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Circuit Breaker (G1)

2011-03-10T02:26:52Z

71.245.252.196: /* External links */ - that same damn fan sculpt again

{{disambig2|a girl who hates machines|a girl who loves machines|Sephie Beller}}
:''Circuit Breaker is a [[human]] from the [[Marvel Comics]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Circuitbreaker.jpg|right|250px|thumb|When giant space robots aren't enough to bring in readers, you throw in some tin-foil-covered T&A.]]
'''Circuit Breaker''' is a villain whose pathological hatred of robots knows no bounds. She refuses to make the distinction between [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]], blaming the Transformer race as a whole for the attack which left her crippled. As such, she is more likely to do harm to the Autobot cause than to be of assistance.

Circuit Breaker was genius '''Josie Beller'''. Hired by [[Blackrock Industries]] only a few years out of high school, she was responsible for designing the most advanced oil-drilling platform in the world. Despite her well-publicized technological achievements, Beller was humble; to her, it was merely part of her job. She continues to be extremely devoted to her employer, [[G.B. Blackrock]].

But after being paralyzed during a Decepticon attack on the platform, she invented a uniform to enable her to walk again. Her computerized suit not only allows her to move, but grants her the power to shoot electricity, disrupt circuitry, and fly. This costume does not cover much of her body, but having the power to manipulate electricity gives a you a good defense against inappropriate catcalls.

{{quote|You see, I don't call myself Circuit Breaker for nothing... '''it's what I do!'''|--"[[The Human Factor!]]"}}

:''Portuguese name (Portugal comics)'': '''Disjuntora'''
:''Portuguese name (Brazil comics)'': '''Rompe-Circuitos'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:Josiebeller.jpg|left|200px|thumb|She used to be ''adorable''.]]
After Josie Beller appeared on the news {{storylink|The New Order|The New Order}}, her life took a tragic turn when the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked the oil-drilling platform that the news report was showcasing. Beller, who was operating the defense systems, fired harpoons at Shockwave. As Shockwave reeled in pain, he yanked away from the rig, ripping out the harpoon launchers, which, as a chain reaction of debris fell through the construct, caused the electrical systems to malfunction. Josie Beller was electrocuted. This paralyzed her entirely from the neck down, other than the ability to use her right arm. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[Image:WorseofTwoEvils-frrrzzz.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You will see this panel redrawn in every single one of her appearances.]]

Hospitalized, Beller blamed herself. She told Blackrock that she had failed him, and swore she would make it up to him. Blackrock tried to explain that Beller owed him nothing, but she would not listen to him. Her devotion was, perhaps, pathological. She hated robots, she hated what they did to Blackrock Industries, and she hated them for paralyzing her.

Blackrock sought to equip himself better against attacks from the Transformers. Soon, he planned to unveil a new secret weapon to the press, the [[Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon]]. Josie Beller broke into Blackrock's office and disrobed, revealing an electrical costume which allowed her to move again. She declared her name to now be Circuit Breaker. The next day, when Blackrock unveiled the Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon to the press, it had been sabotaged by Circuit Breaker. She wished for Blackrock to introduce her as the real weapon he had intended to announce all along. But then, the Decepticons [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] arrived, intent on stealing the cannon, while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] arrived to stop them. Circuit Breaker's hatred did not distinguish between Autobot and Decepticon and attacked both. However, as the Autobots refused to attack humans, both Jazz and Wheeljack suffered heavily from her electrical attacks. Blackrock pleaded to her, demanding she realize that not all robots were her enemy. She again refused to listen. In need of a recharge, she left, vowing to return to finish the job she started. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

''Still fuming and wanting revenge on all Transformers, Circuit Breaker witnessed a girl playing with her friends fall through the ice. She used her power over electricity to melt the ice to get her out, but her heart had stopped. She defibrillated her heart using her powers, saving her life. But the adult present was unappreciative, calling her a freak and telling her to leave. This made her even more angry at the Transformers for causing her injuries. As she was flying away, she witnessed Jazz loose control on the icy roads which caused Buster to fall in the snow. Circuit Breaker thought Jazz was attacking Buster and came to his aid, destroying Jazz's gun and getting ready to finish him off. Buster pleaded with her to spare him since they were friends. Just then the clock struck twelve. Since it was now Christmas day, Circuit Breaker gave Jazz his second reprieve and flew off.'' {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!}}

[[Image:AerialbotsoverAmerica-soswearsCircuitBreaker.jpg|left|thumb|250px|You're jealous. Admit it.]]
The anti-Transformers military task force, [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], hired Circuit Breaker to head their agency. Their first triumph was capturing seven Autobots who had found themselves recently stranded on Earth. Circuit Breaker ordered their faces mounted on the walls of RAAT headquarters. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} She analyzed footage of RAAT's victory with [[Walter Barnett]], who praised her efficiency, but expressed doubts about the Transformers' intentions. As Barnett handed her a bonus check, Circuit Breaker refused, reminding him that she didn't do this for the money, but for revenge.

Later, Barnett showed her the news, which was reporting that a robot had lifted power lines off of the road to save humans. He hoped this would impress on her, but she refused to even consider the evidence; all this meant was that there was another robot to hunt. She and a team of RAAT helicopters found the target robot, an Autobot named [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], on the run from the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. The Stunticons made short work of the helicopters, but Circuit Breaker was able to divert some of them with her electrical powers. [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], however, was able to knock her out of the air by throwing a truck cab at her. Skids' human companion, [[Donny Finkleberg]], ran to see if she was okay, but she pleaded for him to leave the battlefield lest he be hurt. When the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s arrived, and they and the Stunticons battled as the super robots [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Circuit Breaker made her move. Despite Finkleberg's pleas that Superion was one of the good guys, Circuit Breaker fried Superion, putting him out of commission. Skids, Finkleberg, and the Stunticons fled, while RAAT took custody of their prize. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

Though Finkleberg liked the Autobots, he liked money more, and he turned Skids in to RAAT for a hefty $50,000 reward. Circuit Breaker dissected and examined the robots in her care in order to learn more about how to destroy them. By then, she had amassed thirteen robots, and she continued to hang their faces on her wall. Soon, Walter Barnett came to Circuit Breaker's lab to inform her of a wave of vandalism perpetrated by a pair of Decepticon [[Battlecharger]]s. She, Finkleberg, and RAAT arrived at Washington Monument, in [[Washington, D.C.]], moments after it was vandalized, and she questioned a family there that believed that their son's actions had inspired the Decepticons. Suspecting that the Decepticons were following the family, she accompanied them to their next vacation spot, Independence Hall in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Her suspicions were correct, they encountered the Battlechargers there. Unfortunately, RAAT was forced to retreat due to the large number of people, and Circuit Breaker herself was hurt badly while protecting the vandalizing boy from falling debris.

[[Image:MarvelUS23 Autobot suit.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Great, she just voided the Aerialbots' warranties.]]
Suffering a cracked rib and a mild concussion, Circuit Breaker was ordered to rest, but when she refused to listen, she was temporarily stripped of her command. Finkleberg, who was feeling guilty for having turned in Skids, convinced Circuit Breaker that the only way to stop the wave of vandalism was to team up with the captured Autobots. In exchange for their freedom, she assembled the thirteen Autobots into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|mega robot]] which she controlled. Circuit Breaker and her robot suit fought the Battlechargers next to the [[Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York City]], resulting in the Decepticons' defeat. (Though she wondered why her robot suit would use its arms to deflect shots away from her.) True to her word, she freed the thirteen Autobots, though this resulted in RAAT firing her. Once again she swore she would make the robots pay. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

[[Image:MonsterconfromMars-CircuitBreaker.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Nice, um, crew cut?]]
Left to her own devices, Circuit Breaker silently stalked the Transformers from behind the scenes. Instead of parading around in her near-naked costume 24/7, she devised a wheelchair that housed her suit until it was necessary, and took to wearing a trenchcoat over her (presumably) naked body. From afar, she watched [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] return children to their parents, but the risk to civilians there was too high to get involved. Meanwhile, she had also taken an interest in [[Skullgrin]], a ram-headed monster who had become a B-movie sensation. In order to learn more about the creature, she befriended actress [[Carissa Carr]]. She succeeded in putting on a sympathetic face and fell into the actress's confidence, and Carr permitted Circuit Breaker to intrude on the filming of her movies with Skullgrin. While filming a the [[Grand Canyon]], Circuit Breaker observed Skullgrin revealing to Carr that he was actually a Decepticon robot, confirming Circuit Breaker's suspicions. She attacked Skullgrin, while the camera crew filmed the encounter. Skullgrin believed that Carr had betrayed his location to his attacker. Circuit Breaker was able to override Skullgrin's command over his own Pretender shell, turning it on him, but this resulted in Carr being in danger. As the cliffside collapsed under Carr, Circuit Breaker realized that if she continued fighting the Transformer and allowed Carr to die, she'd be no better than the Transformer who crippled her. Instead, she implored Skullgrin to save the actress, telling him that Carr had never betrayed his friendship. Despite this moment, Circuit Breaker quickly turned her powers back on Skullgrin once Carr was safe. Fortunately for everyone else, this battle had drained her powers, and she fled, but not before destroying the film crew's footage. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}

