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Stampy (BW)

2011-09-25T04:36:29Z

24.124.110.168: Stampy's "shrugging action" has its own step in the instructions (lookin' at it right now). Changed the "undocumented" mistake.

{{factions|maximal}}
{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars Neo'' Maximal|the ''Animated'' Autobot|Stampy (Animated)}}
:''Stampy is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Beast Era]].''

[[Image:StampyNeo.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If your Righteous Indignation has suffered a hit! And your photon accelerator's broken a bit! And you're losin' your mind and you're havin' a fit! Get the funky fresh rabbit who can take care of it!!!]]

'''Stampy''' (スタンピー ''Sutanpī'') is young, cute and... well, not the bravest Transformer around. In fact, he's a huge coward, which greatly frustrates his teammates. When he's not scared slagless at the thought of his next mission, this rabbit Transformer is quite cheerful and well liked, which makes others eager to help him overcome his fears.

Despite his youth and cowardice, he's an excellent scout. His innate speed and extremely sensitive ears make him perfect for gathering intelligence and getting the info (and himself) back to base in one piece (the way he most definitely prefers it). And if worse comes to worse, he can always transform into his "Scissor Mode" to slice opponents with his diamond-sharp blades... though that really only works if he's being carried by someone else, limiting the mode's usefulness.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Mika Ishibashi]] (Japanese)

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===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
Stampy is a part of a whole sub-race of rabbit Transformers. He loves [[Stampy's mother|his mother]] very much and carries her picture around with him in a locket. (What a mama's boy.) His favorite food is [[space carrots]]. Their planet was first colonized by [[Tasmania Kid]]. All other members of Stampy's race wear clothes, but he doesn't.

While on a search for the [[Angolmois]] energy capsules, he fell in love with a jellyfish Transformer named Queen [[Rāge]]. Although his duties forced him to leave her, he promised to return. {{storylink|To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade}}

===''Universe/Wreckers''===
Stampy was part of the coalition army that fought back the [[Quintesson]] invasion of the recently reformatted [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He and [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] leapt onto an escaping dropship and planted bombs on it, leaping to safety before the bombs exploded and brought the ship back down to the surface. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

{{note|Stampy is not directly named in this appearance, being described only as a white rabbit.}}

Later, Stampy was part of the crowd of Maximals that had gathered to welcome the returning [[Autobot|Autobots]] to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] all but shoved him out of the way to get close for an interview with the returning heroes. {{storylink|Abduction}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Stampy was part of [[Lio Convoy]]'s elite special operations unit, the [[Pack]]. He traveled with them to prehistoric Earth to rescue [[Razorbeast]] and company. He was very eager to get down there and try out his new rabbit beast form. This "bounding" exuberance, quite predictably, got on [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]]'s nerves. When they reached their destination and took on the Predacons, Stampy was seen to handle [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]] and [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] quite handily. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2}}

[[Image:Break and Stampy.jpg|left|300px|thumb|What crowd?]]
After trouncing [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] as well, Stampy acted as a cheerleader of sorts when the Pack joined with the other Earthbound Maximals in restraining the [[Angolmois]]-infected Razorbeast. He later eagerly asked Lio Convoy what he should do when the Pack's commander was giving out orders. Lio simply ignored him. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3}}

When he returned to Cybertron to help battle [[Shokaract]], his tail caught fire as he escaped from the wreckage of the Pack's downed transwarp cruiser. During the fight with Shokaract, he transformed into his [[Targetmaster]] mode and was wielded by Longrack. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
[[Image:BWN-toy Stampy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Lookit th' ''bones!'']]
* '''Stampy''' (Basic, 1999)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-31'''

: Stampy transforms into a rather vicious-looking organic snow hare seemingly designed to have his beast mode be in a permanent mid-leap pose. His "Scissor Mode" turns him into... an awkward pile of rabbit parts with his pincers and ear-blades pointing vaguely forward, which barely scissor open and closed when his tail is pulled on. This mode is designed to be used as a hand-held weapon by larger Transformers toys, having a 5mm peg on his underside, though Stampy's weight often forces the wielder's arm to droop or the whole body to become off-balance and topple over. The Scissor Mode [[gimmick]] gives him a (documented) "shrugging" action in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Stampy/stampy.htm More information on Stampy at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BWN-toy_VS31box.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Perhaps it would help to confuse it if we ran away more?]]
*'''Grasslands Showdown: Stampy VS Sling''' (Multi-pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-31'''

: Stampy was also available in a "VS" two-pack with the Predacon [[Sling]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

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==Notes==
*The engineering of Stampy's toy takes a lot of cues from the [[Transmetal]] version of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], which might help explain why he's one of the least [[kibble]]licious releases of ''Neo''.

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Pack]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]

Comettor (DOTM)

2011-07-17T20:51:17Z

24.124.110.168:

{{disambig2|the Autobot from Dark of the Moon|the Min-Con from Armada|Comettor (Armada)}}
{{faction|autobot}}

:''Comettor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTMtoy-Comettor.jpg|right|thumb|400px|I'm a moon buggy. Honest.]]

