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Cordon (G1)

2021-01-19T01:36:31Z

D Immortalis: /* Generations */

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:''Cordon is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:TrainWars PoliceSunstreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|No, no, no, I don't mess with computers, okay? Ever since I died of dysentery on the Oregon Trail, I was like, no thank you. I'm done with this.]]

'''Cordon''' (コルドン ''Korudon'') is a reserve trooper afflicted with a glitch that causes regular memory loss. Born in an ancient era of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Cordon's regular amnesia has frequently stripped him of any judgment of right or wrong, but has granted him one gift: the skills inscribed in his body systems from the multitude of different personae and experiences he has lived through. Among his expertises are the detoxification of [[iron habu]] venom, the improvement of dynamo repairs, and even cooking an exquisite feast for harvest festivals.

But such a renaissance 'bot also attracts the attention of the [[Decepticon]]s...<ref>''Masterpiece'' Cordon profile</ref>

==Fiction==
===Train Wars===
When [[The Fallen]] attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the hopes of merging with [[Vector Sigma]], [[Overdrive]] sought additional help using the power of his [[Quantum Dial]]. Further empowering the dial with the help of the Oracle, Overdrive reached across space and time to recruit a policebot of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s body-design and other inter-dimensional warriors. {{storylink|Train Wars}} The Fallen assumed a combination form, however, and managed to impale the reinforcements using energy spikes. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the [[Trainbot]]s, the [[Sixtrain|Train Team]], and the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]] soon arrived to turn the tide, and the Fallen was ultimately defeated. In the aftermath, the dimensional travelers were returned home by the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}
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===''Masterpiece'' toy bios===
While lost on the battlefield, Cordon was recruited into the Autobots. However, during training, Cordon was accused of aiding the enemy and participating in violent acts himself, resulting in an indictment. Cordon was found guilty, but subsequent investigation revealed his memory loss and, deeming him incapable of moral judgment and hoping to repair his glitch, the Autobots sentenced Cordon to 300 years of community service. He was assigned to a planet newly settled by [[human]]s; they were initially wary of such a green soldier, but Cordon's skills managed to overturn their first impressions. His accomplishments caught the notice of the Decepticons, and [[Garboil (G1)|Garboil]] met with Cordon in an attempt to lure him into joining the [[Cobalt Sentry|Cobalt Sentries]], noting that the Autobot would look nice in blue. {{Storylink|#Masterpiece|Cordon profile}}

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP 42 Cordon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, come on! I'm the creepy guy that's supposed to be at stuff that you have happen!]]
*'''Cordon''' ([[October 27]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-42'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, missile/rifle, collector coin (Hasbro Asia release only)

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Cordon is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of MP-39 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Sunstreaker]], transforming from robot to a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S with a lightbar, and bearing the mark of the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department]]. His front and rear license plates read "CR-03" in reference to his ''[[Diaclone]]'' progenitor's place as #3 in the [[Diaclone#Car Robots|Car Robots]] line. His new head is accurate to the original ''Diaclone'' and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sunstreaker]] toys, as are his new detailed shins. He includes a new wrist-mountable chrome missile, noticeably missing from MP-39, which has a flip-out handle, enabling it to be handheld; said missile should also work with ''Masterpiece'' Sunstreaker.

:When purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, a [[collector coin]] is included, bearing his face on the obverse side. It comes mounted in a folded card resembling his hood and windscreen on the front, and the vehicle's "Super Tuning" mode rear end on the back.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/25/takara-tomy-masterpiece-mp-42-cordon-packaging-collectible-coin-images-374687 TFW2005.com - Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-42 Cordon Packaging & Collectible Coin Images - Additional Images]</ref>

:Cordon was redecoed—and slightly retooled, omitting the lightbar—into [[Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|Spinout]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Cordon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ah, come on! The universe isn't gonna let anything bad happen to two best friends unless we're in a fiery crash, and our bodies are burned beyond recognition.]]
*'''Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out''' (2-pack, 2020)
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS20'''
**''Accessories'': Rocket boosters/gun

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Cordon is a redeco/retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Deluxe Class [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sunstreaker]], featuring a new chest/windshield with molded flashers. He transforms from a robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Lamborghini Countach LP500S (most conspicuously missing the spoilers, but also having 5mm holes back there ''just in case''). His engine block can be used as a pair of rocket boosters or as a gun.

