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Glyph (Universe)

2010-05-04T22:44:05Z

98.117.136.211: /* Notes */

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{{disambig2|the female Autobot from Generation 1|the female Autobot from Transformers Animated|Glyph (Animated)}}
:''Glyph is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Expanded Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Glyph-card.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Nerdette!]]
One of the brightest minds of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], '''Glyph''' is an expert in data decryption, languages, and forensic science. She has a highly exacting eye for even the most minute detail, and, as an [[archaeometrist]], a near-insatiable desire to learn more about alien cultures, current and past. To her, being stranded on an alien planet among its people is a boon, not a curse. She has a tendency to come across as bit stuffy, but she seems sociable enough.

She possesses little to nothing in the way of combat abilities, however, and as such is usually accompanied by her "bodyguard" [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]] or other more battle-oriented Autobots. Her vehicle mode also has trouble handling the rough terrain she usually finds herself in when on a research mission.

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==Fiction==
===''Universe: Featuring The Wreckers''===
[[Image:Glyphintroduced.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Bumblebee's never looked so sexy.]]
Shortly after [[Unicron]]'s defeat in 2005, and with the Decepticons believed to be defeated forever, [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] commissioned a team of scientists to embark on a journey of exploration. Though Glyph was not the captain of the ''[[Sojourner's Passage]]'', she was more or less the leader of the party of Autobots that manned it. She dismissed [[Archa Nine]] as a suitable location for a survey point, but felt the planet to be worth investigating at a later date. However, the ship was suddenly hit by a high-powered data pulse that shorted out its systems and sent the ship crashing to the planet's surface. Only Glyph and Tap-Out appeared to have survived.

[[Image:Tapout-glyph-farewell.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Dump the nerds, let's go!]]
The two spent the next three hundred years among the native [[Akalouthan|Akalouthans]] of the planet, who had in their possession a crystal called the [[Divine Light]], an artifact able to provide power for the two Autobots. Glyph spent that time researching the legends of the Akalouthan culture, focusing mainly on the arcane edict that the Divine Light must never fall into the hands of "the [[Quintesson|five-faced demons]]", and the myth that a force would arrive to protect it from them. When the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] arrived on Archa Nine, Glyph realized that what she had dismissed as superstition was actually an accurate prediction from over a millennium before. {{storylink|Betrayal|Betrayal}}

When the Divine Light was stolen by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], Glyph remained on Archa Nine, believing her place was with the Akalouthans, continuing to study their culture and the Divine Light's legends. She was joined by [[CatSCAN]], who stayed behind as well to care for the seriously injured [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] [[Fractyl]] and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]]. She said what may have been her final goodbye to Tap-Out, insisting that his skills were better employed with the Wreckers, and believing that CatSCAN would be able to provide any protection they might need, especially once his charges were fully repaired. {{storylink|Disclosure}}
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==Toys==
===Expanded Universe===
[[Image:TFU03-toy Glyph.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Talk nerdy to me.]]
*'''Glyph''' (Mini Vehicle keychain, 2002)
**''Accessories'': Keychain.

: ''[[Expanded Universe]]'' Glyph was an [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2002]], coming with an "[[Action Cards|Action Card]]"-styled bio and a "free" copy of [[Betrayal|''The Wreckers'' comic issue #2]] (as ''technically'', [[3H Productions|3H]] was not allowed to sell comics at the time). She uses the [[Fun4All]] keychain version of the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee mold]], transforming into a "penny-racer"-proportioned Volkwagen Beetle. Her keychain attachment came in a separate heat-sealed baggie. She was later made available (still with copies of the comic) on 3H's website store.

: The same mold (without the keychain alteration) was also used to make [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]] and [[Volks]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/Glyph/glyph.htm More information on Glyph at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The decision to make Glyph a [[Female Transformer]] came soon after her toy design was decided. Originally, the character was a written as a "male" Transformer named Archaix, a name which the character's creator, Rob Gerbracht, would later use as an inspiration for the planet [[Archa Nine|Archa IX]].

* Blue repaints of [[Classics]] [[Bumblebee]]'s have been popping up all over eBay, claiming to be Glyph. It is unknown if it is [[Henkei]], Lucky Draw, or just a knock-off.

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==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/characters/glyph.html Glyph bio at BotCon.com]

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[[Category:Children of Primus]]
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Rapido

2010-04-29T22:53:39Z

98.117.136.211: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobotg2}}
:''Rapido is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] section of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Rapido cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He outranks you. He. Out. Ranks. EVERYONE.]]
'''Rapido''' is a tactical genius. He believes a sharp mind is the most powerful weapon and proves it by masterminding horribly complex battle plans that come off flawlessly down to the last detail. Probably the most respected platoon commander the Autobots have, Rapido holds the highest rank possible in the Autobot Army; at one point he even out-ranked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]!

Rapido's platoon is sometimes known as the [[Axelerator]]s.

:''Japanese name'': '''Rapid Engine'''
:''Italian name'': '''Sirius'''

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:DW Skyfire cameos.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm totally in a story! I've made it!]]
Rapido, standing beside [[Aero Raid]] and [[Windbreaker]], was among a crowd of unhappy Autobots who made [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] look really stupid when the latter tried to make a speech. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2===
[[Image:G1G2 Rapido toys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Stick your chest...up!]]
*'''Rapido''' (Axelerator, 1993/1994)
**''Accessories'': Engine-block rifle

: Rapido transforms into a sports car of undetermined model. (It's possible he is an unproduced concept car.) His chrome-silver, rear-mounted engine block becomes his robot-mode blaster weapon.

