95 Facts About Ultra Magnus

Ultra Magnus is a fictional character from the various Transformers storylines in the Transformers franchise, generally appearing as a chief lieutenant of Optimus Prime.

In Generation One, Ultra Magnus is a commander of the Wreckers, and his reluctance to change ensures that he expends all options before accepting the idea that he is required to lead.

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.

Ultra Magnus always thinks first of the welfare of his fellow Autobots and his mission.

Ultra Magnus makes his first appearance in Japan in the Japan-exclusive Transformers: Scramble City.

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Ultra Magnus made his first continuity appearance in the Earth year 2005 as commander of Autobot City on Earth.

Subsequently, in a confrontation with the Decepticons on the planet of Junk, Ultra Magnus was blown apart and lost the Matrix to Galvatron, but was reassembled and reactivated by the Junkions.

When Hot Rod recovered the Matrix from Galvatron and became Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus decided to step down as leader to give the role to Rodimus, but continued to act as his friend and advisor, keeping him on the straight and narrow and always reassuring him, attempting to urge him out of the shadow of Optimus Prime.

Ultra 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's character was most familiar for uttering the line "I can't deal with that now" whenever things got bad.

In Headmasters, Ultra Magnus was a supporting character for the early part of the series, in charge of Autobot City on Earth, taking a proactive role in the defense of the planet against the Decepticons when they re-emerged in 2011.

Ultra Magnus was no match for the multiple powers of Sixshot's numerous transformations and was felled by his seventh, secret mode.

When Ultra Magnus died, his body didn't turn monochromatic, like all other Transformers who had died in the past.

Ultra Magnus did not appear in Marvel Comics' American Transformers comic book series outside of a comic book adaptation of a third-season episode of the animated Transformers series.

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.

However, when the Matrix Flame suddenly extinguished, Ultra Magnus was dispatched to Earth to discover what had happened to Optimus Prime.

Ultra Magnus then engaged Galvatron in battle as Kup and the others set up a scheme to force Galvatron back into the future, and even though Magnus was severely beaten by the more powerful Decepticon, the plan succeeded and the future Decepticon returned to his own time.

Ultra Magnus was too late to return for Operation: Volcano, but the plan was nullified when the intended Decepticon victims were called away by Megatron, but a parting shot took the life of the Wreckers' leader, Impactor.

In 1987, when Optimus Prime was transported to Cybertron, Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers nearly killed him due to deliberate Decepticon misinformation that claimed he was a masquerading Decepticon agent which was disproved by Emirate Xaaron.

Prime and Ultra Magnus then fought side-by-side on Cybertron for a period, until Ratbat cleverly deployed the Spacebridge to displace Ultra Magnus, Prime, and an insane Megatron to Earth.

Ultra Magnus joined forces with the Wreckers and their allies to defeat Flame's plan to fire Cybertron's subterranean planetary engines and complete Megatron's ancient plan to turn the world into a huge battleship.

Ultra Magnus was present when Rodimus Prime, Kup, and Blurr went back in time to confront Galvatron and Death's Head, stating his doubts about the mission, teamed up with Soundwave's Decepticons to defeat the Quintessons, and was part of Rodimus Prime's team in the Time Wars.

Ultra Magnus did not get his final confrontation with Galvatron as Galvatron used Decepticon leader Scorponok as a living shield against Magnus' fire, prompting Scorponok's troops to attack him.

Ultra Magnus appeared in the 1986 story and coloring book The Lost Treasure of Cybertron by Marvel Books.

Ultra Magnus appeared in the 1986 story book Galvatron's Air Attack by Ladybird Books.

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Ultra Magnus appeared in the 1986 Ladybird Books story Decepticon Hideout by John Grant.

Ultra Magnus appeared as a major character in Dreamwave Productions' Micromasters mini-series.

Ultra Magnus survived and his inner robot emerged from his damaged larger form, teaming with Prime to stop Shockwave's plan to use the Matrix to access Vector Sigma.

Ultra Magnus came away from the encounter with less damage than Prime and soon had his systems repaired.

Ultra Magnus was seen in his familiar blue outer shell assisting Prowl when the burden of leadership threatened to become too much for him and headed a mission to one of Cybertron's moons to fortify it against attack.

Since Ultra Magnus only appeared in the UK comics, the Ultra Magnus appearing in these stories is a new character.

Ultra Magnus resolved to keep it until Nexus Prime returned, only to run afoul of his alternate self and engage him in a battle.

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 tracked down all those who broke the accords - be they Autobot or Decepticon.

Ultra Magnus soon found Scorponok himself and lost the subsequent fight.

Ultra Magnus managed to shoot Scorponok in the head, but the Decepticon escaped again.

Ultra Magnus reappeared briefly again in the Spotlight issue on Arcee, where he tracked down, battled, and defeated the deranged Arcee, not realizing that the facility he was in was actually being used by Jhiaxus for the expansion.

Ultra Magnus comes to Earth some three years after the events of the All Hail Megatron series, tracking Swindle.

The current holder of the Ultra Magnus Armor is Minimus Ambus, which is revealed in the "Remain In Light" story arc.

Ultra Magnus is the main character in the Famicom video game Transformers: Convoy no Nazo.

Ultra Magnus appears among the Transformers box art on the back of larger third-year Transformers toys.

Severely injuring Prime, who refused to fight back, Ultra 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.

Ultra Magnus already possesses a Matrix, and simply seeks to steal the power of Prime's to increase his own.

Three versions of Ultra Magnus would appear in the BotCon exclusive Transformers: Universe storyline.

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.

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Yet another version of Ultra Magnus appeared, in the 2004 BotCon voice actor play, and this character was seemingly yet another new Ultra Magnus taken from a parallel dimension to that of the Robots in Disguise fiction.

