  • The Elite Guard replaced the Wreckers, who were noted to all be destroyed save Rodimus in his bio.
  • Hyperdrive's positive universe counterpart was an unreleased Turbomaster.

Nightclash

  • Characters mentioned include: Thunderclash and Nightbeat.
  • Combined form of Nightbeat and Thunderclash.

2010

  • Dion with Cop-Tur
    • Redecoed from Universe Hot Shot and Jolt. Uses launchers from Henkei! Henkei! release.
    • Characters mentioned include: Megatron.
    • Dion's bio summarizes the events of "War Dawn", including his near-destruction at Megatron's hands.
  • Autobot Spark
    • Redecoed from Universe Inferno.
    • Characters mentioned include: the Queen of England and Clench.
    • Since the name Pyro was unavailable, the name "Spark" was used instead, the name applied to his Generation 2 re-release.
  • Streetstar
    • Redecoed from Universe Prowl.
    • Characters mentioned include: Spark.
    • With "Streetwise" unavailable, "Streetstar" was used instead; Streetstar was a redeco of Streetwise from Operation Combination.
  • Clench
    • Retooled from Universe Onslaught with a new head.
    • Characters mentioned include: Galvatron and Zarak.
    • Clench is equipped with "Colossus Cannons"; Colossus was the name used for his Generation 2 re-release.
  • Sky-Byte.
    • Retooled from Energon Sharkticon with a new head.
    • Various reference to the Robots in Disguise incarnation of Sky-Byte are made, including Sky-Byte declaring himself the "greatest shark around" and his Tsunami Blaster attack.
    • Sky-Byte is both a Predacon and a Quintesson creation; Japanese media would indicate that the Predacons were created by the Quintessons for the Decepticons.
  • Rapido
    • Retooled from Universe Silverstreak with a new head.
    • Characters mentioned include: Spark and Optimus Prime.
    • Rapido's bio is entirely in Spanish.
    • Rapido has an "Axelerator cannon"; he was part of the Axelerator subgroup in the original Generation 2 toyline.
  • Cindersaur.
    • Redecoded from Beast Wars: 10th Anniversary Megatron.
    • Cindersaur's upgrade has made it so that he no longer has to take lava baths to soothe his joints, as noted in his original bio.
  • Decepticon Slice
    • Redecoed from Energon Downshift.
    • Characters mentioned include: Breakdown.
    • The name "Slicer" was unavailable; "Slice" was used instead.
    • Slicer's motto paraphrases the French guard from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
    • Slicer is noted to have damaged his "Neuro-Centre Control" when landing on Earth, leaving him stuck with a French accent. Slicer's original toy's Power Plans labelled his head as a "Neuro Centre Control", without the hyphen.

