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Transformers
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Transformers is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. In its history, the franchise has expanded to encompass comic books, animation, video games, sequels followed, such as the Generation 2 comic book and Beast Wars TV series, which became its own mini-universe. Generation 1 characters underwent two reboots with Dreamwave in 2001 and IDW Publishing in 2005, also as a remastered series, there have been other incarnations of the story based on different toy lines during and after the 20th-Century. The first was the Robots in Disguise series, followed by three shows that constitute a universe called the Unicron Trilogy. A live-action film was released in 2007, with a sequel in 2009, a second sequel in 2011. Again distinct from previous incarnations, while the Transformers, Animated series merged concepts from the G1 story-arc, the 2007 live-action film, Transformers, Prime previously aired on The Hub. Although initially a separate and competing franchise started in 1983, Tonkas Gobots became the property of Hasbro after their buyout of Tonka in 1991. Generation One is a term for the Transformers characters that appeared between 1984 and 1993. The Transformers began with the 1980s Japanese toy lines Microman and Diaclone, the former utilized varying humanoid-type figures while the latter presented robots able to transform into everyday vehicles, electronic items or weapons. Hasbro, fresh from the success of the G. I, joe, A Real American Hero toyline, which used the Microman technology to great success, bought the Diaclone toys, and partnered with Takara. Jim Shooter and Dennis ONeil were hired by Hasbro to create the backstory, afterwards, Bob Budiansky created most of the Transformers characters, giving names and personalities to many unnamed Diaclone figures. The Marvel comic was part of the main Marvel Universe, with appearances from Spider-Man and Nick Fury, plus some cameos. The Transformers TV series began around the same time, produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions, later Hasbro Productions, from the start it contradicted Budianskys backstories. The TV series shows the Autobots looking for new energy sources, Marvel interpreted the Autobots as destroying a rogue asteroid approaching Cybertron. Shockwave is loyal to Megatron in the TV series, keeping Cybertron in a stalemate during his absence, the TV series would also differ wildly from the origins Budiansky had created for the Dinobots, the Decepticon turned Autobot Jetfire, the Constructicons, and Omega Supreme. The Marvel comic establishes early on that Prime wields the Creation Matrix, in 1986, the cartoon became the film The Transformers, The Movie, which is set in the year 2005. Eventually, Rodimus Prime takes out the Matrix and destroys Unicron, in the United Kingdom, the weekly comic book interspliced original material to keep up with U. S. reprints, and The Movie provided much new material. Writer Simon Furman proceeded to expand the continuity with movie spin-offs involving the time travelling Galvatron
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Marvel Comics
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Marvel Comics is the common name and primary imprint of Marvel Worldwide Inc. formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, an American publisher of comic books and related media. In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Worldwides parent company, Marvel started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvels modern incarnation dates from 1961, the year that the company launched The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. Most of Marvels fictional characters operate in a reality known as the Marvel Universe. Martin Goodman founded the later known as Marvel Comics under the name Timely Publications in 1939. Martin Goodman, a magazine publisher who had started with a Western pulp in 1933, was expanding into the emerging—and by then already highly popular—new medium of comic books. The issue was a success, with it and a second printing the following month selling, combined. While its contents came from an outside packager, Funnies, Inc, Timely had its own staff in place by the following year. It, too, proved a hit, with sales of one million. Goodman formed Timely Comics, Inc. beginning with comics cover-dated April 1941 or Spring 1941, Goodman hired his wifes cousin, Stanley Lieber, as a general office assistant in 1939. Lee wrote extensively for Timely, contributing to a number of different titles, Goodmans business strategy involved having his various magazines and comic books published by a number of corporations all operating out of the same office and with the same staff. One of these companies through which Timely Comics was published was named Marvel Comics by at least Marvel Mystery Comics #55. As well, some covers, such as All Surprise Comics #12, were labeled A Marvel Magazine many years before Goodman would formally adopt the name in 1961. The post-war American comic market saw superheroes falling out of fashion and this globe branding united a line put out by the same publisher, staff and freelancers through 59 shell companies, from Animirth Comics to Zenith Publications. Atlas also published a plethora of childrens and teen humor titles, including Dan DeCarlos Homer the Happy Ghost, Atlas unsuccessfully attempted to revive superheroes from late 1953 to mid-1954, with the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Atlas did not achieve any hits and, according to Stan Lee, Atlas survived chiefly because it produced work quickly, cheaply. During this time, the Comic Code Authority made its debut in September 1954, Wertham published the book Seduction of the Innocent in order to force people to see that comics were impacting American youth. He believed violent comics were causing children to be reckless and were turning them into delinquents, in September 1954, comic book publishers got together to set up their own self-censorship organization—the Comics Magazine Association of America—in order to appease audiences
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Autobot
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The Heroic Autobots are opposed by the Evil Decepticons. Both Autobots and Decepticons are humanoid robots that can transform into machines, vehicles, Autobots typically transform into regular cars, trucks, or other road vehicles but some few are aircraft, military vehicles, communication devices, weapons, and even robotic animals. These Autobots are often grouped into teams that have the suffix -bot at the end. In Japan, the Autobots are called Cybertrons except in the series, Transformers Animated, and Transformers, Prime. In Italy, they are called Autorobots, the Autobot insignia is also sometimes referred to as an Autobrand in issue #14 of the Marvel Comics series. The descendants of the Autobots, the Maximals from Transformers, Beast Wars, are known as Cybertrons in Japan. In the Michael Bay live action films, as well as in the CGI-animated series Transformers, Prime, in all Transformers stories, the Autobots and their adversaries, the Decepticons, originated on the planet Cybertron. The planet is almost always depicted as a metallic body. The capital of Cybertron is Iacon, in later issues of the Marvel comic line, Cybertron is shown to have weather, such as rain. In most North American continuities, the Autobot commander is usually Optimus Prime, the Japanese Continuity, however, is more diverse, after Optimus Prime, the succession of commanders include Rodimus Prime, Fortress Maximus, God Ginrai, Victory Saber, and Dai Atlas. Many of these use the title of Prime, a direct linguistic descendant of Primus. It identifies the one Autobot Commander that is entrusted with the Creation Matrix, the Matrix is said to choose its own holder and when it is taken by a new leader, it transforms him into a larger, more powerful, wiser Autobot commander. Holders of the Matrix become one with the Matrix, such that when the holder dies, for a brief time, the Decepticon Thunderwing held the matrix, but when Optimus Prime reclaimed it, Thunderwings presence was purged from the Matrix. Many of the Transformers were based on Takara designs, Optimus Prime was among the first Transformers released from Hasbro in 1984. The character listing/mini-poster that came inside Transformer packaging identified him as Autobot Commander, the Generation 2 toyline featured a character named Autobot who transforms from a human wristwatch/time machine to a humanoid robot. Autobot originated in the 1983 Microman Micro Change line as MC-06 Watch Robo, in 1993, he was released directly by Takara in North America as part of Transformers, Generation 2, alongside Scorpia and the wristwatches of Superion, Galvatron, and Ultra Magnus. Both Autobots and Decepticons were created by Primus, in most continuities this is still the case. Though Marvels original series gave no other than benevolent self-image creation for Transformers
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Matrix of Leadership
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The Matrix of Leadership is a fictional artifact in the Transformers toy and media franchise created by Hasbro. In most incarnations, it is a talisman that is passed down to new leaders of the Autobots. The Matrix has been one of the franchises most prominent elements, appearing in almost every Transformers comic and television series. Prime was captured by the Decepticon leader, Shockwave, his head separated from his body, before Shockwave could animate Jetfire, however, Prime transferred the Creation Matrix to the mind of Buster Witwicky, who used it to take control of Jetfire and rescue Prime. During the UK-only story Crisis of Command, Prowl advocated exploiting the Creation Matrix to animate dedicated war machines, Optimus Prime was opposed to this ethically questionable move, and decisively ruled against it after a period of fierce debate amongst the Autobots. Shockwave had merely tapped residual energy from his head, thus began a Matrix Quest to recover the talisman - but the Autobots had no idea what was waiting for them. The Creation Matrix had retained an imprint of each of its holders, giving it a rudimentary sentience that had, during its exile in space. The true nature of the Creation Matrix then became apparent as the threat of Unicron bore down upon Cybertron, the Matrix was a fragment of Primus, the Transformers deity, responsible for the creation of their race. Encoding a portion of his lifeforce as a matrix, set in light patterns within a crystal, Primus had given his children a means of creating new life. Amidst the Unicron crisis, Thunderwing returned, but was destroyed by Unicron, allowing Optimus Prime to purify the Matrix, rather than fall prey to evil, however, the Matrixs overwhelming goodness began to affect Starscream, and he relinquished the power rather than have his personality altered. Prime was then able to use this goodness to purify the Swarm, in the third volume of the Devils due comics the android Serpentor downloaded information on the history of Cybertron from Soundwave. Mentioned among that information was the Quintessons, Alpha Trion, Megatron and Soundwave, the planet of Junk, a warrior named Optimus Primal, Serpentor decides to take the Matrix for himself in order to gain something close to a spark or a soul. The Matrix of Leadership is featured or mentioned in various Fun Publications storylines, One of these involves the Matrix passing into the hands of Ultra Magnus prior to him being reformatted into the Maximal Ultra Mammoth and later discovering its true origins. The Matrix of Leadership first appeared in the animated Transformers series in The Transformers, The Movie, Prime was the seventh holder of the Matrix - after the death of the sixth holder, Alpha Trion briefly kept the Matrix safe before bestowing it upon Optimus. Before passing away, Prime spoke of a prophecy – one day, The Chosen One would rise from the ranks of the Autobots and use the power of the Matrix to light the Transformers darkest hour. That darkest hour soon came upon Cybertron in the form of the world-eater, Unicron, as the animated series progressed, more was divulged about the nature of the Matrix that had not been explained in the movie. When he was resurrected, Optimus Prime later did the thing when faced with the Hate Plague. He went further back seeing old Autobot leadser until he met a very ancient Autobot leader who told him the way to fight such madness is with wisdom
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Optimus Prime
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Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. As the current Matrix of Leadership bearer, Optimus Prime is the de facto leader of the Autobots, the Autobots are constantly waging civil war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons. According to Bob Budiansky, co-writer of the Transformers series, Dennis ONeil was responsible for his name, in the Transformers, Covenant of Primus, it was established that Optimus Prime was the last born of the original Thirteen Transformers. It was his unique spark and his inspiring reassurance that All are One that allowed the Primes to rally and this brings a Great War to their planet of Cybertron. Optimuss origins and personality can vary depending on which universe hes seen in and this origin is the most consistent between the various incarnations. Further differences are listed in the sections below. The first generation Optimus Prime transforms into a Kenworth K100 cab over truck, within his chest is a mystic talisman, known as the Autobot Matrix of Leadership or the Creation Matrix, carried by all Autobot leaders. When Optimus transforms, his cab disconnects to become a sentient robot, the combat deck supports a mobile battle-station and command headquarters armed with assorted artillery and beam weapons that fire automatically. The combat deck can also serve as an antenna for battlefield communications between the autobots. The combat deck also included Roller, a mobile scout buggy meant to scout behind enemy lines, when Roller is deployed, Optimus can see and hear what Roller sees and hears. Injury to one component is felt by each of the others, if the combat deck or Roller were to be destroyed, Prime could survive. However, despite the degree of autonomy they possess, the combat deck. In the animated series, Optimus is able to fire short-range optic blasts, project holographic maps, in the animated series, Optimus was also given the ability to retract his right hand unit and replace it with a glowing axe. Across the assorted continuities of the original Transformers universe, there have various interpretations of Optimus Prime. One of Primes most notable characteristics over all continuities his unswaying commitment to leadership by example, the animated seriess version of Optimus Prime is depicted as a straightforward, wise, and upbeat battlefield general. Additionally, the animated version of Optimus dislikes rap music, putting him at odds with music-loving characters like Blaster. In the Marvel Comics series, in addition to characteristics, Prime is secretly plagued by self-doubt. Originally, Optimus Prime was created as the Autobots leader, though it is if he was created or his origins
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Dynasty of Primes
