Flak (G1)

2009-04-10T21:22:23Z

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:''Flak is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Flak cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|MUST...TURN...DOORKNOB!]]

'''Flak''' is the deep thinker of the Autobot [[Battle Patrol]]. A tactical expert, he has single-handedly crafted an enormous "playbook" of maneuvers and scenarios for the Patrol to use whenever in the field and, at [[Big Shot]]'s discretion, instituted a rigorous training schedule to make sure the entire team is constantly up to date on all his latest plans. Flak is meticulous, some would say downright anal, in his planning, but only because he feels he has to be. Flak respects Big Shot's authority and decisiveness under fire, but recognizes that his commander's lack of lateral thinking can potentially get their Patrol into trouble. Because of this, Flak has taken on the burden of responsibility in making sure Big Shot's military precision always has a military strategy to back it up.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Powerbomb'''
:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Rafale'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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''Flak and the Battle Patrol were given the mission to break into a secure Decepticon complex by their commander, [[Emirate Xaaron]], in order to learn of a new "secret weapon". To his credit, Flak DID ask the Decepticon nicely to step out of the way...before transforming and unleashing his full missile firepower on the hapless 'Con. The joke was ultimately on the Micros, however, as it turned out the secret weapon was ''them. ''[[Thunderwing (G1)|Lord Thunderwing]] had leaked word of the new weapon in order to lure some Autobot Micromasters into his web and use their bodies to reverse-engineer the technology for the Decepticon cause. Flak and his teammates fought back bravely, but were ultimately captured. They were dissected by Thunderwing's scientists and, although [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and the other Micros managed to free them, the Micromaster technology was in fact reproduced by the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Small War!}}''

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''Flak and [[Sunrunner]] were among the Autobots under [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s command when he returned to the future after the Time Wars. Unfortunately, despite [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s death in the timestorm in 1989, the timeline had rebooted itself so that Galvatron still existed in the present of 2009. While trying to rekindle an Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron, Flak and Sunrunner were caught by Galvatron and the [[Triggercon|Triggercons]] along with Rodimus, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. As Rodimus Prime fought back against Galvatron, Flak and the others disabled the Triggercons, and the Autobots fled for safety. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} The full Battle Patrol were among the 400+ Autobots who escaped to [[Earth|Earth]] with Rodimus. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}}''

{{note|Flak was drawn as a full-size Transformer during "Aspects of Evil!". By the time of their journey to [[Earth]] in "The Void!", he was rendered at his correct size by a different artist.}}

===''Zone'' OVA and manga===
During the attack of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] on the [[Planet Zone]] Base, Flak (or rather, his Japanese incarnation, ''Powerbomb'') could be seen firing his missiles at [[Abominus]], who effortlessly fended them off with his shield, continuing his rampage. Despite Flak’s effort, the Demon Generals succeeded in capturing the [[Energon Z]] energy source. As they retreated, Flak and his fellow comrades of the Battle Team Patrol boarded [[Countdown (G1)|Moonradar]]’s rocket to pursue them to [[Earth]]. There, the Battle Team Patrol, among other [[Microtransformer|Microtransformers]], faced off against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Predaking]], only to find themselves again at the receiving end of the beating. Luckily, [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Dai Atlas]] arrived just in time and saved the day.

Later on, Powerbomb could be seen amongst the crowd cheering and applauding the newly appointed Autobot [[Supreme Commander|Supreme Commander]], Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Flak was a member of the Battle Patrol under [[Big Shot]]'s command, but wasn't nearly as loudmouthed as his comrades, [[Sidetrack]] and Sunrunner. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} He and Big Shot were guarding the entrance to Autobase at one point, while their fellow Patrol-mechs were shooing the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] away at another gate. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

===Wings of Honor===
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Flak toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|One small step for bot, one giant launch for botkind.]]
*'''Battle Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

: Flak transforms into a self-propelled, artillery multiple rocket system of undetermined model. The missile battery, being his legs, can pivot up and down due to his transformation jointing, but cannot rotate.

: He was only available as part of the Battle Patrol, along with his teammates [[Big Shot]], [[Sidetrack]] and [[Sunrunner]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Flak/flak.htm More information on Flak at TFU.info]''

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===Zone===
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-332'''

: "Powerbomb" was [[redeco]]ed for his [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release, predominantly blue with white robot-mode bits. As with the [[Hasbro]] version, he was only available in a complete set with his teammates.

: Early versions of the entire Team also used yellow plastic instead of the medium-gray, giving Flak some very bright treads indeed. Later versions corrected this, and the yellow-plastic versions go for considerably more on the secondary market.

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-374'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #11

: The "corrected-color" version of the Battle Patrol Team was re-released in ''[[Return of Convoy]]'' with no alterations. It did come with an extra: [[Micro Trailer]] #11.

===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-FlakWoH.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's Johnny, the tackling Alzheimer's patient! "Who am I!" *crash*]]
*'''Wings of Honor''' (multipack, 2009)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, gun, key

: A [[retool]] of Cybertron Defense [[Scattorshot]] with a brand-new head sculpt based on the head of the original Flak, ''[[Timelines]]'' Flak transforms into a [[wikipedia:TOS-1|TOS-1 Buratino]] multiple-launch rocket system. The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Planet Key in each half reveals a new weapon: one side has a pull-out double spring-loaded missile launcher, while the other has a flip-out non-firing blaster barrel. He also comes with an extra long blue hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs.

:He comes in the [[BotCon 2009]] "[[Wings of Honor]]" box set along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Landshark]], [[Thunder Clash]], and a Decepticon foe, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Whether this toy is meant to be a new toy of or merely an homage to the original Flak depends on which [[Fun Publications]] spokesperson you hear from. (There likely would have been no ambiguity if the ''Universe'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] toy hadn't come out in near-exact Flak colors, an unfortunate coincidence that required BotCon Flak to have different colors entirely.) So until all that is sorted out for sure, this toy's entry will have fun over here on original Flak's page. His deco appears to be an homage to [[Wreckage]] from the 2007 movie line.

: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]] and [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]].

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