Road Rocket (G2)

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:''Road Rocket is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Roadrocket-popupcard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Daniel. ... Wanna fight, huh? ... FIGHT ME!]]

'''Road Rocket''' runs hot all the time. Ever eager for action, he pushes his engine to its limits when roaring towards the battlefield, making it glow red-hot; Road Rocket has to chug a hefty cocktail of motor oil and antifreeze just to keep his systems from melting down. Thankfully, he always has more than enough energy to keep this breakneck pace in battle, using his "light saber" buzzsaw weapon to cleave through [[Decepticon]] armor as if it was warm butter.

:''Italian name'': '''Goblin'''
:''French name'': '''Motard''' ("Biker")

==Fiction==
===Japanese ''G-2'' mini-comic and story pages===
After the [[Cybertron Alliance]] failed, Road Rocket was one of the new warriors assembled by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to fight back against [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. An effective ninja clan warrior from the planet [[Chaar]], he was also a loner by nature and frequently acted without consulting his fellow Autobots, getting him into trouble. {{storylink|G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 3}}

In his first battle against the Decepticons, he, [[Volt]] and [[Electro]] had been cornered by [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]], [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]], [[Skyjack]] and [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]. Road Rocket broke formation against orders, using his vehicle mode to kick up a blinding cloud of dust before breaking through the Decepticons' line. {{storylink|G-2 (pack-in comic)|G-2 #11}}

Later, he was running through the Decepticons' base, eventually finding himself cornered in a dead end by [[Road Pig (Decepticon)|Road Pig]], Jolt and Sizzle. As Road Pig mocked Road Rocket's failings as a ninja, an air vent opened up above them... [[Aero Raid]] had arrived to save Road Rocket's hash! Road, unimpressed, merely muttered out a simple "Thanks", much to Aero Raid's annoyance. {{storylink|G-2 (pack-in comic)|G-2 #14}}

===''Robot Masters'' online comic===
Road Rocket joined [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Primal]] in exploring a crevasse filled with [[Solitarium]] crystals. However, they were ambushed from above by [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], who detonated the crystals around the Autobots.

Fortunately, Primal managed to shield the three from the explosion with a huge slab of rock, but they were unable to prevent the Decepticons from making off with a huge load of Solitarium. {{storylink|Robot Masters (online comic)|Must Defend the Solitarium!}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightGalvatron Roadrocket model.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Once auditioned for the job of being [[Captain America]]'s motorcycle.]]
Road Rocket was a part of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s Tactical Response Unit, stationed at [[Thunderhead Pass]] to guard the remains of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. He was witness to Hound's dressing down of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. Later he was part of the team responding to the murder of [[Leadfoot]] and the attack on Sideswipe by [[Galvatron (G1)|an unknown Transformer]]. After an unsuccessful attempt to contain the attacker, he and most of the other members of his team were knocked offline, but their lives were spared by the mysterious being in a strange act of mercy. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] informed Hound that his unit should make preparations to come to [[Earth]] as reinforcements. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation issue 1}} However, due to the extraction of prisoners from [[Garrus-9]], Hound's unit, including Road Rocket, was diverted there instead. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6}}

[[Image:SpotlightCyclonus Autobots confront Cyclonus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Road Rocket is the guy you don't recognize.]]

On the way, their ship, the ''[[Ark-12]]'' was attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and Road Rocket reported on the ship's damage. He joined the landing party and helped attack Cyclonus on the surface of [[Corata-Vaz]]. He was hit with one of Cyclonus' missiles. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Road Rocket survived the encounter with Cyclonus and fought alongside the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] as they attempted to get past Thunderwing, who had been activated by Cyclonus to guard the [[Nega-Core]] that was positioned inside the cavern. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Hound's squad was soon put under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and sent to [[Earth]] to try and halt the [[Expansion]]. Their job was to get past [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] and [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] and disable the Nega-Core the two [[Dead Universe]] Transformers were guarding. While Sideswipe held them off, Road Rocket helped Hound and the others dismantle the Nega-Cores and send them into the [[Benzuli Expanse]], thus ending the threat of the Dead Universe...for the moment. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2RoadRocket-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]] was AWESOME.]]
*'''Road Rocket''' (Laser Cycle, 1995)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TRF-12'''

: Road Rocket transforms into a red and blue Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle. One of the two [[Laser Cycle|Laser Cycles]] released in the tail end of ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Road Rocket has a light-up gimmick similar to that of the [[Laser Rod]] toys. Pressing a button on his "dashboard" lights a red [[LED]], making the clear plastic of his arm-mounted weapon illuminate. This buzzsaw weapon becomes part of his rear wheel assembly in cycle mode.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. It was planned for use in ''Generation 2'' as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], but that toy never saw release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/RoadRocket/roadrocket.htm More information on Road Rocket at TFU.info.]''

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===Robot Masters===
[[Image:RoadRocket-RMtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Road Rocket blasts off at the speed of light, surrender now or prepare to fight!]]
*'''Road Rocket''' (Robot Master, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''RM-18'''

: Road Rocket's ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' toy is a [[redeco]] of his first, largely in yellow and black. It retains the LED functionality of the original release. It also retains the [[Retool|retooling]] done to his handlebars and buzzsaw for the mold's ''[[Microman]]'' release (see ''Trivia'' below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/RoadRocket/roadrocket.htm More information on Robot Masters Road Rocket at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* In 2000, Road Rocket and [[Road Pig (Decepticon)|Road Pig]] were redecoed and retooled as items for the then-current incarnation of ''[[Microman]]'', "LED Powers". Road Rocket became the "Mach Speeder" MicroBike, packaged with Microman "Rider Arthur" as L-14. The Mach Speeder did not have electronics, as the idea was that the LEDs within Rider Arthur's backpack would provide the light source for the buzzsaw weapon. To that end, the weapon was given a new handle so that Rider Arthur could use it. Though the handle was removed for later ''Transformers'' releases, the handle base retains the added detailing. This release is the source of the retoolings found in the later ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''Robot Masters'' uses of the mold. Later, the Mach Speeder received an [[exclusive]] Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] redeco as the "Hyper Speeder", sold in a boxed set with a likewise-exclusive Road Pig redeco.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/g2scans/G2Trans11.jpg English translation of Japanese ''G-2'' minicomic #11]

* [http://www.microforever.com/MicroBikes.htm Microman MicroBikes at MicroForever]

* [http://www.microforever.com/toysrusmicrobikes.htm Toys "R" Us Exclusive Microman MicroBikes at MicroForever]

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