: Cordon's translucent chest/windshield was originally to be molded in smoke gray with the flashers painted metallic opaque red, but was changed into colorless clear with translucent red paint flashers for the final product.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1300838762851770368 Tweet by @tfwiki, 1 September 2020]</ref> Despite the windshield's underside ''not'' being painted like his mold-mates, it can ''still'' be difficult to slot his windshield/roof in place for car mode. This can be resolved by lightly sanding the front portions of the pegs until the gap can be cleanly closed.

: Though this mold shares much of its engineering and transformation scheme with ''Earthrise'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Wheeljack]], it is ''not'' a [[retool]] of that mold.

: He was only available in a two-pack with mold-mate [[Spin-Out_(G1)#Generations|Spin-Out]]. They share a single instruction sheet, which nonetheless shows both individual toys' transformations in full... and swaps their names around. Oops.

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==Notes==
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected SunstreakerPoliceType.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Cordon deserved better than this. And got it.]]
* Cordon is a ''Transformers'' version of ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[:File:Sunstreaker-diaclone.jpg|No. 3 Countach Patrol Car Type]], whose [[Spin-Out (G1)|base tooling]] was recycled with a new paintjob to become the original Generation 1 Sunstreaker.
* Separately, Cordon's coloration was also used in the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics]] for some of the [[Machination]]'s [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.
* A mock-up of a "Sunstreaker Police Type" (presumably a placeholder name) redeco of the [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|2008 ''Universe'' Sunstreaker]] mold, an homage to the ''Diaclone'' toy, was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014]]'' Vol. 1 as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. The mock-up promised that the final product would feature a lightbar, presumably the one from the [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei!'' Alert]] version of the mold. In the end it didn't win the poll to determine which of the ten would be produced, receiving only 3.8% of the fan votes.<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref>
* The Cobalt Sentries' attempt to recruit him makes a pun on the name of the Cordon Bleu ("Blue Cordon") of the French {{w|Order of the Holy Spirit}} (which also inspired the name of {{w|Cordon bleu (dish)|the famous Swiss dish}}). This theme is also why Cordon's name is rendered in Japanese à la French pronunciation.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2014/03/diaclone-police-sunstreaker.html Tfsquareone article on ''Diaclone'' police Sunstreaker]

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Spin-Out (G1)

2021-01-19T00:27:12Z

D Immortalis:

{{disambig2|the red Autobot|the cannon fodder for Overlord|Spin-Out (IDW)}}
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:''Spin-Out is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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A bot of mysterious and confusing origins, '''Spin-Out''' was originally a lifeless [[human]]-piloted mecha. Though circumstances not yet fully understood, he was turned into a fully-[[spark]]ed Cybertronian. He actually remembers his previous "life", which has bred in him a fierce loyalty to humans, to the point where he's actively uncomfortable operating without human supervision, which stands in odd contrast to his often hot-headed and brash nature.

==Fiction==
===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Spin-Out was the cook in a five hundred strong Autobot force but being the 49th highest ranking officer means you still become the commanding officer when forty eight other 'bots are dead! After a destructive, 17-cycle "holding action", the Autobots technically won but Spin-Out was left depressed by the wreckage, the amount dead, and the fact that people like [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] thought he should feel proud he "stepped up". And he couldn't even sit down in case it was on a corpse!

Things couldn't get worse.

Then his remaining men took a Decepticon called [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] prisoner... who turned out to be a walking acid spill who had intentionally been "captured". Everybody died, including Spin-Out, and the cook's rotting head was later used to let Toxitron falsely register as having an Autobot transponder.

So that's worse. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Masterpiece'' toy bios===
Spin-Out was originally a human-piloted [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] mecha from another dimension. He was transported to the universe of the Transformers, but deposited in the [[Diadem]] space facility over ten million years in the past. The [[Anterior Zeta]] system in the installation was able to convert Spin-Out into a fully-living Cybertronian life-form and then put him into stasis as an emergency fallback, having studied the mecha's databanks and learning of the [[Waruder]] threat.