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This is a List of Primes and Matrix holders in the Transformers universe. Prime is a rank in the Transformers toy and entertainment franchise created by Hasbro. In Japanese translations of Western Transformers fiction, as well as original Japanese fiction such as Beast Wars II, for example, Rodimus Prime would translate as Rodimus Convoy in Japanese, while Lio Convoy would translate as Leo Prime in English. The evidence for Prime being a rank in the comic and cartoon is weaker than elsewhere. The comic would introduce the Creation Matrix and portray Prime as a title, while the cartoons Matrix of Leadership was held by Prime as a military title. Though many Matrix-Bearers are seen, and all are by definition Autobot Leaders, only four are named on screen, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus. Without knowing any other names it is hard to make a case here for Prime being a title given only to Matrix-Bearers. Optimus Primal also held the matrix of leadership as well as Optimus Primes spark for a time while Optimus Primes body was being repaired by the Maximals and its only passingly touched on, but may be noteworthy that the phrase, Who died and made you Prime. Was used by Maximal characters in Beast Wars, implying that, to them and they also used the word to mean great or good in the phrases Thats just prime, and Feeling prime. The Beast Era would introduce a number of Convoy characters that would later become Primes when introduced into American fiction, many of these Convoy figure were Maximal leaders who carried their own versions of the Matrix of Leadership. The Optimus Prime of the universe of Transformers, Armada also possesses a Matrix. Prime is indeed a title given to leaders and Matrix-bearers in the Unicron Trilogy universe, likewise, in Super Link, the Japanese version of Energon, Rodimus is known as Rodimus Convoy, hearkening back to the name of his G1 predecessor. But again, this does not follow through in Hasbros materials, Vector Prime is not known as Vector Convoy in Japan, but Vector Prime, while Optimus maintains the traditional Convoy title as Galaxy Convoy. They went on to become the foundation of life on Cybertron, the story concept of the Original Thirteen, as well as three of their members, were created by comic book writer Simon Furman. In the live film series, the Dynasty of Primes are the first wielders of the Matrix. After learning that Earth contained intelligent life, they refused to use it and he was too powerful for them so they stole it and sacrificed themselves to hide it. Sam Witwicky found it but it crumbled to dust in his hands, however, in a vision, the Dynasty gave it to him to wield as he proved worthy of it, telling him that the Matrix is something that must be earned not found. He used it to revive Optimus, but The Fallen took it before it completely healed Optimus, used to power the Sun Harvester, it survived and was given back to Optimus after he destroyed the harvester
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Transformers: Animated
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Transformers Animated is a Japanese/American animated television series based on the Transformers toy line. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios and animated by The Answer Studio, MOOK DLE. the series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 26,2007 and ended on May 23,2009. In Japan, the show debuted on April 3,2010, the series has 42 episodes across three seasons, with many fanservice references to other Transformers shows. The Japanese version of the cartoon was slightly rewritten to tie into Michael Bays Transformers film series. S, on The Hub, now known as Discovery Family in high definition until 2014. The series began with a pilot called Transform and Roll Out. Megatron attacks the Autobot ship and tries to retrieve the Allspark, but when an explosive planted on Megatron by the treacherous Starscream detonates, the Autobots go into stasis to survive the crash, while the scattered remains of Megatron are discovered by a human scientist named Isaac Sumdac. Fifty years later, Professor Sumdac is the CEO of a company known as Sumdac Systems. Optimus Prime and the Autobots awaken from stasis and defend the people of Detroit from a monster and they befriend Sumdacs young daughter Sari, who teaches them about Earth customs. At the end of the episodes, Starscream arrives on Earth and tries to take the Allspark for himself. In the first season, the Autobots settle into their new home and learn about Earth culture and customs, Blitzwing and Lugnut arrive on Earth searching for Megatron, while Blackarachnia targets Optimus Prime, blaming him for her techno-organic mutation. New Transformers introduced in the first season include the Autobot Arcee, the Decepticon Soundwave, the bounty-hunter Lockdown, and the Dinobots Grimlock, Snarl, several human villains are also introduced, including Nanosec, the Headmaster and Meltdown. The season ends with Megatron returning with a new body, in the second season, the Autobot Elite Guard members Ultra Magnus, Sentinel Prime, and Jazz arrive on Earth to retrieve the Allspark, only to learn of its destruction in the Season One finale. While Sentinel completely disbelieves Optimuss claims, Optimus and his team are able to convince Magnus of Decepticon activity on Earth. This is part of Megatrons plan to invade Cybertron from within, at the end of the season, the Decepticon Space Bridge is destroyed, but Megatron, Starscream, and Omega Supreme are sucked through and lost in deep space. Sari meanwhile, notices an injury that exposes mechanical parts under her skin, Prowl does some research and discovers that Professor Sumdac was in fact telling the truth, and deduces that Sari is a Cybertronian protoform that scanned Professor Sumdacs genetic information. Soundwave and Arcee reappear in season 3, with Soundwave being accompanied by minions Laserbeak, new characters introduced in season 3 include the Constructicon Dirt Boss, the Autobot scientist Perceptor, Prowls mentor Yoketron, and the Elite Guard members Jetstorm and Jetfire. The Autobots return to Cybertron with the apprehended Decepticons, and are hailed as heroes upon arriving on their home world, a fourth season, consisting of about 36 episodes, was initially planned and intended, but was cancelled. According to Transformers Animated, The AllSpark Almanac II, season fours main theme would have been the discovery of Energon deposits left by the Allspark across Detroit
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
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Transformers, Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and based on the Transformers toy line. First released on June 23,2011, it is the installment of the live-action Transformers film series. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Malkovich, the script was written by Ehren Kruger, who also collaborated on the narrative of Revenge of the Fallen. Dark of the Moon employed both regular 35mm film cameras and specially-developed 3-D cameras, with filming locations in Chicago, Florida, Indiana, Milwaukee, Moscow, the film was rendered specifically for 3-D, and the visual effects involved more complex robots which took longer to render. In May 2011, it was announced that Paramount would move Transformers, exclusive early premieres in select 3-D and IMAX theaters took place June 28,2011, one night before worldwide release in 2-D and 3-D formats—each featuring Dolby Surround 7.1 sound. But despite the reviews, Dark of the Moon grossed US$1, like the 2007 film, it was nominated for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards. A sequel, Transformers, Age of Extinction was released on June 27,2014, a fifth film Transformers, The Last Knight is set to be released in 2017. A sixth film serving as a Bumblebee spin-off is scheduled for a 2018 release, a seventh film, serving as the sixth main entry Transformers 6 is scheduled for a 2019 release. The crash is detected on Earth by NASA, and President John F. Kennedy authorizes a mission to put a man on the Moon as a cover for investigating the spacecraft, in 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 lands on the Moon. In the present, the Autobots assist the United States military in preventing major conflicts around the globe, during a mission to Chernobyl to investigate suspected alien technology, Optimus Prime finds a fuel cell from the Ark, discovering that it had survived its journey from Cybertron. The Autobots are then attacked by Shockwave, who manages to escape, after learning of the top-secret mission to the Moon, the Autobots travel there to explore the Ark. They discover a comatose Sentinel Prime – Optimus predecessor as leader of the Autobots –, after returning to Earth, Optimus uses the energy of his Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime. Meanwhile, Sam Witwicky is frustrated that he is unable to work with the Autobots or find a job and he also becomes envious of the close relationship between his new girlfriend, Carly Spencer, and her boss Dylan Gould. After finding work, Sam is provided information by his eccentric co-worker Jerry Wang about the Ark and they locate two surviving Russian cosmonauts, who reveal satellite photos of hundreds of Pillars being stockpiled on the Moon. Sentinel uses the Pillars to transport hundreds of concealed Decepticons from the Moon to Earth, Carly is later captured by Gould, who is revealed to be in service of the Decepticons. The Decepticons, led by Megatron and Sentinel, seize Chicago as their agents place Pillars around the world, Gould reveals to Carly that the Decepticons plan to transport their homeworld of Cybertron to the Solar System, then to enslave humanity and use Earths resources to rebuild their world. Sam confronts Gould as he reactivates the Control Pillar, and knocks Gould into the Pillar, Bumblebee and Ratchet arrive and destroy the Control Pillar, permanently disabling the Bridge and causing the partially transported Cybertron to implode. Optimus and Sentinel fight while Carly convinces Megatron that he will be replaced by Sentinel as leader of the Decepticons, Sentinel severs Optimus right arm, and is about to execute him when Megatron intervenes, incapacitating Sentinel
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IDW Publishing
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IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books and comic strip collections. The company was founded as the division of Idea and Design Works. The company is perhaps best known for its comic book adaptations of movies. In 2000, Idea and Design Works formed its publishing division, IDW Publishing and in 2007, Two of the original founders, Adams and Robbins, still actively manage the company, which has grown into a fully staffed publishing company. In 2007, IDT Corporation purchased a majority interest in IDW, in 2009, IDT created CTM Media Holdings via a tax-free spin-off. This new company, later renamed IDW Media Holdings, consists of the majority interest in IDW, IDW Publishings second title, Popbot, won two Gold Spectrum Awards. IDW Publishing also publishes comics based on the TV franchises Star Trek, the company has also had success with comic license from toy company Hasbro brands, The Transformers, G. I. Joe, My Little Pony and Jem, Transformers has had as many as five different titles running concurrently. An additional six-part limited series titled Doctor Who, The Forgotten started in mid-2008 by Tony Lee and Pia Guerra, as well as a series of monthly one-shot, self-contained stories. July 2009 saw the beginning of Doctor Who, a series featuring the Tenth Doctor, written by Tony Lee. In 2010, IDW Publishing released the sequel to Michael San Giacomos Phantom Jack Image Comics series with Phantom Jack, the graphic novel is notable because it features the death of the main character, a reporter who can turn invisible. IDW Publishing formed an imprint with EA Games in late 2009, called EA Comics, to focus on adaptations of the video games, with initial titles including Army of Two. Code Word, Geronimo reached #22 on Diamond Comics top 100 list its first month after release, in March 2012 IDW Publishing announced it would release new comics based on Judge Dredd and The Crow. Also in 2012, Hasbro licensed the use of My Little Pony, in February 2013, IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to publish comics based on the networks television series and reprint older Cartoon Network comics. On January 6,2015, IDW Publishing announced it had acquired Top Shelf Productions. I, joe comics license in May 2008 and released three new series under editor Andy Schmidt, from writers such as Chuck Dixon, Larry Hama and Christos Gage. Other comics were released in time to tie-in with the summer 2009 G. I, in March 2009, IDW Publishing forged an agreement with Mike Golds Comicmix. com to publish print versions of Comicmixs online comic books. The agreement stipulates Comicmix must provide two comic books a month to IDW Publishing to publish, as well as graphic novels, the books are published with both the IDW Publishing and Comicmix. com logos on the covers. A collection of Mundens Bar stories original to Comicmixs website is also forthcoming, in 2004,2005 and 2006 IDW Publishing was named Publisher of the Year by Diamond Comic Distributors
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Voice acting
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Voice acting is the art of doing voice-overs or providing voices to represent a character or to provide information to an audience or user. Voice acting is also done for small handheld audio games, performers are called voice actors or actresses, voice artists, or voice talent. Their roles may also involve singing, although a voice actor is sometimes cast as the characters singing voice. Voice acting is recognised in Britain as a specialized dramatic profession, Voice artists are also used to record the individual sample fragments played back by a computer in an automated announcement. The voices for animated characters are provided by voice actors, for live action productions, voice acting often involves reading the parts of computer programs, radio dispatchers, or other characters who never actually appear on screen. With a radio drama or CD drama, there is freedom in voice acting, because there is no need to match a dub to the original actors. In the context of voice acting, narration is the use of commentary to convey a story to an audience. A narrator is a character or a non-personal voice that the creator of the story develops to deliver information to the audience. The voice actor who plays the narrator is responsible for performing the lines assigned to the narrator. In traditional literary narratives, narration is a story element, in other types of narratives, such as plays, television shows, video games. One of the most common uses for voice acting is within commercial advertising, the voice actor is hired to voice a message associated with the advertisement. This has different subgenres, television, radio, cinema, the subgenres are all different styles in their own right. Voiceover used in commercial adverts also is the area of voice acting where de-breathing is used. De-breathing means artificially removing breaths from the recorded voice and this is done to stop the audience being distracted in any way from the commercial message that is being put across. Dub localization is a type of voice-over and it is the practice of voice-over translation altering a foreign language film, art film or television series by voice actors. Voice-over translation is an audiovisual translation technique, in which, unlike in Dub localization, actor voices are recorded over the audio track. This method of translation is most often used in documentaries and news reports to translate words of foreign-language interviewees, automated dialogue replacement is the process of re-recording dialogue by the original actor after the filming process to improve audio quality or reflect dialogue changes. ADR is also used to change original lines recorded on set to clarify context, improve diction or timing, in the UK, it is also called post-synchronization or post-sync
