Saberback (BW)

2011-01-29T20:24:56Z

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:''Saberback is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]'s [[Beast Era]].''

[[Image:SaberbackNeo.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Fun fact about Voodoo, Larry. Can't conjure a thing for myself"]]

'''Saberback''' (セイバーバック ''Seibābakku'') is a mysterious warrior. His origins are shadowy at the very best. All anyone ''does'' know is that he is a warrior not to be taken lightly. He is an expert in black [[magic]] and can create deadly illusions and spells. He is evil to the core and his wizardry reflects it. Saberback prefers to remain hidden during battle and perform his trickery from a safe place. This makes him difficult to locate by the enemy.

One of his favorite hobbies outside of sorcery is the constant berating of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Sling]].

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazuki Yao]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Saberback1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Hihowareya! Hihowareya! Hihowareya!]]
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===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Saberback is a compulsive liar, unable to trust anyone, not even himself. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

During one of [[Magmatron]]'s astral journeys, Saberback was seen punching [[Killer Punch]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
[[Image:BWN-toy Saberback.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Feeeeed me, Seymour!]]
*'''Saberback''' (Deluxe, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-30'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-weapon

: Saberback transforms into an organic ''stegosaurus''. He also has a dubious (well...okay, lame) third "Claw Trap Mode" that basically involves splaying out the dino-limbs so he's on his belly, then raising up the dino-spine and tail so the opening panels on the tail-claw face forward. His tail detaches to become a hand-held (non-firing) blaster/claw-weapon for robot mode. Saberback's robot mode has a rather Aztec feel to it, what with the headdress, loincloth, and skull chest decoration.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[Striker]] and the [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Dinobots (toyline)|Dinobots]]'' [[Snarl (Dinobots)|Snarl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Saberback/saberback.htm More information on Saberback at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BWN-toy VS-30-box.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Showdown in the Desert: Corrada VS Saberback''' (Deluxe VS set, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-30'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-weapon

: Saberback was also available in a two-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Cohrada]]. The two toys were identical to their individual releases.

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[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
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Long Haul (ROTF)

2011-01-18T19:51:52Z

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{{disambig3|Long Haul}}
:''Long Haul is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Long_Haul_ROTF_render.jpg|right|400px|thumb|The big, green, complaining machine.]]
'''Long Haul''' wishes he could spend more time in battle, destroying his enemies with projectile weaponry. Instead, he often finds himself stuck in the role of pack mule, lugging around the other Decepticons gear. He finds this a highly loathsome task. So it's not surprising that stuff left in his truck bed has a tendency to get lost in transit.

There are two of him, one of which forms the right leg of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], the other may or may not be also named "Long Haul". The Long Haul [[body-type]] is also shared with numerous yellow [[Constructicon Warrior]] [[drone]]s.

{{quote|I'm going to enjoy crushing you idiots.|Long Haul on his one joy|''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
Long Haul's body type was one of the early "construction drones" used to build [[solar harvester]]s. One of the Long Hauls joined [[The Fallen]]'s original Decepticons. It was him who discovered [[human]]s on Earth, remarking there were a number of these breakable creatures out there and remarking they weren't "tough like ''us''". When Jetfire ordered work on the harvester to be stopped, as they couldn't kill a living world, Long Haul told him to bog off.

Jetfire turned on the Fallen over this, and so the construction drones were ordered to take him out. Unfortunately for Long Haul, ''he'' got taken out. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
[[Image:ROTFMegatronrebirth.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"'Get this.' 'Bring that.' I thought I was finally gonna ''build'' somethin'!"]]
After the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]] shard was retrieved from [[NEST]]'s secure bunker at [[Diego Garcia]], Long Haul, [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|another Constructicon]] secreted themselves aboard the ''[[Bayos]]'' freighter heading towards the North Atlantic. Once the ship passed over the [[Laurentian Abyss]], the Decepticons jumped overboard and dived down to where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] broken body lay. Scalpel ordered the death of the smallest Constructicon to rebuild Megatron, an request that Long Haul and the others obliged with. Soon, Megatron was reborn!

[[Image:LongHaul-ROTFlooksforSam.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Not exactly the scouting type.]]
Some time later, Long Haul and another Constructicon with the same [[body-type]] were present during [[Operation: Firestorm]] in [[Egypt]]. Long Haul and several other Constructicons waited in a quarry in their construction vehicle disguises until the [[human]]s [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]] and their Autobot guardians [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] approached. The Constructicons [[combiner|combined]] into the mighty Devastator and attacked.

