Misfire (G1)

2016-02-15T18:18:02Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the ''Kre-O'' Autobot|Misfire (Kre-O)}}
:''Misfire is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] (presumably under a very wide definition of "master") from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G1Misfire boxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|He couldn't hit the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he was shooting from inside it!]]
'''Misfire''' is the kind of guy you want on the Decepticons' side—if you're an Autobot, that is. He couldn't hit the broad side of [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. He holds the record for enrolling and failing the [[Decepticon Military College]], only graduating because the Autobots blew it up. He claims his aim is getting better. ''What was it like before?!''

Together with his [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]], he's a danger to himself and others. Mostly others.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Rebirth1-Misfirejetmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|His aim's so bad he could shoot at the sky and miss!]]
Misfire was one of several Decepticon jets serving under [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] when they attacked [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as part of a division while the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] stole the Key to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. After Scourge successfully activated the chamber on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (and inadvertently sent a shuttle full of Autobots and the key halfway across the galaxy), Misfire, [[Triggerhappy]], and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] were among the Decepticon unit sent to retrieve the key. Following the Autobots to [[Nebulos]], Misfire, alongside Cyclonus and Scourge, blasted both [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[File:Rebirth2-Aimlesssuitsyoubetter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Maybe Misfire would aim better if he held his gun right.]]
After being soundly trounced by the new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], the Decepticons made a deal with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] to donate their heads and weapons for the [[binary bonding]] process. Misfire liked his partners to have short, memorable names. Armed with this new skill, Misfire and his [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] companions successfully helped reacquire the Chamber's key... though Misfire himself and Aimless didn't really do very much that was helpful. To anyone. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Misfire did very little afterwards. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM31 Misfire robot mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|That's "Ms. Fire" to you.]]
Misfire was a Decepticon aerial warrior partnered with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] and [[Triggerhappy]]. Their campaigns typically took place far away from recognizable worlds such as Cybertron, Earth and [[Chaar]], battling against [[Pointblank (G1)|Pointblank]] and other Autobots on deep space missions. In 2011, Misfire and his partners allied themselves with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] just before his siege of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] began. When a group of six refugees fled the planet seeking aid, Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy joined [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in pursuing them. They crossed paths with the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] and their old foes Pointblank, [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] out in space. As the fighting raged outside, the refugees befriended [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and volunteered to dispose of the [[plasma energy]] bombs aboard the battleship. As the refugees flew out in their starship to take the bombs to a safe distance, Misfire and the Decepticons moved to intercept them, but they were blocked by Pointblank's forces. The bombs exploded early, washing over all the Transformers present. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Sixshot retrieved Misfire and his partners after the explosion, bringing them back to Master. The plasma energy had somehow [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] each of the Decepticons to one of the refugees. A permanent link now existed between Misfire and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]], who could transformed into a powerful weapon for his new Decepticon master. Misfire and his Targetmaster partners rejoined the battle for Master at Scorponok's side. Their Targetmasters weapons were the equal of Pointblank and his men, who had also become Targetmasters in the plasma explosion. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} As the Decepticon Targetmasters mingled with the Headmasters, they demonstrated...poor interpersonal skills around the energon water-cooler. Their braggadocio quickly got on the nerves of [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], leader of the Headmaster regiment. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

[[File:HM31 Misfire vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Misfire and his partners got into another fight with Pointblank's trio, and believed the Autobots were dead after triggering a flash flood that washed them out of sight. Their obnoxious self-congratulation rankled Weirdwolf even more, especially after his fellow Headmasters started gushing over the Targetmasters' skill. Luckily for Weirdwolf's ego, the Autobot Targetmasters later turned up alive and well. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} With the Zarak Shield fully reforged out of [[G-Metal]], the Decepticons began making preparations to leave Master for Earth. Caliburst alerted Slugslinger that the Autobot Targetmasters had uncovered their location, and Misfire flew out with Sixshot and the Targetmasters to confront Pointblank's crew. They also unleashed massive devastation on a Master city when MegaZarak emerged from beneath it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

