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{{disambig2|the ''Galaxy Force'' Mini-Con|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Micromaster|Bulge (BWU)}}
:''Bulge is an [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]]ian [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:Cyb-toy Bulge.jpg|thumb|upright=2.33|Yes, yes, let's get them giggles out right now. We'll wait.]]

A member of the [[Hellflame Mini-Con Team]], '''Bulge''' (バルジ ''Baruji'') enforces the rule of the mighty [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] with his projectile-weapon attacks as a Gatling gun, a rare ability among the citizenry of the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] cautioned readers to be wary of the Hellflame Mini-Con Team, noting Bulge's ability to fire [[death crystal]] splinters. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/19}}

==Toys==
===''Galaxy Force''===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Hellflame Bulge White Version''' (Promotional Micron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[April 28]], 2005

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] member [[Makeshift (Armada)#Toys|Makeshift]], Bulge transforms into a twin-rotor helicopter similar to an Osprey. He has a third weapon mode, turning into double Gatling cannon; a new [[5 mm post]] handle has been glued onto this tail strut so he could be used as a hand-held weapon.

: The special all-white version of Bulge was released ''before'' the normal shades-of-gray version in April, as a [[AEON|JUSCO]] store [[exclusive]], free with the purchase of [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Voyager|Ligerjack]] (the Japanese version of Leobreaker).

: The same mold (minus the 5&nbsp;mm peg) is used by [[Impulsor#Toys|Impulsor]], [[Rotor]], and [[Scythe (Cybertron)#Toys|Scythe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Bulge/bulge.htm More info on Bulge at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Hellflame Bulge''' (Promotional Micron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[June 23]], 2005

: The normal gray version of Bulge (pictured above) was available much later than his teammates, in June of 2005 with the purchase of any ''Galaxy Force'' (the Japanese name for ''Cybertron'') toy at any store that was a "TF Station" affiliate in Japan.

: This toy doubles as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' [[Bulge (BWU)|Bulge]]. 
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==Notes==
* Bulge takes his name from the {{w|Galactic bulge|astronomical term}}.

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