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Gripper (G1)

2011-10-13T02:18:57Z

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Motorvator|the Micromaster mini-rig|Gripper (ROC)}}

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

[[Image:Gripper boxart.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, ask them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gripper.]]

Leader of the [[Motorvator]] assault force, '''Gripper''' is a mighty robot characterized by courage and pure strength. He has a penchant for off-roading, as his mega-grip tires and super reinforced vehicular armor are well suited to rough terrain. His dual function [[Energon figure]] supplies him with wide-sweep radar and a sonic scanner. He wields a [[Crack_Calibre_Laser-Blazer_Broadsword|crack calibre laser-blazer broadsword]]. Which sounds totally awesome.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Gripper''' (Motorvator, 1991)
**''Accessories'': Energon figure, sword

: Gripper is a [[redeco]] of the [[Brainmaster]] [[Blacker]], transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. His incredibly simplistic transformation for his size is due to the [[gimmick]] in his torso: placing his smaller Energon figure into the open chest cavity then closing the plate pushes the inner core of the small robot up, forming the larger robot's face. The Energon figure can also "pilot" Gripper in vehicle mode.

: Like the other Motorvators, Gripper lacks the Combiner [[kibble]] needed to form a Motorvator version of [[Road Caesar]] (in Gripper's case, the shield/chestplate and blaster/robot face).

: Gripper was released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand in 1991, and was also released in European packaging in Japan, much like the later [[USA Edition|USA Editions]].
==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Phantom'''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/Gripper/gripper.htm More information on Gripper at TFU.info]''

[[Category:European-original characters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Interstellar shuttle

2011-10-13T02:14:03Z

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:''The interstellar shuttle is a [[Decepticon|Decepticon ]] [[Micromaster]] base from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Interstellarshuttle-mtmte.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What is this... "Aerodynamics" you speak of?]]
[[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] compensates for his physical weakness with sheer ruthlessness... and the power of his '''interstellar shuttle'''. This massive craft is heavily armed with lasers, missiles, bombs, and more. It carries a supersonic jet pod that can detach as a separate ship. Both vehicles combine on land to form a fearsome assault base.

With ramps, of course.

{{quote|As two jets I can double my firepower! With the aid of my supersonic jet pod, I'll turn that Autobot base into molten metal. Prepare to meet your doom, Autobots. Jet pod, fire one!|Skystalker}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics===
The interstellar shuttle ferried Skystalker, [[Skyhopper]], and their unit across the galaxy to various worlds on their interstellar assault mission, including the planet [[Paradron]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing|Destined for Nothing}}

Later, it carried them back to Cybertron after the conclusion of the mission. {{storylink|The Gray Race|The Gray Race}}

After contacting their erstwhile Decepticon allies, Skystalker and Skyhopper used the shuttle as a base of operations as they plotted to overthrow [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate|Recipe for Hate}}

==Commercial appearances==
The interstellar shuttle was captured by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who hauled it into an Autobot base. Skystalker promptly transformed the base and attacked. Sneaky! {{storylink|Commercial|Micromaster Micro Base Commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:SkystalkerToy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"You're not getting a Porche because I will not have Interstellar jets on my grass!"]]
* '''Skystalker''' (Micromaster Rocket Base, 1989)
**''Accessories'': [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] Micromaster car/commander, jet pod, small lasers (2), large lasers (2), dual laser, ramps (2)

: The interstellar shuttle was sold in a large boxed package, along with Skystalker. The shuttle transforms from a compact vessel with a detachable piggybacked ship, into a land base with towers and guns. Aside from becoming the recon tower, the jet pod (in vehicle mode) can dock with the white landing pad on the side of the base. Modular ramps allow it to connect to other Micromaster bases.

: The main shuttle can often be found missing its right wing, as one of the wing's connectors is mismolded slightly and tends to break. This may have been corrected by the end of the run.

: The toy was released without changes in Japan as the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. It is unknown whether it retains the same mold error.
==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Discovery'''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Skystalker/skystalker.htm More information on the interstellar shuttle (with Skystalker) at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Decepticon starships]]
[[Category:Generation 1 starships]]
[[Category:Micromaster vehicles]]

Skystalker (G1)

2011-10-13T02:11:23Z

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

[[Image:SkystalkerDWMM.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"No, Mr. Hat, I wont do that!"]]

'''Skystalker''' is a bit of a wimp physically, but makes up for it by being a conniving schemer with his eye on total control of the Decepticons. So far, he has total control of an interstellar shuttle that turns into a heavily armed base.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Golddendisk paradron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Really, there should be enough Golden Disks to go around.]]
Skystalker executed a coup against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in order to seize control of the Decepticons. To maintain control, Skystalker used Shockwave's severed head to direct orders to the rest of the Decepticon army. Things didn't turn out very well. {{storylink|Transformers: Micromasters}}
{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy_Skystalker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
* '''Micromaster Decepticon Jet Command Center''' (Micromaster Base, 1989)
**''Accessories'': Space Shuttle, "Jet Pod", dual laser, 2 large lasers, 2 small lasers, 2 ramps

: Skystalker transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Porsche 959 sports car]]. He was sold with an [[interstellar shuttle]] (with jet pod), which can transform into a base and connect with other [[Micromaster]] bases via modular ramps.

: This toy was released in Japan without changes as the unnamed [[Thunder Arrow]] [[Thunder Arrow pilot|pilot]].

: This mold was used to make [[Metrobomb]] and [[Rabbicrater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Skystalker/skystalker.htm More information on Skystalker at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Not the least bit suggestive, no sir.]]

*Like all Micromasters, Skystalker's toy came too late to appear in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] series. Therefore his sole appearance in animated footage is in a toy commercial from 1989, where he yells "Decepticon Micromasters, attack!"

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Pourchasseur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Discovery'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category: Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]

Helicopter

2011-10-13T02:10:10Z

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{{Factions|decepticon}}
:''The helicopter is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] vehicle from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Helicopter-backofthebox.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Gestures never to make in your small helicopter unless you like being called "lefty".]]
[[Skyhopper]] likes to see things blow up, so just why he was given command of the '''helicopter''' is a bit unclear. It is a heavily armed and massive craft, equipped with a sonic cannon that destroys its targets with the power of sound... but that's not the same as blowing them up. The helicopter converts to a battle base with a circuitry-destroying molecular disruptor cannon... but destroying circuits and disrupting molecules aren't really the same as blowing them up, either. There's no fire, and no earth-shattering kaboom. Skyhopper's gotta be one frustrated 'bot.

==Commercial appearances==
The helicopter, along with the [[interstellar shuttle]], was captured by Bumblebee and dragged into the Autobot base, where it promptly transformed and attacked the gullible Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial|Micromaster micro base commercial}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:SkyhopperToy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I got the top dropped down so my hair can blow.]]
* '''Skyhopper''' (Micromaster Base, 1989)
** ''Accessories:'' [[Skyhopper]] Micromaster, ramps (3), radar dish, rotor blade, guns (2), front gun, figure stand.

: The helicopter was sold in a boxed package along with Skyhopper.

: The helicopter transforms into a large battle base, with a radar tower and multiple ramps that can connect it to other Micromaster bases. Twin gun emplacements can be "manned" by Micromasters.

:In Japan, the helicopter was redecoed into [[Sky Hyper]].
==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Rotor'''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Skyhopper/skyhopper.htm More information on the Helicopter (with Skyhopper) at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Micromaster vehicles]]

Heave

2011-10-13T02:07:20Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Heave is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Heave cardart.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Invisible horsey.]]

'''Heave''' is, at his core, a mild-mannered astronomer, but he has sworn an oath to use his talents to fight the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. Nevertheless, he's a reluctant fighter at best, and always tries to temper the brash battle plans of his [[combiner]] partner, [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]].<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #3</ref>

He's a member of the [[Astro Squad]].

And, his name is really unfortunate.

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Heave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

: Heave transforms into a gray radar trailer that is intended to be the rear half of a lunar exploration vehicle that he forms with his combiner partner [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]]. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]], he can of course combine with any other Micromaster Combiner or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]] to form new vehicles. He was only available in a six-pack with his fellow [[Astro Squad]] members Barrage, [[Blast Master]], [[Missile Master]], [[Moonrock]] and [[Phaser]].

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

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Radar Hover W Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-366'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #6

: In Japan, Heave came as part of the [[Radar Hover W Team]], with [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]], [[Power Run]] and [[Strikedown]]. The toys are identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases. The Team also came with a [[Micro Trailer]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Heave''' (ヘイブ ''Heibu'')
*''French:'' '''Oh-Hisse''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Vulcano'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Barrage (Micromaster)

2011-10-13T02:06:56Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot Micromaster|the Decepticon Insecticon|Barrage (Insecticon)}}

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

[[Image:Barrage%28Autobot%29 cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Stop! Don't click that link!]]

'''Barrage''' is the toughest member of the [[Astro Squad]]. And don't you forget it. He's always first into the firefight, and last to retreat.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #1</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner is [[Heave]].

{{note|In Japan, Barrage is the leader of the [[Radar Hover W Team]].}}

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy BarrageMicro.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

: Barrage transforms into a gray wheeled truck that is intended to be the front half of a lunar exploration vehicle that he forms with his combiner partner [[Heave]]. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]], he can of course combine with any other Micromaster Combiner or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]] to form new vehicles. He was only available in a six-pack with his fellow [[Astro Squad]] members Heave, [[Blast Master]], [[Missile Master]], [[Moonrock]] and [[Phaser]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Barrage/barrage.htm Barrage at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Radar Hover W Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-366'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #6

: In Japan, Barrage came as part of the [[Radar Hover W Team]], with [[Heave]], [[Power Run]] and [[Strikedown]]. The toys are identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases. The Team also came with a [[Micro Trailer]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barrage''' (バラージ ''Barāji'')
*''French:'' '''Oh-Hisse''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Atlante'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Missile Master

2011-10-13T02:06:36Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Missile Master is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Missile master cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Soon all of your paltry missiles shall be mine to command!"]]
'''Missile Master''' is the leader of the [[Astro Squad]]. He's something of a control freak. He chose to be the back of the missile transport he forms (with his [[combiner]] partner, [[Moonrock]]) because that gives him control of the ''missile.'' Fortunately, Moonrock is so mellow, he lets Missile Master handle the driving as well.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #4</ref>

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy MissileMaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
* '''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Missile

:Missile Master transforms into a red missile transport trailer that is intended to be the rear half of a missile transport that he forms with his combiner partner [[Moonrock]]. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]] he can of course connect to any other Micromaster Combiner or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]] to form new vehicles. He was only available in a six-pack with his squadmates Moonrock, [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]], [[Blast Master]], [[Heave]] and [[Phaser]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/MissileMaster/missilemaster.htm More information on Missile Master at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-364'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #4

: Missile Master was released in ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' as part of the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]], with [[Blast Master]], Moonrock and [[Phaser]]. All four toys are identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases. The set also came with [[Micro Trailer]] #4.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Missile Master''' (ミサイルマスター ''Misairu Masutā'')
*''French:'' '''Missilas''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Centauro'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Moonrock

2011-10-13T02:06:14Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Moonrock is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Moonrock cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Found in Ralph Wiggum's nose.]]
'''Moonrock''' is the archetype of "space cadet". Laid-back, mellow, and completely lacking in ambition, his primary goals seem to revolve around philosophy, and finding the Autobots' "place in the universe". (Literally and figuratively.)<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #4</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner on the [[Astro Squad]] is [[Missile Master]].

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Moonrock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Oh boy, sleep! That's where I'm a Viking!]]
* '''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

: Moonrock transforms into a red wheeled truck that is intended to be the front half of a missile transport that he forms with his combiner partner [[Missile Master]]. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]] he can of course connect to any other Micromaster Combiner or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]] to form new vehicles. He was only available in a six-pack with his squadmates Missile Master, [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]], [[Blast Master]], [[Heave]] and [[Phaser]].

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

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-364'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #4

: Moonrock was released in ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' as part of the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]], with [[Blast Master]], Missile Master and [[Phaser]]. All four toys are identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases. The set also came with [[Micro Trailer]] #4.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Moonrock''' (ムーンロック ''Mūnrokku'')
*''French:'' '''Roclune''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Astro'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Blast Master

2011-10-13T02:05:45Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Micromaster Combiner|the Beast Wars episode|Master Blaster}}

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

[[Image:Blast master cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wouldn't it be more convenient if my rockets faced down?]]

'''Blast Master''' loves receiving orders. He's eager to load up on equipment. He's enthusiastic about blasting off into space. He's delighted to engage in battle. He's also quite likely to screw up bigtime, thanks to all this reckless enthusiasm.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #1</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner on the [[Astro Squad]] is [[Phaser]].

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy BlastMaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Cybertronian equivalent of "[[Blastification|Bob Smith]]."]]
*'''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

: Blast Master transforms into the back half of a black and white space shuttle. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]], he can connect to the half-a-vehicle mode of any other Combiner to make a new vehicle mode, and can also attach to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]]. He was only available as part of the Astro Team, along with Phaser, [[Missile Master]], [[Moonrock]], [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]] and [[Heave]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/BlastMaster/blastmaster.htm More information on Blast Master at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-364'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #4

: Blast Master was released in ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' as part of the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]], with Phaser, Missile Master and Moonrock. All four toys are identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases. The set also came with [[Micro Trailer]] #4.

{{--}}
==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blast Master''' (ブレストマスター ''Buresuto Masutā'')<ref>Normally, the word "blast" is rendered in katakana as ブラスト (''burasuto'')—like in [[Strongarm (Energon)|Blastarm]] or [[Blaster (G1)|Broadblast]]. However, the katakana used in Blast Master's Japanese name is most decidedly ブレスト (''buresuto'')—which is usually used to render the English words "breast" or "blessed". It appears that this is not an uncommon misspelling, so it is uncertain as to whether [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] were intentionally trying to give Blast Master the name "Breast Master"/"Blessed Master". However, it is somewhat notable that this same spelling was used to render the first part of [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s name, an unrelated shuttle character released years prior. Perhaps the conventional katakana "spelling" changed at some point, a not unheard-of occurrence.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Explo-As''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Zenit'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Phaser (G1)

2011-10-13T02:05:22Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Phaser is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Phaser cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|My toy is utter rubbish. Totally pants.]]

Second-in-command of the [[Astro Squad]], '''Phaser'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[combiner]] partner is the over-enthusiastic [[Blast Master]]. The need to double-check and triple-check his partner's moves is why he's perfect for his position.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #4</ref>

{{note|In Japan, Phaser is the leader of the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]].}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Phaser.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Atmospheric reentry not recommended when indicated parts are missing or detached.]]
*'''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

: Phaser transforms into the front half of a black and white space shuttle. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]], he can connect to the half-a-vehicle mode of any other Combiner to make a new vehicle mode, and can also attach to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]]. He was only available as part of the Astro Team, along with Blast Master, [[Missile Master]], [[Moonrock]], [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]] and [[Heave]].