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Prime (Transformers)
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This is a List of Primes and Matrix holders in the Transformers universe. Prime is a rank in the Transformers toy and entertainment franchise created by Hasbro. In Japanese translations of Western Transformers fiction, as well as original Japanese fiction such as Beast Wars II, for example, Rodimus Prime would translate as Rodimus Convoy in Japanese, while Lio Convoy would translate as Leo Prime in English. The evidence for Prime being a rank in the comic and cartoon is weaker than elsewhere. The comic would introduce the Creation Matrix and portray Prime as a title, while the cartoons Matrix of Leadership was held by Prime as a military title. Though many Matrix-Bearers are seen, and all are by definition Autobot Leaders, only four are named on screen, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus. Without knowing any other names it is hard to make a case here for Prime being a title given only to Matrix-Bearers. Optimus Primal also held the matrix of leadership as well as Optimus Primes spark for a time while Optimus Primes body was being repaired by the Maximals and its only passingly touched on, but may be noteworthy that the phrase, Who died and made you Prime. Was used by Maximal characters in Beast Wars, implying that, to them and they also used the word to mean great or good in the phrases Thats just prime, and Feeling prime. The Beast Era would introduce a number of Convoy characters that would later become Primes when introduced into American fiction, many of these Convoy figure were Maximal leaders who carried their own versions of the Matrix of Leadership. The Optimus Prime of the universe of Transformers, Armada also possesses a Matrix. Prime is indeed a title given to leaders and Matrix-bearers in the Unicron Trilogy universe, likewise, in Super Link, the Japanese version of Energon, Rodimus is known as Rodimus Convoy, hearkening back to the name of his G1 predecessor. But again, this does not follow through in Hasbros materials, Vector Prime is not known as Vector Convoy in Japan, but Vector Prime, while Optimus maintains the traditional Convoy title as Galaxy Convoy. They went on to become the foundation of life on Cybertron, the story concept of the Original Thirteen, as well as three of their members, were created by comic book writer Simon Furman. In the live film series, the Dynasty of Primes are the first wielders of the Matrix. After learning that Earth contained intelligent life, they refused to use it and he was too powerful for them so they stole it and sacrificed themselves to hide it. Sam Witwicky found it but it crumbled to dust in his hands, however, in a vision, the Dynasty gave it to him to wield as he proved worthy of it, telling him that the Matrix is something that must be earned not found. He used it to revive Optimus, but The Fallen took it before it completely healed Optimus, used to power the Sun Harvester, it survived and was given back to Optimus after he destroyed the harvester
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Cybertron
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Cybertron is a fictional planet, the homeworld of the Transformers in the various fictional incarnations of the metaseries and toyline by Hasbro. In the Japanese series, the planet is referred to as Cybertron pronounced as セイバートロン Seibātoron, Cybertron is populated by mechanical life forms of variable size who can transform into all kinds of machinery. These are called Cybertronians, or Transformers, Iacon is the name of the largest city on Cybertron, in the various Transformers media. It is best known as the hometown of Optimus Prime and the Council of Autobot Elders, the city was protected by a great dome, and was the last city-state to fall to the Decepticons, after which the Autobot resistance moved into the tunnels and bases beneath its surface. Iacon appeared throughout the US and UK Transformers comic as the base of the Autobot resistance on Cybertron. The city itself is protected by a dome, and is the last Autobot outpost to hold out against Megatrons advancing army of Decepticons. During the story, Prime’s troops destroy the main expressways into Iacon, in the 1986 UK Annual, another flashback story, State Games, details pre-war Cybertron and the buildup to Megatron’s uprising. After the failure of a ruling body known as the Overlords, Cybertron has been divided into various independent city-states, all of which are now facing overcrowding. Iacon is the largest and wealthiest of these city-states, and the home of Optimus Prime, the survivors are united by Megatron, and blame Iacon for standing by and, falsely, starting the conflict in the first place. In the Target,2006 storyline, Iacon is revealed to have conquered by the Decepticons. Emirate Xaaron now leads the Autobot resistance movement from secret bases beneath Iacon’s surface, the Autobot resistance moves out of Iacon and into the city-state of Kalis in the City of Fear storyline, but are back in Iacon by Yesterday’s Heroes. Whether Iacon survives Unicrons attack in On the Edge of Extinction is not made explicit, Tarn – second largest city-state and hometown to Megatron. Shockwave was the ruler until war broke out between Tarn and Vos, and both city-states were destroyed by photon-missiles. Vos – hometown to Starscream, who was figurehead of the ruling dictatorship, Polyhex – ruled by Lord Straxus, Polyhex contains the Decepticon citadel Darkmount, the Smelting Pools, the Dead End, and was the site of the first Space Bridge. The Autobot resistance in Polyhex was led by Perceptor before he traveled to earth, Polyhex was originally ruled by Warlord Trannis until he was assassinated by the Wreckers and replaced by Straxus. Following Straxus defeat, Polyhex was later ruled by Ratbat and then Thunderwing, Kalis – briefly home of the Autobot resistance and situated above Megatrons stellar engines. Before he was stranded on earth, Megatrons plans to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnought had progressed as far as building the engine reactor. This was discovered by the Autobot scientist Flame, and a series of failed attempts to fire the engines destroyed parts of Kaliss surface before the reactors were destroyed and Flame killed
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Decepticon
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The Decepticons are the main antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers franchise and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots. The villains take many forms, and have different origins and stories across the numerous different Transformers media. They are typically represented by the facial insignia they all wear. Primarily, Decepticons have red eyes, while Autobots have blue eyes and they are usually known for their air power, especially since many of them turn into aircraft. They often turn into military vehicles, construction vehicles, expensive luxury or sports cars, in the Japanese version of the franchise, the Decepticons are called Destron or Deathtron. The one exception to this convention is Car Robots, where the sub-group referred to as Decepticons in the Robots in Disguise adaptation, is known in Japan as the Combatrons. The overall name of the Robots in Disguise villain faction is Destronger, however, the Japanese Version of Transformers Animated uses Decepticon. As opposed to the Autobots Supreme Commander or Prime, the Decepticons highest ranking leader is given the title Emperor of Destruction. Beginning with Animated, the Decepticon rallying cry has been Transform, in parody of the Autobots Transform and roll out. The Decepticons are from a race called Transformers - robots that can change into vehicles, mechanical devices and they waged war for eons on their home planet of Cybertron against the heroic Autobots. Both factions needed supplies, and select numbers from each side intended to get them, the Autobots werent looking for a fight with the Decepticons, but they get one out in space anyway. When the Decepticons board the Autobots ship it takes a beating and crashes onto Primitive Earth, millions of years later, in 1984 a volcano eruption causes a probe to give them all new forms which come from vehicles in the surrounding area. After the featured film The Transformers, The Movie, Megatron was reformed as Galvatron, unlike the Autobots, whose leader is a Prime bearing a Matrix, the Decepticons are led by the most powerful of their ranks. This tends to some conflict, given how generally every Decepticon thinks that theyre the most powerful. Also, the Decepticons are not exactly the most compassionate beings in the universe, more than a few have a sense of honor, while others believe that Cybertron would be better protected by aggressive expansion. Ultimately, the Decepticons desire to protect their homeworld, even if it is at the expense of others, many of the Transformers were based on Takara designs. Optimus Prime was among the first Transformers released from Hasbro in 1984, the character listing/mini-poster that came inside Transformer packaging identified him as Autobot Commander, as contrasted with Megatrons title of Decepticon Leader. In the Marvel comic continuity, it was established that the Decepticons came in, early on, the leadership of the Decepticons constantly changed due to their tendency to kill and replace their leaders
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Megatron
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Megatron is a character from the Transformers franchise, created by Hasbro in 1984, based on a toy design by Takara. The original Megatron was the Decepticon Leader, which could transform into three different types of guns, a Walther P38 handgun, a beam cannon. He is a sentient robotic lifeform from the planet Cybertron and the leader of the villainous Decepticons as well as the archenemy of the Autobot leader Optimus Prime, Megatron is usually depicted as having risen up from the lowly worker to become a champion in gladiatorial combat. As a gladiator, he took the legendary name Megatronus as his own, Prime would later use his teachings against him when he became corrupt. He has the ability to transform between his robot shape and various weapons or vehicles, but these alternate-modes, his origins and even personality and this origin is considered the most consistent between the various incarnations. Further differences are listed in the sections below. The original Megatronus, better known as the Fallen, was one of the original Thirteen Primes created by Primus, Megatronus betrayed his creator by siding with Primus dark twin, the malevolent planet-eater Unicron. In the final battle between Primus and Unicron, Megatronus fell victim to the fate as his master, sucked through a black hole into another dimension. However, while Unicron emerged in another universe, the Fallen was not so fortunate, another being addressed simply as Megatron is an apocalyptic figure said to bring about death and destruction through alteration of the time stream. Possible interpretations in the book of him are Alpha and Omega, the Fallen made his first appearance in the second volume of Transformers, The War Within. The character appears as the main antagonist in the live action film, Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen. Director Michael Bay described him as apocalyptic and he has the ability to teleport and generate a shockwave upon reappearance. He wields a spear as his weapon and has the ability of telekinesis, Megatronus is also mentioned as one of Thirteen in Transformers, Exodus and later appeared as the main antagonist in the first-season finale of Transformers, Robots in Disguise, voiced by Gil Gerard. Megatronuss history would be retconned in Transformers, The Covenant of Primus, Megatronus was one of the original thirteen Primes. Megatronus commissioned Solus Prime to create the Requiem Blaster, following the War of the Primes, he exiled himself from Cybertron after unintentionally murdering Solus Prime. Megatron is the founder of the Decepticon uprising and their most feared leader, bob Budiansky, the writer for the Marvel Comics series, stated that originally Hasbro took issue with the name, saying it sounded too frightening. Budiansky responded that as the villain, that was the point. Hasbro later agreed with his reasoning, and approved the name Megatron, the name itself probably comes from the Greek word megas, although in one of his interviews Budiansky claimed that it is in fact a portmanteau of electronic and megaton
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Alpha Trion
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This is a list of characters from The Transformers. The Autobots are the heroes in the Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics and their main leader is Optimus Prime, but other Primes have also commanded the Autobots such as Rodimus Prime. They are constantly at war with the Decepticons, other terms for the Autobots are Autorobots, Autoboterna, Kibery, and Robotrikim. The Decepticons are the enemies of the Autobots, and the villains in the universe of the movie and cartoon Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics. Their best known leader is Megatron, other terms for the Decepticons are Décepticans, Destructors, Bedragarna, Bedragoner and Shakranikim. Cassette warriors are tiny transformers, they are no taller than the humans and their alternate mode is that of a microcassette. According to The Transformers version, in the days of Megatron and their first cassette, Laserbeak, could fly undetected into any Autobot stronghold, record information and then return to base. Then the Decepticons decided to increase their abilities with Ratbat. As a bat, Ratbat can hide in crevices that Laserbeak cant reach, Ratbat records from the Autobots most carefully guarded secrets. The Autobots had no choice but to back with these Decepticon techniques of stealth, building their own force of cassette Transformers. They constructed Ramhorn, the rhino, who can use force if cornered, and Steeljaw, the lion. They also bolstered their cassette force with Rewind and Eject, who can transform to robot mode, the alternate version of the Cassette warriors origin is stated in the animated series. According to this version, they were created by the divine inventor Primacron
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Rodimus