2011

  • Side Burn
    • Redecoed from Classics Rodimus.
    • Characters mentioned in his profile include: Prowl.
    • Side Burn is noted to have a new "Spark Engine", much like his Robots in Disguise counterpart.
  • Ramjet
    • Redecoed from Classics Ramjet, based on his Generation 2 release.
    • Characters mentioned in his profile include: Megatron, Motormouth, and Clench.
    • Ramjet is noted to have gained his new Forestonite powers (the ability to generate a drill-like forcefield while flying) after stealing a canister from Motormouth.
    • Ramjet's online bio contains several toast puns ("his strengthened nose cone will leave all of his adversaries toast!", "he has the capability of truly putting that pilot in a jam!"), in reference to the fandom meme that originated from alt.toys.transformers member Robowang's signature.
  • Drag Strip.
    • Redecoed from Animated Arcee.
    • Characters mentioned in her profile include: The Motor Master and Wildrider.
  • Thundercracker
    • Redecoed from Classics Starscream in his positive-universe counterpart's Action Master colors.
    • Characters mentioned in his bio include: Deathsaurus.
    • Colonel Deathsaurus is noted to have created the Mayhem Suppression Squad; he had previously only appeared in the short April Fool's Day comic, "Shattered Expectations".
    • Thundercracker's cyronic rockets mirror his postive counterpart's thermal rocket.
    • Thundercracker picked up a signal from prison planet Paradron; the peaceful positive-universe Paradron was introduced in Transformers episode "Fight or Flee", and was established to be a prison planet in the Shattered Glass universe in Cyclonus' Club Magazine profile. This is, again, more set-up for "Invasion".
  • Fisitron
    • Redecoed from Animated ][Ratchet (Animated)|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]] with a new head (shared with the Autotroopers).
    • Characters mentioned in his profile include: Optimus Prime and Skyfall.
    • Ironfist couldn't use his name due to trademark reasons, so instead he uses his IDW Generation 1 counterpart's screename.
    • Ironfist's rivalry with Skyfall references their IDW Geneartion 1 counterparts (far more bitter) rivalry, as seen in "Bullets".
    • Ironfist created Optimus Prime's axe, much like how IDW Ironfist created Optimus Prime's ion blaster, as seen in Last Stand of the Wreckers issue #4. Animated Skyfall is often credited for its design instead, as was G1 Skyfall in "Bullets".
  • Minerva
    • Redecoed from Animated Arcee with two sets of resin ears.
    • Characters mentioned in her profile include: Fixit and Ratchet.
    • Minerva was taught by Fixit, who, like his Generation 1 counterpart, is the leader of the Rescue Patrol.
    • Minerva is noted to have crash-landed in Quebec and scanned a Japanese car, in reference to her Masterforce counterpart's half-French, half-Japanese origin. Her friendship with the car's human driver, meanwhile, references the fact that Masterforce Minerva was original a human girl.