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

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-364'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #4

: Phaser was released in ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' as part of the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]], with Blast Master, Missile Master and Moonrock. All four toys are identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases. The set also came with [[Micro Trailer]] #4.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Phaser''' (フェイサー ''Feisā'')
*''French:'' '''Faisceau'''
*''Italian:'' '''Meteor'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Astro Squad

2011-10-13T02:04:43Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''The Astro Squad is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Astro squad.jpg|right|350px|thumb|They picked up a nasty case of jazz-hands on Rigel 6. ''Top row, L to R'' : Phaser, Blast Master, Moonrock ''Bottom row, L to R'' : Barrage, Heave, Missile Master]]

The [[Micromaster Combiner]] '''Astro Squad''' is a self-sufficient deep-space exploration and battle team, the [[Autobot]]s' first line of defense. They take pride in their capacity for great speed; in fact, it is said that they can travel at the speed of light, and also that they can traverse galaxies in seconds. (We must assume either that one claim is exceedingly modest, or that the other is a massive exaggeration.) Whatever the case, their speed is not always an advantage, as they sometimes overshoot their destinations. Luckily, it's not their only ability: Their cyclonic steel coating is impenetrable to [[Decepticon]] photon blasts, plus they can use an anti-gravitational device to nullify tractor beams. Defensive maneuvers are aided by a micro-circuitry array that also assists in exploratory operations.<ref>[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs/autobot/1990/ts_astro_squad.jpg On-package bio]</ref>

The six squad members are:

* [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]] and [[Heave]] the radar rover
* [[Phaser]] and [[Blast Master]] the [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Space Shuttle Orbiter|Space Shuttle]]
* [[Moonrock]] and [[Missile Master]] the rocket transport

{{note|In Japan, the Astro Squad was split up between the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]] and the [[Radar Hover W Team]].}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
The strong-willed leader of the squad, Missile Master, chose the thorough and endlessly double-checking Phaser to be his second-in-command. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

:The Astro Squad was sold as a carded pack of three vehicles, themed around space exploration. Each vehicle splits into two robots. Any squad member can combine in vehicle mode with any other, or with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]]. The team shares a common color palette of red, light gray, white and light blue.
==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Squadriglia Interstellare'''
==References==
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Flak (G1)

2011-10-13T02:02:38Z

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{{disambig2|the Micromaster from Generation 1|the Autobot from the [[live-action film series]]|Flak (TF 2010)}}
:''Flak is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Flak cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|MUST...TURN...DOORKNOB!]]
'''Flak''' is the deep thinker of the [[Autobot]] [[Battle Patrol]]. A tactical expert, he has single-handedly crafted an enormous "playbook" of maneuvers and scenarios for the Patrol to use whenever in the field and, at [[Big Shot]]'s discretion, instituted a rigorous training schedule to make sure the entire team is constantly up to date on all his latest plans. Flak is meticulous, some would say downright anal, in his planning, but only because he feels he has to be. Flak respects Big Shot's authority and decisiveness under fire, but recognizes that his commander's lack of lateral thinking can potentially get their Patrol into trouble. Because of this, Flak has taken on the burden of responsibility in making sure Big Shot's military precision always has a military strategy to back it up.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''Flak and the Battle Patrol were given the mission to break into a secure [[Decepticon]] complex by their commander, [[Emirate Xaaron]], in order to learn of a new "secret weapon". To his credit, Flak DID ask the [[Thunderwing's expendable guard|Decepticon]] nicely to step out of the way... before transforming and unleashing his full missile firepower on the hapless 'Con. The joke was ultimately on the Micros, however, as it turned out the secret weapon was ''them''. [[Thunderwing (G1)|Lord Thunderwing]] had leaked word of the new weapon in order to lure some Autobot [[Micromaster]]s into his web and use their bodies to reverse-engineer the technology for the Decepticon cause. Flak and his teammates fought back bravely, but were ultimately captured. They were dissected by Thunderwing's scientists and, although [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and the other Micros managed to free them, the Micromaster technology was in fact reproduced by the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Small War!}}''

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''Flak and [[Sunrunner]] were among the Autobots under [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s command when he returned to the future after the Time Wars. Unfortunately, despite [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s death in the timestorm in 1989, the timeline had rebooted itself so that Galvatron still existed in the present of 2009. While trying to rekindle an Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron, Flak and Sunrunner were caught by Galvatron and the [[Triggercon]]s along with Rodimus, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. As Rodimus Prime fought back against Galvatron, Flak and the others disabled the Triggercons, and the Autobots fled for safety. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} The full Battle Patrol were among the 400+ Autobots who escaped to [[Earth]] with Rodimus. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}}''

{{note|Flak was drawn as a full-size Transformer during "Aspects of Evil!". By the time of their journey to [[Earth]] in "The Void!", he was rendered at his correct size by a different artist.}}

===''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages===
[[Image:Zone militaryteam.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Zone version of the Battle Patrol.]]
When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Battle Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The [[Race Car Patrol]] and all other Micromaster teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Battle Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

During the attack of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] on the [[Micro|Planet Zone]] Base, Flak (or rather, his Japanese incarnation, ''Powerbomb'') could be seen firing his missiles at [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], who effortlessly fended them off with his shield, continuing his rampage. Despite Flak's effort, the Demon Generals succeeded in capturing the [[Energon Z]] energy source. As they retreated, Flak and his fellow comrades of the Battle Team Patrol boarded [[Countdown (G1)|Moonradar]]’s rocket to pursue them to [[Earth]]. There, the Battle Team Patrol, among other [[Microtransformer]]s, faced off against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Predaking]], only to find themselves again at the receiving end of the beating. Luckily, [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] arrived just in time and saved the day.

Later on, Powerbomb could be seen amongst the crowd cheering and applauding the newly appointed Autobot [[Supreme Commander]], Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

{{note|In Japan, the "Micro Transformers" were uniformly depicted as precocious and childlike, with virtually no attention paid to individual personalities save a very select few characters.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Flak was a member of the Battle Patrol under [[Big Shot]]'s command, but wasn't nearly as loudmouthed as his comrades, [[Sidetrack]] and Sunrunner. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} He and Big Shot were guarding the entrance to Autobase at one point, while their fellow Patrol-mechs were shooing the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] away at another gate. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightHardhead_BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
Flak was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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===Wings of Honor===
[[Image:WingsofHonor-shipslog.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Flak can't wait for the invention of the flatscreen monitor.]]
Flak began making his reputation as an "Alien Fighter" in the [[Cybertronian Revolution]]. Since then, he's fought space pirates, mutants, transorganics, and more. Above all else, he's practical. He doesn't relish battle; it just happens to be what he's good at. Flak does have trouble adjusting his tactics accordingly when it comes to fighting his own species.

Just before the civil war began, Flak was a crewmember aboard the ''[[Eight Track (G1)|Eight Track]]'' under the command of [[Thunder Clash]]. [[Landshark]] and Flak played mentor to a young "[[protoform|protie]]" named [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], though Landshark's lessons were a lot less practical than Flak's. After a [[Units of time|solar cycle]] of scanning remote star systems, the ''Eight Track'' received a priority signal from [[Autobot High Command]]! Back home, the [[Decepticon]]s had rallied around a [[Megatron (G1)|new leader]], and what once was a manageable group had suddenly become an army. [[Quintesson|Someone]], possibly these Decepticons, shot down a freight hauler, the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'', over the planet [[Beta-Nine]], and its precious cargo could not fall into enemy hands. Flak and the others were ordered to retrieve the cargo and return it to Cybertron.

[[Image:FlakWOH-missilelaunchers.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's the size that matters.]]

The ''Eight Track'' was shot out of Beta-Nine's orbit by a Decepticon starship, and the ''Eight Track'' crashed hard in a swamp. The Decepticons were instantly upon them, and Kup was immediately separated from the rest. Landshark and Flak were ordered to divert the Decepticons away from the ''Van De Graaff'', and so they headed deep into the jungle surrounding the swamp. Between the two of them, they were able to defeat [[Leozack]] and [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]].

Ultimately, the cargo was retrieved by Thunder Clash and Kup and returned to Cybertron when a rescue ship came for them all. For their bravery, [[Magnum]] of Autobot High Command assigned Flak and the others to a new unit, the [[Elite Guard]], which had been established to counter the Decepticons in the Civil War. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

A few years later, Flak's team teamed up with [[Metalhawk]]'s team to battle a horde of [[Virulent Clone]]s, a task in which they were eventually victorious.

The two squads then relaxed for a bit, until a call bleeped over Thunder Clash's comm, with Magnum informing them that Metalhawk's squad had to ferry Thunder Clash's squad to [[Space Port Bravo]] straightaway. After everyone's gear was loaded onto the ''[[Hawk's Claw]]'', they all disembarked.

Once at the spaceport, the two squads bid their goodbyes, then Thunderhawk's squad then walked off into the spaceport. Metalhawk's squad later learned that their compatriots had been given the ''[[Beast With Wings]]'' to take to [[Centry Quadrant]] for their next mission. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

The ''Beast With Wings'' crew returned from a mission to find that an attack on Elite Guard HQ by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] had wiped out most of the rest of the Guard. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}} The remainder of the Elite Guard, including Flak, gathered at the [[Autobot High Council Citadel]] with Magnum, to demonstrate that the Elite Guard was still functional, only to find the Council were appointing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as the leader of a new Autobot military. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}

Magnum took the team out to find [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s base, stopping off at the [[Auxiliary Weapons Locker]], though Flak wasn't quite sure why they needed ''more'' guns. He was amused when [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]], [[Moonracer]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] volunteered to join the mission, referring to them as "desk jockeys". {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} When the team ran into Deathsaurus's troops, he put his missile launchers to work, blasting [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and a good deal of the Decepticons out of the air. In the middle of the chaos, Flak, Outback and Moonracer gathered around Ricochet, who had been shot down by Starscream and was dying. In response to Ricochet's question, Flak told him he'd done fine and called him "soldier". There was little time to mourn his death, as the trio were attacked by an enraged sword-wielding [[Lyzack]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} As the Decepticons started their retreat, Flak punched out an unsuspecting [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and was subsequently seen guarding the captive Combaticons. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Flak.jpg|right|300px|thumb|One small step for bot, one giant launch for botkind.]]
*'''Battle Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

: Flak transforms into a self-propelled, artillery multiple rocket system similar to a [[wikipedia:TOS-1|TOS-1 Buratino]] . The missile battery, being his legs, can pivot up and down due to his transformation jointing, but cannot rotate.

: He was only available as part of the Battle Patrol, along with his teammates [[Big Shot]], [[Sidetrack]] and [[Sunrunner]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Flak/flak.htm More information on Flak at TFU.info]''
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===Zone===
[[Image:Zone-toy Flak.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-332'''

: "Powerbomb" was [[redeco]]ed for his [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release, predominantly blue with white robot-mode bits. As with the [[Hasbro]] version, he was only available in a complete set with his teammates.

: Early versions of the entire Team also used yellow plastic instead of the medium-gray, giving Flak some very bright treads indeed. Later versions corrected this, and the yellow-plastic versions go for considerably more on the secondary market.

::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/generations/1990/pt1.htm More information on the Japanese Battle Patrol Team (with images of the yellow variation) at Autobase Aichi]''
{{--}}

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-374'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #11

: The "corrected-color" version of the Battle Patrol Team was re-released in ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' with no alterations. It did come with an extra: [[Micro Trailer]] #11.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Cybertron/Powerbomb/powerbomb.htm More information on Powerbomb at TFU.info]''

===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-FlakWoH.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] is the best thing that ever happened to this guy, really.]]
*'''Wings of Honor''' (multipack, 2009)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, negative energy freeze rifle, key

: A [[retool]] of Cybertron Defense [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] with a brand-new head sculpt based on the head of the original Flak, ''[[Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' Flak transforms into a [[wikipedia:TOS-1|TOS-1 Buratino]] multiple-launch rocket system. The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Planet Key in each half reveals a new weapon: one side has a pull-out double spring-loaded missile launcher, while the other has a flip-out non-firing blaster barrel. He also comes with an extra long hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs.

: Flak was originally intended to be the same green, yellow, and red colors as his original toy, but the release of ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] put the kibosh on that.

: Flak comes in the [[BotCon 2009]] "[[Wings of Honor]]" box set along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Landshark]], [[Thunder Clash]], and a Decepticon foe, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Dropshot (Universe)|Dropshot]] and Overload.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BCFlak/flak.htm More information on Flak at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Flak is gang molded with his teammate Sunrunner, causing the two toys to share the same two plastic colors.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Powerbomb''' (パワーボム ''Pawābomu'')
*''French:'' '''Rafale''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Tartaro'''

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Sunrunner (G1)

2011-10-13T02:02:06Z

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

[[Image:G1 Sunrunner MTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hi, I'm better than you. And smaller.]]

'''Sunrunner''', as one of the relatively scarce flying Autobots, has a bit of an (ahem) air superiority complex. Warriors who can't fly are barely even warriors in his optics. "Groundhogs", he calls them. This attitude does nothing to endear him to his fellow Battle Patrol members, but he doesn't care—after all, he knows he contributes more than his fair share as the only flying member of the team. This can create tension between him and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]], however. The team strategist wants credit for his brilliant tactical layouts, yet Sunrunner is always there to remind them how indispensable his air support is to the plan. He may be right, but that only makes Sunrunner's self-congratulations that much more irritating.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''Sunrunner and the Battle Patrol were among the first dozen or so Autobot Micromasters created by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] on Cybertron to replenish the Autobot ranks. Considered walking, talking top-secret technology, the Micromasters were each implanted with a suicide switch that would utterly destroy them if they were ever captured by the Decepticons. On a routine scouting mission, though, Sunrunner and his Patrol were ambushed by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] in an attempt to gain access to their secrets. Following their leader, [[Big Shot]], the Battle Patrol chose to go down fighting like Autobots instead of blowing themselves up. Noble, perhaps, but they were still captured in the end, and the Decepticons pilfered the secrets of Micromaster technology from their bodies before the Battle Patrol were rescued by the other Autobot Micromasters. {{storylink|A Small War!}}''

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2009, after the [[Time Wars (issue)|Time Wars]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons had assumed near total control over Cybertron. Sunrunner was part of a small band of Autobots under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] attempting to mount a resistance against the Decepticon rule. After Galvatron and the [[Triggercon|Triggercons]] dismantled one of their outposts and all the Autobots inside it, however, the Autobots went into retreat, fleeing for Earth. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} Sunrunner and the rest of the Battle Patrol were seen on the bridge of the Autobot shuttlecraft with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], as more than 400 Autobots fled their homeworld in defeat. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}}''

{{note|Sunrunner was a full-size Transformer during "Aspects of Evil!", but drawn as a normally-sized [[Micromaster]] by the time of "The Void!".}}

===''Zone'' cartoon, comic, and story pages===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yūki Satō]] (Japanese)

When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Battle Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Battle Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

After the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] had devastated the [[Micro|Planet Zone]] Base and stolen the [[Energon Z]] energy source, Sunrunner and his fellow comrades of the Battle Team boarded [[Countdown (G1)|Moonradar]]’s rocket to chase after them and, with the help of Sunrunner’s radar, tracked them down somewhere in space and pursued them to [[Earth]]. There, the Battle Team among other [[Micromaster]]s faced off against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Predaking]], but found themselves at the receiving end of the beating. Luckily, [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] arrived just in time and saved the day.

Later on, Sunrunner could be seen amongst the crowd cheering and applauding to the newly appointed Autobot [[Supreme Commander]], Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

{{note|In Japan, the "Micro Transformers" were uniformly depicted as precocious and childlike, with virtually no attention paid to individual personalities save a very select few characters.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Sunrunner and Sidetrack made up the obnoxious duo of the "Rank-'N'-File Brigade", as [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] called them. These two Battle Patrol members were all cylinders hot for the Autobot cause, and more than willing to berate any Micromasters who they felt weren't living up to the Auto-brand. After Big Daddy and his team lost [[Crunch (G1)|one of their own]] rescuing the [[guzzler]] [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] from the Decepticons, he was in no mood to get flak from Sunrunner and Sidetrack about how they didn't do it efficiently enough. B.I.G. decked Sunrunner onto the floor of the barracks, and then cut out on the Autobots with his [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

Sunrunner hadn't forgotten that little episode sometime later, when Big Daddy and his team came back to the base looking for support after the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] tore up [[Little Iacon]] looking for them. After they had left, Sunrunner and Sidetrack took the liberty of changing the passwords and deactivating the signal-identifiers in their Auto-brands, leaving the Hot Rods up the mercury creek without a paddle. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Sunrunner.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Battle Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

: Sunrunner transforms into a modified E-2C Hawkeye AEW (Airborne Early Warning) plane, with the real aircraft's distinctive circular radar antenna dome replaced with a hulking great missile rack. His robot mode features an unusual design where the shoulders (being the engines) are topped by propellers, and by comparison with many Micromasters he has a better proportioned robot mode due to his engines/arms being separate from his fuselage/body.