As Scorponok's ship touched down on [[Pallas]] for repairs, Misfire and the Targetmasters defended it against Autobot attack. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} At the North Pole, they were involved in the final battle against the Autobots, fighting their Targetmaster counterparts. After Fortress Maximus was tricked onto the platform of [[crysmagnetal]], Misfire and the other Decepticons fled out into space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''The Headmasters'' manga====
[[File:HM issue 7 Decepticon Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Misfire and the Decepticon Targetmasters attempted to disrupt the Autobots' efforts to put out a blazing fire on Earth. The Autobots' split focus left them vulnerable, until the Battleship Maximus extinguished the entire fire in one sweep. [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire (Headmasters)|Artfire]] then turned their full attention on Misfire and his allies, driving them from the scene. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Decepticon targetmasters brothers in armor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Initially serving as part of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s crew on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Misfire travelled with them to [[Nebulos]] in pursuit of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} For some reason, when was choosing troops who might benefit from being re-engineered as a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] with greater shooting ability, he thought of Misfire. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|left]]
''Misfire and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons. Misfire was taken out in hand-to-hand combat by [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]].'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Once the Autobots left Nebulos, the Decepticons followed them to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''After the Autobot [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] stole Scorponok's head, Misfire led a group of Decepticons to recover their leader. Almost immediately after getting [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scorponok reattached, Misfire and his companions were cast into [[Limbo]] to make room for the [[time travel]]ing [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from [[2009]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[File:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Misfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I think the name "Shouldn't have tried to help Finback" suits you better!]]
Following [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s resurrection as a [[Pretender]], Misfire was part of a mutinous crew that confronted Sporponok at the [[New Jersey base]] over the treacherous Seeker's re-admittance back into the ranks of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} His mood was somewhat improved when he took [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] into custody after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s surrender. {{storylink|Surrender!}} He survived [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and Starscream's attack on the base, taking orders from Soundwave to aid Scorponok against the usurpers. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}. Misfire was then transported to Cybertron along with all the other Earthbound Transformers to fight against the chaos-bringer [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

Misfire was damaged to an unknown extent when a surface-to-air cannon manned by [[Finback]] overloaded and exploded. Seeing as they were fighting [[Unicron]], and Misfire was never seen again after that point... well, fill in the blanks. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Broken Glass!}} {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Misfire natural selection.jpg|thumb|100px]]
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Misfire served as part of Soundwave's "Neo-Decepticons" on Cybertron until Scorponok returned with his plan to convert Autobots into Decepticons using his [[Gene Key]]. When Misfire protested that they already had a leader, Scorponok executed him on the spot as an example to the others. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
While [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's [[energon]] suppliy, Misfire was part of a team lead by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] that carried out a diversionary attack. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:CyclonusandMisfire-ASO.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0]]
Misfire was among the Decepticons who traveled to [[Nebulos]] in search of energy. He was basically responsible for babysitting Aimless while the latter came up with construction plans. Unfortunately he was no good at stopping the Autobots from destroying the device they built to collect cosmic energy at the planet's pole. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

When the Decepticons suspected that the Autobots were up to something, Misfire and Slugslinger joined [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] on a reconnaissance flight, successfully locating an oil pipeline the Autobots had built. After sabotaging the pipeline, they made an attempt to ambush [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] who came to fix it, but the two Autobots got away when the Decepticons slipped over on the spilled oil. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}
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===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Peekaboo.]]
A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Misfire and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Misfire and the others quickly fell into disarray, unfortunately, when their leader Straxus was singled out and defeated. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:RulesofDisengagement-FulcrumMisfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Misfire is the only guy who asks permission to do a fatality.]]