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Rodimus Prime is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers franchise. Hasbro has used the name Rodimus, Rodimus Major, and Hot Shot as replacements for later characters and his alternate mode varies between depictions, but usually possesses a red and yellow paint job. Hot Rod is often portrayed as energetic, yet brash and headstrong, as Rodimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, he is significantly more mature, physically powerful and instilled with the wisdom of the previous holders of the Matrix of Leadership. Regardless of this, Rodimus is plagued by lack of confidence and often doubting his own decisions and feeling he is in the shadow of previous leader, Optimus Prime. Hot Rods tech specs list him as an Autobot Cavalier, while as Rodimus Prime, he is listed as an Autobot Protector - unlike Optimus Primes, which directly states Autobot Commander. A commercial for the toy hinted at his ascension, but pitted him against Cyclonus and Scourge instead of Galvatron, Hot Rod was named the 14th top unfortunately named Transformer by Topless Robot. Hot Rod was one of the favorite Autobots of IGN, according to X-Entertainment Rodimus Prime was the 6th top Transformers figure of all time. Hot Rod first appeared in the Headmasters limited series as one of the Autobot crew led by Fortress Maximus and he became a Targetmaster in the fourth and final issue of the series. However, his Targetmaster partner is called Sparks, instead of Firebolt, Hot Rod made sporadic appearances, with a few UK stories starring him as the lead, but most of those were set in the past or future. Kups Story revealed the first meeting between Kup and Hot Rod, and how Hot Rods influence shook Kup out of depression, Hot Rod debuted in the main continuity after the loss of many wars to the Underbase powered Starscream, as part of Fortress Maximus group. He served as a soldier who idolized Optimus. However, he was killed during the Decepticon ambush on Klo in the last issue of the Marvel G1 comic, only to be resurrected by Prime and he continued to appear in the Transformers, Generation 2 comic as one of Primes right-hand men. Hot Rod would appear in the UK Marvel comic issue #234 and this story is set in the near future,1995, where Optimus Prime, Jazz and Hot Rod introduced the latest Autobot, Arcee, to the human feminists. She was met with displeasure by the humans, being called a token female and they were then attacked by Shockwave, Fangry, Horri-Bull and Squeezeplay, who thought the Autobots would be unveiling a new weapon. The Autobots fought off the Decepticons, who escaped, but nothing seemed to please the human feminists, the Hot Rod from the future animated movie continuity would also appear. This Hot Rod also appeared in several of the Aspects of Evil stories, told from the flashbacks of an aged Rodimus Prime, these had Hot Rod come up against some of the greatest Decepticon villains. Hot Rod has an attitude, and serves as an older brother figure to Daniel Witwicky. He has a sort of mentor-student relationship with the veteran Autobot Kup and he was also good friends with Springer and Arcee
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United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a sovereign country in western Europe. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, the United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland, with an area of 242,500 square kilometres, the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe. It is also the 21st-most populous country, with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants, together, this makes it the fourth-most densely populated country in the European Union. The United Kingdom is a monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance. The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 6 February 1952, other major urban areas in the United Kingdom include the regions of Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. The United Kingdom consists of four countries—England, Scotland, Wales, the last three have devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in their capitals, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, respectively. The relationships among the countries of the UK have changed over time, Wales was annexed by the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. A treaty between England and Scotland resulted in 1707 in a unified Kingdom of Great Britain, which merged in 1801 with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, there are fourteen British Overseas Territories. These are the remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, British influence can be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies. The United Kingdom is a country and has the worlds fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP. The UK is considered to have an economy and is categorised as very high in the Human Development Index. It was the worlds first industrialised country and the worlds foremost power during the 19th, the UK remains a great power with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks fourth or fifth in the world. The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946 and it has been a leading member state of the EU and its predecessor, the European Economic Community, since 1973. However, on 23 June 2016, a referendum on the UKs membership of the EU resulted in a decision to leave. The Acts of Union 1800 united the Kingdom of Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have devolved self-government
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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The Transformers: Megatron Origin
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The Transformers, Megatron Origin is a comic book limited series by IDW Publishing exploring the origin of Megatron in its rebooted G1 universe. Alex Milne is the artist with alternative covers by Marcelo Matere, the series is available in The Transformers, Volume 1. IDW editor-in-chief Chris Ryall first revealed the existence of the story on his board, originally to be titled Megatron. The first issue of Megatron, Origin was released in June 2007, according to the Holmes, Megatron, as a smart character with a determined drive, has always been his favorite Transformer. Those are the people change the world. He deserves an interesting tale to have made him what he is, Holmes originally approached Dreamwave with the concept, but the company went bankrupt before anything could be published. Holmes took historical inspiration from the decline of the Roman Empire in his story of the wars beginnings, as the Autobots escort a Cybertronian senator to an Energon-mining colony, the senator informs the miners that they are no longer needed and will be relocated. As the miners complain about being replaced by automated equipment, an Autobot guard commander attempts to silence the lead protester, who is eventually beaten to death. The miners riot, and one of the miners, Megatron, the Autobots violently subdue the miners, and many casualties result. On a prison shuttle, fellow miners Rumble and Frenzy convince Megatron to help lead a revolt against the corrupt Autobot security force and they attack their guards and take control of the shuttle, then escape to Cybertron to hide underground in Kaon, the seediest city on the planet. Prowl notifies Sentinel Prime of the incident, who plans to locate the fugitives, a news report about Megatron is observed by Senator Ratbat, who then takes great interest in Megatron. During a later battle, Megatron betrays Clench and usurps command of the games from him, the report is also witnessed by Prowls forces, as well as Sentinel Prime, who plans to end the contests and states that Megatron will hang. Autobots Fastback and Bumper are sent to scout out a potential gladiatorial site and they come across the Constructicons, who begin building the site, and throw an unlucky resident into Mixmasters molten metal solution. While observing all this, the Autobots are spotted and captured by Soundwaves minions, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Megatron crushes Fastbacks head to show his power and Bumper calls him a psychopath. Soundwave and Laserbeak probe Bumpers mind and determine that he is not a threat or useful, Soundwave enters a gladiatorial location and Swindle informs him that Megatron is in a foul mood, having lost an arm in combat. Megatron greets Soundwave coldly while Hook repairs him using parts from fallen warriors, Soundwave presents Megatron with three flight-capable combatants, Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp. Instead of using them to fight in the arena, Megatron uses the three of them, Soundwave, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Ravage to perform acts of terrorism throughout Cybertron, Senator Ratbat seems concerned that the acts of terrorism have gotten out of control. At the funeral for Bumper and Fastback, Sentinel Prime uses the tragedy to drum up interest in capturing Megatron, meanwhile, Megatron rallies his gladiators and proposes an alliance, bringing out Senator Decimus to show his weakness
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Starscream
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Starscream is a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. He is one of the most frequently occurring characters in the Transformers fictional work, authors have created many characters in the franchise based on the appeal of Starscreams treachery and cunning, most of these share his desire to lead the Decepticons. Starscream has the ambition to overthrow Megatron as the Decepticons leader and he has controlled the Decepticons at times, but he usually suffers defeat. Starscream is ruthless, cruel, and more intelligent than average Decepticons and he considers himself vastly superior to other Decepticons and finds Megatron contemptible for his antiquated military strategies and tactics. Starscream believes the Decepticons should employ guile and speed more readily than brute force to defeat the Autobots, however, given the chance to lead, he is often less successful in this than Megatron. Others suggest that Starscreams treacherous nature is welcomed, that without a threat to his command, Megatron believes he would become soft, even so, Starscream often quickly exhausts Megatrons patience, violent-yet-brief verbal and/or physical conflicts between the two are not uncommon. As such, there have been times when Megatron has been close to killing Starscream, in his original appearance, Starscream transforms into a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. As Decepticon Air Commander, he leads the other Decepticon Seeker jets and his technical specifications indicate top speed as Mach 2.8 and altitude ceiling as 52 miles. This action temporarily renders inoperable any electronic device or machine, including Transformers, Starscream was formerly a scientist and explorer, working with the future Autobot Skyfire, during the Golden Age of Cybertron, shortly before the Autobot/Decepticon war re-erupted. Starscream attended the Cybertron War Academy, mentioned in the episode A Prime Problem, Starscream makes use of his old scientist profession in a few episodes. In the episode Starscreams Brigade, he attempts—in what was only his latest in a series of attempts—to overthrow Megatron as the leader of Decepticons. After being defeated and exiled in Guadalcanal, Starscream finds the remains of some World War II military vehicles and he travels to Cybertron using the Space Bridge, tricking the guards and eluding Shockwave to do so. He breaks into the Decepticon Detention Center and steals the personality components of Renegade Decepticons, then installs them into five wrecked military vehicles, the Combaticons and Starscream capture many Autobots and Decepticons. Megatron rallies his troops against Starscream and Bruticus and he deploys Devastator to fight Bruticus, but Devastator is defeated. Megatron attempts to retreat, however Starscream orders Bruticus to capture Megatron and hold him while he gloats, while this is going on, the Stunticons arrive, combine into Menasor and defeat Bruticus. Megatron orders Astrotrain to exile Starscream and the Combaticons to a distant planet, however they eventually return and, after proving their worth in battle, in The Transformers, The Movie, Starscream participates in the battle of Autobot City, killing several Autobots. After the Decepticons defeat, they retreat in Astrotrain, Starscream jettisons the heavily damaged Megatron, Skywarp, Thundercracker, and the Insecticons into space and nominates himself as the new leader of Decepticons. However, while Starscreams body has been disintegrated, his remains as a ghost
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Soundwave (Transformers)
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Soundwave is the name of a fictional character appearing in various Transformers franchises. His most famous transformation is that of a microcassette recorder, Soundwave is one of the most recognizable characters from the original Transformers line. He had an alternate mode - a microcassette recorder - and possessed a distinctive monotone, Soundwave is able to detect and jam transmissions across the entire energy spectrum, a talent that makes him suited to his position as Decepticon Communications Officer. Soundwave is physically strong compared to most Transformers and his alternative form - which involves an apparent loss of mass - is that of an Earthly microcassette deck. Within the tape compartment, which becomes his chest in robot mode, he stores a variety of Decepticon spies, all of which take the alternative form of a microcassette. These spy characters include Ravage, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Ratbat, Rumble, Frenzy, Slugfest, squawktalk, and Beastbox were additional cassette characters under Soundwaves control in the US toyline, who were never shown in the cartoon. Soundwaves cassettes are quick to serve and defend Soundwave in a crisis, however, when his cassette Ratbat became leader of the Decepticons in the Marvel Comics series, Soundwave fully shifted his trademark loyalty from Megatron to him. In the IDW comics, on pre-war Cybertron Soundwave functioned as assistant to Ratbat. When the time came for him and Starscream to massacre the Senate, according to X-Entertainment Soundwave was the 8th top Transformers figure of all time. On Cybertron, he used his ability to transform into a fixture to spy on the Autobot city of Iacon. Joining in Megatrons attack on the Autobots craft, Soundwave fell to the fate as the rest of the ships occupants when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. Later, he used his talents to acquire an antimatter formula for the Decepticons from the brain of Chip Chase. He and his minions were often on spying missions against the Autobots. Soundwave rarely displayed much emotion, infrequently exhibiting any traits that could be considered to be in line with his tech spec, Soundwave was performed by Frank Welker, whose voice was heavily modulated by a vocoder to achieve Soundwaves distinctive, metallic monotone. However, Welkers voice was left unmodulated at certain points during the episodes Roll for It, reborn as Soundblaster Soundwaves new toy incarnation was, like the series, available only in Japan. In the year 2011, Soundwave and Blasters rivalry had increased dramatically, the two opponents inflicted fatal damage to each other, and Soundwaves body exploded even as Blaster collapsed. Soundwaves fragments were recovered by his cassettes, as Soundblaster, he served the same role as he had as Soundwave under the leadership of Galvatron and later Scorponok, frequently embarking on spying missions with Ratbat. He also had a relationship with the cassettes, as it was hinted on his resurrection as Soundblaster
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The Transformers: Spotlight