:He was only available as part of the Battle Patrol, along with his teammates [[Big Shot]], [[Sidetrack]] and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Sunrunner/sunrunner.htm More information on Sunrunner at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
===Zone===
[[Image:Zone-toy Sunrunner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-332'''

: This release was a [[redeco]] of the US release, with blue replacing the olive green and the yellow parts changed to white. The red paint applications, on the other hand, remain red.

: Sunrunner is the only member of the Battle Patrol Team ''without'' a yellow-plastic variation.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Cybertron/Sunrunner/sunrunner.htm More information on Zone Sunrunner at TFU.info]''

===Battlestars===
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-374'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #11

: The Micromasters in this set were identical to their ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' release, but came with [[Micro Trailer]] # 11.

==Notes==
* Sunrunner is gang molded with his teammate Flak causing the two toys to share plastic colors.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sunrunner''' (サンランナー ''Sanrannā'')
*''French:'' '''Sol-Air''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Sirio'''

==References==
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[[Category: Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category: Micromasters]]
[[category: Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category: Zone Autobots]]

Sidetrack (G1)

2011-10-13T02:01:39Z

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

[[Image:Sidetrack-G1-Boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Formerly partnered with [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], Distractor, and ADHDatron.]]

'''Sidetrack''' of the [[Battle Patrol]] is, ironically, very difficult to sidetrack. (Apparently, he's called "Sidetrack" because his tracks tend to fall off...) His battle strategy is to hit one target until it's slag, then move on to the next... a focus which makes him a favorite to patrol commander [[Big Shot]]. His single-mindedness in battle translates equally well into other matters. In Sidetrack's mind, the Autobots are "right" and the [[Decepticon]]s are "wrong". It's that simple. Although this devotion to duty makes him valued as a soldier, it often creates friction between Sidetrack and many of the more free-thinking Micromasters alongside whom he fights. Fortunately for Sidetrack, he doesn't give a [[Anatomic euphemism#Lugnuts|lugnut]].<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''Sidetrack and the Battle Patrol were among the first [[Micromaster]]s created on Cybertron, under a new tactical program instigated by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and his scientists. The Micromaster technology was so secret that Xaaron even had the Patrol leaders installed with a suicide switch, which they were instructed to press and destroy their teams if capture ever seemed at hand. Despite this, Sidetrack and his teammates were captured by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Lord Thunderwing]] in a trap when [[Big Shot]], the Patrol leader, chose to go down fighting instead of just giving up. The Battle Patrol was eventually rescued by other Autobot Micromasters, but not before Thunderwing's scientists had a chance to reverse engineer the Micromaster process for the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Small War!}}''

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2009, Sidetrack and the Battle Patrol were on an Autobot shuttlecraft en route from Cybertron to Earth when a saboteur began compromising their voyage. The Battle Patrol was unable to locate [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] at [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s request... probably because the Autobot leader was off sabotaging the ship at the time. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} As the shuttle began its haphazard descent into Earth's atmosphere, the diminutive Sidetrack was seen flying through the air on the bridge as [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] attempted to guide them in for a landing. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}}''

===''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages===
[[Image:Zone militaryteam.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Zone version of the Battle Patrol.]]
When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Battle Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Battle Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

During the attack of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] on the [[Micro|Planet Zone]] Base, Sidetrack could be seen firing his missiles at [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], who showed little reaction to this other than an amused laughter. So, despite Sidetrack’s effort, the Demon Generals succeeded in capturing the [[Energon Z]] energy source. As they retreated, Sidetrack and his fellow comrades of the Battle Team boarded [[Moonradar (Zone)|Moonradar]]'s rocket to chase after them and pursued them to [[Earth]]. There, the Battle Team among other [[Micromaster|Microtransformers]] faced off against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Predaking]], only to find themselves again at the receiving end of the beating. Luckily, [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] arrived just in time and saved the day.

Later on, Sidetrack could be seen amongst the crowd cheering and applauding to the newly appointed Autobot [[Supreme Commander]], Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

{{note|In Japan, the "Micro Transformers" were uniformly depicted as precocious and childlike, with virtually no attention paid to individual personalities save a very select few characters.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Sidetrack was one of the first Micromasters to step up and tow the line in the Autobot army. He and his comrades under Big Shot became known as the Battle Patrol, or the "Rank-'N'-File Brigade" to their detractors. When [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] was injured in battle, Sidetrack decided to take it out on his Micromaster back-up: [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. A scuffle followed, and it ended with the Hot Rods breaking ranks with the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

When the Hot Rods came back later, Sidetrack and his buddies took petty revenge for the previous fight by refusing to let the Micros past the front gate without a new "passcode". His antics kept the Autobot forces from learning about a Decepticon incursion into [[Little Iacon]], and the rising threat of [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Once the Autobots did acknowledge the threat, Sidetrack came with the troops and the rest of the Battle Patrol to save the Hot Rods and free the other Micromasters from imprisonment. Unfortunately, he suffered serious injuries in the battle, and there was nothing [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] could do to save him. As his spark faded, he cursed Big Daddy with his last words, saying that they had come to save him and "it wasn't worth it." {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightHardhead_BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Sidetrack was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

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==Toys==
[[Image:G1-toy Sidetrack.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We keep meaning to add a caption to this picture, but we keep getting distracted...]]
===Generation 1===
*'''Battle Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

: Sidetrack transforms into a tan Roland anti-aircraft missile launcher mounted on a Marder IFV hull, as used by the German Army at that time. Though the brown turret structure is a separate piece from the tank hull, it cannot rotate due to it being part of his torso. The grey guns and missile tubes can pivot up and down, however.

: He was only available as part of the Battle Patrol, along with his teammates [[Big Shot]], [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] and [[Sunrunner]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Sidetrack/sidetrack.htm More information on Sidetrack at TFU.info]''

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===Zone===
[[Image:Zone-toy Sidetrack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-332'''

: In Japan, the "Battle Patrol Team" came in a different deco. Sidetrack changed to military-green with brown robot parts. Early releases of the Team had yellow plastic parts (including Sidetrack's twin cannons) for some inexplicable reason, but these were changed to gray in later releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Cybertron/Sidetrack/sidetrack.htm More information on Zone Sidetrack at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/generations/1990/pt1.htm More information on the Japanese Battle Patrol Team (with images of the yellow variation) at Autobase Aichi]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-332'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #11

: The Battle Patrol Team were one of three ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' Teams to be re-released during ''[[Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''. For this release, however, a [[Micro Trailer]] was added to the set to make them line up with the other Micro Teams in the line.

==Notes==
* Sidetrack is gang molded with his teammate Big Shot, thus the two toys share the same plastic colors.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sidetrack''' (サイドトラック ''Saidotorakku'')
*''French:'' '''Dévieur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Tritone'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Big Shot

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

[[Image:Big shot cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|My unusually large torso is no hindrance in battle, citizen.]]

'''Big Shot''' is the leader of the [[Battle Patrol]], and he likes to think ''inside'' the box. A dutiful soldier, he will follow every order to the letter, and makes sure his patrol gives their all for the cause. Beyond that, however, he refuses to carry any operation a step further than he was authorized to by a commanding officer. This makes him efficient and reliable, but since it seems like every other Micromaster is a hothead who doesn't play by the rules, it also makes him a bit of an outsider.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #1</ref> Luckily, he comes equipped with a gun as long as his entire superstructure. Takes the edge off.

{{note|In Japan, "Gunlift" is also the leader of the "Battle Patrol Team"... though like almost every other Micro, he comes across as basically a little kid.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Emirate Xaaron]]'s resistance cell received word that the Decepticons were experimenting with a new "secret weapon". He sent in Big Shot and the Battle Patrol, part of their new Micromaster warriors, to investigate. Little did the Autobots realize the "secret weapon" was a ruse; the Decepticons needed to lure some Micromasters to them in order to duplicate the technology. Facing certain capture, Big Shot prepared to follow orders and activate the suicide button built into his team, destroying them before the Decepticons could loot their circuitry for the secrets of the Micromaster process. He couldn't do it, however, and chose to go down fighting as an Autobot warrior should.''

''When [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and his crew of Micromasters were sent after the Battle Patrol to eliminate any chance of the Decepticons getting the technology, they too chose to defy orders and rescued Big Shot and the others before making their escape. {{storylink|A Small War!}}''

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In 2009, Big Shot and the Battle Patrol were among the hundreds of Autobots fleeing Cybertron after [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] assumed command of their homeworld. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}}''

===''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages===
[[Image:Zone militaryteam.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Zone version of the Battle Patrol.]]

When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Battle Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Battle Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

During the attack of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] on the [[Micro|Planet Zone]] Base, Big Shot (or rather his Japanese incarnation '''Gunlift''') could be seen firing his cannon at [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], obviously with little effect, as the ginormous attackers didn’t even show a reaction to his shelling. So, despite Gunlift’s effort, the Demon Generals succeeded in capturing the [[Energon Z]] energy source. As they retreated, Gunlift and his fellow comrades of the Battle Team Patrol boarded [[Moonradar (Zone)|Moonradar]]'s rocket to chase after them, and pursued them to Earth. There, the Battle Team among other [[Microtransformer|Microtransformers]] faced off against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Predaking]], only to find themselves again at the receiving end of the beating. Gunlift got almost mauled by Trypticon’s flail. Luckily, [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] arrived just in time and save the day.

Later on, Gunlift could be seen amongst the crowd cheering and applauding to the newly appointed Autobot [[Supreme Commander]], Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

{{note|In Japan, the "Micro Transformers" were uniformly depicted as precocious and childlike, with virtually no attention paid to individual personalities save a very select few characters.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Big Shot and his friends in the Battle Patrol were among the first and most eager to sign up with the Autobots full time. He was seen prepping for a major offensive against the Decepticons right alongside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightHardhead_BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Big Shot was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

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==Toys==
[[Image:G1-toy_BigShot.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Big Shot's small, yeah yeah yeah! He's not big, no no no!]]
===Generation 1===
* '''Battle Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

: Big Shot transforms into a brown and beige Denel G-6 self-propelled gun. While the front and rear wheels of the vehicle roll, the middle set are merely sculpted and do not roll (being his shoulder joints). The turret rotates 360 degrees and the cannon can pivot up and down. In robot mode, his cannon can act as a sort of tripod for additional stability.

:He was only available as part of a complete breakfa—uh, part of the Battle Patrol, along with his teammates [[Flak (G1)|Flak]], [[Sidetrack]] and [[Sunrunner]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/BigShot/bigshot.htm More information on Big Shot at TFU.info]''

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===Zone===
[[Image:Zone-toy_Gunlift.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-332'''

: In Japan, the "Battle Patrol Team" came in a different deco. "Gunlift" changed to brown with military-green robot parts. Early releases of the Team had yellow plastic parts (including Gunlift's main cannon) for some inexplicable reason, but these were changed to gray in later releases (including the ''Return of Convoy'' release).

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Cybertron/Gunlift/gunlift.htm More information on "Gunlift" at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/generations/1990/pt1.htm More information on the Japanese Battle Patrol Team (with images of the yellow variation) at Autobase Aichi]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-374'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #11

: The Battle Patrol Team were one of three ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' Teams to be re-released in ''[[Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''. For this release, however, a [[Micro Trailer]] was added to the set to make them line up with the other Micro Teams in the line.
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==Notes==
* Big Shot is gang molded with his teammate Sidetrack, thus the two toys share the same plastic colors.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gunlift''' (ガンリフト ''Ganrifuto'')
*''French:'' '''Grobonnet''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Titano'''

==References==
<references />

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[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Battle Patrol

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{{disambig2|the four-bot Autobot Micromaster team|the six-bot Decepticon Micromaster Combiner team|Battle Squad}}

:''The Battle Patrol is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Battle patrol.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Are they all throwing sand in our faces? Left to right: Big Shot, Sunrunner, Sidetrack, Flak]]

The '''Battle Patrol''' is, for an [[Autobot]] team, rather ruthless in its assaults on enemies. Known to talk tough and back it up with harsh action, their many battles have hardened them into purveyors of brute-force destruction. They launch into combat hard and fast and will not slow down until their target is nothing but scrap.<ref>[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs/autobot/1989/ts_battle_patrol.jpg On-package bio]</ref>

The Battle Patrol consists of:

* [[Big Shot]] the team leader and self-propelled gun
* [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] the multi-missile launcher
* [[Sidetrack]] the anti-aircraft tank
* [[Sunrunner]] the plane

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''The Battle Patrol were created on Cybertron in the 20th century using the Micromaster process, under the oversight of [[Emirate Xaaron]]. Because the Micromaster process was so revolutionary, each Autobot Micromaster was outfitted with a self-destruct button in case they were captured, to prevent the Decepticons from acquiring the technology.''

''Big Shot led his team on a mission deep inside Decepticon territory, only to learn that they had been lured there by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], in order to get ahold of the Micromasters for examination. Big Shot momentarily considered using the self-destructs in his team, as he had been ordered to do, but ultimately the "Never say die!" Autobot fighting spirit won out, and the Battle Patrol resolved to go down fighting. Well, they did. Thunderwing captured the Battle Patrol and used their circuitry to reverse engineer the process, creating the first Decepticon Micromasters. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and a team of Autobot Micros managed to retrieve the Battle Patrol before they were finally disposed of, though. {{storylink|A Small War!}}''

''The Battle Patrol were later stepped on by [[Bruticus (G1) |Bruticus]] during a [[mecha-soccer|football]] match between [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor United]] and Bruticus All-Blacks that they were refereeing. {{storylink|Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast #327}}''

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
The Battle Patrol and Air Strike Patrol appear from an air vortex that leads from a gate to another dimension, to join their fellow Decepticons (yes, Decepticons) on Earth. Later, they are present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

===''Zone'' OVA, manga and story pages===
[[Image:Zone militaryteam.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Zone version of the Battle Patrol.]]

When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Battle Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Battle Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

The Battle Patrol Team were present at the [[Zone Base]] on planet [[Micro|Zone]] when it was attacked by four of the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], who tore through the counter-attacking Micromasters to steal the powerful [[Energon Z]] kept there. The Battle Patrol Team did its best to stop the mighty attackers, but their weapons caused little more than mocking laughter from the huge Decepticons. Undeterred, they boarded [[Moonradar (Zone)|Moonradar]]'s rocket and pursued the villains to [[Earth]], where they battled the other half of the Demon Generals. Again being absolutely incapable of even hurting their opponents, the Battle Team Patrol along with their fellow [[Micromaster]]s were on the verge of extinction only to be saved by the [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]], who arrived just in the nick of time to kick the Decepticons' butts. The Battle Team Patrol's members all survived and later cheered for their new [[Supreme Commander]], Dai Atlas. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Micromaster-battlepatrol-toys.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Red pants, blue pants, brown pants, and no pants.]]
*'''Battle Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

: All four members of the Battle Patrol came packaged on a single card, as part of the first year of Micromasters assortments. Their transformations are fairly diverse in comparison to the legions of identically-engineered Micromasters that came later.

===Zone===
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-332'''

: The Japanese version of the Battle Patrol comes in a considerably different coloration: Big Shot (Gunlift) and Sidetrack go to deep brown and dark olive, while Flak (Powerbomb) and Sunrunner go blue and white. Early versions of this set also used yellow (!) plastic rather than the medium gray found on everyone but Sunrunner. This variation naturally goes for a fair bit more than the "corrected" version on the secondary market.

: It ''could'' potentially be argued that, given their different names and coloration, the Battle Patrol Team are different characters from the Battle Patrol, but as they never received ''any'' characterization, it's really not worth the time or effort. We're sure they were childlike and precocious and such.

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Battle Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-374'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #11

: The "corrected-color" version of the Battle Patrol Team was re-released in ''[[Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]'' with no alterations. It did come with an extra that the ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' version lacked; [[Micro Trailer]] #11.

