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'''Wreck-Gar''' is the name of ~~several an~~ [[Autobot]]s featured in the [[Transformers]] series.

'''Wreck-Gar''' is the name of four [[Autobot]]s featured in the [[Transformers]] series.

==1986 The Transformers==

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|alternatemodes = Motorcycle

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In "Forever is a Long Time in Coming," Wreck-Gar was part of a team of Autobots-also including [[Blurr]], [[Blaster (Transformers)|Blaster]], and [[Ramhorn]]-sent by Rodimus Prime to accompany [[Perceptor]] to investigate chronal energy readings coming from an asteroid belt near Cybertron. The investigation turned up a Quintesson plot to rewrite history, which saw Wreck-Gar and his teammates being sent back in time eleven million years to the time of the Transformer uprising against the original Quintesson occupation of Cybertron. After allying with the rebels under [[Beta (Transformers)|Beta]], they attempted to defeat the [[Guardian Robots|Dark Guardians]] but failed to overcome them even with their futuristic firepower. Fortunately, [[Alpha Trion]]-whom the Quintessons had abducted from the past-returned in time to turn the tide as recorded in history, while Wreck-Gar and his teammates returned home.

===Books===

Wreck-Gar appeared in the [[Marvel Books]] 1986 story and coloring book ''[[The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp]]'' by [[Pat Brigandi]].<ref>{{cite book|isbn=0-87135-102-1|last=Brigandi|first=Pat|title=The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp|publisher=Marvel Books| year=1986}}</ref>

===Comics===

====Marvel Comics====

While Wreck-Gar and the rest of the movie cast would not make any major appearances in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] U.S. run of the Transformers comic, the [[Marvel UK]] version of the comic would make heavy use of Wreck-Gar and the movie cast in order to fill in the gaps between reprinted US material.

Wreck-Gar's first appearance came in the ''Fallen Angel'' arc, when he built the time machine enabling [[Rodimus Prime]], [[List of Autobots#Cars|Kup]] and [[Blurr]] to travel back to 1987 in pursuit of the former Decepticon leader [[Galvatron]]. Stealing away when the device was activated, Wreck-Gar found the remains of [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]] (obliterated by [[Death's Head]], a bounty hunter from the future trying to claim a bounty on Galvatron) and rebuilt him into Goldbug. Subsequently taking part in a diversionary assault on Galvatron (and nearly getting scrapped for it), Wreck-Gar subsequently rebuilt Galvatron's time-jump mechanism to return all the time travellers to the future, bar Galvatron, who had modified the mechanism to stay behind.

Later, Wreck-Gar returned home to [[Junk (Transformers)|Junk]] only to discover it had been enslaved by [[Unicron]]. Attempting to stay behind, he was captured by Death's Head. It is learned Death's Head also been mentally enslaved by Unicron, whose head had survived after the climactic battle of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. The bounty hunter managed to resist Unicron's control long enough to allow Wreck-Gar to escape, allowing him to go underground and plant a store of explosives. Unfortunately a badly timed assault by Rodimus Prime and the [[Dinobots]] caused a tremor which nearly buried Wreck-Gar. The Junkion leader was (somewhat unwillingly) freed by Death's Head and his store of explosives were detonated by the bounty hunter, seemingly destroying Unicron.

His next appearance was as a prisoner of the [[Quintessons]], whose homeworld was dying due to the time rift caused by Galvatron, [[Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (Transformers)|Scourge]] staying in the past. He was nearly fed to a pack of Sharkticons, but was rescued at the last minute by [[Wheelie (Transformers)|Wheelie]]. The two unlikely allies then transmitted the Quintessons' plan for colonization throughout the galaxy, making the Quintessons' targets aware of their plans. He continued to appear in the alternate future stories of the UK comics.<ref>Marvel graphic novels and related publications: an annotated guide by Robert G. Weiner, 2008, page 94</ref>

====Dreamwave Productions====

Wreck-Gar also appeared in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s take on the G1 comics. When a badly-damaged [[Megatron (Transformers)|Megatron]] was ejected into space by the ever-treacherous [[Starscream (Transformers)|Starscream]] after a battle with [[Shockwave (Transformers)|Shockwave]], Wreck-Gar recovered his body drifting in space. Taking him to Junk and repairing him, Megatron tricked Wreck-Gar into repairing some of the [[Seekers (Transformers)|Seeker]] clones, intending to use them as the beginnings of an army, while telling Wreck-Gar that he was really using them to battle injustice throughout the galaxy. When the Junkion leader discovered the truth, Megatron killed him.

