Oilmaster

2020-08-12T02:43:10Z

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:''Oilmaster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Badlands-oilmastershell.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Gorilla my dreams]]

'''Oilmaster''' (オイルマスター ''Oirumasutā'') is one of the Decepticons' most feared bounty hunters! Acidic oil pumps and flows from his every orifice. He may have some anger issues.

==Fiction==
===e-HOBBY comics===
[[File:Badlands-Oilmasterrobot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|TRUKK '''AND''' MUNKY!!!!!]]
In [[2034]], Oilmaster tracked the Decepticon fugitive [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] (and his tiny pal [[Ga'mede]]) to [[Iron Town]], a remote hideout for outlaws. Magnificus was able to briefly halt the bounty hunter's advance by tossing a warhead at him, but the subsequent damage done to Oilmaster's shell only made him angrier. As he leapt out of his Pretender shell, sword in hand and ready for the killing blow, he was blasted by a strange interloper who called himself "[[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]]". {{storylink|Badlands (issue)|Badlands}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Oilmastersmashestinymetalmen-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1|right|''Monkey hate technology Robot hate the monkey They will fight eternally'']]

Oilmaster was part of the Decepticon forces that repelled back the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] invasion of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He was miniaturized, kept in [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]]'s chest, and then enlarged by his partner once they hit the battlefield. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

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===''TransTech''===
A bounty hunter in his universe of origin, Oilmaster continued his craft in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] though all his bounties were paid by [[Cryotek (TransTech)|Cryotek]]. He landed himself as number 6 on Cybertron's most wanted list. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/10}}

[[File:Oilmasteraerialcomponent-CMW.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|''Why can't we all get along Would that be oh so wrong? Why can't we all love each other Monkey and a robot brother'']]
Oilmaster was eventually caught and jailed in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s offworlder maximum security prison, where only two of his three components were fitted with restrainers due to the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]s' unfamiliarity with Double Pretenders. This resulted in some interference in his processors, rendering him somewhat "quirky". His cellmate [[Packrat]] took advantage of Oilmaster's newfound persuasiveness, and goaded him into picking a fight with the new arrivals [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]], [[Battletrap]], [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]], and [[Nebulon (SG)|Nebulon]]. Oilmaster was then "talked down" by Packrat in order for them all to become allies.

Then, Packrat concocted an escape plan to get the whole group back on the outside. Oilmaster's aerial component was given a [[magne-current amplifier]], tasked with sneaking by the security systems, and clamp the device onto the prison's generator. Oilmaster completed his task, but whether or not Packrat's plan would have worked is unknown; at that moment the power went out for the entirety of Axiom Nexus.

[[File:OilmasterShellandGroundcomponents-CMW.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|''Monkey Versus Robot Monkey Versus Robot'']]
Oilmaster's aerial component rejoined his Pretender shell and his ground component as the entire group were making their way out of the prison. It then converted into its "Alley Cleaner" trionic blaster mode to be wielded by his ground component, and blast away the guards that stood in their way. Oilmaster's Pretender shell took care of its own share of [[Autorooper]] guards with its brute physical strength. When Cybertron's most wanted finally made their way out of the prison, they took advantage of the planet-wide power outage to take refuge in the city's underground tunnel network. There, they encountered [[Burn Out]] and [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]], who took off upon seeing them. Fearing that these two might report them to the authorities, the criminal gave chase. Losing the duo's trail, Oilmaster and the others walked into a [[Waruder]] nest. Oilmaster was the first to be attacked, a Waruder [[Storm Rider]] tackling his two smaller components right out of his Pretender shell! As more Waruder soldiers arrived, Oilmaster retaliated by spraying them with corrosive oil, as well as blasting them. However, the Waruders had plenty of soldiers to spare, and their sheer numbers forced the criminals to flee.

In the chase that ensued, Oilmaster was severely damaged, and was unable to help his comrades even as reinforcements arrived in the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] and [[Hound (G1)#TransTech|Sergeant Hound]], as well as the returning Lift-Ticket and Burn Out. Thankfully, the battle soon came to an end when C-81 managed to grab hold of the Waruders' leader, and forced the bug into negotiating. Oilmaster was repaired and allowed to "slip away" as thanks for his involvement in repelling the Waruder invasion. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Double Pretender Gorilla protos.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This ape's not for you. He's not comin' atcha. ]]
* '''"Oilmaster"''' (Double Pretender, <s>1989?</s>)

: The toy that would decades later be named Oilmaster was an abandoned, unreleased toy from a discarded expansion to [[The Transformers (toyline)#1989: Pretenders and Micromasters|the Pretender subline]]. "Oilmaster" had a gorilla-like shell, from which two robots would emerge.

: Two different prototypes of the outer shell have been uncovered, with two different color schemes, but nothing on what the inner robots would have been like has been found. The grey-furred/red armored shell was put on display at [[BotCon 1996]]. Fandom rumor held that this toy was supposed to become a Pretender form for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], but what that rumor was based on has been lost to time. This ''would'' result in an [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DoublePretender|actual gorilla-shell-Pretender Optimus Prime]] decades later, however.

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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Oilmaster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''This'' ape's for you. He wants to love you.]]
*'''Cybertron's Most Wanted''' ([[BotCon 2015]] box set)
**''Accessories'': gun, sword, friggin' Pretender shell

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Oilmaster is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations]]'' Legends Class [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]] and [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]], which fit together into a newly-sculpted Pretender shell designed by [[Boss Fight Studio]] after the original unreleased Oilmaster toy. The Swerve redeco is colored to resemble Oilmaster's inner robot from "[[Badlands (issue)|Badlands]]". The shell has shoulder and neck rotational joints (the neck being a first for Pretender shells), [[5 mm post]]-holes in its wrists, plus two 5 mm holes on its back for weapon storage. Unlike most Pretenders, the shell does not split in half to store the inner robots: instead the backpack swings up on a hinge for access to the inner cavity, with the truck slotting into the backpack-part proper, and the jet pegging into a post-hole inside the body.

: His shell weapons are from ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' sets, notably [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]'s sword and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]]'s blaster rifle.

: Oilmaster was available [[exclusive]]ly in the [[BotCon 2015]] five-figure box set, packaged with [[Battletrap#Timelines|Battletrap]], [[Packrat#Timelines|Packrat]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|Megatron]], and [[Stepper (SG)#Toys|Stepper]].

:This set of molds was used to make [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] 5.0 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TFSS|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]]. The jet robot mold was also used to make TFSS 5.0 [[Quickslinger (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]]. It also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/BCOilmaster/oilmaster.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Oilmaster at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Oilmaster is named in homage to [https://robonin.blog.fc2.com/|Japanese fan blogger "Abura Chojin"] ("Oil Master"), who's a noted gorilla enthusiast in addition to being an extreme super-robot fan!
* The [[Double Pretender]] gimmick of being two robots within a single shell was not apparent in his first fictional appearance.
* Oilmaster's jet component was originally intended to be an updated form of [[Airwave_(Micromaster)|Airwave]] before it was decided that the jet form would be another extension of Oilmaster's mind like the larger robot and Pretender shell. As a result, the jet module still possesses a color scheme similar to that of Airwave.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SEgNCLSFaM BotCon 2015 Oilmaster reveal video]

[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

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