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Groundbreaker

2010-03-14T16:57:25Z

211.28.206.17: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{picsneeded|fiction and toy}}
:''Groundbreaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Groundbreaker.jpg|right|211px|thumb|Good, bad...I'm the 'bot with the guns.]]
Have you ever heard the saying "shoot first, ask questions later"? Well, '''Groundbreaker''' is kind of like that, only without the "ask questions" part. If patience is a virtue, then Groundbreaker is in the fastlane straight to the [[Pit]], and that's the way he likes it. Groundbreaker is always the first in line, the first to engage the enemy, the first to open fire and usually the first to screw up. But from Groundbreaker's point of view, whoever comes in first is the winner and ''what'' you win doesn't matter, just as long as you come in first.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Explosol'''
:''Italian name'': '''Felin'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
A member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew aboard [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]], Groundbreaker volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transforming him into an Autobot [[Pretender]]. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Groundbreaker and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}} After this, he completely disappears from this continuity and is never seen again!

===IDW Comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer1 Groundbreaker.jpg|right|79px|thumb|All tucked away down there.]]
Groundbreaker is stationed on board the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], eagerly awaiting the call to battle. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer issue 1}}

Later he, [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], and [[Waverider]] were sent to investigate the [[Benzuli Expanse]], but discovered that any probes or drones entering the area immediately ceased to function. After reporting this to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], he volunteered them for the Pretender process as a means of safely entering the expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] was later patrolling the Benzuli Expanse with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to look for those who would disturb the [[Expansion]]. Upon spotting Cloudburst's ship, Cyclonus called "dibs" and Galvatron happily let Cyclonus attack the vessel. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Fortunately Groundbreaker and the rest of the crew were rescued by the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] who transported them to their ship and presented them with new and improved Pretender shells. Now equipped to deal with the Dead Universe and its denizens, the four warriors finished off Cyclonus and entered the Benzuli Expanse, where they put the Nega-Cores once they were sent so that they would detonate inside the Dead Universe and destroy it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Groundbreaker''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Electron Assault Rifle, blaster, blaster base/wings, belt, helmet, 2 shoulder pads (left & right)

:Groundbreaker transforms into a Cybertronic racing car, with a large spoiler/gun assembly mounted on top. This parts serve as a kind of crossbow-looking weapon for his Pretender Shell. Similar to [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] and [[Splashdown]], he has an animal design for his shell's chest panel, ressembling a tiger or a bear or somesuch predatory mammal.

{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Groundbreaker/groundbreaker.htm Groundbreaker at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]

Sky High (Pretender)

2010-03-14T16:56:42Z

211.28.206.17: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot Pretender Helicopter|the Autobot Micromaster Jet|Sky High (Micromaster)}}
:''Sky High is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sky high%28Pretender%29 boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|BY THE POWWWERRRR OF IAAAAACOOOONNN! I HAVE THE POWWWWWERRRRR!]]
''The great barbarian '''Sky High''', titanic muscles straining under the effort of days in combat against the endless armies of orcs and trolls that guarded the castle of the Dark Lord [[Skullgrin]], raises his massive scythe and swings it in a sweeping arc that shatters the dark gate to splinters. He turns in triumph and calls the party members behind him, "Come! Brave [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], sword-wielder. Wise [[Cloudburst]], master of magic. Stoic [[Waverider]], traveler of the depths. The keep of our enemy lies before us! The day has come at last! Let the Brotherhood of Primus enter here, and victory shall be ours!"''

...and so the battle continues in the never-ending world of adventure that Sky High lives out in his imagination. Those who don’t know the hulking, powerful [[Pretender]] (''great barbarian hero'', ''space adventurer'', ''dashing spy'' take your pick) assume that his quietness and spacey, erratic behavior result from his being all brawn and no brains. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sky High is as smart as he is strong, but to escape from the harsh reality of war, the imaginative Pretender (''Warrior of Primus''), an extreme introvert, has fashioned his own fantasy world of high adventure in his mind, where he is the great hero of an epic story. So involved and immersed is Sky High in his fantasy world that he works everything that happens around him into his imaginary adventures. Sky High blatantly and purposefully ignores reality in favor of his dreams. Thankfully, he is intelligent and imaginative enough that he usually has no problem working his actual situation and orders (''quests'') into his ongoing daydream.