==Notes==
*Amusingly, their on-package [[bio]] quote has a typo that significantly changes its meaning. "It's better to strike first, then to not strike at all" was probably meant to say "than" instead. So instead of celebrating a shoot-first bravado, the quote as written seems to suggest picking fights and then running away.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Battle Patrol Team''' (バトルパトロールチーム ''Batoru Patorōru Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Pattuglia mezzi d'assalto'''

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=483 Transformers #327 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

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[[Category:Return of Convoy subgroups]]
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Air Strike Patrol

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:''The Air Strike Patrol is a team of [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Air strike patrol.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Left to right: Whisper, Tailwind, Storm Cloud, Nightflight]]
Among the first Decepticon Micromasters, the '''Air Strike Patrol''' have much in common with their larger brethren the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], the majority of the team taking after one in particular, the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Constantly fighting amongst themselves to claim credit for their successes and blame the others for their failures, the junior members actively seek to usurp team leader [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]]'s leadership and are about as successful as the Decepticon [[Air Commander]] in that regard.

The Air Strike Patrol consists of
* the scheming spy and scavenger [[Nightflight (G1)|Nightflight]]
* the loud and overly eager [[Storm Cloud]]
* the quiet long game player [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]]
* the highly competent leader [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]]

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''When the [[Race Car Patrol]] entered the headquarters of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to rescue their captured [[Battle Patrol]] comrades to keep the Micromaster process out of Decepticon hands, they discovered the incomplete bodies of the [[Sports Car Patrol]] before running into the completed Air Strike Patrol. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] was able to trick these newest Decepticon warriors into fleeing with the aid of the deactivated bomb intended to destroy the Battle Patrol.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[Image:Micromastercoats s.jpg|left|200px|thumb|We'll make 'em an offer they can't refuse.]]
When Roadhandler became an overnight wrestling sensation on Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] requested new warriors from Cybertron to counter the Autobot Micromasters' building public adulation. The Micromaster Air Strike Patrol subsequently arrived, donated by a Decepticon on Cybertron with an unknown, mysterious identity. While Storm Cloud challenged Roadhandler in the ring, the other members of the patrol swept the skies outside, keeping Roadhandler's fan club from entering. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

Unknown to Scorponok, the patrol's secret employer was [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who then sent the team on a mission to [[MacDill Air Force Base]], capturing the [[B-204]] refuelling plane. When the [[Autobot|Autobots]] inevitably arrived, the team contacted Scorponok to tell him that they were under attack. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} After a brief confrontation with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the arrival of Scorponok's Decepticons, the Air Strike Patrol fled, their mission completed. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

''Whisper turned private assassin and was given an open contract on all Autobot generals, with his patrolmates giving him support. They fought the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]], who were hunting Whisper, in an Earthen forest; Optimus Prime called the Rescue Patrol back to prevent damage to the environment, allowing the Decepticons to escape. {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}''

A news team followed them across the southern United States, where finally the group descended on an oil refinery. When they attacked, the human civilians were defended by [[Dynamo|Hector Dialonzo]], a human with extraordinary powers. While on film, the Air Strike Patrol met their apparent demise at Hector's hands. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
''In an alternate timeline where [[Unicron]] didn't find Cybertron until 2006, the Air Strike Patrol took Megatron's side in a Decepticon Civil War against factions led by Scorponok and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the year 1991. Near the end of that war, the Patrol chased Scorponok, alone, into a human settlement. Scorponok maneuvered a team of Autobots into combatting the Patrol for him, enabling him to escape. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}''

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
The Battle Patrol and Air Strike Patrol appear from an air vortex that leads from a gate to another dimension, to join their fellow Decepticons on Earth. Later, they are present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Air Strike Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)
: All four members of the Air Strike Patrol came packaged on a single card, as part of the first year of Micromasters assortments.

: This mold-set was used—without alteration—to make the Japanese Autobot [[Jet Patrol Team]].

:All four members were [[redeco]]ed into the commanders of Micromaster playsets: Micromaster Station commanders [[Hot House]] and [[Airwave]], and small Micromaster Base commanders [[Groundshaker]] and [[Skyhopper]].

==Notes==
* The Air Strike Patrol is one of two Micromaster teams to be redecoed in their entirety within the U.S. [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toyline]], the other being the [[Constructor Squad]].
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Interceptors'''
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Race Car Patrol

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:''The Race Car Patrol is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Race car patrol.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Free Wheeler, Tailspin, Roadhandler, Swindler]]

The '''Race Car Patrol''' consists of

* [[Free Wheeler]]
* [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]
* [[Swindler]]
* [[Tailspin]]

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
The Race Car Patrol, Off Road Patrol, Rescue Patrol and Sports Car Patrol emerged from hyperspace at several hundred mach into the Ark. A day later, a huge battle took place in New York as the Autobots battled the Decepticons. The Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' which the Race Car Patrol help to battle, however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

===''Zone'' cartoon, comic and story pages===
When [[Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Race Car Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked the aquatic planet of [[Wall]], the Race Car Patrol team were deployed to defend it. With the aid of Commanders [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Missile Bull]] and [[Skywave]], they emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

The Race Car Patrol were one of the numerous Micromaster teams that helped defend Planet [[Zone]] from the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. Unfortunately, they were not able to prevent [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] from stealing the planet's [[Zodiac]] energy capsule. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Zone (manga)|Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Race Car Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

===Zone===
*'''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-334'''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Race Car Patrol Team''' (レースカーパトロールチーム ''Rēsu Kā Patorōru Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Sprintforce'''
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Off Road Patrol

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:''The Off Road Patrol is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromasters Off road patrol.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Mudslinger, Powertrain, Tote, Highjump]]

The '''Off Road Patrol''' excel in covert operations set in the rugged wilderness. Which is good, because though they work very well as a team, when it comes to dealing anyone on the outside, they're as independent-minded as they come. The best way to deal with them is just let them do whatever they feel like, then send someone to pick up what's left of their Decepticon targets.

The Off Road Patrol consists of

* [[Powertrain]] the semi truck and team leader[[#Zone story pages|*]]
* [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]] the camper truck
* [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] the monster pickup truck
* [[Tote]] the van

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==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Micromaster]]s had their size reduced to conserve energy. The data behind their construction was original a closely guarded Autobot secret. ''So'' closely guarded, in fact, that the Micromasters were all installed with suicide devices to prevent them from falling into enemy hands. When the [[Battle Patrol]] were captured by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Powertrain and the Off Road Patrol joined [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and the rest of the Micros on a mission to detonate the Decepticon research complex and everything inside before the Battle Patrol could be reverse-engineered by the Decepticons. Loyalty won out over duty, however, and the Micromasters rescued their friends rather than allowing them to be destroyed.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] contacted Cybertron to send him more troops to fill the Autobot ranks that were depleted by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. [[Autobot Command]] chose the Off Road and [[Race Car Patrol]]s. At Prime's suggestion the Patrols modified their [[alternate mode]]s into [[Earth]] vehicles and installed [[Facsimile construct|mannequin drivers]]. They then traveled to Earth via [[Trans-Time Dimensional Portal|Trans-Dimensional Warp]] portal. They openly displayed their rebellious attitude which led [[Hi-Q]] to question their reliability as Autobot soldiers. Prime thought sending them on a mission would be a good way to test them.

A large creature was sighted in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] meadowlands and the [[New York City]] area had been experiencing unusually severe weather. Optimus Prime thought the Decepticons were involved and sent the Patrols to investigate. Mudslinger discovered [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Skullgrin]] guarding a stormmaker machine in the meadowlands and engaged them in combat. Iguanus snuck off and was followed to New York City by the Race Car Patrol. Working together as a team, the Off Road Patrol were able to overcome Skullgrin, and Mudslinger destroyed the stormmaker machine. {{storylink|King Con!}}

After their heroism caught local attention, the Micromasters began acting as regular heroes in the New York area. Potwetrain caught some thieves outside a grocery store, while [[Tailspin]] of the Race Car Patrol was pitching crooks into the back of Mudslinger. Their celebrity led to Road Handler becoming a popular pro wrestler, but [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] intervened in order to keep public sentiment from turning in favor of the Autobots. He had Road Handler's fan club assaulted by the [[Air Strike Patrol]], but Highjump and Tailspin drove them to safety. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
The Race Car Patrol, Off Road Patrol, Rescue Patrol and Sports Car Patrol emerged from hyperspace at several hundred mach into the Ark. A day later, a huge battle took place in New York as the Autobots battled the Decepticons. The Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' which the Off Road Patrol help to battle, however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

===''Zone'' story pages===
When [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Off Road Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into the new and improved planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violen Jiger]] began conquering worlds to build his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. All the [[Micromaster]] teams, including the Off Road Patrol, were then mobilized to patrol the galaxy, specifically planets where their special abilities would be most useful. Early on, the Off Road Patrol were sent to scout a rocky, mountainous planet. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

Later, [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] were sent to conquer the aquatic world of [[Wall]]. The Off Road Patrol engaged them in battle and with the help of Commanders [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Missile Bull]] and [[Skywave]], they emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violen Jiger, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

{{note|In Japan, "Flak" (aka Tote) is the leader of the Team rather than Powertrain (aka "Freed").}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

The Off Road Patrol spent their time at [[The Burn Outs]] in [[Little Iacon]] with the rest of the Autobot and Decepticon Micromasters. Powertrain and Highjump were talking business, about how the 'Con named [[Blaze Master]] was getting ready to come over to the Autobots. Meanwhile, Tote and [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]] were catching up together, while [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]] was given Mudslinger a new tat. They watched the race between [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and Road Handler. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Off Road Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

: Part of the first wave of carded Micromasters, the Off Road Patrol was only available as a complete set of four robots.

===Zone===
*'''Off Road Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-335'''

: In Japan, the team was sold without changes from the [[Hasbro]] version.

==Notes==
[[Image:MicroCommandoCArt.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Err... Smote, Powerpain, Diechump, and Bloodslinger?]]
* A [[retool]] of the Off Road Patrol as "Micro Commandos" was considered for 1991, replete with hilariously oversized rifles and machine guns.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Off Road Patrol Team''' (オフロードパトロールチーム ''Ofu Rōdo Patorōru Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Expeditors'''
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Micromaster teams]]
[[Category:Zone subgroups]]

Eagle Eye (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot Micromaster|the Generation 1/Generation 2 Decepticon Skyscorcher|Eagle Eye (G2)}}

:''Eagle Eye is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:EagleEyeBoxart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Man, slowly I'm running out of stupid "''Grab your purse''"-captions...]]

'''Eagle Eye''' lives up to his name when it comes to aerial combat. His exceptional vision, capable of focusing on tiny objects up to 20 miles away, allows him to lock his weapons systems onto any target he can see. Despite his amazing visual acuity, he seems to turn a blind optic to the various interpersonal issues among the [[Air Patrol]], the team under his supervision. They just flat-out don't get along, and Eagle Eye does nothing to try and make them work things out. He barely even gives them orders, for that matter. He's practically the team's commander in title only. He reasons that it ultimately doesn't matter, because despite it all, the Air Patrol is still one of the Autobots' most effective aerial defense forces, and to his way of thinking, that's far more important then everyone getting along.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #2</ref>

{{note|In Japan, Eagle Eye also leads the "Sky Patrol Team".}}

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Eagle Eye was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to confront Hardhead with the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-controlled Nightbeat in the planet's subterranean tunnels, but failed to prevent the Autobot from escaping into the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy_EagleEye.jpg|thumb|300px|Small man's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]].]]
*'''Air Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Eagle Eye transforms into a Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet. He was only available as part of the [[Air Patrol]] set with his teammates [[Blaze Master]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]] and [[Tread Bolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/EagleEye/eagleeye.htm More information on Eagle Eye at TFU.info]''

===Zone===
*'''Sky Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-352'''

: The Air Patrol was released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] release.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Eagleeyes.jpg|thumb|300px|Maybe they thought it'd take eagle eyes to notice this..]]
* Most—if not all—of the toys pictured in the 1990 Hasbro ''Transformers'' catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from final product pop up. In Eagle Eye's case, the main difference is that the catalog has him with a red robot mode face rather than the final toy's yellow.

* Eagle Eye's vehicle-mode art in issue #2 of the ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile books is actually ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Skyscorcher]] [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]]'s jet mode in the Generation 1 character's base colors, with the Skyscorcher's black stripes added. For the trade paperback, this art was heavily edited to better resemble the Micromaster.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Eagle Eye''' (イーグルアイ ''Īguru Ai'')
*''French:'' '''Faucon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Aquila'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category: Defense specialists]]
[[Category: Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category: Micromasters]]
[[Category: Zone Autobots]]

Blaze Master (G1)

2011-10-13T01:54:28Z

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{{disambig2|the Micromaster helicopter from Generation 1|the helicopter from ''Revenge of the Fallen''|Blazemaster}}
:''Blaze Master is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:BlazeMasterBoxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He loves the smell of napalm in the morning. And afternoon. Evening... late night...]]

The [[Air Patrol]] has never really gelled as a team, and a good chunk of that is because of '''Blaze Master'''. It's not just because his cynical nature clashes with the ever-optimistic [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]]. Frankly, he scares them, and a lot of other Autobots as well. His favorite battle tactic is to fly slow and low over [[Decepticon]] positions, presenting himself as an easy target. Once he's sure they can see him, he releases his signature weapon, a napalm-like corrosive spray that incinerates anything it doesn't melt first. Then he just hovers there, watching his enemies die slowly and painfully... chuckling all the while. He can use the spray in robot mode too, but the "death from above" method is by far his favorite.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #1</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
When the newly created Micromasters first took up sides in the Cybertronian Wars, Blaze Master chose to join the Decepticons. Working alongside [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and his [[Race Track Patrol]], he attacked the Autobot Micromasters when they attempted to rescue the damaged [[guzzler]] named [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Rumor had it, though, that he was discontent with the Decepticon way of doing things. [[Powertrain]] and [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]] were discussing how to bring Blaze Master over to the Autobot side later that night in [[Little Iacon]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} When [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] and his Decepticons took over and occupied the area, they demanded the Micros turn against each other on that formerly neutral turf. At that point, Blaze Master had definitely had enough: he tossed aside his allegiance and told the Decepticon guzzlers to slag off. Venom then had [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] shoot down the Micromaster. The Autobot [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] was seen caring for the fallen Blaze Master after that. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate|Recipe for Hate}} Venom and his men took the Autobot Micromasters into custody back at Decepticon headquarters, but [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] broke them out soon after. Blaze Master got his revenge on Venom shortly afterwards, stabbing the larger robot through the torso with his energo-rotors. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Blaze Master was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy BlazeMaster.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Air Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Rotor blade

: Blaze Master transforms into a Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopter. His rotor blades can detach and be mounted as a melee weapon on his robot-mode arm. He was only available as part of the [[Air Patrol]] set with his teammates [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]] and [[Tread Bolt]]. The rotor blade is the same mold as the one used by [[Tracer (Decepticon)|Tracer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/BlazeMaster/blazemaster.htm More information on Blaze Master at TFU.info]''

===Zone===
*'''Sky Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-352'''
**''Accessories'': Rotor blade

: The Air Patrol was released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] release.

==Notes==
* Most—if not all—of the toys pictured in the 1990 Hasbro ''Transformers'' catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from the final product are apparent. In Blaze Master's case, there are some minuscule sculpting differences...and the complete lack of robot-mode [[Paint operation|paint application]]s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blaze Master''' (ブリーズマスター ''Burīzu Masutā'')
*''French:'' '''Brasero''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Elicos'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Tread Bolt

2011-10-13T01:54:03Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Micromaster|the Energon Autobot|Treadbolt}}
:''Tread Bolt is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes a [[Micromaster]].''

[[Image:TreadBoltBoxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clearly, he's watched the informative educational film ''How Not To Be Seen''.]]

