Onebox component

2010-08-04T11:36:33Z

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:''Onebox components are Transformer components from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Onebox components universe.jpg|right|thumb|250px|When you need a fix, try not to get the repair bay and war machine mixed up.]]

When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] transform into robot mode, part of their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] forms the '''Onebox component'''. Ironhide's becomes a weapons platform and Ratchet's is likely a repair bay.

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[Image:Ratchetg1cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|100px]]
Ratchet's component stands ready as [[Hauler]] rescues [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

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====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[Image:Ironhideg1firstappearance.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
[[Image:Ratchetg1first.jpg|thumb|right|100px]]
When first arriving on [[Earth]], Ironhide and Ratchet rode their components around for a time. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} {{storylink|Power Play!}}

[[Image:Ratchetgetstofixgears.jpg|right|thumb|100px|I talk in this issue.]]

Soon, however, both Ironhide and Ratchet began walking without the aid of their component.

Ratchet's component helped repair [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. It even spoke, reporting when it finished minimum repairs on Gears. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Ironhide''' (1984/1991/2001)[[Image:G1 Ironhide toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''98'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Ironhide splits when he transforms, with most of the rear section of his van mode transforming into a battle platform, and the remainder becoming his rather misshapen, headless robot form.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Ratchettoyg1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* '''Ratchet''' (1984/1986/1990/2001/2007)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''99'''
**''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

:The toy transforms from an ambulance to a robot and gun-station.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm More information on Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
[[Image:TimelinesIronhide toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Descent into Evil''' (Multi-figure boxset, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Fold out gun/radar energon weapon, BotCon 2005 pin

:Like his original toy, Ironhide splits from a van into a robot mode and a battle sled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Timelines Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Timelinestoy-RatchetDiE.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* '''Autobot Ratchet & Flareup''' (2005)
**''Accessories'': Lightbar/blaster

:In robot mode, his lower vehicle portion becomes a mobile battle/repair platform.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on BotCon Ratchet at TFU.info]''

===Encore===
*'''Ironhide''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles
: Ironhide's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing ''[[Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]].

*'''Ratchet''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Ratchet's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing ''[[Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]].

[[Image:G1toy protect black ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
*'''Protect Black Ironhide''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Tied in to Ironhide's ''Encore'' reissue was e-Hobby's [[exclusive]] "New Year Special" [[redeco]] of the figure: Protect Black Ironhide.

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[[Image:Encoreratchetemergencygreen.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* '''Ratchet Emergency Green''' (2008)
**''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the original toy (well, the retooled Encore version) which [[homage]]s [[Ratchet (Movie)|the live-action movie Ratchet]], Ratchet Emergency Green is a Japanese mail-away exclusive available with a purchase of the book ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]''.

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==Notes==
*A gun platform on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] strongly resembles this component. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}
*This component is absent in Ironhide and Ratchet's [[character model]], where the robot transforms directly into the whole vehicle. The robot mode itself was extensively redesigned, giving these characters a very low degree of [[show-accuracy|toy-accuracy]].
*This component is not mentioned in the text of the characters' [[bio]]s, [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Universe profiles]], or [[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|MTMTE profiles]], but it is included in the artwork.
*Other Ironhide and Ratchet toys have been produced that do not include this component.

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ironhide Ironhide's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Ratchet Ratchet's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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