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Blackout (G1)

2009-12-26T02:47:39Z

71.75.180.88: /* Generation 1 */

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{{disambig3|Blackout}}
:''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:BlackoutFist.jpg|right|2505px|thumb|Hey you kids! Get off of my lawn!]]

As the high-ranking co-commander of the powerful [[Anti-Aircraft Base|Decepticon Anti-Aircraft Base]], '''Blackout's''' duties include inspiring his troops with the usual rousing speeches about determination and devotion to duty. However, when the chips are down, Blackout's immediate reaction is to forget all that crap and run for his life. Basically a coward, Blackout probably couldn't hold it together at all if not for fear of disappointing his legitimately valiant partner, [[Spaceshot]].

{{note|Due to an error in one of their only canon appearances, it is entirely possible that Spaceshot is the coward, and Blackout is his heroic partner. See [[#Trivia|Trivia]], below.}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Blackout.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I don't have articulation!]]
* '''Decepticon Anti-Aircraft Base''' (Micromaster Combiner, 1990)
**''Accessories'': "Anti-Aircraft Base" tank, "scout vehicle", ramp, 2 cannons, bazooka, communications dish, "radar drum", missile launcher

:Blackout transforms into the front half of a blue and gray [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#B-1B_Lancer|B-1 bomber jet]]. He was sold exclusively in a set which includes [[Spaceshot]] (who transforms into the rear end of said jet), and the [[Anti-Aircraft Base]]. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]], Blackout can combine with any other Micromaster Combiner, [[Micromaster Combiner Transport|Combiner Transport]] or [[Micro Trailer]] to form new and excitingly unworkable vehicle modes (although combining him with anyone but Spaceshot requires him to be slightly mistransformed, as his arms extend backwards beyond his connection point).

:Blackout is unique among Micromasters -- being the only Micromaster able to turn his head. This makes him great for drunk driving poses in the little jeep that comes with his Anti-Aircraft Base.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Blackout at TFU.info]''

==Trivia==
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile books accidentally reversed the character models for Blackout and Spaceshot, portraying Spaceshot as the front half of their combined vehicle mode and Blackout as the rear half. This error carried over into the bio text as well, so it is entirely possible that the personality assigned to Blackout was intended for Spaceshot, and vice versa.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]

Overflow

2009-12-26T02:38:54Z

71.75.180.88: /* Generation 1 */

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

[[Image:OverflowBoxart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Wasn't this a Pearl Jam song?]]

'''Overflow''' is half of the Autobot [[Battlefield Headquarters]] team, along with his [[combiner]] partner [[Full-Barrel]]. He is calm, meticulous, and would spend hours perfecting his battlefield strategies, if he didn't have to keep an eye on Full-Barrel all the time. <ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #4</ref>

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Overflow.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
* '''Micromaster Combiner Autobot Battlefield Headquarters''' (1990)
**''Accessories'': "Battle truck", 2 "scrambler guns", 2 "laser machine guns", 2 "air-to-air missiles", 2 "cruise missiles"

: Overflow transforms into <s>a wheeled box</s> the rear half of a tractor-trailer rig. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]], he can combine with any other Micromaster Combiner, [[Micromaster Combiner Transport|Combiner Transport]] or [[Micro Trailer]] to create weird new vehicle modes. He was sold with [[Full-Barrel]], and together they came with the massive Battlefield Headquarters.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Overflow/overflow.htm More information on Overflow at TFU.info]''

==Trivia==
* Amusingly, [[Full-Barrel]] and Overflow form a perfect miniature version of the Battlefield Headquarters they drive, even having the Headquarters' folded wings sculpted into their sides. Both the Battlefield Headquarters and Full-Barrel/Overflow even split in the same place in vehicle mode.

==Footnotes==
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[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Combiners]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Micromasters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Talk:Sideswipe (SG)

2009-09-01T22:05:56Z

71.75.180.88: New page: I'm curious whether the caption on the toy photo is referring to Wheeljack or Drench. --User:Andrusi

I'm curious whether the caption on the toy photo is referring to Wheeljack or Drench. --[[User:Andrusi]]

Bumblebee (disambiguation)

2009-08-26T19:00:29Z

71.75.180.88:

The name '''Bumblebee''' can refer to several different characters:

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from the [[Generation 1]]. For a while he was known as '''Goldbug''' before going back to Bumblebee.}}

{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the yellow <strike>one-man franchise</strike> kid-appeal character from the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 film]].}}

{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated]]''.}}

{{disamb|y=2008|[[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]], later known as '''Goldbug''', the evil Autobot spy/[[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] commander from ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''. Partially yellow, definitely ''not'' kid-appeal.}}

Bumblebee should not be confused with:

*[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], the yellow nobody who is not Bumblebee and is definitely not...