[[Image:HumanFactor-CircuitBreaker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I am Circuit Breaker! I am only good for one thing... '''CLEAVAGE!'''"]]
Circuit-Breaker approached [[Dynamo|Hector Dialonzo (AKA Dynamo)]], a superhuman with the power to draw energy from the Earth, after he wiped out the [[Air Strike Patrol]]; she hoped he would join her in a campaign against robots. By this point her mental state had deteriorated further, to the point she referred to Josie Beller as being "dead" and that she had been "built for" the task of destroying robots. She battled Starscream and clashed with Blackrock and [[Thunderpunch|his]] [[Rapture|superhumans]] before Dialonzo decided he'd rather go with Blackrock than her. Blackrock then offered her a place on the team, guilty that he'd never truly reached out to her before and telling her she was becoming more emotionless than the robots. Rattled by the thought, she went off with them. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

[[Image:Neo-knights.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"I'm the Wolverine!" "No, I'm the Wolverine!" "I had firsties!"]]
When a Decepticon Civil War broke out in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] and threatened to spread out into a place that actually mattered, [[New York City]], the [[President of the United States]] called on Blackrock's "[[Neo-Knights]]" to quell the insurrection. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} At first [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] laughed at the efforts of these super-powered humans, but he quickly found himself overwhelmed first by Dynamo, then Rapture, and finally by Circuit Breaker herself. But as Scorponok was very important to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s attempts at reaching an Autobot/Decepticon alliance, he had assigned Nightbeat to keep the Decepticon leader safe. Nightbeat yelled at Circuit Breaker to stop killing Scorponok, and, as luck would have it, that happened just as Shockwave shot Circuit Breaker in the back. Though Nightbeat disavowed the blame, Circuit Breaker turned on him, believing again that there were no good robots or bad robots... just dead robots! After leaving a fried Nightbeat collapsed on the ground, she turned her efforts towards Optimus Prime. Blackrock's pleas for her to direct her rage elsewhere were useless, until he recognized Shockwave as the robot who had paralyzed Circuit Breaker in the first place. And, after he redirected her attention, so did Circuit Breaker. She hit Shockwave with everything she had and, out of power and out of consciousness, fell from the sky. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

Thunderpunch carried her comatose body into the helicopter that brought them there, but before they could leave, the Neo-Knights and all Earthbound Transformers were all transported to the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by their creator [[Primus]]. This was a mistake, as their helicopter was in contact with Nightbeat's body, inadvertantly bringing them along for the ride. They stood and watched Primus speak to the Transformers about their cosmological history and how they must unite and defeat the Chaos-Bringer, [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[Image:Circuitbreakervsunicron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Who needs the Matrix when you got Scary Angry Chick?]]
Sure enough, Unicron arrived shortly thereafter, and the Neo-Knights fled best they could in the face of the planet-sized robot. Thunderpunch, who was carrying Circuit Breaker, noted that running wasn't solving anything. Instead, he felt they should be helping Circuit Breaker, who was having something of a nervous breakdown due to not only being on a planet full of robots but also up against one as large as Unicron. Thunderpunch believed that they would be best served helping Circuit Breaker to face her fears and redirect them properly.

As the Neo-Knights tried their best against Unicron, G.B. Blackrock tried to talk Circuit Breaker back into sanity, but instead she cried, whimpering that Unicron was "too big" and there were "too many." Having run out of other options, Blackrock slapped her across her face and told her the robots were ''laughing'' at her, hoping to make her lash out. Thankfully, it worked, and an enraged (more than usual) Circuit Breaker used her powers to ''set Unicron's circuits on fire''. While the Dark God was distracted, Blackrock implored Optimus Prime to use this moment to end their nemesis once and for all: he'd just bought the Autobots a chance with Josie's sanity. As Optimus Prime reclaimed the [[Creation Matrix]], Circuit Breaker's sanity and will gave out, and she fell comatose. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Though Unicron was destroyed, the damage he inflicted on Cybertron was too great, and the Transformers readied transports to leave the planet. The Neo-Knights were put inside a storage box for shipping back home. Here, Blackrock did his best to apologize to Circuit Breaker for what he had done to her. {{storylink|Exodus!}} While the Neo-Knights would go on to have a quest for the [[Last Autobot]] alongside Optimus (stuck in the form of the [[Nebulan]] [[Hi-Q]]) and both saved the planet {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}} {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} and helped in the [[Klo]] battle, Circuit-Breaker remained in a catatonic state.

And never recovered. The end! {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

==Notes==
[[Image:SecretWarsII-Circuitbreaker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I sense you are a petty human with petty desires!"]]
* As well as being directly responsible for saving Cybertron from Unicron, Circuit Breaker is also directly and solely responsible for saving the entire Marvel universe from the Beyonder, in ''[[wikipedia:Secret Wars II|Secret Wars II]]''. At the request of [[Bob Budiansky]], she was published in that book before her debut in ''Transformers'' solely so Marvel Comics could claim ownership of the character[http://bwtf.com/interviews/bb204/]... or at least, she appeared as ''Circuit Breaker'' in ''Secret Wars II'' before ''Transformers'', as Josie Beller she'd already turned up. "Circuit Breaker" is the trademark, so this probably makes sense for lawyers, but it gives ''us'' a headache.
* Writer [[Bob Budiansky]] is responsible for designing Circuit Breaker's costume. His original character design for her is published in [[Titan Books|Titan]]'s ''[[Maximum Force]]'' collection. (The character design's circuitry pattern is very closely copied in the image at the top of this article.) It suggests either red or blue for her circuitry patterns and some kind of yellowish hair. She has blue eyes.
* Colorist [[Nel Yomtov]]'s trouble keeping Josie's hair color consistent might be due to Budiansky's flexible character art notation. She starts out with bright red hair, changes to orange, then later appears platinum blonde, then back to orange!
* Somehow, Josie was going to have her mind fixed and become part of the [[Simon Furman|Furman]]/[[Andrew Wildman|Wildman]]''Techno-X'' series, a reworked Neo-Knights in the early 90s. The series fell through, however.
* [[Titan Books]] earlier reprints had been able to use Circuit Breaker for a small fee, as nobody at Marvel was bothered at the time: after all, who'd want to read old Transformers comics, eh? Years later, Marvel figured out "many people" and it wasn't until [[Classic Transformers Volume 5]] that [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] had the rights to reprint issues with Circuit Breaker in: before then, all stories featuring Circuit Breaker were replaced with text summaries.
* ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' has a technology-loving [[Sephie Beller|''Sephie'' Beller]]. Don't tell Marvel!

==External links==
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/circuitb.htm Circuit Breaker] at the (unofficial) [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/ Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]

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Toy Fair 2011

2011-02-14T05:13:09Z

71.245.252.196: /* Notes */

[[Image:ToyFair2011.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Not pictured: Yet another 30 feet of snow]]

'''Toy Fair 2011''', hosted in [[New York City]] from [[February 13]]–[[February 16|16]], boasts "over 25,000 attendees, 345,500 square feet of exhibit space, 100,000 products with over 7,000 never before seen in the world, 1200+ exhibitors, [and] 1000 global media representatives."

{{SITENAME}} was invited to [[Hasbro]]'s '''2011 Collector-Fan Media Day''' at ''The Times Center'' on Saturday, [[February 12]], and wiki contributors [[David Willis]] and [[User:Monzo|Matt Karpowich]] attended. Following a presentation starting at 1pm, fan representatives were allowed into Hasbro's product showroom.

==Coverage==
===Venue and showroom===
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-truck.jpg|Trukk
Image:ToyFair2011-entrancearea.jpg|Ntrintz
Image:ToyFair2011-Transformersshowroom.jpg|Shoroomm
</gallery>

===Dark of the Moon===
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMPlayDoh.jpg|[[Autobot Workshop]] [[Play-Doh]] set
</gallery>
====Mechtech====

'''Deluxe Class'''
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMRatchetDeluxe.jpg|Deluxe Class [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMTopspinDeluxe.jpg|Deluxe Class [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMBumblebeeDeluxe.jpg|Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMSideswipeDeluxe.jpg|Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMJoltDeluxe.jpg|Deluxe Class [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMCrankcaseDeluxe.jpg|Deluxe Class [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMSkidsDeluxe.jpg|Deluxe Class [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]
</gallery>

'''Voyager Class'''
<gallery>
Image:Toyfair2011-DOTMMegatronVoyager.jpg|Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMSkyhammerVoyager.jpg|Voyager Class [[Skyhammer (DOTM)|Skyhammer]]
</gallery>

'''Leader Class'''
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMBumblebeeLeader.jpg|Leader Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMSentinelPrimeLeadertruck.jpg|Leader Class [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in truck mode
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMSentinelPrimeLeaderface.jpg|Closeup of Leader Class Sentinel Prime's face
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMIronhideLeader.jpg|A handpainted, nontransformable mockup of Leader Class [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. No altmode was shown 'cuz, well, duh.
</gallery>

====Cyberverse====
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMBumblebeeMobileBunker.jpg|[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and his triple-changing [[Mobile Battle Bunker]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMStarscreamAssaultCarrier.jpg|[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and his [[Orbital Assault Carrier]]
Image:ToyFair2010-DOTMPrimeCyberversetrailer.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his combining trailer thingy
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMBlackoutScout.jpg|Commander [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMPowerglideScout.jpg|Commander [[Powerglide (DOTM)|Powerglide]]
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMArkship.jpg|[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] playset in ship mode
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMArkbase.jpg|Ark playset with [[Roller (DOTM)|Roller]]
</gallery>

====Robo Power====
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMPrimeBumblebeeRevvingRobots.jpg|[[Revving Robots]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
</gallery>

