Astrotrain (G1)

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:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Astrotraing1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Thomas the Tank Spaceship!]]

'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can.

He also craves having power over a massive army of train drones. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.

:''Italian name:'' '''Triplex Uno'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jack Angel]] (US), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japan)

With the help of [[Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. The productive day ended with him flooding the entire city, after bursting a water main. The embarrassment of these incidents forced him to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly. At gunpoint. {{Storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and [[Rumble]] to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an advanced heat ray weapon from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'lightning bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{Storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

He also transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections handed to them at Autobot City. He couldn't make it back to Cybertron with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard.

Apparently, they all made it back okay. Astrotrain was then the person to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new Deception leader.{{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform: The Transformers'' manga====

Astrotrain photographed the incomplete [[Autobot City]], with the aid of [[Reflector]]'s camera mode, so that Megatron could decipher whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to [[Trypticon]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

''Astrotrain was one of Lord Straxus' warriors on Cybertron, operating out of Darkmount in Polyhex. At Megatron's demand, he called a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on Emirate Xaaron and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out.''

Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers were commissioned by Ratbat to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on Earth via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet|Scraplets]], and began to slowly waste away. Lucky for them, the Autobot [[Blaster]] was also infected, and his friends managed to re-discover the [[water|strange and wonderous chemical]] that acted as a cure. In saving Blaster, the Triple Changers were incidentally saved as well.

Having gathered the cargo and hypnotically secured the aid of a useful human, [[G.B. Blackrock]], the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, which soon fell into the hands of their former superior on Cybertron, Ratbat. The Triple Changers were eventually destroyed battling Starscream in the Underbase Saga.

====Generation 2====
Astrotrain shows up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the armies of [[Jhiaxus]], just before they're pretty much slaughtered.
====Classics====
{{coming soon|fanclub}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
He isn't [[Quintessa]].

===IDW comics continuity===

Astrotrain is part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. He oversees the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], but despite having sampled its power, he is unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron.

Later on, he takes Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Astrotrain''' (1985, 1986, 2004, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-48''', '''TFC-11'''

[[Image:G1Astrotrain_toy.jpg|thumb|left|And then I transform into a train and a rocket and a Transformer again...]]

: Astrotrain was one of the two Triple Changer toys released in 1985. He transforms into both a purple steam locomotive train and a gray space shuttle. Like [[Perceptor (G1)|several]] [[Thrust (G1)|other]] [[Bluestreak|characters]] from Generation 1, the pre-production toy shown in [[Hasbro]] catalogs and stock photography does not match the final product.

: In Japan, the 1985 release of Astrotrain had a color scheme based upon the real-life versions of the vehicles he transformed into, with a white space shuttle and a black steam locomotive. In 1986, Takara released Astrotrain in his US toy colors.

: In 2004, Takara reissued Astrotrain his original Japanese white color scheme, but with ''NASA'' stickers changed to ''ASTR'', and with white paint on the shuttle side of the die-cast front. In 2005, Hasbro released this version of Astrotrain on the Hasbro Toy Shop.

* '''Astrotrain''' (2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-48'''

: Often referred to as 'Anime Astrotrain' by collectors, this version was decorated in colors used on the original 1986 toy's packaging as well as the ''Generation 1'' animation model. He was an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]].

===Classics===
*'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe, 2006)

[[Image:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|right|...and a rocket and a train and a Transformer and man it's hard work!]]

: ''Classics'' Astrotrain, like much of the ''Classics'' line, is an extensive update of the original Astrotrain designed based heavily upon their cartoon appearances and using modern toy engineering techniques. He still transforms into a NASA space shuttle, though there are two rather obvious train front halves on the sides of the rear hull, and instead of a locomotive mode, his secondary vehicle mode is a bullet train. His robot mode is based heavily upon his ''Generation 1'' cartoon animation model design, and is armed with a large purple laser rifle similar to the original toy's rifle. However, purple highlights aside, his deco's color scheme is predominantly based on the original Takara toy.

: As with all ''Classics'' toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

==Trivia==
*Not only did early catalogs show the infamous prototype/show accurate Astrotrain, but some also showed different moldings. Slightly different feet and different headsculpt, but most impressively, apparent intent that Astrotrain's arms were to extend on a slide joint and be more in proportion to his body.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm Astrotrain at TFU.info]

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