No battlefield on which his armored feet have stepped has ever been yielded to the Decepticons. Ultra Magnus reminded Optimus of when they had spoken earlier and questioned him as to what could be greater than an army, learning that it was the human group called a family.[4]. While piloting his ship, Arcee reported to him regarding the numbers of the Vehicons still inside, telling him that security was tighter then expected. Ultra Magnus and Fortress Maximus disagree, stating that Autobot forces are already underpowered and spread thin as it is. Ultra Magnus is armed with missile launchers capable of hitting a target 30 miles away and transforms into a car carrier able to transport his fellow Autobot troops. His main weapon fires spring-loaded missiles and can fold into three different configurations. Before meeting up with Optimus, Magnus fought and easily defeated the Decepticons on his own (not even Ruination could beat him). The Wreckers were ordered to take the bridge of the Nemesis. Ultra Magnus was first introduced — and, debatably, first constructed — in the Earth year 1986, as the underground Autobot resistance on Cybertron prepared to execute their daring "Operation: Volcano" plan, which would involve luring the Decepticons' crack troops to one location where Magnus and the Autobot commando squad, the Wreckers, would finish them off. This is not a slight on Ultra Magnus more than a dutiful nod to the greatness … In "TransWarped", Ultra Magnus realizes that the uprisings were too organized and deduced that Cybertron may have a double agent. Ultra Magnus is convinced of the Decepticon presence on Earth by a battle with Starscream and departs to deal with Decepticon attacks on Autobot space bridges, entrusting Optimus' crew with the protection of Earth. The latter alluded to having previously fought them and allowed them to live, just as Ultra Magnus realized that he was the Predacon they had fought not very long ago. ", "I fear that my command style might be having a negative effect on unit morale. His colour scheme however appears to retain more blue alongside red as opposed to the character's traditional white. My scanners also detected Autobot life signals, yours being in closest proximity to my position. ", "Megatron's cloning operations seems further along than we anticipated. After returning from this mission, Ultra Magnus told Bumblebee, Arcee, Bulkhead and Ratchet that the two did not find much else in the rubble of their former base before Wheeljack came through the GroundBridge and questioned what he meant by not much before throwing his old lobbing ball at Bulkhead, whom was unprepared to catch it and avoided it, with the ball nearly hitting Miko. Ultra Magnus' original form is depicted by the Universe toy, which is a repaint of Armada Optimus Prime. Ultra Magnus appears among the Transformers box art on the back of larger third-year Transformers toys. Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)Scattered (TV series) His back-mounted jetpack allows for periods of the short flight. After explaining details about communications and the Groundbridge in the Harbinger, Agent Fowler and June Darby arrive in Fowler's V-tol and reunite with everyone. As a result, the commander was briefly detained from active duty, as Ratchet required that he undergo therapy before testing his new hand in combat. Predaking began to smack him as he laid immobile, which Ultra Magnus stopped by hitting him from the back with the Forge of Solus Prime. Ultra Magnus was recuperating while the Autobots investigate about the Predacons. In the episode "Only Human", Ultra Magnus, Springer, Rodimus, and Arcee found their minds transferred into human-mimicking "synthoid" bodies by the human crime lord Victor Drath. Magnus had his share of personal adventures in 2006, such as when he was captured by a Quintesson scientist for study, along with the Wreck-Gar, Marissa Faireborn and Cyclonus; he and Cyclonus developed a mutual, grudging respect for each other as warriors during the ensuing events, as they worked together to escape a negative universe on the other side of a black hole. Ultra Magnus told the Autobots that they required a means of thinning the Decepticons' ranks to even the odds, especially if they were to have any hope of completing the mission or surviving it. Whether this is due to his body being composed of external armor over his truck-cab exoskeleton (like the original toy and Dreamwave comic) or simply because of animator error is open to fan interpretation. There he discovered the Decepticon's plan - upgrading several of the Nebulans with Transformer technology. In another universe, an Autobot bearing a great