{{quote|You know, there are some Decepticons who, upon finding themselves in a skin-covered room surrounded by '''aborted protoforms''' and '''mechanoids made of bark,''' would rub their hands together, marvel at the universe's infinite capacity for surprise and '''dive right in.''' I am not one of those Decepticons.|Misfire on himself}}

Misfire was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|forged]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} After the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Misfire became part of a [[Scavenger (group)|ragtag Decepticon crew]] composed of [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Flywheels]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] aboard the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]'', currently located on the planet [[Clemency]]. Misfire's job was to extract [[Energon]] from corpses but his crazed personality often got in the way, in part due to sampling Energon whose [[Monstercon|former owners]] had overdosed on [[circuit speeder]]s. He was about to extract fuel from [[Fulcrum (G1)|Fulcrum]]'s seemingly lifeless body when he suddenly came back online and kicked him away. Misfire then gave Fulcrum a tour and presented him to the other members of the bunch in a...most peculiar manner.

He later attended the campfire that night, and found a P-6 [[Worldsweeper]] ship while "chasing" what he thought was the [[Censere|Necrobot]]. During the crew's exploration of the ship, Misfire found a ceiling covered entirely in [[brain module]]s and decided it was probably better to "run away screaming". When the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] contacted them, Misfire naturally panicked. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} The Scavengers decided to stay behind and battle the D.J.D. by putting Grimlock, who had been inside the ship in stasis-lock, out in the open and releasing him from his pod when the D.J.D. got close. At the last moment, the D.J.D. revealed they were actually after Fulcrum but before the Decepticon could explain, the D.J.D. arrived. Krok released Grimlock anyways and the fight began. Misfire attempted to escape but found himself run into [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]]. However, Spinister and Crankcase soon handled the D.J.D. member and Misfire attempted to save Krok from getting tortured by [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] and [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] but only succeeded in shooting Krok instead of the two members. Before he could shoot another time, [[The Pet]] jumped onto Misfire and started mauling him. After a failed explosion made by Fulcrum, the D.J.D. left for [[Overlord (Masterforce)|another target]]. Fulcrum then explained to them that the reason why the D.J.D. had been after him was for committing an act of cowardice during the war and Crankcase recovered Krok, who had his face destroyed by [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] but was still functioning. The group decided to fix Krok, set off for Cybertron, and use Grimlock, who was revealed to be almost brain-dead, as a bargaining chip when they got there. Before they left, they looted [[Flywheels]], who had been killed during the fight. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Somehow Misfire ended up captured by the [[Galactic Council]] and was sitting on death row on the planet [[Constancy]]. Fulcrum led a mission to spring him, which quickly went awry when Misfire needed to stop for munchies. They were left in a precarious situation when the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'' didn't arrive to pick them up on time — as unbeknownst to them [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'s [[universal killswitch]] had incapacitated the rest of the team. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} {{storylink|Animals}}}}
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==Commercial appearances==
* When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Misfire could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Autobot counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
* Misfire and [[Triggerhappy]] battled [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] in the middle of a mechanical city. Misfire strafed Crosshairs from above until the Autobot transformed into robot mode. Misfire and [[Aimless (G1)|Aimless]] also transformed, and tackled down Crosshairs and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] respectively. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|"Missfire" is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
At some point Misfire teamed up with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to combat [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}} Later, Misfire was part of a group of Decepticon scavengers holed up on the planet Clemency. He was killed when the DJD arrived to deal with Black Shadow, who had recently joined the scavengers while on the run from the Decepticon Justice Division. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Misfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Jolt (Armada)|"I have articulation!"]]]]
*'''Misfire''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-89'''
**''Accessories:'' "Aimless" Targetmaster partner/[[ionic blaster|double-barrelled ion particle blaster]]

:Misfire transforms into a pink Cybertronian car-jet thing that goes real fast. Hopefully he can steer better than he can aim. Funnily enough, unlike Triggerhappy and Slugslinger, Misfire is totally unarmed in vehicle mode unless Aimless is attached to him. Just as well, really. In robot mode, Misfire is one of the best [[Articulation|articulated]] Targetmasters due to his clearly defined legs with hip and (however awkward) knee articulation coupled with good arm articulation, making him one of the small number of Generation 1 toys of this era that isn't a [[Brick (term)|brick]].

