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Cerebro-shells are devices used by the Decepticon Bombshell. They have the power to control the minds of both humans and Transformers if injected into their brains.
In a plot to steal energy from Hoover Dam, Megatron ordered Bombshell to implant a cerebro-shell in the brain of Ricky Vasquez, a worker at the dam. Bombshell showed Megatron the power of his shells by ordering the human to lick dirt off his foot, and Megatron and the Insecticons had a jolly good time when Vasquez complied. Their plan proceeded smoothly until the Aerialbots attacked, and Vasquez managed to overcome the cerebro-shell by thinking about his love for his daughter. While the plan was foiled, Bombshell attached himself to Silverbolt and got into the Ark undetected, where he implanted another cerebro-shell into an open wound on Optimus Prime. While this shell failed to take control of the Autobot leader, it let Soundwave and Megatron tap into his thoughts, alongside the power of the Creation Matrix, which Megatron used to give life to the Stunticons. Aerialbots over America! Wheeljack later removed the cerebro-shell from Optimus Prime's skull and modified it to let the Autobots listen in on the Decepticons' plans instead. Afterdeath!
After being caught in a battle of misunderstanding between the Insecticons and Megatron's Decepticons, Mirage was left sitting unconscious in a wasteland, where the Insecticons found him. Bombshell implanted a cerebro-shell in him, effectively turning Mirage into a slave to use against the other Decepticons (whom the Insecticons considered enemies at the time, due to the aforementioned misunderstanding). When the two groups settled their differences, Megatron used Mirage to lead the Autobots into a trap. Cliffjumper punched the traitor's lights out in the ensuing battle, and Ratchet found and removed the cerebro-shell when examining him afterwards. Traitor
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