physical resemblance to Ultra Magnus called Ultra Trion appeared, being killed by the Decepticon leader Megazarak. At Metroplex's request, the Autobots buried Magnus on Earth. It was a normal day, everyone was out on a mission. A God Magnus Leader Class figure was released in 2000, which transforms from car carrier to robot. In addition to these and other battles with Cyclonus, Magnus also found himself facing Galvatron on several occasions - the deranged Decepticon would even occasionally focus his rage more upon Magnus than Rodimus Prime; such a notion is not inappropriate, since Magnus was the being he was originally dispatched to destroy, and who thwarted him in varying ways, certainly enough to permanently earn the deranged Galvatron's ire. He is a by-the-book commander, requesting that the subordinate Autobots, with the exception of Ratchet, and even the humans address him as "sir". Later, Magnus gives Optimus command over the Autobots again. While Optimus told him that the Autobots on Earth were not the Elite Guard, Ultra Magnus stressed that things had changed since the war for Cybertron. He turns into an 8-wheeled missile launcher truck. In the Cartoon Network series Transformers Animated, Ultra Magnus serves as the Autobot commander on Cybertron and Optimus Prime's superior and father figure, he believes Optimus has the potential to be a born leader, despite being kicked out of Autobot Academy. The Wreckers put up more of a fight against Predaking in his robot mode, but eventually are defeated. After Jack spoke with no response from the Decepticons, Ultra Magnus told Ratchet that he remained unconvinced. Much like the Japanese version, this figure combines with Optimus Prime's normal robot mode to form Omega Prime, with a different set of voice and sound clips ("Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Combine!" He always thinks first of the welfare of his fellow Autobots and his mission. Ultra Magnus accompanied the Autobots to the energon and found some Vehicons along the way, of which he fought with his teammates and even smashed his hammer directly into one. Galvatron was eventually able to effect his own release, and the Sparkler Mini-Bots (also known as the Sparkabots) extricated Ultra Magnus, who, by this stage, having suffered repeated defeats at Galvatron's hands, had developed a paralyzing fear of confronting the Decepticon. Once combined, God Fire Convoy emits different sound effects and voice clips ("Chou-Kyoudai Gattai! With his comrades' lives at risk, Magnus overcame his demons to defeat Galvatron. In Transformers: Timelines volume 2 #2, "Games of Deception" this series Ultra Magnus leads a team of Autobots, which includes Elita One, Huffer, Snarl, Springer, Strongarm, Swoop and Tryanotron in pursuit of the Decepticon Bug Bite and his forces to Earth. Following his defeat, Ultra Magnus was taken to the top of Darkmount, dragged by Megatron and thrown by him as well while the Decepticons rallied up the remainder of the captured Autobots. C $44.59. Voiced by After they used the cybermatter to restore Cybetron, they returned to base where Optimus was giving a speech on how they will miss their human friends/family. Soon after, the explosion from their blast literally caught up with the two, causing Wheeljack to push Ultra Magnus down to take cover. Or surviving it...", "Ultra Magnus to stealth team. While giving his update on Decepticon activity, he noticed Ultra Magnus standing by himself. After taking out the Vehicons, Ultra Magnus cited their previous experience as a reason of why the Autobots wait for cover. This ceremony promoted Bumblebee, for killing Megatron, from Scout to Warrior. [2], Ultra Magnus appeared in the 1986 Ladybird Books story Decepticon Hideout by John Grant.[3]. Item is in very good condition . Over the years, Ultra Magnus would search for other survivors but would have minimal luck; most times those he did find would just have little time to see them die at the hands of the Decepticons. The group explained that they had just come back from the search, which Ultra Magnus suited as an acceptable excuse. With time nipping at his heels, the launch of Operation: Volcano going ahead whether he returned or not, Magnus allied himself with the Earth Autobots and worked to discover what had caused Optimus Prime, Prowl and Ratchet to vanish from the middle of the Autobot base, while the other Autobots battled the threat posed by Galvatron, a Decepticon who had traveled back in time from the future. He spends the rest of the movie under Ratchet's medical attention. He comes to Earth some three years after the events of the All Hail Megatron series, once again tracking