When [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] journeys to [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], '''Comettor''' is his partner of choice! The quick and dependable lunar buggy is an expert in navigating the harsh lunar environment, and his high-caliber compressed [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] cannon clears the battlefield of Decepticon obstacles.

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
*'''Optimus Prime''' / '''Includes Deluxe Class Comettor''' (Walmart exclusive, 2011)
**''Accessories'': "Energon assault cannon"

: Comettor is a white and gold [[redeco]] of [[Movie (toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]. Comettor transforms into a [[Sector Seven]] assault buggy of the type seen in the [[Transformers (2007)|first live-action movie]], which in turn is a heavily modified Chenowth Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV) with added protective armor. The packaging claims this vehicle mode is a "lunar buggy mode."

: Comettor features two [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] gimmicks. The first is a spring-loaded front end, retracting his front wheels into his chest during transformation. The second is a sliding panel on each of his shins that retracts when the tail light/knee caps are moved into place. In robot mode, his cannon can be back-mounted to make an over-shoulder cannon, or held in his hand. He also has wheels on the soles of his feet, which let him roll in robot mode... in theory, at least, since his heel-wheels rub against his legs, keeping them from spinning freely.

: He was included as a "bonus value" to [[Walmart]]'s [[exclusive]] ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Voyager Class Optimus Prime (the one with the sparklies)]]. The pair together cost a few dollars less than a regular Voyager Class toy.

:In [[Australia]], this release was available at [[Kmart]] for a considerably lower price than a regular Voyager Class toy.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]].

[[Category: Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]
[[Category: Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Crankcase (DOTM)

2011-06-17T18:57:58Z

24.124.110.168:

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Crankcase}}

:''Crankcase is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (subgroup)| Dread]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMCrankcaseDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|First the Playstation Network, then the world...]]

A rarity among Decepticons, '''Crankcase''' is known for his subtle and shadowy nature, though it would be a mistake not to see him as a threat. A member of the elite [[Dread (subgroup)|Dreads]], the Decepticon’s top infiltration and assassination team, his specialty is hacking, data theft, and destructive sabotage of vital systems.

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
{{comingsoon|unreleased|when=June 29, 2011}}
{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
====(Xbox 360/PS3)====

{{comingsoon}}

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_Cyberverse_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|''':D''']]
* '''Crankcase''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''003'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV11'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion single-pack toys, Crankcase is a [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figure that transforms into a modified [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Suburban|Chevrolet Suburban]]. This mode is lightly detailed but looks very much like the Deluxe version. For his size class, he has an incredibly detailed face mirroring the Deluxe version. Compared to others of his range, he is one of the taller ones. In a rarity for [[Legends Class|Legends-scale]] figures, he has weapons, which look like dual blades.

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{{anchor|Deluxe}}

====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Crankcase_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Pinsir, use Vicegrip!]]
* '''Crankcase''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD04'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Blade Claw

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxes, Crankcase transforms into a modified Chevrolet Suburban. As part of the [[MechTech]] series, he has a Blaster weapon that features a nasty grabby-claw action feature. He also has a pair of huge pincers above his robot-mode head that can also be flipped forward whilst in vehicle mode. His dreadlocks are supposed to be able to swivel, with the intent that they be swung behind his head to fit under his hood for vehicle mode, but in practise, this proved an either impossible or inadvisable prospect: on most, the gold paint applied has made them too thick to be rotated, running the risk of tearing the soft plastic. And even if you do get a Crankcase that doesn't have this problem, the tiny translucent plastic hinges to which the dreadlocks are connected won't last long. This means that they end up stuffed inside his chest in vehicle mode (this is how the toy comes packaged), competing with everything else for space and putting the car under enough tension that it feels like it's about to spring apart.

:In an apparent [[Variant#Running_changes|running change]], the otherwise long and pointed middle digit on each hand (as per the stock photo on the right) was shoddily cut off into a noticeably thick stump (compared to the more slender fingers remaining), often cut to a different length on each hand. It is unknown if this was done for safety reasons, an error during assembly, or maybe Hasbro decided that long, extended middle fingers just weren't a tasteful design choice for a children's toy. Later releases, however, featured retooled hands with a much shorter middle finger.

:The [[TakaraTomy|Japanese]] ''Dark Side Moon'' release features the remolded hands exclusively. It also comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.
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==Notes==
* Crankcase appears to be modeled after the [[Predator (alien)|eponymous alien hunter from the ''Predator'' series]], possessing similar "dreadlocks", mandibles, fangs, and claws.
* In early production, the [[Dreads]] were announced to be a pair of modified Chevrolet Suburbans, and were referred to by fandom as twins. [http://screenrant.com/transformers-3-characters-dreads-rob-95462/ Photos] were even taken on-set, but since then, there has been no word on a second Crankcase. The Dreads were then referred to instead as the trio of Crankcase, [[Crowbar]], and [[Hatchet]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Crankcase''' (クランクケース ''Kurankukēsu'')

[[Category: Cyberverse]]
[[Category: Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]