====Speed Stars/Stealth Force====
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMSpeedstarsgroup.jpg
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMSpeedstarsgroup2.jpg
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMStealthForcebikes.jpg
Image:ToyFair2011-DOTMStealthForcemisc.jpg
</gallery>

===Prime===
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-PrimeArceebot.jpg
Image:ToyFair2011-PrimeBumblebee.jpg
Image:ToyFair2011-PrimeStarscream.jpg
Image:ToyFair2011-PrimeMegatron.jpg
Image:ToyFair2011-PrimeOptimus.jpg
Image:ToyFair2011-Primekids.jpg
</gallery>

===Rescue Bots===
The ''[[Rescue Bots]]'' oath: 
"We pledge to heed the [[Prime Alert]] 
And help the people of Planet Earth 
We'll work together and act as one 
Until the job at hand is done 
We'll utilize our skills and might 
To save the day, and do what's right. 
We are a team of Bots and Men 
Protectors, Rescuers and Friends." 
<gallery>
Image:ToyFair2011-RescueBotshumanguys.jpg|Bunches of dudes and their Transformer-themed accessories
Image:ToyFair2011-RescueBotsFrazierBurns.jpg|[[Axel Frazier]] and [[Charlie Burns]]
Image:ToyFair2011-RescueBotsBolderBumblebee.jpg|[[Boulder]] and [[Bumblebee (RB)|Bumblebee]]
Image:ToyFair2011-RescueBotsFireStationPrime.jpg|[[Fire Station Prime]] in packaging
Image:ToyFair2011-RescueBotsFireStationPrimeback.jpg|The back of Fire Station Prime
Image:ToyFair2011-RescueBotsPrimeBlades.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (RB)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]
Image:ToyFair2011-RescueBotsBumblebeeRescueGarage.jpg|The [[Bumblebee Rescue Garage]]!
Image:ToyFair2011-RescueBotsbookinside.jpg|Inside "[[Prime Alert]]," a story that comes with Fire Station Prime
</gallery>

===Kre-o===
* Optimus Prime (568 pieces) w/ Optimus Prime, Skywarp, Bluestreak, and two human motorcycle driver [[Kre-on]]s
* Megatron (308 pieces) w/ Megatron, Shockwave, and two human Kre-ons
* Sentinel Prime (381 pieces) w/ Soundwave, Thundercracker, Sentinel Prime, and driver Kre-ons
* Sideswipe w/ Ironhide and human Kre-ons
* Prowl w/ Prowl and human Kre-ons
* Starscream w/ Starscream and pilot Kre-ons
* Ratchet (197 pieces) w/ Ratchet and driver Kre-ons
* Mirage (119 pieces) w/ Mirage and driver Kre-ons
* Jazz (119 pieces) w/ Jazz and driver Kre-on
* Smaller Optimus Prime (90 pieces)
* Smaller Bumblebee (74 pieces)

==Notes==
*The presenters for the ''Transformers'' brand team included design director [[Michelino Paolino]] and [[Greg Lombardo]] and [[Jerry Jivoin]] of marketing. Ex-''Transformers'' team member [[Vickie Stratford]] attended as the design director of the ''Star Wars'' team.
* For the first time ever, employees of [[TakaraTomy]] attended the Collector-Fan Media Day. Singled out was [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] member [[Hideaki Yoke]]. Also present was [[Hironori Kobayashi]].
* [[Mike Vogel]] and [[Jeff Kline]] of The Hub/''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' were also in attendance, and participated in an interview session with Greg Lombardo. They reaffirmed that Jeff Kline is very old.

==External links==

[[Category:Hasbro]]
[[Category:Toy Fair]]

Hot Rod (G1)/toys

2011-01-29T04:57:39Z

71.245.252.196: /* Masterpiece */ -out now

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'''[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]''' is a bot of many toys!

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1toy_hot_rod.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is totally what cars will look like in the far-flung future of 2005.]]
* '''Hot Rod''' (Autobot Car, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-78'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers

: Hot Rod transforms into a red, orange and yellow futuristic race car. He is armed with two "Photon Laser" weapons, each with their own distinct sculpt, which fit in both his fists; only one gun can be equipped in vehicle mode, in the port in his engine block. Upon his original release, Hot Rod had unpainted [[die-cast]] metal feet, while later editions of the figure used black plastic.

: Hot Rod was one of the first toys designed specifically for the ''Transformers'' toyline, as opposed to being an imported pre-existing toy. In further contrast to the common design process for ''Transformers'' toys, he (like most of the cast of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'') was created for animation first, and had his toy created based on [[Floro Dery]]'s designs (though said animation designs would be further modified after the toy was completed). Before final production, Hot Rod was originally cast in a [[:Image:Pinkrod.jpg|pinker plastic]] to match the color of his animation model (as seen in catalogs at the time, and the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] [[commercial]]), but oddly, he was changed to a less [[Show-accuracy|animation-accurate]] red before release. This change evidently came too late to modify the factory-applied [[sticker]]s the toy bears: the small decals on either side of Hot Rod's vehicle mode feature a pink background that would have matched the toy's original color scheme. In another, even more baffling change, an extra plastic tab was added to Hot Rod's legs before final production to keep them from fully extending and revealing his sculpted knee detail.

:Hot Rod has been retooled, reissued and redecoed several times down the years; this article strives to list each distinct edition of the figure under its own heading.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/HotRod/hotrod.htm More information on Hot Rod at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1 RodimusPrime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|As you're enjoying your retirement in 2006, tour the country in ''this!'']]
* '''Rodimus Prime''' (Autobot Hero, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-77'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/[[Mobile Defense Bay]], Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left & right)

: Rodimus Prime was designed in much the same way as Hot Rod, albeit with much less articulation. Rodimus transforms from a robot and [[Mobile Defense Bay]] into a futuristicky Winnebago camper. The toy comes with a "Photon eliminator" rifle and two blast shields to attach to either side of his battle platform's cannon. (The yellow spoiler was also to be removed and replaced during transformation.) Like Hot Rod, there are materials variations; initial releases have metal toes and rubber tires, while latter shipments replaced both with black plastic.

: This mold was later redecoed as a lucky draw prize [[Primus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/RodimusPrime/rodimusprime.htm More information on Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]

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[[Image:G1 TMHotRod toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|In 2007, hood-cannons will become a standard feature.]]
* '''Hot Rod''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**Accessories: Firebolt Targetmaster partner

: Hot Rod was re-released with his new [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster]] partner [[Firebolt]] a year after the original release. The toy was [[Retool|retooled]] to have larger pegholes in his fists and his engine block so the Targetmaster gun would fit. As the original large stickers applied to Hot Rod's thighs were frequently scraped away by the friction of moving his legs up and down during transformation, the Targetmaster version sported smaller decals that avoided this problem. Unlike the original figure, Targetmaster Hot Rod only ever featured black plastic feet.

: Not originally released in Japan, the Targetmaster version of Hot Rod was later reissued by Takara as part of their ''[[Transformers Collection]]'' series in 2004 (see below). 

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/HotRod/hotrod.htm More information on Targetmaster Hot Rod at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:G1toy_takara_2001_hotrod_reissue.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Hot Rodimus''' (2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-78'''
**Accessories: 2 Photon Lasers

:The original Hot Rod toy was reissued by Takara in later December 2000, as part of a small line of reissues that celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the ''Transformers'' toyline in Japan. The figure was retro-retooled from the Targetmaster version of the toy to fill the enlarged holes back in so that they could once again snugly accommodate his Photon Lasers. This version of the figure also reinstates the die-cast metal feet of its earliest release, and finally recolors the stickers on either side of the vehicle mode so that they now feature an accurate red background to match to the rest of the figure. The toy's packaging featured a metallic golden sticker advertising the anniversary.

:This version of the Hot Rod mold was also used to create the simulatenously-available exclusives "Crystal Rodimus" (see below) and the evil clone, [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus]].

::[http://www.mykooltoyz.com/hotrodimus.html More information on reissue Hot Rodimus at MyKoolToyz.com]
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[[Image:G1toy crystal rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Crystal Rodimus''' (Autobot Car, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-78C'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers

: "Crystal Rodimus" uses the reissue Hot Rod mold, but cast almost entirely in translucent plastics. Limited to 1500 pieces and packaged in a monochrome blue version of Hot Rod's normal packaging, Crystal Rodimus was only available at Tokyo Toy Festival, with the joint purchase of the evil clone [[Dark Hot Rod|Black Rodimus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/HotRodClear/botthumb.jpg More information on Crystal Rodimus at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:G1toy_takara_rodimus_prime_reissue.jpg|300px|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-77'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left & right)

:The original Rodimus Prime toy was reissued by Takara in mid-December 2001. It featured no notable changes from the original Generation 1 release of the figure, but it did reinstate the rubber tires and metal feet that were phased out of the original toy's production run.

::*''[http://www.mykooltoyz.com/rodimusconvoy.html More information on reissue Rodimus Convoy at MyKoolToyz.com]

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[[Image:2010 sons of cybertron rodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Sons of Cybertron''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

:Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s Welcome to ''Transformers 2010'' campaign, this redeco of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus is cast in translucent plastic and features the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release's paint applications. He is packed with a similarly translucent Deluxe class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]] from the ''Classics'' "Ultimate Battle" pack and [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] Special Edition.

:This ''Classics''/''Henkei''-based Sons of Cybertron set is a counterpart to TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' Sons of Cybertron set, which also features translucent versions of Deluxe (''Animated'') [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus]].