====IDW Publishing====

===Commercials===

In the original 1986 commercial for Wreck-Gar, he was depicted as a Decepticon that fought against the Autobot Springer, and was narrated by Megatron. This may have been to avoid spoiling the movie for viewers.<REF>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VqINSj51QU</REF>

===Toys===

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:A new mold.

*Several [https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Transformers+Wreck-Gar parts for Wreck-Gar] are available on [[Cults3d]].

*Several [https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Transformers+Wreck+Gar parts for Wreck-Gar] are available on [[Cults3d]].

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===Animated series===

In ''[[Transformers: Animated]]'', Wreck-Gar (voiced by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]) was introduced as a product of the shattered [[AllSpark]], created from a substantial amount of garbage. Initially naive and easily influenced, he fell in with [[Angry Archer]] (who named him) and the Decepticon [[Lugnut (Transformers)|Lugnut]] before eventually choosing to become an Autobot through [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s guidance. He succeeded in stopping a swarm of nanobots from consuming Detroit but fell into the local river and was thought to be lost. However, he later returned and joined [[Sari Sumdac]]'s Backup Autobots, becoming involved in a mission to rescue [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his team from [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]].

===Toys===

* '''''Animated'' Voyager Wreck-Gar''' (2009)

:A Voyager sized figure that transforms from garbage truck to robot.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

* '''''Animated'' TA-32 Voyager Wreck-Gar (Takara Tomy)''' (2010)

:The Japan release version by [[Takara Tomy]] sports a metallic silver grille and container.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/animated/toy-ta32.html Takara Tomy - TA-32 Wreck-Gar]</ref> Released on July 2010.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/wingblade-optimus-prime-and-hydrodive-bumblebee-possibly-set-for-september-release-in-japan-169509/ TFW2005.com - Wingblade Optimus Prime and Hydrodrive Bumblebee Possibly Set for September Release in Japan]</ref>