[[Image:ROTF Long Haul death.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Well ''of course'' he complained about this.]]
Elsewhere, the other Long Haul joined [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and the other Decepticons in their search for [[Sam Witwicky]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Long Haul fought against the NEST forces in the Egyptian town near the great ruins of the pyramids, shot down a Jordanian helicopter and was destroyed during the [[United States Air Force]] air strike. Meanwhile, [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] had shrugged off the Autobot twins and was busy demolishing the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] when Simmons called upon the [[United States Navy]] to attack Devastator. The [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|U.S.S. ''Kidd'']] fired her experimental [[rail gun]], smashing one of his arms to pieces and destroying Devastator. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Kaplan]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[Image:ROTFgame_360PS3PC_LongHaul_shanghai.jpg|thumb|300px|Finally I get to blow up something!]]

Long Haul served as the Decepticons' ground-based heavy-hitter, with his long-range [[charged grenade]]s and flamethrower. He could also initiate a combat repair sequence that would rapidly regenerate his health, much like the Autobot [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s repair ability.

After [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] cleared out most of the [[Protectobot Scout|Protectobots]] from [[Shanghai]] construction area, Long Haul was deployed to upload a virus into all of the [[NEST]] communications arrays in the area. Soon after, Long Haul was sent to the Shanghai spiral highway to destroy two NEST field headquarters and their defenders, drawing the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] out into the open. Both combatants were roughly evenly matched, but Long Haul's long-range charged grenades and his combat repair sequence gave him the edge to defeat Ironhide this time. Long Haul was soon sent back to the spiral highway to follow in the wake of a cloaked Autobot probe, which was, to add insult to injury, created by salvaging Decepticon technology. The Decepticon shrugged off attacks by the Autobot defenders, chased after the probe and destroyed it when it revealed itself.

Later, Long Haul was sent to the [[United States of America|United States]] West Coast oil refinery to capture the human female known as [[Mikaela Banes]], who might know the location of an [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark fragment]]. He destroyed numerous buildings to force the engineers to evacuate, then brought them to an interrogator probe that plumbed the minds of these primitive organic beings. Though none of the subjects survived the torture, one did provide the location of the human female before he expired, and Long Haul was able to capture her. Unfortunately, she was rescued by the Autobots soon after Long Haul left the area.

After Megatron's glorious resurrection, Long Haul was deployed to the East Coast industrial area to chase after and destroy yet another cloaked Autobot probe. Soon after, he was sent to the East Coast city with the L-train to send a message to the pathetic humans that their NEST and the Autobots could not protect them. Despite overwhelming odds, Long Haul attacked and destroyed the primitive power plant and the crude televisual broadcasting station.

Following their journey to Egypt, the Decepticons discovered that the Autobot collaborators had given the human insects the [[Axiom Gun]], which was being used in [[Cairo]] to attack the Decepticons. Furious, Megatron ordered Long Haul to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====
At the Shanghai spiral highway, Ironhide was eager for payback for his earlier defeat at the hands of Long Haul. He destroyed the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticon]] units assigned to the area to draw Long Haul out, then the two titans went to town on each other. Once again, both were roughly evenly matched in terms of physical strength and firepower, but in the end, Ironhide's experience and cunning prevailed.

{{Note|As well as the "main" green Long Haul, there were also several ''yellow'' Long Haul [[Constructicon Warrior]] units that were a constant pain for the Autobot forces. These units were equipped with an [[Energon Wave Cannon]] similar to [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s. Also, Long Haul himself has an alternate color scheme which matches the Warrior's paint job, albeit with Long Haul's abilities.}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF_Legends_LongHaul.jpg|thumb|300px|"Gimme an H!"]]
*'''Long Haul''' (EZ Collection DX, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D6'''

:Long Haul and the six other Legends class Constructicons combine to form Devastator. In Japan, the Legends class Constructicons are sold individually. He forms Devastator's right leg.