2012

  • Runamuck
    • Toy notes: Redecoed from Generations Wheeljack with a new head.
    • Characters mentioned include: Over-Run.
  • Over-Run
    • Toy notes: Redecoed from Generations Wheeljack with a new head.
    • Character's mentioned include: Runamuck (online bio only).
  • Drift
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Generations Autobot Drift; comes with the pistols from Generations Blurr
    • Characters mentioned include: Optimus Prime
    • Drift's personality is based on that of Marvel Comics' talkative mercenary Deadpool.
    • Drift would kill his proto-initiators for the money/fun of it; "batch proto-initiators" is a term originating from IDW's Infiltration issue #3.
    • Drift's expanded online bio notes he has a fear of petro-rabbits (a species mentioned in The Transformers: The Movie); in reference to Deadpool's irrational fear of cows.
  • Ultra Magnus
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime with pre-tool head. Colors based on Diaclone Powered Convoy, the toy from his positive-universe counterpart was made.
    • Characters mentioned include: Optimus Prime and Treadshot.
    • Magnus' rivalry with Treadshot references their Universe "Battle in a Box" counterparts.
    • Much of Magnus backstory from his previous mentions in various prose stories and character profiles is referred to here, including his failed coup and his imprisonment on Paradron.
  • Turbo Tracks
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Reveal the Shield Turbo Tracks in the original red color scheme of the Diaclone toy that would become his positive-universe counterpart. Perhaps more familiar as e-HOBBY Collector's Edition exclusive Road Rage.
    • Tracks, unlike the more recent Shattered Glass characterizations, goes in-line with the original set, with his personality basically the same, but evil.
  • Treadshot
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz with pre-tool head. Colored like Armada Side Swipe, but with the stripe of his positive-universe Treadshot.
    • Characters mentioned include: Ultra Magnus, Treble, Gain, Optimus Prime, and Megatron.
    • Much of Magnus and Treadshot's backstory is cribbed from their Universe counterparts, once-friendly rivals turn bitter enemies when Treadshot joined the Decepticons.
    • Treble and Gain are repurposed from the original Mini-Con parters of Universe Treadshot and Ultra Magnus. Treble is repurposed from Nightbeat, while Over-Run is repurposed into Gain. Treadshot's weapons are noted to honor the memory of these masters; Treble is honored by his speakers (i.e. "-beat" to music), while Gain is honored by Treadshot's rifle, due to Over-Run's gun alternate mode.
    • Treadshot's gun is a pulse demagnitizer, the weapon of Generation 1 Treadshot.
  • Soundwave
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Universe Ironhide with a retooled head. Colors are based on Music Label Soundwave; has a decal of G.I. Joe Zartan on the side.
    • Characters mentioned include: Optimus Prime, Rodimus, and Ultra Magnus.
    • Soundwave's one desire is for everyone to "be excellent to each other and party on," a quote from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
  • Metalhawk
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Generations Thunderwing with a retooled head.
    • Characters mentioned include: Crossblades, Vroom, and Skyhammer.
    • Somewhat oddly, Skyhammer is referred as "Skyhammer's pilot," position Skyhammer as the name of his vehicle shell; later fiction would ignore this.
  • Gigatron
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Revenge of the Fallen Decepticon Bludgeon with a new head.
    • Characters mentioned include: Straxus.
    • Gigatron's name comes from his Heroes of Cybertron release, which, like this toy, presumably couldn't use Overlord due to trademark reasons.
    • Gigatron is noted to be commander of Polyhex before Straxus, who we saw in that role in Marvel's The Transformers issue #17.
  • Kick-Over
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz with a new head.
    • Kick-Off's history from his original tech specs is repeated here. Additionally, it noes he escaped due to a power struggle at Darkmount; presumably, this refers to the events alluded to in Gigatron's bio, when he abdicated the throne to Straxus.
  • Optimus Prime
    • Toy notes: Redecoed from Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime.
    • Much of Optimus Prime bio mirrors that of Generation 2 Laser Optimus Prime. Prime was heavily damaged in sector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant (in reference to the Mirtonian constellation from the original) and rebuilt into his upgraded new form.
    • Prime's bio notes his laser core was nearly extinguished; laser cores were a piece of Cybertronian anatomy mentioned several times in the original The Transformers cartoon; later fiction would time them in with the concept of the spark.
    • Prime dragged himself into a CR chamber, a piece of medical technology from Beast Wars; "Transhuman" noted the Constructicons were only just beginning to work on creating one, so evidently, the Autobots stole their plans at some point.
    • Prime's sword is fashion from G-Metal, a substance from the Japanese The Headmasters anime.
  • Octopunch
    • Toy notes: Redecoed from Transformers: Hunt for the Decepticons Sea Spray.
    • Octopunch is a fan of "mechatecha-soccer," the Shattered Glass equivalent of mecha-soccer, a Cybertronian sport originally mentioned in the Marvel UK The Transformers letter page.
    • Octopunch has been reinforced with rheanimum, a gas seen in the Marvel Generation 2 comic.
  • Scrap Iron
    • Redecoed from United Scrapheap in Insecticon colors.
    • Characters mentioned include: Wreck-Gar.
    • Scrap Iron is a Type 001 Junkion.
  • Junkheap
    • Redecoed from Generations Junkheap.
    • Characters mentioned include: Wreck-Gar.
    • Junkheap is a Type 002 Junkion.
    • Among the things Type 002 Junkions collect are "outdated diecast metal"; while die-cast is a real thing used in some Transformers toys, this refers to a line indicating that die-cast metal was a lost art in Beast Wars episode "The Agenda (Part III)".
  • Longarm
    • Toy notes: redecoed from Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz. Toy references both the Animated version of Shockwave, who disguised himself as the Autobot Longarm, and Alternators Shockblast, who was retooled from Alternators Meister. Comes with alternate Shockwave head and gun hand.
    • Characters mentioned include: Nightbeat.
    • Longarm has obviously been taken over by Classics Shockwave, last seen as a disembodied head in "Games of Deception". His bio makes various nods to Shockwave, including his weapons ability to utilize wavelengths across the electromagnetic spectrum, and has an upgraded logic center. Additionally, the bio coyly alludes to his identity: "His ambition can blind him to situations of more immediate importance... or perhaps one of his optic units is just on the fritz."
    • "Longarm" works under Nightbeat in the Autobot Secret Police, originally mentioned in Nightbeat's bio card.
    • "Longarm" sometimes calls himself "Longarm Prime"; Animated Shockwave had the "Prime" title as Longarm.
    • Shockwave is an Autotrooper, sharing an identical body-type with dozens of other Autobots, in reference to the Animated Autotroopers, themselves homages to the Kiss Players Autoroopers.