Sky High, along with being very intelligent and imaginative, is also stronger, faster, and more durable than the average Transformer even without his Pretender shell (''Battle Armor of the Hawk'' perhaps), which boosts his strength immensely (''+5''). In his shell, he swings a [[sonic sword|sonic scythe]] (''elf-forged weapon'') that breaks molecular bonds, has access to leg-mounted energy beams that can blind opponents (''Spell of Blinding''), and wears a utility belt with rocket boosters (''Enchanted Belt of Flight'') that enables him to fly. In robot mode, he wields a cerebro-scrambling gun (''Wand of Confusion''), which he can also use when he transforms (''shape-changes'') to helicopter mode (''a hawk'').

:''Italian name'': '''Rotor'''

== Fiction ==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Pretendertothethrone-landmine.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Poor Sky High can't escape the block colored background.]]
Sky High was chosen along with five other Autobots from the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'''s crew to undergo an augmentation procedure stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Sky High and his comrades were then transformed into the Autobot Pretenders and defended [[Ethan Zachary]]'s building from an assault by their Decepticon counterparts. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}} After this, he completely disappears from this continuity and is never seen again!
{{-}}

===Generation 1 cartoon===
Optimus Prime asked [[Tommy Kennedy]] if Tommy would like to help refuel Sky High. {{storylink|Generation 1 (cartoon)|Season 5}}/ {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Sky High''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Blades, gun, helmet, belt

[[Image:G1skyhigh toy.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Not pictured: Imaginary robot tiger sidekick.]]
:Sky High's inner robot transforms into a Cybertronic helicopter. Unlike many of the other vague Cybertronic vehicles that Pretenders transformed into, Sky High's vehicle is designed to be clearly recognisable. The rotor blades turn but do not spin freely. They form his scythe melee weapon for the outer shell, which is a red-headed, orange-eyed human in a space suit. In similar fashion to Sky High's fellow Autobot Pretenders [[Splashdown]] and [[Groundbreaker]], the space suit chest plate features a animal-like design motif, with the "snout" at the center of his chest and yellow "eyes" at his shoulders. In his case, it is a bird.

{{-}}

==Notes==
*Sky High's toy has one of the most contradictory [[Tech Spec]]/[[bio]] combos around. It describes him as a brick-dumb muscle-head, but then gives him an impressive Intelligence stat of 8 and a motto about "imagination unlocking the keys of reality." Dreamwave's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile book did a fairly clever job of making that all actually work together by cooking up the expanded characterization above.
* Also in common with Splashdown and Groundbreaker, Sky High's toy was not pictured in the initial version of the 1988 toy [[catalog]], instead being replaced by a "coming soon" silhouette.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/SkyHigh/skyhigh.htm Sky High at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Scouts]]

Sky High (Pretender)

2010-03-14T16:56:18Z

211.28.206.17: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot Pretender Helicopter|the Autobot Micromaster Jet|Sky High (Micromaster)}}
:''Sky High is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sky high%28Pretender%29 boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|BY THE POWWWERRRR OF IAAAAACOOOONNN! I HAVE THE POWWWWWERRRRR!]]
''The great barbarian '''Sky High''', titanic muscles straining under the effort of days in combat against the endless armies of orcs and trolls that guarded the castle of the Dark Lord [[Skullgrin]], raises his massive scythe and swings it in a sweeping arc that shatters the dark gate to splinters. He turns in triumph and calls the party members behind him, "Come! Brave [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], sword-wielder. Wise [[Cloudburst]], master of magic. Stoic [[Waverider]], traveler of the depths. The keep of our enemy lies before us! The day has come at last! Let the Brotherhood of Primus enter here, and victory shall be ours!"''