Swindle. Like Wheeljack, he has his own personal vessel, though he is a good deal larger. Ultra Magnus, alongside Wheeljack, are the only Autubots to possess their own personal ship, which both were destroyed during different events in the show. Ultra Magnus makes a cameo, along with Arcee and Bulkhead, in the Transformers: Robots in Disguise comic, secretly observing Bumblebee and his team fight a Decepticon bird named Flamefeather. Smokescreen barely got him to safety using the Phase Shifter. Ultra Magnus told her to keep them busy as he arrived on Darkmount himself, shooting down two Vehicons in charge of controls. The brothers recovered - only to receive Optimus Prime, bearing word of Vector Prime's death in battle. Following their success in getting many Vehicons away from Darkmount, Ultra Magnus saw the Autobots off as they prepared to GroundBridge to the Decepticon citadel. ", "Why are your hands smeared with coolant? ", "Then we must infiltrate Darkmount in order to nullify its fusion cannons. (Includes the following Autobots as answers: Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Smokescreen, Wheeljack, Cliffjumper, and Arcee.) After Optimus returned, Magnus relinquised leadership to Optimus but he remained his second in command. Ultra Magnus would make another appearance in the second G. I Joe vs. the Transformers crossover from Devil's Due Publishing, again as one of the leaders of the Autobot resistance to Shockwave. Ultra Magnus flew the Nemesis to Cybertron so they could put the Omega Lock to good use. Transformers Hasbro Optimus prime takaratomy dreadwing & smokescreen. With Optimus's return, Autobots and Humans were able to overtake the Decepticons. His character was most familiar for uttering the line "I can't deal with that now" whenever things got bad. Magnus already possesses a Matrix, and simply seeks to steal the power of Prime's to increase his own (the overspill resulting in the supercharging of the Autobot Brothers). 6. djinter. Magnus was severely injured by the Predacon Skylynx and is currently, as of Transformers: Prime, in recovery. He told Wheeljack that Megatron's cloning operation seemed further along then they had anticipated. Alias(es) Optimus Prime returned from his mission, bringing back the fossilized remain of a Predacon. For one, Ultra Magnus does fight, but always tries to negotiate peace. No further RiD stories were published by Dreamwave before their closure, as Beast Wars claimed victory over RiD in a poll to choose the next mini-series. He and Wheeljack stumbled upon the lair of Shockwave, which housed Predacon clones. After Bulkhead told him that it was an honor, Ultra Magnus corrected him by reminding him to address him as "sir." Prime and Magnus's toys were released once more in 2005's Transformers: Cybertron - exclusively to Costco, with Magnus's toy remaining unchanged from his Universe redeco - with bios which once again presented them to be the same characters from RiD and Universe. The design that was intended to be used for the character is seen briefly during the film's prologue, repurposed as the design of a generic deceased Autobot. He was kept in the Nemesis sick bay and his injuries were so severe that Ratchet had to return to Cybertron to tend to him. Severely injuring Prime, who refused to fight back, Magnus tracked him to a desert island, where he pretended to offer him the hand of friendship, only to attempt to absorb the Matrix for himself, forcing the brothers into the combined form of Omega Prime (God Fire Convoy). In the Robots in Disguise comics, he notes that he considers Bumblebee to be a friend, something that the younger Autobot admitted was pretty significant for the taciturn commander. [11] Ultra Magnus was considered to appear in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, before the role was given to Sentinel Prime. When Unicron attacked the Autobots, Bumblebee tells Ratchet that without Optimus being to there, they needed Ultra Magnus' guidance. He is also a skilled pilot being able to fly his ship and the Nemesis. Wheeljack denied this and told Ultra Magnus of when Miko had saved his life from an Insecticon, causing Ultra Magnus to assume that they were outside of standard protocol. Once the Ark was clear and through the space bridge portal, Ultra Magnus, like so many Autobots, took to traveling the stars alone in his own ship. The first new character to bear the name of Ultra Magnus since the Generation 1 original was known as God Magnus in the Japanese 2000 line, Transformers: Car Robots. Magnus goes after Megatron but is defeated. Species He came with a spring-loaded Magnus Hammer and is armed with numerous guns mounted on his