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The Transformers, Spotlight is a comic book series of one-shot issues, published by IDW Publishing. The series consists of stories based in IDWs Generation 1 fictional universe. Split in volumes of 5, the first volume featured Shockwave, Nightbeat, Hot Rod, Sixshot, the second featured Soundwave, Kup, Galvatron, Optimus Prime and Ramjet. The third featured Blaster, Arcee, Mirage and Grimlock and Wheelie, with four more issues comprising The Transformers, Revelation. Although the Shockwave and Nightbeat issues were numbered #1 and #2 respectively, in addition to being stand-alone, most of these issues tie into the main series, and offer additional context. Shockwave was a prequel to The Transformers, Infiltration and Stormbringer and it explains the source of the energon used in both stories, the former being the one Starscream empowers himself with, and the latter being used by Bludgeon to resurrect Thunderwing. It also shows Bludgeon possessing Shockwaves laboratory which he uses to find the Ultra Energon to re-power Thunderwing. Sixshot and the Reapers appear in Devastation, having been summoned by Megatron, Nightbeat, Galvatron and Optimus Prime touched upon the Dead Universe storyline, which is to be a major focus of The Transformers, Revelation. Ramjet was introduced in the New Avengers/Transformers crossover with his Spotlight taking place concurrently with Escalation, Arcee takes place concurrently with issue 5 of The Transformers, Devastation, with Prime pulling the Autobots from Earth as a direct result of what happened in that issue. Arcee also acts as a sequel to Optimus Prime, picking up on themes introduced in that story, such as the fate of the Monster Pretenders. Grimlock follows up on both Grimlock being recovered by Skywatch and the Machination plotline in Devastation, as well as acting as a sequel of sorts to Shockwave, drift and Metroplex are prelude stories to All Hail Megatron
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Nova Prime
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The Nova Corps is a fictional intergalactic military/police force appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics, and related media. Created by writer Marv Wolfman, the Corps first appeared in Fantastic Four #204, the concept was created by writer Marv Wolfman. The first member appeared in Nova #1 in September 1976, the Corps first appeared in a cameo in Fantastic Four #204 and had their 1st full appearance in Fantastic Four #205 in 1979. The Nova Corps was originally a militia and exploration group for the planet Xandar. It consisted of 500 soldiers ranging in rank from Corpsman up to Centurion, the source of the Nova Corps power is called the Nova Force which is an unlimited energy generated by a living computer called the Xandarian Worldmind. The Nova Corps police the known universe, the Nova Corps and Xandar were destroyed three times, once by the alien Zorr, once by the space pirate Nebula, and once by the Annihilation Wave. They also had a war with the Skrulls. During the Skrulls Secret Invasion of Earth, the Nova Corps were formed a fourth time to help Nova Prime Richard Rider defend the Project Pegasus building from the Skrulls and their base of operations was inside Ego the Living Planet, rechristened Nu-Xandar. During the Kree-Shiar War, the Xandarian Worldmind starts recruiting new members to the Nova Corps without telling Richard, upon learning that Ego the Living Planet is one of the Nova Corps, Richard speaks against this to the Xandarian Worldmind. Richard is stripped of his rank and discharged from the Nova Corps, after most of the new recruits are slaughtered by the Shiars Imperial Guard, Ego is discharged from the Nova Corps and Richard is reinstated. Afterwards, Richard agrees to train the recruits, which also includes his younger brother Robert. During the war with the Cancerverse, Richard takes the Nova Force from the recruits to use against Thanos. Richard apparently dies before returning it, leaving the Nova Corps powerless, when the Phoenix Force returns to Earth in a lead-up to the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, a new centurion named Sam Alexander arrives to help the Avengers stop it. It was later revealed there was a black ops version of the Nova Corps called the Supernovas. During the Original Sin storyline, Sam learned from the eye of the murdered Uatu the Watcher that the membership of the Supernovas consisted of thieves and killers. However, he discovered that, although The Black Novas began with corrupt Novas stealing the Nova Force, they eventually became a sanctioned. The Nova Force is the source of power for Nova and the entire Nova Corps, the amount of Nova Force a Nova Corp member can access is determined by their rank. The higher the rank, the power they can access
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Blurr
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Blurr is the name given to five different fictional characters in the Transformers franchise. Blurr frequently appears as a blue Autobot who transforms into a swift car, in the American version of several series, he is voiced by John Moschitta, Jr. who held the Guinness Book of World Records title for worlds fastest talker until the category was eliminated. Blurr is the fastest Autobot on land and he was used primarily by the Autobots as a high speed messenger. Blurr was also portrayed having extremely fast speaking mannerisms, and a nervous streak when dealing with his superiors, despite this he is a loyal warrior and friend. When he became a Targetmaster he was paired with Haywire, an impulsive, with his top speed of 800 miles-per-hour, Forbes named Blurr as the fastest fictional car in 2008. Blurr first appeared in The Transformers, The Movie and he continued to appear in season 3 of the television series as one of Rodimus Primes closest allies. Noted for his fast talking, and quick wit, he could possibly be seen as a replacement for Bluestreak, Blurr was typically shown as a companion to Wheelie or Wreck-Gar, who also had unique styles of speaking. Blurr and Wheelie could be seen as comic relief amongst the Season 3 cast, Blurr first appeared in the movie, but continued to have several notable appearances over the course of the show. In Five Faces of Darkness he and Wheelie are charged with delivering the Transformation Cog to Metroplex and this subplot runs through the entire five parter, and introduces the Predacons, a new Decepticon Combiner team. In addition they are the first to meet Sky Lynx, an arrogant but heroic Autobot transport shuttle, following this Blurr would have a starring role in Forever is a Long Time Coming, in which he, Blaster and Wreck-Gar assist a young Alpha Trion in a Quintesson overthrow. Blurr would also be a key player in the retrieval of the Quintesson Journal, later Blurr appears in Face of the Nijika, where he is injured and for the first time talks at normal pace. Blurr would also be among the uninfected Autobots to team up with Optimus Prime in The Return of Optimus Prime, in the three-part fourth series, The Rebirth, Blurr became a Targetmaster, with his partner Haywire. His voice was supplied by well-known fast-talking actor John Moschitta, Jr. whose vocal talents complemented Blurrs high-velocity nature, in the Japanese exclusive Transformers, The Headmasters series the events of The Rebirth were ignored. Blurr continued to appear as a member of the cast, instead he joined Rodimus Prime and Kup in searching for a new home world for the Transformers. The Japanese version of the series portrayed Blurr as stuttering. Blurr appeared in the 1986 story and coloring book The Lost Treasure of Cybertron by Marvel Books, Blurr appeared in the 1988 Ladybird Books story Decepticons at the Pole by John Grant. In Dreamwaves Generation One series, Blurr was a member of a cell of Autobots led by Kup and they were in resistance to the leadership of Shockwave on Cybertron. After they managed to rescue Prime, Blurr and the rest of the group helped Optimus Prime, although Targetmaster Blurr received biography pages in Dreamwaves More Than Meets The Eye series, he never appeared in the comic stories before the company closed
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Sentinel Prime
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Sentinel Prime is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers series. First mention of Sentinel Prime was in issue #65 of the US Marvel Comics Transformers series, where he was mentioned to hold the Autobot Matrix of Leadership before Optimus Prime. Sentinel Prime is One of the members of the Dynasty of Primes, fun Publications has also had a character in their comic called Sentinel Major, who is based on the Transformers Animated version of Sentinel Prime. He is also the main antagonist in the film Transformers, Dark of the Moon and his original Generation 1 incarnation was later reimagined by IDW Publishing as a similar fallen figure, perhaps in lieu of his movie counterpart. Sentinel Prime is an Autobot leader from the Generation 1 continuity family, Sentinel Prime is an imposing figure, standing head and shoulders over the average Autobot. Bristling with some of the most heavy-duty weapons and armor available to the Autobot army has instilled in Sentinel Prime a supreme confidence in his own abilities as both a leader and a fighter. Unfortunately such pride usually precedes a fall, and there always be someone out there keen to prove a point. Sentinel Prime is often portrayed as Optimus Primes immediate predecessor as Autobot leader, Sentinel Major was originally one of the Quintessons slave robots on Cybertron around twelve million years ago. He was once defeated in battle by Prima, who attacked their Quintesson masters when their match was over, subsequently, the consumer goods robots rose up against the Quintessons in a rebellion that ultimately forced the aliens off the planet. Two Autobot leaders fell during the war ensued, and Sentinel Major inherited the Matrix of Leadership and became Sentinel Prime. With the power of his new ability, Sentinel Prime defeated the Decepticons leader, One of the first of this new breed of Decepticons, the malevolent Megatron, killed Sentinel Prime in combat. As he died, the dying Sentinel Prime handed off the Matrix to Alpha Trion, when Rodimus Prime journeyed into the Matrix in 2005, Sentinel Prime was the sixth guide he encountered. Sentinel Prime recounted the development of transformation, the Autobot victory in the war, Sentinel Prime originates from the original Marvel Comics Transformers series. Sentinel is the predecessor of Optimus Prime, and was killed in battle on Cybertron. He is glimpsed in issue #150 of the UK comic, passing the Autobot Matrix of Leadership on to Optimus Prime and it was not made clear in this continuity who or what caused his death. His name is taken from issue U. S. #65 in which all the past Matrix holders are listed, Sentinel Prime died during the early stages of the civil war on Cybertron, supposedly killed by Megatron in single combat. In this continuity, at the time of his death, Sentinel Prime was not in possession of the Matrix, the only image of him is a yellow hand as seen in the first issue of Dreamwave Productions The War Within. When Megatron later battled Optimus Prime for the first time, he states that Sentinel tried to talk him out of his evil ways, Sentinel Prime receives a bit more history in the IDW Publishings 4-issue miniseries, The Transformers, Megatron Origin
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Transformers: Generations
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Transformers, Generations is a 2010 toy line by Hasbro. The figures consist of new molds as well as redecos of ones originally used in the Classics and these Deluxe Class figures stand at about 5.5 to 6 inches tall and feature intermediate to moderate transformation levels. The first wave of figures was released in July 2010, at the 2010 Cybertron Con in Shanghai, China, photos of upcoming figures set for release in Spring 2011 were unveiled. The Generations line will continue from 2012 to 2013, which include figures based on characters from the Transformers. In addition, newer figures are released exclusively for the Asian market and these specific figures are known to collectors as GDO. The initial line running from 2010 to 2011, blurr - Blue redeco of Drift with a different head sculpt and guns in place of Drifts swords. Based on the IDW comics design, Cybertronian Bumblebee - From Transformers, War for Cybertron. Cybertronian Cliffjumper - Red redeco of Bumblebee with a different head sculpt, Darkmount - Based on the character Straxus. Dirge - Blue redeco of Classics Ramjet with different wings, a redeco of Henkei Dirge, Autobot Drift - Based on the character from The Transformers, Spotlight comics. Junkheap - Red/yellow redeco of Reveal the Shield Wreck-Gar, sergeant Kup Cybertronian Megatron - From Transformers, War for Cybertron. Cybertronian Optimus Prime - From Transformers, War for Cybertron, Red Alert - White/red remold of Universe Deluxe Sideswipe and a redeco of Henkei Alert. Scourge Skullgrin - Gray redeco of Darkmount with a different head sculpt, sky Shadow - Black/red redeco of Thunderwing with a different head sculpt. Cybertronian Soundwave - From Transformers, War for Cybertron, Thundercracker - Blue redeco of Classics/Universe 2.0 Deluxe Starscream, a redeco of Gentei. Thunderwing Thrust - Dark red remold of Classics Ramjet with different wings, wheeljack - White redeco of Reveal the Shield Turbo Tracks with racing body kit. Warpath The Ultimate Battle - Re-release of the Classics Deluxe gift pack, Megatron Optimus Prime Rage Over Cybertron - Toys R Us exclusive gift pack featuring redecos of the included Deluxe figures. Cybertronian Bumblebee Cybertronian Megatron Cybertronian Optimus Prime The second line running from 2012 to 2013, Cybertronian Optimus Prime - Based on the Fall of Cybertron character model. Cybertronian Jazz - From War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron, Cybertronian Shockwave - From War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. Onslaught (Decepticon - From War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron, blast-Off - From Fall of Cybertron, can form Bruticus right arm
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Astrotrain
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This is a list of characters from The Transformers. The Autobots are the heroes in the Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics and their main leader is Optimus Prime, but other Primes have also commanded the Autobots such as Rodimus Prime. They are constantly at war with the Decepticons, other terms for the Autobots are Autorobots, Autoboterna, Kibery, and Robotrikim. The Decepticons are the enemies of the Autobots, and the villains in the universe of the movie and cartoon Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics. Their best known leader is Megatron, other terms for the Decepticons are Décepticans, Destructors, Bedragarna, Bedragoner and Shakranikim. Cassette warriors are tiny transformers, they are no taller than the humans and their alternate mode is that of a microcassette. According to The Transformers version, in the days of Megatron and their first cassette, Laserbeak, could fly undetected into any Autobot stronghold, record information and then return to base. Then the Decepticons decided to increase their abilities with Ratbat. As a bat, Ratbat can hide in crevices that Laserbeak cant reach, Ratbat records from the Autobots most carefully guarded secrets. The Autobots had no choice but to back with these Decepticon techniques of stealth, building their own force of cassette Transformers. They constructed Ramhorn, the rhino, who can use force if cornered, and Steeljaw, the lion. They also bolstered their cassette force with Rewind and Eject, who can transform to robot mode, the alternate version of the Cassette warriors origin is stated in the animated series. According to this version, they were created by the divine inventor Primacron
