Glit (KP)

2011-09-07T11:25:39Z

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:''Glit is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Glit.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dammit, I'm a doctor, not a pop idol.]]
'''Glit''' (グリット ''Guritto'') is a Decepticon doctor equipped with hip-mounted multipurpose medical toolboxes and highly precise laser scalpels, but no actual weaponry. Kind but stubborn, he is the best surgeon the Decepticons have. Unusually for his allegiance, he's compassionate enough to treat any wounded robot he comes across, regardless of their faction. It is said that when he appears on a battlefield, neither side will win, because no warriors will die. Needless to say, this has created friction with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who once ordered Glit's forelegs cut off to punish him for treating a wounded [[Autobot]] commander. The protests of his fellow Decepticons succeeded in changing their leader's mind.

Unlike other cassette [[Transformer]]s, Glit does not transform into an audio tape, but rather a head-cleaning cassette.

Glit likes to get loaded on [[energon wine]] and sing.

==Fiction==
===''Kiss Players Position''===
[[Image:GlitBooze.jpg|left|180px|thumb|*hic* Lemmie at that microphone!]]
After the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.'s]] [[anti-electron]] field was removed, Transformers were once again able to visit the planet [[Earth]]. Glit was reluctantly pressed into service as a member of the newly-formed singing group "[[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]", which also included the humans [[Marissa Faireborn]], [[Shaoshao Li]] and [[Atari Hitotonari]] and the Transformers [[Sundor]] and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]. Although he claimed not to enjoy singing, the others knew that when he got drunk enough, he'd change his tune.

The Kiss Players kicked off a world tour. At their [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Brave Maximus]] Fortress concert, a trio of mysterious [[Sparkbot]]s suddenly appeared, claiming to be servants of [[Primus]], and told the three humans to kiss them. When they did, the humans and Brave were transported away through time, leaving the three cassettes behind, where they shared in the adventures of [[Teletraan 15]].
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===''15 Go! Go!''===
Glit and his cassette companions appeared on the orbiting base [[Nana]], much to the delight of [[Teletraan 15]], though [[Teletraan 10]] was less than thrilled at the noise they made. But until the Earth's anti-electron field was removed, they were there to stay.

{{note|The cassettes' brief Kiss Players appearance takes place immediately following their appearance on Nana.}}

After the disappearance of their human allies, the trio returned to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in [[Autobot City|Scramble City]] until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] gave the three a new assignment. Somehow, the trio stowed away inside Teletraan 15's uniform, and when she was imprisoned by [[Ravage (G1)|the "Black Panther Man"]] for destroying sensitive data, they revealed themselves and freed her. As 15 destroyed the disk containing the data she'd collected on her journeys through time and space, the cassettes fought off the panther. It didn't go too well for them.

With all the data collected destroyed, the Black Panther Man's plans were ruined, though he had a grudging respect for his subordinates for having stopped him. To that end, rather than destroying them all, he simply dumped the Teletraans and cassettes out of his ship, back on Nana, and left. {{storylink|15 Go! Go!}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Image:Drift2-SGRavage.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Missed [[Ravage (SG)|'im]] by ''that much''.]]
Near the beginning of the war, a white and blue jaguar is seen in a burning pile of robocorpses. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}
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==Toys==
===Kiss Players===
[[Image:Glittoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|No, I don't have a Twitter account. Why?]]
*'''Cassettron Set Kiss Players Position''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Left & right "multifunctional medical tool boxes"

: A [[redeco]] of the original [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] mold, Glit transforms from a microcassette that can fit into the tape door of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] toys to a robot jaguar. He was available only in an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] set with [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] and [[Sundor]], which also came with a bonus music CD. The Cassettron set was released during the second week of March 2007.

: This mold was also used to make [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]], and Glit's toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Destron/Glit/glit.htm More information on Glit at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1131/Kiss-Play/Glit.html Glit toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

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==Notes==
* Glit's deco was created by [[Yui Kano]], the voice actress for ''Kiss Players'' character [[Shaoshao Li]] and for Glit himself. She also designed [[Zangetsu]].
* The name "Glit" seems to be a shortening of the word "glitter".
* Glit is also the first Decepticon toy with a specific "doctor" function. The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'s medic-ness is debatable, being a "surgical engineer".
* The ''Kiss Players'' Cassettrons are the only Japan-release [[Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassettes]] to ''not'' have the additional clear-plastic "tape case" accessories.
* The blue-and-white jaguar whose corpse appears in [[Drift issue 2|''Drift'' #2]] was drawn into the issue by Alex Milne at the apparent urging of a friend, who envisioned it as [[Ravage (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Ravage]] and sought to annoy the character's creator [[David Willis]] (who was more amused than anything) by killing him.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=204657#204657 markerguru's post in "Transformers Drift #1: Reactions, Reviews, Spoilers" from the IDW Publishing Forums]</ref> Because we're a bunch of nerds who'd rather have a bit of fun with it, we've listed it as an appearance of Glit since this is a Generation 1-based story and not a ''Shattered Glass'' one.

==References==
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[[Category:E-Hobby]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Decepticons]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]

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