:The ''Classics''/''Henkei'' Sons of Cybertron set was intended for the Japanese Chara Hobby 2010 festival, but was also initially offered as a raffle prize at the Cybertron Philippines ,Toy Kingdom and SM Makati and [[Hasbro]]-partnered Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event that launched the ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] and [[Power Core Combiners]] toylines in the Philippines.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/sons-of-cybertron-crystal-classics-optimus-prime-and-rodimus-set-images-169977/ TFW2005.com reports on the Philippines Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event. June 18, 2010]</ref>, and was available for purchase at the [[Cybertron Con 2010]] [[Shanghai]] convention as well as various online toy retailers.

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===Transform Jr===
[[Image:Tfjr rodimus prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-77'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon eliminator, cardboard trailer

:''[[Transform Jr]]'' Rodimus Prime is a downsized version of the standard toy, far less simplified that most figures in the ''Jr'' line (on account of how simple the regular toy is in the first place). Made of only red and yellow plastic, he is armed with his Photon Eliminator, and comes with a non-transforming version of his trailer made partially out of cardboard. He also came packaged with a small die-cast metal figurine of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].

::*''[http://www.vega.or.jp/~butto/tftcollejr-03.htm More information on Transform Jr Rodimus Convoy at Butto's Transformers Collection.]
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===Return of Convoy===
[[Image:Hotrodmicromaster.jpg|right|300px|thumb|2011: The year the Shriners will take over the automotive industry.]]
* '''Star Convoy w/ Hot Rodimus''' (Autobot, 1991/2005)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-372'''

: Available only with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Star Convoy]], Hot Rod's [[Micromaster]] form is a simplified version of his original toy, transforming into the same futuristic race car. Like all Micromasters, he features a notch in the base of his feet that allows him to peg inside Star Convoy's chest and stand on his base mode's rotating turrent.

:In 2005, Star Convoy was re-released with several deco changes; in Hot Rod's case, his stickers were replaced with [[paint application]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/HotRodimus/hotrodimus.htm More information on Return of Convoy Hot Rodimus at TFU.info]''
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===Choro-Q===
[[Image:Choro Q Rodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The average car of 2022 will have expanded to fit the average American driver.]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy TV Version''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''Q/05'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator rifle

: Transforming super deformed version of Rodimus Convoy containing a pull back motor. He came with a small version of his Photon Eliminator rifle that can be held in his hand or attached to the top of the truck when in [[Choro-Q]] (vehicle) mode.

*'''Rodimus Convoy Metallic Version''' (2001)
**''Japanese ID number:''' '''Q/06'''
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator rifle

: This metallic version featured metallic flake paint for the body and gold paint for the wings on Rodimus's back. Otherwise, the toy is the same.

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===Commemorative Series===

[[Image:Commemorative_series_rodimus_toys.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

*'''Rodimus Major''' (2002)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers

:Hasbro's first and, to date, only reissue of the Hot Rod toy used the re-modified mold from Takara's 2001 edition, with smaller peg-holes for his Photon Lasers, and die-cast metal feet. As part of the first wave of "[[Commemorative Series]]" figures, Hot Rod had to undergo a name change due to Hasbro's inability to trademark his old name, but the "Major" suffix failed to stick and was only ever used on this edition of the toy.
:This version of the mold removes the pins in his arms and instead the arms stay in via very small pegs. This is likely due to the part being prone to breakage. Subsequent uses of this mold also shared this retool.

*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 gun shields (left & right)

:Part of the seventh wave of the Commemorative Series, Hasbro's reissue of Rodimus Prime was identical to Takara's 2001 reissue of the figure, featuring metal feet and rubber tires, and no other notable changes from the original figure. The toy did, however, feature an [[misassembly|assembly error]] that saw a portion of the chest being assembled backwards.

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===The Transformers Collection===

[[Image:Tfc_hot_rod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers, Firebolt Targetmaster partner

:The most recent reissue of Hot Rod followed the trend begun by earlier reissues of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], and offered the most "complete" version of the toy available by including all the accessories that had come with the different releases of the figure through the years. His peg holes were modified for the third time, enlarged once again to accomodate Firebolt, and his Photon Lasers' pegs were similarly widened to fit comfortably in the newly-sized ports. Additionally, this version of Hot Rod replaced the factory-applied stickers on his chest and sides with [[tampograph]]s, completely redesigning the flame design on the latter decals. His chest decoration was modified to resemble the cartoon coloration more accurately.Oddly though, he still retained the C-78 label sheet release with the longer thigh labels as opposed to the original having a more shorterdesign

:This set included a [[Tech Spec]] card that retroactively gave the Targetmaster version of Hot Rod the Japanese ID number "C-110", as the toy had never been released in Japan before this point.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/TMhotrod_template.html More information on Transformers Collection Targetmaster Hot Rod at TF-1.com]
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===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[Image:Wstf_hot_rod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2004/2006)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Photon Lasers

:Initially intended for release in the cancelled third wave of Takara's ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' line of diminutive ''Transformers'' figures, Hot Rod eventually saw the light of day as the 1-in-24 [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] "chase" figure in wave "2.5" of the series, which was already of comparatively limited availability. He came with tiny versions of his original Photon Lasers (which were attached to a plastic sprue and had to be removed by the buyer), and was [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] like all ''Smallest Transforming'' figures.

:Hot Rod was later made available again as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in 2006, in a unique monochrome red box, available only with purchase of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/smallest-transformers/hot-rod/1704/ More information on Smallest Transforming Hot Rodimus at Seibertron.com]''

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===Classics (2006)===
[[Image:Rodimusclassics.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And in 2026, the future predicted in 1978 will finally come to pass. Perfect for a road trip to Sanctuary!]]
*'''Rodimus''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

: ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus is a sleeker, more streamlined version of the original, now transforming into a heavily-altered [http://www.supercarnet.jp/File/File-Japan/File-Dome.htm Dome Zero]. His rear-mounted thruster engine becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode, launching a spring-loaded missile, or can remain attached to his back to become some kind of jet pack. His left arm also hides a flip-out "comm unit" that is clearly supposed to be the buzzsaw he used for a brief period in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the Movie]]. As with all ''Classics'' toys, Rodimus has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: In a twist of delicious buttery fandom irony, ''Classics'' Rodimus has elements that were introduced in [[Rodimus (Energon)|''Energon'' Rodimus]], making him a somewhat backwards-[[homage]]. His face also appears to take visual cues from how he was drawn by [[Derek Yaniger]] in the [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'' comic book]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Classic Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumHeroRodimus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Winnebago... ''of the '''future'''!!!'']]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator rifle

: ''Titanium Cybertron Heroes'' Rodimus Prime is a mostly die-cast metal transforming toy based loosely upon the original ''Generation 1'' Rodimus Prime toy. He features much greater articulation and bulkier body proportions.

: Unlike the original toy which separated into a robot and a battle station, the entire vehicle mode of the 6-inch ''Titanium'' version transforms into the robot mode. As with ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus, ''Titanium'' Rodimus Prime takes some visual cues from the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' version of the character in addition to the original toy and the animation model... ''and'' the actual ''Classics'' Rodimus toy, such as the engine-block dickie.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''Titanium'' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TitRodimusPrime/rodimus.htm More information on Titanium Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Kiss Players===
[[Image:KPHotRodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The fishing rod turns into arm blasters. The girl eats dumplings.]]
*'''Hot Rodimus X SyaoSyao''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/tonfa weapons, fishing rod/Exhaust Eliminator, ShaoShao Li figurine with steamer

: ''[[Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' Hot Rodimus is a retool and redeco of the ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] toy, transforming into a red Ford GT. His engine becomes a pair of pistols that double as tonfa weapons, and his fishing rod can be taken apart and reassembled to create a triple-barreled arm-mounted blaster reminiscent of the original Hot Rod's exhaust pipe weapons. His new head sculpt includes a retractable visor patterned after the one used in the movie.

:The toy also included a PVC figurine of the character's "Kiss Player" partner [[Shaoshao Li]] and a bamboo dumpling steamer, as well as a CD including episodes 11-20 of the [[Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]] and the exclusive 10-minute audio adventure, "A Big Catch Tonight?!".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AltRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Kiss Players Hot Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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===Alternators===
[[Image:Alternators Rodimus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He wants to go fishing too...]]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/tonfa weapons

: ''[[Alternators]]'' Rodimus Prime is an exclusive figure, released at the San Diego Comic-Con and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] in July 2007. It is a repaint of Kiss Players Hot Rodimus, which itself is a retool of Alternators [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. The figure uses the same head mold introduced in the Kiss Players figure, retaining the original's visor gimmick. The deco has been altered by changing the side striping from white to yellow, while the stripes over the hood, roof and trunk have been eliminated altogether, replaced by a Hot Rod-style flame graphic on the hood and front guards. Most of the Kiss Player deco remains in robot mode, including the yellow hands and flame graphics on the forearms; however, the license plates (located at the knees in robot mode) have been changed to read "TOO HOT".