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Hot Shot (Transformers)
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Hot Shot is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers franchise. All are Autobots who transform into cars, Hot Shot is an honorable warrior deft in stylish battle. Despite his secret destiny for future leadership, he still requires much advice from his senior comrades, Hot Shot was also the preliminary name of his fellow Autobot, Warpath. Hot Shot was dug up from the ground, stuck in stasis lock, by the Mini Vehicles, as Hot Shot slowly gained consciousness, Dinobot began to attack the others, until finally Hot Shot faced Dinobot in battle. As Hot Shot performed stylish moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership, however, Hot Shot declined Dinobots offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace. Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where Grimlock quickly ruined Hot Shots plan by suggesting that Grimlock, though unnamed, Hot Shot debuted in The Transformers, Drift #2. Early in the war, Hot Shot was destroyed by Drag Strip in the front lines of battle, in Transformers, Windblade #1, Hot Shot was seen living on the Transformers colony on Caminus, operating as a Cityspeaker for the planets namesake, alongside Lightbright. In The Custom-Made Now, which place in an altered timeline in which the war was averted. He watched in confusion as his data slug companion was remotely executed by the Functionists, interestingly, in the same panel, another character is depicted as having Hot Shots Energon design. Deluxe Cybertron Hot Rod Hot Rod is a redeco and retool of Universe Hot Shot and this version of the Hot Shot mold was also used to make Timelines Dion. In the parallel universe series, Transformers, Robots in Disguise, Hot Shot has worked beside Optimus Prime for a long time. He comes across as rough and tough, but his hard exterior hides a caring and he can manipulate fire at will. The Takara tech spec for Artfire says that he is a relative of Fire Convoy/Optimus Prime. The Spy Changers are a team of six Autobot espionage specialists, consisting of the powerful but caring Ironhide, the speedy sniper Mirage, science officer Crosswise, tactician R. E. V. and their flame-manipulating leader, Hot Shot. The team can drive over any surface, even water, in defiance of gravity, in the television series, the Spy Changers received little characterization - usually acting in a group to attack or perform whatever mission they had been assigned. They play a role towards the beginning of the series. They return towards the end of the series to fight Megatron/Galvatron, Hot Shot was among the Transformers appearing in the TransformersCon 2006 program comic. Most of the molds of the Spy Changers are based on those created for the Go-Bots line of Transformers seen in Generation 2, the mold used for Hot Shot was previously used for Go-Bots Blowout, Megatron and Frenzy
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Wheelie (Transformers)
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Wheelie is the name of fictional characters in the Transformers series. The first Wheelie consists of a young Autobot who turns into a car and he has a distinctive style of speech, in which he rhymes his sentences while speaking in a high pitched voice. Wheelie is a young Autobot whose function is listed as survivalist and he despises the Quintessons and their Sharkticon minions, but only fights when he has no alternative. Wheelie was chosen as the Annoying character of the day column by IGN and he was also picked as the 9th worst Transformer by X-Entertainment. Wheelie first appeared in the 1986 film The Transformers, The Movie, Wheelies existence was acknowledged only by the UK Transformers Marvel Comics community, where adventures were inserted in-between the stories sourced in the US. He aids Wreck-Gar in escaping from the Quintessons, whose homeworld was dying due to a rift in space-time, the two then transmit the Quintessons plan for colonization throughout the galaxy, making the Quintessons targets aware of their plans. Wheelie retains his style of speech in his comic appearance. Wheelie was featured in the Wreckers comic series produced by 3H Enterprises for Botcon and he was badly wounded during the battle, and despite the arrival of the Targetmasters, only Arcee and Professor Fujiyama, who they were protecting, survived. Surrounded by the enemy, Daniel set off a bomb, destroying the Nightbirds but killing himself, Wheelie is the central character in Spotlight, Wheelie where, stranded on an alien planet, he confronts the Decepticons that make up Reflector, Spectro, Spyglass and Viewfinder. On meeting one of the natives and learning their language. Wheelie appears in the 1986 story and coloring book The Lost Treasure of Cybertron by Marvel Books, generation 1 Mini-Bot Wheelie A new toy designed for the 1986 Transformers movie. In Japan, a redeco of the figure was released by E-Hobby in 2005 as Dion. Generations Deluxe Wheelie An Asia-exclusive orange redeco of Reveal the Shield Deluxe Special Ops Jazz with a different head sculpt, Transformers Universe Legends Wheelie Wheelie is an Autobot Soldier, who does not question his officers orders. The officer and Wheelie were fetched by Hot Shot after Wheeljack became trapped under rubble in the middle of a raging inferno, as the three of them stood while looking at the flames, Wheelie told Hot Shot it was hopeless, and told him to forget about his friend. When Hot Shot tried to charge in anyway, Wheelie physically restrained him until Hot Shot managed to throw Wheelie aside, the officer then punched Hot Shot to the ground, and stood with Wheelie while they looked at the flames for a while longer. In contrast to the good-natured, rhyme-speaking G1 character, the character is a foul-mouthed. In some early drafts and fiction he was called Wheels. Some film reviewers commented on the racial stereotype of Wheelies character
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Wheeljack
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Wheeljack is the name of several robot vehicles in the Transformers franchise. Wheeljack is the engineer and scientist of the Autobots in the Transformers television and comic series based on the popular toy line produced by Takara. His vehicle mode is a Lancia Stratos Turbo 5 rally car sporting Alitalia livery, note that car #539 is the only surviving Lancia Stratos Turbo, only two were ever built by Lancia. Wheeljack is described as the mad scientist of the Autobot forces as he is always inventing new weapons and these weapons and gadgets, while derived from the desire to benefit the Autobot cause, often bring great danger and introduce unpredictable elements into critical situations. He is the most accomplished driver among the Autobots and enjoys displaying his skill level through various road stunts, Wheeljack possesses the ability to fly for relatively short distances using solid-fuel rockets in his arms. From his shoulder mounted cannons, Wheeljack can shoot magnetic inducer, shrapnel-needle and he is often his own worst enemy due to the explosive and potentially damaging nature of his experiments. Wheeljack was one of the favorite Autobots of IGN, Wheeljack, who was voiced by Chris Latta, was the first Transformer ever shown in the Generation 1 cartoon series. Also, he is one of the few Cybertronian vehicle forms shown - in his case and his robot form is distinguished by large bulbs on either side of his head that light up when he speaks. In most episodes, he was seen at the front lines in battle -. He, and the Autobot medic Ratchet, were shown working together creating various devices, weaponry. Often, these devices were sought and sometimes obtained by the Decepticons, in the episode The Immobilizer, he created a device capable of immobilizing anything and Decepticon forces were able to capture and use the device against the Autobots. Wheeljack was the architect of the Dinobots, although they rarely seemed to have any particular affinity for him. Along with Ratchet and others he helped to create the Aerialbots out of old Cybertronian shuttles. As the series progressed, Wheeljacks responsibilities were increasingly taken on by the Autobot scientist Perceptor until finally Wheeljack was found dead by Arcee in The Transformers, The Movie. In fact, Wheeljack appeared among the Autobots in the U. S. animated toy commercials, for example, some time before the Transformers war left Cybertron, Wheeljack engaged the Decepticons in battle with his comrades. Later, on Earth, Wheeljack was present for a confrontation with the Decepticons that resulted in the death of Optimus Prime, Wheeljack made a cameo in the pilot of the Transformers, Animated series on a historical video being viewed by Optimus Prime. This historical video was stock footage from the animated series. Wheeljack made an appearance in 1989, in the later series Transformers, Wheeljack, along with Perceptor and Minerva were called upon to save Optimus Prime, who they converted into Victory Leo
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Transformers: Armada
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Transformers, Armada, known in Japan as Super Robot Life-Form Transformers, Legend of the Microns, is a Transformers animated series, comic series, and toy line which ran from 2002–2004. It was originally scheduled for 2001, however was delayed until mid-2002 and it would go on to birth a sequel in the form of Transformers, Energon. Hasbro handled the distribution of the English license, while Takara Tomy handled the distribution of the Japanese license, on the planet of Cybertron, war rages between the two factions known as the Autobots and the Decepticons over the race of smaller, power-enhancing Transformers called Mini-Cons. Seeking to flee the conflict that surrounds them, the Mini-Cons escape Cybertron with the aid of the Autobots, the ship materializes in the Solar system and impacts with the moon of Earth, breaking in two. One portion of the ship stays embedded on the Moon, while the other plummets to the planet below, the Mini-Cons, all locked in pentagonal stasis panels, are scattered across the globe. The ship crashes to Earth and 4 million years pass, Megatron and Optimus Primes forces teleport to Earth from Cybertron as a result. Rad, Carlos, and their friend Alexis befriend the Autobots, along with the Mini-Cons High Wire, Grindor, the Transformers assume earthen alternate modes, and the hunt begins in earnest to locate the scattered Mini-Cons. After a series of battles, each of the Transformers successfully acquires a partner Mini-Con, smokescreen arrives to join the Autobots team. Hologram-recordings in a sunken city reveal the existence of the mighty Mini-Con weapon, the Decepticons possess one component of the weapon, and invade the Autobot base to steal the remaining two pieces, only for the Autobots to seize possession of the sword. At the same time, a drifter named Sideways enters the fray, siding with the Autobots, Sideways manipulates Hot Shot, allowing the Star Saber to fall into the Decepticons hands. Concurrently Scavenger reveals himself to be an undercover Autobot, and rejoins his fellows, soon followed by Blurr, when the Decepticons complete the Skyboom Shield, a mighty battle ensues that ends with the Autobots gaining possession of the shield. The two weapons unleash a powerful energy flare, drawing the Decepticons, Thrust and Tidal Wave, meanwhile, Sideways surreptitiously stirs up trouble in the Decepticon camp by playing on their contradictions. While luring the Autobots human allies into cyberspace in an attempt to capture their Mini-Cons, Thrust arrives and puts his tactical prowess into play, only for his schemes to be foiled by the arrival of the Autobot, Jetfire, whose power to combine with Optimus defeats Thrusts schemes. Eventually, Sideways deception is discovered and Megatron proceeds to destroy him with the Star Saber, Tidal Wave arrives on Earth, and the Autobots prove vastly outmatched. Rad, Carlos, and Alexis are alerted to the existence of the Requiem Blaster, the third Mini-Con weapon by Sideways, Skyblast sings an eerie harmony that summons the other two Mini-Cons from their stasis, and they form the Blaster, allowing Optimus to defeat Tidal Wave. Both sides soon gain new members in Sideswipe, an eager new Autobot, and Wheeljack, Starscream is his patsy, leading the already-alienated Decepticon to turn on Megatron and side with the Autobots. Starscream forms a friendship with the kids, particularly Alexis, with all three Mini-Con weapons now in their possession, the Decepticons create the Hydra Cannon, a weapon that combines all their power, and plan to destroy Earth from orbit. Optimus uses his Matrix to absorb the blast, but sacrifices himself in the process, the Decepticons head for Cybertron in their craft, and the Autobots, now with Hot Shot in command, hastily construct a craft named the Axalon to pursue them
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Vector Prime (Transformers)
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Vector Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers, Cybertron toyline, animated series and comics. In fiction he is an ancient Autobot, one of the first ever created, with powers over time and space, and turns into a spaceship. He was voiced by Sho Hayami in the Japanese anime series Transformers, Galaxy Force and he was also the central character in the early Transformers comics by Fun Publications. A singular entity within the multiverse, Vector Prime is one of the Original Thirteen Transformers created by Primus to combat the threat posed by his eternal foe and he is an old and wise Autobot. The creation of Vector Prime was no easy task, born from the living material of the very multiverse itself, Vector Prime was appointed the guardian of space and time by Primus, and is uniquely attuned to its flow. Within his clockwork frame hum the subtle mathematics that govern all that is, Vector Prime possesses the power to control, with some exertion, the flow of time, displaying the ability to wind it back and alter events, but he rarely activates his Cyber Key Power. Vector Prime joined with Optimus Prime’s Autobots in relocation to Earth in pursuit of Landmine, further studies of duplicate patterns around the world failed to locate it, but did yield the co-ordinates of Velocitron, the Speed Planet, resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key. It was around this time that Vector Prime returned to Cybertron, the third key, from Earth itself, was soon discovered, and then all three keys and the Omega Lock were stolen by Starscream. Megatron’s Unicronian armor sustained him, however, and he returned to Cybertron just as the Omega Lock was put in place and the planet transformed into Primus’s robot mode. Vector Prime’s studies eventually revealed the location of the fourth Cyber Planet Key, on the Giant Planet of Gigantion, both the Autobots and Decepticons raced for the key, but the Decepticons ultimately prevailed thanks to Megatron’s transformation into Galvatron, leaving the Autobots stranded on Gigantion. Before performing this action, Vector Prime passed on to the young human Bud his planet map. As the Autobots passed through the vortex, Vector Prime’s overexerted body dissolved, within the Cybertron animated series itself, Vector Prime is simply portrayed as an ancient Transformer. After Unicron was defeated in battle with the original thirteen Transformers, Primus entered into a sleep. Eventually, in one universe, Primus was accidentally awakened, inadvertently alerting Unicron to his presence in space. Unicron renewed his vendetta against his ancient enemy, and travelled across several different dimensions in various attempts to destroy him, in his task to safeguard existence, Vector Prime pursued Unicron across reality, doing his level best to heal the damage to space-time that Unicron’s very existence caused. The plan failed, however, when the sun collapsed into a black hole in the year 2020 AD. Early on in this quest, Vector Prime briefly returned to Cybertron to update the ancient Autobot Alpha Trion on their progress, during this visit, however, they were attacked by Ramjet and Nemesis Prime, heralds of Unicron who sought to orchestrate their master’s rebirth by destroying Primus. Vector Prime engaged Ramjet, but was unable to prevent Alpha Trion, with the heralds plan foiled, Vector Prime took Skyfall to Alpha Trions chamber for repairs, and then returned to rejoin Optimus Prime’s forces on Earth
