Post by Hoist on Feb 15, 2012 6:47:23 GMT -5
For Wednesday's 4 for 4 we're bringing back an old classic, the spotlight series, originally started as a monthly individual thread series way back when. If these are series/era specific the title will inform you, otherwise consider them all of the characters past, present and future incarnations.
To start with we have Galvatron't top hencman!:
"Compassion is the Autobot's downfall"
TECH SPEC
STR: 8
INT: 8
SPD: 9
END: 8
RNK: 9
CRG: 9
FRPW: 7
SKILL: 7
Cartoon History
Cyclonus first appeared in the 1986 Transformers animated movie, one of the many half-dead/injured Decepticons (Including Megatron himself0 ejected into space from Astrotrain to "lighten their burden" to make it back to Cybertron. Drifting through space they reached Unicron tried to bargain with Megatron, offering a new body and new troops to command for a second chance and to serve him to rid the universe of The matrix, the one thing, the only thing that could stop Unicron the planet eater devouring the universe. Despite megatron's initial refusual of "I belong to no body!!" (let alone Unicron), his stubborness was soon erased with Unicron's painful torture as he almost sent them on they're way to oblivion. Re-formated into Galvatron - from megatron, he was given new troops to command from re-formatted Decepticons, and a new ship. One of these Decepticons became his top henceman - Cyclonus.
Transforming into a futuristic Cybertronian jet, Cyclonus followed his new leader loyally, becoming his attack-dog as ut were. After the apparent demise of Galvatron, the Decepticon troops, beaten and low on energy eeked out a pityful existance on Chaar. Disgusted at how far they fallen Cyclonus went about trying to track Galvatron and found he had drifted to the planet Thrull and went to resurrect his leader and bring the Decepticons back up to fighting force. Unfortunatley, galvatron had to be recovered from a plasma lava-pool, the result of which had sent him a bit loopy insane! In other adventures, Cyclonus was captured by a quintesson along with Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar and Marissa Faireborn, took refuse with Scourge in a vortex from the Arielbots and sucked into a into universe and finding the peaceful energy-rich planet Paradon (in which the duo then conqured naturally! and had his body pocessed by the ghost of Starscream! He also tried to cure galvatron of his insanity and became a tragetmaster.
Apart from the Headmasters cartoon, Cconus has not been seen in a cartoon since to my knowledge.
Comic History
In the marvel comics things actually began in 2006, in a future timeline, Cyclonus was a creation of Unicron remade from the body of the dispatched Decepticon Life Spark.
With Galvatron and Scourge, the trio traveled back in time to 1986 to free themselves of Unicron's control by creating a huge cannon that would destroy him when they returned to the future. During this time they were unstoppable and too powerful for the Autobots in that timeline, only superceeded by the fact galvatron was tricked into thinking he was trapped in a temporal paradox and that nothing he did would have effect on the future. Returning to 2006, he lived out the events of the actual year 2006. (target: 2006)
After the destruction of Unicron, Galvatron went time-hopping again, this time to 1987 but left Cyclonus and Scourge behind under the control of Shockwave. During this time a price were put on their heads by Rodimus prime who hired the freelance-peace keeping agent (Not bounty hunter!), Death's head to kill them.
Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered and sought to kill Rodimus first, in return to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons. Headhunt This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the planet of Junk as 2008 dawned. Before Death's head could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native Junkions construct a new body for him.
So that's our history lesson, but what are your thoughts on Cyclonus? Galavatron's lapdog or ruthless killing machine in his own right? There have only been a couple of iffy toys (Mainly explanding universe a re-deco of a Beast machins toy) but mostly the toys of Cyclonus have been pretty impressive over the years.