2013

Depth Charge

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Transformers: Hunt for the Decepticons Terradive.
  • Characters mentioned include: Protoform X.
  • Depth Charge's line about justice from Beast Wars episode "Deep Metal" is quoted here.

Scourge

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime.
  • Characters mentioned include: Optimus Prime.
  • Scourge's bio is written so that it could serve both as the original Robots in Disguise Scourge, and as a Wings Universe Scourge serving under Jhiaxus, tying in with the BotCon 2013 theme.

Slipstream

  • Toy notes: retooled from Prime: First Edition Starscream with a new head.
  • Characters mentioned include: Starscreams
  • Slipstream is noted to be an oddity among the offworlders in Axiom Nexus; presumably, this is a nod to the fact that at the time, Aligned media was not considered as part of the "standard" multiverse.
  • Slipstream is noted to be as crafty as any Starscream, homaging her Animated counterpart's origin as a clone of her Starscream.
  • Slipstream's AGP (Alternating Gyro-Power) Nullifier weapons are a very clunky nod to the 1988 Nullifier G.I. Joe figure, who drove the AGP (Anti-Gravity Pod).

Circuit

  • Toy notes: Redecoed from Transformers: Hunt for the Decepticons Axor; homage to Generation 1 Action Master of the same name.
  • Circuit's home universe is alternate live-action movie universe seen in Titan's Transformers comic. The teleportation of the Decepticons to a dead Cybertron was seen in the finale of that storyline in issue #25.
  • Circuit has both the invisibility shield and decelerator cannon his Generation 1 counterpart has.

Breakdown

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Universe Sideswipe with the head of BotCon 2010 Breakdown.
  • Characters mentioned include: Galvatron and Psychokhan.
  • Breakdown's home universe is from issue #3 of the short-lived The Transformers in 3-D comic, a storyline that was never finished.

Jackpot

  • Toy notes: retooled from Animated Autobot Jazz with a new head.

Ultra Mammoth

SG Soundwave

SG Blaster

  • Toy notes: redecoed from The Transformers Blaster, with the chest of Encore Twincast. Comes with stickers to recreate his tribal tattoos.
  • Characters mentioned include: the Scrounges, Soundwave, and Blitzwing.
  • Blaster was given command of the Scrounges in "Do Over".
  • Blaster's was exiled to the moon in "Blitzwing Bop".

SG Ratbat

  • Toy notes: redecoed from The Transformers Ratbat in the colors of Batman. Comes with stickers to create his chest symbol.
  • Characters mentioned include: Blackcat.
  • Ratbat was originally introduced as a television personality in his profile in issue #28 of the club magazine, before being reframed as a Batman pastiche in the Recordicons comic strip. His connection to Batman is played up here, including concealed tools (Batman's utility belt), and a Laser Grappler that allows him to fly faster (Batman's grappling hook).
  • Ratbat's nemesis Blackcat was introduced in the Recordicons comic strip.

SG Slugfest

  • Toy notes: redecoed from The Transformers Slugfest in the colors of Grand Slam. Comes with stickers of a restraning bolt and a "DINOCON" logo, seemingly inspired by the "AUTOBOT" tampograph on Generation 2 Snarl.
  • Characters mentioned include: Wheeljack, Omega Terminus, and Starscream.
  • Slugfest was originally created by Wheeljack in "Dungeons & Dinobots", but was granted an ember by Omega Terminus in "Do Over". Slugfest is described as one of the most unintelligent Decepticons, ignoring his intelligence boost from the latter story.