:Rodimus Prime's weapons are the dual pistols/tonfa seen with both Mirage and Hot Rodimus, however his Kiss Player counterpart's fishing rod/eliminator and dumpling steamer weapons were not included in the Alternators release. They left [[Shaoshao Li|the girl]] out too.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AltRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Alternators Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei HotRodimus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"They dipped my headlights in chrome. Now I don't drive at night."]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

: In 2008, ''Classics'' Rodimus was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. Now called Hot Rodimus, he features several significant deco differences, such as a large orange and yellow flame tampograph on his hood to better resemble the ''Generation 1'' cartoon model's appearance. The other flame tampographs have also been redesigned, his forehead crest is a more subtle colour to distance itself from the ''Energon'' Rodimus homage Hasbro introduced. The only other addition in terms of deco is orange paint on the cuffs of his lower arms. Curiously eschewing the slavish accuracy to the original cartoon's animation models that shaped the colorations of most other ''Henkei'' figures, Hot Rodimus is ''not'' rendered in Hot Rod's classic magenta cartoon color scheme, featuring instead a shade of red that is even darker than that used by the ''Classics'' version, as well as a lighter shade of orange. The clear violet on the ''Classics'' version, is clear blue on the Hot Rodimus. All ''Henkei! Henkei!'' toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, his headlights are painted chrome gold paint, while his entire spoiler is vacuum-metallized gold.

: This mold was used to make the evil "[[Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]" [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and "Gentei" [[Wildrider]].

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===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Hotrodlegendsuniverse.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's a Hot Rod without a hot rod.]]
*'''Rodimus''' (Legends Class, 2008)
: Legends Class Rodimus transforms into a generic sports car with a giant rice-tastic spoiler. This toy's design was the basis for Hot Rod's look in the [[Wings of Honor]] comic book.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFURodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Universe Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Universe2008toy-ChallengeatCybertronRodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|HasTak: pretending Hot Rod was red and not magenta in the movie since 1986.]]
*'''Challenge at Cybertron''' (Deluxe Class figure 3-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile
: A redeco of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus was released in the "[[Challenge at Cybertron]]" multi-pack along with redecoes of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. This version of Rodimus, like the ''Henkei!'' figure, is intended to be accurate to the cartoon's colors, though it attempts the idea much differently.

: So far the set has only been released in Southeast Asian markets by Hasbro Malaysia, and there are currently no details about a release elsewhere.
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===Masterpiece===
[[Image:Masterpiecetoy-RodimusConvoy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|You hated him when you were ten, and now you'll pay $200 to own him.]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-9'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/[[Mobile Defense Bay]], Photon Eliminator/two Photon Lasers, [[Matrix of Leadership]], buzzsaw, welding torch

:[[Masterpiece]] Rodimus Convoy can transform between himself and his younger Hot Rod incarnation in both vehicle and robot mode. Whilst in Hot Rod configuration, he is shorter and has Hot Rod's younger face, and of course, transforms into Hot Rod's futuristic supercar mode. In his Rodimus Convoy configuration, he has extra height due to extensions in his thighs and has Rodimus Prime's older, lined face via a face-swapping gimmick. Rodimus Convoy's vehicle mode is not simply the Hot Rod car docked into the trailer section, but has an entirely new vehicle front end to represent Rodimus Prime's shorter hood, smaller windshield/canopy and lack of exposed engine block.

:Rodimus Convoy's trailer opens up into the Mobile Defense Bay. He is armed with his Photon Eliminator rifle, which can split into Hot Rod's two smaller Photon Laser weapons or be attached to the front of the Mobile Defense Bay's cannons. He comes with a Matrix of Leadership accessory, different from the one included with ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime, which can store in his chest. ''The Transformers: The Movie'' is the source of inspiration for the rest of his additional gadgets and features: the toy includes the retractable visor from the [[Lookout Mountain]] scene, and comes with the buzzsaw he used in battle on [[Quintessa]], and the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], both of which attach to his forearms.
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===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Battle in Space''' (Deluxe figure 2-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

:This release of the ''Classics'' Rodimus is a modified version from the Asia market-exclusive "Challenge at Cybertron" 3-pack, replacing Rodimus' Autobot sigil with a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]. The set also comes with a similarly modified ''Universe'' Cyclonus (with [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]]) from the "Challenge at Cybertron" set, the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] accessory from the 2002 [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special Convoy]] reissue of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and "[[Rodimus vs. Cyclonus]]", a new comic book created specifically for this set by [[IDW Publishing]].

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===United===
*'''Autobot SET''' (3-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

: Dubbed "Hot Rod Blue Clear Version", this [[redeco]] of the oft-used ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' Rodimus mold is cast in transparent blue plastics, emulating the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' where Hot Rod catches the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to keep it from hitting the floor after a dying [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] dropped it.

: This version was only available in an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] 3-pack with a [[Kup (G1)#UnitedDamage|battle-damaged Kup]] and [[Scrapheap]]. Preorders for the set were opened on [[December 13]] of 2010 and closed on [[January 11]] of 2011, and shipped on an unspecified date in March.

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==Merchandise==
===Generation 1===
* '''Decipher the Decepticons Sweepstakes prize''' (1986)
:5 motorized Hot Rod go-carts were advertised as the grand prizes for the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] promotional contest. Sadly, no images of these rarities have surfaced on the Internet to date. If you know where we can find one ''we will give you a baby.'' A '''real''' baby.

===Transformers Choco===
[[Image:Tfchoco_rodimuses.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (1986)

:Released in the fourth ''[[Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]''-centric wave of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' [[candy toy]]s, this version of Hot Rod is a small, transformable model kit, cast in solid red plastic. As with all the ''Transformers Choco'' figures, he came with "Chocolate Dots", small candies similar to M&Ms.

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:Also released in the fourth wave of ''Transformers Choco'', this Rodimus Prime was also a small, solid-red transforming model kit packaged with Chocolate Dots. Its trailer, however, was a solid removable piece, which did not open into a battle station like the larger figure.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum rodimus convoy.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, left and right blast shields

:Rodimus Prime also had a presence in Kabaya's line of larger ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' model kits. Released as part of the line's fifth wave, Rodimus is molded in red, silver and black plastic, lacking in paint applications but featuring stickers for detail. Like many other ''Transformers Gum'' model kits, Rodimus is very much a downsized version of the regular toy, featuring all its accessories, features and articulation. As the name suggests, rather than chocolate, Rodimus came with a stick of gum.
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===Decoy===
[[Image:Decoy rodimus.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:While no figure of Rodimus Prime was released by [[Hasbro]] as part of their 1987 [[Decoy]] promotion, the Autobot leader did have a soft rubber figure crafted in his image that was available exclusive in Japan, as part of a second wave of the figures released there by [[Kabaya]], along with other ''Transformers 2010'' characters. Like the other figures in this series, Rodimus was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box, and was available in multiple colors, including red, blue and yellow.

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1987)

:Rodimus was also part of the small Japanese-exclusive collection of larger "Decoy" figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this wave, Rodimus was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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===Transform Jr===
[[Image:Tfjr_rodimus_vinyl_figure.jpg|right|thumb]]

*'''Rodimus Convoy vs Galvatron''' (multi-pack, 1986)

:An unarticulated vinyl figurine of Rodimus Prime was sold in a two-pack with a similar figure of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].

*'''Cybertron Leader Set''' (multi-pack, 1987)

:The Rodimus Prime figurine was also later made available in a two-pack with the ''Transform Jr'' [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] figure. The set also came with a small die-cast metal figurine of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].
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===Talkformers===
[[Image:Talkformers_rodimus.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''T-01'''
:This vinyl figurine of Rodimus Prime was one of two entries in the ''[[Talkformers]]'' line. Featuring only two points of articulation in the shoulders, it spoke four pullstring-activated Japanese phrases, spoken by Rodimus's Japanese voice actor, [[Hiroya Ishimaru]].
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===MC Axis===
[[Image:Hybrid_model_rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (Super Hybrid Model, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''H-01'''

:Rodimus Prime was one of three non-transforming ''[[Super Hybrid Model]]'' vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Japanese collectables company [[MC Axis (company)|MC Axis]]. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the head and neck, Rodimus and his fellows ([[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]) were based on their [[Studio OX]] character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.

:For reasons unknown, the retail release of Rodimus and the other ''Super Hybrid Model'' figures was canceled. While Galvatron was eventually released as an exclusive at [[BotCon Japan 1997]], Rodimus and Arcee have never been officially released, though they do occasionally pop up on the secondary market, commanding prices in excess of $600.
 
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[[Image:Mcaxis_hot_rod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (model kit, 1996)
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, buzzsaw, welding torch, alternate head, alternate hands-holding-Matrix

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by MC Axis and came with a [[MC Axis (pack-in comic)|comic strip]] starring Hot Rod. It included several interchangeable parts based on Hot Rod's antics in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', including an alternate head featuring the telescopic visor from the [[Lookout Mountain]] scene, the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the buzzsaw from his battles on [[Quintessa]], and two versions of the Matrix of Leadership—one standard, fairly useless one, since his clenched fists are unable to hold it, and one sculpted with a pair of alternate hands holding its handles, allowing Roddy to hoist it aloft.

:The kit is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

:* ''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4512c7fd76f8e8ee Fan review of the Hot Rod and Elita One model kits]''
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===Parody Deformed===
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator
[[Image:Pdtype_rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
:A small white and red, non-transforming super deformed model kit of Rodimus Prime was available as part of Kabaya's "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of candy toys. The first figure of the third wave (the eleventh figure overall), he came with a "[[Transformers PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Take A Stand!! Rodimus Convoy", and more gum.