To start with we have Galvatron't top hencman!:
"Compassion is the Autobot's downfall"
TECH SPEC
STR: 8
INT: 8
SPD: 9
END: 8
RNK: 9
CRG: 9
FRPW: 7
SKILL: 7
Cartoon History
Cyclonus first appeared in the 1986 Transformers animated movie, one of the many half-dead/injured Decepticons (Including Megatron himself0 ejected into space from Astrotrain to "lighten their burden" to make it back to Cybertron. Drifting through space they reached Unicron tried to bargain with Megatron, offering a new body and new troops to command for a second chance and to serve him to rid the universe of The matrix, the one thing, the only thing that could stop Unicron the planet eater devouring the universe. Despite megatron's initial refusual of "I belong to no body!!" (let alone Unicron), his stubborness was soon erased with Unicron's painful torture as he almost sent them on they're way to oblivion. Re-formated into Galvatron - from megatron, he was given new troops to command from re-formatted Decepticons, and a new ship. One of these Decepticons became his top henceman - Cyclonus.
Transforming into a futuristic Cybertronian jet, Cyclonus followed his new leader loyally, becoming his attack-dog as ut were. After the apparent demise of Galvatron, the Decepticon troops, beaten and low on energy eeked out a pityful existance on Chaar. Disgusted at how far they fallen Cyclonus went about trying to track Galvatron and found he had drifted to the planet Thrull and went to resurrect his leader and bring the Decepticons back up to fighting force. Unfortunatley, galvatron had to be recovered from a plasma lava-pool, the result of which had sent him a bit loopy insane! In other adventures, Cyclonus was captured by a quintesson along with Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar and Marissa Faireborn, took refuse with Scourge in a vortex from the Arielbots and sucked into a into universe and finding the peaceful energy-rich planet Paradon (in which the duo then conqured naturally! and had his body pocessed by the ghost of Starscream! He also tried to cure galvatron of his insanity and became a tragetmaster.
Apart from the Headmasters cartoon, Cconus has not been seen in a cartoon since to my knowledge.
Comic History
In the marvel comics things actually began in 2006, in a future timeline, Cyclonus was a creation of Unicron remade from the body of the dispatched Decepticon Life Spark.
With Galvatron and Scourge, the trio traveled back in time to 1986 to free themselves of Unicron's control by creating a huge cannon that would destroy him when they returned to the future. During this time they were unstoppable and too powerful for the Autobots in that timeline, only superceeded by the fact galvatron was tricked into thinking he was trapped in a temporal paradox and that nothing he did would have effect on the future. Returning to 2006, he lived out the events of the actual year 2006. (target: 2006)
After the destruction of Unicron, Galvatron went time-hopping again, this time to 1987 but left Cyclonus and Scourge behind under the control of Shockwave. During this time a price were put on their heads by Rodimus prime who hired the freelance-peace keeping agent (Not bounty hunter!), Death's head to kill them.
Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered and sought to kill Rodimus first, in return to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons. Headhunt This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the planet of Junk as 2008 dawned. Before Death's head could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native Junkions construct a new body for him.
Under Unicron's mind control Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders themselves, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a time portal Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. Cyclonus and Scourge were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of Scorponok. The Legacy of Unicron!
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet Nebulos in pursuit of Fortress Maximus's Autobots. Broken Glass! After Scorponok and the Terrorcons were defeated by the new Autobot Targetmasters, the Nebulan Vorath attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Cyclonus was partnered with Nightstick, a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Cyclonus was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot Headmaster prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of Koraja, culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. Ultimately, Cyclonus and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to Earth.
Once there, Cyclonus and Scourge sought out Galvatron, and, no longer willing to serve him, instead demanded that he hand over his time travel device so that they could return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. The confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the Wreckers, who drew the ensuing battle away from the human settlement it was taking place in by professing to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for them to take. Wrecking Havoc Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.
Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed Megatron clone upon the two. Seized by the clone, Cyclonus’s Targetmaster partner, Nightstick, was crushed, and as Cyclonus begged Scourge for help, his companion fled to save his own life and Cyclonus’s head was torn from his body, killing him outright. Dry Run!