*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], a separate character who [[:Image:Classics Cliffjumper toy.jpg|is]] [[:Image:Movie Cliffjumper Deluxe.jpg|frequently]] [[:Image:Movie CyberSlammers Cliffjumper.jpg|made]] [[:Image:Movie Legends CliffjumperBarricade toys.jpg|from]] Bumblebee [[Redeco|redecos]]. He is [[:Image:Yellow_G1_Cliffjumper.jpg|sometimes]], but usually not [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|yellow]].

*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], a yellow, then later shiny red [[retool]] of [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]].

*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], the yellow kid-appeal character from [[Beast Wars]].

*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], the yellow kid-appeal character from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].

*[[Ironhide (disambiguation)|Ironhide]], despite what [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] [[A Prime Problem|thinks]]. He's not even yellow!

*[[Captain Fanzone's car]], which looks a heck of a lot like [[Bumblebee (Animated)|''Animated'' Bumblebee]]. It is yellow.

*[[BB]], whose name probably does not stand for the abbreviation of "'''B'''umble'''b'''ee". He is not yellow, either.

*[[Wasp]], which is another member of the order ''Hymenoptera'' that also happens to fly and sting--er, who is another ''Animated'' character with (initially) the same body form as ''Animated'' Bumblebee.

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Sixliner

2009-07-23T19:08:14Z

71.75.180.88: /* Return of Convoy */

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:''Sixliner is a [[Micromaster]]-composed super robot from the [[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Sixliner art1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sixliner is always ready to deploy the deadly "Double Deuce".]]

'''Sixliner''' (シックスライナー, ''shi-ku-su-ra-i-nā'') is the combined form of the '''Liner Team''' and the younger [[relatives|brother]] of [[Sixtrain]]. Though still considered a rookie, he's been thrust into positions of great importance among the Autobots; both being the ''de facto'' leader of the Micromasters based on [[Earth]] in the early 1980's (before [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and their forces would awaken from their crash-induced slumber), and as a member of the elite [[Battlestars]] group.

His component robots are:

* Team leader [[D-Go]] the diesel engine
* [[Alan]] the TGV Express train
* [[Joe (ROC)|Joe]] the Super Hitachi train
* [[Leaf]] the Tohoku bullet train
* [[Night]] the EF66 "Blue" train
* [[Spark (ROC)|Spark]] Tokaido 100 line bullet train

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster Collection''===
The Liner Team were [[Cyberdroid]]s who evolved into Micromasters thanks to a mysterious energy wave. Finding themselves on [[Earth]] in the early 1980's, they blended into [[human]] society and fought against those Micromasters who had evolved into [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 1: A New Transformer Legend Begins!!|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}} When five of the [[Sixturbo|Turbo Team]] had been turned into Decepticons by the [[Reverse Evolution virus]], Sixliner stood ready in case [[Sireen]]'s plan to install an antivirus by merging with his teammates failed. Thankfully, the installation was a success, and Sixliner and the once-again Autobot Sixturbo shared a hearty handshake. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 2: Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!|Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!}} Shortly after, Sixliner rushed into battle against the Decepticon [[Sixwing]] brandishing the [[Vaccine Program Gun]], a weaponized version of the antivirus used to cure Sixturbo. Unfortunately, Sixwing was able to subvert the program, giving him the "Berserker" mode with the powers of an evil Autobot (look, just go with us on this, alright?). {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 3: Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!|Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!}}

{{note|The Liner Team continued to play a role throughout the ''Micromaster Collection'' story as individuals, but the combined Sixliner mode did not appear within the story again after the creation of Berserker Sixwing.}}

===''The Battlestars'' manga and story pages===
Many years later, [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]], temporary [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Autobot]]s, enlisted the youthful rookie [[Sixliner]] into the [[Battlestars]] after watching an impressive fight between him and a horde of energy-plundering [[Galaman]] warriors on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 2}}

