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Dirt Boss (Armada)

2009-06-04T01:00:56Z

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:''Dirt Boss is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ArmDirtBossCard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I say, I'll give you a sound thrashing!]]
Filthy both physically and verbally, '''Dirt Boss''' intentionally skips maintenance checkups to keep his engine loud and misfiring, despite the risks this poses to him. Foul-mouthed and foul-smelling, he enjoys shocking and annoying those around him. Few can stand to be around him for any length of time; even his [[Race Mini-Con Team]] allies, who are likely the only ones who willingly spend ''any'' time with him at all, occasionally need to just get away.

And yet, Dirt Boss might actually be the ''smartest'' of the team, with extensive knowledge of high-level physics and entropy studies. Not that he ever really looks for a useful application for this information... but it certainly does give some insight into his attitude.

Dirt Boss combines with the rest of the Race Mini-Con Team to form the [[Skyboom Shield]].

:''Japanese name'': '''Drift'''

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Dirt Boss was sent to [[Velocitron]] under the "protection" of [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], in order to split the Road Assault Team up to make it harder for [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] to steal the entire Team and re-assemble the Skyboom shield.

Meanwhile, an alternate-universe version of Dirt Boss fell through a rip in space-time and landed on [[Earth]]. He was found by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], who took the grimy Mini-Con under his wing. They probably get along great together.

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:Armada-toy_DirtBoss.JPG|right|thumb|250px|KND the new Numbuh 7]]
*'''Race Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-05'''

: Dirt Boss transforms into a Peugeot-style rallye car, not unlike [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]'s Classics design. He also unfolds to form the middle portion of the Skyboom shield with his teammates Downshift and Mirage. He was normally only available as part of the complete Race Mini-Con Team set. The complete Team was also included as bonus add-ons with the Max-Cons [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]] (though what retail chain offered these is unknown at this time).

: This mold was also used to make [[Midship]].

*'''Grap & Lift with Race Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MS-02'''

: The Race Team was available in Japan both as an individual team, and in a multi-pack with [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]].

*'''Race Micron X-Dimension''' (Basic, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-10'''

: A limited-edition (but still regular-retail) [[redeco]] of the Race Team was made available in Japan. The entire Team was given a deco in varying shades of blue.

*'''Drift''' (Micron Booster, 2003)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''6'''

: Part of the first [[Micron Booster]] set, this version of Dirt Boss is almost totally identical to the retail version, only this uses a slightly-sparkly plastic and paint. Whoopee.

*'''Drift''' (Change Micron, 2003)

: Another nigh-identical Japanese release, this version came as a "[[candy toy]]" produced by [[Kabaya]] as part of the [[Change Micron]] assortment. This toy is actually a new molding, though based on the original mold.

*'''Road Assault Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2003)

: A late-series redeco of the Race Team --under a new Team name-- was released alongside the [[Destruction Team|Road Wrecker Team]]. In Japan, individually-bagged members of this Team were given away randomly with the purchase of ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] or [[Tidal Wave]] at Ito Yokaido stores in August.

===Universe===
*'''Dirt Boss''' (Tiny Tin, 2004)

: The entire Race Team was made available as individual [[Tiny Tins]] releases under the ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' banner. The toys in this release are identical to the original ''Armada'' ones.

===Energon===
*'''Race Mini-Con Team & Space Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-Pack, 2004)

: An unaltered version of the Road Assault Mini-Con Team (yet named the Race Team again) was released as part of an ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Space Mini-Con Team]].

===Cybertron===
*'''Red Alert w/ Dirt Boss''' (Bonus pack, 2006)
*'''Landmine w/ Dirt Boss''' (Bonus pack, 2006)

: A new redeco of Dirt Boss with a Tiny Tin carrying mini-case was packed in special Wal-Mart exclusive sets. Dirt Boss was packaged with both [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]].

==Trivia==
* [[Hasbro]] copy writer [[Forest Lee]] confirms that the ''Cybertron'' Tiny Tins exclusives were originally planned with two different Race Team decos in mind, hence the backstory involving one version of the Team being from an alternate universe and the Tins' decos showing the Mini-Cons in silhouette rather than the normal full-color images. He could not confirm ''what'' the then-chosen decos were, however, but it seems likely they were re-packs of the two schemes from ''Armada'', given the use of "Road Assault Team".

* The Race Team are the only one of the three "legendary Mini-Con weapon" Teams to be released in all three chapters of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/DirtBoss/dirtboss.htm Dirt Boss at TFU.info]

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Sentinel Minor

2009-06-04T00:56:21Z

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:''This arrogant Autobot officer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Arrogant Autobot.JPG|right|300px|thumb|dick.]]
An '''arrogant Autobot officer''' was the platoon commander of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s military unit during the earlier years of the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Cybertron (Autobot) Soldier'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Armada''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Brian Dobson]] (US), [[Shimizu Toshitaka]] (Japan)

[[Image:Arrogant Autobot punch.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Respect my authori-tah!]]
During a major battle, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] had become trapped under some rubble in the middle of an inferno. Hot Shot could not free his friend, and left, promising to return with help.

However, Hot Shot's unit commander and his subordinate refused to help Wheeljack, saying that the flames were too hot to enter. Hot Shot objected and attempted to run back in, only to be obstructed by his fellow soldier and struck down by his officer. The officer cited that they could not risk the unit to save only one 'bot.

Hot Shot eventually got up, and despite the warnings of a court-martial, raced back into the flames hoping to save his friend. {{storylink|Past, Part 1|Past, Part 1}}

Later, the Autobot officer showed up in the modern era with his subordinate, only to be gunned down by Decepticons.

==Related characters==
[[Image:OfficerOfficer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Christmas Maximus.]]
===Autobot Commander===
This officer's own superior is a large, powerful-looking robot. It was he who suggested that Hot Shot take the rookie Wheeljack under his wing - a suggestion that ultimately ended in a tragedy which would come back to haunt Hot Shot years later.

{{see|Christmas Maximus}}

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[[Image:Subordinate.jpg|left|200px|thumb|We thought your friend died in the flames, turns out you're the one he blames!]]
===Subordinate===
The officer's subordinate does not question his orders. His voice is gruff, and he doesn't rhyme, despite looking like a buff [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] *shudder*.

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==Trivia==
* Like many ''Armada'' generics, these robots use [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1]] character models. The Autobot officer uses the recolored [[Character model|animation model]] of [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] - but the more toy-based ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' model rather than the American comic model. Meanwhile, his superior uses the ''Headmasters'' model of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], while his subordinate uses [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s model.

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Hover

2009-06-04T00:49:57Z

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:''Hover is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hover-robot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Snot nose!]]
'''Hover''' is one of the many [[Autobot]]-allied Mini-Cons who assist in the search for raw [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]] deposits. He is teammates with [[Mile]] and [[Solar]].

==Toys==
===Energon===
*'''Hover''' (Micron Booster, 2004)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''8'''

[[Image:Hover-vehicle.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Slurm Missle ready to deploy]]
: Hover is a [[redeco]] of the [[Sea Mini-Con Team]] member [[Waterlog]], transforming into a hovercraft with top-mounted pressure-launch missile. He was only available in the second [[Micron Booster]] assortment, in a blind-packed box so the buyer did not know which of the 12 Mini-Cons in the assormtent he had until the box was opened.

: The same mold is used by [[Freeboot]].

==Trivia==
* Like most of the Micron Boosters, Hover's name is a word related to the Japanese name of the original toy; in this case, Waterlog's Japanese name "Float".

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Hover/hover.htm Hover at TFU.info]

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