Roadbuster (G1)

2008-04-16T22:35:36Z

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:''Roadbuster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:G1Roadbuster_MTMTE.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Dr. Susan Hoffman#Dr. Hoffman's Assistants|Who ya gonna call?]]]]

'''Roadbuster''' is a powerful and charismatic fighter. Usually armed to the teeth, he's an inspiration to other Autobots in combat and a natural leader on any battlefield. Outside of combat though, his natural ease and surety fail him. He simply doesn't know how to handle life out of combat. He becomes the quietest of the Autobots, grows withdrawn and depressed, and is easily bored. He counters this by spending most of his free time between battles either planning for the next one or "demolishing" any random Decepticons he can find. Some Autobots worry about what will become of the heroic and well-loved Roadbuster they know if the war ever ends. Combat truly is his life and without it, he'd might just fade away...

Roadbuster is a member of the elite [[Wreckers]] unit in, well, every continuity he's ever appeared in.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Cahot'''

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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''Roadbuster was a rather hardened soldier, deliberately feeding false information to an Autobot who had turned informant for the Decepticons, and stood by in the shadows while [[Shrapnel]] tortured the Autobot for the info and then executed him. He also contributed to the important scene in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. Roadbuster meets his fate in the [[Time Wars]], when the Decepticon [[Pathblaster]] weapon explodes in his hands, shortly after spoiling Galvatron's beautiful little face.''

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====

''In the year 2510, Roadbuster joined the Wreckers on Cybertron's northern front, where they finally exterminated the last Decepticon outpost, bringing the war to an end. Later on, [[Rodimus Prime]] called an official end to the war effort, and announced his plans to pass the [[Matrix]] on to the leader of the Wreckers, Springer. The Decepticons were not totally gone, however -- a deep cover agent named [[Triton]] lived on inside the Autobot ranks. In order to stir up discord, Triton challenged Prime's decision, declaring that Ultra Magnus was a better choice to carry the Matrix. Whirl manhandled the little creep to make him pipe down, but Triton punched the Wrecker to the ground. Roadbuster raised his gun in anger, but it was the [[Technobot]] [[Scattershot]] who fired first in defense of Triton and Magnus's reputation, blowing up Roadbuster's head. This disasterous turn of events led to a new Autobot Civil War between the forces of Ultra Magnus and Springer. {{storylink|Peace}}''

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

When Optimus Prime and Megatron went missing in a [[Space Bridge]] accident, Roadbuster was part of an elite force of Autobots known as the Wreckers who broke off as an independent faction, led by Springer. Much of their efforts were concentrated on keeping [[Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s contained inside [[Polyhex]] and away from the Tagan Heights, an area which contributed to a full 40% of Cybertron's manufacturing potential. They ran into more than a few...[[Devastator (G1)|difficulties]] with that defense protocol. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages}}

During [[Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, Roadbuster was a member of the new Wreckers, a small unit of Autobots under Ultra Magnus's command, dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released the [[Stunticon]]s from their imprisonment in Cybertron's detention banks, the Wreckers were sent in to deal with the escapees. Unfortunately, both Roadbuster and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] were heavily damaged before Magnus brought the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer2_Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Somebody had beans for dinner...]]

Before the war Roadbuster fulfilled his violent desires by being a member of the Kaon security services. However, while he attended mission briefings he seemed mysteriously absent from funerals and actual battles. Maybe he was actually an overly emotional pacifist back then. {{storylink|Megatron Origin}}

Many stellar cycles later, Roadbuster was operating in the elite Autobot special ops Wreckers unit. As a heavy weapons specialist, he carried more armament than an entire Decepticon Assault Group. He used this armament against the Decepticons holed up in their Siege Mode armature on the world of [[Varas Centralus]] in the [[Kol]] system. During the battle he handed Springer a comm-unit with an urgent call from Operations Command: orders from Optimus Prime himself redeploying the Wreckers to Cybertron. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}}