Aware of the mission of the Battlestars, [[Decepticon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Emperor]] [[Dark Nova]] stole [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body and cloned it as the evil [[False Convoy]]. Sixliner was quickly taken hostage by False Convoy, but was saved by a unified attack from Sky Garry and [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]]. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 3}} After False Convoy's defeat, the Battlestars rescued the fallen Supreme Commander's corpse from the [[Novaroid|Great Novaroid]] forces on planet [[Lucifer]]. Using the power of the Zodiac, they brought Optimus Prime back to life and upgraded him into Star Convoy. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 4}}

Sixliner then had the honor of fighting alongside his idol, Star Convoy, in a battle against a horde of [[Novaroid|Great Novaroid]] drones. With the help of Star Convoy's Microcarrier, they defeated their enemies. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 5}}

Sixliner was the first to go up against the resurrected [[Megatron (G1)|Super Megatron]] in a battle at the North Pole. His youth and inexperience made him a poor adversary, though, and Super Megatron swatted him aside with a single blow. Star Convoy quickly arrived to save the day and Sixliner swooned at how impressive the Supreme Commander was, desiring to be just like him some day. {{storylink|The Battlestars|The Battlestars special}}

Sixliner then joined in battle against Dark Nova and the upgraded Ultra Megatron. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 8}} However, he did not join the other Battlestars when they journeyed into [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]]'s stomach and destroyed the enemy. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars Part 10}}

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==Toys==
===Return of Convoy===
[[Image:ROC-toy Sixliner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Sixliner''' (Micromaster Sixteam, 1991)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-370'''

:Sold only as a complete set, Sixliner is composed of six Micromaster trains who attach to various pieces of combiner [[kibble]] to form a robot. These kibble pieces form three weapons/vehicles when the team is separated: the [[Giga-Techvolt]] cannon, the [[Gripper (ROC)|Gripper]] probe, and the [[Wingard]] booster. He has limited compatibility with the other six-team combiners, really only able to swap out arm and "back" components with the "kibble-jet" types thanks to the connecting methods used for the chest and legs.

: This mold-set was [[retool]]ed to make [[Sixtrain]] and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Sixliner/sixliner.htm More information on Sixliner at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/782/Generation+1/Six+Liner.html Sixliner toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

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===Micromaster Collection===
[[Image:MC-toy Sixliner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''D-Go''' (Micromaster, 2002)
*'''Spark''' (Micromaster, 2002)
*'''Alan''' (Micromaster, 2002)
*'''Leaf''' (Micromaster, 2002)
*'''Joe''' (Micromaster, 2002)
*'''Night''' (Micromaster, 2002)

: In 2002, the entire Sixliner team was re-released as the first wave of the ''[[Micromaster Collection]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, all of the decals from the original version were replaced with [[Paint operation|paint applications]], plus several new bits of deco were added. Sixliner could only be assembled by buying all six components individually, he was never offered as a complete set.

:The Liner Team is the only wave of ''Micromaster Collection'' to not have any form of "chase" variant.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Sixliner/sixliner.htm More information on Micromaster Collection Sixliner at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Sixliner and Sixtrain being brothers comes from Sixtrain's original ''Operation Combination'' [[bio]]... and was completely ignored in the later ''Micromaster Collection'' story. That the combined modes are brothers raises some questions about the component robots... do they consider themselves the brothers of the entire rest of the other team? Or just of their counterparts/mold-partners?

* With the [[retcon]]ned shoehorning of ''Micromaster Collection'' into the same timeline as ''Return of Convoy''/''Operation Combination'', Sixliner being the "younger" brother of the two looks like a continuity error at first. But thanks entirely to ''Collection'' being incredibly vague about when ''exactly'' both of the train-teams were created, it doesn't have to be. The first part of the story says virtually nothing about the Liner Team themselves (they might have been the first wave of toys, but that doesn't mean they were the first to be created in-fiction), and though Sixtrain doesn't appear until the fourth chapter, nothing in the story prevents him from having been around and simply "off-camera" elsewhere the whole time.

* The Giga-Techvolt, Gripper and Wingard were not given names in the original ''Return of Convoy'' series.

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[[Category:Return of Convoy characters]]