*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends figure multi-pack, 2010)

:In [[Hasbro]]'s markets, the Legends Constructicons are sold together as a store [[exclusive]].
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[[Image:ROTFLegends_LongHaulG1Colors.JPG|thumb|300px|]]
*'''EZ Collection Devastator - G1 Colors Version''' (Legends, 2010)
:Takara will reissue the seven Legend class Constructicons in G1 inspired green and purple color schemes.

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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF_Voyager_LongHaul.jpg|thumb|300px|You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but don't let this friend pick your nose.]]
*'''Long Haul''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-17'''

:Part of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager Class wave 5, Long Haul transforms from a green genericized "earth mover" dump truck with a functional truck bed into a bulky robot mode. In robot mode, he has three [[Mech Alive]] gimmicks in which turning his head also turns a cog in his chest, while bending his elbows moves some pistons and finally the "springs" connected to his feet move inwards when moving them. Only the piston gimmick is advertised on the packaging. Meanwhile, each forearm houses a spring-loaded flip-out sword.

:Long Haul was packaged in vehicle mode in very limited numbers before a [[running change]] packaged him in robot mode.

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]]'s [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]].
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====Combiner Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Devastator combiner toy.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)

:The roughly [[size class|Deluxe size]] Long Haul dump truck transforms into Devastator's right leg. Due to cost, stability and design concerns, the Long Haul truck cannot turn into a robot itself. He can only form the right leg unless you want a backwards walking Devastator.
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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Long Haul ROTF FAB.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Long Haul smash!]]
*'''Devastation Blast Long Haul''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)

: Part of the ''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' subline, "Devastation Blast" Long Haul is a simplified toy aimed at younger children. His main [[gimmick]] is a "punching" attack that causes his right arm to extend, activated by pushing a button on his shoulder. Due to this gimmick, his right arm has no elbow joint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/FABLongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on Devastation Blast Long Haul at TFU.info]''

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====Mega Power Bots====
[[Image:ROTF MegaPowerBots Devastator.jpg|right|300px|thumb| Wow, and we thought Gravity Bots were simplistic.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)
: Mega [[Power Bots]] Devastator is a simple toy for younger children, featuring plenty of playing sounds and flashing lights. His limbs have limited swivel articulation and do not detach into separate vehicles. He has a distinctly more humanoid stature than normal.

: Unlike regular [[Power Bots]], and unlike other portrayals of the character in general, Devastator features a transformation! It consists of putting his arms up and laying him flat on his stomach, which lets him roll around using the wheels on his limbs.

: Pressing down the Decepticon shield on his crotch (!) spins the vortex in his chest, lights up his eyes and makes him utter one of many Welker-recorded phrases, including [[The Transformers: The Movie|"Prepare for extermination!"]], "Crush Autobots!" and "I am Devastator!" Pressing on the crane of his excavator arm makes a cannon blast sound effect, while pressing the cab of his loader arm turns the scoop into claws.
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===Transformers (2010)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:TF2010-toy_Legends_Long_Haul.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Long Haul''' (Legends, 2010)

:This Legends class Long Haul is an all-new mold that is different from the Legends class Long Haul that came with Legends class Constructicon Devastator. Because he is not encumbered with the need to combine, both his robot and vehicle modes are much more accurate and detailed.

:This mold was also used to make the Japanese-exclusive Legends Class [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]].

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[[Image:TF2010-toy_Legends_combiner_Long_Haul.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Green again?", Long Haul sighed to himself. While he would never admit it, he was beginning to feel jealous of [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]'s constant color shifting.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends, 2010)

:A [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive Generation 1-themed redeco of Legends Devastator and his components. Unlike Takara's go at the same idea, the Constructicons have few purple details, though this doesn't change Long Haul much. He doesn't have a gray grill anymore, though he does get brown [[paint operation]]s on and around his wheels to simulate dirt.

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==Merchandise==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Robot Heroes====
[[Image:RobotHeroes_BumblebeeLongHaul.JPG|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Bumblebee and Long Haul''' (2009)

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Long Haul is a [[super deformed]] figure with limited articulation in his neck and shoulders. He came in a two-pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].

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[[Image:rotf_desertdevastation_rh.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Stompy!]]
*'''Desert Devastation''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

:Long Haul is the sculpted right leg of "Desert Devastation" Devastator, a super-sized ''Robot Heroes'' figure. He is only available in a multi-pack with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their vehicle modes and [[William Lennox]].