No-one denies that '''Tread Bolt''' is an amazing stealth operative. He's an expert at blending into the background, moving silently, and evading detection equipment. But most Autobots wish he'd just stick to using those skills to sneak into [[Decepticon]] installations and stop "practicing" on his teammates by sneaking into their quarters during off hours and scaring the oil out of them. Whatever good graces he's earning by being good at his job are quickly countered by his being a creepy dick.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Tread Bolt was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to confront Hardhead with the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-controlled Nightbeat in the planet's subterranean tunnels, but failed to prevent the Autobot from escaping into the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy TreadBolt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sky High. Sky High. SKY HIGH. I'm Batman.]]
*'''Air Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Tread Bolt transforms into a concept Stealth Bomber jet. He was only available as part of the [[Air Patrol]] set with his teammates [[Blaze Master]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]], and [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]].

===Zone===
*'''Sky Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-352'''

: The Air Patrol was released a year later in Japan as part of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series, with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/TreadBolt/treadbolt.htm More information on Tread Bolt at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:TFU08-toy TreadBolt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First sneak, then DEATH FROM ABOVE!]]
*'''Tread Bolt''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Rocket Booster pack, 2-part rifle, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, helmet

: "Classics Series" Tread Bolt is a redeco of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)#Classics|Jetfire]], transforming into a Cybertronic swing-winged fighter jet. He features a removable robot-mode helmet (the side guns becoming blasters mounted on the sides of the nosecone in vehicle mode), the toy's add-on booster packs have flip-out reveal cannons accessible in both modes, and it also features forearm-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers. An unexpected level of detail can be found on the grey non-firing rifle; when it is assembled, the gun's "sight" comes together in a way that would be functional on a full-size weapon.

: The paint deco for his alt mode seems to be based almost entirely on that of the U.S Navy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_angels Blue Angel] Planes.

: This mold was used to make the [[BotCon 2007]] version of [[Dreadwind (G1)#Timelines|Dreadwind]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUTreadBolt/treadbolt.htm More information on Universe Tread Bolt at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Most—if not all—of the toys pictured in the 1990 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from final product pop up. In Tread Bolt's case, the catalog version lacks the final's "Air Force" [[tampograph]]s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tread Bolt''' (トレードボルト ''Torēdo Boruto'')
*''French:'' '''Boulon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Mistery'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Sky High (Micromaster)

2011-10-13T01:52:59Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot Micromaster|the Generation 1 Autobot Pretender|Sky High (Pretender)}}
:''Sky High is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SkyHighBoxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Sunny days, sweepin' the clouds away...'']]

Ain't nothin' gonna break '''Sky High'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s stride, ain't nothin' gonna slow him down. Oh no. He's the unflappable optimist of the [[Air Patrol]], the bot who always has a sunny outlook and an uplifting word no matter how dire the situation is. This naturally puts some of his teammates on edge, particularly the grim [[Blaze Master]], but this doesn't faze Sky High in the least. He's firmly convinced that everything will turn out okay in the end... an outlook that can blind him to very real dangers if he's not careful.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Sky High was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy SkyHighMicromaster.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He and [[Dash (Victory)|Dash]] buy their pants at the same place.]]
*'''Air Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Sky High transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Concorde|Concorde Super Sonic Transport jet]]. He was only available as part of the [[Air Patrol]] set with his teammates [[Blaze Master]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] and [[Tread Bolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/SkyHigh/skyhigh.htm More information on Sky High at TFU.info]''

===Zone===
*'''Sky Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-352'''

: The Air Patrol was released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series, with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] release.

{{--}}
==Notes==
* Most —if not all of the toys pictured in the 1990 Hasbro ''Transformers'' catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from final product pop up. In Sky High's case, the changes are incredibly minor; mainly, the black [[Paint operation|paint application]] for his cockpit windscreen is split up into four sections, where on the final toy it's one solid block of blue.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sky High''' (スカイハイ ''Sukai Hi'')
*''French:'' '''Orbitus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Phantom'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Air Patrol

2011-10-13T01:52:22Z

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:''The Air Patrol is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Air patrol.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Blaze Master, Sky High, Eagle Eye, and Tread Bolt. Japanese: Breeze Master, Sky High, Eagle Eye, and Tread Bolt.]]
The '''Air Patrol''' is an airborne Autobot Micromaster unit, usually assigned to the most dangerous special operations. Some even consider the members of the Air Patrol to be the best aerial fighters ever, but this might be doubted by [[Seeker (body-type)|some]] [[Aerialbot (G1)|other]] [[Air Strike Patrol|groupings]]. They're renowned for their precision and avoidance of collateral damage, and can project a nigh-impenetrable [[force field]] when flying in formation. Unfortunately, they're undercut by [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]]'s limited leadership skills, which limits their effectiveness.

The '''Air Patrol''' consists of

* the deadly [[Blaze Master]]
* ineffectual team leader [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]]
* the unfailingly positive [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]]
* the sneaky, stealthy [[Tread Bolt]]

{{note|The Japanese version has very limited biographical information. However, all Micro Transformers were depicted as naive and childlike, so one can assume the Air Patrol and its members were the same.}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Air Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: The Air Patrol was only available in a complete 4-pack, as part of the second year of Micromasters (which was also the final year of the original ''Transformers'' line in the US).

===Zone===
*'''Sky Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-352'''

: The team was released in Japan as well in a single box, with no notable changes among the individual toys from the [[Hasbro]] versions.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sky Patrol Team''' (スカイパトロールチーム ''Sukai Patorōru Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Pattuglia Incursori'''
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Micromaster teams]]
[[Category:Zone subgroups]]

Takedown

2011-10-13T01:51:34Z

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

[[Image:Takedown cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Gimme that can opener, I need to create myself some peripheral vision.]]

'''Takedown''' is the leader (or "foreman") of the [[Construction Patrol]]. He sees the way he can mix and combine materials to make a strong foundation as a metaphor for how he gets his team to work together... and for how to forge a lasting peace. Unfortunately, though he's a brilliant organizer, his command of tactics is weak.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #7</ref>

{{note|In Japan, Neutro leads the "Build Patrol Team" rather than Takedown.}}

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Takedown was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. Takedown then confronted Hardhead with Nightbeat and a small group of Micromasters, but was unable to stop Hardhead from killing Nightbeat and escaping into the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Takedown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
* '''Construction Patrol''' (1990)

: Takedown transforms into a red cement mixer. He was only available with in a four-pack with his teammates [[Crumble]], [[Groundpounder]] and [[Neutro]].

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

===Zone===
* '''Build Patrol Team''' (1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-351'''

:The Construction Patrol was sold in Japan as part of the ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] version.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Takedown''' (テイクダウン ''Taikudaun'')
*''French:'' '''Descente''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Koloss'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Crumble

2011-10-13T01:51:11Z

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

[[Image:Crumble cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The hole in my chest shows where my heart was torn out. Oh, the angst.]]

'''Crumble''' of the [[Construction Patrol]] doesn't know his own strength. He desperately wishes to create and preserve beauty, but he often damages and destroys such things by accident. His teammates often resort to saying stuff like, "Uh, no, it looks better that way. Really. Very [[wikipedia:Brutalist|Neo-Brutalist]]."<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #2</ref>

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Crumble was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Crumble.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Despite the name, no [[Gold Plastic Syndrome| gold plastic.]]]]
* '''Construction Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

:Crumble transforms into a gray crane truck of undetermined model. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Groundpounder]], [[Neutro]] and [[Takedown]].

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

===Zone===
*'''Build Patrol Team''' (Micro TF Team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-351'''

:The Construction Patrol was sold in Japan as part of the ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] version.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Crumble''' (クランブル ''Kuranburu'')
*''French:'' '''Casseur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Gripper'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Groundpounder (G1)

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

[[Image:Groundpounder cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The reason Micromaster box art always shows them reaching for your purse is because the toys didn't come with guns. And they want yours.]]

'''Groundpounder''' of the [[Construction Patrol]] lives by the philosophy, "Dig first, plan later." His tendency to dig into buried power lines, gas mains, and sewage pipes has made him less-than-popular with his teammates<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #3</ref>.

Remember, [[wikipedia:Call_before_you_dig|call before you dig!]]

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Groundpounder was present in the Micromaster barracks when [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] flew off the handle and stormed off with his [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Later, Groundpounder was testing his might against [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] in [[Little Iacon]]: both he and [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]] were arm-wrestling a single one of Bombshock's arms... and losing! {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Groundpounder was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Groundpounder.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
* '''Construction Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Groundpounder transforms into an orange earth mover of undetermined model. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Crumble]], [[Neutro]] and [[Takedown]].

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

===Zone===
* '''Build Patrol Team''' (Micro TF Team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-351'''

:The Construction Patrol was sold in Japan as part of the ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] version.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Groundpounder''' (グランドパウンダー ''Gurandopaundā'')
*''French:'' '''Pilon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Cuneo'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Neutro

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

[[Image:Neutro cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Neutro reaches out to adjust the vertical.]]

'''Neutro''' is the hardest-working member of the [[Construction Patrol]]. He accepts the destruction of war with stoicism. He secretly longs for the fighting to be over so he can return to his true vocation: interpretive sculpture.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #4</ref>

{{note|In Japan, Neutro is the leader of the "Build Patrol Team" rather than [[Takedown]].}}

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
Neutro was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Neutro.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Construction Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Neutro transforms into a mainly yellow bulldozer. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Crumble]], [[Groundpounder]] and [[Takedown]].

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

===Zone===
*'''Build Patrol Team''' (Micro TF team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-351'''

: The Construction Patrol was sold the same year in Japan in the ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes as the "Build Patrol Team"
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Neutro''' (ニュートロ ''Nyūtoro'')
*''Italian:'' '''Neutron'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Construction Patrol

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Micromasters|the other similarly-named teams|Constructicon (disambiguation)}}
:''The Construction Patrol is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Construction patrol.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Left to right: Crumble, Takedown, Groundpounder, Neutro]]
The '''Construction Patrol''' consists of

* [[Crumble]]
* [[Groundpounder]]
* [[Neutro]]
* [[Takedown]]

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 Marvel comics continuity===
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Construction Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

===Zone===
*'''Build Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-351'''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Build Patrol Team''' (ビルドパトロールチーム ''Burudo Patorōru Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Pattuglia Genio'''
{{stub}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Micromaster teams]]
[[Category:Zone subgroups]]

Motorhead (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon Micromaster|the Autobot newbie|Motorhead (Autobot)}}
:''Motorhead is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:MotorheadBoxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dammit, where's my umlaut?]]

'''Motorhead''' actually cares what [[Barricade (G1)|his boss]] on the [[Race Track Patrol]] thinks of him. He spends too much time on the battlefield making sure Barricade notices his victories, instead of defeating the enemy. This just makes Barricade yell at him more,<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #4</ref> but he's getting better all the time. So much that, in fact, his teammate [[Roller Force]] is prepared to take him down if he gets too big for his circuits.

{{note|In Japan, "Motorstar" is the leader of the Race Car Patrol Team, rather than Barricade.}}

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
Following [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Road Fire]], the Race Track Patrol were introduced as rivals of the [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s. They were described as being former Autobot Micromasters who defected to the side of the Decepticons, fueling the rivalry. They never actually took part in any battle. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Motorheadvictimsrevol.jpg|left|180px|thumb|IF YOU LIKE TO GAMBLE I TELL YOU I'M YOUR MAN]]
Motorhead was among the Micromasters created by the Autobots and Decepticons millions of years after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. He was trained by the fearsome [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] and was persuaded by his star pupil, Barricade, to join the Decepticons. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} Motorhead and his team were sent to disrupt the [[Monster Truck Patrol]]'s retrieval of the fallen [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], resulting in a firefight with their old comrades in the [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. Motorhead's sloppy shooting was berated by Barricade, and so he refocused his efforts—and shot his old friend [[Crunch (G1)|Crunch]]. Shaken, Motorhead returned with his team to Decepticon HQ. Once there, Barricade became disgusted with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s indifference to the plight of the Micromasters and took his team to [[Little Iacon]]. En route, they encountered the similarly alienated Hot Rod Patrol, but a confrontation between the two teams was preempted by the vampiric [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} The Micromasters tried to defend themselves, but were unable to stop the marauders until the timely intervention of [[Groundshaker]], who departed with the Hot Rod Patrol. Motorhead and his comrades briefly met with Shockwave, but continued on to Little Iacon regardless. While relaxing at an underground bar, they met the Hot Rod Patrol again. Motorhead talked to [[Hubs]], who informed him that Crunch had died. Although horrified by having made his first kill, he later watched a race between [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] with Hubs. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

During the subsequent Insecticon raid on Little Iacon, Barricade made a deal with their leader, [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], to help them find the Hot Rod Patrol. Motorhead openly questioned Barricade's decision, but was reassured when Barricade told him that he intended to betray the Insecticons once their own safety was assured. He said as much, but Barricade quickly silenced him, berating him once more for his weakness and indecisiveness. Upon their arrival in Decepticon HQ, they found the Decepticons planning for a massive assault. Summoned by Shockwave, they instead found themselves granted an audience by [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]]—standing upon the fallen form of Shockwave! {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Skystalker rallied the Decepticon Micromasters to his cause and sent the full-sized Decepticon troops to their deaths in a futile battle, a plan that disgusted Motorhead. Nevertheless, Motorhead and his comrades defended Skystalker's command post from a [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]-led attack. With the Autobots helpless, Countdown tried to appeal to Motorhead's distaste for the Decepticon ideology, but had little success—until Barricade told him that he'd pressured him into fighting for the wrong team. Motorhead then joined the other Micromasters in a march on the battlefield where Skystalker had sent the Autobots and the Decepticons to die. By displaying Shockwave's corpse, they showed both factions that they had been manipulated. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Motorhead.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sadly, the Lemmy 'stache and unsightly facial moles could not be captured at this scale.]]
*'''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''D-341'''

: Motorhead transforms into a yellow [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Chevy Corvette|Chevrolet Corvette]]. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], [[Ground Hog]] and [[Roller Force]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Motorhead/motorhead.htm More information on Motorhead at TFU.info]''

===Zone===
* '''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Microtransformer Team, 1990)
{{--}}

==Notes==
* In Japan, the "Race Car Patrol Team" were the ''only'' Micro Transformer set to be marketed as Decepticons. They were released as part of the [[Zone (toyline)|''Zone'' line]] to serve as minions of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]... though this seemingly didn't even net them an appearance in the [[Zone (story page)|''Zone'' story pages]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Motorstar''' (モータースター ''Mōtāsutā'')
*''French:'' '''Méninges''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Vortex'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Ground Hog

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:''Ground Hog is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:GroundHogBoxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He can't see his shadow.]]

'''Ground Hog''' is, unusually for a Decepticon, a team player. He spends as much time as possible in the shop, fixing up his teammates in the [[Race Track Patrol]], and finding new ways for them to dominate the battlefield. And by "dominate", he means "loud, fast, and chaotic".<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]''</ref>

Oh, and he steals parts from [[Autobot]]s. ''While they're using them''.

