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Bulkhead (Energon)

2009-12-16T08:16:22Z

75.37.166.184: /* Energon */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Bulkhead}}
:''Bulkhead is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sprung.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hula warrior.]]
'''Bulkhead''' might seem like a daft old codger at first. And, to be fair, he kind of is. But he's also a seasoned veteran of countless battles, and is ''still'' more than capable in his role as an aerial defense soldier; precious few are his equal. His strength and firepower are backed by a long lifetime of hard knocks that have given him incredibly skill and knowledge of aerial combat strategy.

Despite his age, he's impulsive and eager to spring into battle, loving a good brawl. This is in stark contrast to his cousin and occasional teammate [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]], who prefers a much more strategic attack plan to make sure battles are as short as possible.

{{bigquote|I may be old, boys, but I've still got what it takes. Age before beauty, gentlemen!|—Bulkhead, "[[Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet]]"}}

:''Japanese name'': '''Sprung'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Tűzfal''' ("Firewall")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[French Tickner]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese), [[Stefan Berglund]] (Swedish)

{{charstubfiction}}

====Force of Habit====
With the [[Unicron Singularity]] forcing the evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bulkhead and a number of Autobot leaders were summoned to the ''[[Iron Hope]]'', where [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] dispatched them across the galaxy to locate the lost Autobot colony worlds. Bulkhead was given commend of the ''[[Eclipse]]'' and sent to the [[Gamma Kreuger]] region. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:BulkheadQuickstrikeDW.jpg|thumb]]
Bulkhead was a member of the Autobots who got involved in defending the Earth from the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion. He joined [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in Los Angeles, California, fending off the hordes of [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]s attacking the city. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}
{{--}}

===Pack-in mini-comics===
[[Image:Energonminicomic-Bulkhead.jpg|left|thumb]]
When [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] raided an Autobot energon refinery, Bulkhead and friends were waiting for them. Bulkhead sent out his drone unit first to greet the invaders, and then he and [[Tow-Line (Energon)|Tow-Line]] introduced themselves as well, with laser fire. The coup-de-grace came from [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]], and the Decepticon plot was left a total failure.
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Bulkhead''' (Ultra, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SC-20'''
**''Accessories'': Artillery drone, 4 missiles
[[Image:Energontoy-Bulkhead.jpg|right|350px|thumb|]]

: Bulkhead transforms into a large Cybertronic assault helicopter somewhat resembling a Euro-Tiger. He has a double-barreled spring-loaded missile launcher on each stabilizer wing, plus pulling the trigger on his tailfin activates a gear that spins his rotor blades. Both [[gimmick]]s are available in robot mode, though the rotor mechanism becomes a hand-held weapon.

: Bulkhead, like [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], cannot [[Powerlinx]] with other Autobot toys; instead, his size-class' gimmick is to Powerlinx with extra parts to form a "[[brute mode]]". In this case, Bulkhead comes with an artillery drone that features electronic light-and-sound action. This drone can attach to the underside of Bulkhead's copter mode to form a sort of thruster pack. In robot mode, it forms a large backpack, with the thrusters unfolding to become large cannon/claw arms. These arms also become legs for the drone's "walker" mode, giving it something to do when not attached to Bulkhead.

[[Image:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Springer homage? Yes. Triple Changer? No.]]
: The Japanese release of Bulkhead has a variety of minor plastic-color differences, mainly making him a little more primary-colored and turning his legs a more blueish-gray. This has the effect of making him very dimly look like [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], who the Japanese version is named after.

