Bumper (G1)

2008-03-14T07:01:06Z

204.255.26.159: /* Dreamwave comics continuity */

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:''Bumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Bumper-comic.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I have a name!]]

'''Bumper''' is a young and inexperienced Autobot, new to the war, but eager to do his part against the [[Decepticon]]s. He is in the interesting position of looking ''up'' to [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], which makes Bumblebee feel more awkward than normal. Bumper may not have much of a history so far, but his determination and flashes of courage and brilliance may take him far.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Bumper was part of the crew of the shuttle ''[[Orion]]'', under the command of Bumblebee. He was part of the party that attacked [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] in order to attach an inhibitor to him, to drain the vast energies Sunstorm produced. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

Later, he and [[Warpath]] were sent to retrieve several Autobots that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had previously deactivated and "stored" at the bottom of a lake. They were interrupted by a heavily-armed platoon of [[EDC]] troops under the command of [[Marissa Faireborn]], who took them and the deactivated Autobots to a secret base, reactivating them. The EDC needed the Autobots' help to investigate the disappearance of an entire town of people in San Desto, California.

Bumper was part of the squad sent in to San Desto, instantly earning the disdain of [[Sunstreaker]], but Sunstreaker thinks that way about everyone. Bumper took a squad of EDC troopers into a movie theater to investigate, but was captured by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. When they left to take care of their new breed of [[Insecticlone]]s, Bumper managed to break free and took a [[cerebro-shell]]. Freeing the captured [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and Sunstreaker, Bumper then used the taken cerebro-shell to attack [[Bombshell]] and shut down the Insecticlones, and halt the advance of the controlled citizens of San Desto.

{{note|It is possible that Bumper's heroism was not all it seemed{{m-}}Bombshell was shown to be tinkering with his head, his escape was so convenient that it could well have been engineered, and the last panel of the comic hints that there is a traitor within the group (a prominent car registration plate reads "TR8R-1"). However, any future stories in which this might have been explored were precluded by [[Dreamwave]]'s closure.}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:MegsOrigin2_Bumper.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Oh, like you live in a mansion.]]

Back before the war, Bumper was part of stakeout team Panorama 3 along with [[Fastback]]. They had the bad luck to be the ones who hit the right location for Megatron's next illegal pit-fight, and the worse luck to be witnesses to his first fateful meeting with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Their transmissions were jammed, they were captured, interrogated, and killed in rather short order. {{Storylink|Megatron Origin, Part 2}}

They were given a fairly elaborate and rather well-attended funeral. They rated [[Alpha Trion]]'s attendance, apparently. {{Storylink|Megatron Origin, Part 3}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''"Bumper"''' (Mini Vehicle, 1984)
[[Image:G1Bumper_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Not [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]].]]

: The toy that has come to be known as "Bumper" or "Bumblejumper" has never had an official ''Transformer'' release from either [[Hasbro]] or [[Takara]]. Originally a mold from Takara's pre-''Transformers'' ''[[Microman]] [[Microchange]]'' line, the yellow version<ref>[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=bluebump "Brazilian Blue Sedan (Bumblejumper)" at TF-1.com]</ref> of the "MC-04 Mini CAR Robo 02 Familia 1500XG" mold appeared on [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] cards in 1984<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/BumblejumperMOC.html "Bumblejumper MOC" at Super Toy Archive]</ref> (it's not impossible that he was also available on Bumblebee cards, but to this day, no packaged example has surfaced). How this toy came to be released in this manner has yet to be determined, and it's highly likely the mystery may never be solved, although a few factors point to this toy being intended for a ''Transformers'' release by Hasbro.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vbumblejump2.html "Bumblejumper is not a mistake!!" at Fred's Complete Transformers Variants and Variations Page!]</ref>

: For years, the toy was referred to as "Bumblejumper" by fans, a [[wikipedia:portmanteau|portmanteau]] of "<u>Bumble</u>bee" and "Cliff<u>jumper</u>", since he was believed to have been packaged on the cards for both of those [[Mini Vehicles|Minicars]]. In the early 1990's, the shortened and more ''Transformers''-like name "Bumper" began to propagate through the fandom. The name was made "official" for the toy when it was used in the first issue of [[Dreamwave]]'s on-going ''Transformers'' comic in 2004.

: The only official ''Transformers'' releases of the mold were the versions released by [[Estrela]] in Brazil. It was known simply as "Sedan" and was cast in four color schemes, first two as the [[Sedan (Robocar)|"Robocar" Sedan]], then two more as the heroic [[Sedan (Optimus)|"Optimus" Sedan]].<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Brazilian/MiniCars.html "Brazilian Transformers" at Super Toy Archive]</ref>

: The [[alternate mode]] for this figure is a [[Choro-Q]] version of a [[wikipedia:Mazda Familia|Mazda Familia]].

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Brazilian/SedanWhite.html Brazilian "White" Bumblejumper at STA, with Sedan's card art and Tech Specs.]

*[http://minitropolis.piranho.de/mc02c.html Comparison chart of MC-02, Bumblejumper, and Sedan at Minitropolis]

*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Bumper/bumper.htm Bumper at TFU.info]

*[http://www.cliffbee.com/reviews/bj.php Bumblejumper at Cliffbee.com]

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