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
Following [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Road Fire]], the Race Track Patrol were introduced as rivals of the [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s. They were described as being former Autobot Micromasters who defected to the side of the Decepticons, fueling the rivalry. They never actually took part in any battle. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Ground Hog was a loud, but otherwise relatively friendly Micromaster. He and [[Greaser]] apparently knew each other in the early days, and shared a larcenous past knocking over [[guzzler]]s and stealing their energon. Ground Hog joined up with [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] after the [[Meltdown Riots]] and became a member of the Decepticon Race Track Patrol. After a fellow Micromaster named [[Crunch (G1)|Crunch]] was inadvertently killed on a mission, though, the Race Track Patrol started to question their position in the Decepticon hierarchy. Ground Hog followed Barricade and the patrol when they quit the Decepticon army and made off for [[Little Iacon]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} After a dust-up in the [[Wastelands]], they made their way to [[The Burn Outs]]. Ground Hog tried selling some of his own special blend of energon, but nobody seemed to be buying. They met up with the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], their counterpart who had just cut loose the Autobots as well. Ground Hog started chatting with his old pal Greaser, asking if he was ready to start rolling Autobots again for fuel, but Greaser just didn't seem into it anymore. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

When [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] and his buddies invaded Little Iacon for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the Race Track Patrol stayed loyal to the Decepticon cause in the hopes of coming out on top. The power games kept coming, though, when [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] overthrew Shockwave and sent the rest of the bulk-sized Decepticons into a suicidal battle with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} The whole situation turned out to be a royal mess, and Ground Hog and the Decepticon Micromasters ended up joining forces with [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] and the Autobot Micros in order to bring an end to the guzzlers' battle, at least for the moment. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy GroundHog.jpg|right|300px|thumb|No relation to Bill Murray.]]
* '''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-341'''

: Ground Hog transforms into a tricked-out Dodge Shelby Charger funny car. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]], [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and [[Roller Force]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/GroundHog/groundhog.htm More information on Ground Hog at TFU.info]''

===Zone===
* '''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Microtransformer Team, 1990)
{{--}}

==Notes==
* In Japan, the "Race Car Patrol Team" were the ''only'' Micro Transformer set to be marketed as Decepticons. They were released as part of the [[Zone (toyline)|''Zone'' line]] to serve as minions of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]... though this seemingly didn't even net them an appearance in the [[Zone (story page)|''Zone'' story pages]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ground Hog''' (グランドホッグ ''Gurando Hoggu'')
*''French:'' '''Marmotte''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Fury'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Barricade (G1)

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

[[Image:G1BarricadeBoxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Raise your hand if you're sure!]]

'''Barricade''' learned how to take care of himself while running with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most vicious racing gangs, and he brings that same brutal edge to his position as leader of the [[Race Track Patrol]]. His troops know that the slightest mistake will result in a merciless dressing down in front of the others, and they strive to meet his exacting standards. His hard-nosed, abusive leadership style doesn't do much for morale, but he figures it's for their own good.

{{note|In Japan, "[[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorstar]]" leads the "Race Car Patrol Team" rather than Barricade.}}

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
Following [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Road Fire]], the Race Track Patrol were introduced as rivals of the [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s. They were described as being former Autobot Micromasters who defected to the side of the Decepticons, fueling the rivalry. They never actually took part in any battle. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Originally named "Runner", Barricade was created as part of a cross-factional experiment in which new Micromasters were allowed to function as neutrals, and to choose their own affiliations. Barricade quickly saw the potential rewards of joining the Decepticons, and earmed the new moniker "Barricade" in recognition of his blockade-running tactics.

Barricade eventually became disillusioned by how the Micromasters were treated, and joined up with Decepticon Micromaster agitator [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]. Things kind of fell apart.

{{charstubfiction}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Barricade.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
* '''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-341'''

: Barricade transforms into a blue and maroon Formula-1 race car. He was only available in a four-pack with [[Ground Hog]], [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]], and [[Roller Force]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''

===Zone===
* '''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Microtransformer Team, 1990)
{{--}}

==Notes==
* In Japan, the "Race Car Patrol Team" were the ''only'' Micro Transformer set to be marketed as Decepticons. They were released as part of the [[Zone (toyline)|''Zone'' line]] to serve as minions of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]... though this seemingly didn't even net them an appearance in the [[Zone (story page)|''Zone'' story pages]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')
*''French:'' '''Muraille''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Barracuda'''
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Roller Force

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:''Roller Force is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RollerForceBoxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Daaayum, you got served!]]

'''Roller Force''' regards everything as an obstacle, even his teammates in the [[Race Track Patrol]]. Especially since he thinks race tracks are for wimp-bots, and prefers the rugged terrain of the battlefield.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
Following [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Road Fire]], the Race Track Patrol were introduced as rivals of the [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s. They were described as being former Autobot Micromasters who defected to the side of the Decepticons, fueling the rivalry. They never actually took part in any battle. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Roller Force was among the new and impressionable Micromasters who were created in the middle of the war and became Decepticons. Alongside the rest of the Sports Car Patrol, he stole some Autobot [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] and fought the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] over it. During the battle, he mocked his teammate [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]] for being a rookie, only to be overturned in vehicle mode by [[Trip-Up]]. After winning the battle, the Patrol learned from their commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] that they wouldn't get a drop of the fuel they worked hard to steal, and rebelled by ditching the Decepticons. On the way to [[Little Iacon]], they ran into the Hot Rod Patrol again, and though Roller Force was eager for a rematch, he calmed down once he learned that the Hot Rods had similarly abandoned their faction. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

Both teams found themselves attacked by the cannibalistic [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and though they were saved by [[Groundshaker]], the Sports Car Patrol was ungrateful, with Roller Force even expressing interest in killing their savior. After rejecting Shockwave's appeal for them to return to the Decepticons, they went to [[The Burn Outs]] bar, where Roller Force found Trip-Up occupying his seat. He prepared to teach the punk a lesson using his hidden knuckle-blades, but the bar brawl was ultimately avoided when Trip-Up and everyone else present became more interested in watching a race between [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} The Sports Car Patrol later agreed to help the Insecticons find the Hot Rod Patrol for the Decepticons, seeing as how refusal would probably lead to their too-early deaths. After then returning to the Decepticons, they found that Micromasters [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] and [[Skyhopper]] had overthrown Shockwave and taken command. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

When the Hot Rod Patrol, led by [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], showed up at the Decepticon base to rescue some imprisoned Micromasters,
the Sports Car Patrol fought them again. While Roller Force initially didn't mind Skystalker's master plan to rid Cybertron of the "[[guzzler]]s" by pitting them against eachother until their fuel ran out, he and the others were convinced by Countdown that Skystalker was a ruthless jerk who would just as happily rid Cybertron of ''them'' when it became convenient. They subsequently helped put a stop to the plan by interrupting a major battle between the Autobot and Decepticon guzzlers. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy_RollerForce.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
* '''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Roller Force transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Baja buggy|Baja off-road buggy]]. He was only available as part of the [[Race Track Patrol]] set with his teammates [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], [[Ground Hog]] and [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/RollerForce/rollerforce.htm More information on Roller Force at TFU.info]''

===Zone===
* '''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Microtransformer Team, 1990)
**''ID number'':

: The ''only'' Decepticon Micro TF team to be released in Japan, The Race Car Patrol Team is identical to the US release of the toys.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Though it's not quite an error, we love pointing out [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s boo-boos, so: In their ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Roller Force's subgroup designation says, "Decepticon Race Track Patrol" when it should say "''Micromaster'' Race Track Patrol."
* In Japan, the "Race Car Patrol Team" served as minions of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]... though this seemingly didn't even net them an appearance in the [[Zone (story page)|''Zone'' story pages]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roller Force''' (ローラーフォース ''Rōrā Fōsu'')
*''French:'' '''Roulier''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Flash'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Race Track Patrol

2011-10-13T01:45:37Z

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{{disambig2|the Micromaster team|the location in Detroit|Race Track}}
:''The Race Track Patrol is a team of [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Race track patrol.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Ground Hog, Roller Force, Motorhead, Barricade]]

When the '''Race Track Patrol''' is loose, stay off the roads. These fast and furious fiends love nothing more than to make driving as unpleasant as possible for fellow drivers (and each other). When they're not running red lights, sideswiping each other, or mowing down [[Autobot|Autobots]], they're making money on the side by smoking human street racers. Only the authoritarian leadership of [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] keeps these speed demons in line, and even he can't stop their demolition derby antics from leading them astray from their missions.

The Race Track Patrol consists of

* abusive team leader [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]]
* high-volume gearhead [[Ground Hog]]
* naive rookie [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]]
* cruel speedster [[Roller Force]]

{{note|In Japan, the team is led by Motorhead (known as "Motorstar" there) rather than Barricade.}}

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
Following [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Road Fire]], the Race Track Patrol were introduced as rivals of the [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s. They were described as being former Autobot Micromasters who defected to the side of the Decepticons, fueling the rivalry. They never actually took part in any battle. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

===Zone===
*'''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Microtransformer team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-341'''

==Notes==
* In Japan, the "Race Track Patrol Team" were the ''only'' Micro Transformer set to be marketed as Decepticons. They were released as part of the [[Zone (toyline)|''Zone'' line]] to serve as minions of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]... though this seemingly didn't even net them an appearance in the [[Zone (story page)|''Zone'' story pages]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Race Car Patrol Team''' (レースカーパトロールチーム ''Rēsu Kā Patorōru Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Pattuglia Assaltatori'''
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[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Micromaster teams]]
[[Category:Zone subgroups]]

Military Patrol

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:''The Military Patrol is a team of [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Military patrol.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Are you ''sure'' you [[Combaticon (G1)|guys]] [[Commando|don't]] [[Destruction Team|combine?]] [[Combaticon (PCC)|Really?]] Oh. Clockwise from top left: Bombshock, Dropshot, Growl, Tracer]]

The '''Military Patrol''' is feared among the [[Autobot]]s for the brutal, unrelenting assault style they learned on the streets of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Bullies through and through, they enjoy encircling their enemies and simply blasting away until nothing is left but ash. Luckily for their foes, their cold mercilessness is only as effective as their continual infighting allows it to be. Each member of the team believes he should be the leader, and their general failure to work together will inevitably sabotage any mission they embark upon.<ref>[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs/decepticon/1990/ts_military_patrol.jpg On-package bio]</ref>

The Military Patrol consists of:

* [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]]
* [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]]
* [[Growl (G1)|Growl]]
* [[Tracer (Decepticon)|Tracer]]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Military Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
: This mold-set was used—without alteration—to make the Japanese Autobot [[Military Team]].
==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Pattuglia Militare'''
==References==
<references />

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Micromaster teams]]

Bombshock (G1)

2011-10-13T01:41:26Z

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{{disambig3|Bombshock}}
:''Bombshock is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Bombshock Decepticon MTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I once blew off my own toes in battle, kid. Don't think I won't do the same to you.]]

'''Bombshock''' is old because he's hard. And he's hard because he's fought his way through the biggest, baddest battles of the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]]. Millions of years of unrelenting combat have burned away all traces of mercy, compassion, and idealism, leaving nothing behind but his cold, ruthless core. He leads the [[Military Patrol]] well, and he doesn't seem to mind that all three of his teammates are plotting against him. They want a fight, and fighting's all he's good at. And when he gets into the heat of battle, even the destruction of his enemies won't stop him. Sometimes, he won't stop fighting until his bombs have blown most of ''himself'' apart.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:VictimsoftheRevolution_Bombshock.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]
A highly-decorated Decepticon warrior, Bombshock was rebuilt as a [[Micromaster]] and took up residence in [[Little Iacon]]. He helped train an inter-faction group of young Micromasters, and convinced [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] to join the Decepticons. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution|Victims of the Revolution}} Some time later, while arm-wrestling [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]] and [[Groundpounder]] simultaneously (with one arm - and winning!) in a bar, Bombshock witnessed an altercation between the [[Hot Rod Patrol|Hot Rod]] and [[Race Track Patrol|Race Track Patrols]]. He then watched a race between [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race|The Gray Race}} He accompanied a group of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] back to Decepticon headquarters, where he joined [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]'s Micromaster insurrection. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate|Recipe For Hate}} He helped defend their newly-taken base against a [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]-led Autobot force, and refused Countdown's offer of an alliance against their larger counterparts. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

{{-}}
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightHardhead_BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
Bombshock was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

{{--}}
==Toys==
[[Image:G1-toy Bombshock.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's a 120mm gun, and I'm not happy to see you.]]
===Generation 1===
* '''Military Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

:Bombshock transforms into a blue and green Leopard 2 main battle tank. He was available only in a four-pack with [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], [[Growl (G1)|Growl]], and [[Tracer (Decepticon)|Tracer]].

: This toy was released in the Japanese ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' line without changes as the Autobot [[Bombshock (ROC)|Bombshock]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Cingolo'''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Bombshock/bombshock.htm More information on Bombshock at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]

Growl (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon Micromaster|the Autobot Micromaster|Growl (ROC)}}
:''Growl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Growl Decepticon MTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|In challenging a Kzin, a simple scream of rage is sufficient. You scream and you leap.]]

'''Growl''' is a sadistic bully who finds that his desire to maim and kill suits him perfectly for the [[Military Patrol]]. He occasionally makes noises about replacing [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] as team leader, but that's mostly just because everyone else says that, and he doesn't want to look weak. He'll actually go on happily following orders forever, so long as they involve killing things.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Growl was one of the Micromasters who sided with the Decepticons after the [[Meltdown Riots]]. He initially fought back against [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] and his cannibalistc highwaymen when they invaded [[Little Iacon]], but once the Decepticons offered a free pass for any 'Con-aligned Micros, he took it. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Growl was seen working with [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] after the Interstellar Assault Commander temporarily deactivated [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and overthrew his command. Growl's main duty seemed to be carrying around Shockwave's severed head, and taking it wherever it needed to go. Oddly, not that many places. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightHardhead_BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Grrr.]]
Growl was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Growl.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Rowr.]]
* '''Military Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Cannon

: Growl transforms into a brown FMC XR311 combat support vehicle. Unusual for a Micromaster figure, he has a separate gun that can be attached to the roof of this vehicle mode or to either of his arms in robot mode. He was only available in the [[Military Patrol|Military Patrol]] four-pack with his teammates [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]], [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], and [[Tracer (Decepticon)|Tracer]].

: This toy was sold in Japan with the same deco as the Autobot [[Growl (ROC)|Growl]], part of the [[Military Team]] in the [[Return of Convoy (toyline)|''Return of Convoy'' line]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Growl/growl.htm More information on Growl at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Grognon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Brutal'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]

Dropshot (G1)

2011-10-13T01:38:29Z

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{{Template:Disambig3|Dropshot}}

:''Dropshot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1_Dropshot_MTMTE.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I don't have time to boogie... okay, maybe for a minute.]]

'''Dropshot''' feels no pain. Dropshot never gives up. Dropshot always gets back on the horse. Dropshot needs no time-out. Dropshot takes no vacations. Dropshot doesn't have time to <s>bleed</s> leak. Dropshot fights on.

Dropshot is a member of the [[Military Patrol]], and, predictably, wants to replace [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] as leader.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #2</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Dropshot was one of the Micromasters created by the [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} He was among the group of Micromasters being attacked by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who were looking for the [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightHardhead_BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Dropshot was once an entirely biological inhabitant of [[Gorlam Prime]]. As part of [[Nova Prime]] and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s plans for the [[Expansion]], the inhabitants of this world rapidly "evolved" from biological beings to technological beings to allow them to survive harsh reality that would result from the merging of the Dead and Living universes. Dropshot, now a fully technological being, was of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they snooped around on Gorlam Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Dropshot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Time to start working on those quadriceps, Dropshot.]]
* '''Military Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Dropshot transforms into a blue armored personnel carrier of made-up origin armed with a rotating (non-firing) twin cannon. He was available only in a four-pack with his teammates [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]], [[Growl (G1)|Growl]], and [[Tracer (Decepticon)|Tracer]].

: This toy was released without changes in Japan as the Autobot [[Dropshot (ROC)|Dropshot]] during the ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Dropshot/dropshot.htm More information on Dropshot at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/g1-1990/dropshot/263/ Dropshot toy gallery at Seibertron.com]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Largos''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Jena'''

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category: Micromasters]]

Tracer (Micromaster)

2011-10-13T01:37:59Z

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{{disambig3|Tracer}}
:''Tracer is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Tracer MTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I'll trace a chalk line around your dead ****ing body!]]

'''Tracer''' is an integral part of the [[Military Patrol]], swooping ahead of his teammates to scout out the opposition, and soften them up. He actually respects team leader [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] (and not just out of fear!), but still thinks he should lead the unit. Thus, he may be the only ambitious Decepticon who tries to get his superior ''promoted,'' rather than "unexpectedly dead".<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightHardhead_BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''You'' brought her, ''you'' trace 'er!]]
Tracer was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Tracer.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Your MOM'S a tracer!]]
* '''Military Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
**''Accessories'': Helicopter rotor

: Tracer transforms into a black [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#AH-64 Apache copter|AH-64 Apache attack helicopter]], with a spinning main rotor that can be removed and attached to either arm in robot mode as a sort of weapon. He was only available in a four-pack with the rest of the [[Military Patrol]], [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]], [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], and [[Growl (G1)|Growl]].

