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What's the first appearance of the blue Wreckers symbol? The one that's used for the toys these days.

It's from BotCon 2001! 3H Productions created a Wreckers logo for both their Wreckers comic books and for use on the packaging (and Tigatron's stickers) of that year's Transmetal Tigatron and TM2 Arcee exclusives.

It probably first publically appeared on BotConBeyond.com's "Vehicon Alert" pre-convention promotional material.

Transmetal Tigatron's sticker sheet was the only official appearance of the Wreckers logo on a toy until the recent Amazon-exclusive Wreckers capsule lines! There was meant to be one tampographed on Sentinel Maximus, but the final production toy erroneously used the regular Autobot symbol.

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is there a way I can get a fully combined MPG Raiden without getting a narrow gauge locomotive? I have an idea for a roundhouse display diorama and I feel the differing track gauges would make it look a little bit worse.

Every MPG Trainbot has a fixed location within Raiden, and the two alternate "Doctor Yellow" team members have the same gauge as the bots they replace, so all possible Raiden configurations will have the upper torso and left leg as standard-gauge trains, and all the other components as narrow-gauge trains.

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Hey TFWiki. I have recently discovered something about ROTF Dead End that isn't mentioned in his wiki page; the stock photos of his deluxe class figure differs significantly from his actual toy.

The difference between these two images is that the stock image variant (one on the left) has a (slightly) differently-molded knee/shin pads as well as additional paint compared to his actual toy (one on the right). Is there a reason why the stock image Dead End is depicted differently compared to his actual toy?

I'm not seeing any differences. I'm seeing an airbrushed, contrast-adjusted set of knees that match the production knees.

There are deco differences, yeah, but that's pretty normal and expected for toys of that era between mockup to final production.

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For whatever reason, I have a really vague recollection of someone trying to rob Hot Rod while he was parked, prompting him to transform and scare the thief. Is that something that has ever happened or am I imagining it?

You might be thinking of the other Autobot sports car with flames on the hood: Tracks!

Raoul tried to steal Tracks in the episode "Make Tracks."

Hot Rod was once stolen by a 1970s car thief in the second Devil's Due crossover with GIJoe, but Hot Rod was kind of woken up after the fact.

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On Waspinator’s page, you guys note that he was originally scripted to die at the end of the first season, but the story editors convinced Hasbro to spare him because of his popularity online. Do you guys happen to have a source where I can read more about that, or even better, know what sites the early Waspinator hype might have been on?

Most of this information can be buried on archives of alt.toys.transformers on Usenet, and this would be where most of Waspinator fandom at the time would be stored. (Plus any discussion of what Larry DiTillio or Bob Forward would have said at any BotCon panels.) Not terribly user-friendly to search, these days, but that's where it'd be! Here's one post from the late Larry DiTillio talking about some of what you're asking about:

Plus there's mention from Larry of some of their other intentions for Season 2 that didn't pan out because of Hasbro Needs.

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Do you think that Transformers Energon deserves a complete overhaul?

Absolutely! In fact, Transformers Cybertron introduced an Overhaul the very next year!

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Hi, I have two questions: Why are the IDW characters' pages in the G1 sections? Why are they considered G1 but Cyberverse and EarthSpark are not? And why do the Hasbro Universe IDW1 comics and characters' pages have their own wiki and are not on the tfwiki, if the current comics are on the tfwiki? Especially since this universe ended years ago.

IDW is Generation 1. It was sold as "The Transformers" with the unaltered G1 logo with often unaltered Generation 1 character designs.

so it had a sky-byte later, big deal

2. Hasbroverse stuff IS on Tfwiki. Anything in that universe that directly interacts with Transformers characters or is in a Transformers book is on Tfwiki. It's the exact same rules established with how we have always dealt with G.I.Joe. Joe and TF are in the same Marvel universe (or have at least interacted multiple times), but that doesn't mean we have a full Marvel Comics Destro write-up. We focus on when he shows up in stories that are Transformers-inclusive and leave the rest to GIJoe-focused wikis, because it isn't a GIJoe wiki. Same with Gobots, same with that time Transformers crossed over with the friggin' Avengers. We're not writing up a full career-spanning Carol Danvers entry.