...and so the battle continues in the never-ending world of adventure that Sky High lives out in his imagination. Those who don’t know the hulking, powerful [[Pretender]] (''great barbarian hero'', ''space adventurer'', ''dashing spy'' take your pick) assume that his quietness and spacey, erratic behavior result from his being all brawn and no brains. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sky High is as smart as he is strong, but to escape from the harsh reality of war, the imaginative Pretender (''Warrior of Primus''), an extreme introvert, has fashioned his own fantasy world of high adventure in his mind, where he is the great hero of an epic story. So involved and immersed is Sky High in his fantasy world that he works everything that happens around him into his imaginary adventures. Sky High blatantly and purposefully ignores reality in favor of his dreams. Thankfully, he is intelligent and imaginative enough that he usually has no problem working his actual situation and orders (''quests'') into his ongoing daydream.

Sky High, along with being very intelligent and imaginative, is also stronger, faster, and more durable than the average Transformer even without his Pretender shell (''Battle Armor of the Hawk'' perhaps), which boosts his strength immensely (''+5''). In his shell, he swings a [[sonic sword|sonic scythe]] (''elf-forged weapon'') that breaks molecular bonds, has access to leg-mounted energy beams that can blind opponents (''Spell of Blinding''), and wears a utility belt with rocket boosters (''Enchanted Belt of Flight'') that enables him to fly. In robot mode, he wields a cerebro-scrambling gun (''Wand of Confusion''), which he can also use when he transforms (''shape-changes'') to helicopter mode (''a hawk'').

:''Italian name'': '''Rotor'''

== Fiction ==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[Image:Pretendertothethrone-landmine.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Poor Sky High can't escape the block colored background.]]
Sky High was chosen along with five other Autobots from the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'''s crew to undergo an augmentation procedure stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Sky High and his comrades were then transformed into the Autobot Pretenders and defended [[Ethan Zachary]]'s building from an assault by their Decepticon counterparts. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}} After this, he completely disappears from all continuity and is never seen again!
{{-}}

===Generation 1 cartoon===
Optimus Prime asked [[Tommy Kennedy]] if Tommy would like to help refuel Sky High. {{storylink|Generation 1 (cartoon)|Season 5}}/ {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Sky High''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Blades, gun, helmet, belt

[[Image:G1skyhigh toy.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Not pictured: Imaginary robot tiger sidekick.]]
:Sky High's inner robot transforms into a Cybertronic helicopter. Unlike many of the other vague Cybertronic vehicles that Pretenders transformed into, Sky High's vehicle is designed to be clearly recognisable. The rotor blades turn but do not spin freely. They form his scythe melee weapon for the outer shell, which is a red-headed, orange-eyed human in a space suit. In similar fashion to Sky High's fellow Autobot Pretenders [[Splashdown]] and [[Groundbreaker]], the space suit chest plate features a animal-like design motif, with the "snout" at the center of his chest and yellow "eyes" at his shoulders. In his case, it is a bird.

{{-}}

==Notes==
*Sky High's toy has one of the most contradictory [[Tech Spec]]/[[bio]] combos around. It describes him as a brick-dumb muscle-head, but then gives him an impressive Intelligence stat of 8 and a motto about "imagination unlocking the keys of reality." Dreamwave's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile book did a fairly clever job of making that all actually work together by cooking up the expanded characterization above.
* Also in common with Splashdown and Groundbreaker, Sky High's toy was not pictured in the initial version of the 1988 toy [[catalog]], instead being replaced by a "coming soon" silhouette.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/SkyHigh/skyhigh.htm Sky High at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Scouts]]

Groundbreaker

2010-03-14T16:54:53Z

211.28.206.17: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{picsneeded|fiction and toy}}
:''Groundbreaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Groundbreaker.jpg|right|211px|thumb|Good, bad...I'm the 'bot with the guns.]]
Have you ever heard the saying "shoot first, ask questions later"? Well, '''Groundbreaker''' is kind of like that, only without the "ask questions" part. If patience is a virtue, then Groundbreaker is in the fastlane straight to the [[Pit]], and that's the way he likes it. Groundbreaker is always the first in line, the first to engage the enemy, the first to open fire and usually the first to screw up. But from Groundbreaker's point of view, whoever comes in first is the winner and ''what'' you win doesn't matter, just as long as you come in first.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Explosol'''
:''Italian name'': '''Felin'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
A member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew aboard [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]], Groundbreaker volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transforming him into an Autobot [[Pretender]]. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Groundbreaker and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}} After this, he completely disappears from continuity and is never seen again!