SG Rewind

  • Toy notes: redecoed from The Transformers Rewind in the colors of the unreleased Generation 2 Go-Bot Rumble. Comes with stickers for his legs that recreate sculpted details from the Generation 2 Go-Bot Frenzy, and a "Vinny's Motors" sticker for his back, mashing the sponsor logos from Rumble ("Vinny's Pizza" and "Jerry's Motors").
  • Characters mentioned include: Blaster and Soundwave.

Ramhorn

  • Toy notes: redecoed from The Transformers Ramhorn in the colors of Rumble, the Decepticon rhino from the IDW live-action movie comics. He comes with a sticker for his midsection recreating some of Rumble's "movie detailing," and a sticker that reads "RIRRIB", which stands for "Rewind is Red, Ramhorn is Blue", after the "FIRRIB" fandom debate over Rumble and Frenzy's colors.
  • Characters mentioned include: Rewind.

Solarbot

  • Toy notes: redecoed from The Transformers Eject. Concept derived from prototype packaging for some of the Generation 2 Go-Bots, which mentioned a "*FREE* Solarbot Transformer". Comes with a sticker of the "Sunburst" insignia from Battle Beasts.
  • Solarbot and his people come from the Mirtonian constellation, originally mentioned in Generation 2 Laser Optimus Prime's tech specs.

Hoist

  • Toy notes: retooled from Generations Sergeant Kup with a new head (shared with Electrons).
  • Hoist has worked on the "Generation 2" project with humanity and the Nebulans, as seen in "Generation 2: Redux".

Skywarp

  • Toy notes: retooled from Revenge of the Fallen Dirge with a new head based on Machine Wars Skywarp (shared with Thundercracker).
  • Characters mentioned include: the Skywarp drones and Thundercracker.

Strika

  • Toy notes: retooled from Generations Warpath with a new head.

Obsidian

Megaplex

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Prime Dreadwing.
  • Characters mentioned include: Jhiaxus and Megatron.

Sandstorm

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Dark of the Moon Skyhammer.
  • Characters mentioned include: Electrons, Strika, and Obsidian.
  • Sandstorm's bio deliberately presents him as the original Sandstorm, hiding the twist from the "Termination" comic.

Autobot Electrons

  • Toy notes: retooled from Generations Sergeant Kup with a new head (shared with Hoist).
  • Characters mentioned include: Hoist, Sizzle, and Mirage.

Mirage

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Classics Mirage.
  • Characters mentioned include: Unicron and Electrons.

Thundercracker

Sunstorm

Bitstream

Hotlink

Starscream

Blastcharge Strika Drone

  • Toy notes: redecoed from Generations Warpath. Was originally intended to have the Warpath head and represent Blastcharge, but after accidentally being given the Strika heads instead, the toy was given a new identity. Includes flag and sticker sheet.
  • Characters mentioned include: Strika, Chip Chase, Wheeljack, Perceptor, and Blastcharge.
  • Strika controls the drones via the Genetronic Translink System created by Chip Chase, Wheeljack, and Perceptor. The GT System was introduced in the Binaltech storyline.

Kreon Souvenir Pack

  • Toy notes: Has Kreon versions of the BotCon 2013 boxset (Hoist, Skywarp, Strika, Obsidian, and Megaplex). Of note, Obsidian is green, like his Beast Machines toy, unlike the final toy, which is in cartoon colors, probably due to the fact that early promotional images for the BotCon toy used his toy colors.

Constructicon Devastator

  • Toy notes: based on Generation 2 orange Devastator with a translucent gun based on Generation 1 Megatron.

2014

2015

2016

TOTGD bios

Stopgap:

  • Stopgap spent several years undercover on Edaps, which is backwards for Spade, and named after fictional detective Sam Spade.

Backslash:

  • Mentioned characters: Cryotek, Sharkticons, Buzzbomb, Scoponok, Megatron.
  • The eye optics used by several Predacons in Beast Wars are noted to be a popular modification among Predacons.