:Like the other Targetmasters, his Japanese release lacks a [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Misfire/misfire.htm More information on Misfire at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Linkage5-PreEarth.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Targetbastards.]]
*Misfire's design was used as a "generic" Decepticon in [[Linkage Part 5|"Linkage" Part 5]], in a flashback showing [[Redline]] and [[Flat-Out (Armada)|Flat-Out]]'s former Decepticon masters. This fits in with the general theme of using Generation 1 character models as unnamed extras in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]], in which generic Misfires ALSO appeared. Of course, his actual'' appearance'' fits in with artist [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s general theme of using the toys as a visual reference rather than the [[character model]]s used in animation; that is so not Misfire's ''Headmasters'' design.
*In IDW continuity, Misfire is so called because of "a very short story involving a machine gun, a '''''misunderstanding''''' and a dozen dead Decepticons".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Misfire''' (ミスファイヤー ''Misufaiyā'')
*''French:'' '''Longfeu''' (Canada, "Fizzled")
*''Italian:'' '''Aletto'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huǒtàn''' (China, 火炭, "Charcoal"), '''Diào suǒ''' (China, 吊索, "Hanging Cable")

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Greasepit (facility)

2015-06-19T21:35:17Z

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:''The gas station is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] base from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Gasstation-instructions.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|You can trust a name like Greasepit! It's an upstanding American name!]]
Hey buddy, yeah, you. You need a fill-up? Come on in! Yeah, come on in, just drive on up the ramp to [[Greasepit (G1)|Greasepit]]'s '''gas station'''. Naw, don't worry, the ramp ain't too steep. Naw, buddy, c'mon, would I lie to yas? It's fine! It's not too steep! It's A-D-A compliant! Yeah, ADA, and FHA, too, and FDA, yeah, and NBC. It's safe! Pull on up!

Alright, there ya go, come on in. Fill 'er up! What, those things down there? Naw, those ain't ion cannons, naw. They're, uh, gasoline storage tank cannons, yeah, that's the ticket. What's that? Your fuel gauge is going ''down''? Don't worry, don't worry, that's normal, it's normal. It'll fix itself once you start drivin'. Siphon? Whaddaya ''talkin''' about? Greasepit don' lie!

So, yeah, since you're a special customer, I'll tell yas a little secret. This here ''gas station''? It can turn all kinds of energy sources into Transformer-friendly [[energon]]. And get this — it can also turn itself into a battle station. Yeah, a battle station! It's got cannons, rail guns, a sonic disruption tower, the whole shootin' works. Ha! "Shootin' works". Dat's pretty good, eh?

==Toys==
[[File:G1-Zone-toy GasStation.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Gas Station Brand Gas Stations, now operating in affiliation with the Convenience Store chain of convenience stores.]]

* '''Greasepit''' (Micromaster Station, 1989)
**''Accessories'': Sign, missile, ramp

: The gas station was sold in a small boxed package, along with Greasepit. Stickers along the "building" portion simulate the inside of a garage repair bay and a convenience store, and advertise Super Gasoline Z-1. Two simulated gas pumps and a "Gas Station" sign complete the operation. Battle mode reveals a quad-gun, three blaster cannons, a non-firing missile and floodlights, plus the "GAS" sign becomes a radar panel.

: Ramps allow the gas station to connect to other Micromaster stations to form larger "city" complexes.

: In Japan, the station was sold without changes as the Autobot [[Glasspit]]'s "[[Gasoline Base]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Greasepit/greasepit.htm More information on the gas station with Greasepit at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* This and the other three Micromaster Stations were later re-used in one of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]" lines, omitting the Micromasters and adding a pair of non-transforming mini-figures from the series.
* The gas station is one of a handful of Micromaster bases that lack any sort of [[:Category:Micromaster vehicles|transport mode]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gasoline Base'''
*''Italian:'' '''Assalt'''

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