Cyclonus and Scourge’s displacement into the past had circumvented the normal mass-replacement method used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a rift to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, twenty years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron. Realizing that the only way to stop it was to return himself, Galvatron and Cyclonus to their original time, Scourge attempted to recover Cyclonus’s body from Shockwave, only to be attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus’s remains up like a twisted trophy. Ravage, however, was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus’s remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast. Time Wars
In an alternate future of 2006, Cyclonus was on the Decepticon planet Chaar when Astrotrain arrived and gave a report to Galvatron about the Junkions being hypnotized by a television. Galvatron angrily declared he didn't care anything about the news. Cyclonus pleaded with him to reconsider how the information could be used against the Autobots, but Galvatron would not change his mind. On his own initiative, Cyclonus took Scourge along to investigate and discovered the Quintessons were involved.
Back on Chaar, a hypnotized Galvatron suddenly took off without telling Cyclonus where he was going, so Cyclonus and Scourge followed him to Junkion. They were soon met there by a group of Autobots where they engaged them in battle. When the Autobots succeeded in disrupting the Quintessons' hypnosis signal the Junkions added their strength to the Autobots' which caused Galvatron to retreat so fast he nearly left Cyclonus behind. Cyclonus decided to ask Galvatron to make Junkion off-limits to Decepticons.
In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by Wreck-Gar.
Another alternate version of Cyclonus inhabited an alternate future world of 2009 where Cybertron had been destroyed and Galvatron ruled Earth. In this future world, Cyclonus failed to stop an Autobot/human rebel invasion of the main Decepticon base, and was destroyed by an enraged Galvatron for his failure.
Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet Nebulos in pursuit of Fortress Maximus's Autobots. Broken Glass! After Scorponok and the Terrorcons were defeated by the new Autobot Targetmasters, the Nebulan Vorath attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Cyclonus was partnered with Nightstick, a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Cyclonus was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot Headmaster prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of Koraja, culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Cyclonus and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. Ultimately, Cyclonus and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to Earth.
Once there, Cyclonus and Scourge sought out Galvatron, and, no longer willing to serve him, instead demanded that he hand over his time travel device so that they could return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. The confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the Wreckers, who drew the ensuing battle away from the human settlement it was taking place in by professing to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for them to take. Wrecking Havoc Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.
Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed Megatron clone upon the two. Seized by the clone, Cyclonus’s Targetmaster partner, Nightstick, was crushed, and as Cyclonus begged Scourge for help, his companion fled to save his own life and Cyclonus’s head was torn from his body, killing him outright. Dry Run!
Cyclonus and Scourge’s displacement into the past had circumvented the normal mass-replacement method used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a rift to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, twenty years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron. Realizing that the only way to stop it was to return himself, Galvatron and Cyclonus to their original time, Scourge attempted to recover Cyclonus’s body from Shockwave, only to be attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus’s remains up like a twisted trophy. Ravage, however, was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus’s remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast. Time Wars
In an alternate future of 2006, Cyclonus was on the Decepticon planet Chaar when Astrotrain arrived and gave a report to Galvatron about the Junkions being hypnotized by a television. Galvatron angrily declared he didn't care anything about the news. Cyclonus pleaded with him to reconsider how the information could be used against the Autobots, but Galvatron would not change his mind. On his own initiative, Cyclonus took Scourge along to investigate and discovered the Quintessons were involved.
Back on Chaar, a hypnotized Galvatron suddenly took off without telling Cyclonus where he was going, so Cyclonus and Scourge followed him to Junkion. They were soon met there by a group of Autobots where they engaged them in battle. When the Autobots succeeded in disrupting the Quintessons' hypnosis signal the Junkions added their strength to the Autobots' which caused Galvatron to retreat so fast he nearly left Cyclonus behind. Cyclonus decided to ask Galvatron to make Junkion off-limits to Decepticons.
In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by Wreck-Gar.
Another alternate version of Cyclonus inhabited an alternate future world of 2009 where Cybertron had been destroyed and Galvatron ruled Earth. In this future world, Cyclonus failed to stop an Autobot/human rebel invasion of the main Decepticon base, and was destroyed by an enraged Galvatron for his failure.
So that's our history lesson, but what are your thoughts on Cyclonus? Galavatron's lapdog or ruthless killing machine in his own right? There have only been a couple of iffy toys (Mainly explanding universe a re-deco of a Beast machins toy) but mostly the toys of Cyclonus have been pretty impressive over the years.