Buzzbomb:

  • Mentioned characters include: Cryotek, Backslash.

Dirge:

  • Mentioned characters include: Cryotek, Blot
  • Among the possessions Dirges has "aquired" include the Hand of Blot (presumably the hand of the G1 Terrorcon), and the Boltaxian Codex found in the slums of Darkmount, named for Marvel-original Transformer Boltax.

Cryotek

  • Mentioned characters include: Deathsaurus, Megatron.
  • Before the end of the war, Cryotek worked as a supply manager under Deathsaurus.

Micro-Sized profiles

March 2nd profiles: Bunker-Buster, Knockdown, Nightscream, Offshoot, and Strongarm.

  • Mentioned characters include: Scourge, Override, and Dirt Boss.
  • Bunker-Buster is based off an unreleased redeco of the Attacktix Mini-Con mold, based on Energon Skyboom. Knockdown, Nightscream, Offshoot, and Strongarm were included with a special released of the Cybertron Primus toy, exclusive to Wal-Mart.
  • Bunker-Buster is one of the lunar Mini-Con rebels under Thrust's command.
  • Knockdown comes from the Jungle Planet.
  • Nightscream comes from Gigantion. The idea that Gigantion's people were usually not allowed to return to lower levels comes from Cybertron episode "Giant".
  • Offshoot is from Velocitron, and is a partner of Dirt Boss; she shares his grudge with Override.
  • Strongarm is one of the Earth-based Cybertronians, and works with the monster hunters (including Crosswise.) He is noted to have holomatter avatars, technology introduced in IDW's Infiltration. He's based on Jerry Orbach's character Lennie Briscoe from Law & Order.

March 9th profiles: Hawkeye, Highgear, Hydroplane, Rockslide, and Solar Flare.

  • Mentioned characters include: Decepticlones, Backstop, Scourge, and Leobreaker.
  • Hawkeye and Highgear come from the Armada video game, while Hydroplane, Rockslide, and Solar Flare are all renamed versions of Japanese Galaxy Force Toys"R"Us exclusives (where they were originally named Platinum Element, Platinum Material, and Platinum Factor, respectively), here dubbed the Noble Force Mini-Con Team, and were made to be partner of Leobreaker (although he can't powerlinx with them).
  • Hawkeye is based off of the character of "Hawkeye" Pierce from M*A*S*H.
  • Highgear is convinced there is a planet dedicated to racing.
  • The Noble Force Team were created by the Jungle Planet Key.
  • "Hydroplaning" occurs when a car hits a thin sheet of water that causes it to lose direct contact with the ground and, thus, likely spin out or crash.

March 16th profiles: Aftershock, Breakage, Heavy Metal, Jumpstart, Kickflip, and Mudbath.

  • Mentioned characters include: Terrorcons, Wreckage, the Land Military Mini-Con Team, and the Mini-Con Council of Sages.
  • Aftershock and Jumpstart are from the Armada video game, while the other three, Breakage, Kickflip, and Mudbath, along with their combined form Heavy Metal, from the third wave of Micron Boosters (where they were originally named Brake, Filter, Damper, and Frenzy, respectively).
  • It is noted that combinations into a sentient Mini-Con is extremely difficult, which is why most combinations are into weapons.

March 23rd profiles: Barnstorm, Buildup, the Dead End Drones/Dead End Generals, Drop-Test, Flashbang, and the Matrix Cannon.

  • Mentioned characters include: Terrorcons, Unicron, Galvatron, Failsafe, and Primus.
  • Barnstorm comes from the 3rd wave of Micron Boosters (where he was named Saber), the Dead End Drones came from the 5th wave, and Drop-Test from the first (where he was named Rod). Buildup, Flashbang, and Matrix Cannon come from the Armada video game.
  • The Dead End Drone's schematics were obtained by Galvatron, presumably from his time in Unicron in Energon.
  • Drop-Test's personality is based on Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski.
  • The Transformer depicted holding the Matrix Cannon is a generic seen in the Armada episode "Past", using Fortress Maximus' character model. Nicknamed Christmas Maximus, he would later get the name Peritus Maximus from Ask Vector Prime.