*'''Rodimus Convoy's Photon Eliminator''' (1990)

: The first toy released in the fifth and final wave of the ''Parody Deformed'' line (and the twenty-first toy overall), this model kit replica of Rodimus's Photon Eliminator comes with a number of small plastic BBs, which it can shoot via a spring-loaded firing mechanism. It came with a "PD Type" comic centering on it, and yet more gum.
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===Super Collection Figure===
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2002)
[[Image:HOC-figure Rodimus.JPG|right|300px|thumb|]]
: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Rodimus Prime was available in the second wave of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the "act", it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless translucent version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

*'''Rodimus Convoy with Matrix''' (2002)

:A rare [[chase figure]] of Rodimus Prime was also available in the second ''SCF'' act, molded in translucent colored plastic and holding the Matrix of Leadership in both hands, in the process of opening it.

*'''Rodimus Convoy with Matrix''' (2003)

:The Matrix-bearing Rodimus chase figure was re-released as a standard figure for the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, this time as both a standard, solid-color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, both available at one each per standard case of twelve. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter figure came with the right leg of the wave's collectable [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2003)

:Hot Rod made his ''Super Collection Figure'' debut in the sixth wave of the series, sporting the telescopic visor he employed during on [[Lookout Mountain]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Hot Rod was available in both full-color and pewter versions, but the color figure sported the burgundy paint job of Rodimus Prime, rather than Hot Rod's lighter magenta. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter Hot Rod came with the torso of the wave's [[Grand Maximus]] collectable figure.

===Heroes of Cybertron===

*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2003)

:When Hasbro released the ''Super Collection Figure'' line as ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', the original Rodimus Prime figure was released as part of the fourth wave, now featuring a [[light-piping]] gimmick in the character's eyes, accomplished by casting the figure in translucent blue plastic and then painting over it. Rather than come blindpacked like the ''SCF'' figure, Rodimus came on a blister card with a profile card included.
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===Mega Super Collection Figure===
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2002) [[Image:MegaSCFRodimus.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''Mega SCF-04'''
** ''Accessories:'' Left and right open hands, left and right fists, head w/ visor, Matrix of Leadership, buzzsaw, welding torch
:A five-inch tall, non-transforming highly-articulated PVC figure of Hot Rod was the fourth entry in Takara's ''Mega Super Collection Figure''. Based closely on Hot Rod's cartoon character model (albeit sport the character's red and orange toy color scheme, rather than the cartoon's magenta), Hot Rod came with numerous interchangeable accessories. In addition to the Matrix of Leadership and two sets of hands—two clenched fists and two open palms—he includes several gadgets seen in ''The Transfomrers: The Movie'': the buzzsaw used in battle on [[Quintessa]], the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and an alternate head featuring an open-mouthed expression and the telescopic visor he used on Lookout Mountain.

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2002)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''Mega SCF-06'''
** ''Accessories:'' Left and right open hands, left and right fists, pointing left hand, right hand w/ Photon Eliminator, Matrix of Leadership

:Rodimus Prime also made an appearance in the ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' line, standing a little taller than Hot Rod. He too features his red and orange toy-based coloration, instead of the burgundy shade featured in the cartoon. He shares both the Matrix and two sets of hands with Hot Rod, but rather than Hot Rod's other tools, comes instead with a third set of hands, one pointing, and one clutching his Photon Eliminator rifle.

===MyClone===
[[Image:Myclone rodimus.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF007'''
**''Accessories:'' Orange display stand

:Released in the second wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this adorable widdle Wodimus Pwime comes with a hexagonal orange display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
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===Hard Hero===
[[Image:HardHero HotRod bust.JPG|right|thumb|]]
* '''Hotrod''' (2003)

:Number 7 in [[Hard Hero]]'s main ''Transformers'' series, "Hotrod" is a six inches tall cold-cast porcelain bust. The bust was limited to 4000 pieces, with an additional 100 being specially signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]], and is a vanishingly rare example of a piece of Hot Rod merchandise that actually colors the character in his original magenta hue.

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===Generation 1 Figure-Collection===

[[Image:Bottlecap_rodimus.JPG|right|thumb|]]

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Rodimus "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.

::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Bottlecap Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:TitaniumRM Rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|"Three-inch Rod" is its own joke.]]
*'''Rodimus''' (3-inch Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Firebolt gun, Autobot insignia display base

: ''Titanium'' Rodimus is a 3 inch tall, non-transforming, die-cast metal figurine. He has limited articulation, localized in his head, shoulders and waist. His gun (which looks an ''awful'' lot like Firebolt) is also removable. Excitement! Like all the figures in the line, he came packaged with a clear plastic display base, sculpted in the shape of, and decorated with, his faction's insignia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Titanium Robot Heroes Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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===Metalverse Collection===
[[Image:Hot Rod mv.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm a little bit expensive.]]

*'''Hot Rodimus''' (Metalverse Collection MVC-01, 2007)

:Large, rather expensive PVC statue with a base sculpted "Hot Rod" on [http://www4.big.or.jp/~cyclone/DAIKI/index.html it] released by [http://www4.big.or.jp/~cyclone/DAIKI/index.html Daiki Industry]. Designed by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] and sculpted by Yuho Koike, it was originally conceived as a clock-statue (the clock would have gone in the nameplate/sigil section of the base) and proposed as a [[BotCon]] exclusive by Mr. Koike and [[Fumihiko Akiyama]].

::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/2faa2eeb4000724f/48a6e4867e425257?lnk=st&q=#48a6e4867e425257 More details on Metalverse Collection Hot Rodimus at alt.toys.transformers]
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===Art Asylum===
[[Image:AAUnicron statue.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
* '''Unicron Movie Statue''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

: This [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]] statue of Hot Rod and [[Unicron]] stands 8 ½” tall and was limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original animated ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers]]'' movie was released). Hot Rod stands in the center of the piece, holding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] aloft, as Unicron looms behind him. Despite this scene being based on the movie, Hot Rod is colored red like his toy instead of magenta.
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[[Image:Diamond_rodimus_bust.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Prime head bust''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:After the Unicron diorama, Rodimus got a statue all to himself with this Art Asylum mini-bust. It was roughly five inches tall and limited to 1500 pieces.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:G1 RobotHeroes RodimusVsInsecticon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Light our cutest hour.]]
*'''Rodimus Vs Insecticon''' (2007)

:''[[Robot Heroes]]'' Rodimus is a two inch tall figure sculpted in [[super deformed]] style with articulation at the shoulders. Sporting the color scheme of, and details based on the stickers of, the original Generation 1 Hot Rod toy, he came in a two-pack with "[[Shrapnel (G1)|Insecticon]]".

:Rodimus was also one of the ''Robot Heroes'' figures released in single-packed, blindpacked form in other countries such as Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Notably, for this release, the character card included with the figure actually used his original name, Hot Rod!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Robot Heroes Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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===Revoltech===
[[Image:Revoltech Rodimus toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Bang Bang... I shot you down, Bang Bang..."]]
* '''Hot Rodimus''' (2008)
** ''Yamaguchi Series number:'' '''047'''
** ''Accessories:'' Photon laser 1, Photon laser 2, 4 x hands (left & right gun holding hands, right pointing hand and thumbs-up right hand)

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Hot Rod action figure, ''[[Revoltech]]'' Hot Rodimus uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. It comes with his twin handguns, an extra head with deployed visor and a more neutral expression, a posing stand, and four extra hands (two hands for holding the guns, a pointing right hand, and a thumbs-up left hand).<ref>[http://bakaneko.way-nifty.com/revoltech/2008/01/post_909a.html Photos of the set contents at Revoltech's official blog site.]</ref><ref>[http://www.amiami.com/shop/?vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=TOY-RBT-0149&template=review.html Large images of the figure and its accessories at the online store Amiami.]</ref>

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===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3dbattlecardgame_hotrod.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (2007)

: A 28-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Hot Rod "transforms" into a red sports car that vaguely resembles a Ford GT 40. He uses the same parts layout as [[Movie (toyline)|Movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], along with fellow "Energon Wars" addition ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]].
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==Notes==
[[Image:Pinkrod.jpg|right|thumb|200px|I was pink once.]]

* Miscommunication between Hasbro and Takara that neglected to mention the fact that Rodimus Prime was supposed to be the new Autobot leader and the upgrade of Hot Rod led to Takara creating the original [[prototype]] for the G1 Hot Rod toy in three times the final size, about as tall as ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. When Hasbro corrected Takara about those details, Takara's designers were disappointed because they had to make Rodimus Prime's toy larger than Hot Rod's.<ref>[http://www.tfarchive.com/creative/showentry.php?s=522 Information provided by Fumihiko Akiyama, incorporated in essay about "Ten popular but incorrect rumors about Japanese Transformers" at TF Archive]</ref>

* Hot Rod, Kup, and Blurr mark an increase in the size of the Autobot Car grouping to what would eventually become today's Deluxe class price point.

* In an odd intra-Hasbro design move, Hot Rod's larger original handgun was remolded slightly and reused as the nosecone cannon on the [[Cobra]] [http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/88/stellarstiletto/ Stellar Stiletto] in 1988. Hey, Hot Rod was occupied with [[Firebolt]] at the time anyway, right?

[[Image:TFGRodimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|New Rodimus, not to be confused with New Coke.]]
* '''New Rodimus''' was the tentative name for an unused Rodimus Prime design revealed in the Japanese book ''[[Transformers Generations]]''. Unlike his predecessors, he would have transformed into a fire engine. According to the caption in the book, New Rodimus would have come out after [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity#The_Battlestars_story_pages_and_comic|Star Convoy]], and his transformation would involve splitting at the waist.

:The idea for New Rodimus's transformation was eventually used by the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' toy '''Duke Fire''', which is also a fire engine that splits at the waist in order to transform. Unlike New Rodimus, however, Duke Fire is also composed of an ambulance that becomes his arms.