shoulders. After Arcee referred Bulkhead and Wheeljack to thank Ultra Magnus for their rescue, Ultra Magnus merely referred to them as soldiers much to their surprise. As "The Headmasters" cartoon is set in alternative "Japanese continuity" which officially doesn't belong to the original American series that ended with 4th season in a three-piece episode titled "The Rebirth", Ultra Magnus did not die in the scope of the original continuity. He is flying in robot mode without his armor. Ultra Magnus told Smokescreen to cheer up when Smokescreen had shot off a piece from Laserbeak was the only clue they had. Presumably, the Autobots were then returned to their own worlds. Although that was the last appearance of the present-day Ultra Magnus, the future version of Ultra Magnus (from the same era as Rodimus Prime) made further appearances. Find out which Autobot Optimus Prime would deem to be your guardian. Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack were sent to search through the rubble of the Autobot base. After being told of an upcoming mission in Scotland by William Fowler, Ultra Magnus asked what a kilt was after Fowler told them not to forget packing theirs. His unique feature is his most notably his mounted shoulder pads alongside his facial appearance. God Magnus owed his name and alternate mode to Ultra Magnus (and also to Godbomber, an earlier character who disassembled to form armor for his Prime-styled partner), so when the series was translated for release in the West in 2001 as Transformers: Robots in Disguise, the name change was obvious, and Ultra Magnus returned to TV screens for the first time since the G1 series. In all the commotion, Ultra Magnus easily defeated Starscream and greeted his leader, telling him that he was looking rather robust before telling him that it was paramount that they disable the fusion cannons below. Ultra Magnus himself arrives on Earth in "Scattered" and meets with Arcee and Jack. When Optimus Prime then led a rebel attack on Iacon, Shockwave turned on Magnus, apparently deactivating him. In the Beast Wars Shattered Glass story arc the G1 Ultra Magnus travels to Shattered Glass prehistoric Earth with Prowl, Ironhide, Silverbolt, and Grimlock. Ultra Magnus is incredibly strong being able knock out Starscream with a single punch and lift the Forge of Solus Prime with ease. The present-day Ultra Magnus would not have to face Galvatron again, but more terrifying threats were in store when he and the Sparklers returned to Cybertron and discovered that the city of Kalis had been overridden by hordes of zombie Transformers, reactivated by the renegade Autobot mad scientist, Flame. The game is a typical side-scroller in which he battles Decepticons. As acting Autobot commander, Bumblebee attempts to persuade Ultra Magnus to abandon his law enforcement duties and take up the fight against the Decepticons that still remained on Earth. It is then revealed that Ultra Magnus is an identity partially created by Chief Justice Tyrest; when the original Ultra Magnus died, Tyrest created a suit replicating Magnus' armor for an Autobot to wear, thus continuing the identity of Ultra Magnus to serve as the duly appointed enforcer of the Tyrest Accord long after the original's death. ", "Cybertron will populate in time, kid. Although Transformers: Cybertron, the third installment of the "Unicron Trilogy" timeline, saw Robots in Disguise Magnus enter its timeline, it was not without its own characters bearing the name. Ultra Trion was later retconned into being a version of Ultra Magnus, who merged with a dying Alpha Trion in an alternate future version of a Robot in Disguise universe, where Cybertron is ruled by Megazarak and the Autobots are near-extinct. My story is that of all Autobots since the Exodus. (In reference to the theory that Ultra Magnus was formerly Dion, the name of the team Ultra Magnus led to take the Autobots into custody was team Dion.). His enemies, the Decepticons, respect his courage, but most of all, they fear Ultra Magnus's spirit of self-sacrifice. Alongside Optimus Prime, The character Red plays Ultra Magnus as a playable character in Angry Birds Transformers. His only real advantage being his past records and a certain Warlord who may be a little more invested than he should be. A Robots in Disguise Spy Changer Ultra Magnus was released in 2002. Being confronted by Optimus over what had been troubling him, Ultra Magnus related that he feared his command style was having a negative effect on the other Autobots. Just as Ultra Magnus defeated the Vehicons, Megatron dropped in on him, shooting his cannon out of his hand with his own and venturing that he had