: He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the transitional time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''Generation 2'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "''Generation 2''" line-name. He was slightly recolored for American release the same year, with the transparent pink plastic of his windows and [[Light-piping|lightpipe]] being replaced with a smokey grey plastic that was much harder to see through. He was released again in the UK in 1994 in ''Generation 2'' packaging, but the toy was identical to the original European-market release.

: Rapido's toy is primarily distinguished by his head being too recessed actually to see over his robot mode chest. It is also [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Turbofire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Rapido/rapido.htm More information at Rapido at TFU.info]''
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===Block Town===
[[Image:Rapido-BlockTown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Screw the block set. RELEASE THAT RAPIDO!]]
*'''Gasoline Station Set''' (Block Town, 1996)

: Rapido's mold was one of several intended to be used in the post-''Generation 2'' [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Block Town]]'' line. To be [[redeco]]ed in black with blue robot parts, he was to come with the "Gasoline Station Set", a building-block gas pump that could be rebuilt into a battle station of some form. This set ultimately never came to release.

{{note|Dammit!!!}}

: In 2005, a supposed Takara "release" schedule listed the Block Town sets among several other future items coming out. Only the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'' items on that list saw release, however (and some only as store [[exclusive]]s to boot).

: Since very little information exists on the line's more fictional aspects (including the robot's name), it is unknown if this toy was to be the same general character Rapido, or a new character altogether.

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Notes==
* Rapido is a Spanish word meaning "rapid" or "fast".

* Regarding him outranking "everybody"... that's a slight exaggeration, but not by much. In the 1993 US line, only Rapido and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had a "10" Rank in their [[Tech Spec]]s; [http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm the Optimus Prime toy released that year had a mere "9"]. [[Speedstream]] also had a 10, but as he was never released in the US, few fans knew about it back then and he got to miss out on the joke.

* Though Rapido was never released in Japan, he did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] poster, which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the US who weren't part of the Japanese line: the Axelerators, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] and the [[Color Changer]]s.

* Rapido is rumored to be a BotCon 2010 exclusive, being a repaint of the Classics 2.0 [[Silverstreak]].

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Block Town]]
[[Category:Generation 2 characters]]

Rapido

2010-04-29T22:40:17Z

98.117.136.211: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobotg2}}
:''Rapido is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] section of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Rapido cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He outranks you. He. Out. Ranks. EVERYONE.]]
'''Rapido''' is a tactical genius. He believes a sharp mind is the most powerful weapon and proves it by masterminding horribly complex battle plans that come off flawlessly down to the last detail. Probably the most respected platoon commander the Autobots have, Rapido holds the highest rank possible in the Autobot Army; at one point he even out-ranked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]!

Rapido's platoon is sometimes known as the [[Axelerator]]s.

:''Japanese name'': '''Rapid Engine'''
:''Italian name'': '''Sirius'''

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:DW Skyfire cameos.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm totally in a story! I've made it!]]
Rapido, standing beside [[Aero Raid]] and [[Windbreaker]], was among a crowd of unhappy Autobots who made [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] look really stupid when the latter tried to make a speech. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2===
[[Image:G1G2 Rapido toys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Stick your chest...up!]]
*'''Rapido''' (Axelerator, 1993/1994)
**''Accessories'': Engine-block rifle

: Rapido transforms into a sports car of undetermined model. (It's possible he is an unproduced concept car.) His chrome-silver, rear-mounted engine block becomes his robot-mode blaster weapon.

: He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the transitional time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''Generation 2'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "''Generation 2''" line-name. He was slightly recolored for American release the same year, with the transparent pink plastic of his windows and [[Light-piping|lightpipe]] being replaced with a smokey grey plastic that was much harder to see through. He was released again in the UK in 1994 in ''Generation 2'' packaging, but the toy was identical to the original European-market release.

: Rapido's toy is primarily distinguished by his head being too recessed actually to see over his robot mode chest. It is also [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Turbofire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Rapido/rapido.htm More information at Rapido at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Block Town===
[[Image:Rapido-BlockTown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Screw the block set. RELEASE THAT RAPIDO!]]
*'''Gasoline Station Set''' (Block Town, 1996)

: Rapido's mold was one of several intended to be used in the post-''Generation 2'' [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Block Town]]'' line. To be [[redeco]]ed in black with blue robot parts, he was to come with the "Gasoline Station Set", a building-block gas pump that could be rebuilt into a battle station of some form. This set ultimately never came to release.

{{note|Dammit!!!}}

: In 2005, a supposed Takara "release" schedule listed the Block Town sets among several other future items coming out. Only the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]]'' items on that list saw release, however (and some only as store [[exclusive]]s to boot).

: Since very little information exists on the line's more fictional aspects (including the robot's name), it is unknown if this toy was to be the same general character Rapido, or a new character altogether.

{{canceledtoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Rapido is a Spanish word meaning "rapid" or "fast".

* Regarding him outranking "everybody"... that's a slight exaggeration, but not by much. In the 1993 US line, only Rapido and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had a "10" Rank in their [[Tech Spec]]s; [http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm the Optimus Prime toy released that year had a mere "9"]. [[Speedstream]] also had a 10, but as he was never released in the US, few fans knew about it back then and he got to miss out on the joke.

* Though Rapido was never released in Japan, he did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] poster, which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the US who weren't part of the Japanese line: the Axelerators, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] and the [[Color Changer]]s.

* Rapido is rumored to be a BotCon 2010 exclusive, being a repaint of the Classics 2.0 [[Silverstreak]]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Block Town]]
[[Category:Generation 2 characters]]