:Some have speculated that New Rodimus was intended to become power-up parts to Star Convoy similar to how [[Godbomber]] and [[Victory Leo]] upgrade [[Ginrai]] and [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], respectively. This is supported by several pieces of evidence:
:: ''Generation 1'' Transformers made by Takara generally do not split apart as part of their transformation, and when they do, it is usually for the purpose of combining with another robot.
:: Duke Fire, who inherited New Rodimus's transformation, combines with '''J-Decker''', a robot similar in general shape to Star Convoy, to form a larger robot called '''Fire J-Decker'''.
:: Fire J-Decker's chest piece (formed from Duke Fire's chest) successfully clips onto Star Convoy's chest (albeit not as securely as on J-Decker's chest).

[[Image:HyperHobbyRodimusTestshot.jpg|thumb|200px|]]

* An image of a black Rodimus Prime toy appeared in [[Hyper Hobby]] magazine #38 in 2002. For years, it was thought that this was an unreleased [[Lucky Draw figure]] (which an [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/story/7581/Unreleased+Lucky+Draw+Black+Rodimus+Convoy.html unscrupulous Ebay seller] reinforced by repeatedly calling it that in his auctions). However, it was eventually found--[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=0f1c270a0acb3a279d03b91ac06faeeb&showtopic=62831&view=findpost&p=1347844 seven years later]--when a Japanese speaker read the text of the magazine, that it was nothing more than a test shot that was intended to tease the release of the normal-colored reissue.

* For a short time, Takara contemplated releasing a Hot Rodimus (Hot Rod) remold of the ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] toy as the next ''Binaltech'' release after [[Ginrai]], but that plan became obsolete when Takara decided to cancel the Binaltech line as a mass retail line altogether. Instead, Hot Rodimus also ended up as part of the [[Kiss Players (toyline)|''Kiss Players'' line]], after "Ginrai" had previously become Kiss Players [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]].

* One of the first concepts for ''Classics'' Rodimus was based around the [[wikipedia:Pagani_Zonda|Pagani Zonda]] super car, before the [[Wikipedia:Dome Zero|Dome Zero]] design was decided upon.

* [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s powered up form has a color scheme which resembles Hot Rod's.

* Aside from the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[Homage|homaged]] twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion"), who already had some Hot Rod homage elements in his toy design, with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion]].

==Reference==
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[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:Kiss Players]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
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[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
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[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes

2011-01-10T04:33:19Z

71.245.252.196: /* F-16 Fighting Falcon */

When on [[Earth]], a [[Transformer]] typically finds a wide variety of [[human]] vehicles matching their general body plan and size available to adopt as a disguise mode. Although there are many thousands of options available, certain specific models of vehicle, however, are very popular disguises, seeing repeated use across multiple individuals and [[Continuity|continuities]].

'''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for a vehicle model to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the model. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''. Certain models are "lumped" together, such as the case for the Mazda RX car series, which includes the RX-7 and RX-8 types. This also, of course, takes into account the various fudging of the designs that are done in order to get a robot mode out of the toy, as well as avoid having to pay a licensing fee to the actual manufacturers (in most instances).

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[Retool|retools]] on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.

This policy is in place mainly due to the rampant use of redecoes as new characters, and is a little out of line with the phenomenon being explored... after all, isn't it kinda weird that out of all the myriad types of fighter jet there are in the world, that the Dassault Rafale in particular seems to pop up so often across soooooo many jet-form toy-characters?

:''See also'': [[Popular beast alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]

==Cars and trucks==
===Chevy Camaro===
[[Image:Movie Deluxe 1974 Bumblebee JPtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Why couldn't I be an '85 Camaro?"]]
* [[Windbreaker]] / [[Carzap]] - Z28 (third generation)

* [[Side Swipe (RID)|''RID'' Side Swipe]] / [[Bluestreak (G1)|G1 Bluestreak (''Universe'')]] - fourth generation

* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Movie Bumblebee]] / [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Movie Cliffjumper]] - 1976 (second generation)

* Movie Bumblebee / Movie Cliffjumper - 2009 (fifth generation)

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===Chevy Corvette===
[[Image:Alternator Swerve Toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not-So-Little Red Corvette]]
* [[Tracks (G1)|G1 Tracks]] / [[Road Rage]] - C3

* [[Freeway (G1)|G1 Freeway]] - C4

* [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]] - C4

* [[Skram (G1)|G1 Skram]] - C3 hot rod

* Tracks (''[[Alternators]]'') / [[Ravage (G1)|G1 Ravage (1st ''Alternators'' body)]] / [[Swerve (G1)|G1 Swerve (''Alternators'')]] - C5 Z06

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===Corvette Indy===
[[Image:G1-toy Detour.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Not a bad run of toys for a car that never actually got produced.]]
* [[Detour (G1)|G1 Detour]] / [[Deadhour]]

* [[Speeder]]

* [[Aquablast]]

* [[Drench (G1)|G1 Drench]]

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===Desert racing buggy===
[[Image:G1-toy_RollerForce.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
{{note|"Desert racing buggy" is an admittedly vague grouping, as vehicles of this stripe are made by a variety of manufacturers and further modified by their owners in various idiosyncratic ways, but these examples all follow a relatively uniform shape.}}
* [[Joyride (Autobot)|Joyride]] / [[Ranger]]

* [[Fizzle]] / [[Wildspark]] / [[Blaze]]

* [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]

* [[Blacker]] / [[Gripper (G1)|Gripper]]

* [[Jarugar]] / [[Rescue Force buggy]]

* [[Roller Force]]

* [[Aquafend]] / [[Jetstorm (G2)|''G2'' Jetstorm]]

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===Dodge Viper (Chrysler)===
[[Image:Alternators DeadEnd toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Dead End (ROTF)|This seems familar.]]]]
* [[Side Burn (RID)|''RID'' Side Burn]] / [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] / [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|''Universe'' Shadow Striker]]

* ''RID'' Side Burn ([[Spy Changer]]) / [[Jazz (G1)|G1 Jazz (''Universe'')]]

* [[Sideswipe (G1)|G1 Sideswipe (''Alternators'')]] / [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End (''Alternators'')]] / [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker (''Alternators'')]]

* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] ([[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic -Ations series, non-toy appearance)

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===Ford Mustang===
* [[Natron]]/[[Freezon]] - Third generation

* [[Trip-Up]] - First Generation (1960s hot rod)

* [[Grimlock (G1)|G1 Grimlock (''Alternators'')]] / [[Wheeljack (G1)|G1 Wheeljack (''Alternators'')]] - Fifth Generation (2005)

* [[Barricade (Movie)|Movie Barricade]] - Fifth Generation (Saleen S281)

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===Lamborghini Countach===
[[Image:G1Clampdown_toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Clamp Down loves messing with Red Alert's head.]]
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|G1 Sideswipe]] / [[Red Alert (G1)|G1 Red Alert]] / [[Clamp Down]] / [[Deep Cover]] / [[Tigertrack]] - LP500S

* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|G1 Sunstreaker]] - LP500S

* [[Breakdown (G1)|G1 Breakdown]] - LP500S

* [[Free Wheeler]] / [[Deadwheeler]] - LP500 Quattrovalvole

* [[Laster]] / [[Flame (Motorvator)|Motorvator Flame]] - 25th Anniversary

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===Lamborghini Diablo===
[[Image:G2toy_gobot_prime.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
* [[Neo-Wheel]] / [[Hot Spot (Universe)|''Universe'' Hot Spot]]

* [[Firecracker]] / [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|G1 Optimus Prime (Go-Bot)]] / [[Sideswipe (G1)|G1 Sideswipe (Go-Bot)]] / [[R.E.V.]]

* [[Flash (G1)|Flash]] / [[Spin Road]]

* [[Prowl (RID)|''RID'' Prowl]] / [[Inferno (BW)|''Universe'' Inferno]] / [[Sideswipe (G1)|G1 Sideswipe (''Universe'')]] / [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker (''Universe'')]]

* [[Sparkplug (Armada)|''Armada'' Sparkplug]] / [[Drop-Test]] / [[Atlas]]

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===Mazda RX===
* [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]] - RX-7SA22C

* [[Getaway]] / [[Lightfoot]] - RX-7FC3S

* [[Siren]] / [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]] - RX-7FC3S

* [[Jazz (G1)|G1 Jazz (''Alternators'')]] / [[Zoom-Zoom]] / [[Shockwave (G1)|G1 Shockwave (''Alternators'')]] / [[Autorooper]] - RX-8

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===Pontiac Firebird Trans Am===
[[Image:G1Windcharger toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Now all he needs are some underbody neon lights and spinning rims.]]
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] / [[Camaro]] / [[Tailgate]] / [[Rook (Universe)|''Universe'' Rook]] - Third Generation

* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] - Third Generation

* [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] / [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]] - Third Generation

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===Porsche 928S===
* [[Mini-spy]] Porsche

* [[Dead End (G1)|G1 Dead End]]

* [[Sonic]]

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===Porsche 959===
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|G1 Nightbeat]] / [[Minerva]]

* [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] / [[Rabbicrater]] / [[Metrobomb]]

* [[Blowout]] / [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron (Go-Bot)]] / [[Frenzy (G1)|G1 Frenzy (Go-Bot)]] / [[Hot Shot (RID)|''RID'' Hot Shot]]

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===Porsche 962===
* [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]

* [[Tailspin]]