: This mold was also used to make ''Energon'' [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Bulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Bulkhead at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

==Notes==
[[Image:JunglePlanet-Bulkheadcloseup.jpg|200px|right|thumb|]]
* According to [[Aaron Archer]], Bulkhead's goggles-and-mustache look was inspired by Paul Teutul Sr. from ''[http://turbo.discovery.com/american-chopper/american-chopper.html American Chopper]''.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon characters]]
[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category:Toys with sound]]

Bulkhead (Energon)

2009-12-16T08:13:02Z

75.37.166.184: /* Energon */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Bulkhead}}
:''Bulkhead is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sprung.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hula warrior.]]
'''Bulkhead''' might seem like a daft old codger at first. And, to be fair, he kind of is. But he's also a seasoned veteran of countless battles, and is ''still'' more than capable in his role as an aerial defense soldier; precious few are his equal. His strength and firepower are backed by a long lifetime of hard knocks that have given him incredibly skill and knowledge of aerial combat strategy.

Despite his age, he's impulsive and eager to spring into battle, loving a good brawl. This is in stark contrast to his cousin and occasional teammate [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]], who prefers a much more strategic attack plan to make sure battles are as short as possible.

{{bigquote|I may be old, boys, but I've still got what it takes. Age before beauty, gentlemen!|—Bulkhead, "[[Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet]]"}}

:''Japanese name'': '''Sprung'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Tűzfal''' ("Firewall")

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[French Tickner]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese), [[Stefan Berglund]] (Swedish)

{{charstubfiction}}

====Force of Habit====
With the [[Unicron Singularity]] forcing the evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bulkhead and a number of Autobot leaders were summoned to the ''[[Iron Hope]]'', where [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] dispatched them across the galaxy to locate the lost Autobot colony worlds. Bulkhead was given commend of the ''[[Eclipse]]'' and sent to the [[Gamma Kreuger]] region. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:BulkheadQuickstrikeDW.jpg|thumb]]
Bulkhead was a member of the Autobots who got involved in defending the Earth from the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion. He joined [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in Los Angeles, California, fending off the hordes of [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]s attacking the city. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}
{{--}}

===Pack-in mini-comics===
[[Image:Energonminicomic-Bulkhead.jpg|left|thumb]]
When [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] raided an Autobot energon refinery, Bulkhead and friends were waiting for them. Bulkhead sent out his drone unit first to greet the invaders, and then he and [[Tow-Line (Energon)|Tow-Line]] introduced themselves as well, with laser fire. The coup-de-grace came from [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]], and the Decepticon plot was left a total failure.
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Bulkhead''' (Ultra, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SC-20'''
**''Accessories'': Artillery drone, 4 missiles
[[Image:Energontoy-Bulkhead.jpg|right|350px|thumb|]]

: Bulkhead transforms into a large Cybertronic assault helicopter somewhat resembling the Eurocopter Tiger. He has a double-barreled spring-loaded missile launcher on each stabilizer wing, plus pulling the trigger on his tailfin activates a gear that spins his rotor blades. Both [[gimmick]]s are available in robot mode, though the rotor mechanism becomes a hand-held weapon.

: Bulkhead, like [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], cannot [[Powerlinx]] with other Autobot toys; instead, his size-class' gimmick is to Powerlinx with extra parts to form a "[[brute mode]]". In this case, Bulkhead comes with an artillery drone that features electronic light-and-sound action. This drone can attach to the underside of Bulkhead's copter mode to form a sort of thruster pack. In robot mode, it forms a large backpack, with the thrusters unfolding to become large cannon/claw arms. These arms also become legs for the drone's "walker" mode, giving it something to do when not attached to Bulkhead.

[[Image:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Springer homage? Yes. Triple Changer? No.]]
: The Japanese release of Bulkhead has a variety of minor plastic-color differences, mainly making him a little more primary-colored and turning his legs a more blueish-gray. This has the effect of making him very dimly look like [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], who the Japanese version is named after.

: This mold was also used to make ''Energon'' [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Bulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Bulkhead at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

==Notes==
[[Image:JunglePlanet-Bulkheadcloseup.jpg|200px|right|thumb|]]
* According to [[Aaron Archer]], Bulkhead's goggles-and-mustache look was inspired by Paul Teutul Sr. from ''[http://turbo.discovery.com/american-chopper/american-chopper.html American Chopper]''.

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon characters]]
[[Category:Elderly Transformers]]
[[Category:Toys with sound]]