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====Burger King====
[[Image:ROTFMerchandise-BurgerKingLongHaul.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I think it's gone bad...]]
*'''Devastator''' (2009)
:An extremely-simplified version of Long Haul's vehicle mode is included as part of [[Devastator (ROTF)#Burger_King|Burger King Devastator]]. His bucket is hollow and capable of carrying material, however its pinched shape prevents it from carrying much. Though his ball socket is compatible with any of Devastator's limb connections, it's marked with a C to indicate he forms Devastator's right leg.
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====RPMs—Robot Powered Machines====
=====Combat Series=====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_LongHaul.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Long Haul''' (2009)
*''Number:'' '''04 of 04'''

:''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Long Haul is a small, ''Hot Wheels''-style dump truck. While he can't transform, his robot mode is sculpted on the truck's underside alongside his name and a Decepticon insignia. The truck is decorated with the number 0728, unlike the Voyager-class toy which features the number 1214.
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=====Battle Series 2=====
[[Image:RPMOptimusPrimeVsDesertLongHaul.jpg|thumb|300px|WHY a dump truck needs desert camo we'll never know.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Vs. Desert Long Haul''' (2010)
**''Number:'' '''04 of 06'''

:Mini-Vehicle Long Haul was redecoed in desert-themed colors as part of a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Notably, while both the card-art and the back of the package photography depict Desert Long Haul as being yellow (like [[Payload_(Movie)#Transformers_.282010.29|Payload]]), the toy itself is actually sandy tan.
:This two-pack was either not shipped to stores in the United States at all or saw extremely limited distribution. It was mainly available in foreign markets, such as Europe.

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===SpeedStars===
====Battle Series 2====
[[Image:SpeedStarsOptimusPrimeVsDesertLongHaul.jpg|thumb|300px|Orange you glad I'm being sold in stores?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Vs. Desert Long Haul''' (2010)
**''Number:'' '''04 of 06'''

:For the SpeedStars release of the Battle Series 2 range, Mini-Vehicle Desert Long Haul went from the tan of its ''Robot Powered Machines'' iteration to orange. While the vehicle mode card art reflected this change, the robot mode card art did not, remaining yellow.

:Like all the other SpeedStars vehicles that had once been sold as RPMs, Desert Long Haul has fewer paint applications than its predecessor.
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==Notes==
*Artist [[Josh Nizzi]] attracted the attention of [[Hasbro]]'s ''Transformers'' design director [[Aaron Archer]], director [[Michael Bay]] and the ''Transformers'' [[fandom]] when he created a "movie-style" design for Long Haul in [[2007]]. Nizzi's work impressed Hasbro and the director enough for him to be hired as a concept artist and for his Long Haul design to actually be used for the character in the movie, associated media and merchandise. It was the very first design approved for ''Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref>[http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/06/23/champaign_native_realizes_dream_with Josh Nizzi interview at News-Gazette.com, June 23, 2009]</ref>
* In the original fanart by [[Josh Nizzi]], Long Haul's [[alternate mode]] is a [[Wikipedia:Caterpillar 797|CAT 797]], with an overall length of 14.5m / 47.67ft. However, the vehicle which becomes the left leg of Devastator is a smaller CAT 773B with an overall length of 10.3m / 33.5ft. Either this was a change made during the adaptation from art to CGI, or the two Long Hauls are in fact different vehicles.
* On the [[cross-sell]] for "[[The Fury of Fearswoop]]" multipack, Long Haul is mistakenly given the name "[[Longarm (disambiguation)| Long Arm]]", and is listed as an [[Autobot]].

==References==
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[[Category:Fandom]] 
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

Heavytread (PCC)

2010-11-03T01:19:07Z

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{{Disambig3|Heavytread}}
:''Heavytread is a [[Autobot]] [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]] from ''[[Power Core Combiners]]''.''

[[Image:PCC_Heavytread_&_Groundspike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Brawl]]? Never heard of em'.]]

==Toys==
===''Power Core Combiners''===
*'''Heavytread with Groundspike''' (Commander Class, 2011)

:Heavytread transforms into a [[Wikipedia:Merkava|Merkava]] main battle tank. He comes with his [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Groundspike]], who combines with Heavytread in vehicle mode to form a clawed [[Wikipedia:mine plow|mine plow]] similar to the [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/abv.htm US Marine Corps Assault Breacher Vehicle].

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