:He is identical to the Autobot [[Tracer (ROC)|Tracer]] from the ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' line.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Tracer/tracer.htm More information on Tracer at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Traceur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Pantera'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]

Hot Rod Patrol

2011-10-13T01:36:45Z

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:''The Hot Rod Patrol is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Micromaster Hot rod patrol.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A searing look inside the "rock and roll" culture of the youth of today! (Left to right: Big Daddy, Trip-Up, Greaser, Hubs)]]

Sin Street, [[Little Iacon]]. Trouble hits hot and heavy when the '''Hot Rod Patrol''' roll into town. These are the children of violence, who live today as if there's no tomorrow. Hep cats, who learn the naked facts of life too soon. They're ''jazzed up'' and ''power mad!'' Witness if you dare, the ravaged lives in the adolescent jungles of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] today. They are in your city, your town, your neighborhood. These... are ''the delinquents''.

The '''Hot Rod Patrol'''—the hottest of hot rodders, the cool and the crazy—guys who've got what it takes. Starring:

* [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], that rockin'est, rollin'est of cats.
* [[Greaser]], the lost boy, child of the streets
* [[Hubs]], the nice kid who'd rather ''die'' than be called chicken
* [[Trip-Up]], the bully-boy punk whose courage was a snap-open blade

==Fiction==
===Universe===
Big Daddy was among the innumerable Transformers who was held captive within Unicron, and escaped in a mass jailbreak. {{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
They rebelled, came back, then rebelled again. There was much vacillation, angst, and shooting. {{storylink|Transformers: Micromasters}}

{{stub}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[Image:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Robot Hoouuuuse!"]]

* The Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol were assigned their own semi-animated commercial in 1990. Standing in a rocky canyon, Action Master Jazz encourages Action Master Optimus Prime to "check out the new Hot Rod Patrol." Picking the tiny [[Detroit]]-made cars up from off what is perhaps a mesa or cliffside, the towering Optimus remarks that they're a "sharp looking bunch" and wonders if ''they'' can transform (for alas he and Jazz [[Action Master|can't]]). One of them replies in the affirmative, stating, "You bet we can! We're Micromasters!" (as opposed to the giant Action Masters), and the team transforms into miniature robotic form. Note that in a shorter version of the commercial Prime tells the viewer to "check out [his] new Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol." Later in the same TV ad, [[Scorponok (G1)|Headmaster Scorponok]] attacks...

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Hot Rod Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
: The Hot Rod Patrol was sold as a carded four-pack at the $5 price point. Each transforms into a vintage hot rod car, mostly from the 1950s.

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Hot Rod Team''' ([[Micro Trailer]] team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-362'''
:This set came with Micro Trailer # 2.

==Notes==
* The Hot Rod Patrol appears to be "gang molded" with Big Daddy and Greaser sharing colors as well as Hubs and Trip-up.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rod Team''' (ホットロッドチーム ''Hotto Roddo Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Pattuglia Inseguitori'''

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Micromaster teams]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy subgroups]]

Hubs

2011-10-13T01:36:07Z

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

[[Image:HubsMTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I'll go ya one better, if you've got the nerve. Let's race all the way... to Deadman's Curve.]]

Though every member of the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] is a young bot with a rebellious streak, '''Hubs''' takes it a step further than the rest. He's the youngest and most energetic of the team... which, combined with his also being the least skilled member, often leads to him getting neck-deep in trouble. The overly-aggressive [[Trip-Up]] also serves as a bad influence on the impressionable bot.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #7</ref> It doesn't help that his anti-authoritarian streak is so wide that he even chafes when the "leader of the pack" [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] takes command. Big Daddy finds himself having to watch Hubs carefully, as he's the only one of the team he's worried about getting into serious trouble when on missions.<ref>''More Than Meets The Eye'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Hubs was the junior member of the Hot Rod Patrol. He hooked up with [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and his crew during the [[Meltdown Riots]] and signed on full-time as a member of the Autobot army. Despite this, he maintained a decent friendship with [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]], rookie Decepticon for their counterparts in the [[Race Track Patrol]]. The two of them were trading jabs during a fight when Motorhead's shooting went wild, killing a fellow Micro named [[Crunch (G1)|Crunch]]. Crunch's death was the final straw that led to the Hot Rods resigning from the Autobots and trying to go it on their own. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

Hubs followed Big Daddy out into the [[Wastelands]] and after a brief encounter with [[Insecticon (G1)|highwaymen]], traveled on to [[Little Iacon]]. At [[The Burn Outs]], Hubs met up with Motorhead and had to break the news of Crunch's death to him. Before they could discuss it any further, Big Daddy challenged [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], the baddest of the bad, to a race. Everything else was forgotten as the Micros made their way outside to get a good view. Hubs was pumped about how cool his leader was, until he lost the race at the last moment when Roadhandler pulled some slick moves. Hubs tried to call out Big Daddy on his loss, but Trip-Up and Greaser made him show some respect—ain't no way anyone else could do so well against Roadhandler, so represent, yo. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

Little Iacon soon came under attack from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s mutant freaks, and the Hot Rod Patrol peeled out to get some reinforcements from Autobot HQ. Turned out, however, that the [[Battle Patrol|Rank-and-File Brigade]] had smeared their reputations something nasty after they left, and they couldn't even get inside. The only bit of luck was Stakeout sneaking them some weapons. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} With nowhere else to go, they hooked up with Aerospace Commander [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] in order to infiltrate Decepticon headquarters and rescue the Autobot Micros. They succeeded in time to stop [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] from pushing the Autobots and Decepticons into a double-suicide conflict so Skystalker could pick up the pieces. It was a victory, but a hollow one, and Hubs and the Hot Rod Patrol continued to question their role in the war. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
[[Image:G1-toy Hubs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Wanna see my Willys?]]
===Generation 1===
* '''Hot Rod Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Hubs transforms into a pale green Willys Coupe hot rod. Like [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], due to his large wheels, he slopes forward slightly, though not to the extent of his teammate's vehicle mode. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Big Daddy, [[Greaser]] and [[Trip-Up]].

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

===Return of Convoy===
* '''Hot Rod Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-362'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #2

: The Hot Rod Patrol was released in the ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' series with no notable changes to the individuals. However, they did come with [[Micro Trailer]] #2.

==Notes==
* Hubs' Japanese name "Lucas" is probably a reference to George Lucas, who wrote and directed the hot-rod-laden movie ''American Graffiti'' before he brought us ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lucas''' (ルーカス ''Rūkasu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Grifo'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Greaser

2011-10-13T01:35:42Z

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

[[Image:Greaser cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm not braggin', babe, so don't put me down.]]

'''Greaser''' is the "muscle" of the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], and serves as [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]]'s right-hand bot. He's the most skilled at vehicular combat, and with good reason. Banned from legit races by his criminal record during the "peacetime", Greaser turned to illegal races where the losers are likely to leave in a box to satisfy his need for speed. Numerous bouts against the likes of [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and other future [[Decepticon]]s honed his skills and earned him his numerous vehicle-mode armaments, including his trademark oil slicks... but he found himself longing to get out. He eventually joined the Autobots, but his past still haunts him. He doesn't like to talk about it, and ''really'' doesn't like it when anyone else does.<ref>[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Greaser was created along with many new Transformers by the Micromaster process, a pooling of [[energon (fuel)|energon]] and technology by the Autobots and the Decepticons during hard times, in order to create a new generation of more fuel efficient warriors. The uneasy truce included shared "parental rights" by both factions, with the Micromasters receiving lectures and combat instruction from both sides in turn, until they chose a faction for themselves.

Many Micromasters didn't appreciate being drafted into a war the moment they were brought on-line, and began to rebel against authority in protest. Greaser was one of the most rebellious of the lot. A racer down to his spark-core, Greaser's record of petty larceny kept him from competing in the officially sanctioned tournaments, forcing him to find less reputable ones instead. These extreme street racing circuits only further tarnished his record, and his standing in the eyes of many Autobots. He eventually left the illegal circuit, apparently through the intervention and support of his new patrol leader, [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], and became an active member of the Autobots following the [[Meltdown Riots]]. When Big Daddy got fed up with the guzzlers and their rules, Greaser and the rest of the Hot Rod Patrol quit with him, heading out for [[Little Iacon]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

After running into some trouble, the Patrol eventually made their way to [[The Burn Outs]] for some R&R, hooking up with the [[Race Track Patrol]]. [[Ground Hog]] started chatting Greaser up about old times, looking to see if he was ready to start 'jacking Autobots for energon again, now that he was a free agent. Despite breaking ties with the army, though, Greaser wasn't interested in resuming his criminal lifestyle. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} When a Decepticon attack interrupted their reprieve at Little Iacon, Greaser and the Patrol prepared to eat their words and headed back to Autobot HQ for reinforcements. Unfortunately, [[Sidetrack]] and [[Sunrunner]] of the "Rank and File Brigade" had done a number on their reputations after the walkout, and refused to even let them back in the door. [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] managed to sneak out with some weapons so that they could arm themselves, but no more help was coming. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Running out of options, the Hot Rod Patrol went to see [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], a guzzler-turned-Micromaster who had recently returned from a long-term space mission, and had previously approached them about joining his cause. They managed to break into Decepticon HQ and free the Micros who had been captured in Little Iacon. Together, the Autobot and Decepticon Micromasters briefly aligned to stop the war between the guzzlers which had been initiated by Countdown's opposite number, [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]. Still, nothing really changed and the war...went on. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

==Toys==
[[Image:G1-toy Greaser.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The natural enemy of the mummy.]]
===Generation 1===
* '''Hot Rod Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Greaser transforms into a pale orange Ford "Deuce Coupe" hot rod with an enormous engine block that is taller than his roof. He was sold as part of the Hot Rod Patrol, along with [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], [[Hubs]], and [[Trip-Up]].

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

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Hot Rod Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-362'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #2

: In Japan, the Hot Rod Patrol was sold in a box with a [[Micro Trailer]]. The individual Micromasters were identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases.

{{--}}
==Notes==
* By the way, in this context, "[[wikipedia:Greaser_(subculture)|Greaser]]" refers to the American street gangs of the 1950s, with their greased-back hair. Y'know, like the Fonz. It's not the [[wikipedia:Greaser_(derogatory)|ethnic slur]].
* What the hell his Japanese name "Legs" is supposed to mean, though, is anyone's guess.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Legs''' (レッグス ''Reggusu'')
*''French:'' '''Cambouis''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Freccia'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Trip-Up

2011-10-13T01:35:10Z

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

[[Image:Trip-up cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|All you want to do is ride around, Trip-Up. (Ride, Trip-Up, ride.)]]

All of the members of the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] are known as troublemakers, but '''Trip-Up''' is the one who starts the kind of trouble that gets someone's nose busted. Overly aggressive and always out to prove himself, Trip-Up thinks only with his fists, starting fights when he gets bored with trying to start races. Team leader [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] makes no attempt to discipline the rowdy bot, but does try to occasionally steer the impressionable [[Hubs]] away from him to keep the younger Autobot from emulating his violent behavior. One Trip-Up is more than enough.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
During a mission to rescue [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], Trip-Up and the Hot Rod Patrol ended up in a firefight with the Decepticons, one that led to the death of [[Crunch (G1)|Crunch]]. Angered that their friend had died fighting in a war they didn't even start, [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] chose to leave the Autobots after arguments with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Battle Patrol]]. The other Hot Rod Patrol members agreed with "B.I.G.", as Trip-Up called him, and headed for [[The Burn Outs]]. On the way, they ran into the [[Race Track Patrol]], who had also abandoned their faction, but both groups were attacked by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

While Trip-Up and the others had left their weapons at the Autobot base, they ended up being saved by [[Groundshaker]]. He brought the Hot Rod Patrol to [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], who asked them to join him, but they turned him down and continued to The Burn Outs. Upon arrival, Trip-Up stole [[Roller Force]]'s seat, which almost led to a fight breaking out between the two Micromasters. Trip-Up ended up ignoring Roller Force in favor of watching a race between Big Daddy and [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} After Big Daddy lost, the Insecticons showed up again and attacked the gathered Micromasters. As the Hot Rod Patrol returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to ask the Autobots for help, Trip-Up voiced his opinion that the Race Track Patrol had betrayed them all to the Insecticons. The Battle Patrol wouldn't let them back into the base, however, so they chose to take Countdown up on his offer. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

While the other Hot Rod Patrol members got all mushy about fighting the good fight alongside Big Daddy, Trip-Up only wanted to kick some Decepticon skidplate. They then infiltrated the Decepticon headquarters, freed some captured Micromasters, and learned that Trip-Up had been right about the Race Track Patrol. In the end, they managed to stop [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] from pushing the Autobots and Decepticons into a double-suicide conflict so that Skystalker could pick up the pieces. It was a victory, but a hollow one, and Trip-Up and the Hot Rod Patrol continued to question their role in the war. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy TripUp.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Hot Rod Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Trip-Up transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang hot rod]], in contrast to his teammates who turn into much older cars. He was only available in the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] four-pack with his teammates [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], [[Greaser]] and [[Hubs]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Trip-Up/trip-up.htm More information on Trip-Up at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Hot Rod Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-362'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #2

: The Hot Rod Patrol was released in Japan during ''[[Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]'' with no notable changes. However, this version of the Team did come with [[Micro Trailer]] #2.
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==Notes==
* Most —if not all— of the toys pictured in the 1991 Hasbro ''Transformers'' catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from final product pop up. In Trip-Up's case, the main difference is that the catalog has him with a blue robot mode face rather than the final toy's white.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vanishing''' (バニシング ''Banishingu'')
*''French:'' '''Jambette''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Blitz'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Big Daddy (G1)

2011-10-13T01:34:26Z

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{{disambig3|Big Daddy}}
:''Big Daddy is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Big daddy boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Before we go crazy, before we explode, there's something 'bout me, baby, you got to know.]]

His idle is a little rough, daddy-o, but his carb's in the right place. '''Big Daddy''' is the leader of the [[Autobot]] [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. He might be "Big Daddy" to the younger cats on the patrol, but he's really a fairly new [[Micromaster]], whose main program loop hasn't fully optimized itself yet. He doesn't always dig what the brass are saying, and sometimes he just splits and does his own thing.

On the other hand, this Yank tank is older than his years. He ain't just playing the leader bit; he'd give his last drop of go-juice for the patrol, and he's hep to the royal shaft the [[Micromaster]]s so often get from the big boys. With a few years and a little experience he'd be one of the best there is.

{{note|In Japan, "Grease" is also the leader of the "Hot Rod Team".}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Bigdaddydw3.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Who knew 1957 Chevy Bel Airs were around on Cybertron several million years ago?]]

Big Daddy was among the hundreds of Micromasters created by the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s millions of years after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. While in [[Little Iacon]], he befriended Runner, who later became the Decepticon known as [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]]. Big Daddy, along with the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], was selected to join the Autobots. He and his team helped the [[Monster Truck Patrol]] recover [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], but clashed with his former friends in the Decepticon [[Race Track Patrol]] in the battle that ensued. Big Daddy succeeded in evacuating Roadbuster, but team member [[Crunch (G1)|Crunch]] was killed in the process.

Upon returning to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Big Daddy angrily confronted [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. After storming out, he picked a fight with [[Sidetrack]] and [[Sunrunner]], avoiding a brawl only when [[Hydraulic]] intervened. The confrontation helped Big Daddy realize that the Autobot/Decepticon war wasn't the Micromasters' to fight, and he took off for Little Iacon with his team.

[[Image:Bigdaddydw4.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rebel without a cause. Or brain diameter, apparently.]]