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Sureshot (Transformers)
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This is a list of known Autobots in the Transformers fictional universe and toy line. The alternate modes of Autobots are usually cars, trucks, and various other ground-based civilian vehicles and they are referred to as Dinotrons in the Japanese version, and Dinobots in the Japanese dub of Transformers Animated. They were named among the top selling toys in 1985 by Playthings magazine, Aerialbots The Aerialbots are a subgroup of Autobots who turn in to combat aircraft. Superion - The Combined form of the Aerialbots, Superion is a fierce, Silverbolt – The reluctant leader of the Aerialbots who turns to a Concorde SST Jet Liner. While being renowned as the Aerialbot Commander, he suffers from Acrophobia and struggles to maintain a grimly determined, despite his irrational fear, Silverbolt is Optimus Primes top choice to lead the Aerialbots to keep him too busy worrying about others to worry about himself. Defensor - Living up to the modes of each of his components. He views humans as if they were his own children and will expend his last drop of fuel to protect them and he patiently seeks human friendship, but his hulking, mechanical form always strike fear to the humans he is sworn to protect. He can lift 300,000 pounds with one hand, is impervious to most artillery, hot Spot – He transforms to a Blue Mitsubishi Fuso Great Fire Engine. He is the Leader of the Protectobots and, as such, forms the head, torso, charismatic and inspiring, he likes to be where the action is and the other Protectobots have trouble keeping up with his non-stop pace. He believes in being maximally operational every moment of ones life, in great fire engine mode, his hose shoots high-pressure water of up to 1200 feet. In robot form, can press 60,000 pounds and can use fireball cannons that shoot bursts of 2000 degrees Fahrenheit blue flame from 1.5 miles awat, Computron - The combination of the five Technobots who can completely analyze input from the robots that comprise him. His great strengths lie in his data processing capbilities, communications, Scattershot – He transforms to a Cybertronian Jet and Artillery Cannon. As the Leader of the Technobots, he forms the head, torso, a brawling, bragging berserker, Scattershot prefers to attack with all barrels blazing and he continues to do so until hes out of ammo. While being the leader of a highly intelligent Autobot faction, he calls those who disapprove of his methods tinplated bucketheads. Rude, gruff and direct in vehicle and battle station modes he uses electric pulse cannon in nosecone as well as an array of sonic, thermal, in robot mode uses a 500 round-per-minute automatic acid-pellet gun. E. V. Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ship concept Optimus Prime – Lorry and Trailer Starscream - Modified Su-35 / Modified F-22 Jet Fighter Recolored as Skywarp, Jetfire – Space Shuttle Overload – Transport Trailer / Shoulder-Mounted Cannons Recolored in Transformers Energon as Ultra Magnus. Optimus Prime and Jetfire combine into Jet Optimus, Recolored in Transformers Energon as Ultra Magnus. Hot Shot – Audi TT Red Alert – Emergency SUV Smokescreen/Hoist – Crane / Steam Shovel Recolored in Transformers Cybertron as Longrack, Blurr – Futuristic Ferrari F50 Recolored in the Transformers Universe toyline as Swerve
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Transformers: The Headmasters
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Transformers, The Headmasters is a Japanese anime television series that is a part of the Transformers franchise. It aired from July 1987 to March 1988, and its 17, 00-17,30 timeslot was used to broadcast Mashin Hero Wataru at the end of its broadcast. Inititally, Takara, the Japanese producers of the Transformers toyline, to survive its harsh climate, a select few Cybertronians constructed larger bodies called Transtectors, to which they connected as the heads. The situation soon gets worse when it is revealed that Vector Sigma, the super-computer at the heart, was destabilizing. This soon proves to be delaying the inevitable, however. Rodimus Prime departs to search for a new planet for the Transformers to live on, leaving Cerebros in command, human Daniel Witwicky and his young Autobot friend Wheelie also played major roles in the series, serving as the youthful characters for the audience to identify with. Later, the Decepticon ninja six-changer Sixshot kills Ultra Magnus, the dub is, however, infamous for its poor quality, full of mistranslations and incorrect names, and stilted dialog such as Ill send you express to hell, and Fortress Maximus has come himself. Omni also dubbed the 1990s and 2000s Godzilla movies and Riki-Oh, The Story of Ricky and this dub has seen some releases in the United Kingdom, when it aired on AnimeCentral from September 13,2007. In 2005, the series with the original Japanese audio with subtitles. The full series was released on DVD in North America by Shout, factory on July 5,2011, without the English dub. In 2008, Madman Entertainment released the series on DVD in Australia in Region 4, a novel based on this anime titled Transformeres, The Headmasters - Dream War was written by Keisuke Fujikawa and released on August 25,1987. An eight-chapter manga adaptation of this anime was written by Masami Kaneda, super Robot Life Form Transformers, The Comics series. It can be played in either Single player or multiplayer, in the game, players control one of the Autobot Headmaster through four planets - Earth, Cybertron, Master, and Jail fighting the Decepticons. Unlike it predecessor, Mystery of Convoy, players switch between robot and vehicle mode, as they are predetermined by level. Players also cannot choose which Autobot to play, players must collect them throughout the game, as they will be flown in by helicopter and will replace that Autobot when they die. Due to Headmasters being for the FDS, the game came with a game feature similar to those found in early Zelda. Transformers Japanese Collection, Headmasters at Shout, factory The Headmasters at the Transformers Wiki
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Transformers (2004 video game)
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Transformers is a PlayStation 2 video game based on the Transformers, Armada animated series. The game diverges from the anime and comic in terms of storyline, in the opening sequence Megatron, in a final assault against the Autobot Headquarters on Cybertron, surprises Optimus Prime with his Decepticlones, a massive powerful drone army. With numbers on his side, Megatron is able to overcome the resistance, Megatron is about to kill Optimus Prime, and in an homage to the original movie, he says, I would have waited an eternity for this. When a Mini-Con beacon activates on Earth, Megatron, well-aware of what this means, the Autobots Optimus Prime, Red Alert, and Hot Shot arrive on Earth as well to rescue the Mini-Cons, knowing that their combined power is the only way to overcome Megatrons new army. Players control Optimus Prime, Red Alert or Hot Shot, who are able to transform between robot and vehicle modes at the push of the triangle button, the game revolves around the collection of Mini-cons, which can be equipped to the Transformer. Only four or fewer can be equipped, the R1 primary weapon will always be assigned, and if none are chosen, the default rifle is used in its stead. There is a limit to what Mini-cons can be equipped with respect to the game mechanic. The more of the same colour/suit Mini-cons equipped, the stronger ones character will be and this is referred to as Mini-con linking. For the most part, the Mini-cons do not change the aesthetics of the transformer, the worldwide debut of the Transformers PlayStation 2 demo occurred at TransformersCon on March 12–13,2004. In September 2005, Atari released a Directors Cut of the game exclusively in the EU and this version includes several Making of movie clips and commercials on the game disc. A playable demo was included on the disc for Driv3r, australian band Regurgitator provided the soundtrack to the game. The song Wishbone by the band Dropbox was used to promote the game, the game received generally favorable reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic
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Snowplow
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A snowplow is a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, used for removing snow and ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transportation purposes. In other cases, pickup trucks and front end loaders are outfitted with attachments to fulfill this purpose, some regions that do not frequently see snow may use graders to remove compacted snow and ice off the streets. Snowplows can also be mounted on cars or locomotives to clear railway tracks. A snowplow works by using a blade to push snow to the side to clear it from a surface, modern plows may include technology to make it easier to perform the work and stay on the road. These include Global Positioning System receivers, head-up displays and infrared cameras, large custom snowplows are commonly used at major airports in North America. These plows have oversized blades and additional equipment like a rotating sweeper broom, for sidewalks and narrow lanes small tractor plows are often used within Canada and the United States. When snowfall accumulates above a height, snowplow operators may be seen clearing the main arteries first. The first snow plows were horse-drawn wedge-plows made of wood, with the advent of the automobile, a number of inventors set about to improve existing snow plows. In the US, the snow-clearer is said to have been patented as early as the 1840s, the first snow plow ever built specifically for use with motor equipment was in 1913. It was manufactured by Good Roads Machinery in Kennett Square, PA. and was designed to meet the requirements outlined by engineers of the New York City Street Cleaning Bureau. Good Roads patented the first four-wheel grader in 1889 thus making it the first pull grading apparatus patented in the United States. Unlike most early snow plow manufacturers, Good Roads continues to manufacture snow removal equipment today under the name Good Roads Godwin, now located in Dunn, North Carolina. In the early 1920s Good Roads often advertised in The American City magazine that. three out of every four snow plows in use throughout the whole United States are Good Roads Champions. By the mid-1920s Good Roads was manufacturing snow plows of various shapes and sizes for use on a variety of motorized equipment. Other snow plow manufactures began to follow suit as motorized plows were proven more efficient than other methods of snow removal, in 1923, the brothers Hans and Even Øveraasen of Norway constructed an early snowplow for use on cars. This proved to be the start of a tradition in snow-clearing equipment for roads, railways and airports, carl Frink of Clayton, New York, USA was also an early manufacturer of automobile-mounted snowplows. His company, Frink Snowplows, now Frink-America, was founded by some accounts as early as 1920, today snow plows are produced by numerous companies around the world and available for different kinds of vehicles such as service trucks, pickup trucks, SUVs and ATVs. They are installed using model specific or universal hardware and mount to the frame of the vehicle to ensure durable connection, there are manual, power and hydraulic operating snow plows
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Shield
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A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand or mounted on the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of active blocks. Shields vary greatly in size, ranging from large panels that protect the whole body to small models that were intended for hand-to-hand-combat use. In prehistory and during the era of the earliest civilisations, shields were made of wood, animal hide and they were carried by foot soldiers, knights and cavalry. Depending on time and place, shields could be round, oval, square, rectangular, triangular, sometimes they took on the form of kites or flatirons, or had rounded tops on a rectangular base with perhaps an eye-hole, to look through when used with combat. The shield was held by a grip or by straps that went over or around the users arm. Often shields were decorated with a pattern or an animal representation to show their army or clan. These designs developed into systematized heraldic devices during the High Middle Ages for purposes of battlefield identification, even after the introduction of gunpowder and firearms to the battlefield, shields continued to be used by certain groups. In the 20th and 21st century, shields have been used by military and police units that specialize in anti-terrorist actions, hostage rescue, riot control and siege-breaking. The modern term usually refers to a device that is held in the hand or attached to the arm, Shields are also sometimes mounted on vehicle-mounted weapons to protect the operator. The oldest form of shield was a device designed to block attacks by hand weapons, such as swords, axes and maces, or ranged weapons like sling-stones. Shields have varied greatly in construction time and place. Sometimes shields were made of metal, but wood or animal hide construction was more common, wicker. Many surviving examples of metal shields are generally felt to be rather than practical, for example the Yetholm-type shields of the Bronze Age. Lightly armored warriors relying on speed and surprise would generally carry light shields that were small or thin. Heavy troops might be equipped with robust shields that could cover most of the body, many had a strap called a guige that allowed them to be slung over the users back when not in use or on horseback. During the 14th–13th century BC, the Sards or Shardana, working as mercenaries for the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, the Mycenaean Greeks used two types of shields, the figure-of-eight shield and a rectangular tower shield. These shields were made primarily from a frame and then reinforced with leather