The toy for this version of Ultra Magnus is a recolor of the Robots in Disguise toy and came packaged with Ironhide.

Prime and Ultra Magnus's toys were released once more in 2005's Transformers: Cybertron - exclusively to Costco, with Ultra Magnus's toy remaining unchanged from his Universe redeco - with bios which presented them to be the same characters from RiD and Universe.

Prime and Ultra Magnus were subsequently seen planning the hunt for Unicron.

The Spy Changer of Ultra Magnus was repainted as the Dairycon 2002 exclusive figure Campaign Car.

Ultra Magnus appeared in the text story from Fun Publications called Force of Habit.

Ultra Magnus is commander of various Autobot ships sent to other planets in search of the Cyber Planet Keys.

Ultra Magnus serves as captain of the Iron Hope which was crewed by Bonecrusher, Grimlock, Ironhide, Knock Out, Overcast, Prowl, Quickstrike, RipTide, Skyblast, Smokescreen, Swoop, Wreckage and the Sky Scorcher Mini-Con Team.

The Transformers: Universe white and blue repaint of Armada Optimus Prime designated Ultra Magnus was incorporated into this version of the character.

Ultra Magnus was considered to appear in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, before the role was given to Sentinel Prime.

Ultra Magnus's head resembles that of the Generation 1 character's super robot mode.

Ultra Magnus wields a large war hammer called the Magnus Hammer, which can discharge massive amounts of electricity and command lightning bolts.

Ultra Magnus is the incumbent Supreme Commander of the Autobots and led his faction through the Great War with the Decepticons.

Ultra Magnus told Prime not to try to be a hero; unfortunately, Optimus disobeyed and had the ship take off anyway, stating that "Ultra Magnus wasn't carrying the Allspark".

Ultra Magnus comes to Earth personally in the episode "The Elite Guard" with his fellow Cybertron Elite Guard members Sentinel Prime and Jazz.

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.

Ultra Magnus then sends Sentinel and Jazz to Earth to get an update from the Earthbound Autobots.

Ultra Magnus came with a spring-loaded Magnus Hammer and is armed with numerous guns mounted on his shoulders.

Ultra Magnus is the leader of the Wreckers, and Optimus Prime's second-in-command.

Ultra Magnus appears in the third season of Transformers: Prime, entitled Beast Hunters.

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Ultra Magnus is revealed to be Optimus Prime's second-in-command, who survived the war for Cybertron.

Ultra Magnus is a by-the-book commander, requesting that the subordinate Autobots, with the exception of Ratchet, and even the humans address him as "sir".

Ultra Magnus himself arrives on Earth in "Scattered" and meets with Arcee and Jack.

In "Prey, " Ultra Magnus tells Jack and Arcee that he detected five Autobot life signatures that remained online.

Ultra Magnus mentioned that he had encountered other Autobots during his travels, many of which perished in Decepticon attacks.

Ultra Magnus decides that the Autobots must defeat Megatron once and for all and, after taking command, offers them a large supply of weapons to assist in the fight.

In "Rebellion", Ultra Magnus leads the assault on Darkmount, where Predaking is sent through a Ground Bridge into the Antarctic.

Once again taking charge of the Wreckers on Earth, Ultra Magnus takes the Forge of Solus Prime as a new weapon, as it had no more power and he wanted to give it a "practical use".

In "Chain of Command", Ultra Magnus constantly criticizes Wheeljack's actions, such as attacking without orders and bringing Miko along.

When fighting Predaking in the mine and losing, Ultra Magnus criticizes Wheeljack for detonating a grenade in a confined space.

In "Evolution", Ultra Magnus begins to realize that the Autobots aren't very welcoming towards him, not just Wheeljack.

Ultra Magnus turns to Optimus, the only one who doesn't treat him the same way, for advice, but the conversation is interrupted by a mission to what is believed to be a Decepticon Energon mine, and he takes the Wreckers inside of the mine with Smokescreen.

Ultra Magnus is later being treated by Ratchet, and Optimus answers his earlier question, explaining that the bond of family is greater than that of any army.

Ultra Magnus continues to work the Autobots, with a metal claw as a replacement for his destroyed hand.

Ultra Magnus 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.

Ultra Magnus tries to fight off Skylynx, but is brutally beaten by him, and barely escapes with Smokescreen's help.

Ultra Magnus spends the rest of the movie under Ratchet's medical attention.

Ultra Magnus is however seen, still on a medical chair, when Optimus sacrifices himself for Cybertron's restoration with the AllSpark.

Ultra Magnus appears in the novel Transformers: Exodus, its sequel, Transformers: Exiles, and Transformers: Retribution, the third installment in the series.

Unlike the animated series, the Wreckers form around Ultra Magnus, who becomes a leading figure amongst the early Autobots.

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Ultra Magnus then takes up leadership of the Autobot forces resisting Shockwave's domination of the planet, corresponding with Alpha Trion and leading his Wreckers into battle against the enemy.

Ultra Magnus appeared in the Transformers: Prime comic mini-series, Rage of the Dinobots.

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.

Ultra Magnus appears as a character in the Nintendo DS game Transformers: War for Cybertron - Autobots.

Ultra Magnus is a level boss that must be defeated, which unlocks him as a playable character.

Ultra Magnus is available in the Decepticons version of the game.

Ultra Magnus is available as downloadable content for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.

Ultra Magnus is one of the evil Autobots in Fun Publications' Shattered Glass universe.

Ultra Magnus attempted to escape, but Nexus banished him into another reality and trapped him there before setting out to ensure that a plan such as his could never be employed again.

Ultra Magnus' original form is depicted by the Universe toy, which is a repaint of Armada Optimus Prime.