May 4th: Astro-Hook, Astro-Line, Astro-Sinker, Claymore, and Overwatch.

  • Mentioned characters include: Astrotrain and Starcatcher.
  • Overwatch and Claymore come from the Armada video game. Astro-Train, Astro-Line, and Astro-Sinker are three of club exclusive Astrotrain's Mini-Con partners.

May 18th: Kickback, Repeater, Rock Krusher, Saw Boss, and Starscatcher.

May 25th: Flashdrive, Jackknife, Maverick, Skull Buster, Smackdown, and the Vorpal Saber.

  • Mentioned characters: Barnstorm, Trickshot, Unicron, Nemesis Prime, the Star Saber. the Skyboom Shield, and the Requiem Blaster.
  • Flashdrive was part of the third wave of Micron Boosters, (where he was named Processor); Jackknife, Maverick, and Skull Buster, who combine into the Vorpal Saber were Micron Legend exclusive Mini-Cons (where they were named Jack, Shade, Mad, and the Dark Saber, respectively); Smackdown comes from the Armada video game.
  • A male character named Trickshot is mentioned in Flashdrive's bio; presumably, this was meant to be the American name of the Mini-Con Triac. Because the Wiki didn't record this, Ask Vector Prime would later establish them as a female character named Bingo.
  • Skull Buster is named for the G.I. Joe character.
  • Smackdown's mannerisms are based on Dwayne Johnson.
  • The Vorpal Saber is named for the "vorpal sword" from Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem the Jabberwocky.

June 8th: Covert, Flashbox, Heavy Barrel, Highjump, Lookout, and Road Rebel.

  • Mentioned characters: Laserbeak, Megatron, and Buzzsaw.
  • Covert, Highjump, and Lookout come from the Armada video game; Flashbox is a generic Mini-Con from the Armada episode "Miracle". Heavy Barrel is from the fourth wave of Micron Boosters (where he was named Trigger), while Road Rebel is from the second (where she was named Thyristor).

Other online profiles

Beta Maxx

Scourge.

  • Scourge is repurposed from the BotCon 2009 Sweep toy.
  • Among the enemies that Scourge has faced include: the Karnian Death Strike (Karn being a planet from issue #9 of the Marvel Generation 2 comic, the Silent Fury of the K'tord Nebula (from Generation 2 issue #3), and the Preying Hawk of Pz-Zazz (from the Marvel Transformers comic issue #62, and referencing the Bird statue seen in that same issue).

INSIRT


For later:

Bug Bite, King Waruder, Skywasp, Waspinator.

BotCon 2011 exclusive tech specs

Crumplezone

  • Characters mentioned include: Ransack.

Ransack

  • Characters mentioned include: Crumplezone.

Stampy

Depth Charge

Longrack

Huffer and Pipes

  • Huffer and Pipes are more based on their Generation 1 counterparts as compared to their Almanac bios, which reasoned they wouldn't have their G1 personalities due to never leaving Cybertron.

Sky-Byte

Mindwipe

Nemesis Prime

  • Characters mentioned include: Optimus Prime and Straxus.
  • Nemesis Prime is repurposed from the Japan exclusive Animated toy, Optimus Prime Black Ver.
  • Straxus being associated with Nemesis Prime is a reference to Prime's Generation 1 counterpart, whose Universe bio noted that he was created as part of a project by his Straxus.

Dark Rodimus

  • Characters mentioned include: Megatron, Starscream, and Rodimus Prime.
  • Dark Rodimus' toy was sold in Japan under the name "Black Rodimus".
  • Dark Rodimus was created by Megatron using Starscream's cloning techniques.

Venom

  1. ↑ http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=70915#70915
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