Ten million years later, [[Delta Magnus]] investigated the remains of the Diadem station, which had been devastated in a battle between the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Quintesson]]s, while searching for ancient Cybertronian data, including the stored original memories of his teammate [[Cordon]]. He discovered Spin-Out, who promptly activated, ready to fight for freedom. Delta Magnus also found the lost memory banks, but Cordon declined to install them. {{storylink|#Toys|''Masterpiece'' Spin-out bio}}

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-39+-Spin-Out.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Apparently not [[Tigertrack]]'s twin brother.]]
*'''Spinout''' ([[November 28]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-39+'''
**''Accessories:'' N.C. Beam Rifle, Heavy Laser Cannon, "Spinizer" Gun

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-39+ Spinout is a red [[redeco]] of MP-42 [[Cordon#Toys|Cordon]], which itself is a [[retool]]ing of MP-39 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Sunstreaker]], transforming into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S mode, only without Cordon's police light-bar. The toy is an homage to the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' iteration of the [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Sunstreaker toy]]; his license plates reading "CR-01" in reference the original mold being the first ''Diaclone'' Car Robot toy.

: The rear electronic propulsion engine cover can be folded into the rear of the car for a more realistic alternate mode, and the rear combination tail-lights can be switched between realistic and cartoon modes. The doors and hood open, and the front headlights can be popped up. His rear spoiler can also V-wing to reveal a rear-mounted (non-firing) blaster.

:To preserve cartoon accuracy, the windows on the chest are [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake]], with the main panel of the chest being formed by turning the roof of the car mode inside out, with the extra windows folding out from inside.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/05/23/takara-mp-39-masterpiece-clear-pictures-designer-team-interview-translation-339374 TFW2005.com: Takara MP-39 Masterpiece Clear Pictures, Designer Team Interview Translation]</ref>

:Spinout was initially offered for pre-order as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] online exclusive and a little later at other online retailers.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Spin-Out.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| The Red Luigi to Tigertrack's Green Mario.]]
*'''Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out''' (2-pack, 2020)
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS20'''
**''Accessories'': Rocket boosters/gun

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Spin-Out is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Deluxe Class [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sunstreaker]], transforming from a robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Lamborghini Countach LP500S (most conspicuously missing the spoilers, but also having 5mm holes back there ''just in case''). His engine block can be used as a pair of rocket boosters or as a gun.

: Spin-Out's chest is actually darker translucent plastic painted red on top, and silver underneath. Due to the pegs on the chest underside being painted, it can be very difficult to slot in place for car mode. This can be resolved by lightly sanding the front portions of the pegs until the gap can be cleanly closed.

: Though this mold shares much of its engineering and transformation scheme with ''Earthrise'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Wheeljack]], it is not a [[retool]] of that mold.

: He was only available in a two-pack with mold-mate [[Cordon#Generations|Cordon]]. They share a single instruction sheet, which nonetheless shows both individual toys' transformations in full... and swaps their names around. Oops.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Sunstreaker-diaclone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|(The red mecha on the left.)]]
* Before the debut of ''Transformers'', Takara released the ''[[Diaclone]]'' Countach LP500S toy stateside in the short-lived ''[[Diakron]]'' line, using the same colors as the Japanese original.
* When Hasbro decided to import the ''Diaclone'' cars to become [[The Transformers (toyline)|the initial]] [[1984]] Autobots, "Spinout" was the working name of the Countach LP500S. Initially, Hasbro intended to release the toy in the same colors as its ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[Pre-Transformer|predecessor]]. During development the name was changed to [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]... and was transferred to a different ''Diaclone'' mold (the New Countach LP500S mold). In the end, Sideswipe and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] were released with personalities, powers, and color schemes swapped from what had been originally intended. Decades on, however, Takara would separately revive the original colors for [[Tigertrack]] and Spin-Out.
* Separately, Spin-Out's coloration was also used in the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics]] for some of the [[Machination]]'s [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.
* It's no coincidence that the other two 'bots in Spin-Out's ''Masterpiece'' bio, Delta Magnus and Cordon, are also Transformers based on ''Diaclone'' decos.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spinout''' (スピンアウト ''Supin'auto'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*Blog posts by [https://plasticmissile.com/2016/09/08/diakron-red-sunstreaker-takara-1983/ Plastic Missile] and [http://blog.kapowtoys.co.uk/tag/red-sunstreaker/ Kapow Toys] about ''Diaclone'' "Red Sunstreaker"

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