Driving through the [[Wastelands]], Big Daddy and the Hot Rod Patrol ran straight into the Race Track Patrol, who had just deserted the Decepticons. A fight loomed, but was prevented by the arrival of [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]] and [[Flanker]] and their pursuers, a group of vampiric [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} The Micromasters were heavily outmatched, but were saved from certain doom when [[Groundshaker]] arrived with his ATV, driving off the Insecticons. Groundshaker took Big Daddy and his charges to [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]'s base, where he tried to recruit them for a mysterious mission. Big Daddy and his team declined, and continued on their way to Little Iacon. Once there, Big Daddy met with [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] at an underground bar. Roadhandler chided Big Daddy for leaving the Autobots, and challenged him to a race. Big Daddy took an early lead, but Roadhandler's experience led him to victory. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} After the race, Big Daddy got in another fight, this time with [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]], but was distracted by another Insecticon raid. The Hot Rod Patrol fled back to Iacon, hoping to enlist the aid of the Autobots, but were denied access to [[Autobase]] by Sidetrack and Sunrunner. As they left, [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] told them that they were ''persona non grata'' with Magnus, prompting them to go to Countdown for help. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

While Countdown stormed the Decepticon base, Big Daddy and his team snuck into it via oil-disposal tunnels and freed the Micromasters imprisoned by the Insecticons. After battling their way through [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], they ran straight into Barricade and the Race Track Patrol. While the rest of the team engaged the Decepticons, Big Daddy headed for the command center and saved Countdown from being crushed by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s severed head. Big Daddy and the rest of the freed Micromasters accompanied Countdown to a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and convinced them to lay down arms by informing them that [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] had engineered the whole thing. As the Decepticons retreated, Big Daddy tried to console a dying Sidetrack, who cursed him with his last breath. Countdown tried to have Big Daddy calm the restless crowd of Micromasters, but Big Daddy rejected his grand plans, as well as those of the Autobots and the Decepticons.

Big Daddy left the battlefield, vowing to find something more than constant war, toil and death... on his own. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===3H comics===
[[Image:Bigdaddyuniverse.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Ayyyy! Sit on it.]]
Big Daddy (or an alternate-universe incarnation) was one of countless Transformers pulled from his timestream to engage in the death-duels of the [[Cauldron]] deep inside the shattered [[Unicron]]. He escaped this fate in the jail-break set by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]. {{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}

Presumably, he was safely returned to his timeline or universe of origin. Because he's that awesome.
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[Image:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Marvy, man. Fab. Far out.]]
[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (in his [[Action Master]] body) introduced [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to Big Daddy, as well as the rest of the Hot Rod Patrol. Prime agreed that they were a "sharp-looking bunch," but he wanted to know if they could transform. A voice which is likely Big Daddy's answered, "You bet we can! We're Micromasters!"

Later, ''Optimus Prime'' told ''Jazz'' to check out '''his''' new Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol, opening his fist to reveal the tiny car-mode bots. Squaresville! Property is theft, man. {{storylink|Commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy BigDaddy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What am I rebelling against? Lack of articulation, mostly.]]
* '''Hot Rod Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])

: Big Daddy transforms into a black and orange modified [[1957]] Chevrolet Bel Air hot rod convertible. While the rest of his team also have large rear wheels, the rear of Big Daddy's vehicle mode is large and raised, making his rear wheels look especially huge. In robot mode, the purple paint on his face is so dark it is practically indistinguishable from black.

:He was sold in 1990 as part of the [[Hot Rod Patrol]], along with [[Greaser]], [[Hubs]], and [[Trip-Up]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/BigDaddy/bigdaddy.htm More information on Big Daddy at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Hot Rod Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, [[1991]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-362'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #2

: In Japan, the Hot Rod Patrol was sold only as a complete set with [[Micro Trailer]] #2. The individuals are physically identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* If that's Big Daddy speaking in the first commercial, it sounds like his voice actor is [[Michael Bell]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grease''' (グリース ''Gurīsu'')
*''French:'' '''Paternel''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Ghibli'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Apafej'''

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Monster Trucks Patrol

2011-10-13T01:33:16Z

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:''The Monster Truck Patrol is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Micromaster Monster truck patrol.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Downtown at the Memorial Colosseum Arena Raceway Amphitheater Stadium!!! Left to right: Hydraulic, Slow Poke, Heavy Tread, Big Hauler]]
''Sunday Sunday SUNDAY!!!'' Gear-grinding, shape-changing, micro-robot MADNESS!!! '''Monster Truck Patrol''' madness!!! SEE four Autobot Micromasters RIP into action against the dastardly doers of destructive deeds, the DECEPTICONS!!!

Geeeeeeet ready for the '''Monster Truck Patrol'''!!! Tread-Head seats are STILL JUST $4.99!!! ''FOUR NINETY-NINE''!!! You're paying for the whole seat but you'll ONLY NEED THE EDGE!!! Featuring:

* [[Big Hauler]] - he's lean, he's GREEN and he's ''MEEEEAN!!''
* [[Heavy Tread]] - the wheelie-popping, nitro-burning, prank-playing FUNNY CAR!!
* [[Hydraulic]] - he leads the pack, CRUSHING anything in his way!!
* [[Slow Poke]] - he's a truck, he's a robot, he's yellow, he's powering through everything in his path!!!

Don't miss them!! They're '''''AWESOME!!!!'' awesome''' awesome awesome

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
The Monster Truck Patrol had chosen sides to work with the Autobots by the time Countdown returned to Cybertron roughly three million years ago, but it is unclear whether they had officially joined as a patrol yet. Hydraulic and Big Hauler joined [[Crunch (G1)|Crunch]] and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] in rescuing [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] from a Decepticon attack, and used their Cybertronian horsepower to drag him back to base. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Monster Truck Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
: The Monster Truck Patrol was sold as a carded 4-pack at the $5 price point. Like most 1990 Micromasters, their transformations are very homogeneous, basically consisting of flipping out the rear of the vehicle to form the legs, then standing the robot up.

: Save for Slowpoke. You flip out his FRONT end for legs. Care must be taken, such a radical departure from the norm can be jarring for the uninitiated.

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Big Truck Team''' ([[Micro Trailer]] team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-361'''
:Includes Micro Trailer # 1.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Big Truck Team''' (ビッグトラックチーム ''Biggu Torakku Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Pattuglia Pionieri'''

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[[Category: Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category: Micromaster teams]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy subgroups]]

Slow Poke

2011-10-13T01:32:37Z

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

[[Image:G1 Slow Poke MTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Mi nombre is Slow Poke Rodriguez...]]

'''Slow Poke''' of the [[Monster Truck Patrol]] can always be counted on to follow orders to the letter... though he'll complain about it the entire time. He's bitter and ornery to the core, but not once has he let it stop him from carrying out a mission. This unwillingness to stop in the face of adversity is normally a positive, but he takes it too far... he'll keep at a losing proposition long after more reasonable 'bots would have changed tactics, even if he's taking damage (and complaining about ''that'') the entire time.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Slow Poke was seen in [[The Burn Outs]], throwing darts at a poster of those stupid [[guzzler]]s [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He later watched a race between [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy SlowPoke.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''You keep me waitin' 'Til it's getting aggravatin' You're a Slow Poke'']]
*'''Monster Truck Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Slow Poke transforms into a 1940s Ford F-150 with oversized "monster truck" tires and a tow-hook arm mounted on the back. He was only available in a Micromaster four-pack with his teammates [[Big Hauler]], [[Heavy Tread]] and [[Hydraulic]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/SlowPoke/slowpoke.htm More information on Slow Poke at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Big Truck Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-361'''

: The [[Monster Truck Patrol]] was released in Japan with no discernible differences during ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]''. However, the team ''did'' come with [[Micro Trailer]] #1.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Slow Poke and Big Hauler's bios from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' encyclopedia are ''incredibly'' similar, only Slow Poke's is written from the viewpoint of team leader Hydraulic. Error or intent?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slow Poke''' (スローポーク ''Surō Pōku'')
*''French:'' '''Lambin''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Giaguaro'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Hydraulic

2011-10-13T01:32:11Z

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

[[Image:Hydraulic boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Gotta brand new dance can you see me stunt? You can do it like me just turn it up get low (hydraulic) Hydraulic]]

As the leader of the [[Monster Truck Patrol]], '''Hydraulic''' subscribes to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy. His team has done quite well with the simple battle plan of smashing headfirst into the [[Decepticon]]s, preferably into a painful area, so he sees no reason to change tactics. He's as subtle as a brick to the face in ''all'' of his dealings, be it simple conversation or in battle. He says what he thinks, even if it leads to hurt feelings. He figures better to tackle a problem head-on before it gets worse, be it personal conflicts between his allies or a rampaging Decepticon warrior coming over the ridge. What you see is what you get with Hydraulic, for good or bad.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #3</ref>

{{note|In Japan, [[Big Hauler]] leads the "Big Truck Team" rather than Hydraulic.}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Hydraulic was an Autobot allied Micromaster after the [[Meltdown Riots]]. He and [[Big Hauler]] helped the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] get [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] to safety out in the badlands. After [[Crunch (G1)|Crunch]] was killed on the field of battle, Hydraulic witnessed [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and the Hot Rods abandoning the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} He was taken prisoner with the other Autobot Micros in [[Little Iacon]] when [[Venom (G1)|Venom]]'s team attacked, but was later set free by the returning Hot Rod Patrol. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Hydraulic.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Monster Truck Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Hydraulic transforms into a blue Ford Bronco model with oversized "monster truck" tires. He was only available in a [[Micromaster]] four-pack with his teammates [[Big Hauler]], [[Heavy Tread]] and [[Slow Poke]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Hydraulic/hydraulic.htm More information on Hydraulic at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Big Truck Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-361'''

: The Monster Truck Patrol was released in Japan with no discernible differences during ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]''. However, the team ''did'' come with [[Micro Trailer]] #1.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hydraulic''' (ハイドロリック ''Haidorarikku'')
*''Italian:'' '''Bum-Bum'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Heavy Tread

2011-10-13T01:31:43Z

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{{disambig3|Heavytread}}
:''Heavy Tread is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Heavy tread boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Caught here In a rare moment of being able to see past his own chest.]]

'''Heavy Tread''' is quite popular among his Autobot comrades for using his sense of humor to relieve the stresses of war. Mostly because it involves pulling exceptionally mean and painful pranks on the [[Decepticon]]s right before he scraps them. His teammates on the [[Monster Truck Patrol]] enjoy hearing his recounts of these punks, but it's all beginning to take its toll on Heavy Tread. The pressure of coming up with newer, more inventive ways of being a jackass is mounting, and the idea that his buddies might lose interest in him if he doesn't keep out-doing himself doesn't sit well. The stress of having to constantly be entertaining and on the top of his game can actually affect his performance in battle.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comic continuity===

Heavy Tread was briefly seen defending [[Little Iacon]] during the invasion of [[Venom]] and his Decepticons. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} He also showed up with the other Micromasters when they interrupted the fight between the [[guzzler]] factions. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy HeavyTread.jpg|right|300px|thumb|See, it's because he's a "funny" car. See what they did there?]]
*'''Monster Truck Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Heavy Tread doesn't actually transform into a "truck" per se, but a six-wheeled, double-engined, tractor-pull funny car. He was only available in a [[Micromaster]] four-pack with his teammates [[Big Hauler]], [[Hydraulic]] and [[Slow Poke]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/HeavyTread/heavytread.htm More information on Heavy Tread at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Big Truck Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-361'''

: The Monster Truck Patrol was released in Japan with no discernible differences during ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]''. However, the team ''did'' come with [[Micro Trailer]] #1.

{{--}}
==Notes==
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Heavy Tread is drawn with six wheels in robot mode (on his shoulders and ankles), but only four in vehicle mode. Oops.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Heavy Tread''' (ヘビートレード ''Hebī Torēdo'')
*''French:'' '''Chenille''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Grugno'''

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Big Hauler

2011-10-13T01:31:15Z

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

[[Image:Big Hauler MTMTE.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Oh, joy, another complainer.]]

The Autobot army has its share of negative nellies, and '''Big Hauler''' is the one (well, one of two) on the [[Monster Truck Patrol]]. He seemingly never has anything positive to say about any situation. However, this downer attitude only fuels his drive to ''overcome'' the sheer level of adversity he sees ahead of him. The light at the end of the tunnel may be there because the tunnel is on fire, but after that...?

{{note|In Japan, Big Hauler is the leader of the "Big Truck Team" instead of [[Hydraulic]].}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Big Hauler was one of many Micromasters activated in the closing days of the war before the [[Great Shutdown]]. He chose to side with the Autobots, and partnered up with his fellow monster truck, [[Hydraulic]]. The two of them were trying to help [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]]'s patrol get [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] to safety on the battlefield when [[Crunch (G1)|Crunch]] was killed by stray enemy fire. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy BigHauler.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Monster Truck Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

: Big Hauler transforms into a green semi cab of undetermined model with oversized "monster truck" tires. He was only available in a [[Micromaster]] four-pack with his teammates [[Heavy Tread]], [[Hydraulic]] and [[Slow Poke]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/BigHauler/bighauler.htm More information on Big Hauler at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Big Truck Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-361'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #1

: The Monster Truck Patrol was released in Japan with no discernible differences during ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]''. However, the team ''did'' come with [[Micro Trailer]] #1.

{{--}}
==Notes==
* Big Hauler and Slow Poke's bios from the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' encyclopedia are incredibly similar, only Slow Poke's is written from the viewpoint of Hydraulic. Error or intent?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Big Hauler''' (ビッグホーラー ''Biggu Hōrā'')
*''French:'' '''Tourer''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Fulmine'''

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Road Hugger (G1)

2011-10-13T01:28:58Z

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon Micromaster|the Autobot Micromaster from [[Zone (franchise)|Zone]]|Road Hugger (Zone)}}
:''Road Hugger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:RoadHuggerBoxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Holy cow! Someone bit my elbow off!"]]

Even by Micromaster standards, '''Road Hugger''' is brash, defiant, and contemptuous of authority. His intelligence and bravery make him [[Blackjack]]'s most valued operative in the [[Sports Car Patrol]], but his willingness to follow orders can't be relied on. Despite this, and his disdain for Blackjack's intricate plans and excessive caution, they work well together.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
While most of Transformer-kind believed [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to be deceased, the [[Sports Car Patrol]] worked in secret to help him regain control of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. Using forged [[Autobot]] insignia, the four Micromasters infiltrated the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and lured [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with promises of advanced medical equipment to aid him in restoring his fallen comrades to life. In reality, Ratchet was needed to assist in the recreation of Megatron's most lethal lieutenant, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Road Hugger and his teammates continued to serve Megatron as muscle until Megatron's plans and his fortress came crashing down around him, thanks to Ratchet's trickery.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Roadhugger mm2.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Pimp your Hide]]
Road Hugger performed some painful detail work on his fellow Micromaster [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] in a neutral bar in [[Little Iacon]] as the Autobot [[Hot Rod Patrol]] arrived in the establishment, and witnessed their subsequent confrontation with the [[Race Track Patrol]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

After [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] lost a race with [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], Road Hugger tried to pick a fight with the defeated Autobot, but was captured by [[Chop Shop]], who was searching for the Race Track Patrol. [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] convinced the reluctant [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] to toss him back. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

{{note|Road Hugger appears to be tattooing the [[Blendtron]] symbol on Mudslinger's arm. The letters page in [[Victims of the Revolution]] explained that it came to Road Hugger in a dream after overindulging on high-grade energon.}}

===IDW comics continuity===
On behalf of a mysterious benefactor, Road Hugger and the rest of the Sports Car Patrol ambushed [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] in a bizarre underground chamber on [[Gorlam Prime]]. After a brief chase, they led him into a dead end, allowing their master to capture him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy_RoadHugger.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Sports Car Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

: Road Hugger transforms into a Ferrari F40 sports car. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Detour (G1)|Detour]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] and [[Blackjack]].

: This mold was also used to make the other [[Road Hugger (Zone)|Road Hugger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/RoadHugger/roadhugger.htm More information on Road Hugger at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Road Hugger is gang molded with his teammate Blackjack and they share plastic colors.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Embrasio''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Rebus'''

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]