Chromia (ROTF)

2010-08-19T23:45:58Z

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:''Chromia is an Autobot from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTFChromiaCardArt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|GIVE US A KISS]]
'''Chromia''' is a tough bot, optics always scanning for the next fight. Naturally that means she and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] agree on a lot of things. This combined with the countless battles they fought together in made for a friendship that has lasted centuries. When the conflict on [[Earth]] escalated, both seasoned warriors were pleased to be working together again.

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==Fiction==
===Live-action film continuity===

{{note|Though Chromia's toy gets its own name and personality, in the film itself, all three motorcycles are simply components of Arcee. For information on Arcee's exploits, check out [[Arcee (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen film|her article]].}}

===Transformers (2010) toy bios===
Arcee and her sisters Chromia and [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]] had hunted [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] in the past, but he always got away. After begging [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the three of them got another shot at bringing him down. {{storylink|#SneakAttack|Sideways Sneak Attack}}

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_Chromia.jpg|thumb|300px|''But have you seen her juggling act?'']]
*'''Chromia''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile, display stand

:Chromia converts from a [[wikipedia:Suzuki B-King|Suzuki B-King]] to... a unicycle. Her vehicle mode weapon can attach as a display stand for either mode, ironically making a unicyclebot one of the most stable robot-modes. In robot mode, there is a spring-loaded missile between the tailpipes on Chromia's left hand in addition to the aforementioned non-firing blaster-stand. There is also a piece on the bottom of the vehicle mode (or back of the robot mode) that folds out, but there is no indication in the instructions as to what this piece is for. It appears to be part of an unmentioned combiner gimmick for the Arcee triplets, as it locks together with a similar piece on Arcee, with room for a third robot to connect.

:While the instructions depict the motorcycle seat remaining flat so that it ends up covering the bottom wheel, the robot mode more closely resembles the movie design if the seat is folded in and locked into a slot on the motorcycle's bottom, as shown on the back of the packaging. The packaging photo also shows Chromia's front wheel resting behind the robot's shoulders, while the instructions leave it above her head. Furthermore, while it is not mentioned either in the instructions or shown on the box, the stand can be attached backwards and rotated with the guns facing up so that it acts as a prop for the toy, allowing the wheel to actually touch the ground, and letting the toy look from the front like it is unsupported. In addition, the stand can also be attached to right arm as an inordinately large handgun by sliding the two pegs inside the gun into two slots on the inside of the arm.

:The stand has sculpted tank threads on the bottom, most likely to make it look that she's still mobile while using it.

:Though the instructions do not explain it, the back of the blister card mentions she has a [[Mech Alive]] gimmick in her left arm. While it isn't quite the "spinning gears" the card refers to, swinging her left forearm towards and away from her body makes a blue piston slide back and forth inside the large gun. An aborted light-piping gimmick that uses ''clear'' plastic instead of the more usual blue is also present, however it is rendered useless by opaque paint applications to her optics.

:This mold was also used to make the Hasbro version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Chromia/chromia.htm More information on Chromia at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Humanalliancechromiatoy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|But, but I look different!]]
*'''Mudflap / Chromia / Seymour Simmons''' (Human Alliance, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-31'''

:She's [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] in blue!

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===Transformers (2010)===
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*'''Sideways Sneak Attack''' (??? exclusive multi-pack, 2010)

:This ??? exclusive multi-pack contains redecos of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends class Arcee mold as Chromia and Elita-1, plus an Arcee who may or may not be different from the single ''ROTF'' release. The set furthermore includes a redeco of Deluxe class [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], whose painted battle damage evokes the scene in the film where he's been cut in half. Ouchies.

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==Merchandise==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:Chromia_and_megs_robot_heroes.jpg‎|thumb|300px|Whatevs, all chicks are the same, mirite???]]

*'''Chromia vs Megatron''' (2009)
:Part of the third wave of ''Robot Heroes'' two-packs for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Chromia comes packaged versus [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]]. Her robot mode design is actually [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]]'s, since Hasbro can't tell their bike chicks apart.
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==Notes==
[[Image:ROTF blue Arcee concept.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A face only Ironhide could love.]]
*Whether or not Chromia is a unique individual or just an extension of Arcee is a matter of [[Arcee (Movie)#Trivia|debate]].
*The three bike girls were originally going to combine into a larger robot-form, but this was cut from the final movie. At Botcon 2009, Hasbro reported that the toys are still capable of this combination, but that it will not be mentioned in the instructions for the figures.
*The Arcee toy that comes with [[Human Alliance]] [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] has Chromia's robot design but transforms into Arcee's bike mode, while the Chromia toy that comes with Human Alliance [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] has Arcee's robot mode but transforms into Chromia's bike mode.
*Meanwhile, Chromia's ''Robot Heroes'' figure is actually Elita-1's design. Man, what is going on, peeps?
*In pre-production artwork, the non-pink components of the proposed combined Arcee were variously shown to be [http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=4&pos=1 gold], [[:Image:ROTFConceptArceeCombinerDVD.jpg|green or silver]]. Which portions of these monstrosities may have originally been Chromia is anyone's guess, but the inclusion of a blue bike amongst the group was apparently decided upon by the time the [[:Image:ROTFAnimaticBikerGroups.jpg|film's animatics]] were created.

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