After the Wreckers arrived on Cybertron, Roadbuster saved [[Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner]] from a group of [[Centurion droid]]s, before having [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] evacuate the two unconscious [[Technobot]]s out of the area. After the Wreckers blasted their way into [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludegeon]]'s base and very, very, very quickly defeated the cultists, Roadbuster and Whirl rescued [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] from where he and the other Technobots were being recycled into raw materials. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}} After [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] returned to Cybertron, Roadbuster, [[Scoop]] and Broadside served as advanced scouts, watching the giant Pretender's activity. They legged it when Thunderwing unleashed a wave of destruction in memory of his failed attempts to convince Megatron and the scientific community of Cybertron to support his experimentation. As the battle was joined, Roadbuster's group tried to get Thunderwing's attention, but were blown away by a thunderous clap of his giant hands. {{Storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Roadbuster''' (Deluxe Autobot 1986)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, Linear Blaster Gun, Shrapnel Missile Launcher, 5 missiles, Control Pack (with 2 Handles), power pack, antenna, Infrared Range Finder, large wheel covers (left & right), small wheel covers (left & right)

[[Image:G1Roadbuster_toy.jpg|left|thumb|I ain't afraid of no [[Starscream (G1)|ghost]]!]]

: Roadbuster transforms into an orange and green cybertronic jeep armed with a large gun. In robot mode he can hold the jeep's gun, and also has another rifle resembling a real world M16 rifle, and a shoulder-mounted missile launcher. He also wears a large backpack that has a very tall antenna and two articulated handlebars slung beneath his arms. Oh, and mustn't forget the snap-on armor plating that hides the jeep's tires. For a toy of his size class Roadbuster has an enormous number of accessories, of which the rangefinder for the jeep's gun may well be the smallest ever produced for any Transformer. Finding a loose complete Roadbuster can be very challenging--are you sure ''all'' the spare missiles are there? Better count again!

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==Trivia==
* Both Deluxe Autobots were licensed from Takatoku by [[Hasbro]] for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line, the Cartoon, or the US Marvel Comics. Roadbuster was originally "Mugen Calibur" from the ''Dorvack'' toyline.

* Any similarities between Roadbuster and a certain [[wikipedia: Master Chief (Halo)|Master Chief]] are purely coincidental. Also, at no time must anyone refer to Roadbuster's alt mode as a "Warthog". I'm just sayin', is all. Master Chief is an obvious [[wikipedia: Beta Ray Bill|Beta Ray Bill]] ripoff, anyway.

*What is simultaneously hilarious and sad is that although Roadbuster is listed as a "Ground Assault Commander" in his tech specs, he serves as an underling or even cannon fodder in every continuity he's appeared in.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Roadbuster/roadbuster.htm Roadbuster at TFU.info]

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DJ

2008-04-16T22:16:05Z

76.28.182.91: fixing "that" into "than"

:''DJ is a [[Maximal]] [[Jointron]] from the [[Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DJ1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't got to show you any STINKING BADGES!!]]

'''DJ''' is the eldest of the three [[Jointron]] Brothers but also the least mature. He has a habit of... drinking too much oil and then... um... "wetting himself." (Really, Japan? ''sigh''). Like his brothers, DJ often injects bad Spanish sentences into his talk, often only confusing whoever he’s speaking with. He enjoys music much more than any of the other [[Maximal]]s and will play it whenever possible. He's much more interested in music than war. Being a Jointron, he is perpetually in a partying mood and rarely gets serious about anything. Because of the frequently obnoxious personalities of him and his brothers, the Jointrons have been situated in a base far, far away from the other Maximals.

He can ''join'' with the other Jointrons (get it?) to form [[Tripledacus]]. His weapons of choice are the sound-emitting Seven-Year Swords (that's how long it took to tune them) he stores in his wings. They are also his frequent instruments of choice.

:''('''Note''': The [[IDW]] [[Beast Wars Sourcebook]] removed the more blatant humorously racist aspects of DJ's character for his entry, but did keep his love of music.)''

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars II and Neo animation===
:''Voice actor: [[Ryō Naitō]] (Japan)''

===Beast Wars II manga===

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars II===
* '''DJ''' (Deluxe, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-23'''

: This figure is a [[redeco]] of [[Cicadacon]], transforming into an organic cicada. He has a pair of swords that store under his main wings. He also forms the upper torso and head to [[Tripledacus]].

*'''Tripledacus''' (Multi-pack, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' ''''''

: All three Jointrons were avaiable in a gift-set as well as in individual packagaing. The giftset versions are identical to the individuals.

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==Trivia==
*DJ's personal hygiene, dubious as it is in a Transformer, is based on genuine cicada behavior. Well, not the getting drunk part.

==External Links==
[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Dj/dj.htm DJ at TFU.info]

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