===IDW Comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer1 Groundbreaker.jpg|right|79px|thumb|All tucked away down there.]]
Groundbreaker is stationed on board the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], eagerly awaiting the call to battle. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer issue 1}}

Later he, [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], and [[Waverider]] were sent to investigate the [[Benzuli Expanse]], but discovered that any probes or drones entering the area immediately ceased to function. After reporting this to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], he volunteered them for the Pretender process as a means of safely entering the expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] was later patrolling the Benzuli Expanse with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to look for those who would disturb the [[Expansion]]. Upon spotting Cloudburst's ship, Cyclonus called "dibs" and Galvatron happily let Cyclonus attack the vessel. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Fortunately Groundbreaker and the rest of the crew were rescued by the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] who transported them to their ship and presented them with new and improved Pretender shells. Now equipped to deal with the Dead Universe and its denizens, the four warriors finished off Cyclonus and entered the Benzuli Expanse, where they put the Nega-Cores once they were sent so that they would detonate inside the Dead Universe and destroy it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Groundbreaker''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Electron Assault Rifle, blaster, blaster base/wings, belt, helmet, 2 shoulder pads (left & right)

:Groundbreaker transforms into a Cybertronic racing car, with a large spoiler/gun assembly mounted on top. This parts serve as a kind of crossbow-looking weapon for his Pretender Shell. Similar to [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] and [[Splashdown]], he has an animal design for his shell's chest panel, ressembling a tiger or a bear or somesuch predatory mammal.

{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Groundbreaker/groundbreaker.htm Groundbreaker at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]

Groundbreaker

2010-03-14T16:54:34Z

211.28.206.17: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{picsneeded|fiction and toy}}
:''Groundbreaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Groundbreaker.jpg|right|211px|thumb|Good, bad...I'm the 'bot with the guns.]]
Have you ever heard the saying "shoot first, ask questions later"? Well, '''Groundbreaker''' is kind of like that, only without the "ask questions" part. If patience is a virtue, then Groundbreaker is in the fastlane straight to the [[Pit]], and that's the way he likes it. Groundbreaker is always the first in line, the first to engage the enemy, the first to open fire and usually the first to screw up. But from Groundbreaker's point of view, whoever comes in first is the winner and ''what'' you win doesn't matter, just as long as you come in first.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Explosol'''
:''Italian name'': '''Felin'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
A member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew aboard [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]], Groundbreaker volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transforming him into an Autobot [[Pretender]]. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Groundbreaker and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!|Pretender to the Throne!}} After this, he completely disappears from all continuity and is never seen again!

===IDW Comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer1 Groundbreaker.jpg|right|79px|thumb|All tucked away down there.]]
Groundbreaker is stationed on board the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], eagerly awaiting the call to battle. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer issue 1}}

Later he, [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], and [[Waverider]] were sent to investigate the [[Benzuli Expanse]], but discovered that any probes or drones entering the area immediately ceased to function. After reporting this to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], he volunteered them for the Pretender process as a means of safely entering the expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] was later patrolling the Benzuli Expanse with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to look for those who would disturb the [[Expansion]]. Upon spotting Cloudburst's ship, Cyclonus called "dibs" and Galvatron happily let Cyclonus attack the vessel. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Fortunately Groundbreaker and the rest of the crew were rescued by the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] who transported them to their ship and presented them with new and improved Pretender shells. Now equipped to deal with the Dead Universe and its denizens, the four warriors finished off Cyclonus and entered the Benzuli Expanse, where they put the Nega-Cores once they were sent so that they would detonate inside the Dead Universe and destroy it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Groundbreaker''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Electron Assault Rifle, blaster, blaster base/wings, belt, helmet, 2 shoulder pads (left & right)

:Groundbreaker transforms into a Cybertronic racing car, with a large spoiler/gun assembly mounted on top. This parts serve as a kind of crossbow-looking weapon for his Pretender Shell. Similar to [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] and [[Splashdown]], he has an animal design for his shell's chest panel, ressembling a tiger or a bear or somesuch predatory mammal.

{{-}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Groundbreaker/groundbreaker.htm Groundbreaker at TFU.info]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]