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-'''Wreck-Gar''' is the name of several an [[Autobot]]s featured in the [[Transformers]] series.
+'''Wreck-Gar''' is the name of four [[Autobot]]s featured in the [[Transformers]] series.
 ==1986 The Transformers==
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 | lbl22 = Affiliation
 |data22 = Autobot
-| lbl23 = Alternate mode
+|alternatemodes = Motorcycle
-|data23 = Motorcycle
 | lbl24 = Function
 |data24 =
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 In "Forever is a Long Time in Coming," Wreck-Gar was part of a team of Autobots-also including [[Blurr]], [[Blaster (Transformers)|Blaster]], and [[Ramhorn]]-sent by Rodimus Prime to accompany [[Perceptor]] to investigate chronal energy readings coming from an asteroid belt near Cybertron. The investigation turned up a Quintesson plot to rewrite history, which saw Wreck-Gar and his teammates being sent back in time eleven million years to the time of the Transformer uprising against the original Quintesson occupation of Cybertron. After allying with the rebels under [[Beta (Transformers)|Beta]], they attempted to defeat the [[Guardian Robots|Dark Guardians]] but failed to overcome them even with their futuristic firepower. Fortunately, [[Alpha Trion]]-whom the Quintessons had abducted from the past-returned in time to turn the tide as recorded in history, while Wreck-Gar and his teammates returned home.
+===Books===
+Wreck-Gar appeared in the [[Marvel Books]] 1986 story and coloring book ''[[The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp]]'' by [[Pat Brigandi]].<ref>{{cite book|isbn=0-87135-102-1|last=Brigandi|first=Pat|title=The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp|publisher=Marvel Books| year=1986}}</ref>
+===Comics===
+====Marvel Comics====
+While Wreck-Gar and the rest of the movie cast would not make any major appearances in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] U.S. run of the Transformers comic, the [[Marvel UK]] version of the comic would make heavy use of Wreck-Gar and the movie cast in order to fill in the gaps between reprinted US material.
+Wreck-Gar's first appearance came in the ''Fallen Angel'' arc, when he built the time machine enabling [[Rodimus Prime]], [[List of Autobots#Cars|Kup]] and [[Blurr]] to travel back to 1987 in pursuit of the former Decepticon leader [[Galvatron]]. Stealing away when the device was activated, Wreck-Gar found the remains of [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]] (obliterated by [[Death's Head]], a bounty hunter from the future trying to claim a bounty on Galvatron) and rebuilt him into Goldbug. Subsequently taking part in a diversionary assault on Galvatron (and nearly getting scrapped for it), Wreck-Gar subsequently rebuilt Galvatron's time-jump mechanism to return all the time travellers to the future, bar Galvatron, who had modified the mechanism to stay behind.
+Later, Wreck-Gar returned home to [[Junk (Transformers)|Junk]] only to discover it had been enslaved by [[Unicron]]. Attempting to stay behind, he was captured by Death's Head. It is learned Death's Head also been mentally enslaved by Unicron, whose head had survived after the climactic battle of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. The bounty hunter managed to resist Unicron's control long enough to allow Wreck-Gar to escape, allowing him to go underground and plant a store of explosives. Unfortunately a badly timed assault by Rodimus Prime and the [[Dinobots]] caused a tremor which nearly buried Wreck-Gar. The Junkion leader was (somewhat unwillingly) freed by Death's Head and his store of explosives were detonated by the bounty hunter, seemingly destroying Unicron.
+His next appearance was as a prisoner of the [[Quintessons]], whose homeworld was dying due to the time rift caused by Galvatron, [[Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (Transformers)|Scourge]] staying in the past. He was nearly fed to a pack of Sharkticons, but was rescued at the last minute by [[Wheelie (Transformers)|Wheelie]]. The two unlikely allies then transmitted the Quintessons' plan for colonization throughout the galaxy, making the Quintessons' targets aware of their plans. He continued to appear in the alternate future stories of the UK comics.<ref>Marvel graphic novels and related publications: an annotated guide by Robert G. Weiner, 2008, page 94</ref>
+====Dreamwave Productions====
+Wreck-Gar also appeared in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s take on the G1 comics. When a badly-damaged [[Megatron (Transformers)|Megatron]] was ejected into space by the ever-treacherous [[Starscream (Transformers)|Starscream]] after a battle with [[Shockwave (Transformers)|Shockwave]], Wreck-Gar recovered his body drifting in space. Taking him to Junk and repairing him, Megatron tricked Wreck-Gar into repairing some of the [[Seekers (Transformers)|Seeker]] clones, intending to use them as the beginnings of an army, while telling Wreck-Gar that he was really using them to battle injustice throughout the galaxy. When the Junkion leader discovered the truth, Megatron killed him.
 ====IDW Publishing====
+===Commercials===
+In the original 1986 commercial for Wreck-Gar, he was depicted as a Decepticon that fought against the Autobot Springer, and was narrated by Megatron. This may have been to avoid spoiling the movie for viewers.<REF>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VqINSj51QU</REF>
 ===Toys===
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 :A new mold.
-*Several [https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Transformers+Wreck-Gar parts for Wreck-Gar] are available on [[Cults3d]].
+*Several [https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Transformers+Wreck+Gar parts for Wreck-Gar] are available on [[Cults3d]].
 {{seealso|Crash Hog}}
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 ===Animated series===
 In ''[[Transformers: Animated]]'', Wreck-Gar (voiced by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]) was introduced as a product of the shattered [[AllSpark]], created from a substantial amount of garbage. Initially naive and easily influenced, he fell in with [[Angry Archer]] (who named him) and the Decepticon [[Lugnut (Transformers)|Lugnut]] before eventually choosing to become an Autobot through [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s guidance. He succeeded in stopping a swarm of nanobots from consuming Detroit but fell into the local river and was thought to be lost. However, he later returned and joined [[Sari Sumdac]]'s Backup Autobots, becoming involved in a mission to rescue [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his team from [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]].
+===Toys===
+* '''''Animated'' Voyager Wreck-Gar''' (2009)
+:A Voyager sized figure that transforms from garbage truck to robot.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}
+* '''''Animated'' TA-32 Voyager Wreck-Gar (Takara Tomy)''' (2010)
+:The Japan release version by [[Takara Tomy]] sports a metallic silver grille and container.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/animated/toy-ta32.html Takara Tomy - TA-32 Wreck-Gar]</ref> Released on July 2010.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/wingblade-optimus-prime-and-hydrodive-bumblebee-possibly-set-for-september-release-in-japan-169509/ TFW2005.com - Wingblade Optimus Prime and Hydrodrive Bumblebee Possibly Set for September Release in Japan]</ref>
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