Landshark (G1)

2010-04-26T15:33:50Z

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:''Landshark is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Wings of Honor]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Landsharktoughguy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We also would have accepted "Wise Ass".]]
'''Landshark''' puts all those stereotypes of [[Kup (G1)|old]] [[Ratchet (Animated)|ornery]], [[Jetfire (ROTF)|irritated]] [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|mechs]] to rest. Sure, compared to the rest of his team, he's the oldest, but he's also by far the most irreverent. Not even the most serious of dire situations can stop him from cracking jokes. (The frightening amount of weaponry he carries around dissuades his peers from telling him he's just not all that funny.)

His piloting skills are legend among the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. So legendary, in fact, that (so [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] claims, anyway) there's a crater in the runway of [[Space Port Bravo]] named after him.

He doesn't know what a shark is, but if you confuse him for [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], he'll kick your skidplate.

{{quote|Dude... [[Flak]] totally stole my motto!|Landshark's "motto"}}

==Fiction==
===Wings of Honor===
[[Image:WingsofHonor-shipslog.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Landshark mans the Snark controls.]]

Before the war, Landshark was the pilot of the ''[[Eight Track]]'' under the command of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]. Landshark and [[Flak]] played mentor to a young "protie" named [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], though Landshark's lessons were a lot less practical than Flak's. After a [[Units of time|solar cycle]] of scanning remote star systems, the ''Eight Track'' received a priority signal from [[Autobot High Command]]! Back home, the [[Decepticon]]s had rallied around a [[Megatron (G1)|new leader]], and what once was a manageable group had suddenly become an army. [[Quintesson|Someone]], possibly these Decepticons, shot down a freight hauler, the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'', over the planet [[Beta-Nine]], and its precious cargo could not fall into enemy hands. Landshark and the others were ordered to retrieve the cargo and return it to Cybertron.

The ''Eight Track'' was shot out of Beta-Nine's orbit by a Decepticon starship, so Landshark did his best to land the ship. Despite Landshark's reputation as a great pilot who could land a ship in any condition, the ''Eight Track'' crashed hard in a swamp. Nothing was hurt, save Landshark's morale. He expressed doubts over the mission they'd received, but Thunderclash told him to put up and shut up. They were Autobots, and they had an important job, no matter the risk.

[[Image:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|rightt|300px|thumb|There's the money shot.]]

The Decepticons were instantly upon them, and Kup was immediately separated from the rest. Landshark and Flak were ordered to divert the Decepticons away from the ''Van De Graaff'', and so they headed deep into the jungle surrounding the swamp. Between the two of them, they were able to defeat [[Leozack]] and [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]].

Ultimately, the cargo was retrieved by Thunderclash and Kup and returned to Cybertron when a rescue ship came for them all. For their bravery, [[Magnum]] of Autobot High Command assigned Landshark and the others to a new unit, the Elite Guard, which had been established to counter the Decepticons in the Civil War that had just began. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Ten years later, Landshark was "helping" Kup move some boxes around by standing around telling him to hurry up. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

At some point after that, Landshark found himself and his squadmates fighting a horde of [[Virulent Clone]]s alongside [[Metalhawk]]'s squad. When Metalhawk called to [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] for aerial support, Landshark hoped to see the two "upgrades" show off their flying. But Over-Run instead gave "Sharkie" a demonstration of his personal remotely-controlled attack helicopter.
{{comingsoon|fanclub}}
{{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}
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==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-LandsharkWoH.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Candy-gram. Candy-gram. Candy-gram."]]
*'''Wings of Honor''' (BotCon 2009 box set)
**''Accessories'': Missile

:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]], Landshark transforms into a green, orange and silver Cybertronic half-track battlefield recovery vehicle. The front of the vehicle features a large plow while the rear has a rotating crane with a working winch, accompanied by a spring-loaded missile launcher. The front half of the vehicle can separate from the tracked portion as a smaller truck cab. The tracked portion can then be reconfigured into a mini battle station that Landshark's robot mode can operate. Most of the crane is detachable, possibly [[for safety reasons]]; it doesn't appear to attach anywhere else.

:In robot mode, Landshark has no weapons, but his standard 5mm fists can hold any [[Energon weapon]]s or other weapons sporting a compatible peg system. In the dead center of his chest is his [[spark crystal]], over which an [[energon star]] can be attached. Landshark combines with the "trailer" rear half of his vehicle, forming his [[brute mode]]. The tracks, with their flip-out digger claws, mount on his arms, while the remaining portion forms a weapons backpack.

:Landshark comes in a box set along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Thunder Clash]], [[Flak]], and the Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].

: The mold was also [[redeco]]ed as [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BCLandshark/landshark.htm More information on Landshark at TFU.info]''

==Trivia==
*Landshark probably won't be played by [[wikipedia:Chevy Chase|Chevy Chase]], although [[Fun Publications]] staffer [[Rik Alvarez]] has noted that Chevy did influence the character.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhOc0fVJyGI HEEEE-MAN HELLLLLLLLLLP!!!!]
*Landshark's biography mentions his battle with a [[Narliphant]], a creature from the [[Tonka GoBots|Rock Lords]] toy line.
*According to [[Pete Sinclair]], Landshark loves ''[[wikipedia:Landshark|Saturday Night Live]]''.
*Whether Landshark also enjoys Landshark beer or the stadium in Florida briefly named for it is yet to be determined.

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