intended to disarm his fusion cannons by disabling their power core. Take note that Ultra Magnus was one of Optimus Prime’s subordinates and though he’s very powerful as an Autobot, Optimus is just a more experienced Autobot in general. Optimus Prime tries to tell Ultra Magnus he loves him, but thanks to Sentinel Primes interference Ultra Magnus rejects Optimus harshly. Wheeljack reasoned that Optimus had told him to lead the Wreckers on the mission and had assumed that he had meant all of them. They had already damaged Alpha Trion, and while Ramjet engaged Vector Prime in a duel high above Cybertron, Nemesis Prime got past Sentinel Maximus and revealed his plan - he was going to use the Dead Matrix, a corrupted version of the Matrix of Leadership, to drain the lifeforce of Primus and use it to revive Unicron (destroyed in a black hole at the conclusion of Transformers: Energon). Ultra Magnus would've won the day, if it wasn't for the Predacon coming in to dispatch Magnus, Arcee, Bumblebee and Wheeljack. When the war began to wane, Magnus took the role as commander of a special Autobot faction called the Wreckers after being assigned by Optimus Prime himself, whose members included Bulkhead and Wheeljack. He would eventually have a replacement after Predacons Rising like Starscream did. He continued by stating that an effective combat unit began with discipline before telling him that if he would not accept that, he was free to chose merely walking away, referencing him previously doing so on Cybertron. Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. When the 2 figures merge together, They become the Energon version of Ultra Magnus. The Energon version of Ultra Magnus, like all the recolorations of Armada toys featured in the early stages of the toyline, never appeared in the TV show or the Dreamwave comic. He leads the Wreckers in the final battle against the Decepticons in "Deadlock", until the Decepticons are defeated upon the death of Megatron, and witnesses the revival of Cybertron through the use of the Omega Lock. He also managed to easily dispatch Shockwave, even with just one hand. However, he eventually staged a failed coup against Prime and had his face ripped away for his trouble, leaving him with a skeletal visage. The argument grows more heated before Fortress Maximus orders the Hot Rod Patrol to turn in their weapons and dismisses them. As the Ark left Cybertron, Ultra Magnus and his team opted to stay behind on Cybertron to buy the Autobots time to escape from the invading Decepticons. Blue Unifying the Autobot and Decepticon factions, he appointed Ultra Magnus as his second-in-command, who led the attack on the Ark when they traveled to Earth and arrested Optimus Prime and Megatron as war criminals. Later, Optimus was at the human military base, where the were thanked by Agent Fowler and welcomed Ultra Magnus to Team Prime. Affiliation In "Evolution", Ultra Magnus begins to realize that the Autobots aren't very welcoming towards him, not just Wheeljack. As Countdown and Groundshaker leave the command center, they overhear Big Daddy and his patrol griping about the day's events, which interests Countdown greatly. The Voice Actor Drama was written for OFTCC 2004 by Simon Furman, set after the events in the comics. Ultra Magnus and the others got out of the rumble before Wheeljack told him that his bombing did not go as plan. He has a similar design to Optimus, similar personality and similar alt modes. A Toys "R" Us Japan exclusive gift set was offered in late 2000, featuring God Magnus and Super Fire Convoy packaged with the God Sword (a repaint of the sword from the Japanese G1 Fortress Maximus). When the war began to wane, Magnus took the role as commander of a special Autobot faction called the Wreckers after being assigned by Optimu… When Ultra Magnus died, his body did not turn white/grey, like all other Transformers who had died in the past (including those in the Headmasters series). Due largely to the efforts of Bee's team, the criminals were apprehended and returned to their Stasis Cells, and Ultra Magnus, Arcee, and Bulkhead departed to return to Cybertron. ", "We didn't find anything in the rubble of the former base. After being beaten into submission by Megatron, Magnus was amongst those captured by the Decepticons. Ultra Magnus was able to overpower the decepticon scientist with the claw and brought Shockwave to his knees. Megatron asked him where Optimus Prime was after being told by Starscream that he was not among the captured Autobots before the Autobot leader appeared before them, flying and in a new body as he attacked Megatron.
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