And for those who want a wiki that incorporates the entire IDW Hasbroverse, then that exists also. And we're happy to link to it.

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REACH FOR THE SKIES! Get caught up on the Energon Universe by checking out TFWiki's articles on Void Rivals, the stealth launch of Skybound's new shared universe — and come back tomorrow for our article on Transformers #1 by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer!

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SKUX TO BE YOU! The adventure continues as Darak and Solila search for a way off-world... and encounter a familiar face! Who did they meet ,and what are his plans for the duo? Find out in the sensational second issue of Void Rivals, now on TFwiki!

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So, how much of the GI Joe content are your going to cover from the Energon universe on tfwiki? my 8th sense tells me that a lot of the GI Joe content will heavily feature transformers(and vice versa). Also tfwiki is the best resource when it come not to transformers, but even other properties relating to it(keep up the good work)

Thank you for the kind words! The existence of Skybound's Energon Universe poses an interesting question: unlike  the previous "Hasbro Universe”, which retconned IDW’s entirely unrelated G.I. Joe franchise into IDW’s ongoing Transformers storyline, the Energon Universe represents the first ground-up attempt at building a shared universe. Given the scope and scale of this project, and given that Skybound’s upcoming G.I. Joe relaunch will build on the Transformers in some form, we’ve made the tentative decision to expand our scope to cover both Void Rivals and Skybound Joe-related media, although this might change as the Energon Universe expands!

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NEW AR-RIVAL! A brand new Transformers comic universe has arrived—but if you want to a-void spoilers, you’d better not check out the exciting first issue of Void Rivals and its surprise guest star, now annotated on TFwiki!

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SOUNDWAVE GOODBYE! The end of the road! Soundwave battles Ultra Magnus, for all the marbles… but will he be able to take down one of the most feared Autobots by himself, or will he need some unexpected help to defeat Metroplex once and for all? The do-or-die FINAL IDW issue ever is now annotated on TFwiki!

Thanks to everyone who’s reblogged my Tumblr posts these last few years or helped to support me! I’ll still be contributing on the wiki in other ways!

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SLICE OF LIFE! Slicer steps up! In his quest to infiltrate Metroplex, Slicer runs across some unwelcome reminders of his past… but when he sets them against each other, who will triumph? Find out in the third instalment of Shattered Glass II, now on TFwiki! The end is nigh, but if you enjoyed this article, please check out my Patreon page! Any support is greatly appreciated!

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THE BEST FOR BLAST! Blaster undertakes a daring mission into Decepticon headquarters-but will his legendary ego get the better of him when he stumbles across an old rival? Find out in the second instalment of Shattered Glass II, now on TFwiki!

The end is nigh, but if you enjoyed this article, please check out my Patreon page! Any support is greatly appreciated!

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END OF THE ROD! At the end of everything, when the stars themselves flicker and fade, one shall stand and one shall fall… but when the dust settles, who will really be the Last Bot Standing? The thrilling conclusion, now annotated on TFwiki!

ULTRA FEAR! You! You’re not Sylvia! You’re Transformers: Shattered Glass… II! Discover the story of Optimus Prime’s right-hand man, and witness a coup with major repercussions for this shattered Cybertron… all this and Flashbox, now on TFwiki!

The end is nigh, but if you enjoyed this article, please check out my Patreon page! Any support is greatly appreciated!  

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Will you put a summary of the first draft of the TFTM on the wiki?

A full wiki article will probably be a longer-term project with stuff like production timelines and background info, but I'm (Jalaguy) hoping to write up an article for the TFWiki Community blog later this week with some info about the presentation and a summary of the story based on my notes!

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HEADS WILL ROLL!

Our hero encounters

an ancient ally, twisted

into something worse.

An ancient relic,

thrust back into the spotlight,

unlocks new power!

How has Wheelie’s head

become the wise “Veteran”,

and what does he want?

To find out, peruse

Last Bot Standing, issue three

On TFwiki!

The end is nigh, but if you enjoyed this article, please check out my Patreon page! Any support is greatly appreciated!