* [[Daytonus]] / [[Wheeljack (G1)|G1 Wheeljack (''Universe'')]]

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===Volkswagen Beetle===
[[Image:G1-toy BugBite-ehobby.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Bumblebee was supposed to be in this picture, but I stuffed him in a locker."]]
* [[Bumblebee_(G1)/toys#Generation 1|G1 Bumblebee]] / [[Volks (G1)|G1 Volks]] / [[Glyph (G1)|G1 Glyph]] / [[Bug Bite (G1)|G1 Bug Bite]]

* [[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]]

* [[Donald Duck]]

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==Military vehicles==
===M1 Abrams===
[[Image:TFU08-toy Treadshot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A single blue line - the new camouflage.]]
* [[Brawl (Movie)|Movie Brawl/Devastator]] / [[Tankor (ROTF)|ROTF Tankor]] - heavily modified "stealth tank"
* [[Giga|Gigatank]] ([[Overlord (Masterforce)|component of ''Masterforce'' Overlord]])
* [[Megatron (G1)|G2 Megatron]] / [[Megastorm]]
* [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron]] (Hero) / [[Archforce]] / [[Bludgeon (RID)|''RID'' Bludgeon]] / [[Reverse Convoy]] (modified)
* [[Broadside (Classics)|''Classics'' Broadside]] / [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]] / [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|''Universe'' Treadshot]]

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===A-10 Thunderbolt II===
* [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] / [[Bad Boy]]

* [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] / [[Windrim]] / [[Hot House]]

* [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|''Energon'' Sky Shadow]] / [[Terradive (Energon)|''Energon'' Terradive]] / [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Skyfall]] / [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|''Universe'' Skydive]] / [[Fireflight (G1)|''Universe'' Fireflight]]

* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber (''Cybertron'')]] / [[Wingblade]]

* [[Steel Wind]] / [[Skyglide]] / [[Skyhammer (Universe)|''Universe'' Skyhammer]] / [[Sky Shadow (Universe)|''Universe'' Sky Shadow]]

* [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] (''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'')

* [[Thor]]

{{note|In the [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]] comic series, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and an unidentifed "conehead" transform into [[Cobra]] [[Rattler]]s, which are heavily-modified versions of the A-10.}}
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===AH-64 Apache copter===
[[Image:Universe cloudraker vehicle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The copter from the cover of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_series Nuclear Strike].]]
* [[Battletrap]] (upper half)

* [[Spinister (G1)|G1 Spinister]]

* [[Tracer (Decepticon)|Decepticon Tracer]] / [[Tracer (ROC)|''Return of Convoy'' Tracer]]

* [[Chain Gun]] / [[Ro-Tor (Universe)|''Universe'' Ro-Tor]]

* [[Powerdive]]

* [[Bulkhead (Energon)|''Energon'' Bulkhead]] / [[Quickstrike (Energon)|''Energon'' Quickstrike]]

* [[Blackout (combiner)|''Energon'' Blackout]] / [[Stormcloud (Energon)|''Energon'' Stormcloud]]

* [[Divebomb (Classics)|''Classics'' Divebomb]] / [[Torque Gain]] / [[Cloudraker (Universe)|''Universe'' Cloudraker]] / [[Vortex (G1)|''Henkei!'' Vortex]] / [[Crosshairs (Universe)|''Universe'' Crosshairs]] - AH-64D version

* [[Shockwave (Movie)|Movie Game Shockwave]]

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===B-1B Lancer===
* [[Windsweeper]]

* [[Blackout (G1)|G1 Blackout]] & [[Spaceshot]] (the two robots combine to form a single vehicle)

* [[Missile Run]] / [[Air Raid (Universe 2003)|''Universe'' Air Raid]]

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===Dassault Rafale===
* [[Storm Cloud (G1)|G1 Storm Cloud]] / [[Skyhopper]]

* [[Hellbat]]

* [[Skywarp (G1)|G1 Skywarp (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)|G1 Thundercracker (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Dirge (BWII)|''BWII'' Dirge]] / [[Skyfire (RID)|''RID'' Skyfire]] / [[Wingstun]] / [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator (''Timelines'')]]

* [[Ramjet (Armada)|''Armada'' Ramjet]]

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===F-4 Phantom===
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]

* [[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]]

* [[Flywheels]] (Half of him anyway.)

* [[Powerflash]] ([[Mold]] [[Kibble|details]] suggest that this was his [[Alternate mode|altmode]] before becoming an [[Action Master]].)

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===F-14 Tomcat===
[[Image:Universe boltflash vehicle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Talk to me, Goose."]]
* [[Leozack]] / [[Rescue Force jet]]

* [[Nightflight (G1)]] / [[Airwave]] / [[Nightflight (Zone)]] / [[Overair]]

* [[Thunderwing (Classics)|''Classics'' Thunderwing]] / [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Nightscream]] / [[Noise Effect]] / [[Boltflash]] / [[Slingshot|''Henkei!'' Slingshot]]

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===F-15 Eagle===
* [[Starscream (G1)|G1 Starscream]] / [[Skywarp (G1)|G1 Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)|G1 Thundercracker]] / [[Sunstorm (G1)|G1 Sunstorm]] / [[Ramjet (G1)|G1 Ramjet]] (heavily modified with design elements from an F-16XL) / [[Dirge (G1)|G1 Dirge]] (modified) / [[Thrust (G1)|G1 Thrust]] (modified with VTOL fans in wings)

* [[Air Raid (G1)|G1 & G2 Air Raid]]

* [[Talon]] / [[Moon Jet]]

* [[Acid Storm]]

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===F-16 Fighting Falcon===
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|G1 Skydive]]

* [[Dreadwind (G1)|G1 Dreadwind]] / [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]

* [[Needlenose]] - F-16XL

* [[Falcon (OC)|Micromaster Falcon]] / [[Silverbolt (Universe)|Micromaster Silverbolt]]

* [[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]]

* [[Aerialbot Scout 1|ROTF Aerialbot Scout 1]] / [[Aerialbot Scout 2|ROTF Aerialbot Scout 2]] ([[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|video game]] only)

* [[Starscream (Prime)|''Prime'' Starscream]]

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===F-22 Raptor===
[[Image:KMartROTFNebularStarscream.jpg|thumb|300px|Starscream flies under a giant blacklight.]]
* [[Fearswoop (G1)|G1 Fearswoop]]

* [[Hooligan (G2)|G2 Hooligan]] / [[Jetfire (G1)|G1 Jetfire (Cyberjet)]] / [[R-Blade]] / [[Wind Sheer (Universe)|''Universe'' Wind Sheer]] / [[Ricochet (Descent into Evil)|''Timelines'' Ricochet]] - Navalized ATF

* [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Megaplex]] / [[Thrust (BWII)|''BWII'' Thrust]] / [[Wind Sheer (RID)|''RID'' Wind Sheer]] / [[Air Hunter]]

* [[Skywarp (G1)|G1 Skywarp]] / [[Starscream (G1)|G1 Starscream]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)|G1 Thundercracker]] (IDW continuity -Ations series, non-toy appearances)

* [[Starscream (Movie)|Movie Starscream]] / [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Movie Thundercracker]] / [[Skydive (Movie)|Movie Skydive]] (non-toy appearance) / [[Ramjet (Movie)|Movie Ramjet]] / [[Skywarp (ROTF)|Movie Skywarp]]

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===F-117A Nighthawk===
[[Image:DeltaSeeker-toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* [[Falcon (G1)|Predator Falcon]] / [[Shadow Jet]]

* [[Skyjack]] / [[Air Raid (G1)|G1 Air Raid (Cyberjet/''Universe'')]] / [[Aero Raid]] / [[Delta Seeker]]

* [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|''Armada'' Wind Sheer]] / [[Whisper (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Whisper]]

* [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Mindwipe]] / [[Dreadwing (G2)|G2 Dreadwing]] / [[Strafe (TF 2010)|2010 ''Transformers'' Strafe]]

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===V-22 Osprey===
[[Image:ROTF-toy SpringerLegend.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
* [[Makeshift (Armada)|''Armada'' Makeshift]] / [[Bulge]] / [[Impulsor]] / [[Rotor]] / [[Scythe]]

* [[Incinerator (Movie)|Movie Incinerator]]

* [[Ruination (ROTF)|''ROTF'' Ruination]] (non-toy character)

* [[Springer (ROTF)|''ROTF'' Springer]] / [[Blades (ROTF)|''ROTF'' Blades]] / [[Duststorm (TF 2010)|2010 ''Transformers'' Duststorm]]

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==Miscellaneous==
===Concorde===
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|G1 Silverbolt]]

* [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Micromaster Sky High]]

* [[Supersonic]] / [[Skydive (Universe)|''Universe'' Skydive]]

* [[Jetstorm (Armada)|''Armada'' Jetstorm]] / [[Skull Buster]]

===Space Shuttle Orbiter===
[[Image:G1 GalaxyShuttle toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Tonight on ''Trick My Space Shuttle'', we'll switch out the boring wings for some sweet F-16 ones."]]
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|G1 Astrotrain]]

* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] / [[Shuttle Gunner]] / [[Movor]]

* [[Sky Lynx (G1)|G1 Sky Lynx]]

* [[Galaxy Shuttle]]

* [[Mach]]

* [[Blast Master]] & [[Phaser]] (the two robots combine to form a single vehicle)

* [[Raker]] / [[Storm Jet (Universe)|''Universe'' Storm Jet]]

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