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Tick (comics)
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The Tick is a fictional character created by cartoonist Ben Edlund in 1986 as a newsletter mascot for the New England Comics chain of Boston area comic stores. He is an absurdist spoof of comic book superheroes, after its creation, the character spun off into an independent comic book series in 1988, and gained mainstream popularity through an animated TV series on Fox in 1994. A short-lived live-action TV series, video game, and various merchandise have also based on the character. IGNs list of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time ranked The Tick as #57, in 1986, 18-year-old cartoonist Ben Edlund created The Tick as a mascot for a newsletter of the Norwood, Massachusetts store New England Comics where he was a customer. Edlund expanded this into stories, beginning with the three-page tale The Tick in New England Comics Newsletter #14–15, the Ticks sidekick, Arthur, was introduced in The Tick #4. Spin-offs followed featuring characters such as Paul the Samurai, Man-Eating Cow, Edlund continued to write and illustrate these projects initially through his years as an undergraduate film student at the Massachusetts College of Art. The Chainsaw Vigilante spin-off, which was never completed, was written, other series, such as the second Paul the Samurai series and the Man-Eating Cow series, were written by North Carolina writer Clay Griffith. In 1994, the Fox network introduced The Tick as a Saturday morning cartoon series, lasting three seasons, the animated series would provide The Ticks greatest mainstream fame. Townsend Coleman voiced the character and Micky Dolenz played his sidekick Arthur. Rob Paulsen took over the Arthur role during seasons 2 and 3, reruns on Comedy Central helped make the series a cult hit with adults. The 1997 book The Tick, Mighty Blue Justice, by Greg Hyland was published as a tie-in with the animated series. In 2001, Fox introduced a live-action TV series, written, the series starred Patrick Warburton as The Tick, David Burke as Arthur, Nestor Carbonell as Batmanuel, and Liz Vassey as Captain Liberty. The series was short-lived, however, and it only lasted nine episodes, nevertheless, it was well-praised and revered by cast and crew. A DVD release of the series was released on September 30,2003. In June 2005, the Toon Disney network began airing The Tick animated series, the series also occasionally aired on ABC Family as part of the Jetix cartoon block. The following year, Buena Vista Home Entertainment released the first season of The Tick animated series on DVD, the second season was released on August 7,2007, however, both collections were missing an episode for different reasons. In July 2016, Amazon announced that a new live-action The Tick series, starring Peter Serafinowicz and directed by Wally Pfister, the pilot aired on August 19,2016. The pilot was picked up as a series and is now in development, the Tick seems to have no memory of his life before being The Tick, and indeed not much memory of anything, more than likely due to frequent head injuries
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The Tick (1994 TV series)
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The Tick, The Animated Series is an American animated television series adaptation of the New England Comics satirical superhero, The Tick. The series aired for three seasons from 1994 to 1996 on the Fox networks Fox Kids block, which introduced the character to a mainstream audience. The Tick has been syndicated by various networks, further increasing the shows cult following, a live-action series aired in 2001. The Tick was also shown on Teletoon in Canada as part of its Toonaholics Anonymous block in 2001, while still in college, Tick creator Ben Edlund was producing his independent comic book series The Tick based on the character. He was eventually approached by Kiscom, a small, New Jersey-based toy licensing, Kiscom wanted to merchandise The Tick, much in the way that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a rival independent comic series, had been merchandised the previous year. Major TV networks and studios were reluctant to take on a series based on the absurd character. Kiscom stayed in touch with Edlund and finally Sunbow Entertainment, the small, New York-based animation company that created The Transformers, joe, and The Mask, paired him up with writer Richard Liebmann-Smith. Neither had any experience in animation or television, but for two months they worked vigorously on the first episode of The Tick, neither man held high esteem for their final script, and their feelings were validated when FOX turned down the first pitch. They were given one chance to refine it in five days. Over one weekend, they worked instinctively with little sleep and ended up satisfying FOX, Edlund later reflected, We kind of defined in one weekend exactly where the show went for that first season, which was cool. While some darker characters and sexual innuendo seen in the series would be removed for its animated counterpart. Writing duties were given to Christopher McCulloch who had met Edlund prior to their television work. They would much later work together on McCullochs Adult Swim series, Edlund, a co-producer of The Tick, remained very hands-on during production, causing delays. According to Edlund, The Tick finally premiered on September 10,1994 and was a success, Edlund later expressed his view that, because the series did not reach the commercial heights of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, its merchandising success deteriorated by the end of its first season. However, he admitted Thats essentially good as far as Im concerned, although and that failure, to me, makes The Tick a much more sincere proposal. Rather than being an asylum escapee, as portrayed in the Tick comic book series, with its emphasis on superhero parody, The Tick became a Saturday morning staple during the Fox Kids block. Its title character was voiced by Townsend Coleman and his sidekick, Arthur, rob Paulsen took over the latter role for Seasons 2 and 3. The shows opening theme, written by Doug Katsaros, who composed the scores for every episode, consists of big band music
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Bumblebee (Transformers)
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Bumblebee is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. In most incarnations, Bumblebee is a small, yellow Autobot with most of his alternative vehicle modes inspired by several generations of the Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird muscle cars, the characters and related events are described, below, using in-universe tone. He is named after a genus of bee which inspired his paint scheme and this often causes him to take risks that put him in danger. Although a bit of a smart aleck, he is a capable and reliable messenger and spy and he is highly fuel-efficient, has great visual acuity, is particularly adaptable to undersea environments and transforms into a Saturn yellow Volkswagen Beetle. He was later reconstructed into a stronger, more mature form as Goldbug, at BotCon 2010, Hasbro named Bumblebee as one of the first five robot inductees in the Transformers Hall of Fame. He is also IGNs second favorite Autobot and these two characters were seen often together in the first season and beginning of the second season, sometimes going on missions. Awakening in 1984, Bumblebee helps Ironhide quell a raging river and he later befriends Sparkplugs son Spike, but on their first adventure together they are both kidnapped by the Decepticons, and Bumblebee is brainwashed into luring the other Autobots into a trap. A member of the race called the Quintessons subsequently repair and restore Optimus Prime to life, so he can stop the Hate Plague. The little Autobot has been so damaged, however, that he requires an entire reconstruction and is rebuilt as a Throttlebot. In his new, shiny body, he comments that he has gone beyond just being plain old Bumblebee, Goldbug also makes a brief appearance in the fourth and final season of the series, defending Autobot City and Cybertron against a massive Decepticon attack. Because of an error, Bumblebee appears in his Bumblebee incarnation during a wide shot in a celebration during the series final episode. The Decepticons soon invaded the planet in an attempt to control of the computer, and Goldbug. Goldbug and the Throttlebots teamed up with Fastlane and Cloudraker to investigate the emergence of a Death Tower in Santiago, Chile, naturally, the small bots were no match for the powerful combiner, but they fought bravely, clinging onto his limbs before being hurled aside. Luckily, the Autobot Targetmasters arrived in time to them out. This is also because of the cut that happened in the middle of the movie. Bumblebee was featured in the 1985 Find Your Fate Junior books Dinobots Strike Back by Casey Todd and Battle Drive by Barbara Siegel, Bumblebee was featured in the 1985 audio and book adventure Satellite of Doom publishing by Kid Stuff Records & Tapes. Bumblebee was featured in the 1993 Transformers, Generation 2 coloring book Decepticon Madness by Bud Simpson, Bumblebee has appeared in numerous comic books and related media printed by various publishers. Bumblebees shuttle is able to scoop up Rattrap and company when their ship is destroyed, after saving more of Unicrons victims from the Decepticons, Bumblebees team returns to their own time
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Waspinator
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Waspinator is the name of four fictional characters from the Transformers franchise. The original Waspinator was voiced by Scott McNeil in the Beast Wars animated series and his beast mode is a wasp and his name is based on The Terminator. Waspinators toy was recolored as the Predacon Buzz Saw, a character who appeared in the comic series. Waspinator came with two different heads, a robotic and mutant head, but the series only ever depicted him with the mutant head. Buzz Saw was depicted in the comics with the robot head, although a transmetal version of Waspinator was made in the toy line, Waspinator remained in his original form in the television series from first episode to last. There was also a Fox Kids repaint of his form, which was in new colors. In 2005, the original Waspinator toy was one of the selected for the Beast Wars 10th Anniversary toyline. He came packaged with one of the six pieces used to make the Transmutate toy, as the Vehicon General Thrust, he was in charge of the Cycle Drones and was one of the few who remained an ally to Megatron until the very end. Scott McNeil attended Botcon 2006 at the Lexington Convention Center for the 10th anniversary of the TV series, wired Magazine once nominated him as one 12 most ridiculous Transformers of all time. In 2011, Waspinator was the fan choice Transformer to be put in the Transformers. High energon levels threatened to destroy the crew unless they adopted organic alternate modes, Waspinators body was blasted apart, crushed or disassembled numerous times throughout the series. Even his fellow Predacons had little respect for Waspinator, often letting him take the shots in battles, in the first season, he was often partnered with Terrorsaur and proved himself to be a capable aerial combatant. However, Waspinator had few notable roles other than acting as Megatrons aerial muscle, but he did get a successful victory when he stole the Axalons Energon shielding system in Call of the Wild and also blinding and nearly destroying some of the Maximals in Dark Voyage. During the episode Possession, Waspinator was possessed by the spark of the ancient Decepticon Starscream, Starscream betrayed Megatron with the help of Blackarachnia and managed to capture the Axalon from the Maximals, but his own ego and a betrayal in turn by Blackarachnia saw him defeated. There is evidence that Starscream influenced Waspinators character, in another bizarre incident, he was severely damaged by a reprogrammed Rhinox, who had developed his own ideas about leading the Predacons. As usual Waspinator survived but this time he had temporarily damaged mentally, referring to himself as the original Insecticon Shrapnel. This episode of insanity lasted until an annoyed Cheetor shot him down, Waspinator spent much of the season partnered with Inferno and Quickstrike. He was briefly teamed up with the Transmetal II clone of Dinobot, Megatron merely described this as situation normal then
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Bulkhead (Transformers)
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Bulkhead is the name of four fictional characters from the Transformers franchise. All incarnations of Bulkhead are Autobots and are green in color and he was introduced in Transformers, Energon and later redebuted in Transformers, Animated as a completely new character. The Animated Bulkhead became so popular that he was adapted to reappear in Transformers, whereas he was a minor character in Energon, the Animated/Prime Bulkhead appears as a main character in both series. Bulkhead is the name of an Autobot who transforms into a helicopter, according to Quickstrikes bio, he and Bulkhead are cousins. According to Aaron Archer, Bulkheads goggles-and-mustache look was inspired by Paul Teutul Sr. from American Chopper, Bulkhead first appears in episode 30 of the Transformers, Energon animated series, Jungle Planet. Bulkhead is an elderly but energetic high-ranking Autobot who commands the team consisting of himself, Cliffjumper and he could also enter a brute mode by combining with a section of his helicopter mode, seen only fleetingly in a few episodes. He last appears in the finale, episode 51, The Sun. Bulkhead first appears in issue 27 of the Dreamwave Productions Transformers and he originally appears as part of the Autobot reinforcements under Jetfire who head to Earth to fend off the Terrorcon invasion. Bulkhead appears in the story from Fun Publications called Force of Habit. This story explains where he was during the events of the Cybertron story, Ultra Magnus is the commander of various Autobot ships sent to other planets in search for the Cyber Planet Keys. Superlink Mega Sprung The Japanese release of the toy colored more like Generation 1 Springer, Energon Mega Bulkhead The US release of Bulkhead with a slightly new dece. This mold was later redecoed into the Autobot Quickstrike and used as the model for Timelines Over-Run, Bulkhead is a main character in the Transformers Animated series that debuted in 2007 on Cartoon Network. He is the only Autobot among the five character cast whose name does not originate from a Generation 1 character. In the 2010 Japanese version of the series, he is known as Ironhide, Bulkheads original vehicle mode was a Cybertronian bulldozer. After coming to Earth he was given the form of a green SWAT truck. He has a line and wrecking ball in both hands. He is easily one of the strongest of the Autobots, but he isnt very smart and that combined with battering ram arms make him the ultimate Demolition Bot. Bulkhead has extending telescopic eyes and a compartment in his stomach
